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Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73

§18103 Research and development

Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VI— - MISCELLANEOUS › Chapter CHAPTER 181— - TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESSIBILITY FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED AND SPEECH-IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS › § 18103

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Administrator of General Services must work with the Federal Communications Commission to encourage research by federal, state, and private groups to lower costs and improve telecom devices and systems that help people with hearing or speech impairments. When planning changes to the federal telecommunications system, the Administrator must consider what changes are needed to meet accessibility goals and any new accessible technologies.

Full Legal Text

Title 40, §18103

Public Buildings, Property, and Works — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, shall seek to promote research by federal agencies, state agencies, and private entities to reduce the cost and improve the capabilities of telecommunications devices and systems that provide accessibility to hearing-impaired and speech-impaired individuals.
(b)In planning future alterations to and modifications of the federal telecommunications system, the Administrator shall take into account—
(1)modifications that the Administrator determines are necessary to achieve the objectives of section 18102(a) of this title; and
(2)technological improvements in telecommunications devices and systems that provide accessibility to hearing-impaired and speech-impaired individuals.

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Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1810340:762b.Pub. L. 100–542, § 4, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2722. Subsection (b)(1) is substituted for “results of the analysis required by section 762a(b)(3) of this title” because 40:762a(b)(3), which is omitted as executed and obsolete (see the revision note for section 18102(b) of the revised title), provided for an analysis and report regarding modifications that the Administrator determined were necessary to achieve the objectives of 40:762a(a), which is restated in section 18102(a) of the revised title.

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Citation

40 U.S.C. § 18103

Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73