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U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 4153. Standards for Design, Construction, and Alteration of Buildings; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall prescribe standards for the design, construction, and alteration of buildings which are residential structures subject to this chapter to insure whenever possible that physically handicapped persons will have ready access to, and use of, such buildings.
(Pub. L. 90–480, § 3, Aug. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 719; Pub. L. 94–541, title II, § 201(3), Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2507; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)
1976—Pub. L. 94–541 substituted "shall prescribe" and "to insure whenever possible" for "is authorized to prescribe such" and "as may be necessary to insure", respectively.
Change of Name
"Secretary of Health and Human Services" substituted in text for "Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare" pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 4156 of this title; title 3 section 421.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 4153. Standards for Design, Construction, and Alteration of Buildings; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development," U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare in U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GLU7PCGSSPGS4YB.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 4153. Standards for Design, Construction, and Alteration of Buildings; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development." U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare, in U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GLU7PCGSSPGS4YB.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 4153. Standards for Design, Construction, and Alteration of Buildings; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development' in U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GLU7PCGSSPGS4YB.
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