[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 15, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 15CFR8b.1] [Page 98] TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE PART 8b--PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE HANDICAPPED IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE--Table of Contents Subpart A--General Provisions Sec. 8b.1 Purpose. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicap in any program or activity receiving or benefiting from Federal financial assistance. The purpose of this part is to implement section 504 with respect to programs and activities receiving or benefiting from Federal financial assistance from the Department of Commerce.