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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 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.
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