20 USC § 6847 - Civil rights

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s6847"
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title: "20 USC § 6847 - Civil rights"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "6847"
section_name: "Civil rights"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND IMMIGRANT STUDENTS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Act"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title III, § 3126, formerly § 3127, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title III, § 301, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1705; renumbered § 3126, Pub. L. 114–95, title III, § 3001(2)(B), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1953.)"
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# § 6847. Civil rights

Nothing in this part shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with any Federal law guaranteeing a civil right.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title III, § 3126, formerly § 3127, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title III, § 301, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1705; renumbered § 3126, Pub. L. 114–95, title III, § 3001(2)(B), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1953.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 6847, , as added , , , related to Federal administration of programs, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

A prior  was renumbered section 3125 and is classified to .