Us Code § 121 - National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Full text of Us Code United States Code § 121 — National Disability Employment Awareness Month, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 121. National Disability Employment Awareness Month
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(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1258.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 121(a) | 36:155 (1st par. 1st sentence). | Aug. 11, 1945, ch. 363, 59 Stat. 530; Oct. 8, 1970, Pub. L. 91–442, 84 Stat. 914; Nov. 7, 1988, Pub. L. 100–630, title III, §301(a), 102 Stat. 3315. |
| 121(b) | 36:155 (1st par. last sentence). 36:155 (last par. words after 1st comma). |
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| 121(c) | 36:155 (last par. words before 1st comma). |
In subsection (b), the words "of States" and "of cities" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "governmental entities" are substituted for "instrumentalities of government" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. The words "as well as leaders of industry, educational and religious groups, labor, veterans, women, farm, scientific and professional, and all other" are omitted as unnecessary.
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