Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§15005 Reports of the Secretary

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 144— - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ASSISTANCE AND BILL OF RIGHTS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES › Part Part A— - General Provisions › § 15005

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

At least once every 2 years, the Secretary must prepare and send a report to the President, Congress, and the National Council on Disability using information filed under parts B, C, D, and E. The report must explain the goals and results of the programs those parts fund. The report must give real examples showing how the funded councils, protection and advocacy systems, centers, and similar groups worked together; how they helped people with developmental disabilities and their families take part in planning and get community services that support independence and inclusion; how they led advocacy, capacity building, and system or policy changes (including help for underserved groups and minorities) and actions that also helped people with other kinds of disabilities. It must also say how well the programs protected people from abuse, neglect, sexual or financial exploitation, and legal or human-rights violations, report deaths and serious injuries, and summarize any program noncompliance and fixes taken.

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Title 42, §15005

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At least once every 2 years, the Secretary, using information submitted in the reports and information required under parts B, C, D, and E, shall prepare and submit to the President, Congress, and the National Council on Disability, a report that describes the goals and outcomes of programs supported under parts B, C, D, and E. In preparing the report, the Secretary shall provide—

(1)meaningful examples of how the councils, protection and advocacy systems, centers, and entities funded under parts B, C, D, and E, respectively—

(A)have undertaken coordinated activities with each other;

(B)have enhanced the ability of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families to participate in the design of and have access to needed community services, individualized supports, and other forms of assistance that promote self-determination, independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion in all facets of community life;

(C)have brought about advocacy, capacity building, and systemic change activities (including policy reform), and other actions on behalf of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, including individuals who are traditionally unserved or underserved, particularly individuals who are members of ethnic and racial minority groups and individuals from underserved geographic areas; and

(D)have brought about advocacy, capacity building, and systemic change activities that affect individuals with disabilities other than individuals with developmental disabilities;

(2)information on the extent to which programs authorized under this subchapter have addressed—

(A)protecting individuals with developmental disabilities from abuse, neglect, sexual and financial exploitation, and violations of legal and human rights, so that those individuals are at no greater risk of harm than other persons in the general population; and

(B)reports of deaths of and serious injuries to individuals with developmental disabilities; and

(3)a summary of any incidents of noncompliance of the programs authorized under this subchapter with the provisions of this subchapter, and corrections made or actions taken to obtain compliance.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 15005

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73