[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 29USC1901]
TITLE 29--LABOR
CHAPTER 21--HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTHS AND ADULTS WHO ARE
DEAF-BLIND
Sec. 1901. Congressional findings
The Congress finds that--
(1) deaf-blindness is among the most severe of all forms of
disabilities, and there is a great and continuing need for services
and training to help individuals who are deaf-blind attain the
highest possible level of development;
(2) due to the rubella epidemic of the 1960's, the rapidly
increasing number of older persons many of whom are experiencing
significant losses of both vision and hearing, and recent advances
in medical technology that have sustained the lives of many severely
disabled individuals, including individuals who are deaf-blind, who
might not otherwise have survived, the need for services for
individuals who are deaf-blind is even more pressing now than in the
past;
(3) helping individuals who are deaf-blind to become self-
sufficient, independent, and employable by providing the services
and training necessary to accomplish that end will benefit the
Nation, both economically and socially;
(4) the Helen Keller National Center for Youths and Adults who
are Deaf-Blind is a vital national resource for meeting the needs of
individuals who are deaf-blind and no State currently has the
facilities or personnel to meet such needs;
(5) the Federal Government has made a substantial investment in
capital, equipment, and operating funds for such Center since it was
established; and
(6) it is in the national interest to continue to provide
support for the Center, and it is a proper function of the Federal
Government to be the primary source of such support.
(Pub. L. 98-221, title II, Sec. 202, Feb. 22, 1984, 98 Stat. 32; Pub. L.
102-569, title IX, Secs. 901, 908(a), (c)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat.
4482, 4485, 4486.)
Prior Provisions
Provisions for the establishment, operation, and funding of the
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, similar
to those comprising this chapter, were contained in section 777c of this
title prior to the repeal of that section and the enactment of this
chapter by Pub. L. 98-221. Prior thereto provisions similar to those
comprising this chapter and authorizing appropriations for fiscal years
ending June 30, 1974, June 30, 1975, June 30, 1976, Sept. 30, 1977, and
Sept. 30, 1978, for the establishment of the Helen Keller National
Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults were contained in former section
305 of Pub. L. 93-112, title III, Sept. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 383, as
amended by Pub. L. 93-516, title I, Sec. 107, Dec. 7, 1974, 88 Stat.
1619; Pub. L. 93-651, title I, Sec. 107, Nov. 21, 1974, 89 Stat. 2-4;
Pub. L. 94-230, Secs. 7, 11(b)(10), Mar. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 212, 213;
Pub. L. 94-288, Secs. 1, 2, May 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 520, which was
classified to section 775 of this title. Section 109(1) of Pub. L. 95-
602 redesignated former section 305 as section 313 of Pub. L. 93-112.
Section 313 of Pub. L. 93-112, as amended generally by section 116(2) of
Pub. L. 95-602, was classified to section 777c of this title.
Prior similar provisions were also contained in former section 42a
of this title.
Amendments
1992--Par. (1). Pub. L. 102-569, Sec. 908(a), substituted
``individuals who are deaf-blind'' for ``deaf-blind individuals''.
Par. (2). Pub. L. 102-569, Secs. 901(1
