Title 29 — LaborRelease 119-73
§1908 Registry
Title 29 › Chapter CHAPTER 21— - HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTHS AND ADULTS WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND › § 1908
Summary
The Center may keep registries of people who are deaf-blind in each regional field office of its network to help provide services. No one can be forced to give information for these registries. The Center and its network cannot share registry data outside the Center unless the person gives specific written permission. Section 552a of title 5 (commonly known as the Privacy Act of 1974) applies to personally identifiable information. If asked, the Center must remove a person’s information.
Full Legal Text
Title 29, §1908
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(a)To assist the Center in providing services to individuals who are deaf-blind, the Center may establish and maintain registries of such individuals in each of the regional field offices of the network of the Center.
(b)No individual who is deaf-blind may be required to provide information to the Center for any purpose with respect to a registry established under subsection (a).
(c)The Center (including the network of the Center) may not disclose information contained in a registry established under subsection (a) to any individual or organization that is not affiliated with the Center, unless the individual to whom the information relates provides specific written authorization for the Center to disclose the information.
(d)The requirements of section 552a of title 5 (commonly known as the “Privacy Act of 1974”) shall apply to personally identifiable information contained in the registries established by the Center under subsection (a), in the same manner and to the same extent as such requirements apply to a record of an agency.
(e)On the request of an individual, the Center shall remove all information relating to the individual from any registry established under subsection (a).
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Citation
29 U.S.C. § 1908
Title 29 — Labor
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73