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§ 1997a. Initiation of civil actions
(a) Discretionary authority of Attorney General; preconditions
(b) Discretionary award of attorney fees
(c) Attorney General to personally sign complaint
(Pub. L. 96–247, § 3, May 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 350; Pub. L. 104–134, title I, § 101[(a)] [title VIII, § 803(a)], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321, 1321–70; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, § 1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327.)