36 USC § 152409 - Civil action by Attorney General for equitable relief

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title: "36 USC § 152409 - Civil action by Attorney General for equitable relief"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "152409"
section_name: "Civil action by Attorney General for equitable relief"
chapter_number: 1524
chapter_name: "NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION FOUNDATION"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 106–474, title II, § 201(a), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2094.)"
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# § 152409. Civil action by Attorney General for equitable relief

The Attorney General may bring a civil action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for appropriate equitable relief if the corporation—

**(1)** engages or threatens to engage in any act, practice, or policy that is inconsistent with the purposes in section 152402 of this title; or

**(2)** refuses, fails, or neglects to carry out its obligations under this chapter or threatens to do so.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 106–474, title II, § 201(a), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2094.)