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29 U.S.C. § 796a

Title 29 Chapter 16 Current through PL 119-73 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 796a. Definitions

As used in this part:

  • (1) The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living of the Department of Health and Human Services.
  • (2) The term “center for independent living” means a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, nonresidential private nonprofit agency for individuals with significant disabilities (regardless of age or income) that—
    • (A) is designed and operated within a local community by individuals with disabilities; and
    • (B) provides an array of independent living services, including, at a minimum, independent living core services as defined in section 705(17) of this title .
  • (3) The term “consumer control” means, with respect to a center for independent living, that the center vests power and authority in individuals with disabilities, in terms of the management, staffing, decisionmaking, operation, and provisions of services, of the center.

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