29 USC § 796a - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t29/s796a"
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title: "29 USC § 796a - Definitions"
title_number: 29
title_name: "LABOR"
section_number: "796a"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 16
chapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Individuals With Significant Disabilities"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–112, title VII, § 702, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 410, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1218; amended Pub. L. 113–128, title IV, § 473, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1685.)"
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# § 796a. Definitions

As used in this part:

**(1)** **Administrator** The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living of the Department of Health and Human Services.

**(2)** **Center for independent living** The term “center for independent living” means a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, nonresidential private nonprofit agency for individuals with significant disabilities (regardless of age or income) that—

**(A)** is designed and operated within a local community by individuals with disabilities; and

**(B)** provides an array of independent living services, including, at a minimum, independent living core services as defined in section 705(17) of this title.

**(3)** **Consumer control** The term “consumer control” means, with respect to a center for independent living, that the center vests power and authority in individuals with disabilities, in terms of the management, staffing, decisionmaking, operation, and provisions of services, of the center.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–112, title VII, § 702, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 410, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1218; amended Pub. L. 113–128, title IV, § 473, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1685.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 796a, , as added , , , defined terms “center for independent living” and “consumer control”, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

Another prior section 796a, , as added , , ; amended , (C), title VIII, § 801, title X, §§ 1001(g)(1), 1002(h), , , 1837, 1843, 1844; , , , provided eligibility requirements and definition of “comprehensive services for independent living”, prior to repeal by .

### Amendments

2014—Par. (1). , added par. (1). Former par. (1) redesignated (2).

, inserted “for individuals with significant disabilities (regardless of age or income)” before “that—” in introductory provisions.

Par. (1)(B). , inserted “, including, at a minimum, independent living core services as defined in ” before period at end.

Par. (2). , redesignated par. (1) as (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (3).

, inserted “, in terms of the management, staffing, decisionmaking, operation, and provisions of services, of the center” before period at end.

Par. (3). , redesignated par. (2) as (3).