This transcript from hearings before the House Committee on Government Operations focuses on civil rights enforcement at State colleges and universities by the Department of Education. The questions and testimony centered around the following questions: (1) why had the department delayed enforcement in cases where violations of civil rights were found; (2) why had the department circumvented the Adams order, which outlines enforcement guidelines; (3) why were some cases referred to the Department of Justice, which took no action; (4) why is the Department's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) now using good faith criteria to measure desegregation efforts rather than actual accomplishments; and (5) why has the OCR taken no action in 10 states whose court-ordered desegregation plans expired a year ago. Statements and testimony alleging the unlawful actions of the department were given by witnesses representing organizations such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the National Women's Law Center. Many of the inquiries and statements reveal a coverup effort in which the dates were changed on complaints and investigations to make it appear that the OCR was fulfilling its mandates. Representatives from the Department testified that although some of the allegations were true, each case had a plausible explanation and was a minor break from policy or practice. They stated that there was no systemic effort to circumvent the law or the duties of the OCR. (VM)