PUBLIC LAW 98-527—OCT. 19, 1984
98 STAT. 2669
tary in the reports required under subsections (a) and (b) of this section. "RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY
"SEC. 108. (a) The Secretary, not later than one hundred eighty days after the date of enactment of any Act amending the provisions of this title, shall promulgate such regulations as may be required for the implementation of such amendments. "(b) Within ninety days after the date of enactment of the Developmental Disabilities Act of 1984, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education shall establish an interagency committee composed of representatives of the Administration for Developmental Disabilities of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services of the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, and such other Federal departments and agencies as the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education consider appropriate. Such interagency committee shall meet regularly to coordinate and plan activities conducted by Federal departments and agencies for persons with developmental disabilities.
Regulations. 42 USC 6007.
Interagency committee, establishment.
"EMPLOYMENT OF HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS
"SEC. 109. As a condition of providing assistance under this title, 42 USC 6008. the Secretary shall require that each recipient of such assistance take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified handicapped individuals on the same terms and conditions required with respect to the employment of such individuals by the provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which govern employ- 29 USC 70i note. ment (1) by State rehabilitation agencies and rehabilitation facilities, and (2) under Federal contracts and subcontracts. "RIGHTS OF THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED
"SEC. 110. Congress makes the following findings respecting the 42 USC 6009. rights of persons with developmental disabilities: "(1) Persons with developmental disabilities have a right to appropriate treatment, services, and habilitation for such disabilities. "(2) The treatment, services, and habilitation for a person with developmental disabilities should be designed to maximize the developmental potential of the person and should be provided in the setting that is least restrictive of the person's personal liberty. "(3) The Federal Government and the States both have an obligation to assure that public funds are not provided to any institutional or other residential program for persons with developmental disabilities that— "(A) does not provide treatment, services, and habilitation which is appropriate to the needs of such persons; or "(B) does not meet the following minimum standards: "(i) Provision of a nourishing, well-balanced daily diet to the persons with developmental disabilities being served by the program. "(ii) Provision to such persons of appropriate and sufficient medical and dental services.
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