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workforce investment activities, or State 
agencies described in section 4, who have 
been nominated by such agencies or by a 
national organization that represents such 
agencies; 
‘‘(ii) 4 members who are representa-
tives of the State workforce and labor mar-
ket information directors affiliated with the 
State agencies that perform the duties de-
scribed in subsection (e)(2), who have been 
nominated by the directors; 
‘‘(iii) 1 member who is a representa-
tive of providers of training services under 
section 122 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act; 
‘‘(iv) 1 member who is a representative 
of economic development entities; 
‘‘(v) 1 member who is a representative 
of businesses, who has been nominated by 
national business organizations or trade as-
sociations; 
‘‘(vi) 1 member who is a representative 
of labor organizations, who has been nomi-
nated by a national labor federation;
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‘‘(vii) 1 member who is a representa-
tive of local workforce development boards, 
who has been nominated by a national or-
ganization representing such boards; and 
‘‘(viii) 1 member who is a representa-
tive of research entities that utilize work-
force and labor market information. 
‘‘(C) GEOGRAPHIC
DIVERSITY.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that the membership of the 
Council is geographically diverse and that no 2 
of the members appointed under clauses (i), (ii), 
and (vii) represent the same State. 
‘‘(D) PERIOD
OF
APPOINTMENT; VACAN-
CIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Each member of 
the Council shall be appointed for a term of 
3 years, except that the initial terms for 
members may be 1, 2, or 3 years in order 
to establish a rotation in which one-third of 
the members are selected each year. Any 
such member may be appointed for not 
more than 2 consecutive terms. 
‘‘(ii) VACANCIES.—Any member ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy occurring before 
the expiration of the term for which the
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member’s predecessor was appointed shall be 
appointed only for the remainder of that 
term. A member may serve after the expira-
tion of that member’s term until a successor 
has taken office. 
‘‘(E) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of 
the Council shall not receive compensation for 
the performance of services for the Council, but 
shall be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized 
for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 
away from their homes or regular places of busi-
ness in the performance of services for the Coun-
cil. Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, 
United States Code, the Secretary may accept 
the voluntary and uncompensated services of 
members of the Council. 
‘‘(F) PERMANENT COUNCIL.—Section 14 of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.) shall not apply to the Council.’’. 
(f) STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section 15(e) of the 
Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l–2(e)) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘employment statistics’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘workforce and labor 
market information’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ‘‘annual 
plan’’ and inserting ‘‘plan described in subsection 
(c)’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (G), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (H); 
(C) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 136(f)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998’’ and inserting ‘‘section 116(i)(2) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act’’; 
and 
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 
subparagraph (H). 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
15(g) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l–2(g)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘$60,153,000 for fiscal year 2015, $64,799,000 for fiscal 
year 2016, $66,144,000 for fiscal year 2017, $67,611,000 
for fiscal year 2018, $69,200,000 for fiscal year 2019, and 
$70,667,000 for fiscal year 2020’’.
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TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO THE 
REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 
Subtitle A—Introductory Provisions 
SEC. 401. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in 
this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of 
an amendment to, or repeal of, a provision, the amendment 
or repeal shall be considered to be made to a provision of 
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.). 
SEC. 402. FINDINGS, PURPOSE, POLICY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Section 2(a) (29 U.S.C. 701(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘workforce in-
vestment systems under title I of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998’’ and inserting ‘‘workforce develop-
ment systems defined in section 3 of the Workforce In-
novation and Opportunity Act’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7)(A) a high proportion of students with dis-
abilities is leaving secondary education without being
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employed in competitive integrated employment, or 
being enrolled in postsecondary education; and 
‘‘(B) there is a substantial need to support such 
students as they transition from school to postsec-
ondary life.’’. 
(b) PURPOSE.—Section 2(b) (29 U.S.C. 701(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘workforce investment systems implemented in 
accordance with title I of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998’’ and inserting ‘‘workforce de-
velopment systems defined in section 3 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act’’; 
and 
(B) at the end of subparagraph (F), by 
striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) to maximize opportunities for individuals 
with disabilities, including individuals with signifi-
cant disabilities, for competitive integrated employ-
ment;’’;
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(4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by para-
graph (2), by striking the period at the end and in-
serting a semicolon; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) to increase employment opportunities and 
employment outcomes for individuals with disabil-
ities, including through encouraging meaningful 
input by employers and vocational rehabilitation 
service providers on successful and prospective em-
ployment and placement strategies; and 
‘‘(5) to ensure, to the greatest extent possible, 
that youth with disabilities and students with disabil-
ities who are transitioning from receipt of special 
education services under the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) and re-
ceipt of services under section 504 of this Act have op-
portunities for postsecondary success.’’. 
SEC. 403. REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 3 (29 U.S.C. 702) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘in 
the Department of Education’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(B) by striking the second sentence and in-
serting ‘‘Such Administration shall be the prin-
cipal agency, and the Commissioner shall be the
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principal officer, of the Department for purposes 
of carrying out titles I, III, VI, and chapter 2 
of title VII.’’; and 
(C) in the fourth and sixth sentences, by in-
serting ‘‘of Education’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’ the 
first place it appears; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘of Edu-
cation’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’. 
SEC. 404. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 7 (29 U.S.C. 705) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (iv), by striking the semicolon 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) to the maximum extent possible, 
relies on information obtained from experi-
ences in integrated employment settings in 
the community, and other integrated com-
munity settings;’’; 
(2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(3) ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY TERMS.—
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‘‘(A) ASSISTIVE
TECHNOLOGY.—The term 
‘assistive technology’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act 
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3002). 
‘‘(B) ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE.—The 
term ‘assistive technology device’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 3 of the Assistive 
Technology Act of 1998, except that the reference 
in such section to the term ‘individuals with dis-
abilities’ shall be deemed to mean more than 1 
individual with a disability as defined in para-
graph (20)(A)). 
‘‘(C) ASSISTIVE
TECHNOLOGY
SERVICE.— 
The term ‘assistive technology service’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3 of the As-
sistive Technology Act of 1998, except that the 
reference in such section— 
‘‘(i) to the term ‘individual with a dis-
ability’ shall be deemed to mean an indi-
vidual with a disability, as defined in 
paragraph (20)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) to the term ‘individuals with dis-
abilities’ shall be deemed to mean more than 
1 such individual.’’;
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(3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (4); 
(4) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by para-
graph (3)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (O) 
through (Q) as subparagraphs (P) through (R), 
respectively; 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the 
following: 
‘‘(O) customized employment;’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (R), as redesignated 
by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by strik-
ing ‘‘(P)’’ and inserting ‘‘(Q)’’; 
(5) by inserting before paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT.— 
The term ‘competitive integrated employment’ means 
work that is performed on a full-time or part-time 
basis (including self-employment)— 
‘‘(A) for which an individual— 
‘‘(i) is compensated at a rate that— 
‘‘(I)(aa) shall be not 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
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the rate specified in the applicable 
State or local minimum wage law; and 
‘‘(bb) is not less than the cus-
tomary rate paid by the employer for 
the same or similar work performed by 
other employees who are not individ-
uals with disabilities, and who are 
similarly situated in similar occupa-
tions by the same employer and who 
have similar training, experience, and 
skills; or 
‘‘(II) in the case of an individual 
who is self-employed, yields an income 
that is comparable to the income re-
ceived by other individuals who are not 
individuals with disabilities, and who 
are self-employed in similar occupa-
tions or on similar tasks and who have 
similar training, experience, and skills; 
and 
‘‘(ii) is eligible for the level of benefits 
provided to other employees; 
‘‘(B) that is at a location where the em-
ployee interacts with other persons who are not 
individuals with disabilities (not including su-
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pervisory personnel or individuals who are pro-
viding services to such employee) to the same ex-
tent that individuals who are not individuals 
with disabilities and who are in comparable po-
sitions interact with other persons; and 
‘‘(C) that, as appropriate, presents opportu-
nities for advancement that are similar to those 
for other employees who are not individuals with 
disabilities and who have similar positions.’’; 
(6) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking ‘‘includes’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘fees’’ and inserting ‘‘in-
cludes architects’ fees’’; 
(7) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) CUSTOMIZED
EMPLOYMENT.—The term 
‘customized employment’ means competitive inte-
grated employment, for an individual with a signifi-
cant disability, that is based on an individualized de-
termination of the strengths, needs, and interests of 
the individual with a significant disability, is de-
signed to meet the specific abilities of the individual 
with a significant disability and the business needs of 
the employer, and is carried out through flexible 
strategies, such as— 
‘‘(A) job exploration by the individual;
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‘‘(B) working with an employer to facilitate 
placement, including— 
‘‘(i) customizing a job description 
based on current employer needs or on pre-
viously unidentified and unmet employer 
needs; 
‘‘(ii) developing a set of job duties, a 
work schedule and job arrangement, and 
specifics of supervision (including perform-
ance evaluation and review), and deter-
mining a job location; 
‘‘(iii) representation by a professional 
chosen by the individual, or self-representa-
tion of the individual, in working with an 
employer to facilitate placement; and 
‘‘(iv) providing services and supports 
at the job location.’’; 
(8) in paragraph (11)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘of Education’’ after 
‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘customized employ-
ment,’’ before ‘‘self-employment,’’; 
(9) in paragraph (12), by inserting ‘‘of Edu-
cation’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’ each place it appears;
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(10) in paragraph (14)(C), by inserting ‘‘of 
Education’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(11) in paragraph (17)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) services that— 
‘‘(i) facilitate the transition of individ-
uals with significant disabilities from nurs-
ing homes and other institutions to home 
and community-based residences, with the 
requisite supports and services; 
‘‘(ii) provide assistance to individuals 
with significant disabilities who are at risk 
of entering institutions so that the individ-
uals may remain in the community; and 
‘‘(iii) facilitate the transition of youth 
who are individuals with significant dis-
abilities, who were eligible for individual-
ized education programs under section 
614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)), and 
who have completed their secondary edu-
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cation or otherwise left school, to postsec-
ondary life.’’; 
(12) in paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘term’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘includes—’’ and inserting 
‘‘term ‘independent living services’ includes—’’; 
(13) in paragraph (19)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting be-
fore the period the following: ‘‘and includes a 
Native and a descendant of a Native, as such 
terms are defined in subsections (b) and (r) of 
section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting be-
fore the period the following: ‘‘and a tribal orga-
nization (as defined in section 4(l) of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l)))’’; 
(14) in paragraph (23), by striking ‘‘section 
101’’ and inserting ‘‘section 102’’; 
(15) by striking paragraph (25) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(25) 
LOCAL
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT 
BOARD.—The term ‘local workforce development 
board’ means a local board, as defined in section 3 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.’’;
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(16) by striking paragraph (37); 
(17) by redesignating paragraphs (29) through 
(39) as paragraphs (31) through (36), and (38) 
through (41), respectively; 
(18) by inserting after paragraph (28) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(30) 
PRE-EMPLOYMENT
TRANSITION
SERV-
ICES.—The term ‘pre-employment transition services’ 
means services provided in accordance with section 
113.’’; 
(19) by striking paragraph (33), as redesignated 
by paragraph (17), and inserting the following: 
‘‘(33) SECRETARY.—Unless where the context 
otherwise requires, the term ‘Secretary’— 
‘‘(A) used in title I, III, IV, V, VI, or chap-
ter 2 of title VII, means the Secretary of Edu-
cation; and 
‘‘(B) used in title II or chapter 1 of title 
VII, means the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services.’’; 
(20) by striking paragraphs (35) and (36), as re-
designated by paragraph (17), and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(35) 
STATE
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT 
BOARD.—The term ‘State workforce development
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board’ means a State board, as defined in section 3 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 
‘‘(36) STATEWIDE
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT 
SYSTEM.—The term ‘statewide workforce development 
system’ means a workforce development system, as de-
fined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act.’’; 
(21) by inserting after that paragraph (36) the 
following: 
‘‘(37) STUDENT WITH A DISABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘student with 
a disability’ means an individual with a dis-
ability who— 
‘‘(i)(I)(aa) is not younger than the ear-
liest age for the provision of transition serv-
ices under section 614(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII) of 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII)); or 
‘‘(bb) if the State involved elects to use 
a lower minimum age for receipt of pre-em-
ployment transition services under this Act, 
is not younger than that minimum age; and 
‘‘(II)(aa) is not older than 21 years of 
age; or
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‘‘(bb) if the State law for the State pro-
vides for a higher maximum age for receipt 
of services under the Individuals with Dis-
abilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et 
seq.), is not older than that maximum age; 
and 
‘‘(ii)(I) is eligible for, and receiving, 
special education or related services under 
part B of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.); or 
‘‘(II) is an individual with a dis-
ability, for purposes of section 504. 
‘‘(B) STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.—The 
term ‘students with disabilities’ means more 
than 1 student with a disability.’’; 
(22) by striking paragraphs (38) and (39), as re-
designated by paragraph (17), and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(38) SUPPORTED
EMPLOYMENT.—The term 
‘supported employment’ means competitive integrated 
employment, including customized employment, or 
employment in an integrated work setting in which 
individuals are working on a short-term basis toward 
competitive integrated employment, that is individ-
ualized and customized consistent with the strengths,
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abilities, interests, and informed choice of the individ-
uals involved, for individuals with the most signifi-
cant disabilities— 
‘‘(A)(i) for whom competitive integrated em-
ployment has not historically occurred; or 
‘‘(ii) for whom competitive integrated em-
ployment has been interrupted or intermittent as 
a result of a significant disability; and 
‘‘(B) who, because of the nature and severity 
of their disability, need intensive supported em-
ployment services and extended services after the 
transition described in paragraph (13)(C), in 
order to perform the work involved. 
‘‘(39) SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.—The 
term ‘supported employment services’ means ongoing 
support services, including customized employment, 
needed to support and maintain an individual with 
a most significant disability in supported employ-
ment, that— 
‘‘(A) are provided singly or in combination 
and are organized and made available in such a 
way as to assist an eligible individual to achieve 
competitive integrated employment;
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‘‘(B) are based on a determination of the 
needs of an eligible individual, as specified in an 
individualized plan for employment; and 
‘‘(C) are provided by the designated State 
unit for a period of not more than 24 months, 
except that period may be extended, if necessary, 
in order to achieve the employment outcome 
identified in the individualized plan for employ-
ment.’’; 
(23) in paragraph (41), as redesignated by para-
graph (17), by striking ‘‘as defined in section 101 of 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998’’ and inserting 
‘‘as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act’’; and 
(24) by inserting after paragraph (41), as redes-
ignated by paragraph (17), the following: 
‘‘(42) YOUTH WITH A DISABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘youth with a 
disability’ means an individual with a disability 
who— 
‘‘(i) is not younger than 14 years of 
age; and 
‘‘(ii) is not older than 24 years of age.
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‘‘(B) 
YOUTH
WITH
DISABILITIES.—The 
term ‘youth with disabilities’ means more than 
1 youth with a disability.’’. 
SEC. 405. ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACT. 
(a) PROMULGATION.—Section 8(a)(2) (29 U.S.C. 
706(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘of Education’’ after 
‘‘Secretary’’. 
(b) PRIVACY.—Section 11 (29 U.S.C. 708) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘The provisions’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) Section 501 of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act shall apply, as specified in that section, to 
amendments to this Act that were made by the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act.’’. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 12 (29 U.S.C. 709) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1)(A)’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) provide technical assistance to the des-
ignated State units on developing successful
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partnerships with local and multi-State busi-
nesses in an effort to increase the employment of 
individuals with disabilities; 
‘‘(C) provide technical assistance to pro-
viders and organizations on developing self-em-
ployment opportunities and outcomes for indi-
viduals with disabilities; and 
‘‘(D) provide technical assistance to entities 
carrying out community rehabilitation programs 
to build their internal capacity to provide indi-
vidualized services and supports leading to com-
petitive integrated employment, and to transi-
tion individuals with disabilities away from 
nonintegrated settings;’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, centers 
for independent living,’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Commis-
sioner’’ the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary of Education’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘of Edu-
cation’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Rehabilitation Act Amend-
ments of 1998’’ each place it appears and insert-
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ing ‘‘Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘of Education’’ after ‘‘Sec-
retary’’; 
(5) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘of Education’’ 
after ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(6)(A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(c)(1)’’; 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(d)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(d)(1)’’; 
(C) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘(e)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(2)’’; 
(D) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘(f)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(2)’’; and 
(E) by moving paragraph (2) (as redesignated 
by subparagraph (D)) to the end of subsection (c); 
and 
(7) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e)(1) The Administrator of the Administration for 
Community Living (referred to in this subsection as the 
‘Administrator’) may carry out the authorities and shall 
carry out the responsibilities of the Commissioner described 
in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2) through (4) of subsection (a),
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and subsection (b), except that, for purposes of applying 
subsections (a) and (b), a reference in those subsections— 
‘‘(A) to facilitating meaningful and effective par-
ticipation shall be considered to be a reference to fa-
cilitating meaningful and effective collaboration with 
independent living programs, and promoting a phi-
losophy of independent living for individuals with 
disabilities in community activities; and 
‘‘(B) to training for personnel shall be considered 
to be a reference to training for the personnel of cen-
ters for independent living and Statewide Inde-
pendent Living Councils. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
may carry out the authorities and shall carry out the re-
sponsibilities of the Secretary of Education described in 
subsections (c) and (d). 
‘‘(f)(1) In subsections (a) through (d), a reference to 
‘this Act’ means a provision of this Act that the Secretary 
of Education has authority to carry out; and 
‘‘(2) In subsection (e), for purposes of applying sub-
sections (a) through (d), a reference in those subsections to 
‘this Act’ means a provision of this Act that the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services has authority to carry 
out.’’.
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SEC. 406. REPORTS. 
Section 13 (29 U.S.C. 710) is amended— 
(1) in section (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(c)(1)’’; 
and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 136(d) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998’’ and inserting ‘‘section 116(d)(2) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) The Commissioner shall ensure that the report de-
scribed in this section is made publicly available in a time-
ly manner, including through electronic means, in order to 
inform the public about the administration and perform-
ance of programs under this Act.’’. 
SEC. 407. EVALUATION AND INFORMATION. 
(a) EVALUATION.—Section 14 (29 U.S.C. 711) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘of Education’’ after ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ each place it appears; 
(2) in subsection (f)(2), by inserting ‘‘competi-
tive’’ before ‘‘integrated employment’’; 
(3)(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(b)(1)’’;
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(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(2)’’; 
(C) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(d)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(3)’’; and 
(D) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; 
(4) by inserting after subsection (d), as redesig-
nated by paragraph (3)(D), the following: 
‘‘(e)(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
may carry out the authorities and shall carry out the re-
sponsibilities of the Secretary of Education described in 
subsections (a) and (b). 
‘‘(2) The Administrator of the Administration for 
Community Living may carry out the authorities and shall 
carry out the responsibilities of the Commissioner described 
in subsections (a) and (d)(1), except that, for purposes of 
applying those subsections, a reference in those subsections 
to exemplary practices shall be considered to be a reference 
to exemplary practices concerning independent living serv-
ices and centers for independent living. 
‘‘(f)(1) In subsections (a) through (d), a reference to 
‘this Act’ means a provision of this Act that the Secretary 
of Education has authority to carry out; and 
‘‘(2) In subsection (e), for purposes of applying sub-
sections (a), (b), and (d), a reference in those subsections
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to ‘this Act’ means a provision of this Act that the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services has authority to carry 
out.’’. 
(b) INFORMATION.—Section 15 (29 U.S.C. 712) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘of Education’’ after ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘State 
workforce investment boards’’ and inserting 
‘‘State workforce development boards’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Education’’. 
SEC. 408. CARRYOVER. 
Section 19(a)(1) (29 U.S.C. 716(a)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘part B of title VI’’ and inserting ‘‘title VI’’. 
SEC. 409. TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. 
Section 21 (29 U.S.C. 718) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘racial’’ and inserting ‘‘demographic’’; 
(ii) in the second sentence— 
(I) by striking ‘‘rate of increase’’ 
the first place it appears and inserting
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‘‘percentage increase from 2000 to 
2010’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘is 3.2’’ and in-
serting ‘‘was 9.7’’; 
(III) by striking ‘‘rate of in-
crease’’ and inserting ‘‘percentage in-
crease’’; 
(IV) by striking ‘‘is much’’ and 
inserting ‘‘was much’’; 
(V) by striking ‘‘38.6’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘43.0’’; 
(VI) by striking ‘‘14.6’’ and in-
serting ‘‘12.3’’; 
(VII) by striking ‘‘40.1’’ and in-
serting ‘‘43.2’’; and 
(VIII) by striking ‘‘and other eth-
nic groups’’; and 
(iii) by striking the last sentence; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the second 
and third sentences and inserting the following: 
‘‘In 2011— 
‘‘(A) among Americans ages 16 through 64, 
the rate of disability was 12.1 percent;
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‘‘(B) among African-Americans in that age 
range, the disability rate was more than twice as 
high, at 27.1 percent; and 
‘‘(C) for American Indians and Alaska Na-
tives in the same age range, the disability rate 
was also more than twice as high, at 27.0 per-
cent.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘National 
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research’’ 
and inserting ‘‘National Institute on Disability, Inde-
pendent Living, and Rehabilitation Research’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Director’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Director of the National Institute on Dis-
ability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Re-
search’’. 
Subtitle B—Vocational 
Rehabilitation Services 
SEC. 411. DECLARATION OF POLICY; AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) FINDINGS; PURPOSE; POLICY.—Section 100(a) (29 
U.S.C. 720(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘inte-
grated’’ and inserting ‘‘competitive integrated 
employment’’;
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(B) in subparagraph (D)(iii), by striking 
‘‘medicare and medicaid’’ and inserting ‘‘Medi-
care and Medicaid’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘in-
vestment’’ and inserting ‘‘development’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (G)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘workforce investment 
systems’’ and inserting ‘‘workforce develop-
ment systems’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘workforce investment 
activities’’ and inserting ‘‘workforce devel-
opment activities’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘workforce investment system’’ and inserting 
‘‘workforce development system’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and 
informed choice,’’ and inserting ‘‘informed 
choice, and economic self-sufficiency,’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘gain-
ful employment in integrated settings’’ and in-
serting ‘‘competitive integrated employment’’; 
and
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(B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 
‘‘should’’ before ‘‘facilitate’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
100(b)(1) (29 U.S.C. 720(b)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1999 
through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,302,053,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2015 through 2020’’. 
SEC. 412. STATE PLANS. 
(a) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Section 101(a) (29 U.S.C. 
721(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘to 
participate’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘to receive funds under this title for a fiscal 
year, a State shall submit, and have approved by 
the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor, a uni-
fied State plan in accordance with section 102, 
or a combined State plan in accordance with 
section 103, of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act. The unified or combined State 
plan shall include, in the portion of the plan de-
scribed in section 102(b)(2)(D) of such Act (re-
ferred to in this subsection as the ‘vocational re-
habilitation services portion’), the provisions of a
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State plan for vocational rehabilitation services, 
described in this subsection.’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘in the State plan for 
vocational rehabilitation services,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘as part of the vocational rehabilita-
tion services portion of the unified or com-
bined State plan submitted in accordance 
with subparagraph (A),’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Rehabilitation Act 
Amendments of 1998’’ and inserting ‘‘Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act’’; 
and 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The State plan shall 
remain in effect subject to the submission of 
such modifications’’ and inserting ‘‘The vo-
cational rehabilitation services portion of 
the unified or combined State plan sub-
mitted in accordance with subparagraph 
(A) shall remain in effect until the State 
submits and receives approval of a new 
State plan in accordance with subpara-
graph (A), or until the submission of such 
modifications’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘, until the State sub-
mits and receives approval of a new State 
plan’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘The 
State plan’’ and inserting ‘‘The State plan for 
vocational rehabilitation services’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii)— 
(i) in subclause (II), by inserting ‘‘who 
is responsible for the day-to-day operation 
of the vocational rehabilitation program’’ 
before the semicolon; 
(ii) in subclause (III), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) in subclause (IV), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(V) has the sole authority and 
responsibility within the designated 
State agency described in subpara-
graph (A) to expend funds made avail-
able under this title in a manner that 
is consistent with the purposes of this 
title.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5)—
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(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (E); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
following: 
‘‘(D) notwithstanding subparagraph (C), 
permit the State, in its discretion, to elect to 
serve eligible individuals (whether or not receiv-
ing vocational rehabilitation services) who re-
quire specific services or equipment to maintain 
employment; and’’; 
(4) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(v)— 
(i) in subclause (I), after ‘‘rehabilita-
tion technology’’ insert the following: ‘‘, in-
cluding training implemented in coordina-
tion with entities carrying out State pro-
grams under section 4 of the Assistive Tech-
nology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3003)’’; and 
(ii) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘Re-
habilitation Act Amendments of 1998’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act’’; and
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(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking clause 
(ii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) the establishment and mainte-
nance of education and experience require-
ments, to ensure that the personnel have a 
21st century understanding of the evolving 
labor force and the needs of individuals 
with disabilities, including requirements 
for— 
‘‘(I)(aa) attainment of a bacca-
laureate degree in a field of study rea-
sonably related to vocational rehabili-
tation, to indicate a level of com-
petency and skill demonstrating basic 
preparation in a field of study such as 
vocational rehabilitation counseling, 
social 
work, 
psychology, 
disability 
studies, 
business 
administration, 
human resources, special education, 
supported employment, customized em-
ployment, economics, or another field 
that reasonably prepares individuals to 
work with consumers and employers; 
and
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‘‘(bb) demonstrated paid or un-
paid experience, for not less than 1 
year, consisting of— 
‘‘(AA) direct work with indi-
viduals with disabilities in a set-
ting such as an independent liv-
ing center; 
‘‘(BB) direct service or advo-
cacy activities that provide such 
individual with experience and 
skills in working with individuals 
with disabilities; or 
‘‘(CC) direct experience as an 
employer, as a small business 
owner or operator, or in self-em-
ployment, or other experience in 
human resources, recruitment, or 
experience in supervising employ-
ees, training, or other activities 
that provide experience in com-
petitive 
integrated 
employment 
environments; or 
‘‘(II) attainment of a master’s or 
doctoral degree in a field of study such 
as vocational rehabilitation counseling,
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law, social work, psychology, disability 
studies, 
business 
administration, 
human resources, special education, 
management, public administration, or 
another field that reasonably provides 
competence in the employment sector, 
in a disability field, or in both busi-
ness-related and rehabilitation-related 
fields; and’’; 
(5) in paragraph (8)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘an accommodation or 
auxiliary aid or service or’’ after ‘‘prior to 
providing’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(5)(D)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(5)(E)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘medicaid’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Medicaid’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘workforce invest-
ment system’’ and inserting ‘‘workforce 
development system’’; 
(III) by striking ‘‘(5)(D)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(5)(E)’’;
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(IV) by inserting ‘‘and, if appro-
priate, accommodations or auxiliary 
aids and services,’’ before ‘‘that are in-
cluded’’; and 
(V) by striking ‘‘provision of such 
vocational rehabilitation services’’ and 
inserting ‘‘provision of such vocational 
rehabilitation services (including, if 
appropriate, accommodations or auxil-
iary aids and services)’’; and 
(ii) in clause (iv)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘(5)(D)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(5)(E)’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, and accom-
modations or auxiliary aids and serv-
ices’’ before the period; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking 
‘‘(5)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(5)(E)’’; 
(6) in paragraph (10)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘an-
nual’’ and all that follows through ‘‘of 1998’’ and 
inserting ‘‘annual reporting of information, on 
eligible individuals receiving the services, that is 
necessary to assess the State’s performance on the
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standards and indicators described in section 
106(a)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by inserting ‘‘, from each State,’’ after ‘‘ad-
ditional data’’; 
(ii) by striking clause (i) and insert-
ing: 
‘‘(i) the number of applicants and the 
number of individuals determined to be eli-
gible or ineligible for the program carried 
out under this title, including the number of 
individuals determined to be ineligible 
(disaggregated by type of disability and 
age);’’; 
(iii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) in subclause (I), by striking 
‘‘(5)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(5)(E)’’; 
(II) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(III) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(IV) the number of individuals 
with open cases (disaggregated by those 
who are receiving training and those
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who are in postsecondary education), 
and the type of services the individuals 
are receiving (including supported em-
ployment); 
‘‘(V) the number of students with 
disabilities who are receiving pre-em-
ployment transition services under this 
title: and 
‘‘(VI) the number of individuals 
referred to State vocational rehabilita-
tion programs by one-stop operators 
(as defined in section 3 of the Work-
force 
Innovation 
and 
Opportunity 
Act), and the number of individuals re-
ferred to such one-stop operators by 
State vocational rehabilitation pro-
grams;’’; and 
(iv) in clause (iv)(I), by inserting be-
fore the semicolon the following: ‘‘and, for 
those who achieved employment outcomes, 
the average length of time to obtain employ-
ment’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking 
‘‘title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998’’
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and inserting ‘‘title I of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking 
‘‘of the State’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘of the State in meeting the standards and indi-
cators established pursuant to section 106.’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) RULES FOR REPORTING OF DATA.— 
The disaggregation of data under this Act shall 
not be required within a category if the number 
of individuals in a category is insufficient to 
yield statistically reliable information, or if the 
results would reveal personally identifiable infor-
mation about an individual. 
‘‘(H) COMPREHENSIVE REPORT.—The State 
plan shall specify that the Commissioner will 
provide an annual comprehensive report that in-
cludes the reports and data required under this 
section, as well as a summary of the reports and 
data, for each fiscal year. The Commissioner 
shall submit the report to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
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Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate, not later than 90 days after the end 
of the fiscal year involved.’’; 
(7) in paragraph (11)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the subparagraph header, by 
striking ‘‘WORKFORCE
INVESTMENT
SYS-
TEMS’’ and inserting ‘‘WORKFORCE DEVEL-
OPMENT SYSTEMS’’; 
(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘workforce investment system’’ 
and inserting ‘‘workforce development sys-
tem’’; 
(iii) in clause (i)(II)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘investment’’ and 
inserting ‘‘development’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘(including pro-
grammatic accessibility and physical 
accessibility)’’ after ‘‘program accessi-
bility’’; 
(iv) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘work-
force investment system’’ and inserting 
‘‘workforce development system’’; and
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(v) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘work-
force investment system’’ and inserting 
‘‘workforce development system’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘workforce investment system’’ and inserting 
‘‘workforce development system’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘the State programs 
carried out under section 4 of the Assistive 
Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3003),’’ 
after ‘‘including’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, noneducational 
agencies serving out-of-school youth,’’ after 
‘‘Agriculture’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘such agencies and 
programs’’ and inserting ‘‘such Federal, 
State, and local agencies and programs’’; 
and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘workforce investment 
system’’ and inserting ‘‘workforce develop-
ment system’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by inserting ‘‘, including pre-employment
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transition services,’’ before ‘‘under this 
title’’; 
(ii) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, which 
may be provided using alternative means 
for meeting participation (such as video 
conferences and conference calls),’’ after 
‘‘consultation and technical assistance’’; 
and 
(iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘com-
pletion’’ and inserting ‘‘implementation’’; 
(E) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) 
and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (H), respec-
tively; 
(F) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 
following: 
‘‘(E) COORDINATION
WITH
EMPLOYERS.— 
The State plan shall describe how the designated 
State unit will work with employers to identify 
competitive integrated employment opportunities 
and career exploration opportunities, in order to 
facilitate the provision of— 
‘‘(i) vocational rehabilitation services; 
and 
‘‘(ii) transition services for youth with 
disabilities and students with disabilities,
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such as pre-employment transition serv-
ices.’’; 
(G) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated 
by subparagraph (E) of this paragraph— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘chapter 1 of’’ after 
‘‘part C of’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, as appropriate’’ be-
fore the period; 
(H) by inserting after subparagraph (F), as 
redesignated by subparagraph (E) of this para-
graph, the following: 
‘‘(G) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT REGARDING 
INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR HOME AND COMMU-
NITY-BASED WAIVER PROGRAMS.—The State plan 
shall include an assurance that the designated 
State unit has entered into a formal cooperative 
agreement with the State agency responsible for 
administering the State Medicaid plan under 
title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396 et seq.) and the State agency with primary 
responsibility for providing services and sup-
ports for individuals with intellectual disabilities 
and individuals with developmental disabilities, 
with respect to the delivery of vocational reha-
bilitation services, including extended services,
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for individuals with the most significant disabil-
ities who have been determined to be eligible for 
home and community-based services under a 
Medicaid waiver, Medicaid State plan amend-
ment, or other authority related to a State Med-
icaid program.’’; 
(I) in subparagraph (H), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (E) of this paragraph— 
(i) in clause (ii)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘on or’’ before 
‘‘near’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 
clause (iv); and 
(iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
following: 
‘‘(iii) strategies for the provision of 
transition planning, by personnel of the 
designated State unit, the State educational 
agency, and the recipient of funds under 
part C, that will facilitate the development 
and approval of the individualized plans 
for employment under section 102; and’’; 
and 
(J) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(I) COORDINATION WITH ASSISTIVE TECH-
NOLOGY PROGRAMS.—The State plan shall in-
clude an assurance that the designated State 
unit, and the lead agency and implementing en-
tity (if any) designated by the Governor of the 
State under section 4 of the Assistive Technology 
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3003), have developed 
working relationships and will enter into agree-
ments for the coordination of their activities, in-
cluding the referral of individuals with disabil-
ities to programs and activities described in that 
section. 
‘‘(J) COORDINATION WITH TICKET TO WORK 
AND
SELF-SUFFICIENCY
PROGRAM.—The State 
plan shall include an assurance that the des-
ignated State unit will coordinate activities with 
any other State agency that is functioning as an 
employment network under the Ticket to Work 
and Self-Sufficiency Program established under 
section 1148 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1320b–19). 
‘‘(K) 
INTERAGENCY
COOPERATION.—The 
State plan shall describe how the designated 
State agency or agencies (if more than 1 agency 
is designated under paragraph (2)(A)) will col-
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‘‘to competitive integrated employment or 
training for competitive integrated employ-
ment;’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(D) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘the 
individuals described’’ and all that follows and 
inserting ‘‘individuals described in subpara-
graph (A) in attaining competitive integrated 
employment; and’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) an assurance that the State will report 
the information generated under subparagraphs 
(A), (B), and (C), for each of the individuals, to 
the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Divi-
sion of the Department of Labor for each fiscal 
year, not later than 60 days after the end of the 
fiscal year.’’; 
(9) in paragraph (15)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (i)— 
(I) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(II) in subclause (III)—
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(aa) by striking ‘‘workforce 
investment system’’ and inserting 
‘‘workforce development system’’; 
and 
(bb) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(III) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(IV) youth with disabilities, and 
students with disabilities, including 
their need for pre-employment transi-
tion services or other transition serv-
ices;’’; 
(ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) and 
(iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; 
and 
(iii) by inserting after clause (i) the 
following: 
‘‘(ii) include an assessment of the needs 
of individuals with disabilities for transi-
tion services and pre-employment transition 
services, and the extent to which such serv-
ices provided under this Act are coordinated 
with transition services provided under the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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(20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) in order to meet the 
needs of individuals with disabilities.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (ii)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘part B of title 
VI’’ and inserting ‘‘title VI’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 
clause (iv); and 
(iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
following: 
‘‘(iii) the number of individuals who 
are eligible for services under this title, but 
are not receiving such services due to an 
order of selection; and’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) 
by 
redesignating 
clauses 
(iii) 
through (v) as clauses (iv) through (vi), re-
spectively; 
(ii) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
following: 
‘‘(iii) the methods to be used to im-
prove and expand vocational rehabilitation 
services for students with disabilities, in-
cluding the coordination of services designed
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to facilitate the transition of such students 
from the receipt of educational services in 
school to postsecondary life (including the 
receipt of vocational rehabilitation services 
under this title, postsecondary education, 
employment, and pre-employment transi-
tion services);’’; and 
(iii) in clause (vi), as redesignated by 
clause (i) of this subparagraph, by striking 
‘‘workforce investment system’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘workforce development system’’; 
(10) in paragraph (20), in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B)(i), by striking ‘‘workforce investment system’’ 
and inserting ‘‘workforce development system’’; 
(11) in paragraph (22), by striking ‘‘part B of 
title VI’’ and inserting ‘‘title VI’’; and 
(12) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(25) SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES.—The State plan shall provide an assurance 
that, with respect to students with disabilities, the 
State— 
‘‘(A) has developed and will implement— 
‘‘(i) strategies to address the needs 
identified in the assessments described in 
paragraph (15); and
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‘‘(ii) strategies to achieve the goals and 
priorities identified by the State, in accord-
ance with paragraph (15), to improve and 
expand vocational rehabilitation services for 
students with disabilities on a statewide 
basis; and 
‘‘(B) has developed and will implement 
strategies to provide pre-employment transition 
services. 
‘‘(26) JOB
GROWTH
AND
DEVELOPMENT.—The 
State plan shall provide an assurance describing how 
the State will utilize initiatives involving in-demand 
industry sectors or occupations under sections 106(c) 
and 108 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act to increase competitive integrated employ-
ment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.’’. 
(b) APPROVAL.—Section 101(b) (29 U.S.C. 721(b)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) SUBMISSION; APPROVAL; MODIFICATION.—The 
State plan for vocational rehabilitation services shall be 
subject to— 
‘‘(1) subsection (c) of section 102 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act, in a case in 
which that plan is a portion of the unified State plan 
described in that section 102; and