Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§12205a Rule of construction regarding regulatory authority
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 126— - EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 12205a
Summary
EEOC, the Attorney General, and the Transportation Secretary may issue rules that define disability (including how to interpret those definitions) under sections 12102 and 12103, and those rules must follow the ADA Amendments Act of 2008.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §12205a
The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The authority to issue regulations granted to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Transportation under this chapter includes the authority to issue regulations implementing the definitions of disability in section 12102 of this title (including rules of construction) and the definitions in section 12103 of this title, consistent with the ADA Amendments Act of 2008.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 101–336, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 327, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 12101 of this title and Tables. The ADA
Amendments
Act of 2008, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 110–325, Sept. 25, 2008, 122 Stat. 3553, which enacted this section and section 12103 of this title, amended section 12101, 12102, 12111 to 12114, 12201, and 12206 to 12213 of this title and section 705 and former section 706 of Title 29, Labor, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 12101 of this title and section 705 of Title 29. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
of 2008 Amendment note under section 12101 of this title and Tables.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 506 of Pub. L. 101–336 was renumbered section 507 and is classified to section 12206 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 1, 2009, see section 8 of Pub. L. 110–325, set out as an
Effective Date
of 2008 Amendment note under section 705 of Title 29, Labor.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
42 U.S.C. § 12205a
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73