§ 780a. Independent status of National Council on the Handicapped

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(1)Council as independent agency within Federal Government Effective on February 22, 1984, the National Council on the Handicapped shall be an independent agency within the Federal Government and shall not be an agency within the Department of Education or any other department or agency of the United States.

(2)Transfer of functions to Council Chairman There are transferred to the Chairman of the National Council on the Handicapped all functions relating to the Council which were vested in the Secretary of Education on the day before February 22, 1984. The Chairman of the National Council on the Handicapped shall continue to exercise all the functions under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.] or any other law or authority which the Chairman was performing before February 22, 1984.

(3)Changes in statutory and other references References in any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, regulation, or other official document or proceeding to the Department of Education or the Secretary of Education with respect to functions or activities relating to the National Council on the Handicapped shall be deemed to refer to the National Council on the Handicapped or the Chairman of the National Council on the Handicapped, respectively.

(Pub. L. 98–221, title I, § 141(b), Feb. 22, 1984, 98 Stat. 26.)

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Public Law 98–221
To revise and extend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to provide for the operation of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, to extend the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, and for other purposes

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Pub. L. 98–221, title I, § 141(b)
98 Stat. 26
Pub. L. 93–112
87 Stat. 355
Pub. L. 100–630, title II, § 205(b)
102 Stat. 3310

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§ 780a

Independent status of National Council on the Handicapped

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U.S.C.§ 701

U.S.C.§ 780

Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–221, title I, § 141(b)

Stat.98 Stat. 26

Pub. L.Pub. L. 93–112

Stat.87 Stat. 355

Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–630, title II, § 205(b)

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