---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 397.3"
title: "34"
number: "397.3"
heading: "What rules of construction apply to this part?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/397.3"
---

# §397.3. What rules of construction apply to this part?


Nothing in this part will be construed to—

- (a) Change the purpose of the Rehabilitation Act, which is to empower individuals with disabilities to maximize opportunities for achieving competitive integrated employment;
- (b) Promote subminimum wage employment as a vocational rehabilitation strategy or employment outcome, as defined in [34 CFR 361.5(c)(15)](/cfr/34/361.5.md?p=c-15); or
- (c) Be inconsistent with the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended before or after July 22, 2014.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Section 511 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 794g, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 55785, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted.