42 U.S.C. § 2000g-1 : US Code - Section 2000G-1: Functions of Service

Search 42 U.S.C. § 2000g-1 : US Code - Section 2000G-1: Functions of Service

It shall be the function of the Service to provide assistance to
communities and persons therein in resolving disputes,
disagreements, or difficulties relating to discriminatory practices
based on race, color, or national origin which impair the rights of
persons in such communities under the Constitution or laws of the
United States or which affect or may affect interstate commerce.
The Service may offer its services in cases of such disputes,
disagreements, or difficulties whenever, in its judgment, peaceful
relations among the citizens of the community involved are
threatened thereby, and it may offer its services either upon its
own motion or upon the request of an appropriate State or local
official or other interested person.