Public Law 90:480;  82 Stat. 718 
      [S. 222]
Public Buildings-Handicapped Persons

An Act to insure that certain buildings financed with Federal funds are so
designed and constructed as to be accessible to the physically handicapped

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That:

As used in this Act, the term "building" means any building or facility (other 
than (A) a privately owned residential structure and (B) any building or
facility on a military installation designed and constructed primarily for use
by able bodied military personnel) is intended for use for which either will
require that such building or facility be accessible to the public, or may
result in the employment or residence therein of physically handicapped persons
which building or facility is-
	(1) To be constructed or altered on or behalf of the United States;
	(2) be leased in whole or in part by the United States after the date
of enactment of this Act after construction or alteration in accordance with
plans and specifications of the United States; or
	(3) to be financed in whole or in part by a grant or a loan made by 
the United States after the date of enactment of this Act if such building or
facility is subject to standards for design, construction or alteration issued
under authority of the law authorizing such grant or loan .

Section 2. The Administrator of General Services in consultation with the 
Secratary of Health, Education, and Welfare, is authorized to perscribe such
standards for design, construction, or alteration of buildings (other than 
residential structures subject to this Act and buildings, structures and
facilities of the Department fo Defense subject to this Act) as may be
necessary to insure that physically handicapped persons will have ready access
to and use of, such buildings.

Section 3. The Secratary of Housing and Urban Development, in consultation with
the Secratary of Health, Education, and Welfare is authorized to perscribe such
such standards for the design, construction, and alteration of buildings which
are residential structures subject to this Act as may be necessary to insure
that physically handicapped persons will have ready access to, and use of such 
buildings.

Section 4. The Secratary of Defense, in consultation with the Secratary of
Health, Education and Welfare, is authroized to perscribe such standards, for
the design, construction, and alterations of buildings, structures and
facilities of the Department of Defense subject to this Act as may be necessary
to insure that physically handicapped persons will ahve ready access to, and 
use of, such buildings.

Section 5. Every building designed, constructed, or altered after the effective
date of a standard issued under this Act which is applicable to such building,
shall be designed, constructed, or altered in accordance with such standard. 

Section 6. The Administrator of General Services with respect to standards
issued under section 2 of this Act, and the Secratary of Housing and Urban
Developement, with respect to standards issued under section 3 of this Act, and
the Secratary of Defense with respect to standards issued under section 4 of
this Act is authorized-

	(1) to modify or waive any such standard, on a case-by-case basis, upon
application made by the head of the department, agency or instrumentality of 
the United States concerned, and upon determination by the Administrator or
Secratary, as the as may be, that such modification or waiver is clearly 
necessary, and

	(2) to conduct surveys and investigations as he deems necessary to
insure compliance with such standards.

Approved August 12, 1968
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