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§12205a Rule of Construction Regarding Regulatory Authority

Title 42 › CHAPTER 126 — EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › SUBCHAPTER IV — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 12205a

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Gives EEOC, the Attorney General, and the Transportation Secretary power to make rules about the disability definitions in 12102 and 12103 under 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

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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

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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.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 12205a

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102