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 PUBLIC LAW 96-523—DEC. 12, 1980

94 STAT. 3039

Public Law 96-528 96th Congress An Act To amend section 3102 of title 5, United States Code, and section 7 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to permit the employment of personal assistants for handicapped Federal employees both at their regular duty station and while on travel status.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 3102 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: employees, including blind and deaf employees "(a) For the purpose of this section— "(1) 'agency' means— "(A) an Executive agency; and "(B) the Library of Congress; "(2) 'handicapped employee' means an individual employed by an agency who is blind or deaf or who otherwise qualifies as a handicapped individual within the meaning of section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794); and "(3) 'nonprofit organization' means an organization determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be an organization described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)) which is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. "Ok))(l) The head of each agency may employ one or more personal assistants who the head of the agency determines are necessary to enable a handicapped employee of that agency to perform the employee's official duties and who shall serve without pay from the agency, without regard to— "(A) the provisions of this title governing appointment in the competitive service; "(B) chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of this title; and "(C) section 3679(b) of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 665(b)). Such employment may include the employing of a reading assistant or assistants for a blind employee or an interpreting assistant or assistants for a deaf employee. "(2) A personal assistant, including a reading or interpreting assistant, employed under this subsection may receive pay for services performed by the assistant from the handicapped employee or a nonprofit organization, without regard to section 209 of title 18. "(c) The head of each agency may also employ or assign one or more personal assistants who the head of the agency determines are necessary to enable a handicapped employee of that agency to perform the employee's official duties. Such employment may include the employing of a reading assistant or assistants for a blind employee or an interpreting assistant or assistants for a deaf employee.
 * §3102. Employment of personal assistants for handicapped

Dec. 12, 1980 [H.R. 7466]

Handicapped Federal employees. Personal assistants, employment. Definitions.

29 USC 791.

5 USC 5101 et seq, 5331.

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