Title 29 — Labor
Part A · Chapter 16 — Vocational Rehabilitation and Other Rehabilitation Services
§ 796. Purpose
Statutory text
The purpose of this part is to promote a philosophy of independent living, including a philosophy of consumer control, peer support, self-help, self-determination, equal access, and individual and system advocacy, in order to maximize the leadership, empowerment, independence, and productivity of individuals with disabilities, and the integration and full inclusion of individuals with disabilities into the mainstream of American society, by—
providing financial assistance to States for providing, expanding, and improving the provision of independent living services;
providing financial assistance to develop and support statewide networks of centers for independent living; and
providing financial assistance to States for improving working relationships among State independent living rehabilitation service programs, centers for independent living, Statewide Independent Living Councils established under section 796d of this title, State vocational rehabilitation programs receiving assistance under subchapter I, State programs of supported employment services receiving assistance under subchapter VI, client assistance programs receiving assistance under section 732 of this title, programs funded under other subchapters of this chapter, programs funded under other Federal law, and programs funded through non-Federal sources, with the goal of improving the independence of individuals with disabilities.
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.
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Pub. L. 93–112 title VII § 701 · 87 Stat. 355
Enacted · 29 U.S.C. § 796
Pub. L. 93–112, title VII, § 701, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 410, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1217
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 93–112, title VII, § 701, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 410, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1217Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Pub. L. 113–128 title IV § 471 · 128 Stat. 1425
Substituted · 29 U.S.C. § 796(3)
Pub. L. 113–128 substituted “subchapter VI” for “part B of subchapter VI”
Inserted · 29 U.S.C. § 796(3)
Pub. L. 113–128 inserted before period at end “, with the goal of improving the independence of individuals with disabilities”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (3). Pub. L. 113–128 substituted “subchapter VI” for “part B of subchapter VI” and inserted before period at end “, with the goal of improving the independence of individuals with disabilities”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 471. PURPOSE. Section 701 (29 U.S.C. 796) is amended, in paragraph (3)— (1) by striking “part B of title VI” and inserting “title VI”; and (2) by inserting before the period the following: “, with the goal of improving the independence of individuals with disabilities”.
2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 796, Pub. L. 93–112, title VII, § 701, as added Pub. L. 102–569, title VII, § 701(2), , 106 Stat. 4443; amended Pub. L. 103–73, title I, § 114(a), , 107 Stat. 728, related to purpose of program to provide assistance for independent living for individuals with severe disabilities, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 105–220.
Another prior section 796, Pub. L. 93–112, title VII, § 701, as added Pub. L. 95–602, title III, § 301, , 92 Stat. 2995, provided Congressional statement of purpose of former subchapter VII, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–569, § 701(1).
Amendments
2014—Par. (3). Pub. L. 113–128 substituted “subchapter VI” for “part B of subchapter VI” and inserted before period at end “, with the goal of improving the independence of individuals with disabilities”.
Credits
1998–2014 · 2 acts
- 1998Pub. L. 93–112, title VII, § 701, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 410, , 112 Stat. 1217
- 2014amended Pub. L. 113–128, title IV, § 471, , 128 Stat. 1685.
Show as published
(Pub. L. 93–112, title VII, § 701, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 410, , 112 Stat. 1217; amended Pub. L. 113–128, title IV, § 471, , 128 Stat. 1685.)