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29 U.S.C. 794e: Protection and advocacy of individual rights

Created in 1992 by Public Law 93-112. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 29 U.S.C. 716, 29 U.S.C. 718, 29 U.S.C. 732, 29 U.S.C. 3002, 42 U.S.C. 14404.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2014

    • Pub. L. 113–128, §457(1), inserted "a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement for" before "training". (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 113–128, §457(2), substituted "general authorities, including the authority to access records" for "general authorities, including access to records" and inserted "of title I" after "subtitle C". (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 113–128, §457(3), substituted "$17,650,000 for fiscal year 2015, $19,013,000 for fiscal year 2016, $19,408,000 for fiscal year 2017, $19,838,000 for fiscal year 2018, $20,305,000 for fiscal year 2019, and $20,735,000 for fiscal year 2020." for "such sums as may be necessary for… (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) Law text · (l)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–402, §401(b)(3)(C), substituted "subtitle C of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000" for "part C of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6041 et seq.)". (Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000) Law text · (a), (f)
    • Pub. L. 106–402, §401(b)(3)(D), substituted "Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000" for "Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6000 et seq.)". (Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 106–402, §401(b)(3)(C), substituted "subtitle C of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000" for "part C of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6041 et seq.)". (Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000) Law text · (m)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–220 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text consisted of subsecs. (a) to (n) relating to protection and advocacy of individual rights. Law text
    • Pub. L. 105–394 substituted "the Assistive Technology Act of 1998" for "the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.)". Law text · (a)

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–12 added par. (8). (Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997) Law text · (f)

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–73, §112(c)(1), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: "are ineligible for client assistance programs under section 732 of this title; and". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–73, §112(c)(2), added subsec. (b) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Text read as follows: · (b)
    • Pub. L. 103–73, §112(c)(3)(A)(i), substituted "paragraph (3)(B)" for "this subsection". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 103–73, §112(c)(3)(A)(ii), substituted "allotted under paragraph (3)(A)" for "allotted". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 103–73, §112(c)(3)(B), added par. (5) and struck out heading and text of former par. (5). Text read as follows: · (c)
    • Pub. L. 103–73, §112(c)(4), added subsec. (d) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (d). Text read as follows: "Amounts necessary to provide allotments to systems within States in accordance with subsection (c)(3)(B) as increased under subsection (c)(5), or to provide allot… · (d)
    • Pub. L. 103–73, §112(c)(6), which directed the amendment of this section "in subsection (i), to read as follows:", was executed by adding subsec. (i). Former subsec. (i) redesignated (n). · (i)
    • Pub. L. 103–73, §112(c)(7), added subsec. (j) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (j). Text read as follows: "An eligible system may not use more than 5 percent of any allotment under subsection (c) for the cost of administration of the system required by this section." · (j)
    • Pub. L. 103–73, §112(c)(5), redesignated subsec. (i) as (n). · (n)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.