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‘‘(i) needed to achieve the employment
goal, including, as appropriate, assistive tech-
nology devices and services, and personal assist-
ance services, including training in the manage-
ment of such services; and
‘‘(ii) provided in the most integrated set-
ting that is appropriate to the service being
provided and is consistent with the informed
choice of the individual;
‘‘(C) the entity or entities chosen by the individ-
ual or, as appropriate, the eligible individual’s rep-
resentative, that will provide the vocational rehabili-
tation services and the methods used to procure such
services;
‘‘(D) timelines for the achievement of the em-
ployment goal and for the initiation of services;
‘‘(E) the terms and conditions of the individual-
ized plan for employment, including—
‘‘(i) the responsibilities of the designated
State unit and the individual under such plan,
including participation in the costs of the plan;
‘‘(ii) criteria to evaluate progress toward
achievement of the employment goal; and
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‘‘(iii) the use of comparable services and
benefits under such plan, in accordance with
section 101(a)(8);
‘‘(F) prior to the determination that the indi-
vidual has achieved an employment outcome, the ex-
pected need for post-employment services; and
‘‘(G) the rights and remedies available to the
individual as provided in subsection (d), including
notification of the availability of assistance from the
client assistance program under section 112 of this
Act.
‘‘(4) For an individual with the most severe disabil-
ities for whom an employment goal in a supported employ-
ment setting has been determined to be appropriate, the
individualized plan for employment shall, in addition to
the requirements identified in subsection (b)(3), identify—
‘‘(A) the extended services needed by the indi-
vidual;
‘‘(B) the source of extended services or, to the
extent that the sources to provide the extended serv-
ices cannot be identified at the time of the develop-
ment of the individualized plan for employment, a
description of the basis for concluding that there is
a reasonable expectation that such sources will be-
come available; and
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‘‘(C) in cases in which multiple extended service
providers are available to the individual, the provid-
ers of such services chosen by the individual or, as
appropriate, the eligible individual’s representative.’’.
(c) INFORMED CHOICE.—Section 102 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 722) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(e) Each State agency, in consultation with its State
Rehabilitation Advisory Council, if it has one, shall, con-
sistent with section 100(a)(3)(C), develop and implement
written policies and procedures that enable each individual
to exercise informed choice throughout the vocational re-
habilitation process, including policies and procedures that
require the State agency—
‘‘(1) to inform each applicant and eligible indi-
vidual (including students with disabilities who are
making the transition from programs under the re-
sponsibility of an educational agency to programs
under the responsibility of the designated State
unit), through appropriate modes of communication,
about the availability of, and opportunities to exer-
cise, informed choice, including the availability of
support services for individuals with cognitive or
other disabilities who require assistance in exercising
informed choice;
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‘‘(2) to assist applicants and eligible individuals
to exercise informed choice in decisions related to
the provision of assessment services;
‘‘(3) to develop and implement flexible procure-
ment policies and methods that facilitate the provi-
sion of services and that afford eligible individuals
meaningful choices among the methods used to pro-
cure services;
‘‘(4) to provide or assist eligible individuals in
acquiring information that enables those individuals
to exercise informed choice in the selection of—
‘‘(A) the employment goal;
‘‘(B) the specific services needed to achieve
the individual’s employment goal;
‘‘(C) the providers of the selected services;
‘‘(D) the employment setting and the set-
tings in which services are provided; and
‘‘(E) the methods available for procuring
the selected services; and
‘‘(5) to ensure that the availability and scope of
informed choice under this section is consistent with
the State agency’s obligations under section 12(e).’’.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 102 of
such Act (29 U.S.C. 722) is amended by striking ‘‘individ-
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ualized written rehabilitation program’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘individualized plan for employment’’.
SEC. 2204. SCOPE OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERV-
ICES.
Section 103(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 723(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (7); and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through
(16) as paragraphs (7) through (15), respectively.
SEC. 2205. STATE REHABILITATION ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Section 105 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 725) is amended by striking subsection (i).
SEC. 2206. EVALUATION STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS.
Section 106(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 726(a)) is amended in paragraph (1) by adding
at the end the following: ‘‘After such date, the Commis-
sioner shall review and, if necessary, revise the evaluation
standards and performance indicators every three years.
Any necessary revisions shall be developed with input from
State vocational rehabilitation agencies, related profes-
sional and consumer organizations, recipients of vocational
rehabilitation services, and other interested parties. Any
proposed revisions shall be subject to the notice, publica-
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tion, and comment provisions described in paragraph
(3).’’.
SEC. 2207. MONITORING AND REVIEW.
Section 107(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 727(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(5) MONITORING
AND
REVIEW
REPORTS.—
Any reports detailing the findings of the annual re-
views and periodic on-site monitoring visits shall be
made available to the State Rehabilitation Advisory
Council for use in the development and modification
of the State plan.’’.
Subtitle B—Basic Vocational
Rehabilitation Services
SEC. 2211. STATE ALLOTMENTS.
Section 110(d)(2) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(29 U.S.C. 730(d)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the Secretary—’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘(B) not less than’’ and inserting
‘‘the Secretary, not less than’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1995, 1996, and
1997’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 1998, 1999, and
2000’’.
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SEC. 2212. PAYMENTS TO STATES.
Section 111(a)(2)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 (29 U.S.C. 731(a)(2)(B)) is amended—
(1) by striking clause (i); and
(2) by striking ‘‘(ii)’’.
SEC. 2213. CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Section 112(h) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 732(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1993
through 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 1998, 1999,
and 2000’’.
TITLE XXIII—AMENDMENTS TO
RESEARCH AND TRAINING
SEC. 2221. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 201(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 761(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘each of fiscal
years 1993 through 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal
years 1998, 1999, and 2000’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘each of fiscal
years 1993 through 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal
years 1998, 1999, and 2000’’.
SEC. 2222. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY AND REHA-
BILITATION RESEARCH.
Section 202(c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 761a(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘, except that’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘continue to serve as Director’’;
and
(B) by striking the third and fourth sen-
tences;
(2) by striking paragraph (2);
(3) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘ncessary’’ and inserting
‘‘necessary’’; and
(B) by redesignating such paragraph as
paragraph (2); and
(4) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (3).
TITLE XXIV—AMENDMENTS TO
TRAINING AND DEMONSTRA-
TION PROJECTS
Subtitle A—Training Programs and
Community Rehabilitation Pro-
grams
SEC. 2231. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.
Section 301(1)(A) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(29 U.S.C. 770(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after
‘‘independent living services programs’’ the following: ‘‘,
through community economic or business development
programs’’.
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SEC. 2232. TRAINING.
Section 302 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 771a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and (E)’’ and inserting
‘‘(E)’’;
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting the following: ‘‘, and (F) personnel
specifically trained to deliver services to individ-
uals whose vocational goal is self-employment or
business ownership.’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(B)—
(A) in clause (ii)—
(i) by redesignating subclauses (IV)
and (V) as subclauses (V) and (VI), re-
spectively; and
(ii) by inserting after subclause (III)
the following:
‘‘(IV) assistance and support to
individuals pursuing self-employment
or business ownership as their reha-
bilitation goal;’’; and
(B) in clause (iv), by moving the margin
two ems to the left;
(3) by striking subsection (e);
(4) in subsection (g)(3)(A)—
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(A) in clause (ii), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and
inserting a period; and
(C) by striking clause (iv); and
(5) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘fiscal years
1993 through 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years
1998, 1999, and 2000’’; and
(6) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i)
as subsections (e) through (h), respectively.
SEC. 2233. REPEALERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 303, 304, 305, and 306
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 772, 773,
775, and 776) are hereby repealed.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act (29 U.S.C. 701 note) is amended by
striking the items relating to sections 303, 304, 305, and
306.
SEC. 2234. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 310 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 777) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 1993
through 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 1998,
1999, and 2000’’;