Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§4154a Standards for Design, Construction, and Alteration of Buildings; United States Postal Service
Title 42 › CHAPTER 51 — DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS TO ACCOMMODATE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED › § 4154a
Summary
Postal Service, with HHS, must set building design and change rules so people with disabilities can access and use its buildings.
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Title 42, §4154a
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The United States Postal Service, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall prescribe such standards for the design, construction, and alteration of its buildings to insure whenever possible that physically handicapped persons will have ready access to, and use of, such buildings.
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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. § 4154a
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102