Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§4154 Standards for Design, Construction, and Alteration of Buildings; Secretary of Defense
Title 42 › CHAPTER 51 — DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS TO ACCOMMODATE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED › § 4154
Summary
The Secretary of Defense, with the Health and Human Services Secretary, must set rules so Defense Department buildings are accessible to people with physical disabilities.
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Title 42, §4154
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The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall prescribe standards for the design, construction, and alteration of buildings, structures, and facilities of the Department of Defense subject to this chapter to insure whenever possible that physically handicapped persons will have ready access to, and use of, such buildings.
Legislative History
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Amendments
1976—Pub. L. 94–541 substituted “shall prescribe” and “to insure whenever possible” for “is authorized to prescribe such” and “as may be necessary to insure”, respectively.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
“Secretary of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
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42 U.S.C. § 4154
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102