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 100 STAT. 1830

29 USC 792.

29 USC 794c.

PUBLIC LAW 99-506—OCT. 21, 1986

(B) by striking out "five" and inserting in lieu thereof "six"; (3) in paragraph (2) by striking out "and (ii)" and all that follows through the end of such paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof "(ii) a member whose term has expired may continue to serve until a successor has been appointed, and (iii) a member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term to which that member's predecessor was appointed."; and (4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following paragraph: "(6)(A) The Board shall establish such bylaws and other rules as may be appropriate to enable the Board to carry out its functions under this Act. "(B) The bylaws shall include quorum requirements. The quorum requirements shall provide that (i) a proxy may not be counted for purposes of establishing a quorum, and (ii) not less than half the members required for a quorum shall be members of the general public appointed under paragraph (1)(A).". (b) SPECIAL REPORTS.—Section 502(g) of the Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "The Board shall prepare and submit two additional reports of its activities under subsection (c) of this section, one report on its activities in the field of transportation barriers of handicapped individuals and the other report on its activities in the field of the housing needs of handicapped individuals. The two additional reports required by the previous sentence shall be submitted not later than February 1, 1988.". (c) AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 502(i) of the Act is amended by striking out "fiscal year ending before October 1, 1986," and inserting in lieu thereof "of the fiscal years 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991,". SEC. 602. INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL.

The first sentence of section 507 of the Act is amended by inserting "the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs," after "Labor,". SEC. 603. ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ACCESSIBILITY. (a) ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ACCESSIBILITY.—Title V of the Act

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amended by inserting after section 507 the following new section: "ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ACCESSIBILITY

29 USC 794d.

"SEC. 508. (a)(1) The Secretary, through the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research and the Administrator of the General Services, in consultation with the electronics industry, shall develop and establish guidelines for electronic equipment accessibility designed to insure that handicapped individuals may use electronic office equipment with or without special peripherals. "(2) The guidelines established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be applicable with respect to electronic equipment, whether purchased or leased. "(3) The initial guidelines shall be established not later than October 1, 1987, and shall be periodically revised as technologies advance or change. "(b) Beginning after September 30, 1988, the Administrator of General Services shall adopt guidelines for electronic equipment accessibility established under subsection (a) for Federal procure-

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