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[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1295 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1295

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                                 AN ACT

 To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Education of the Deaf 
Act of 1986 to make technical and conforming amendments to the Act, and 
                          for other purposes.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1295

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                                 AN ACT

 
 To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Education of the Deaf 
Act of 1986 to make technical and conforming amendments to the Act, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 
1993''.

                  TITLE I--REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973

SEC. 101. REFERENCES.

    Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this title 
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a 
repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be 
considered to be made to a section or other provision of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.).

SEC. 102. REHABILITATION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1992.

    The Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992 (Public Law 102-569; 106 
Stat. 4344 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 102(a)(2) (relating to a section 7(3)), by 
        adding closing quotations after ``101(a)(1)(A).'';
            (2) in section 102(p)(7)(E) (relating to a section 
        101(a)(13)(B)), by striking ``conditions'' and inserting 
        ``condition'';
            (3) in section 138(b) (29 U.S.C. 701 note), to read as 
        follows:
    ``(b) Compliance.--Each State agency subject to the provisions of 
title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 shall comply with the 
amendments made by this subtitle, as soon as is practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, consistent with the effective and 
efficient administration of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, but not 
later than October 1, 1993.''; and
            (4) in section 203(g)(5) (relating to a section 202(g)), by 
        striking ``adding at the end'' and inserting ``inserting after 
        paragraph (3)''.

SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 7 (29 U.S.C. 706) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``The term `designated State unit' 
                means'' and inserting the following:
    ``(B) The term `designated State unit' means''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B) (as designated by 
                subparagraph (A) of this paragraph), in clause (ii), by 
                striking ``101(a)(B)(i)'' and inserting 
                ``101(a)(1)(B)(i)'';
            (2) in paragraph (8)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``titles I, 
                II, III, VI, and VIII'' and inserting ``title I, III, 
                VI, or VIII''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``IV and V'' 
                and inserting ``II, IV, V, and VII'';
            (3) in paragraph (15)(A), in the matter preceding clause 
        (i), by inserting a comma after ``subparagraph (C)'';
            (4) in paragraph (18)(A)(ii)--
                    (A) by inserting ``for the period, and any 
                extension, described in paragraph (34)(C)'' after 
                ``employment services'';
                    (B) by striking ``or'' and inserting ``and''; and
                    (C) by inserting ``after the transition described 
                in paragraph (27)(C)'' after ``extended services''; and
            (5) in paragraph (26)(B), by striking ``III, IV, V, and 
        VIII'' and inserting ``IV, V, and VII''.

SEC. 104. CARRYOVER.

    Section 19(a) (29 U.S.C. 718(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), and 
notwithstanding any other provision of law--
            ``(1) any funds appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out 
        any grant program under part B or C of title I, section 509 
        (except as provided in section 509(b)), part C of title VI, 
        part B or C of chapter 1 of title VII, or chapter 2 of title 
        VII (except as provided in section 752(b)), including any funds 
        reallotted under any such grant program, that are not obligated 
        and expended by recipients prior to the beginning of the 
        succeeding fiscal year; or
            ``(2) any amounts of program income, including 
        reimbursement payments under the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        301 et seq.), received by recipients under any grant program 
        specified in paragraph (1) that are not obligated and expended 
        by recipients prior to the beginning of the fiscal year 
        succeeding the fiscal year in which such amounts were received,
shall remain available for obligation and expenditure by such 
recipients during such succeeding fiscal year.''.

SEC. 105. CLIENT ASSISTANCE INFORMATION.

    Section 20 (29 U.S.C. 718a) is amended by striking ``such 
individuals, or the parents,'' and inserting ``such individuals who are 
applicants for or recipients of the services, or the parents,''.

SEC. 106. TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.

    Section 21(b) (29 U.S.C. 719b(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
        (5) and (6), respectively; and
            (2) by redesignating the second paragraph (3) as paragraph 
        (4).

SEC. 107. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES.

    (a) State Plans.--Section 101(a) (29 U.S.C. 721(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (10)(A), by striking ``described in 
        subparagraph (C)'' and inserting ``described in subparagraph 
        (D)'';
            (2) in paragraph (32), by inserting ``or independent 
        commission described in paragraph (36)'' after ``Council'';
            (3) in paragraph (34)(B) by striking ``part B'' and 
        inserting ``section 110''; and
            (4) in paragraph (36)--
                    (A) by amending subparagraph (B)(i) to read as 
                follows:
                            ``(i) is responsible under State law for 
                        operating, or overseeing the operation of, the 
                        vocational rehabilitation program in the 
                        State;''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) by amending clause (i) to read as 
                        follows:
                            ``(i) an independent commission is 
                        responsible under State law for operating, or 
                        overseeing the operation of, the vocational 
                        rehabilitation programs of both such agencies 
                        and meets the requirements of clauses (ii) and 
                        (iv) of subparagraph (B);''; and
                            (ii) by striking clause (ii) and inserting 
                        the following:
                            ``(ii)(I) an independent commission is 
                        responsible under State law for operating, or 
                        overseeing the operation of, the vocational 
                        rehabilitation program in the State for 
                        individuals who are blind, is consumer-
                        controlled by and represents individuals who 
                        are blind, and undertakes the function set 
                        forth in section 105(c)(3); and
                            ``(II) an independent commission is 
                        responsible under State law for operating, or 
                        overseeing the operation of, the vocational 
                        rehabilitation program in the State for all 
                        individuals with disabilities except for 
                        individuals who are blind and meets the 
                        requirements of clauses (ii) and (iv) of 
                        subparagraph (B); or
                            ``(iii)(I) an independent commission is 
                        responsible under State law for operating, or 
                        overseeing the operation of, the vocational 
                        rehabilitation program in the State for 
                        individuals who are blind, is consumer-
                        controlled by and represents individuals who 
                        are blind, and undertakes the function set 
                        forth in section 105(c)(3); and
                            ``(II) the State has established a State 
                        Rehabilitation Advisory Council that meets the 
                        criteria set forth in section 105 and carries 
                        out the duties of such a Council with respect 
                        to functions for, and services provided to, 
                        individuals with disabilities except for 
                        individuals who are blind.''.
    (b) Individualized Written Rehabilitation Program.--Section 102 (29 
U.S.C. 722) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(5)(B), by striking ``section 
        7(22)(A)(iii)'' and inserting ``section 7(22)(A)(ii)''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(C)(ii)(I), by striking ``who 
                were appointed under one of subparagraphs (E) through 
                (H) of section 105(b)(1);'' and inserting ``who were 
                appointed under one of clauses (v) through (viii) of 
                section 105(b)(1)(A), or under one of clauses (v) 
                through (ix) of section 105(b)(1)(B), as 
                appropriate;''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (6)(B), by redesignating 
                paragraphs (1) through (4) as clauses (i) through (iv), 
                respectively.
    (c) Vocational Rehabilitation Services.--Section 103(a) (29 U.S.C. 
723(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``a physician 
                skilled in the diseases of the eye or by an 
                optometrist, whichever the individual may select,'' and 
                inserting ``qualified personnel, under State licensure 
                laws, that are selected by the individual,''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``a physician 
                or licensed psychologist'' and all that follows and 
                inserting ``qualified personnel under State licensure 
                laws;''; and
            (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``those individuals'' and 
        all that follows and inserting ``those individuals determined 
        to be blind after an examination by qualified personnel under 
        State licensure laws;''.
    (d) State Rehabilitation Advisory Council.--
            (1) Amendments.--Section 105 (29 U.S.C. 725) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
                        the following:
            ``(1) Composition.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except in the case of a separate 
                Council established under subsection (a)(2), the 
                Council shall be composed of--
                            ``(i) at least one representative of the 
                        Statewide Independent Living Council 
                        established under section 705, which 
                        representative may be the chairperson or other 
                        designee of the Council;
                            ``(ii) at least one representative of a 
                        parent training and information center 
                        established pursuant to section 631(e)(1) of 
                        the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
                        (20 U.S.C. 1431(e)(1));
                            ``(iii) at least one representative of the 
                        client assistance program established under 
                        section 112;
                            ``(iv) at least one vocational 
                        rehabilitation counselor, with knowledge of and 
                        experience with vocational rehabilitation 
                        programs, who shall serve as an ex officio, 
                        nonvoting member of the Council if the 
                        counselor is an employee of the designated 
                        State agency;
                            ``(v) at least one representative of 
                        community rehabilitation program service 
                        providers;
                            ``(vi) four representatives of business, 
                        industry, and labor;
                            ``(vii) representatives of disability 
                        advocacy groups representing a cross section 
                        of--
                                    ``(I) individuals with physical, 
                                cognitive, sensory, and mental 
                                disabilities; and
                                    ``(II) parents, family members, 
                                guardians, advocates, or authorized 
                                representatives, of individuals with 
                                disabilities who have difficulty in 
                                representing themselves or are unable 
                                due to their disabilities to represent 
                                themselves; and
                            ``(viii) current or former applicants for, 
                        or recipients of, vocational rehabilitation 
                        services.
                    ``(B) Separate council.--In the case of a separate 
                Council established under subsection (a)(2), the 
                Council shall be composed of--
                            ``(i) at least one representative described 
                        in subparagraph (A)(i);
                            ``(ii) at least one representative 
                        described in subparagraph (A)(ii);
                            ``(iii) at least one representative 
                        described in subparagraph (A)(iii);
                            ``(iv) at least one vocational 
                        rehabilitation counselor described in 
                        subparagraph (A)(iv), who shall serve as 
                        described in such subparagraph;
                            ``(v) at least one representative described 
                        in subparagraph (A)(v);
                            ``(vi) four representatives described in 
                        subparagraph (A)(vi);
                            ``(vii) at least one representative of a 
                        disability advocacy group representing 
                        individuals who are blind;
                            ``(viii) at least one parent, family 
                        member, guardian, advocate, or authorized 
                        representative, of an individual who--
                                    ``(I) is an individual who is blind 
                                and has multiple disabilities; and
                                    ``(II) has difficulty in 
                                representing himself or herself or is 
                                unable due to disabilities to represent 
                                himself or herself; and
                            ``(ix) applicants or recipients described 
                        in subparagraph (A)(viii).
                    ``(C) Exception.--In the case of a separate Council 
                established under subsection (a)(2), any Council that 
                is required by State law, as in effect on the date of 
                enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992, 
                to have fewer than 13 members shall be deemed to be in 
                compliance with subparagraph (B) if the Council--
                            ``(i) meets the requirements of 
                        subparagraph (B), other than the requirements 
                        of clauses (vi) and (ix) of such subparagraph; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) includes at least--
                                    ``(I) one representative described 
                                in subparagraph (B)(vi); and
                                    ``(II) one applicant or recipient 
                                described in subparagraph (B)(ix).''; 
                                and
                            (ii) in paragraph (3)--
                                    (I) in the first sentence, by 
                                striking ``or the appropriate entity 
                                within the State responsible for making 
                                appointments''; and
                                    (II) by inserting after the first 
                                sentence the following: ``In the case 
                                of a State that, under State law, vests 
                                appointment authority in an entity in 
                                lieu of, or in conjunction with, the 
                                Governor, such as one or more houses of 
                                the State legislature, or an 
                                independent board that has general 
                                appointment authority, that entity 
                                shall make the appointments.''; and
                    (B) in subsection (g), by inserting ``(except for 
                funds appropriated to carry out the client assistance 
                program under section 112 and funds reserved pursuant 
                to section 110(d) to carry out part D of this title)'' 
                before ``to reimburse members''.
            (2) Effective date.--In the case of a State that 
        demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Education 
        that the State has designated a State agency to administer the 
        part of the State plan under which vocational rehabilitation 
        services are provided for individuals who are blind under 
        section 101(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and 
        has established by State law a separate Council to perform the 
        duties of a State Rehabilitation Advisory Council with respect 
        to such State agency, the Secretary may delay the effective 
        date of all or part of section 105(b)(1)(B), as amended by 
        paragraph (1), until October 1, 1994.
    (e) State Allotments.--Section 110(c) (29 U.S.C. 730(c)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``to pay for initial expenditures 
                during''; and
                    (B) by inserting at the end the following: ``The 
                Commissioner shall make such amount available only if 
                such other State will be able to make sufficient 
                payments from non-Federal sources to pay for the non-
                Federal share of the cost of vocational rehabilitation 
                services under the State plan for the fiscal year for 
                which the amount was appropriated.''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (4).
    (f) Payments to States.--Section 111(b) (29 U.S.C. 731(b)) is 
amended by moving paragraphs (1) and (2) 2 ems to the right.
    (g) Client Assistance Program.--Section 112 (29 U.S.C. 732) is 
amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
        ``facilities'' and inserting ``community rehabilitation 
        programs''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(1)(D), by striking clause (ii) and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(ii) For any fiscal year in which the total amount appropriated 
under subsection (h) exceeds the total amount appropriated under such 
subsection for the preceding fiscal year by a percentage greater than 
the most recent percentage change in the Consumer Price Index For All 
Urban Consumers published by the Secretary of Labor under section 
100(c)(1), the Secretary shall increase each of the minimum allotments 
under clause (i) by such percentage change in the Consumer Price Index 
For All Urban Consumers.''.
    (h) Innovation and Expansion Grants.--Section 124 (29 U.S.C. 744) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``this 
                        subsection'' and inserting ``paragraph 
                        (1)(B)''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``allotted'' and inserting ``allotted under 
                        paragraph (1)(A)''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(3) Adjustment for inflation.--For any fiscal year, 
        beginning in fiscal year 1994, in which the total amount 
        appropriated to carry out this part exceeds the total amount 
        appropriated to carry out this part for the preceding fiscal 
        year by a percentage greater than the most recent percentage 
        change in the Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers 
        published by the Secretary of Labor under section 100(c)(1), 
        the Commissioner shall increase the minimum allotment under 
        paragraph (1)(B) by such percentage change in the Consumer 
        Price Index For All Urban Consumers.''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Proportional Reduction.--To provide minimum allotments to 
States (as increased under subsection (a)(3)) under subsection 
(a)(1)(B), or to provide minimum allotments to States under subsection 
(a)(2)(B), the Commissioner shall proportionately reduce the allotments 
of the remaining States under subsection (a)(1)(A), with such 
adjustments as may be necessary to prevent the allotment of any such 
remaining State from being reduced to less than the minimum allotment 
for a State (as increased under subsection (a)(3)) under subsection 
(a)(1)(B), or the minimum allotment for a State under subsection 
(a)(2)(B), as appropriate.''.

SEC. 108. CLIENT INFORMATION.

    Title I (29 U.S.C. 721 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

    ``Part E--Vocational Rehabilitation Services Client Information

``SEC. 140. REVIEW OF DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING SYSTEM.

    ``(a) Review.--The Commissioner shall conduct a comprehensive 
review of the current system for collecting and reporting data on 
clients of programs carried out under this Act, particularly data on 
clients of the programs carried out under this title.
    ``(b) Considerations.--
            ``(1) Current data.--In conducting the review, the 
        Commissioner shall examine the kind, quantity, and quality of 
        the data that are currently collected and reported, taking into 
        consideration the range of purposes that the data serve at the 
        Federal, State, and local levels.
            ``(2) Additional information.--In conducting the review, 
        the Commissioner shall examine the feasibility of collecting 
        and reporting under the system information, if such information 
        can be determined, with respect to each client participating in 
        a program under this Act, regarding--
                    ``(A) other programs in which the client 
                participated during the 3 years before the date on 
                which the client applied to participate in a program 
                under this Act;
                    ``(B) the number of jobs held, hours worked, and 
                earnings received by the client during such 3 years;
                    ``(C) the types of major and secondary disabilities 
                of the client;
                    ``(D) the dates of the onset of the disabilities;
                    ``(E) the severity of the disabilities;
                    ``(F) the source from which the client was referred 
                to a program under this Act;
                    ``(G) the hours worked by the client;
                    ``(H) the size and industry code of the place of 
                employment of the client at the time of entry into such 
                a program and at the termination of services under the 
                program;
                    ``(I) the number of services provided to the client 
                under the programs and the cost of each service;
                    ``(J) the types of public support received by the 
                client;
                    ``(K) the primary sources of economic support and 
                amounts of public assistance received by the client 
                before and after receiving the services;
                    ``(L) whether the client is covered by health 
                insurance from any source and whether health insurance 
                is available through the employer of the client;
                    ``(M) the supported employment status of the 
                client; and
                    ``(N) the reasons for terminating the services 
                received by the client.
    ``(c) Recommendations.--Based on the review, the Commissioner shall 
recommend improvements in the data collection and reporting system.
    ``(d) Views.--In developing the recommendations, the Commissioner 
shall seek views of persons and entities providing or using such data, 
including State agencies, State Rehabilitation Advisory Councils, 
providers of vocational rehabilitation services, professionals in the 
field of vocational rehabilitation, clients and organizations 
representing clients, the National Council on Disability, other Federal 
agencies, non-Federal researchers, other analysts using the data, and 
other members of the public.
    ``(e) Publication and Submission of Report.--Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of the Rehabilitation Act 
Amendments of 1992 (Public Law 102-569), the Commissioner shall publish 
the recommendations in the Federal Register and shall prepare and 
submit a report containing the recommendations to the appropriate 
committees of Congress. The Commissioner shall not implement the 
recommendations earlier than 90 days after the date on which the 
Commissioner submits the report.

``SEC. 141. EXCHANGE OF DATA.

    ``(a) Exchange.--The Secretary of Education and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall enter into a memorandum of 
understanding for the purposes of exchanging data of mutual 
importance--
            ``(1) that concern clients of State vocational 
        rehabilitation agencies; and
            ``(2) that are data maintained either by--
                    ``(A) the Rehabilitation Services Administration, 
                as required by section 13; or
                    ``(B) the Social Security Administration, from its 
                Summary Earnings and Records and Master Beneficiary 
                Records.
    ``(b) Treatment of Information.--For purposes of the exchange, the 
data described in subsection (a)(2)(B) shall not be considered return 
information (as defined in section 6103(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) and, as appropriate, the confidentiality of all client 
information shall be maintained by both agencies.''.

SEC. 109. RESEARCH AND TRAINING.

    (a) National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation.--Section 
202 (29 U.S.C. 761a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking ``the 
                individuals'' and inserting ``such individuals''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)(D), by striking 
                ``individuals'' and inserting ``individuals described 
                in subparagraph (C)'';
            (2) in the fourth sentence of subsection (c)(2), by 
        striking ``In case of any vacancy in the office of the 
        Director, the'' and inserting ``The''; and
            (3) in subsection (g) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' 
        at the end.
    (b) Research.--Section 204 (29 U.S.C. 762) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the second sentence, by inserting ``, 
                including projects addressing the needs described in 
                the State plans submitted under section 101 or 704 by 
                State agencies'' before the period at the end; and
                    (B) in the third sentence, by striking ``, as 
                described in the State plans submitted by the State 
                agencies,''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(G)(i), by striking 
                ``rehabilitation related'' and inserting 
                ``rehabilitation-related'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B)(iii)(I), by 
                        striking ``family centered'' and inserting 
                        ``family-centered''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)(i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Assistance to 
                                Individuals'' and inserting 
                                ``Assistance for Individuals''; and
                                    (II) by striking the comma after 
                                ``representatives of the individuals''; 
                                and
                    (C) in paragraph (4)(A), by moving clause (iii) 2 
                ems to the right.

SEC. 110. TRAINING AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

    (a) Training.--Section 302 (29 U.S.C. 771a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in the second sentence, by striking ``local 
                employees, who are recruited from or reside in'' and 
                inserting ``local residents, who are recruited from''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting after the second sentence a new 
                sentence to read as follows: ``Entities receiving 
                grants to carry out projects under this subsection 
                shall coordinate the activities carried out through the 
                projects with the activities of State vocational 
                rehabilitation agencies to promote the employment of 
                the individuals trained to be rehabilitation 
                technicians.''; and
            (2) in subsection (h), to read as follows:
    ``(h) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
section such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1993 
through 1997.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 310 (29 U.S.C. 777) 
is amended by striking ``sections 311(d), 311(e),'' and inserting 
``sections 311(c), 311(d),''.
    (c) Special Demonstration Programs.--Section 311 (29 U.S.C. 777a) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking the comma at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1)(B) by inserting ``and'' before 
        ``(iii)''.
    (d) Special Recreational Programs.--Section 316(a)(1) (29 U.S.C. 
777f(a)(1)) is amended in the first sentence, by striking ``handicapped 
individuals'' and inserting ``individuals with disabilities''.

SEC. 111. NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY.

    Section 403(a)(2) (29 U.S.C. 783(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
``seven'' and inserting ``eight''.

SEC. 112. RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY.

    (a) Employment of Individuals With Disabilities.--Section 501(a) 
(29 U.S.C. 791(a)) is amended in the first sentence, by inserting a 
comma after ``Veterans Affairs''.
    (b) Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.--
Section 502(a)(5)(A) (29 U.S.C. 792(a)(5)(A)) is amended by striking 
``the daily equivalent of the rate of pay for level 4 of the Senior 
Executive Service Schedule under section 5382'' and inserting ``the 
daily equivalent of the rate of pay for level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315''.
    (c) Rights and Advocacy.--Section 509 (29 U.S.C. 794e) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) need services that are beyond the scope of services 
        authorized to be provided by the client assistance program 
        under section 112; and'';
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Appropriations Less Than $5,500,000.--For any fiscal year in 
which the amount appropriated to carry out this section is less than 
$5,500,000, the Commissioner may make grants from such amount to 
eligible systems within States to plan for, develop outreach strategies 
for, and carry out protection and advocacy programs authorized under 
this section for individuals with disabilities who meet the 
requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``this 
                        subsection'' and inserting ``paragraph 
                        (3)(B)''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``allotted'' and inserting ``allotted under 
                        paragraph (3)(A)''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(5) Adjustment for inflation.--For any fiscal year, 
        beginning in fiscal year 1994, in which the total amount 
        appropriated to carry out this section exceeds the total amount 
        appropriated to carry out this section for the preceding fiscal 
        year by a percentage greater than the most recent percentage 
        change in the Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers 
        published by the Secretary of Labor under section 100(c)(1), 
        the Commissioner shall increase the minimum allotment under 
        paragraphs (3)(B) and (4)(B) by such percentage change in the 
        Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers.'';
            (4) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
    ``(d) Proportional Reduction.--To provide minimum allotments to 
systems within States (as increased under subsection (c)(5)) under 
subsection (c)(3)(B), or to provide minimum allotments to systems 
within States (as increased under subsection (c)(5)) under subsection 
(c)(4)(B), the Commissioner shall proportionately reduce the allotments 
of the remaining systems within States under subsection (c)(3), with 
such adjustments as may be necessary to prevent the allotment of any 
such remaining system within a State from being reduced to less than 
the minimum allotment for a system within a State (as increased under 
subsection (c)(5)) under subsection (c)(3)(B), or the minimum allotment 
for a State (as increased under subsection (c)(5)) under subsection 
(c)(4)(B), as appropriate.'';
            (5) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (n);
            (6) in subsection (i), to read as follows:
    ``(i) Notwithstanding subsection (n), a protection and advocacy 
system that--
            ``(1) received funds for fiscal year 1992, under section 
        731 of this Act, as in effect on the day before the date of 
        enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992, to 
        carry out a project; and
            ``(2) receives a continuation award for such project for 
        fiscal year 1993,
shall not be eligible to receive additional funds under this section 
for fiscal year 1993.''; and
            (7) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:
    ``(j) Administrative Cost.--In any State in which an eligible 
system is located within a State agency, a State may use a portion of 
any allotment under subsection (c) for the cost of the administration 
of the system required by this section. Such portion may not exceed 5 
percent of the allotment.''.

SEC. 113. AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES.

    Section 633 (29 U.S.C. 795l) is amended by striking ``subsection 
(c) or (f)'' and inserting ``subsection (b) or (c)''.

SEC. 114. INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT 
              LIVING.

    (a) Purpose.--Section 701(3) (29 U.S.C. 796(3)) is amended by 
striking ``other Federal programs'' and inserting ``other Federal 
law''.
    (b) State Plan.--Section 704(c)(2) (29 U.S.C. 796c(c)(2)) is 
amended by striking ``programs under parts B and C'' and inserting ``a 
program under part B, and a program under part C in a case in which the 
program is administered by the State under section 723''.
    (c) Statewide Independent Living Council.--Section 705 (29 U.S.C. 
795d) is amended--
            (1) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
        ``another'' and inserting ``a'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(4) Qualifications.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Council shall be composed of 
                members--
                            ``(i) who provide statewide representation;
                            ``(ii) who represent a broad range of 
                        individuals with disabilities;
                            ``(iii) who are knowledgeable about centers 
                        for independent living and independent living 
                        services; and
                            ``(iv) a majority of whom are persons who 
                        are--
                                    ``(I) individuals with disabilities 
                                described in section 7(8)(B); and
                                    ``(II) not employed by any State 
                                agency or center for independent 
                                living.
                    ``(B) Voting members.--A majority of the voting 
                members of the Council shall be--
                            ``(i) individuals with disabilities 
                        described in section 7(8)(B); and
                            ``(ii) not employed by any State agency or 
                        center for independent living.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        ``voting'' before ``membership''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
                        ``voting'' before ``member'' each place the 
                        term appears; and
            (3) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``submit'' and inserting ``sign''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``designated State agency'' and 
                inserting ``designated State unit''.
    (d) Responsibilities of the Commissioner.--Section 706(c)(1) (29 
U.S.C. 796d-1(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``part C'' and 
        inserting ``section 722'';
            (2) by inserting after the second sentence the following: 
        ``The Commissioner shall annually conduct onsite compliance 
        reviews of at least one-third of the designated State units 
        that receive funding under section 723, and, to the extent 
        necessary to determine the compliance of such a State unit with 
        subsections (f) and (g) of section 723, centers that receive 
        funding under section 723 in such State.''; and
            (3) in the last sentence, by inserting ``and such State 
        units'' after ``select such centers''.
    (e) Independent Living Services Allotments.--Section 711 (29 U.S.C. 
796e) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``this 
                        subsection'' and inserting ``paragraph 
                        (1)(C)''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``allotted'' and inserting ``allotted under 
                        paragraph (1)(A)''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(3) Adjustment for inflation.--For any fiscal year, 
        beginning in fiscal year 1994, in which the total amount 
        appropriated to carry out this part exceeds the total amount 
        appropriated to carry out this part for the preceding fiscal 
        year by a percentage greater than the most recent percentage 
        change in the Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers 
        published by the Secretary of Labor under section 100(c)(1), 
        the Commissioner shall increase the minimum allotment under 
        paragraph (1)(C) by such percentage change in the Consumer 
        Price Index For All Urban Consumers.''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting a new 
        subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Proportional reduction.--To provide allotments to States in 
accordance with subsection (a)(1)(B), to provide minimum allotments to 
States (as increased under subsection (a)(3)) under subsection 
(a)(1)(C), or to provide minimum allotments to States under subsection 
(a)(2)(B), the Commissioner shall proportionately reduce the allotments 
of the remaining States under subsection (a)(1)(A), with such 
adjustments as may be necessary to prevent the allotment of any such 
remaining State from being reduced to less than the amount required by 
subsection (a)(1)(B).''.
    (f) Payments to States From Allotments.--Section 712(b) (29 U.S.C. 
796e-1(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
    (g) Authorized Uses of Funds.--Section 713(3) (29 U.S.C. 796e-2(3)) 
is amended by inserting ``that are in compliance with the standards and 
assurances set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 725'' after 
``living''.
    (h) Centers for Independent Living.--Section 721 (29 U.S.C. 796f) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``to eligible agencies, centers 
                for independent living, and Statewide Independent 
                Living Councils'' after ``assistance''; and
                    (B) by striking ``of such funds'' and inserting 
                ``of the funds appropriated to carry out this part for 
                the fiscal year involved'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``Except as provided in 
                        subparagraphs (B) and (C) and after'' and 
                        inserting ``After''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, and except as 
                        provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C),'' after 
                        ``made'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``this 
                        subsection'' and inserting ``paragraph 
                        (1)(C)''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``allotted'' and inserting ``allotted under 
                        paragraph (1)(A)''; and
                    (C) by adding a new paragraph (4) to read as 
                follows:
            ``(4) Proportional reduction.--To provide allotments to 
        States in accordance with paragraph (1)(B), to provide minimum 
        allotments to States (as increased under paragraph (3)) under 
        paragraph (1)(C), or to provide minimum allotments to States 
        under paragraph (2)(B), the Commissioner shall proportionately 
        reduce the allotments of the remaining States under paragraph 
        (1)(A), with such adjustments as may be necessary to prevent 
        the allotment of any such remaining State from being reduced to 
        less than the amount required by paragraph (1)(B).''; and
            (3) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``, whichever 
                is greater,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B)--
                            (i) in the first sentence of clause (i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Private nonprofit 
                                agencies'' and inserting ``Entities'';
                                    (II) by striking ``if the agencies 
                                submit'' and inserting ``if the 
                                entities submit''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``agencies will 
                                meet the standards described in section 
                                725(b) and'' and inserting ``entities 
                                will be private nonprofit agencies that 
                                meet the standards described in section 
                                725(b), and''; and
                            (ii) by adding a new clause (iii) to read 
                        as follows:
                            ``(iii) Funding method.--In making awards 
                        under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
                        distribute funds in accordance with paragraphs 
                        (1), (2), and (4) of subsection (c), and 
                        subsection (d).''.
    (i) Grants by Commissioner.--Section 722 (29 U.S.C. 796f-1) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``is receiving funds 
        under this part on'' and inserting ``has been awarded a grant 
        under this part by'';
            (2) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ``proposing to serve 
        such region'' after ``qualified applicant'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Nonresidential Agencies.--A center that provides or manages 
residential housing after October 1, 1994, shall not be considered to 
be an eligible agency under this section.''.
    (j) Grants by Designated State Unit.--Section 723 (29 U.S.C. 796f-
2) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), by inserting before 
                the period at the end the following: ``, making such 
                adjustments as may be necessary to accommodate State 
                funding cycles such as 2-year funding cycles or State 
                fiscal years that do not coincide with the Federal 
                fiscal year''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``eligible 
                agencies in'' before ``the State in accordance'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``is receiving funds 
        under this part on'' and inserting ``has been awarded a grant 
        under this part by'';
            (3) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as 
        subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively;
            (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Nonresidential Agencies.--A center that provides or manages 
residential housing after October 1, 1994, shall not be considered to 
be an eligible agency under this section.'';
            (5) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by paragraph (3) of 
        this subsection), in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``(h)'' each 
        place the term appears and inserting ``(i)''; and
            (6) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by paragraph (3) of 
        this subsection), by striking the first sentence and inserting 
        the following: ``The director of the designated State unit 
        shall annually conduct onsite compliance reviews of at least 15 
        percent of the centers for independent living that receive 
        funding under this section in the State.''.
    (k) Centers Operated by State Agencies.--Section 724(b)(1)(A) (29 
U.S.C. 796f-3(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 1993'' and 
inserting ``the fiscal year''.
    (l) Standards and Assurances.--Section 725(b)(2) (29 U.S.C. 796f-
4(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in the second sentence--
                    (A) by inserting ``severe'' before ``disabilities 
                who are members of''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Act'' and inserting ``title''; 
                and
            (2) in the third sentence, by inserting ``shall be 
        determined by the center, and'' before ``shall not be based''.
    (m) Programs of Grants.--Section 752 (29 U.S.C. 796k) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``unit'' and 
        inserting ``agency'';
            (2) in subsection (b), to read as follows:
    ``(b) Contingent Competitive Grants.--Beginning with fiscal year 
1993, in the case of any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated 
under section 753 is less than $13,000,000, grants made under 
subsection (a) shall be--
            ``(1) discretionary grants made on a competitive basis to 
        States; or
            ``(2) grants made on a noncompetitive basis to pay for the 
        continuation costs of activities for which a grant was 
        awarded--
                    ``(A) under this chapter; or
                    ``(B) under part C, as in effect on the day before 
                the date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act 
                Amendments of 1992.''; and
            (3) in subsection (j)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (1)(A) and inserting ``or''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (2)(A)(i) and inserting ``or''.

SEC. 115. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents (Public Law 93-112; 87 Stat. 356) is 
amended--
            (1) by adding after the items relating to title I the 
        following:

    ``Part E--Vocational Rehabilitation Services Client Information

``Sec. 140. Review of data collection and reporting system.
``Sec. 141. Exchange of data.'';
        and
            (2) by striking the item relating to part B of title III 
        and inserting the following:

        ``Part B--Special Projects and Supplementary Services''.

              TITLE II--EDUCATION OF THE DEAF ACT OF 1986

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

    (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Education of the 
Deaf Act Amendments of 1993''.
    (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever 
in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference 
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the 
Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.).

SEC. 202. GENERAL AMENDMENT.

    The Act (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.) is amended by striking ``the 
Institute'' each place that such appears and inserting ``NTID''.

SEC. 203. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I.

    (a) Section 101.--Section 101(a) (20 U.S.C. 4301(a)) is amended by 
inserting a comma after ``Hereafter''.
    (b) Section 102.--Section 102(b) (20 U.S.C. 4302(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``of Education''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``but if invested'' and 
        inserting ``but, if invested,''.
    (c) Section 103.--Section 103 (20 U.S.C. 4303) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``members selected as follows:'' in 
                paragraph (1) and inserting ``members who shall 
                include--'';
                    (B) by inserting a comma after ``Association'' in 
                paragraph (1)(B);
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
                (3); and
                    (D) by redesignating the second sentence of 
                paragraph (1) as paragraph (2); and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by inserting a comma after ``facilities)'' in 
                paragraph (1);
                    (B) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) by striking ``or individuals who are'' 
                        and inserting ``or''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end 
                        thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a 
                        semicolon; and
                    (C) by striking out ``the provisions of'' in 
                paragraph (8).
    (d) Section 104.--Section 104 (20 U.S.C. 4304) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``educational'' and 
        inserting ``education'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``elementary and secondary 
                programs'' each place that such appears and inserting 
                ``elementary and secondary education programs'';
                    (B) by striking ``and individuals who are'' in 
                subparagraph (A) and inserting ``or'';
                    (C) by striking ``non-English speaking'' in 
                subparagraph (B) and inserting ``non-English-
                speaking''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) by striking ``individuals'' each place 
                        that such appears and inserting ``students'';
                            (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``deaf,'' 
                        and inserting ``deaf from the age of onset of 
                        deafness to age fifteen, inclusive, but not 
                        beyond the eighth grade or its equivalent,''; 
                        and
                            (iii) in clause (ii), by striking ``deaf,'' 
                        and inserting ``deaf from grades nine through 
                        twelve, inclusive,'';
            (3) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``infants and children'' in 
                subparagraph (A) and inserting ``infants, children, and 
                youth''; and
                    (B) by striking the semicolon at the end of 
                subparagraph (C) and inserting a period; and
            (4) in subsection (b)(4)--
                    (A) by striking ``programs'' in subparagraph (A) 
                and inserting ``program'';
                    (B) by striking ``students to and from those 
                programs'' in subparagraph (B) and inserting ``the 
                child to and from that program''; and
                    (C) by striking ``decisions'' in subparagraph 
                (C)(iii) and inserting ``a decision''.
    (e) Section 105.--Section 105(b) (20 U.S.C. 4305(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``shall'' and inserting 
        ``will''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by striking ``Elementary School and the Model'' 
                and inserting ``Elementary School or the Model''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and the Secretary'' and inserting 
                ``except that the Secretary''.
    (f) Section 111.--Section 111 (20 U.S.C. 4311) is amended by 
striking ``title'' and inserting ``part''.
    (g) Section 112.--Section 112 (20 U.S.C. 4312) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading by striking ``institute'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``national technical institute for 
        the deaf'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Act'' in paragraph (1) and 
                inserting ``part''; and
                    (B) by striking the first two commas in paragraph 
                (2);
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``Secretary an annual 
                        report, including'' and inserting ``Secretary, 
                        not later than June 1 following the fiscal year 
                        for which the report is submitted, an annual 
                        report containing'';
                            (ii) by striking ``which report'' and 
                        inserting ``which accounting''; and
                            (iii) by striking the comma after 
                        ``Representatives'';
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (4);
                    (C) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) by striking ``and the Secretary'' and 
                        inserting ``except that the Secretary''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end 
                        thereof and inserting a semicolon and ``and''; 
                        and
                    (D) by striking ``or individuals who are'' in 
                paragraph (6) and inserting ``or''; and
            (4) in subsection (c), by inserting a comma after ``If''.

SEC. 204. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE II.

    (a) Section 201.--Section 201 (20 U.S.C. 4351) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``United States; or'' 
        and inserting ``United States; and''; and
            (2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (5); and
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (6), (7), (8), and (9) 
        as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively.''.
    (b) Section 203.--Subsection (b) of section 203 (20 U.S.C. 4353(b)) 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Independent Audit.--Gallaudet University shall have an annual 
independent financial audit made of the programs and activities of the 
University. The institution of higher education with which the 
Secretary has an agreement under section 112 shall have an annual 
independent financial audit made of the programs and activities of such 
institution of higher education, including NTID, and containing 
specific schedules and analyses for all NTID funds, as determined by 
the Secretary.
    (c) Section 204.--Section 204 (20 U.S.C. 4354) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``first time'' and 
        inserting ``first-time'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(G)--
                    (A) by striking ``Individualized Education 
                Programs'' and inserting ``individualized education 
                programs''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or hard of hearing'' after 
                ``children who are deaf'';
            (3) in paragraph (3), to read as follows:
            ``(3)(A) The annual audited financial statements and 
        auditor's report of the University, as required under section 
        203, and (B) the annual audited financial statements and 
        auditor's report of the institution of higher education with 
        which the Secretary has an agreement under section 112, 
        including specific schedules and analyses for all NTID funds, 
        as required under section 203, and such supplementary schedules 
        presenting financial information for NTID for the end of the 
        Federal fiscal year as determined by the Secretary.''; and
            (4) in paragraph (6), by striking ``Program is'' and 
        inserting ``Program funds are''.
    (d) Section 205.--Section 205(a) (20 U.S.C. 4355(a)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or hard of hearing'' after ``individuals 
        who are deaf''; and
            (2) by striking ``the provisions of''.
    (e) Section 206.--Section 206(b) (20 U.S.C. 4356(b)) is amended by 
inserting ``or hard of hearing'' after ``individuals who are deaf''.
    (f) Section 207.--Section 207 (20 U.S.C. 4357) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``Advisory Board of 
        NTID'' and inserting ``advisory group established under section 
        112'';
            (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``investment limitations 
        and'' and inserting ``investment limitations or''; and
            (3) in subsection (i), by striking ``the provisions of the 
        Education of the Deaf Act of 1986'' and inserting ``this Act as 
        enacted on August 4, 1986''.
    (g) Section 209.--Section 209 (20 U.S.C. 4359) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``title II'' and 
        inserting ``part B of title I''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``the provisions of''.
    (h) Section 210.--Section 210 (20 U.S.C. 4360) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``75 percent beginning 
        the academic year 1993-1994, and 90 percent beginning the 
        academic year 1994-1995'' and inserting ``75 percent for the 
        academic year 1993-1994 and 90 percent beginning with the 
        academic year 1994-1995''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``Beginning the academic year 1993-
                1994 and thereafter'' and inserting ``Beginning with 
                the academic year 1993-1994''; and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
                (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
    (i) Section 211.--Section 211(a) (20 U.S.C. 4361(a)) is amended by 
redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3), respectively.

                         TITLE III--OTHER ACTS

SEC. 301. COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY 
              DISABLED.

    Section 1 of the Act entitled ``An Act to Create a Committee on 
Purchases of Blind-made Products, and for other purposes'', approved 
June 25, 1938 (commonly known as the Wagner-O'Day Act; 41 U.S.C. 46) is 
amended by striking ``From People Who Are Blind and Severely Disabled'' 
and inserting ``From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled''.

SEC. 302. INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.

    Section 631(a) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1431(a)) is amended by redesignating the second paragraph 
(8), as added by section 912(a) of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 
1992 (Public Law 102-569), as paragraph (9).

            Passed the Senate July 27 (legislative day, June 30), 1993.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.

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