§ 794c. — Interagency Disability Coordinating Council.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 29USC794c]
TITLE 29--LABOR
CHAPTER 16--VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND OTHER REHABILITATION SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER V--RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY
Sec. 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'')
composed of the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development, the Secretary of Transportation, the Assistant
Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, the Attorney General, the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the Chairperson of the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Chairperson of the
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, 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 practices designed to maximize effort,
promote efficiency, and eliminate conflict, competition,
duplication, and inconsistencies among the operations, functions,
and jurisdictions of the various departments, agencies, and branches
of the Federal Government responsible for the implementation and
enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter, and the
regulations prescribed thereunder;
(2) be responsible for developing and implementing agreements,
policies, and practices designed to coordinate operations,
functions, and jurisdictions of the various departments and agencies
of the Federal Government responsible for promoting the full
integration into society, independence, and productivity of
individuals with disabilities; and
(3) carry out such studies and other activities, subject to the
availability of resources, with advice from the National Council on
Disability, in order to identify methods for overcoming barriers to
integration into society, independence, and productivity of
individuals with disabilities.
(c) Report
On or before July 1 of each year, the Interagency Disability
Coordinating Council shall prepare and submit to the President and to
the Congress a report of the activities of the Council designed to
promote and meet the employment needs of individuals with disabilities,
together with such recommendations for legislative and administrative
changes as the Council concludes are desirable to further promote this
section, along with any comments submitted by the National Council on
Disability as to the effectiveness of such activities and
recommendations in meeting the needs of individuals with disabilities.
Nothing in this section shall impair any responsibilities assigned by
any Executive order to any Federal department, agency, or
instrumentality to act as a lead Federal agency with respect to any
provisions of this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 93-112, title V, Sec. 507, as added Pub. L. 95-602, title I,
Sec. 120(a), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2983; amended Pub. L. 96-88, title
V, Sec. 508(m)(2), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 694; Pub. L. 98-221, title I,
Sec. 104(b)(4), Feb. 22, 1984, 98 Stat. 18; Pub. L. 99-506, title VI,
Sec. 602, title X, Sec. 1001(f)(4), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1830, 1843;
Pub. L. 102-569, title V, Sec. 508(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4429.)
Amendments
1992--Pub. L. 102-569 amended section generally, changing Council
name from Interagency Coordinating Council to Interagency Disability
Coordinating Council, including as members Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development, Secretary of Transportation, and such other officials
as designated by the President, requiring Council to be responsible for
developing and implementing policies and practices to eliminate
inconsistencies among Federal departments and agencies responsible for
enforcement of provisions of this subchapter and to carry out such
studies and other activities, with advice from the National Council on
Disability, to identify methods for overcoming barriers to integration
into society, independence, and productivity of individuals with
disabilities, and directing in annual report inclusion of any comments
submitted by National Council on Disability as to effectiveness of
activities and recommendations in meeting needs of individuals with
disabilities.
1986--Pub. L. 99-506, Sec. 602, inserted reference to Assistant
Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs.
Pub. L. 99-506, Sec. 1001(f)(4), which directed the substitution of
``Chairperson'' for ``Chairman'' was executed by substituting
``Chairperson of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board'' for ``Chairman of the Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board'' to reflect the probable
intent of Congress.
1984--Pub. L. 98-221 substituted ``Chairman of the Office of
Personnel Management'' for ``Chairman of the United States Civil Service
Commission'' and purported to substitute ``Secretary of Education, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services,'' for ``Secretary of Health,
Education, and Welfare'' which amendment could not be executed in view
of the previous amendment by Pub. L. 96-88. See 1979 Amendment note
below.
1979--Pub. L. 96-88 substituted requirement that the Secretaries of
Education and Health and Human Services be members of the Council for
requirement that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare be a
member.
Effective Date of 1979 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96-88 effective May 4, 1980, with specified
exceptions, see section 601 of Pub. L. 96-88, set out as an Effective
Date note under section 3401 of Title 20, Education.
Termination of Reporting Requirements
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec.
(c) of this section relating to requirement that the Council submit an
annual report of activities to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L.
104-66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31,
Money and Finance, and page 175 of House Document No. 103-7.
