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Timestamp: 2020-02-21 16:06:13
Document Index: 106877151

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 4151', '§ 4152', '§ 4153', '§ 4154', '§ 4154', '§ 4155', '§ 4156', '§ 4157']

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§ 4151. “Building” defined
As used in this chapter, the term “building” means any building or facility (other than (A) a privately owned residential structure not leased by the Government for subsidized housing programs and (B) any building or facility on a military installation designed and constructed primarily for use by able bodied military personnel) the intended 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–
§ 4152. Standards for design, construction, and alteration of buildings; Administrator of General Services
§ 4153. Standards for design, construction, and alteration of buildings; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
§ 4154. Standards for design, construction, and alteration of buildings; Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall prescribe standards for the design,construction, and alteration of buildings, structures, and facilities of the Department of Defense subject to this chapter to insure whenever possible that physically handicapped persons will have ready access to, and use of, such buildings.
§ 4154a. Standards for design, construction, and alteration of buildings; United States Postal Service
§ 4155. Effective date of standards
§ 4156. Waiver and modification of standards
The Administrator of General Services, with respect to standards issued under section 4152 of this title, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, with respect to standards issued under section 4153 of this title, and the Secretary of Defense with respect to standards issued under section 4154 of this title, and the United States Postal Service with respect to standards issued under section 4154a of this title —
(1) is authorized 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 a determination by the Administrator or Secretary, as the case may be, that such modification or waiver is clearly necessary, and
§ 4157. Reports to Congress and Congressional committees
1A 1976 amendment deleted the following words from the end of paragraph (2): “after construction or alteration in accordance with plans and specifications of the United States.” That amendment applied to “every lease entered into on or after January 1, 1977,including any renewal of a lease entered into before such a date which renewal is on or after such date.” (Pub. L. 94-541)
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