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29 U.S.C. § 794g — Independent status of National Council on the Handicapped
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(1) **Council as independent agency within Federal Government** — Effective on February 22, 1984, the National Council on the Handicapped shall be an independent agency within the Federal Government and shall not be an agency within the Department of Education or any other department or agency of the United States.
(2) **Transfer of functions to Council Chairman** — There are transferred to the Chairman of the National Council on the Handicapped all functions relating to the Council which were vested in the Secretary of Education on the day before February 22, 1984. The Chairman of the National Council on the Handicapped shall continue to exercise all the functions under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [[29 U.S.C. 701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] or any other law or authority which the Chairman was performing before February 22, 1984.
(3) **Changes in statutory and other references** — References in any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, regulation, or other official document or proceeding to the Department of Education or the Secretary of Education with respect to functions or activities relating to the National Council on the Handicapped shall be deemed to refer to the National Council on the Handicapped or the Chairman of the National Council on the Handicapped, respectively.
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(1) **Council as independent agency within Federal Government** — Effective on February 22, 1984, the National Council on the Handicapped shall be an independent agency within the Federal Government and shall not be an agency within the Department of Education or any other department or agency of the United States.
(2) **Transfer of functions to Council Chairman** — There are transferred to the Chairman of the National Council on the Handicapped all functions relating to the Council which were vested in the Secretary of Education on the day before February 22, 1984. The Chairman of the National Council on the Handicapped shall continue to exercise all the functions under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [[29 U.S.C. 701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] or any other law or authority which the Chairman was performing before February 22, 1984.
(3) **Changes in statutory and other references** — References in any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, regulation, or other official document or proceeding to the Department of Education or the Secretary of Education with respect to functions or activities relating to the National Council on the Handicapped shall be deemed to refer to the National Council on the Handicapped or the Chairman of the National Council on the Handicapped, respectively.
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**(a) Approval of State plans**
(1) **In general** — The Administrator shall approve any State plan submitted under [section 796c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796c&num=0&edition=prelim) that the Administrator determines meets the requirements of [section 796c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796c&num=0&edition=prelim), and shall disapprove any such plan that does not meet such requirements, as soon as practicable after receiving the plan. Prior to such disapproval, the Administrator shall notify the State of the intention to disapprove the plan, and shall afford such State reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing.
(2) **Procedures**
(A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the provisions of subsections (c) and (d) of [section 727 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section727&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to any State plan submitted to the Administrator under [section 796c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) *Application* — For purposes of the application described in subparagraph (A), all references in such provisions—
(i) to the Secretary or the Commissioner shall be deemed to be references to the Administrator;
(ii) to the State agency shall be deemed to be references to the designated State entity; and
(iii) to [section 721 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section721&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be deemed to be references to [section 796c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-ti
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**(a) Amount**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), from each State’s allotment under this part for any fiscal year, the Commissioner shall pay to a State an amount equal to the Federal share of the cost of vocational rehabilitation services under the plan for that State approved under [section 721 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section721&num=0&edition=prelim), including expenditures for the administration of the State plan.
(2)
(A) The total of payments under paragraph (1) to a State for a fiscal year may not exceed its allotment under subsection (a) of [section 730 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section730&num=0&edition=prelim) for such year.
(B) The amount otherwise payable to a State for a fiscal year under this section shall be reduced by the amount by which expenditures from non-Federal sources under the State plan under this subchapter for any previous fiscal year are less than the total of such expenditures for the second fiscal year preceding that previous fiscal year.
(C) The Commissioner may waive or modify any requirement or limitation under subparagraph (B) or [section 721(a)(17) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section721/a/17&num=0&edition=prelim) if the Commissioner determines that a waiver or modification is an equitable response to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances affecting the State.
(3)
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the amount of a payment under this section with respect to any construction project in any State shall be equal to the same percentage of the cost of such project as the Federal share that is applicable in the case of rehabilitation facilit
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TITLE 29—LABOR
§ 701
Sec.
SUBCHAPTER II—RESEARCH AND TRAINING
760.
Declaration of purpose.
761.
Authorization of appropriations.
762.
National Institute on Disability, Independent
Living, and Rehabilitation Research.
762a.
Research and demonstration projects.
763.
Interagency Committee.
764.
Research and other covered activities.
765.
Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabili-
tation Research Advisory Council.
766.
Definition of covered school.
SUBCHAPTER III—PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AND SPECIAL PROJECTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS
771.
Declaration of purpose and competitive basis
of grants and contracts.
772.
Training.
773.
Demonstration and training programs.
774, 775.
Repealed.
776.
Measuring of project outcomes and perform-
ance.
SUBCHAPTER IV—NATIONAL COUNCIL ON
DISABILITY
780.
Establishment of National Council on Dis-
ability.
780a.
Independent status of National Council on the
Handicapped.
781.
Duties of National Council.
782.
Compensation of National Council members.
783.
Staff of National Council.
784.
Administrative powers of National Council.
785.
Authorization of appropriations.
SUBCHAPTER V—RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY
790.
Repealed.
791.
Employment of individuals with disabilities.
792.
Architectural and Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board.
793.
Employment under Federal contracts.
794.
Nondiscrimination under Federal grants and
programs.
794a.
Remedies and attorney fees.
794b.
Removal of architectural, transportation, or
communication barriers; technical and fi-
nancial assistance; compensation of experts
or consultants; authorization of appropria-
tions.
794c.
Interagency Disability Coordinating Council.
794d.
Electronic and information technology.
794d–1.
Reports on accessibility of
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TITLE 29—LABOR
§ 794f
1 See References in Text note below.
§ 794f. Establishment of standards for accessible
medical diagnostic equipment
(a) Standards
Not later than 24 months after March 23, 2010,1
the Architectural and Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board shall, in consultation with
the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Admin-
istration, promulgate regulatory standards in
accordance with the Administrative Procedure
Act (2 U.S.C. 551 et seq.) 1 setting forth the min-
imum technical criteria for medical diagnostic
equipment used in (or in conjunction with) phy-
sician’s offices, clinics, emergency rooms, hos-
pitals, and other medical settings. The stand-
ards shall ensure that such equipment is acces-
sible to, and usable by, individuals with accessi-
bility needs, and shall allow independent entry
to, use of, and exit from the equipment by such
individuals to the maximum extent possible.
(b) Medical diagnostic equipment covered
The standards issued under subsection (a) for
medical diagnostic equipment shall apply to
equipment that includes examination tables, ex-
amination chairs (including chairs used for eye
examinations or procedures, and dental exami-
nations or procedures), weight scales, mammog-
raphy equipment, x-ray machines, and other ra-
diological equipment commonly used for diag-
nostic purposes by health professionals.
(c) Review and amendment
The Architectural and Transportation Bar-
riers Compliance Board, in consultation with
the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Admin-
istration, shall periodically review and, as ap-
propriate, amend the standards in accordance
with the Administrative Procedure Act (2 U.S.C.
551 et seq.).1
(Pub. L. 93–112, title V, § 510, as added Pub. L.
111–148, title IV, § 4203, Mar. 23, 2010,
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