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[CITE: 42USC4156]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
 CHAPTER 51--DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS TO ACCOMMODATE 
                         PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
 
Sec. 4156. Waiver and modification of standards

    The Administrator of General Services, with respect to standards 
issued under section 4152 of this title, and the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development, with respect to standards issued under section 
4153 of this title, and the Secretary of Defense with respect to 
standards issued under section 4154 of this title, and the United States 
Postal Service with respect to standards issued under section 4154a of 
this title--
        (1) is authorized to modify or waive any such standard, on a 
    case-by-case basis, upon application made by the head of the 
    department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
    concerned, and upon a determination by the Administrator or 
    Secretary, as the case may be, that such modification or waiver is 
    clearly necessary, and
        (2) shall establish a system of continuing surveys and 
    investigations to insure compliance with such standards.

(Pub. L. 90-480, Sec. 6, Aug. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 719; Pub. L. 94-541, 
title II, Sec. 201(6), Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2508.)


                               Amendments

    1976--Pub. L. 94-541, in introductory text, inserted reference to 
the United States Postal Service with respect to standards issued under 
section 4154a of this title and struck out ``is authorized'' at end; in 
par. (1), inserted introductory words ``is authorized''; and in par. 
(2), substituted ``shall establish a system of continuing surveys and 
investigations'' for ``to conduct such surveys and investigations as he 
deems necessary''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 3 section 421.
