§ 1908. — Registry.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 29USC1908]
TITLE 29--LABOR
CHAPTER 21--HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTHS AND ADULTS WHO ARE
DEAF-BLIND
Sec. 1908. Registry
(a) In general
To assist the Center in providing services to individuals who are
deaf-blind, the Center may establish and maintain registries of such
individuals in each of the regional field offices of the network of the
Center.
(b) Voluntary provision of information
No individual who is deaf-blind may be required to provide
information to the Center for any purpose with respect to a registry
established under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Nondisclosure
The Center (including the network of the Center) may not disclose
information contained in a registry established under subsection (a) of
this section to any individual or organization that is not affiliated
with the Center, unless the individual to whom the information relates
provides specific written authorization for the Center to disclose the
information.
(d) Privacy rights
The requirements of section 552a of title 5 (commonly known as the
``Privacy Act of 1974'') shall apply to personally identifiable
information contained in the registries established by the Center under
subsection (a) of this section, in the same manner and to the same
extent as such requirements apply to a record of an agency.
(e) Removal of information
On the request of an individual, the Center shall remove all
information relating to the individual from any registry established
under subsection (a) of this section.
(Pub. L. 98-221, title II, Sec. 209, as added Pub. L. 105-220, title IV,
Sec. 412(c), Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1241.)
