§ 710. Reports

Statutory text

Annual reports required

Not later than one hundred and eighty days after the close of each fiscal year, the Commissioner shall prepare and submit to the President and to the Congress a full and complete report on the activities carried out under this chapter, including the activities and staffing of the information clearinghouse under section 712 of this title.

Collection of information

The Commissioner shall collect information to determine whether the purposes of this chapter are being met and to assess the performance of programs carried out under this chapter. The Commissioner shall take whatever action is necessary to assure that the identity of each individual for which information is supplied under this section is kept confidential, except as otherwise required by law (including regulation).

Information to be included in reports

 1 In preparing the report, the Commissioner shall annually collect and include in the report information based on the information submitted by States in accordance with section 721(a)(10) of this title, including information on administrative costs as required by section 721(a)(10)(D) of this title. The Commissioner shall, to the maximum extent appropriate, include in the report all information that is required to be submitted in the reports described in section 3141(d)(2) of this title and that pertains to the employment of individuals with disabilities.

Availability to public

The Commissioner shall ensure that the report described in this section is made publicly available in a timely manner, including through electronic means, in order to inform the public about the administration and performance of programs under this chapter.

Footnotes

1 So in original. There is no par. (2).

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.

1998
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Pub. L. 93–112 § 13 · 87 Stat. 355
Enacted · 29 U.S.C. § 710
Pub. L. 93–112, § 13, formerly § 11, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 403, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1111
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 93–112, § 13, formerly § 11, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 403, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1111
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(13) The term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and for the purposes of American Samoa and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the appropriate State Post, p. 363. agency designated as provided in section 101(a) (1) shall be the Governor of American Samoa or the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, as the case may be.
2014
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Pub. L. 113–128 § 406(1) · 128 Stat. 1425
1. Amended · 29 U.S.C. § 710(c)(1)
  Pub. L. 113–128, § 406(1), designated existing provisions as par. (1)
2. Substituted · 29 U.S.C. § 710(c)(1)
  Pub. L. 113–128, § 406(1), substituted “section 3141(d)(2) of this title” for “section 2871(d) of this title”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 113–128, § 406(1), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and substituted “section 3141(d)(2) of this title” for “section 2871(d) of this title”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) in section (c)— (A) by striking “(c)” and inserting “(c)(1)”; and (B) in the second sentence, by striking “section 136(d) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998” and inserting “section 116(d)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act”; and
2014
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Pub. L. 113–128 § 406(2) · 128 Stat. 1425
Added · 29 U.S.C. § 710(d)
Pub. L. 113–128, § 406(2), added subsec. (d)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 113–128, § 406(2), added subsec. (d).
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) by adding at the end the following: “(d) The Commissioner shall ensure that the report described in this section is made publicly available in a timely manner, including through electronic means, in order to inform the public about the administration and performance of programs under this Act.” .

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 712 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–220.

A prior section 710, Pub. L. 93–112, § 11, as added Pub. L. 95–602, title I, § 121, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2984, related to application of other laws, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 403, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1093. See section 708 of this title.

A prior section 13 of Pub. L. 93–112 was renumbered section 15 and is classified to section 712 of this title.

Another prior section 13 of Pub. L. 93–112 was classified to section 712 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–220.

Amendments

2014—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 113–128, § 406(1), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and substituted “section 3141(d)(2) of this title” for “section 2871(d) of this title”.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 113–128, § 406(2), added subsec. (d).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Exchange of Data

Pub. L. 102–569, title I, § 137, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4397, provided that: “The Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for the purpose of exchanging data of mutual importance, regarding clients of State vocational rehabilitation agencies, that are contained in databases maintained by the Rehabilitation Services Administration, as required under section 13 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ([former] 29 U.S.C. 712), and the Social Security Administration, from its Summary Earnings and Records and Master Beneficiary Records. For purposes of the exchange, the Social Security data shall not be considered tax information and, as appropriate, the confidentiality of all client information shall be maintained by both agencies.”

Credits

1998–2014 · 3 acts

1998Pub. L. 93–112, § 13, formerly § 11, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 403, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1111
1998renumbered § 13, Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 402(a)(1)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–412
2014amended Pub. L. 113–128, title IV, § 406, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1638.

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(Pub. L. 93–112, § 13, formerly § 11, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 403, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1111; renumbered § 13, Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 402(a)(1)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–412; amended Pub. L. 113–128, title IV, § 406, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1638.)