1995 US Code
Title 20 - EDUCATION
CHAPTER 33 - EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1406 - Grants for removal of architectural barriers; authorization of appropriations

(a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants and to enter into cooperative agreements with the Secretary of the Interior and with State educational agencies to assist such agencies in making grants to local educational agencies or intermediate educational units to pay part or all of the cost of altering existing buildings and equipment in accordance with standards promulgated under the Act entitled “An Act to insure that certain buildings financed with Federal funds are so designed and constructed as to be accessible to the physically handicapped”, approved August 12, 1968 [42 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.].

(b) For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary.

(Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, §607, as added Pub. L. 94–142, §6(a), Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 795; amended Pub. L. 98–199, §§3(b), 5, Dec. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 1358; Pub. L. 99–457, title IV, §401, Oct. 8, 1986, 100 Stat. 1172; Pub. L. 100–630, title I, §101(c), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3290.)

The Act entitled “An Act to insure that certain buildings financed with Federal funds are so designed and constructed as to be accessible to the physically handicapped”, approved August 12, 1968, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 90–480, Aug. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 718, as amended, which is popularly known as the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968. The Act is classified generally to chapter 51 (§4151 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4151 of Title 42 and Tables.

1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–630 substituted “the Act entitled ‘An Act to insure that certain buildings financed with Federal funds are so designed and constructed as to be accessible to the physically handicapped’, approved August 12, 1968.” for “the Act approved August 12, 1968 (Public Law 90–480), relating to architectural barriers”.

1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–457 inserted “with the Secretary of the Interior and” after “cooperative agreements”.

1983—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–199, §5, amended subsec. (a) generally, substituting provisions authorizing the Secretary to make grants and to enter into cooperative agreements with State educational agencies to assist such agencies in making grants to local educational agencies or intermediate educational units in accordance with standards promulgated under Pub. L. 90–480 for provisions authorizing the Secretary to make grants, upon application by any State or local educational agency or intermediate educational unit, in the same manner and same extent as authorized by Pub. L. 90–480.

Pub. L. 98–199, §3(b), substituted “Secretary” for “Commissioner”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–199, §5, reenacted subsec. (b) without change.

Amendment by Pub. L. 98–199 effective Dec. 2, 1983, see section 18 of Pub. L. 98–199, set out as a note under section 1401 of this title.

Section effective Nov. 29, 1975, see section 8(b) of Pub. L. 94–142, set out as an Effective Date of 1975 Amendment note under section 1411 of this title.