A bill to amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to provide that alcoholism and drug abuse shall not be considered physical or mental impairments for purposes of certain requirements established in such Act.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

9 May 1978

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Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summary

Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to provide that the term "handicapped individual" does not include any individual who is an alcoholic or drug abuser for purposes of provisions of such Act which require affirmative action programs for the handicapped by Federal contractors and which prohibit discrimination against the handicapped by entities receiving Federal financial assistance.

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summary · EN · 9 May 1978
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/12635
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