42 U.S.C. § 6106a — Reports to the Secretary and Congress

Page 6648 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 6106a mission with respect to the study required by subsection (a), and shall provide to the Commis- sion such data, reports, and documents in con- nection with the subject matter of such study as the Commission may request. (g) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the pro- visions of this section. (Pub. L. 94–135, title III, § 307, Nov. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 731; S. Res. 4, Feb. 4, 1977; Pub. L. 95–65, § 1, July 11, 1977, 91 Stat. 269; S. Res. 30, Mar. 7, 1979.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 105(b) of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, referred to in subsec. (c), is section 105(b) of Pub. L. 85–315, pt. I, Sept. 9, 1957, 71 Stat. 636, which was classified to sec- tion 1975d(b) of this title and was omitted from the Code. For further details, see Codification note set out preceding section 1975 of this title. Similar provisions are contained in section 4(c) of the Civil Rights Com- mission Act of 1983, Pub. L. 98–183, Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1304, as amended, which is classified to section 1975b(c) of this title. AMENDMENTS 1977—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95–65 substituted ‘‘two years’’ for ‘‘eighteen months’’ and authorized the Com- mission to provide information and technical assist- ance regarding its findings and recommendations to Congress, the President, and heads of Federal depart- ments and agencies for a ninety-day period following the transmittal of its report. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on Education and Labor of House of Rep- resentatives changed to Committee on Education and the Workforce of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023. Committee on Labor and Human Resources of Senate changed to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of Senate by Senate Resolution No. 20, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 19, 1999. Previously, Committee on Human Resources of Senate changed to Committee on Labor and Human Resources of Senate effective Mar. 7, 1979, by Senate Resolution No. 30, 96th Congress. See Rule XXV of Standing Rules of Senate adopted Nov. 14, 1979. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare of Senate abolished and replaced by Committee on Human Re- sources of Senate, effective Feb. 11, 1977. See Rule XXV of Standing Rules of Senate, as amended by Senate Resolution No. 4 (popularly cited as the ‘‘Committee System Reorganization Amendments of 1977’’), ap- proved Feb. 4, 1977. § 6106a. Reports to the Secretary and Congress (a) Not later than December 31 of each year (beginning in 1979), the head of each Federal de- partment or agency shall submit to the Sec- retary of Health and Human Services a report (1) describing in detail the steps taken during the preceding fiscal year by such department or agency to carry out the provisions of section 6102 of this title; and (2) containing specific data about program participants or beneficiaries, by age, sufficient to permit analysis of how well the department or agency is carrying out the provisions of section 6102 of this title. (b) Not later than March 31 of each year (be- ginning in 1980), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall compile the reports made pursuant to subsection (a) and shall submit them to the Congress, together with an evalua- tion of the performance of each department or agency with respect to carrying out the provi- sions of section 6102 of this title. (Pub. L. 94–135, title III, § 308, as added Pub. L. 95–478, title IV, § 401(e), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1556; amended Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 308 of Pub. L. 94–135 was renumbered section 309 and is classified to section 6107 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Secretary of Health and Human Services’’ sub- stituted for ‘‘Secretary of Health, Education, and Wel- fare’’ pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective at close of Sept. 30, 1978, see section 504 of Pub. L. 95–478, set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under section 3001 of this title. § 6107. Definitions For purposes of this chapter— (1) the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Com- mission on Civil Rights; (2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec- retary of Health and Human Services; (3) the term ‘‘Federal department or agen- cy’’ means any agency as defined in section 551 of title 5 and includes the United States Post- al Service and the Postal Regulatory Commis- sion; and (4) the term ‘‘program or activity’’ means all of the operations of— (A)(i) a department, agency, special pur- pose district, or other instrumentality of a State or of a local government; or (ii) the entity of such State or local gov- ernment that distributes such assistance and each such department or agency (and each other State or local government entity) to which the assistance is extended, in the case of assistance to a State or local government; (B)(i) a college, university, or other post- secondary institution, or a public system of higher education; or (ii) a local educational agency (as defined in section 7801 of title 20), system of voca- tional education, or other school system; (C)(i) an entire corporation, partnership, or other private organization, or an entire sole proprietorship— (I) if assistance is extended to such cor- poration, partnership, private organiza- tion, or sole proprietorship as a whole; or (II) which is principally engaged in the business of providing education, health care, housing, social services, or parks and recreation; or (ii) the entire plant or other comparable, geographically separate facility to which