42 USC § 12117 - Enforcement

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title: "42 USC § 12117 - Enforcement"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "12117"
section_name: "Enforcement"
chapter_number: 126
chapter_name: "EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "EMPLOYMENT"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–336, title I, § 107, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 336.)"
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# § 12117. Enforcement

**(a)** **Powers, remedies, and procedures** section 12116 of this title

The powers, remedies, and procedures set forth in sections 2000e–4, 2000e–5, 2000e–6, 2000e–8, and 2000e–9 of this title shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this subchapter provides to the Commission, to the Attorney General, or to any person alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in violation of any provision of this chapter, or regulations promulgated under , concerning employment.

**(b)** **Coordination** 29 U.S.C. 701January 16, 1981January 23, 1981July 26, 1990

The agencies with enforcement authority for actions which allege employment discrimination under this subchapter and under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [ et seq.] shall develop procedures to ensure that administrative complaints filed under this subchapter and under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are dealt with in a manner that avoids duplication of effort and prevents imposition of inconsistent or conflicting standards for the same requirements under this subchapter and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The Commission, the Attorney General, and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs shall establish such coordinating mechanisms (similar to provisions contained in the joint regulations promulgated by the Commission and the Attorney General at part 42 of title 28 and part 1691 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, and the Memorandum of Understanding between the Commission and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs dated  (46 Fed. Reg. 7435, )) in regulations implementing this subchapter and Rehabilitation Act of 1973 not later than 18 months after .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–336, title I, § 107, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 336.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, referred to in subsec. (b), is , , , which is classified generally to chapter 16 (§ 701 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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