20 USC § 1709 - Intervention by Attorney General

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title: "20 USC § 1709 - Intervention by Attorney General"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "1709"
section_name: "Intervention by Attorney General"
chapter_number: 39
chapter_name: "EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES"
part_number: "3"
part_name: "Enforcement"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–380, title II, § 210, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 516.)"
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# § 1709. Intervention by Attorney General

section 1706 of this title

Whenever a civil action is instituted under  by an individual, the Attorney General may intervene in such action upon timely application.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–380, title II, § 210, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 516.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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