§ 794c. Interagency Disability Coordinating Council

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.

1. 1978

   Rehabilitation Act of 1973

   Pub. L. 93–112 title V § 507 · 87 Stat. 355

   Enacted · 29 U.S.C. § 794c

   Pub. L. 93–112, title V, § 507, as added Pub. L. 95–602, title I, § 120(a), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2983

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 93–112, title V, § 507, as added Pub. L. 95–602, title I, § 120(a), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2983

2. 1979

   Department of Education Organization Act

   Pub. L. 96–88 title V § 508(m)(2) · 93 Stat. 668

   Substituted · 29 U.S.C. § 794c

   Pub. L. 96–88 substituted requirement that the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services be members of the Council for requirement that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare be a member

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 96–88 substituted requirement that the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Services be members of the Council for requirement that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare be a member.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Section 507 of such Act is amended by striking out “Health, Education, and Welfare,” and inserting in lieu thereof “Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services,”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 96–88 effective May 4, 1980, with specified exceptions, see section 601 of Pub. L. 96–88, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3401 of Title 20, Education.

3. 1984

   Rehabilitation Amendments of 1984

   Pub. L. 98–221 title I § 104(b)(4) · 98 Stat. 17

   1. Substituted · 29 U.S.C. § 794c

      Pub. L. 98–221 substituted “Chairman of the Office of Personnel Management” for “Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission” which amendment could not be executed in view of the previous amendment by Pub. L. 96–88. See 1979 Amendment note below

   2. Substituted · 29 U.S.C. § 794c

      Pub. L. 98–221 substituted “Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services,” for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” which amendment could not be executed in view of the previous amendment by Pub. L. 96–88. See 1979 Amendment note below

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 98–221 substituted “Chairman of the Office of Personnel Management” for “Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission” and purported to substitute “Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services,” for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” which amendment could not be executed in view of the previous amendment by Pub. L. 96–88. See 1979 Amendment note below.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (4) Section 507 of the Act is amended by striking out “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services,” and by striking out “Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission” and inserting in lieu thereof “Chairman of the Office of Personnel Management”.

4. 1986

   Pub. L. 99–506 § 602 · 100 Stat. 1807

   Inserted · 29 U.S.C. § 794c

   Pub. L. 99–506, § 602, inserted reference to Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 99–506, § 602, inserted reference to Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 602. INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL. The first sentence of section 507 of the Act is amended by inserting “the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs,” after “Labor,”.

5. 1986

   Pub. L. 99–506 § 1001(f)(4) · 100 Stat. 1807

   1. Substituted · 29 U.S.C. § 794c

      Pub. L. 99–506, § 1001(f)(4), which directed the substitution of “Chairperson” for “Chairman” to reflect the probable intent of Congress

   2. Substituted · 29 U.S.C. § 794c

      Pub. L. 99–506, § 1001(f)(4), which directed the substitution of “Chairperson of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board” for “Chairman of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board” to reflect the probable intent of Congress

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 99–506, § 1001(f)(4), which directed the substitution of “Chairperson” for “Chairman” was executed by substituting “Chairperson of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board” for “Chairman of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board” to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (4) Section 507 of the Act is amended by striking out “Chairman” 29 USC 794c. and inserting in lieu thereof “Chairperson”.

6. 1992

   Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992

   Pub. L. 102–569 title V § 508(a) · 106 Stat. 4344

   Amended · 29 U.S.C. § 794c

   Pub. L. 102–569 amended section generally, changing Council name from Interagency Coordinating Council to Interagency Disability Coordinating Council, including as members Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of Transportation, and such other officials as designated by the President, requiring Council to be responsible for developing and implementing policies and practices to eliminate inconsistencies among Federal departments and agencies responsible for enforcement of provisions of this subchapter and to carry out such studies and other activities, with advice from the National Council on Disability, to identify methods for overcoming barriers to integration into society, independence, and productivity of individuals with disabilities, and directing in annual report inclusion of any comments submitted by National Council on Disability as to effectiveness of activities and recommendations in meeting needs of individuals with disabilities

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–569 amended section generally, changing Council name from Interagency Coordinating Council to Interagency Disability Coordinating Council, including as members Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of Transportation, and such other officials as designated by the President, requiring Council to be responsible for developing and implementing policies and practices to eliminate inconsistencies among Federal departments and agencies responsible for enforcement of provisions of this subchapter and to carry out such studies and other activities, with advice from the National Council on Disability, to identify methods for overcoming barriers to integration into society, independence, and productivity of individuals with disabilities, and directing in annual report inclusion of any comments submitted by National Council on Disability as to effectiveness of activities and recommendations in meeting needs of individuals with disabilities.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Section 507 (29 U.S.C. 794c) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 507. INTERAGENCY DISABILITY COORDINATING COUNCIL. “(a) Establishment.— There is hereby established an Inter-agency Disability Coordinating Council (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘Council’) composed of the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Transportation, the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, the Attorney General, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the Chairperson of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Chairperson of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, and such other officials as may be designated by the President. “(b) Duties.— The Council shall— “(1) have the responsibility for developing and implementing agreements, policies, and practices designed to maximize effort, promote efficiency, and eliminate conflict, competition, duplication, and inconsistencies among the operations, functions, and jurisdictions of the various departments, agencies, and branches of the Federal Government responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this title, and the regulations prescribed thereunder; “(2) be responsible for developing and implementing agreements, policies, and practices designed to coordinate operations, functions, and jurisdictions of the various departments and agencies of the Federal Government responsible for promoting the full integration into society, independence, and productivity of individuals with disabilities; and “(3) carry out such studies and other activities, subject to the availability of resources, with advice from the National Council on Disability, in order to identify methods for over-coming barriers to integration into society, independence, and productivity of individuals with disabilities. “(c) Report.— On or before July 1 of each year, the Interagency Disability Coordinating Council shall prepare and submit to the President and to the Congress a report of the activities of the Council designed to promote and meet the employment needs of individuals with disabilities, together with such recommendations for legislative and administrative changes as the Council concludes are desirable to further promote this section, along with any comments submitted by the National Council on Disability as to the effectiveness of such activities and recommendations in meeting the needs of individuals with disabilities. Nothing in this section shall impair any responsibilities assigned by any Executive order to any Federal department, agency, or instrumentality to act as a lead Federal agency with respect to any provisions of this title.”.

7. 2014

   Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

   Pub. L. 113–128 title IV § 456(d) · 128 Stat. 1425

   Inserted · 29 U.S.C. § 794c(a)

   Pub. L. 113–128 inserted “the Chairperson of the National Council on Disability,” before “and such other”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–128 inserted “the Chairperson of the National Council on Disability,” before “and such other”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (d) Interagency Disability Coordinating Council.— Section 507(a) (29 U.S.C. 794c(a)) is amended by inserting “the Chairperson of the National Council on Disability,” before “and such other”.

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