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§18103 Research and Development
Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VI— MISCELLANEOUS › Chapter 181— TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESSIBILITY FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED AND SPEECH-IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS › § 18103
Summary
GSA’s Administrator, with the FCC, must promote research to cut costs and improve telecom technology for people with hearing or speech impairments. In planning federal telecom changes, the Administrator must consider objectives in section 18102(a) and new accessibility technologies.
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Title 40, §18103
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(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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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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40 U.S.C. § 18103
Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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