Reading Room Document

Department of Justice Use of Personnel and Resources of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in Desegregation Litigation

This document discusses the applicability of the Eagleton-Biden Amendment to the use of Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) resources by the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice in desegregation litigation. The conclusion reached is that the Eagleton-Biden Amendment does not restrict HEW's cooperation with the Department of Justice in preparing or bringing a lawsuit to enforce Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The document presents questions regarding the ability of the Department of Justice to use HEW resources and personnel, and provides guidelines for the use of HEW resources in connection with title VI litigation, including school desegregation cases that may result in student transportation orders.

March 15, 1979