Pub. L. 94-541, tit. II, sec. 201

Sec. 201. The Act entitled “An Act to insure that certain buildings financed with Federal funds are so designed and constructed as to be accessible to the physically handicapped”, approved August 12, 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151–4156). is amended as follows: (1) The first section is amended by inserting after “structure” the following: “not leased by the Government for subsidized housing programs”; and by striking out in paragraph (2) the following: “after construction or alteration in accordance with plans and specifications of the United States”. (2) Section 2 is amended— (A) by striking out “is authorized to prescribe such” and inserting in lieu thereof “shall prescribe”; (B) by striking out “as may be necessary to insure” and inserting in lieu thereof “to insure whenever possible”; and (C) by inserting immediately after “Department of Defense” the following: “and of the United States Postal Service”. (3) Sections is amended— (A) by striking out “is authorized to prescribe such” and inserting in lien thereof “shall prescribe”; and (B) by striking out “as may be necessary to insure” and inserting in lieu thereof “to insure whenever possible”. (4) Section 4 is amended— (A) by striking out “is authorized to prescribe such” and inserting in lieu thereof “shall prescribe”; and (B) by striking out “as may be necessary to insure” and inserting in lieu thereof “to insure whenever possible”. 90 STAT. 2508 (5) Immediately after section 4 insert the following new section: “Sec. 4a. The United States Postal Service, in consultation with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, shall prescribe such standards for the design, construction, and alteration of its buildings to insure whenever possible that physically handicapped persons will have ready access to, and use of, such buildings.”. (6) Section 6 is amended— (A) by inserting immediately after “section 4 of this Act,” the following: “and the United States Postal Service with respect to standards issued under section 4a of this Act”; (B) by striking out “is authorized”; (C) by inserting immediately after “(1)” the following: “is authorized”; and (D) by striking out all that follows “(2)” and inserting in lieu thereof “shall establish a system of continuing surveys and investigations to insure compliance with such standards.”. (7) By adding at the end thereof the following new section: “Sec. 7. (a) The Administrator of General Services shall report to Congress during the first week of January of each year on his activities and those of other departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Federal Government under this Act during the preceding fiscal year including, but not limited to, standards issued, revised, amended, or repealed under this Act. and all ease-by-case modifications, and waivers of such standards during such year. “(b) The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board established by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Public Law 93–112) shall report to the Public Works and Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives and the Public Works Committee of the Senate during the first week of January of each year on its activities and actions to insure compliance with the standards prescribed under this Act.”.