Contents
- (a) Establishment; membership; chairperson; vice-chairperson; term of office; termination of membership; reappointment; compensation and travel expenses; bylaws; quorum requirements20 changes
- (b) Functions8 changes
- (c) Additional functions; transportation barriers and housing needs; transportation and housing plans and proposals2 changes
- (d) Electronic and information technology accessibility training10 changes
- (e) Investigations; hearings; orders; administrative procedure applicable; final orders; judicial review; civil action; intervention4 changes
- (f) Appointment of executive director, administrative law judges, and other personnel; provisions applicable to administrative law judges; authority and duties of executive director; finality of orders of compliance3 changes
- (g) Technical, administrative, or other assistance; appointment, compensation, and travel expenses of advisory and technical experts and consultants6 changes
- (h) Omitted9 changes
- (i) Grants and contracts to aid Access Board in carrying out its functions; acceptance of gifts, devises, and bequests of property6 changes
- (j) Authorization of appropriations2 changes
(i)
(1)The Access Board may make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or private organizations to carry out its duties under subsections (b) and (c).
(2)
(A)The Access Board may accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, devises, and bequests of property, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding and facilitating the functions of the Access Board under paragraphs (2) and (4) of subsection (b). Gifts and bequests of money and proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts, devises, or bequests shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be disbursed upon the order of the Chairperson.2 Property accepted pursuant to this section, and the proceeds thereof, shall be used as nearly as possible in accordance with the terms of the gifts, devises, or bequests. For purposes of Federal income, estate, or gift taxes, property accepted under this section shall be considered as a gift, devise, or bequest to the United States.
(B)The Access Board shall publish regulations setting forth the criteria the Board will use in determining whether the acceptance of gifts, devises, and bequests of property, both real and personal, would reflect unfavorably upon the ability of the Board or any employee to carry out the responsibilities or official duties of the Board in a fair and objective manner, or would compromise the integrity of or the appearance of the integrity of a Government program or any official involved in that program.
(3)Omitted.
United States Government work; public domain under 17 U.S.C. § 105.