--- kind: "section" citation: "29 U.S.C. § 3007" title: "29" title_heading: "Labor" number: "3007" heading: "Administrative provisions" release: "119-102" date: "2026-07-12" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/29/3007" units: - "Chapter 31 — Assistive Technology for Individuals with Disabilities" --- # §3007. Administrative provisions - (a) **General administration—** - (1) **In general—** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living of the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Administrator”) shall be responsible for the administration of this chapter. - (2) **Collaboration—** The Administrator shall consult with the Office of Special Education Programs of the Department of Education, the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the Department of Education, the Office of [Disability](/usc/29/3002.md?p=9) Employment Policy of the Department of Labor, and other appropriate Federal entities in the administration of this chapter. - (3) **Administration—** - (A) **In general—** In administering this chapter, the Administrator shall ensure that programs funded under this chapter will address— - (i) the needs of individuals with all types of [disabilities](/usc/29/3002.md?p=9) and across the lifespan; and - (ii) the use of [assistive technology](/usc/29/3002.md?p=3) in all potential environments, including employment, education, and community living. - (B) **Funding limitations—** For each fiscal year, not more than ½ of 1 percent of the total funding appropriated for this chapter shall be used by the Administrator to support the administration of this chapter. - (b) **Review of participating entities—** - (1) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/29/3002.md?p=13) shall assess the extent to which entities that receive grants under this chapter are complying with the applicable requirements of this chapter and achieving measurable goals that are consistent with the requirements of the grant programs under which the entities received the grants. - (2) **Provision of information—** To assist the [Secretary](/usc/29/3002.md?p=13) in carrying out the responsibilities of the [Secretary](/usc/29/3002.md?p=13) under this section, the [Secretary](/usc/29/3002.md?p=13) may require [States](/usc/29/3002.md?p=14-A) to provide relevant information, including the information required under [subsection (d)](#d). - (c) **Corrective action and sanctions—** - (1) **Corrective action—** If the [Secretary](/usc/29/3002.md?p=13) determines that an entity that receives a grant under this chapter fails to substantially comply with the applicable requirements of this chapter, or to make substantial progress toward achieving the measurable goals described in [subsection (b)(1)](#b-1) with respect to the grant program, the [Secretary](/usc/29/3002.md?p=13) shall assist the entity, through technical assistance funded under [section 3005 of this title](/usc/29/3005.md) or other means, within 90 days after such determination, to develop a corrective action plan. - (2) **Sanctions—** If the entity fails to develop and comply with a corrective action plan described in [paragraph (1)](#c-1) during a fiscal year, the entity shall be subject to 1 of the following corrective actions selected by the [Secretary](/usc/29/3002.md?p=13): - (A) Partial or complete termination of funding under the grant program, until the entity develops and complies with such a plan. - (B) Ineligibility to participate in the grant program in the following fiscal year. - (C) Reduction in the amount of funding that may be used for indirect costs under [section 3003 of this title](/usc/29/3003.md) for the following fiscal year. - (D) Required redesignation of the lead agency designated under [section 3003(c)(1) of this title](/usc/29/3003.md?p=c-1) or an entity responsible for administering the grant program. - (3) **Appeals procedures—** The [Secretary](/usc/29/3002.md?p=13) shall establish appeals procedures for entities that are determined to be in noncompliance with the applicable requirements of this chapter, or have not made substantial progress toward achieving the measurable goals described in [subsection (b)(1)](#b-1). - (4) **Secretarial action—** As part of the annual report required under [subsection (d)](#d), the [Secretary](/usc/29/3002.md?p=13) shall describe each such action taken under paragraph [(1)](#c-1) or [(2)](#c-2) and the outcomes of each such action. - (5) **Public notification—** Not later than 30 days after taking an action under paragraph [(1)](#c-1) or [(2)](#c-2), the [Secretary](/usc/29/3002.md?p=13) shall notify the public, by posting on an easily accessible portion of the internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services, notification of each action taken by the [Secretary](/usc/29/3002.md?p=13) under paragraph [(1)](#c-1) or [(2)](#c-2). As a part of such notification, the [Secretary](/usc/29/3002.md?p=13) shall describe each such action taken under paragraph [(1)](#c-1) or [(2)](#c-2) and the outcomes of each such action. - (d) **Annual report to Congress—** - (1) **In general—** Not later than December 31 of each year, the [Secretary](/usc/29/3002.md?p=13) shall prepare and submit to the President, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report on the activities funded under this chapter to improve the access of [assistive technology devices](/usc/29/3002.md?p=4) and [assistive technology services](/usc/29/3002.md?p=5) to individuals with [disabilities](/usc/29/3002.md?p=9). - (2) **Contents—** Each report described in [paragraph (1)](#d-1) shall include— - (A) a compilation and summary of the information provided by the [States](/usc/29/3002.md?p=14-A) in annual progress reports submitted under [section 3003(f) of this title](/usc/29/3003.md?p=f); and - (B) a summary of the [State](/usc/29/3002.md?p=14-A) applications described in [section 3003(d) of this title](/usc/29/3003.md?p=d) and an analysis of the progress of the [States](/usc/29/3002.md?p=14-A) in meeting the measurable goals established in [State](/usc/29/3002.md?p=14-A) applications under [section 3003(d)(3)(C) of this title](/usc/29/3003.md?p=d-3-C). - (e) **Construction—** Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the enforcement authority of the [Secretary](/usc/29/3002.md?p=13), another Federal officer, or a court under any other applicable law. - (f) **Effect on other assistance—** This chapter may not be construed as authorizing a Federal or [State](/usc/29/3002.md?p=14-A) agency to reduce medical or other assistance available, or to alter eligibility for a benefit or service, under any other Federal law. ## Source credit (Pub. L. 105–394, § 8, as added Pub. L. 108–364, § 2, Oct. 25, 2004, 118 Stat. 1736; amended Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LIV, § 5402, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3287.) ## Notes ### Editorial Notes ### Amendments 2022—Pub. L. 117–263 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section authorized appropriations to carry out sections 3003 to 3005 of this title for fiscal years 2005 through 2010. ### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ### Change of Name Committee on Education and Labor of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Education and the Workforce of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023. ### Effective Date of 2022 Amendment Amendment by Pub. L. 117–263 effective on the day that is 6 months after Dec. 23, 2022, see section 5403 of Pub. L. 117–263, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title.