§ 4152. Standards for design, construction, and alteration of buildings; Administrator of General Services

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. 1968

   Pub. L. 90–480 § 2 · 82 Stat. 718

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 4152

   Pub. L. 90–480, § 2, Aug. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 719

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 90–480, § 2, Aug. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 719

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. The Administrator of General Services, in consultation with Standards. the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, is authorized to prescribe such standards for the design, construction, and alteration of buildings (other than residential structures subject to this Act and buildings, structures, and facilities of the Department, of Defense subject to this Act) as may be necessary to insure that physically handicapped persons will have ready access to, and use of, such buildings.

2. 1976

   Pub. L. 94–541 title II § 201(2) · 90 Stat. 2505

   1. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 4152

      Pub. L. 94–541 substituted “shall prescribe” and “to insure whenever possible” for “is authorized to prescribe such” and “as may be necessary to insure”, respectively

   2. Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 4152

      Pub. L. 94–541 inserted in parenthetical text “and of the United States Postal Service” after “Department of Defense”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 94–541 substituted “shall prescribe” and “to insure whenever possible” for “is authorized to prescribe such” and “as may be necessary to insure”, respectively, and inserted in parenthetical text “and of the United States Postal Service” after “Department of Defense”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Section 2 is amended— 42 USC 4152. (A) by striking out “is authorized to prescribe such” and inserting in lieu thereof “shall prescribe”; (B) by striking out “as may be necessary to insure” and inserting in lieu thereof “to insure whenever possible”; and (C) by inserting immediately after “Department of Defense” the following: “and of the United States Postal Service”.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision