Title 20 — Education
Chapter 6A — Vending Facilities for Blind in Federal Buildings
§ 107a. Federal and State responsibilities
Statutory text
Functions of Secretary; surveys; designation of State licensing agencies; qualifications for license; evaluation of programs
The Secretary of Education shall—
Insure that the Rehabilitation Services Administration is the principal agency for carrying out this chapter; and the Commissioner shall, within one hundred and eighty days after enactment of the Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments of 1974, establish requirements for the uniform application of this chapter by each State agency designated under paragraph (5) of this subsection, including appropriate accounting procedures, policies on the selection and establishment of new vending facilities, distribution of income to blind vendors, and the use and control of set-aside funds under section 107b(3) of this title;
Through the Commissioner, make annual surveys of concession vending opportunities for blind persons on Federal and other property in the United States, particularly with respect to Federal property under the control of the General Services Administration, the Department of Defense, and the United States Postal Service;
Make surveys throughout the United States of industries with a view to obtaining information that will assist blind persons to obtain employment;
Make available to the public, and especially to persons and organizations engaged in work for the blind, information obtained as a result of such surveys;
Designate as provided in section 107b of this title the State agency for the blind in each State, or, in any State in which there is no such agency, some other public agency to issue licenses to blind persons who are citizens of the United States for the operating of vending facilities on Federal and other property in such State for the vending of newspapers, periodicals, confections, tobacco products, foods, beverages, and other articles or services dispensed automatically or manually and prepared on or off the premises in accordance with all applicable health laws, as determined by the State licensing agency, and including the vending or exchange of chances for any lottery authorized by State law and conducted by an agency of a State; and
Through the Commission,1 (A) conduct periodic evaluations of the program authorized by this chapter, including upward mobility and other training required by section 107d–4 of this title, and (B) take such other steps, including the issuance of such rules and regulations, as may be necessary or desirable in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
Duty of State licensing agencies to prefer blind
The State licensing agency shall, in issuing each such license for the operation of a vending facility, give preference to blind persons who are in need of employment. Each such license shall be issued for an indefinite period but may be terminated by the State licensing agency if it is satisfied that the facility is not being operated in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by such licensing agency. Such licenses shall be issued only to applicants who are blind within the meaning of section 107e of this title.
Selection of location and type of facility
The State licensing agency designated by the Secretary is authorized, with the approval of the head of the department or agency in control of the maintenance, operation, and protection of the Federal property on which the facility is to be located but subject to regulations prescribed pursuant to section 107 of this title, to select a location for such facility and the type of facility to be provided.
Buildings occupied by United States departments, agencies, and instrumentalities required to provide sites for facilities; exceptions
After , no department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States shall undertake to acquire by ownership, rent, lease, or to otherwise occupy, in whole or in part, any building unless, after consultation with the head of such department, agency, or instrumentality and the State licensing agency, it is determined by the Secretary that (A) such building includes a satisfactory site or sites for the location and operation of a vending facility by a blind person, or (B) if a building is to be constructed, substantially altered, or renovated, or in the case of a building that is already occupied on such date by such department, agency, or instrumentality, is to be substantially altered or renovated for use by such department, agency, or instrumentality, the design for such construction, substantial alteration, or renovation includes a satisfactory site or sites for the location and operation of a vending facility by a blind person. Each such department, agency, or instrumentality shall provide notice to the appropriate State licensing agency of its plans for occupation, acquisition, renovation, or relocation of a building adequate to permit such State agency to determine whether such building includes a satisfactory site or sites for a vending facility.
The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not apply (A) when the Secretary and the State licensing agency determine that the number of people using the property is or will be insufficient to support a vending facility, or (B) to any privately owned building, any part of which is leased by any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States and in which, (i) prior to the execution of such lease, the lessor or any of his tenants had in operation a restaurant or other food facility in a part of the building not included in such lease, and (ii) the operation of such a vending facility by a blind person would be in proximate and substantial direct competition with such restaurant or other food facility except that each such department, agency, and instrumentality shall make every effort to lease property in privately owned buildings capable of accommodating a vending facility.
For the purposes of this subsection, the term “satisfactory site” means an area determined by the Secretary to have sufficient space, electrical and plumbing outlets, and such other facilities as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe, for the location and operation of a vending facility by a blind person.
State licensing agency in States having vocational rehabilitation plans
In any State having an approved plan for vocational rehabilitation pursuant to the Vocational Rehabilitation Act or the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.], the State licensing agency designated under paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of this section shall be the State agency designated under section 101(a)(2)(A) of such Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [29 U.S.C. 721(a)(2)(A)].
Footnotes
- 1 So in original. Probably should be “Commissioner,”.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 74–638 § 2 · 49 Stat. 744
Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 107a
June 20, 1936, ch. 638, § 2, 49 Stat. 1559
Source evidence
Code source credit
June 20, 1936, ch. 638, § 2, 49 Stat. 1559Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments of 1974
Pub. L. 93–516 § 203(a)(1) · 88 Stat. 1617
Redesignated · 20 U.S.C. § 107a(a)(1)
Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), added par. (1). Former par. (1) redesignated (2). An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), added par. (1). Former par. (1) redesignated (2). An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Section 2(a) of the Randolph-Sheppard Act is 20 USC 107a. amended by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively, and by inserting the following new paragraph (1): “(1) Insure that the Rehabilitation Services Administration is the principal agency for carrying out this Act; and the Commissioner shall, within one hundred and eighty days after enactment of the Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments of 1974, establish requirements for the uniform application of this Act by each State agency designated under paragraph (5) of this subsection, including appropriate accounting procedures, policies on the selection and establishment of new vending facilities, distribution of income to blind vendors, and the use and control of set-aside funds under section 3(3) of this Act;”Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments of 1974
Pub. L. 93–516 § 203(a)(1) · 88 Stat. 1617
Redesignated · 20 U.S.C. § 107a(a)(2)
Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), (2), redesignated former par. (1) as (2)
Redesignated · 20 U.S.C. § 107a(a)(2)
Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), (2), substituted “Through the Commissioner, make annual surveys of concessions vending opportunities for blind persons on Federal and other property in the United States, particularly with respect to Federal property under the control of the General Services Administration, the Department of Defense, and the United States Postal Service” for “Make surveys of concession-stand opportunities for blind persons on Federal and other property in the United States”. Former par. (2) redesignated (3). An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), (2), redesignated former par. (1) as (2) and substituted “Through the Commissioner, make annual surveys of concessions vending opportunities for blind persons on Federal and other property in the United States, particularly with respect to Federal property under the control of the General Services Administration, the Department of Defense, and the United States Postal Service” for “Make surveys of concession-stand opportunities for blind persons on Federal and other property in the United States”. Former par. (2) redesignated (3). An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Section 2(a) of the Randolph-Sheppard Act is 20 USC 107a. amended by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively, and by inserting the following new paragraph (1): “(1) Insure that the Rehabilitation Services Administration is the principal agency for carrying out this Act; and the Commissioner shall, within one hundred and eighty days after enactment of the Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments of 1974, establish requirements for the uniform application of this Act by each State agency designated under paragraph (5) of this subsection, including appropriate accounting procedures, policies on the selection and establishment of new vending facilities, distribution of income to blind vendors, and the use and control of set-aside funds under section 3(3) of this Act;”Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments of 1974
Pub. L. 93–516 § 203(a)(1) · 88 Stat. 1617
Redesignated · 20 U.S.C. § 107a(a)(3)
Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), redesignated former par. (2) as (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (4). An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), redesignated former par. (2) as (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (4). An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Section 2(a) of the Randolph-Sheppard Act is 20 USC 107a. amended by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively, and by inserting the following new paragraph (1): “(1) Insure that the Rehabilitation Services Administration is the principal agency for carrying out this Act; and the Commissioner shall, within one hundred and eighty days after enactment of the Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments of 1974, establish requirements for the uniform application of this Act by each State agency designated under paragraph (5) of this subsection, including appropriate accounting procedures, policies on the selection and establishment of new vending facilities, distribution of income to blind vendors, and the use and control of set-aside funds under section 3(3) of this Act;”Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments of 1974
Pub. L. 93–516 § 203(a)(1) · 88 Stat. 1617
Redesignated · 20 U.S.C. § 107a(a)(4)
Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), redesignated former par. (3) as (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (5). An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), redesignated former par. (3) as (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (5). An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Section 2(a) of the Randolph-Sheppard Act is 20 USC 107a. amended by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively, and by inserting the following new paragraph (1): “(1) Insure that the Rehabilitation Services Administration is the principal agency for carrying out this Act; and the Commissioner shall, within one hundred and eighty days after enactment of the Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments of 1974, establish requirements for the uniform application of this Act by each State agency designated under paragraph (5) of this subsection, including appropriate accounting procedures, policies on the selection and establishment of new vending facilities, distribution of income to blind vendors, and the use and control of set-aside funds under section 3(3) of this Act;”Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments of 1974
Pub. L. 93–516 § 203(a)(1) · 88 Stat. 1617
Redesignated · 20 U.S.C. § 107a(a)(5)
Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), (3), redesignated former par. (4) as (5)
Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 107a(a)(5)
Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), (3), substituted “State agency for the blind in each State, or, in any State in which there is no such agency, some other public agency to issue licenses to blind persons who are citizens of the United States for the operating of vending facilities” for “State commission for the blind in each State, or, in any State in which there is no such commission, some other public agency to issue licenses to blind persons who are citizens of the United States and at least twenty-one years of age for the operating of vending stands”
Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 107a(a)(5)
Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), (3), substituted “foods, beverages, and other articles or services dispensed automatically or manually and prepared on or off the premises in accordance with all applicable health laws, as determined by the State licensing agency, and including the vending or exchange of chances for any lottery authorized by State law and conducted by an agency of a State” for “articles dispensed automatically or in containers or wrapping in which they are placed before receipt by the vending stand, and such other articles as may be approved for each property by the department or agency in control of the maintenance, operation, and protection thereof and the State licensing agency in accordance with the regulations prescribed pursuant to section 107 of this title”
Struck · 20 U.S.C. § 107a(a)(5)
Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), (3), struck out proviso that effective four years after the enactment of the Vocational Rehabilitation Amendments of 1954, in States having an approved plan for vocational rehabilitation pursuant to the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, the licensing agency to be designated hereunder shall be the State agency designated pursuant to section 35(a)(1) of title 29 as the sole agency with respect to vocational rehabilitation of the blind, and that prior to such time, no license shall be granted except upon certification by a vocational rehabilitation agency that the individual is qualified to operate a vending stand. An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), (3), redesignated former par. (4) as (5), substituted “State agency for the blind in each State, or, in any State in which there is no such agency, some other public agency to issue licenses to blind persons who are citizens of the United States for the operating of vending facilities” for “State commission for the blind in each State, or, in any State in which there is no such commission, some other public agency to issue licenses to blind persons who are citizens of the United States and at least twenty-one years of age for the operating of vending stands”, and “foods, beverages, and other articles or services dispensed automatically or manually and prepared on or off the premises in accordance with all applicable health laws, as determined by the State licensing agency, and including the vending or exchange of chances for any lottery authorized by State law and conducted by an agency of a State” for “articles dispensed automatically or in containers or wrapping in which they are placed before receipt by the vending stand, and such other articles as may be approved for each property by the department or agency in control of the maintenance, operation, and protection thereof and the State licensing agency in accordance with the regulations prescribed pursuant to section 107 of this title”, and struck out proviso that effective four years after the enactment of the Vocational Rehabilitation Amendments of 1954, in States having an approved plan for vocational rehabilitation pursuant to the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, the licensing agency to be designated hereunder shall be the State agency designated pursuant to section 35(a)(1) of title 29 as the sole agency with respect to vocational rehabilitation of the blind, and that prior to such time, no license shall be granted except upon certification by a vocational rehabilitation agency that the individual is qualified to operate a vending stand. An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Section 2(a) of the Randolph-Sheppard Act is 20 USC 107a. amended by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively, and by inserting the following new paragraph (1): “(1) Insure that the Rehabilitation Services Administration is the principal agency for carrying out this Act; and the Commissioner shall, within one hundred and eighty days after enactment of the Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments of 1974, establish requirements for the uniform application of this Act by each State agency designated under paragraph (5) of this subsection, including appropriate accounting procedures, policies on the selection and establishment of new vending facilities, distribution of income to blind vendors, and the use and control of set-aside funds under section 3(3) of this Act;”Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments of 1974
Pub. L. 93–516 § 203(a)(1) · 88 Stat. 1617
Redesignated · 20 U.S.C. § 107a(a)(6)
Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), (4), redesignated former par. (5) as (6), substantially reenacted existing provisions in cl. (B)
Added · 20 U.S.C. § 107a(a)(6)
Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), (4), added cl. (A) and provisions preceding cl. (A). An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), (4), redesignated former par. (5) as (6), substantially reenacted existing provisions in cl. (B), and added cl. (A) and provisions preceding cl. (A). An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Section 2(a) of the Randolph-Sheppard Act is 20 USC 107a. amended by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively, and by inserting the following new paragraph (1): “(1) Insure that the Rehabilitation Services Administration is the principal agency for carrying out this Act; and the Commissioner shall, within one hundred and eighty days after enactment of the Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments of 1974, establish requirements for the uniform application of this Act by each State agency designated under paragraph (5) of this subsection, including appropriate accounting procedures, policies on the selection and establishment of new vending facilities, distribution of income to blind vendors, and the use and control of set-aside funds under section 3(3) of this Act;”Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments of 1974
Pub. L. 93–516 § 203(b) · 88 Stat. 1617
Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 107a(b)
Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(b), substituted “operation of a vending facility” for “operation of a vending stand”
Struck · 20 U.S.C. § 107a(b)
Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(b), struck out one year residency requirement for giving preference, and in provisions relating to qualifications of applicants
Struck · 20 U.S.C. § 107a(b)
Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(b), struck out “but are able, in spite of such infirmity, to operate such stands”. An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(b), substituted “operation of a vending facility” for “operation of a vending stand”, struck out one year residency requirement for giving preference, and in provisions relating to qualifications of applicants, struck out “but are able, in spite of such infirmity, to operate such stands”. An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Section 2(b) of such Act is amended— (1) by striking out “stand” the first time it appears in the first sentence and where it appears in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “facility”; (2) by striking out “and have resided for at least one year in the State in which such stand is located”; and (3) by striking out “but are able, in spite of such infirmity, to operate such stands”.Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments of 1974
Pub. L. 93–516 § 203(c) · 88 Stat. 1617
Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 107a(c)
Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(c), substituted “facility” for “stand” in three places. An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(c), substituted “facility” for “stand” in three places. An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(c) Section 2(c) of such Act is amended by striking out “stand” in each place in which it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “facility”.Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments of 1974
Pub. L. 93–516 § 203(d) · 88 Stat. 1617
Added · 20 U.S.C. § 107a(d); 20 U.S.C. § 107a(e)
Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(d), added subsecs. (d) and (e). An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(d), added subsecs. (d) and (e). An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(d) Section 2 of such Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: “(d) (1) After January 1, 1975, no department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States shall undertake to acquire by ownership, rent, lease, or to otherwise occupy, in whole or in part, any building unless, after consultation with the head of such department, agency, or instrumentality and the State licensing agency, it is determined by the Secretary that (A) such building includes a satisfactory site or sites for the location and operation of a vending facility by a blind person, or (B) if a building is to be constructed, substantially altered, or renovated, or in the case of a building that is already occupied on such date by such department, agency, or instrumentality, is to be substantially altered or renovated for use by such department, agency, or instrumentality, the design for such construction, substantial alteration, or renovation includes a satisfactory site or sites for the location and operation of a vending facility by a blind person. Each Notice to State licensing agency. such department, agency, or instrumentality shall provide notice to the appropriate State licensing agency of its plans for occupation, acquisition, renovation, or relocation of a building adequate to permit State agency to determine whether such building includes a satisfactory site or sites for a vending facility. “(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not apply (A) when the Secretary and the State licensing agency determine that the number of people using the property is or will lie insufficient to support a vending facility, or (B) to any privately owned building, any part of which is leased by any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States and in which, (i) prior to the execution of such lease, the lessor or any of his tenants had in operation a restaurant or other food facility in a part of the building not included in such lease, and (ii) the operation of such a vending facility by a blind person would be in proximate and substantial direct competition with such restaurant or other food facility except that each such department, agency, and instrumentality shall make every effort to lease property in privately owned buildings capable of accommodating a vending facility. “(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the term ‘satisfactory site’ “Satisfactory site.” means an area determined by the Secretary to have sufficient space, electrical and plumbing outlets, and such other facilities as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe, for the location and operation of a vending facility by a blind person. “(e) In any State having an approved plan for vocational rehabilitation pursuant to the Vocational Rehabilitation Act or the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Public Law 93–112), the State licensing 29 USC 31 note, 701 note. agency designated under paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of this section shall be the State agency designated under section 101(a)(1)(A) of such Rehabilitation Act of 1973.”.Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995
Pub. L. 104–66 title I § 1041(i) · 109 Stat. 707
Struck · 20 U.S.C. § 107a(a)(6)(A)
Pub. L. 104–66 struck out “and annually submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report based on such evaluations,” after “section 107d–4 of this title,”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(6)(A). Pub. L. 104–66 struck out “and annually submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report based on such evaluations,” after “section 107d–4 of this title,”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(i) Report on Annual Upward Mobility Program Activity.— Section 2(a)(6)(A) of the Act of June 20, 1936 (20 U.S.C. 107a(a)(6)(A)), is amended by striking “and annually submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report based on such evaluations,”.Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998
Pub. L. 105–220 title IV § 414(a) · 112 Stat. 936
Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 107a(e)
Pub. L. 105–220 substituted “section 101(a)(2)(A)” for “section 101(a)(1)(A)”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105–220 substituted “section 101(a)(2)(A)” for “section 101(a)(1)(A)”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) Randolph-Sheppard Act.— Section 2(e) of the Act of June20, 1936 (commonly known as the “Randolph-Sheppard Act”) (49 Stat. 1559, chapter 638; 20 U.S.C. 107a(e)) is amended by striking “section 101(a)(1)(A)” and inserting “section 101(a)(2)(A)”.
18 of 19 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
References in Text
For the date of the enactment of the Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments of 1974, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), see Codification note below.
The Vocational Rehabilitation Act, referred to in subsec. (e), is act June 2, 1920, ch. 219, 41 Stat. 735, which was classified to chapter 4 (§ 31 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor, and was repealed by Pub. L. 93–112, title V, § 500(a), , 87 Stat. 357. Such section 500, classified to section 790 of Title 29, provides in part that references to the Vocational Rehabilitation Act in any other provision of law shall be deemed to be references to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, referred to in subsec. (e), is Pub. L. 93–112, , 87 Stat. 355, which is classified generally to chapter 16 (§ 701 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 701 of Title 29 and Tables.
Codification
The content of Pub. L. 93–516, including provisions of section 203 thereof which amended this section, were originally contained in H.R. 14225, 93rd Congress, Second Session, which was pocket-vetoed during the 31-day intrasession adjournment of the 93rd Congress for the Congressional elections in November, 1974. See 1974 Amendment note below.
Pursuant to an order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Kennedy v. Jones, D.C.D.C. 1976, 412 F.Supp. 353) H.R. 1422 was deemed to have become law without the approval of the President on , and was given the designation Pub. L. 93–651. Therefore, for purposes of codification, this section should be deemed to have been amended by Pub. L. 93–651, title II, § 203, , 89 Stat. 2–8, 2–9, in exactly the same manner as it was amended by Pub. L. 93–516, , 88 Stat. 1617.
Amendments1954–1998 · 4 rounds
1998
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105–220 substituted “section 101(a)(2)(A)” for “section 101(a)(1)(A)”.
1995
Subsec. (a)(6)(A). Pub. L. 104–66 struck out “and annually submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report based on such evaluations,” after “section 107d–4 of this title,”.
1974
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), added par. (1). Former par. (1) redesignated (2). An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), (2), redesignated former par. (1) as (2) and substituted “Through the Commissioner, make annual surveys of concessions vending opportunities for blind persons on Federal and other property in the United States, particularly with respect to Federal property under the control of the General Services Administration, the Department of Defense, and the United States Postal Service” for “Make surveys of concession-stand opportunities for blind persons on Federal and other property in the United States”. Former par. (2) redesignated (3). An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above.
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), redesignated former par. (2) as (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (4). An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above.
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), redesignated former par. (3) as (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (5). An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above.
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), (3), redesignated former par. (4) as (5), substituted “State agency for the blind in each State, or, in any State in which there is no such agency, some other public agency to issue licenses to blind persons who are citizens of the United States for the operating of vending facilities” for “State commission for the blind in each State, or, in any State in which there is no such commission, some other public agency to issue licenses to blind persons who are citizens of the United States and at least twenty-one years of age for the operating of vending stands”, and “foods, beverages, and other articles or services dispensed automatically or manually and prepared on or off the premises in accordance with all applicable health laws, as determined by the State licensing agency, and including the vending or exchange of chances for any lottery authorized by State law and conducted by an agency of a State” for “articles dispensed automatically or in containers or wrapping in which they are placed before receipt by the vending stand, and such other articles as may be approved for each property by the department or agency in control of the maintenance, operation, and protection thereof and the State licensing agency in accordance with the regulations prescribed pursuant to section 107 of this title”, and struck out proviso that effective four years after the enactment of the Vocational Rehabilitation Amendments of 1954, in States having an approved plan for vocational rehabilitation pursuant to the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, the licensing agency to be designated hereunder shall be the State agency designated pursuant to section 35(a)(1) of title 29 as the sole agency with respect to vocational rehabilitation of the blind, and that prior to such time, no license shall be granted except upon certification by a vocational rehabilitation agency that the individual is qualified to operate a vending stand. An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above.
Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(a)(1), (4), redesignated former par. (5) as (6), substantially reenacted existing provisions in cl. (B), and added cl. (A) and provisions preceding cl. (A). An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(b), substituted “operation of a vending facility” for “operation of a vending stand”, struck out one year residency requirement for giving preference, and in provisions relating to qualifications of applicants, struck out “but are able, in spite of such infirmity, to operate such stands”. An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(c), substituted “facility” for “stand” in three places. An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above.
Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 93–516, § 203(d), added subsecs. (d) and (e). An identical amendment was made by Pub. L. 93–651. See Codification note above.
1954
Act , added to the list of articles which may be vended, articles dispensed automatically or in containers or wrappings received by the stand and to provide that after four years the agency designated under section 35(a)(1) of title 29 shall be the sole State agency for vocational rehabilitation of the blind and to require, prior to that time, certification by agencies as a condition for issuing licenses.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1954 Amendment
Amendment by act , effective , see section 8 of act , set out as a note under section 49b of Title 29, Labor.
Transfer of Functions
“Secretary of Education” substituted for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” in subsec. (a) pursuant to sections 301(a)(4)(B) and 507 of Pub. L. 96–88 which are classified to sections 3441(a)(4)(B) and 3507 of this title and which transferred functions of Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under this chapter to Secretary of Education.
For transfer of functions and offices of Secretary and Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, including Rehabilitation Services Administration and Commissioner thereof, to Secretary and Department of Education, and for delegation of certain functions of Secretary of Education under this chapter to Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, see sections 3417 and 3441 of this title.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Functions of Federal Security Administrator transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and all agencies of Federal Security Agency transferred to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 5 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Federal Security Agency and office of Administrator abolished by section 8 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953.
“Federal Security Administrator” substituted for “Office of Education under the Federal Security Agency, subject to the direction of the Commissioner of Education and such rules and regulations as he may, with the approval of the Federal Security Administrator, prescribe” in subsec. (a) and for “Office of Education” in subsec. (c) by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1946, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, which transferred functions of Office of Education and Commissioner of Education under sections 107 to 107f of this title to Federal Security Administrator. Federal Security Agency Order 62, , 11 F.R. 7943, provided that these functions shall be performed under supervision and direction of Commissioner for Special Services by Director of Vocational Rehabilitation and such officers and employees of Office of Vocational Rehabilitation as Director shall designate.
Office of Education originally established in Department of the Interior from which it was transferred to Federal Security Agency by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, § 201, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5.
Federal Support for the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility Program
Memorandum of President of the United States, , 77 F.R. 3917, provided:
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
Thousands of Americans who are blind have embraced the entrepreneurial spirit that helps define our Nation as a land of opportunity. Through the Federal Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility Program administered by the Department of Education, talented and creative individuals who are blind have acquired the management training and business skills necessary to realize the American dream—a lifetime of economic opportunity, independence, and self-sufficiency for themselves and their families.
For 75 years, blind business managers have successfully operated food services and commercial ventures at Federal, State, and private buildings and locations nationwide. We honor and celebrate this program’s historic achievements. We also trust that the Randolph-Sheppard Program will continue to be a leading model for providing high-quality entrepreneurial opportunities for blind individuals. From a simple snack shop, to tourist services at the Hoover Dam, to full food-services operations at military installations, blind entrepreneurs have provided exceptional customer service to Federal and State employees, the Armed Forces, and the general public. With proven ability, they have challenged preconceived notions about disability.
The Randolph-Sheppard Act (20 U.S.C. 107 et seq.) created the Vending Facility Program requiring qualified blind individuals be given a priority to operate vending facilities on Federal properties. This program is responsible today for providing entrepreneurial opportunities for over 2,500 individuals who are blind. In turn, these business managers have hired thousands of workers, many of whom are individuals with disabilities. Every American, including persons with disabilities, deserves the opportunity to succeed without limits, earn equal pay for equal jobs, and aspire to full-time, career-oriented employment.
Continued support and cooperation are needed from executive departments, agencies, and offices (agencies) to extend the Randolph-Sheppard priority to qualified blind managers through the State licensing agencies that implement the program. Therefore, I direct all agencies that have property management responsibilities to ensure that agency officials, when pursuing the establishment and operation of vending facilities (including cafeterias and military dining facilities) as defined in 20 U.S.C. 107e, issue permits and contracts in compliance with the Randolph-Sheppard Program and consistent with existing regulations and law. I further direct the Secretary of Education, through the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, to submit a report to the President on agencies’ implementation of the Randolph-Sheppard Program not later than 1 year from the date of this memorandum.
This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
The Secretary of Education is hereby authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
Barack Obama.
Credits
1936–1998 · 10 acts
- 1936June 20, 1936, ch. 638, § 2, 49 Stat. 1559
- 19391939 Reorg. Plan No. I, §§ 201, 204, eff. , 4 F.R. 2728, 53 Stat. 1424
- 19461946 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 6, eff. , 11 F.R. 7873, 60 Stat. 1095
- 19531953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. , 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631
- 1954Aug. 3, 1954, ch. 655, § 4(b)–(d), 68 Stat. 663
- 1974Pub. L. 93–516, title II, § 203, , 88 Stat. 1623
- 1974Pub. L. 93–651, title II, § 203, , 89 Stat. 2–8
- 1979Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(4)(B), title V, § 507, , 93 Stat. 678, 692
- 1995Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1041(i), , 109 Stat. 715
- 1998Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 414(a), , 112 Stat. 1241.
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(June 20, 1936, ch. 638, § 2, 49 Stat. 1559; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, §§ 201, 204, eff. , 4 F.R. 2728, 53 Stat. 1424; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 6, eff. , 11 F.R. 7873, 60 Stat. 1095; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. , 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631; Aug. 3, 1954, ch. 655, § 4(b)–(d), 68 Stat. 663; Pub. L. 93–516, title II, § 203, , 88 Stat. 1623; Pub. L. 93–651, title II, § 203, , 89 Stat. 2–8; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(4)(B), title V, § 507, , 93 Stat. 678, 692; Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1041(i), , 109 Stat. 715; Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 414(a), , 112 Stat. 1241.)