AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT of 1990
S. 933
One Hundred First
Congress of the United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held
at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the twenty-third day of January,
one thousand nine hundred and ninety An Act To establish a clear and
comprehensive prohibition of discrimination on the basis of
disability. ==============================
Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT
TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short
Title.--This Act may be cited as the "Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990".
(b)
Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:
Sec.
1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec.
2. Findings and purposes.
Sec.
3. Definitions.
TITLE I--EMPLOYMENT
Sec. 101.
Definitions.
Sec. 102.
Discrimination.
Sec. 103. Defenses.
Sec. 104. Illegal use of
drugs and alcohol.
Sec. 105. Posting
notices.
Sec. 106. Regulations.
Sec. 107. Enforcement.
Sec. 108. Effective
date.
TITLE II--PUBLIC
SERVICES Subtitle A--Prohibition Against Discrimination and Other
Generally Applicable Provisions
Sec. 201. Definition.
Sec. 202.
Discrimination.
Sec. 203. Enforcement.
Sec. 204. Regulations.
Sec. 205. Effective
date.
Subtitle B--Actions
Applicable to Public Transportation Provided by Public Entities
Considered Discriminatory Part I--Public Transportation Other Than by
Aircraft or Certain Rail Operations
Sec. 221. Definitions.
Sec. 222. Public
entities operating fixed route systems.
Sec. 223. Paratransit as
a complement to fixed route service.
Sec. 224. Public entity
operating a demand responsive system.
Sec. 225. Temporary
relief where lifts are unavailable.
Sec. 226. New
facilities.
Sec. 227. Alterations of
existing facilities.
Sec. 228. Public
transportation programs and activities in existing facilities and one
car per train rule.
Sec. 229. Regulations.
Sec. 230. Interim
accessibility requirements.
Sec. 231. Effective
date.
Part II--Public
Transportation by Intercity and Commuter Rail Sec. 241. Definitions.
Sec. 242. Intercity and commuter rail actions considered
discriminatory.
Sec. 243.
Conformance of accessibility standards.
Sec. 244. Regulations.
Sec. 245. Interim
accessibility requirements.
Sec. 246. Effective
date.
