; and (2) includes the examples set forth under the headings Contemporary Examples of Anti-Semitism and What is Anti-Semitism Relative to Israel? of the Fact Sheet. 4. Rule of construction for title vi of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 In reviewing, investigating, or deciding whether there has been a violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) on the basis of race, color, or national origin, based on an individual’s actual or perceived shared Jewish ancestry or Jewish ethnic characteristics, the Department of Education shall take into consideration the definition of anti-Semitism as part of the Department’s assessment of whether the practice was motivated by anti-Semitic intent. 5. Administration The Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights shall administer and enforce title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) in a manner that is consistent with the manner of administration and enforcement described in the Dear Colleague letter issued on September 13, 2004, by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement of the Department of Education, entitled Title VI and Title IX Religious Discrimination in Schools and Colleges . 6. Other rules of construction (a) General rule of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed— (1) to expand the authority of the Secretary of Education; (2) to alter the standards pursuant to which the Department of Education makes a determination that harassing conduct amounts to actionable discrimination; or (3) to diminish or infringe upon the rights protected under any other provision of law that is in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Constitutional protections Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish or infringe upon any right protected under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.