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(5) INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY AFFECTED 
BY HURRICANE RITA.—The term ‘‘individual with a 
disability affected by Hurricane Rita’’ means an in-
dividual with a disability who resided in an area on 
the date that was 7 days before the date on which 
the President declared that a major disaster related 
to Hurricane Rita exists in such area. 
(6) MAJOR DISASTER.—The term ‘‘major dis-
aster’’ means a major disaster declared by the Presi-
dent in accordance with the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), related to Hurricane Katrina 
or Rita. 
(b) REALLOTMENTS OF AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In realloting amounts to 
States under section 110(b)(2) of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 730(b)(2)) for fiscal year 
2005, the Commissioner shall give preference to af-
fected States. 
(2) WAIVERS.—If the Commissioner reallots 
amounts under section 110(b)(2) of the Rehabilita-
tion Act of 1973 to an affected State for fiscal year 
2005, or returns to the State of Louisiana for fiscal 
year 2005 the funds that Louisiana had previously 
relinquished pursuant to section 110(b)(1) of that
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Act (29 U.S.C. 730(b)(1)) due to an inability to 
meet the non-Federal share requirements requiring 
Louisiana to contribute $3,942,821 for fiscal year 
2005, the Commissioner may grant a waiver of non- 
Federal share requirements for fiscal year 2005 for 
the affected State or Louisiana, respectively. 
(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘non-Federal share requirements’’ means non-Fed-
eral share requirements applicable to programs 
under title I of such Act (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.). 
(c) USE OF AMOUNTS REALLOTTED UNDER TITLE 
I OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973.—An affected 
State that receives amounts reallotted under section 
110(b)(2) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
730(b)(2)) for fiscal year 2005 (as described in subsection 
(b)) or returned under subsection (b) may use the 
amounts— 
(1) to pay for vocational rehabilitation services 
described in section 103 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 723) (which may include training, 
mentoring, or job shadowing opportunities), for indi-
viduals with disabilities affected by Hurricane 
Katrina or individuals with disabilities affected by 
Hurricane Rita, that contribute to the economic 
growth and development of communities;
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(2) to enable— 
(A) individuals with disabilities affected by 
Hurricane Katrina to participate in reconstruc-
tion or other major disaster assistance activities 
in the areas in which the individuals resided on 
August 22, 2005; and 
(B) individuals with disabilities affected by 
Hurricane Rita to participate in reconstruction 
or other major disaster assistance activities in 
the areas in which the individuals resided on 
the date that was 7 days before the date on 
which the President declared that a major dis-
aster related to Hurricane Rita exists in such 
areas; 
(3) to pay for vocational rehabilitation services 
described in section 103 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 for individuals with disabilities affected by 
Hurricane Katrina, or individuals with disabilities 
affected by Hurricane Rita, who do not meet the af-
fected State’s order of selection criteria for the af-
fected State’s order of selection under section 
101(a)(5) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 721(a)(5)); or
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(4) to carry out other activities in accordance 
with title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 720 et seq.). 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.