20 U.S.C. § 1710 : Education — Equal Educational Opportunities And Transportation Of Students — Equal Educational Opportunities — Enforcement — Civil Actions By Attorney General; Notice Of Violations; Certification Respecting Undertaking Appropriate Remedial Action
The Attorney General shall not institute a civil action under
section 1706 of this title before he—
(a) gives to the appropriate educational agency notice of the condition or conditions which, in his judgment, constitute a violation of part 2 of this subchapter; and
(b) certifies to the appropriate district court of the United States that he is satisfied that such educational agency has not, within a reasonable time after such notice, undertaken appropriate remedial action.
(Pub. L. 93–380, title II, § 211, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 516.)