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 PUBLIC LAW 94-239—MAR. 23, 1976

90 STAT. 255

under this title and section 812 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, if 42 USC 3612. such violation is based on the same transaction. "(j) Nothing in this title shall be construed to prohibit the discovery of a creditor's credit granting standards under appropriate discovery procedures in the court or agency in which an action or proceeding is brought,". SEC. 7. The Equal Credit Opportunity Act is amended by redesignating section 707 as section 708 and by inserting immediately after 15 USC 1691 note. section 706 the following new section: 15 USC 1691e. "§ 707. Annual reports to Congress 15 USC 1691f. "Not later than February 1 of each year after 1976, the Board and the Attorney General shall, respectively, make reports to the Congress concerning the administration of their functions under this title, including such recommendations as the Board and the Attorney General, respectively, deem necessary or appropriate. In addition, each report of the Board shall include its assessment of the extent to which compliance with the requirements of this title is being achieved, and a summary of the enforcement actions taken by each of the agencies assigned administrative enforcement responsibilities under section 704.". SEC. 8. Section 708 of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act is amended Effective dates. by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "The amend- 15 USC 1691 ments made by the Equal Credit Opportunity Act Amendments of note. 1976 shall take effect on the date of enactment thereof and shall apply to any violation occurring on or after such date, except that the amendments made to section 701 of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act shall Ante, p. 251. 15 USC 1691. take effect 12 months after the date of enactment.". SEC. 9. The table of sections of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act is amended by striking out "707. Effective date."

and inserting in lieu thereof the following new items: "707. Annual reports to Congress. "708. Effective date. "709. Short title.".

Approved March 23, 1976.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 94-210 (Comm. on Banking, eurrency and Housing) and No. 94-873 (Comm. of eonference). SENATE REPORT No. 94-589 (Comm. on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: VoL 121 (1975): June 3, considered and passed House. VoL 122 (1976): Feb. 2, considered and passed Senate, amended. Mar. 9, Senate and House agreed to conference report. WEEKLY eOMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOeUMENTS: Vol. 12, No. 13 (1976): Mar. 23, Presidential statement.

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