within the rail transportation industry. The Commission shall determine what effects, if any, such diverse structures have on effective transportation, on intermodal competition, on revenue levels, and on such other aspects of national transportation as the Commission considers to be legitimate subjects of study. The Commission shall prepare a report with appropriate recommendations and shall submit its report to the Congress within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. RAIL ABANDONMENT REPORT SEC. 904. The Secretary shall submit to the Congress, within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a comprehensive report on the anticipated effect, including the environmental impact, of any abandonments of lines of railroad and any discontinuances of rail service in States outside the region, as defined in section 102 of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 702). NONDISCRIMINATION SEC. 905. (a) GENERAL.-No person in the United States shall on the ground of race, color, national origin, or sex be excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any project, program, or activity funded in whole or in part through financial assistance under this Act. (b) COMPLIANCE.-(1) Whenever the Secretary determines that any person receiving financial assistance, directly or indirectly, under this Act, or under any provision of law amended by this Act, has failed to comply with subsection (a) of this section, with any Federal civil rights statute, or with any order or regulation issued under such a statute, the Secretary shall notify such person of such determination and shall direct such person to take such action as may be necessary to assure compliance with such subsection. (2) If, within a reasonable period of time after receiving notification pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, such person fails or refuses to comply with subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall (A) direct that no further Federal financial assistance be provided to such person; (B) refer the matter to the Attorney General with a recommendation that an appropriate civil action be instituted; (C) exercise the powers and functions provided by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.); and/or (D) take such other actions as may be provided by law. (c) CIVIL ACTION.-Whenever a matter is referred to the Attorney General pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that any person is engaged in a pattern or practice in violation of the provisions of this section, the Attorney General may commence a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States for such relief as may be appropriate, including injunctive relief. (d) REGULATIONS.-The Secretary may prescribe such regulations and take such actions as are necessary to monitor, enforce, and affirmatively carry out the purposes of this section. (e) JUDICIAL REVIEW.-Any determinations made or actions taken by the Secretary pursuant to this section shall be subject to judicial review. (f) DEFINITION.-For purposes of this section, the term "financial assistance" includes obligation guarantees. MINORITY RESOURCE CENTER SEC. 906. [Section 906 added a new section 11 to the Department of Transportation Act, relating to the establishment of a Minority Resource Center in the Department of Transportation.] Approved February 5, 1976. SUBTITLE IV OF TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE (as amended through 1980) Public Law 95-473; 95th Congress AN ACT To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change the Interstate Commerce Act and related laws as subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation". Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That certain general and permanent laws of the United States, related to transportation, are revised, codified, and enacted as title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", as follows: Subtitle TITLE 49-TRANSPORTATION I. [RESERVED-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION] IV. INTERSTATE COMMERCE. V. [RESERVED-MISCELLANEOUS] SUBTITLE IV-INTERSTATE COMMERCE Sec. 10101 117. Enforcement: Investigations, Rights, and Remedies.... 11701 (a) Except where policy has an impact on rail carriers, in which case the principles of section 10101a of this title shall govern, to ensure the development, coordination, and preservation of a transportation system that meets the transportation needs of the United States, including the United States Postal Service and national defense, it is the policy of the United States Government to provide for the impartial regulation of the modes of transportation subject to this subtitle, and in regulating those modes |