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29 U.S.C. 796j: “Older individual who is blind” definedText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
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§796j. “Older individual who is blind” defined

For purposes of this part, the term “older individual who is blind” means an individual age 55 or older whose significant visual impairment makes competitive employment extremely difficult to attain but for whom independent living goals are feasible.

( Pub. L. 93–112, title VII, § 751 , as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 410 , Aug. 7, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1237 .)

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 796j, Pub. L. 93–112, title VII, § 751, as added Pub. L. 102–569, title VII, § 703(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4464, defined “older individual who is blind”, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 105–220.