Executive Order 13164



By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), as amended, and in order to promote a model Federal workplace that provides reasonable accommodation for (1) individuals with disabilities in the application process for Federal employment; (2)  Federal employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of a position; and (3)  Federal employees with disabilities to enjoy benefits and privileges of employment equal to those enjoyed by employees without disabilities, it is hereby ordered as follows:

. Establishment of Effective Written Procedures to Facilitate the Provision of Reasonable Accommodation.

. Submission of Agency Reasonable Accommodation Procedures to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
 * Within 1 year from the date of this order, each agency shall submit its procedures to the EEOC. Each agency shall also submit to the EEOC any modifications to its reasonable accommodation procedures at the time that those modifications are adopted.

. Collective Bargaining Obligations.
 * In adopting their reasonable accommodation procedures, agencies must honor their obligations to notify their collective bargaining representatives and bargain over such procedures to the extent required by law.

. Implementation.
 * The EEOC shall issue guidance for the implementation of this order within 90 days from the date of this order.

. Construction and Judicial Review.

, July 26, 2000. [FR Doc. 00–19323 Filed 7–27–00; 8:45 am] Billing Code 3195–01–P