---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 U.S.C. § 717"
title: "29"
title_heading: "Labor"
number: "717"
heading: "Client assistance information"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/29/717"
units:
  - "Chapter 16 — Vocational Rehabilitation and Other Rehabilitation Services"
---

# §717. Client assistance information


All programs, including [community rehabilitation programs](/usc/29/705.md?p=4), and projects, that provide services to [individuals with disabilities](/usc/29/705.md?p=3-B) under this chapter shall advise such [individuals](/usc/29/705.md?p=22) who are [applicants](/usc/29/705.md?p=22) for or recipients of the services, or the [applicants](/usc/29/705.md?p=22)’ representatives or [individuals](/usc/29/705.md?p=22)’ representatives, of the availability and purposes of the client assistance program under [section 732 of this title](/usc/29/732.md), including information on means of seeking assistance under such program.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 93–112, § 20, formerly § 18, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 403, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1114; renumbered § 20 and amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 402(a)(1), (b)(5)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–412, 2681–413.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 718a of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–220.

A prior section 717, Pub. L. 93–112, § 18, as added Pub. L. 99–506, title I, § 109(a), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1813; amended Pub. L. 100–630, title II, § 201(g), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3304; Pub. L. 102–569, title I, § 108(b), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4363, related to review of applications, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 403, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1093. See section 715 of this title.

A prior section 20 of Pub. L. 93–112 was classified to section 718a of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–220.

### Amendments

1998—Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 402(b)(5)], made technical amendment to section designation and catchline in the original.