Notes on 29 U.S.C. § 792 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 29 U.S.C. § 792 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 93-112, title V, Sec. 502, Sept. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 391;
Pub. L. 93-516, title I, Secs. 110, 111(n)-(q), Dec. 7, 1974, 88
Stat. 1619, 1621, 1622; Pub. L. 93-651, title I, Secs. 110, 111(n)-
(q), Nov. 21, 1974, 89 Stat. 2-4, 2-6, 2-7; Pub. L. 94-230, Secs.
10, 11(b)(13), Mar. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 212, 214; Pub. L. 95-251,
Sec. 2(a)(8), Mar. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 183; Pub. L. 95-602, title I,
Sec. 118, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2979; Pub. L. 96-374, title XIII,
Sec. 1321, Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1499; Pub. L. 98-221, title I,
Sec. 151, Feb. 22, 1984, 98 Stat. 28; Pub. L. 99-506, title I, Sec.
103(d)(2)(C), title VI, Sec. 601, title X, Sec. 1002(e)(2)(B)-(D),
Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1810, 1829, 1844; Pub. L. 100-630, title
II, Sec. 206(b), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3311; Pub. L. 102-52, Sec.
6, June 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 262; Pub. L. 102-54, Sec. 13(k)(1)(A),
June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 276; Pub. L. 102-569, title I, Sec.
102(p)(30), title V, Sec. 504, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4360, 4424;
Pub. L. 103-73, title I, Sec. 112(b), Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 727;
Pub. L. 105-220, title IV, Sec. 408(a)(2), Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat.
1202; Pub. L. 105-394, title II, Sec. 203(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112
Stat. 3653; Pub. L. 108-364, Sec. 3(b)(3), Oct. 25, 2004, 118 Stat.
1737.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Executive level IV, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(B), is set out
in section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
The Act commonly known as the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968,
referred to in subsecs. (b)(1), (3)(A), (7) and (e)(2)(B), is Pub.
L. 90-480, Aug. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 718, as amended, which is
classified generally to chapter 51 (Sec. 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.
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, referred to in
subsec. (b)(2), (3)(B), is Pub. L. 101-336, July 26, 1990, 104
Stat. 327, as amended. Titles II and III of the Act are classified
generally to subchapters II (Sec. 12131 et seq.) and III (Sec.
12181 et seq.), respectively, of chapter 126 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 12101 of
Title 42 and Tables.
CODIFICATION
Subsecs. (h) and (i)(3) of this section, which required the Board
to submit an annual report on its activities to Congress and, at
the same time the Board transmits the report required under section
4157(b) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, to transmit
that report to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources of the Senate, terminated, effective May 15, 2000,
pursuant to section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, set out as
a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. See,
also, items 4 to 6 on page 155 of House Document No. 103-7.
AMENDMENTS
2004 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108-364 substituted "targeted
individuals and entities" for "targeted individuals".
1998 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105-220, Sec. 408(a)(2)(A),
substituted "chairperson and" for "Chairperson and" in concluding
provisions.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105-220, Sec. 408(a)(2)(B)(i),
substituted "information" for "guidelines".
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 105-220, Sec. 408(a)(2)(B)(ii), added
par. (3) and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows:
"establish and maintain minimum guidelines and requirements for the
standards issued pursuant to the Act commonly known as the
Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 and titles II and III of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990;".
Subsec. (b)(11). Pub. L. 105-220, Sec. 408(a)(2)(B)(iii)-(v),
added par. (11).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105-394, Sec. 203(a)(2), added subsec. (d).
Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e).
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 105-220, Sec. 408(a)(2)(C), substituted
"procedures under this subsection" for "procedures under this
section".
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105-394, Sec. 203(a)(1), (3), redesignated
subsec. (d) as (e) and substituted "subsection (f)" for "subsection
(e)" in second sentence of par. (1). Former subsec. (e)
redesignated (f).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 105-394, Sec. 203(a)(1), redesignated
subsec. (e) as (f). Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 105-394, Sec. 203(a)(1), redesignated
subsec. (f) as (g). Former subsec. (g) redesignated (h).
Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 105-220, Sec. 408(a)(2)(D), substituted
"Committee on Education and the Workforce" for "Committee on
Education and Labor".
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 105-394, Sec. 203(a)(1), redesignated
subsec. (g) as (h). Former subsec. (h) redesignated (i).
Subsec. (h)(2)(A). Pub. L. 105-220, Sec. 408(a)(2)(E),
substituted "paragraphs (2) and (4)" for "paragraphs (5) and (7)".
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 105-394, Sec. 203(a)(1), redesignated
subsec. (h) as (i). Former subsec. (i) redesignated (j).
Pub. L. 105-220, Sec. 408(a)(2)(F), substituted "fiscal years
1999 through 2003" for "fiscal years 1993 through 1997".
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 105-394, Sec. 203(a)(1), redesignated
subsec. (i) as (j).
1993 - Subsec. (a)(5)(A). Pub. L. 103-73 substituted "level IV of
the Executive Schedule under section 5315" for "level 4 of the
Senior Executive Service Schedule under section 5382".
1992 - Pub. L. 102-569, Sec. 504(a)(2), (3), substituted "the
Access Board" and "The Access Board" for "the Board" and "The
Board", respectively, wherever appearing.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102-569, Sec. 504(a)(1), substituted "the
'Access Board' " for "the 'Board' " in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 102-569, Sec. 504(b)(1)(A),
substituted "Thirteen" for "Twelve" and "at least a majority" for
"six".
Pub. L. 102-569, Sec. 102(p)(30), substituted "individuals with
disabilities" for "individuals with handicaps".
Subsec. (a)(1)(B)(xii). Pub. L. 102-569, Sec. 504(b)(1)(B), added
cl. (xii).
Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 102-569, Sec. 504(b)(2), designated
existing provisions as cl. (i), substituted "4 years, except as
provided in clause (ii)" for "three years" and "at least three" for
"four", and added cl. (ii).
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 102-569, Sec. 504(b)(3), substituted "a
Federal" for "such an" after "member becomes".
Subsec. (a)(5)(A). Pub. L. 102-569, Sec. 504(b)(4), substituted
"the daily equivalent of the rate of pay for level 4 of the Senior
Executive Service Schedule under section 5382" for "the daily rate
prescribed for GS-18 under section 5332".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-569, Sec. 504(c), amended subsec. (b)
generally, substituting present provisions for provisions which
outlined eight specific functions of the Access Board.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-569, Sec. 102(p)(30), substituted
"individuals with disabilities" for "individuals with handicaps"
wherever appearing.
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 102-569, Sec. 504(d)(1), in first
sentence, substituted "The Access Board shall conduct" for "In
carrying out its functions under this chapter, the Access Board
shall, directly or through grants to public or private nonprofit
organizations or contracts with private nonprofit or forprofit
organizations, carry out its functions under subsections (b) and
(c) of this section, and shall conduct" and "to ensure compliance"
for "to insure compliance".
Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 102-569, Sec. 504(d)(2), struck out par.
(3) which read as follows: "The Access Board, in consultation and
coordination with other concerned Federal departments and agencies
and agencies within the Department of Education, shall develop
standards and provide appropriate technical assistance to any
public or private activity, person, or entity affected by
regulations prescribed pursuant to this subchapter with respect to
overcoming architectural, transportation, and communication
barriers. Any funds appropriated to any such department or agency
for the purpose of providing such assistance may be transferred to
the Access Board for the purpose of carrying out this paragraph.
The Access Board may arrange to carry out its responsibilities
under this paragraph through such other departments and agencies
for such periods as the Access Board determines is appropriate. In
carrying out its technical assistance responsibilities under this
paragraph, the Access Board shall establish a procedure to insure
separation of its compliance and technical assistance
responsibilities under this section."
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102-569, Sec. 504(e), added par. (1),
designated existing provisions as par. (2) and substituted
"paragraph" for "subsection", "Chairperson" for "Secretary", and
"the daily equivalent of the rate of pay for level 4 of the Senior
Executive Service Schedule under section 5382" for "the daily pay
rate for a person employed as a GS-18 under section 5332".
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 102-569, Sec. 504(f), designated existing
provisions as par. (1), substituted "paragraphs (8) and (9) of such
subsection" for "clauses (5) and (6) of subsection (b) of this
section", struck out at end "The Access Board shall prepare two
final reports of its activities under subsection (c) of this
section. One such report shall be on its activities in the field of
transportation barriers facing individuals with disabilities, and
the other such report shall be on its activities in the field of
the housing needs of individuals with disabilities. The Access
Board shall, not later than September 30, 1975, submit each such
report, together with its recommendations, to the President and the
Congress. The Access Board shall also prepare for such submission
an interim report of its activities in each such field within 18
months after September 26, 1973. The Access Board shall prepare and
submit two additional reports of its activities under subsection
(c) of this section, one report on its activities in the field of
transportation barriers facing individuals with disabilities and
the other report on its activities in the field of the housing
needs of individuals with disabilities. The two additional reports
required by the previous sentence shall be submitted not later than
February 1, 1988.", and added par. (2).
Pub. L. 102-569, Sec. 102(p)(30), substituted "individuals with
disabilities" for "individuals with handicaps" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (h)(1). Pub. L. 102-569, Sec. 504(g)(1)-(3), redesignated
par. (2) as (1), struck out at end "The Access Board may also make
grants to any designated State unit for the purpose of conducting
studies to provide the cost assessments required by paragraph (1).
Before including in such report the findings of any study conducted
for the Access Board under a grant or contract to provide the
Access Board with such cost assessments, the Access Board shall
take all necessary steps to validate the accuracy of any such
findings.", and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows:
"Within one year following November 6, 1978, the Access Board shall
submit to the President and the Congress a report containing an
assessment of the amounts required to be expended by States and by
political subdivisions thereof to provide individuals with
disabilities with full access to all programs and activities
receiving Federal assistance."
Pub. L. 102-569, Sec. 102(p)(30), substituted "individuals with
disabilities" for "individuals with handicaps" before "with full
access".
Subsec. (h)(2). Pub. L. 102-569, Sec. 504(g)(4), which directed
the addition of par. (2) "at the end" of subsec. (h), was executed
by adding par. (2) before par. (3) to reflect the probable intent
of Congress. Former par. (2) redesignated (1).
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 102-569, Sec. 504(h), substituted "fiscal
years 1993 through 1997." for "fiscal years 1987 through 1992, but
in no event shall the amount appropriated for any one fiscal year
exceed $3,000,000."
1991 - Subsec. (a)(1)(B)(ix). Pub. L. 102-54 substituted
"Department of Veterans Affairs" for "Veterans' Administration".
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 102-52 substituted "1987 through 1992" for
"1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991".
1988 - Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 100-630, Sec. 206(b)(1), amended
par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows:
"The term of office of each appointed member of the Board shall be
three years; except that (i) the members first taking office shall
serve, as designated by the President at the time of appointment,
four for a term of one year, four for a term of two years, and
three for a term of three years, (ii) a member whose term has
expired may continue to serve until a successor has been appointed,
and (iii) a member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the
remainder of the term to which that member's predecessor was
appointed."
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 100-630, Sec. 206(b)(2), substituted "the
member" for "he".
Subsec. (a)(5)(A). Pub. L. 100-630, Sec. 206(b)(3), substituted
"travel time" for "traveltime".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-630, Sec. 206(b)(4)-(7), inserted a
comma after "surface transportation" in cl. (2), and substituted
"Administrator of General Services" for "Administrator of the
General Services Administration" in cl. (4), "results of" for
"results to" in cl. (5), and "individuals with physical handicaps"
for "physically handicapped persons" in cl. (8).
Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 100-630, Sec. 206(b)(8), inserted a
comma after "expanded transportation systems".
Subsec. (d)(2)((B). Pub. L. 100-630, Sec. 206(b)(9), substituted
"that relate to" for "which related to".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 100-630, Sec. 206(b)(10), substituted "daily
pay rate for" for "daily pay rate, for", "section 5332 of title 5"
for "section 5332 of title 45", and "travel time" for "traveltime".
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 100-630, Sec. 206(b)(11), substituted
"transportation barriers facing individuals with handicaps" for
"transportation barriers to individuals with handicaps" and for
"transportation barriers of handicapped individuals" in fourth and
seventh sentences, respectively, and "housing needs of individuals
with handicaps" for "housing needs of handicapped individuals" in
seventh sentence.
1986 - Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 99-506, Secs. 103(d)(2)(C),
601(a)(2), substituted "Twelve" for "Eleven", "six" for "five", and
"individuals with handicaps" for "handicapped individuals".
Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 99-506, Sec. 601(a)(1), substituted
provision that Chairperson and vice-chairperson of Board shall be
elected by majority vote of members of Board to serve for terms of
one year, for provision that President had to appoint first
Chairman of such Board who was to serve for term of not more than
two years, with subsequent Chairmen to be elected by majority vote
of Board for term of one year, and inserted provisions that
positions of Chairperson and vice-chairperson each be held
alternately in succession by Federal official and by member of
general public, and that when either office is held by member of
general public, the other will be held by Federal official.
Subsec. (a)(2)(ii), (iii). Pub. L. 99-506, Sec. 601(a)(3), added
cls. (ii) and (iii), and struck out former cl. (ii) which read as
follows: "any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for
the remainder of the term for which his predecessor was appointed".
Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 99-506, Sec. 601(a)(4), added par. (6).
Subsecs. (b)(2), (c). Pub. L. 99-506, Sec. 103(d)(2)(C),
substituted "individuals with handicaps" for "handicapped
individuals" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (d)(2)(A). Pub. L. 99-506, Sec. 1002(e)(2)(B),
substituted "any final order" for "any, final order".
Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 99-506, Sec. 1002(e)(2)(C), substituted
"Department of Education" for "Department of Health, Education, and
Welfare" and "with respect to overcoming" for "with respect
overcoming to".
Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 99-506, Sec. 1002(e)(2)(D), substituted
"alleged noncompliance and in" for "alleged noncompliance in".
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 99-506, Sec. 601(b), inserted provisions
requiring the Board to submit, not later than Feb. 1, 1988, two
additional reports on its activities under subsec. (c), one report
to deal with its activities relating to transportation barriers to
handicapped individuals, the other to deal with activities relating
to the housing needs of handicapped individuals.
Pub. L. 99-506, Sec. 103(d)(2)(C), substituted "individuals with
handicaps" for "handicapped individuals" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (h)(1). Pub. L. 99-506, Sec. 103(d)(2)(C), substituted
reference to individuals with handicaps for reference to
handicapped individuals.
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 99-506, Sec. 601(c), which directed the
substitution of "of the fiscal years 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and
1991," for "fiscal year ending before October 1, 1986," was
executed by making the substitution for "fiscal year ending before
October 1, 1986.," as the probable intent of Congress. See 1984
Amendment note below.
1984 - Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 98-221 substituted "October 1, 1986."
for "October 1, 1982".
1980 - Subsec. (a)(1)(B)(i). Pub. L. 96-374, Sec. 1321(a)(1),
substituted "Department of Health and Human Services" for
"Department of Health, Education, and Welfare".
Subsec. (a)(1)(B)(xi). Pub. L. 96-374, Sec. 1321(a)(2), added cl.
(xi).
Subsec. (h)(3). Pub. L. 96-374, Sec. 1321(b), added par. (3).
1978 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-602, Sec. 118(a), substituted
provision permitting President to appoint eleven members of Board
from general public of whom five are to be handicapped, adding head
of the Department of Justice as a Board member, authorizing
President to appoint the first chairman, and providing for the term
of office, reappointment, and compensation of Board members for
provision restricting Board membership to head of Department of
Health, Education, and Welfare, Department of Transportation,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Labor,
Department of the Interior, Department of Defense, General Services
Administration, United States Postal Service, and Veterans'
Administration, appointing Secretary of Health, Education, and
Welfare as chairman, and authorizing appointment of a Consumer
Advisory Panel, a majority of members of which were to be
handicapped, to provide guidance, advice, and recommendations to
Board.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 95-602, Sec. 118(b)(1), substituted
provision requiring Board to insure compliance with standards of
Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, including application to United
States Postal Service, and to insure all waivers and modifications
of standards are based on findings of fact and are not inconsistent
with that Act or this section for provision requiring Board to
insure compliance with the standards prescribed by General Services
Administration, Department of Defense, and Department of Housing
and Urban Development pursuant to Architectural Barriers Act of
1968.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 95-602, Sec. 118(b)(2), inserted
"communication," before "and attitudinal" and "telecommunication
devices," before "public buildings".
Subsec. (b)(7), (8). Pub. L. 95-602, Sec. 118(b)(3), added pars.
(7) and (8).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95-602, Sec. 118(c), designated existing
provision as par. (1), substituted "public or private nonprofit
organizations or contracts with private nonprofit or forprofit
organizations" for "or contracts with public or private nonprofit
organizations", "Except as provided in paragraph (3) of subsection
(e) of this section, provisions" for "The provisions", "building or
public conveyance or rolling stock found" for "building found", and
"enforced under this section" for "prescribed pursuant to the Acts
cited in subsection (b) of this section", inserted provision
permitting a complainant or participant in a proceeding under this
subsection to obtain review of a final order pursuant to chapter 7
of title 5, and added pars. (2) and (3).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 95-602, Sec. 118(d), designated existing
provisions as par. (1) and added pars. (2) and (3).
Pub. L. 95-251 substituted "administrative law judges" for
"hearing examiners" wherever appearing. Such substitution was made
in pars. (2) and (3) as the probable intent of Congress in view of
the amendment to subsec. (e) by section 2(a)(8) of Pub. L. 95-251
(although prior in time to the amendment by Pub. L. 95-602)
requiring such substitution wherever appearing in text.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 95-602, Sec. 118(e), added subsec. (h).
Former subsec. (h), which authorized appropriations for carrying
out duties and functions of the Board of $1,000,000 for each of
fiscal years ending June 30, 1974, and June 30, 1975, $1,500,000
for fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and $1,500,000 for each of
fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1977 and Sept. 30, 1978, was struck
out.
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 95-602, Sec. 118(e), added subsec. (i).
1976 - Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 94-230, Sec. 10, authorized
appropriation of $1,500,000 for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1977.
Pub. L. 94-230, Sec. 11(b)(13), authorized appropriation of
$1,500,000 for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1978.
1974 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-516, Sec. 111(n), redesignated
cls. (6), (7), and (8), as cls. (7), (8), and (9), added cl. (6),
and following designated clauses, inserted provisions that
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall be Chairman of
Board, and that Board shall appoint, upon recommendation of
Secretary, a Consumer Advisory Panel, a majority of members of
which shall be handicapped individuals, to provide guidance,
advice, and recommendations to Board in carrying out its functions.
Pub. L. 93-651, Sec. 111(n), amended subsec. (a) in exactly the
same manner as it was amended by Pub. L. 93-516.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 93-516, Sec. 111(o), substituted "this
chapter, the Board shall, directly or through grants to or
contracts with public or private nonprofit organizations, carrying
out its functions under subsections (b) and (c) of this section,
and shall conduct" for "this section, the Board shall conduct", and
inserted provisions that any such order affecting any Federal
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States shall
be final and binding on such department, agency, or
instrumentality, and that an order of compliance may include the
withholding or suspension of Federal funds with respect to any
building found not to be in compliance with standards prescribed
pursuant to the Acts referred to in subsec. (b) of this section.
Pub. L. 93-651, 111(o), amended subsec. (d) in exactly the same
manner as it was amended by Pub. L. 93-516.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 93-516, Sec. 111(p), inserted provisions
relating to appointment of an executive director and other
professional and clerical personnel.
Pub. L. 93-651, Sec. 111(p), amended subsec. (e) in exactly the
same manner as it was amended by Pub. L. 93-516.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 93-516, Sec. 111(q), substituted "not later
than September 30, 1975" for "prior to January 1, 1975".
Pub. L. 93-651, Sec. 111(q), amended subsec. (g) in exactly the
same manner as it was amended by Pub. L. 93-516.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 93-516, Sec. 110, authorized appropriation
of $1,500,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1976.
Pub. L. 93-651, Sec. 110, amended subsec. (h) in exactly the same
manner as it was amended by Pub. L. 93-516.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 96-374 effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section
1393(a) of Pub. L. 96-374, set out as a note under section 1001 of
Title 20, Education.
EXTENSION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS THROUGH FISCAL YEAR
ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1978; EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT
For contingency provisions relating to the extensions of program
authorizations and to the effective date of such extensions, see
section 11(a), (b)(1), and (c) of Pub. L. 94-230, set out as a note
under section 720 of this title.
TERMINATION OF ADVISORY PANELS
Advisory panels established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the
date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a panel
established by the President or an officer of the Federal
Government, such panel is renewed by appropriate action prior to
the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a panel
established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for
by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972,
86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.
(!1) So in original. Probably should be "Access Board".
(!2) So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.