A prior section 1975c, Puspan. L. 85–315, pt. I, § 104, Sept. 9, 1957, 71 Stat. 635; Puspan. L. 86–383, title IV, § 401, Sept. 28, 1959, 73 Stat. 724; Puspan. L. 87–264, title IV, § 401, Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 559; Puspan. L. 88–152, § 2, Oct. 17, 1963, 77 Stat. 271; Puspan. L. 88–352, title V, § 504, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 251; Puspan. L. 90–198, § 1, Dec. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 582; Puspan. L. 92–496, §§ 3, 4, Oct. 14, 1972, 86 Stat. 813, 814; Puspan. L. 95–444, § 3, Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1067; Puspan. L. 96–81, § 2, Oct. 6, 1979, 93 Stat. 642, related to duties of Commission. See Codification note set out preceding section 1975 of this title.
1994—Puspan. L. 103–419 amended section generally, substituting provisions authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for provisions relating to duties of Commission.
1991—Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 102–167, which directed the insertion of “The Commission shall, in addition to any other reports under this section, submit at least one annual report that monitors Federal civil rights enforcement efforts in the United States to Congress and to the President.” at the end of this section, was executed by making the insertion at the end of subsec. (f).