112 STAT. 1206 PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 provide to the Attorney General such information as the Attorney General determines is necessary to conduct the evaluations under subsection (c) and prepare the reports under subsection (d). " (f) ENFORCEMENT.— " (1) GENERAL.— Effective date. "(A) COMPLAINTS. —Effective 2 years after the date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998, any individual with a disability may file a complaint alleging that a Federal department or agency fails to comp^ with subsection (a)(l) in providing electronic and information technology, "(B) APPLICATION.— Th is subsection shall apply only to electronic and information technology that is procured by a Federal department or agency not less than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998. "(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS.— Complaints filed under paragraph (1) shall be filed with the Federal department or agency alleged to be in noncompliance. The Federal department or agency receiving the complaint shall apply the complaint procedures established to implement section 504 for resolving allegations of discrimination in a federally conducted program or activity. "(3) CIVIL ACTIONS.— The remedies, procedures, and rights set forth in sections 505(a)(2) and 505(b) shall be the remedies, procedures, and rights available to any individual with a disability filing a complaint under paragraph (1). "(g) APPLICATION TO OTHER FEDERAL LAWS. —T h is section shall not be construed to limit any right, remedy, or procedure otherwise available under any provision of Federal law (including sections 501 through 505) that provides greater or equal protection for the rights of individuals with disabilities than this section.". (c) PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS.— Section 509 (29 U.S.C. 794e) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 509. PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS. "(a) PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION.— "(1) PURPOSE.— The purpose of this section is to support a system in each State to protect the legal and human rights of individuals with disabilities who— "(A) need services that are beyond the scope of services authorized to be provided by the client assistance program under section 112; and "(B)(i) are ineligible for protection and advocacy programs under part C of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6041 et seq.) because the individuals do not have a developmental disability, as defined in section 102 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 6002); and "(ii) are ineligible for services under the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally 111 Individuals Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 10801 et seq.) because the individuals are not individuals with mental illness, as defined in section 102 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 10802). "(2) CONSTRUCTION. — This section shall not be construed to require the provision of protection and advocacy services that can be provided under the Technology-Related Assistance
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