Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 12101 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 12101 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 101-336, Sec. 2, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 328.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original
"this Act", meaning Pub. L. 101-336, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 327,
which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set
out below and Tables.
SHORT TITLE
Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 101-336 provided that: "This Act
[enacting this chapter and section 225 of Title 47, Telegraphs,
Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs, amending section 706 of Title 29,
Labor, and sections 152, 221, and 611 of Title 47, and enacting
provisions set out as notes under sections 12111, 12131, 12141,
12161, and 12181 of this title] may be cited as the 'Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990'."
STUDY BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE OF EXISTING DISABILITY-RELATED
EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVES
Pub. L. 106-170, title III, Sec. 303(a), Dec. 17, 1999, 113 Stat.
1903, provided that, as soon as practicable after Dec. 17, 1999,
the Comptroller General was to undertake a study to assess existing
tax credits and other disability-related employment incentives
under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101
et seq.) and other Federal laws, specifically addressing the extent
to which such credits and other incentives would encourage
employers to hire and retain individuals with disabilities; and
that, not later than 3 years after Dec. 17, 1999, the Comptroller
General was to transmit to the appropriate congressional committees
a written report presenting the results of the study and any
appropriate recommendations for legislative or administrative
changes.