(x) the State will disseminate informa-
tion to all individuals with disabilities em-
ployed under special certificates regarding 
the availability of— 
(I) ABLE accounts and other 
asset developmental options for indi-
viduals with disabilities; 
(II) the Ticket to Work and Self 
Sufficiency Program established under 
section 1148 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–19); and 
(III) other resources related to 
benefits counseling for individuals 
with disabilities who wish to or are 
working in competitive integrated em-
ployment settings; and 
(G) such other information and assurances 
as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
(3) MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL.—A 
State receiving a grant under this section shall, for 
the purpose described in paragraph (2)(F)(vii), es-
tablish an advisory council composed of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Individuals with disabilities, including 
such individuals with intellectual and develop-
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mental disabilities, who are or were employed 
under a special certificate, who shall comprise 
not less than 25 percent of the members. 
(B) A family member of an individual with 
an intellectual or developmental disability who 
is employed under a special certificate. 
(C) A family member of an individual with 
an intellectual or developmental disability who 
is employed in competitive integrated employ-
ment. 
(D) An employer providing competitive in-
tegrated employment. 
(E) An employer providing employment 
under special certificates. 
(F) A representative of a nonprofit agency 
or organization specializing in competitive inte-
grated employment. 
(G) A representative of the State develop-
mental disability agency. 
(H) A representative of the State voca-
tional rehabilitation agency, as such term is 
used under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 701 et seq.). 
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(I) A representative of an agency in the 
State described in paragraph (6) or (7) of sec-
tion 8501 of title 41, United States Code. 
(J) A representative of the State inde-
pendent living centers, as such term is used 
under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 701 et seq.). 
(K) A representative of the State Council 
on Developmental Disabilities, as defined in sec-
tion 102 of the Developmental Disabilities As-
sistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 
U.S.C. 15002). 
(L) A representative of one of the State 
University Centers for Excellence in Develop-
mental Disabilities Education, Research, and 
Service, established under subtitle D of title I 
of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance 
and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 
15061 et seq.). 
(M) A representative of the State protec-
tion and advocacy system, as defined in section 
102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assist-
ance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 
15002). 
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(N) A representative of the State Medicaid 
office. 
(O) Representatives of other State agencies 
and disability organizations and other disability 
related offices and groups with expertise in 
competitive integrated employment. 
(b) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—To the extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall distribute grant funds under 
this section equitably among geographic areas of the 
United States, and take into account rural and urban di-
versity. 
(c) DURATION OF AWARDS.—A grant under this sec-
tion shall be awarded for a period of 5 years. 
(d) LIMIT ON AWARD NUMBER.—A State may only 
be awarded 1 grant under this section. 
(e) AMOUNT OF AWARDS.—A grant awarded under 
this section may not be made in an amount that is less 
than $2,000,000, or more than $10,000,000 for the 5 year 
grant period. 
(f) ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SUPPORTED EMPLOY-
MENT SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title VI of the Rehabilita-
tion Act of 1973 is amended— 
(A) in section 603 (29 U.S.C. 795h)— 
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(i) in subsection (a), by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(3) REFERENCES.—For purposes of this sub-
section, any reference to sums or amounts appro-
priated under this title shall not be considered to in-
clude the amounts appropriated under section 
611(e).’’; 
(ii) in subsection (c)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘or a grant 
under section 611’’ after ‘‘allotment 
under this title’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘or such grant’’ 
after ‘‘such allotment’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (d)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘or a grant 
under section 611’’ after ‘‘allotment 
under this title’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘or such grant’’ 
after ‘‘such allotment’’; 
(B) in section 604(b)(2) (29 U.S.C. 
795i(b)(2)), by inserting ‘‘(including through a 
grant awarded under section 611)’’ after ‘‘this 
title’’; 
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(C) in section 610 (29 U.S.C. 795o), by in-
serting ‘‘, except for section 611,’’ after ‘‘this 
title’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 611. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR CERTAIN STATES 
WITH COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED EMPLOY-
MENT. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—From amounts appropriated under 
subsection (e), the Secretary shall award a grant under 
this section to each eligible State that submits an applica-
tion under subsection (c) for the purposes described in sec-
tion 604. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State is eligible for a 
grant under this section for a fiscal year if the 
State— 
‘‘(A) is eligible for an allotment under sec-
tion 603(a) for the fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) has successfully completed a grant 
under section 102 of the Transformation to 
Competitive Integrated Employment Act during 
that fiscal year or the preceding fiscal year, as 
determined under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING A COMPETI-
TIVE INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT GRANT.—A State 
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has successfully completed a grant under section 
102 of the Transformation to Competitive Inte-
grated Employment Act if, at the conclusion of the 
5-year period of the grant, the Secretary deter-
mines— 
‘‘(A) the State has complied with all re-
quirements under such section for such grant; 
‘‘(B) the State has ceased issuing special 
certificates under section 14(c) of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
214(c)); and 
‘‘(C) no special certificates issued under 
such section have any force or effect. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—A State seeking a grant under 
this section shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the Secretary may reasonably require, including 
information demonstrating the State has successfully com-
plied with the requirements under subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(d) AWARDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant to a State under 
this section shall be awarded in an amount deter-
mined under paragraph (2) for a fiscal year, except 
as provided under paragraph (3). 
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‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—Subject to available appropria-
tions under subsection (e), the amount of a grant 
under this section to a State for a fiscal year shall 
be equal to 25 percent of the amount allotted to 
such State under subsection (a) of section 603 for 
the preceding fiscal year (excluding any additional 
amounts allotted to the State under subsection (b) 
of such section). 
‘‘(3) CONTINUED COMPLIANCE.—If a State re-
ceiving a grant under this section ceases compliance 
with subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (b)(2) 
for a fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) no amounts shall be awarded through 
such grant for such fiscal year; or 
‘‘(B) in a case in which such amounts have 
already been awarded to the State for such fis-
cal year, the State shall return to the Secretary 
such amounts. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 
2026 through 2030 such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out this section.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 
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1973 is amended by adding after the item relating 
to section 610 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 611. Additional funding for certain States with competitive integrated 
employment.’’. 
SEC. 103. CERTIFICATE HOLDER GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
including such information as the Secretary may reason-
ably require. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under 
subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) the status of the eligible entity’s use of spe-
cial certificates to employ individuals with disabil-
ities, including— 
(A)(i) the number of employees the eligible 
entity employs using such special certificates at 
the time of submission of the application; 
(ii) the aggregate demographic profile of 
such employees, including gender, race, and 
type of disability of such employees, unless indi-
cating such demographic profile would disclose 
personally identifiable information; and 
(iii) an historical accounting, covering each 
of the previous 4 fiscal years, of— 
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(I) the number of employees with a 
disability working for a wage that is— 
(aa) less than the higher of the 
rate specified in section 6(a)(1) of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
(29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) or the rate 
specified in the applicable State or 
local minimum wage law; or 
(bb) less than the customary rate 
paid by the employer for the same or 
similar work performed by other em-
ployees who are not individuals with 
disabilities, and who are similarly sit-
uated in similar occupations by the 
same employer and who have similar 
training, experience, and skills; 
(II) an aggregate demographic profile 
of such employees including gender, race, 
ethnicity, age, and type of disability; 
(B) the average, minimum, maximum, and 
range of hourly wages paid to employees em-
ployed using such special certificates during the 
previous year; 
(C) during the preceding 5 fiscal years, the 
number 
of 
individuals 
with 
disabilities, 
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disaggregated by fiscal year, who have been 
transitioned by the eligible entity from employ-
ment under such special certificates to competi-
tive integrated employment; and 
(D) a description of the business and pro-
gram models (including the financial and orga-
nizational structure) of the eligible entity that 
is using the special certificates, including— 
(i) the number and types of contracts 
the entity has entered into during the pre-
ceding 5 fiscal years to supply goods or 
services and under which individuals with 
or without disabilities are employed; 
(ii) the budget and the funding struc-
ture, including all sources of funding, for 
the preceding 5 fiscal years; 
(iii) the human resource structure; 
and 
(iv) the entities partnering with the 
eligible entity as described in subsection 
(h)(2); 
(2) a description of activities to be funded 
under the grant, and the goals of such activities, in-
cluding— 
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(A) a description of the business and pro-
gram models of competitive integrated employ-
ment or a combination of competitive integrated 
employment and integrated services into which 
the models of the eligible entity will transform, 
including the business plan, employment struc-
ture, and leadership organization of the eligible 
entity; 
(B) a description of— 
(i) the integrated services to be pro-
vided by the eligible entity; or 
(ii) the eligible entity’s process for re-
ferring an individual requiring such serv-
ices to a provider of such services to en-
sure that the individual receives such serv-
ices; 
(C) after the transformation of the eligible 
entity’s business and program models as de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), the number of em-
ployees that will be employed under such mod-
els; 
(D) the date on which the eligible entity 
will discontinue using special certificates, and 
the funding structure the eligible entity will use 
to provide competitive integrated employment 
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