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29 U.S.C. § 705 — Authorized uses of funds

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29 U.S.C. § 705 — Authorized uses of funds

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**(a) In general** The State may use funds received under this subpart to provide the resources described in [section 796d(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796d/e&num=0&edition=prelim) (but may not use more than 30 percent of the funds paid to the State under [section 796e–1 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796e-1&num=0&edition=prelim) for such resources unless the State specifies that a greater percentage of the funds is needed for such resources in a State plan approved under [section 796d–1 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796d-1&num=0&edition=prelim)), relating to the Statewide Independent Living Council, may retain funds under [section 796c(c)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796c/c/5&num=0&edition=prelim), and shall distribute the remainder of the funds received under this subpart in a manner consistent with the approved State plan for the activities described in subsection (b). **(b) Activities** The State may use the remainder of the funds described in subsection (a)— (1) to provide independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities, particularly those in unserved areas of the State; (2) to demonstrate ways to expand and improve independent living services; (3) to support the operation of centers for independent living that are in compliance with the standards and assurances set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of [section 796f–4 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796f-4&num=0&edition=prelim); (4) to support activities to increase the capacities of public or nonprofit agencies and organizations and other entities to develop comprehensive approaches or systems for providing independent living services; (5) to conduct studies and analyses, gather information, develop model policies and procedures, and present information, approaches, strategies, findings, conclusions, and recommendations to Federal, State, and local policymakers in order to enhance independent living services for individuals with disabilities; (6) to train individuals with disabilities and individuals providing services to individuals with disabilities and other persons regarding the independent living philosophy; and (7) to provide outreach to populations that are unserved or underserved by programs under this subchapter, including minority groups and urban and rural populations.

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29 U.S.C. § 3002 — Definitions

In this chapter: (1) **Adult service program** — The term “adult service program” means a program that provides services to, or is otherwise substantially involved with the major life functions of, individuals with disabilities. Such term includes— (A) a program providing residential, supportive, or employment-related services, to individuals with disabilities; (B) a program carried out by a center for independent living, such as a center described in part C of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ([29 U.S.C. 796f](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796f&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); (C) a program carried out by an employment support agency connected to adult vocational rehabilitation, such as a one-stop partner, as defined in [section 3102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3102&num=0&edition=prelim); and (D) a program carried out by another organization or vender licensed or registered by the designated State agency, as defined in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ([29 U.S.C. 705](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section705&num=0&edition=prelim)). (2) **American Indian consortium** — The term “American Indian consortium” means an entity that is an American Indian Consortium (as defined in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 ([42 U.S.C. 15002](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section15002&num=0&edition=prelim))), and that is established to provide protection and advocacy services for purposes of receiving funding under subtitle C of title I of such Act ([42 U.S.C. 15041](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid

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29 U.S.C. § 3003 — Grants for State assistive technology programs

**(a) Grants to States** The Secretary shall award grants under subsection (b) to States to maintain a comprehensive statewide program of assistive technology-related assistance described in subsection (e) through State assistive technology programs that are designed to— (1) maximize the ability of individuals with disabilities across the human lifespan and across the wide array of disabilities, and their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives, to obtain assistive technology; and (2) increase access to assistive technology. **(b) Amount of financial assistance** (1) **In general** — From funds made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall award a grant to each State, and outlying area, that meets the requirements of this section from an allotment determined in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) **Calculation of State grants** (A) *Base year* — Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Secretary shall allot to each State and outlying area for a fiscal year an amount that is not less than the amount the State or outlying area received under the grants provided under [section 3003 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3003&num=0&edition=prelim) (as in effect on the day before the effective date of the 21st Century Assistive Technology Act) for fiscal year 2022. (B) *Ratable reduction* (i) *In general* — If funds made available to carry out this section for any fiscal year are insufficient to make the allotments required for each State and outlying area under subparagraph (A) for such fiscal year, the Secretary shall ratably reduce the allotments for such fiscal year. (ii) *Additional funds* — If, after the Secretary makes the reductions describ

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29 U.S.C. § 3112 — Definitions

In this Act, and the core program provisions that are not in this Act, except as otherwise expressly provided: (1) **Administrative costs** — The term “administrative costs” means expenditures incurred by State boards and local boards, direct recipients (including State grant recipients under part B of subchapter I and recipients of awards under parts C and D of subchapter I), local grant recipients, local fiscal agents or local grant subrecipients, and one-stop operators in the performance of administrative functions and in carrying out activities under subchapter I that are not related to the direct provision of workforce investment services (including services to participants and employers). Such costs include both personnel and nonpersonnel costs and both direct and indirect costs. (2) **Adult** — Except as otherwise specified in [section 3172 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3172&num=0&edition=prelim), the term “adult” means an individual who is age 18 or older. (3) **Adult education; adult education and literacy activities** — The terms “adult education” and “adult education and literacy activities” have the meanings given the terms in [section 3272 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3272&num=0&edition=prelim). (4) **Area career and technical education school** — The term “area career and technical education school” has the meaning given the term in [section 2302 of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section2302&num=0&edition=prelim). (5) **Basic skills deficient** — The term “basic skills deficient” means, with respect to an individual— (A) who is a youth, that the individual has English reading, wri

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29 U.S.C. § 725 — Allotment percentage

**(a)** (1) For purposes of [section 730 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section730&num=0&edition=prelim), the allotment percentage for any State shall be 100 per centum less that percentage which bears the same ratio to 50 per centum as the per capita income of such State bears to the per capita income of the United States, except that— (A) the allotment percentage shall in no case be more than 75 per centum or less than 33⅓ per centum; and (B) the allotment percentage for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be 75 per centum. (2) The allotment percentages shall be promulgated by the Secretary of Education between October 1 and December 31 of each even-numbered year, on the basis of the average of the per capita incomes of the States and of the United States for the three most recent consecutive years for which satisfactory data are available from the Department of Commerce. Such promulgation shall be conclusive for each of the 2 fiscal years in the period beginning on the October 1 next succeeding such promulgation. (3) The term “United States” means (but only for purposes of this subsection) the 50 States and the District of Columbia. **(b)** The population of the several States and of the United States shall be determined on the basis of the most recent data available, to be furnished by the Department of Commerce by October 1 of the year preceding the fiscal year for which funds are appropriated pursuant to statutory authorizations.

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42 U.S.C. § 12111 — Findings and purpose

**(a) Findings** The Congress finds that— (1) physical or mental disabilities in no way diminish a person’s right to fully participate in all aspects of society, yet many people with physical or mental disabilities have been precluded from doing so because of discrimination; others who have a record of a disability or are regarded as having a disability also have been subjected to discrimination; (2) historically, society has tended to isolate and segregate individuals with disabilities, and, despite some improvements, such forms of discrimination against individuals with disabilities continue to be a serious and pervasive social problem; (3) discrimination against individuals with disabilities persists in such critical areas as employment, housing, public accommodations, education, transportation, communication, recreation, institutionalization, health services, voting, and access to public services; (4) unlike individuals who have experienced discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, or age, individuals who have experienced discrimination on the basis of disability have often had no legal recourse to redress such discrimination; (5) individuals with disabilities continually encounter various forms of discrimination, including outright intentional exclusion, the discriminatory effects of architectural, transportation, and communication barriers, overprotective rules and policies, failure to make modifications to existing facilities and practices, exclusionary qualification standards and criteria, segregation, and relegation to lesser services, programs, activities, benefits, jobs, or other opportunities; (6) census data, national polls, and other studies have documented that people with disabilities, as a group, occupy an inferio

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42 U.S.C. § 12112 — Definition of disability

As used in this chapter: (1) **Disability** — The term “disability” means, with respect to an individual— (A) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual; (B) a record of such an impairment; or (C) being regarded as having such an impairment (as described in paragraph (3)). (2) **Major life activities** (A) *In general* — For purposes of paragraph (1), major life activities include, but are not limited to, caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and working. (B) *Major bodily functions* — For purposes of paragraph (1), a major life activity also includes the operation of a major bodily function, including but not limited to, functions of the immune system, normal cell growth, digestive, bowel, bladder, neurological, brain, respiratory, circulatory, endocrine, and reproductive functions. (3) **Regarded as having such an impairment** — For purposes of paragraph (1)(C): (A) An individual meets the requirement of “being regarded as having such an impairment” if the individual establishes that he or she has been subjected to an action prohibited under this chapter because of an actual or perceived physical or mental impairment whether or not the impairment limits or is perceived to limit a major life activity. (B) Paragraph (1)(C) shall not apply to impairments that are transitory and minor. A transitory impairment is an impairment with an actual or expected duration of 6 months or less. (4) **Rules of construction regarding the definition of disability** — The definition of “disability” in paragraph (1) shall be construed in acco

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42 U.S.C. § 12113 — Additional definitions

As used in this chapter: (1) **Auxiliary aids and services** — The term “auxiliary aids and services” includes— (A) qualified interpreters or other effective methods of making aurally delivered materials available to individuals with hearing impairments; (B) qualified readers, taped texts, or other effective methods of making visually delivered materials available to individuals with visual impairments; (C) acquisition or modification of equipment or devices; and (D) other similar services and actions. (2) **State** — The term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.”.

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42 U.S.C. § 12114 — Definitions

As used in this subchapter: (1) **Commission** — The term “Commission” means the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission established by [section 2000e–4 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2000e-4&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Covered entity** — The term “covered entity” means an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee. (3) **Direct threat** — The term “direct threat” means a significant risk to the health or safety of others that cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation. (4) **Employee** — The term “employee” means an individual employed by an employer. With respect to employment in a foreign country, such term includes an individual who is a citizen of the United States. (5) **Employer** (A) *In general* — The term “employer” means a person engaged in an industry affecting commerce who has 15 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, and any agent of such person, except that, for two years following the effective date of this subchapter, an employer means a person engaged in an industry affecting commerce who has 25 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding year, and any agent of such person. (B) *Exceptions* — The term “employer” does not include— (i) the United States, a corporation wholly owned by the government of the United States, or an Indian tribe; or (ii) a bona fide private membership club (other than a labor organization) that is exempt from taxation under [section 501(c) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section501/c&num=0&edition=prelim). (6) **

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42 U.S.C. § 12115 — Discrimination

**(a) General rule** No covered entity shall discriminate against a qualified individual on the basis of disability in regard to job application procedures, the hiring, advancement, or discharge of employees, employee compensation, job training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. **(b) Construction** As used in subsection (a), the term “discriminate against a qualified individual on the basis of disability” includes— (1) limiting, segregating, or classifying a job applicant or employee in a way that adversely affects the opportunities or status of such applicant or employee because of the disability of such applicant or employee; (2) participating in a contractual or other arrangement or relationship that has the effect of subjecting a covered entity’s qualified applicant or employee with a disability to the discrimination prohibited by this subchapter (such relationship includes a relationship with an employment or referral agency, labor union, an organization providing fringe benefits to an employee of the covered entity, or an organization providing training and apprenticeship programs); (3) utilizing standards, criteria, or methods of administration— (A) that have the effect of discrimination on the basis of disability; or (B) that perpetuate the discrimination of others who are subject to common administrative control; (4) excluding or otherwise denying equal jobs or benefits to a qualified individual because of the known disability of an individual with whom the qualified individual is known to have a relationship or association; (5) (A) not making reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or employee, unless such covered en

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42 U.S.C. § 12116 — Defenses

**(a) In general** It may be a defense to a charge of discrimination under this chapter that an alleged application of qualification standards, tests, or selection criteria that screen out or tend to screen out or otherwise deny a job or benefit to an individual with a disability has been shown to be job-related and consistent with business necessity, and such performance cannot be accomplished by reasonable accommodation, as required under this subchapter. **(b) Qualification standards** The term “qualification standards” may include a requirement that an individual shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace. **(c) Qualification standards and tests related to uncorrected vision** Notwithstanding [section 12102(4)(E)(ii) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12102/4/E/ii&num=0&edition=prelim), a covered entity shall not use qualification standards, employment tests, or other selection criteria based on an individual’s uncorrected vision unless the standard, test, or other selection criteria, as used by the covered entity, is shown to be job-related for the position in question and consistent with business necessity. **(d) Religious entities** (1) **In general** — This subchapter shall not prohibit a religious corporation, association, educational institution, or society from giving preference in employment to individuals of a particular religion to perform work connected with the carrying on by such corporation, association, educational institution, or society of its activities. (2) **Religious tenets requirement** — Under this subchapter, a religious organization may require that all applicants and employees conform to the religious tenets of such organization.

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