29 U.S.C. § 794b — Removal of architectural, transportation,

Page 302 TITLE 29—LABOR § 794b Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2009 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 111–2 effective as if enacted May 28, 2007, and applicable to certain claims of dis- crimination in compensation pending on or after that date, see section 6 of Pub. L. 111–2, set out as a note under section 2000e–5 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. § 794b. Removal of architectural, transportation, or communication barriers; technical and fi- nancial assistance; compensation of experts or consultants; authorization of appropria- tions (a) The Secretary may provide directly or by contract with State vocational rehabilitation agencies or experts or consultants or groups thereof, technical assistance— (1) to persons operating community rehabili- tation programs; and (2) with the concurrence of the Access Board established by section 792 of this title, to any public or nonprofit agency, institution, or or- ganization; for the purpose of assisting such persons or enti- ties in removing architectural, transportation, or communication barriers. Any concurrence of the Access Board under paragraph (2) shall re- flect its consideration of cost studies carried out by States. (b) Any such experts or consultants, while serving pursuant to such contracts, shall be en- titled to receive compensation at rates fixed by the Secretary, but not exceeding the daily equivalent of the rate of pay for level 4 of the Senior Executive Service Schedule under sec- tion 5382 of title 5, including travel time, and while so serving away from their homes or reg- ular places of business, they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5 for persons in the Government service em- ployed intermittently. (c) The Secretary, with the concurrence of the Access Board and the President, may provide, directly or by contract, financial assistance to any public or nonprofit agency, institution, or organization for the purpose of removing archi- tectural, transportation, and communication barriers. No assistance may be provided under this subsection until a study demonstrating the need for such assistance has been conducted and submitted under section 792(i)(1) of this title. (d) In order to carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary. (Pub. L. 93–112, title V, § 506, as added Pub. L. 95–602, title I, § 120(a), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2983; amended Pub. L. 100–630, title II, § 206(e), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3312; Pub. L. 102–569, title V, § 507, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4428; Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 408(a)(4), Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1203; Pub. L. 105–394, title II, § 203(b), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3653.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–220, § 408(a)(4)(A), in con- cluding provisions, inserted last sentence and struck out former last sentence which read as follows: ‘‘Any concurrence of the Access Board under this paragraph shall reflect its consideration of the cost studies car- ried out by States under section 792(c)(1) of this title.’’ Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–394 substituted ‘‘792(i)(1)’’ for ‘‘792(h)(1)’’. Pub. L. 105–220, § 408(a)(4)(B), substituted ‘‘provided under this subsection’’ for ‘‘provided under this para- graph’’. 1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–569, § 507(a), (b), sub- stituted ‘‘community rehabilitation programs’’ for ‘‘re- habilitation facilities’’ in par. (1) and inserted ‘‘Access’’ before ‘‘Board’’ in par. (2) and concluding provisions. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–569, § 507(c), substituted ‘‘the rate of pay for level 4 of the Senior Executive Service Schedule under section 5382’’ for ‘‘the rate of basic pay payable for grade GS–18 of the General Schedule, under section 5332’’. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–569, § 507(a), (d), inserted ‘‘Ac- cess’’ before ‘‘Board’’ and substituted ‘‘792(h)(1)’’ for ‘‘792(h)(2)’’. 1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–630, § 206(e)(1), (2), redes- ignated former par. (1) as subsec. (a) and former sub- pars. (A) and (B) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–630, § 206(e)(1), (3), redesig- nated former par. (2) as subsec. (b) and substituted ‘‘travel time’’ for ‘‘traveltime’’. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–630, § 206(e)(1), (4), redesig- nated former par. (3) as subsec. (c) and inserted a comma after ‘‘the President’’. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100–630, § 206(e)(1), redesignated former par. (4) as subsec. (d). § 794c. Interagency Disability Coordinating Council (a) Establishment There is hereby established an Interagency Disability Coordinating Council (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Council’’) com- posed of the Secretary of Education, the Sec- retary of Health and Human Services, the Sec- retary of Labor, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Transpor- tation, the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, the Attorney General, the Di- rector of the Office of Personnel Management, the Chairperson of the Equal Employment Op- portunity Commission, the Chairperson of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Com- pliance Board, the Chairperson of the National Council on Disability, 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 prac- tices designed to maximize effort, promote ef- ficiency, and eliminate conflict, competition, duplication, and inconsistencies among the op- erations, functions, and jurisdictions of the various departments, agencies, and branches of the Federal Government responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the provi- sions of this subchapter, and the regulations prescribed thereunder; (2) be responsible for developing and imple- menting agreements, policies, and practices designed to coordinate operations, functions, and jurisdictions of the various departments and agencies of the Federal Government re- sponsible for promoting the full integration into society, independence, and productivity of individuals with disabilities; and