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42 U.S.C. § 1983 — Civil action for deprivation of rights
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Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress, except that in any action brought against a judicial officer for an act or omission taken in such officer’s judicial capacity, injunctive relief shall not be granted unless a declaratory decree was violated or declaratory relief was unavailable. For the purposes of this section, any Act of Congress applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia shall be considered to be a statute of the District of Columbia.
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Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress, except that in any action brought against a judicial officer for an act or omission taken in such officer’s judicial capacity, injunctive relief shall not be granted unless a declaratory decree was violated or declaratory relief was unavailable. For the purposes of this section, any Act of Congress applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia shall be considered to be a statute of the District of Columbia.
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**(a)** The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action authorized by law to be commenced by any person:
(1) To recover damages for injury to his person or property, or because of the deprivation of any right or privilege of a citizen of the United States, by any act done in furtherance of any conspiracy mentioned in [section 1985 of Title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1985&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) To recover damages from any person who fails to prevent or to aid in preventing any wrongs mentioned in [section 1985 of Title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1985&num=0&edition=prelim) which he had knowledge were about to occur and power to prevent;
(3) To redress the deprivation, under color of any State law, statute, ordinance, regulation, custom or usage, of any right, privilege or immunity secured by the Constitution of the United States or by any Act of Congress providing for equal rights of citizens or of all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States;
(4) To recover damages or to secure equitable or other relief under any Act of Congress providing for the protection of civil rights, including the right to vote.
**(b)** For purposes of this section—
(1) the District of Columbia shall be considered to be a State; and
(2) any Act of Congress applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia shall be considered to be a statute of the District of Columbia.
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**(a) 5-year plan**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraph (3), not less than once every 5 fiscal years, each public housing agency shall submit to the Secretary a plan that includes, with respect to the 5 fiscal years immediately following the date on which the plan is submitted—
(A) a statement of the mission of the public housing agency for serving the needs of low-income and very low-income families in the jurisdiction of the public housing agency during such fiscal years; and
(B) a statement of the goals and objectives of the public housing agency that will enable the public housing agency to serve the needs identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) during those fiscal years.
(2) **Statement of goals** — The 5-year plan shall include a statement by any public housing agency of the goals, objectives, policies, or programs that will enable the housing authority to serve the needs of child and adult victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
(3) **Initial plan** — The initial 5-year plan submitted by a public housing agency under this subsection shall be submitted for the 5-year period beginning on October 1, 1999, or the first fiscal year thereafter for which the public housing agency initially receives assistance under this chapter.
**(b) Annual plan**
(1) **In general** — Effective beginning upon October 1, 1999, each public housing agency shall submit to the Secretary an annual public housing agency plan under this subsection for each fiscal year for which the public housing agency receives assistance under section 1437f(o) or 1437g of this title.
(2) **Updates** — For each fiscal year after the initial submission of an annual plan under this subsection by a public housing agency, the public housing agency may comply w
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**(a) Applicability of administrative remedies** No action shall be brought with respect to prison conditions under [section 1983 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1983&num=0&edition=prelim), or any other Federal law, by a prisoner confined in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility until such administrative remedies as are available are exhausted.
**(b) Failure of State to adopt or adhere to administrative grievance procedure** The failure of a State to adopt or adhere to an administrative grievance procedure shall not constitute the basis for an action under section 1997a or 1997c of this title.
**(c) Dismissal**
(1) The court shall on its own motion or on the motion of a party dismiss any action brought with respect to prison conditions under [section 1983 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1983&num=0&edition=prelim), or any other Federal law, by a prisoner confined in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility if the court is satisfied that the action is frivolous, malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief.
(2) In the event that a claim is, on its face, frivolous, malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief, the court may dismiss the underlying claim without first requiring the exhaustion of administrative remedies.
**(d) Attorney’s fees**
(1) In any action brought by a prisoner who is confined to any jail, prison, or other correctional facility, in which attorney’s fees are authorized under section 1988 11 See References in Text note below.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 1983
(c) refuse to approve a lending institution or any
other lender as a beneficiary under any program admin-
istered by it which is affected by this order or revoke
such approval if previously given.
SEC. 303. In appropriate cases executive departments
and agencies shall refer to the Attorney General viola-
tions of any rules, regulations, or procedures issued or
adopted pursuant to this order, or violations of any
nondiscrimination provisions included in any agree-
ment or contract, for such civil or criminal action as
he may deem appropriate. The Attorney General is au-
thorized to furnish legal advice concerning this order
to the Committee and to any department or agency re-
questing such advice.
SEC. 304. Any executive department or agency af-
fected by this order may also invoke the sanctions pro-
vided in Section 302 where any person or firm, includ-
ing a lender, has violated the rules, regulations, or pro-
cedures issued or adopted pursuant to this order, or the
nondiscrimination provisions included in any agree-
ment or contract, with respect to any program affected
by this order administered by any other executive de-
partment or agency.
PART IV—ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PRESIDENT’S
COMMITTEE ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN HOUSING
[Revoked. Ex. Ord. No. 12259, Dec. 31, 1980, 46 F.R.
1253; Ex. Ord. No. 12892, § 6–604, Jan. 17, 1994, 59 F.R.
2939.]
PART V—POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT’S
COMMITTEE ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN HOUSING
SEC. 501. [Revoked. Ex. Ord. No. 12259, Dec. 31, 1980, 46
F.R. 1253; Ex. Ord. No. 12892, § 6–604, Jan. 17, 1994, 59 F.R.
2939.]
SEC. 502. (a) The Committee shall take such steps as
it deems necessary and appropriate to promote the co-
ordination of the activities of depa
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