Title 29, LaborRelease 119-102
§796f–5 “eligible Agency” Defined
Title 29 › CHAPTER 16 — VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND OTHER REHABILITATION SERVICES › SUBCHAPTER VII — INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING › Part A — Individuals With Significant Disabilities › subpart 3 — centers for independent living › § 796f–5
Summary
Defines "eligible agency" as a private, nonprofit, community-based organization that is run by the people it serves, does not provide housing, and helps people with many different disabilities.
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Title 29, §796f–5
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As used in this subpart, the term “eligible agency” means a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, nonresidential private nonprofit agency.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 796f–5, Pub. L. 93–112, title VII, § 726, as added Pub. L. 102–569, title VII, § 701(2), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4464, defined “eligible agency”, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 105–220.
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29 U.S.C. § 796f–5
Title 29, Labor
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102