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SEC. 506. STANDARDS AND INDICATORS. 
Section 106 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 726(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) STANDARDS AND INDICATORS.—The performance 
standards and indicators for the vocational rehabilitation 
program carried out under this title— 
‘‘(1) shall be subject to paragraphs (2)(A) and 
(3) of section 136(b) of the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998; and 
‘‘(2) may, at a State’s discretion, include addi-
tional indicators identified in the State plan sub-
mitted under section 101.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking clause (i) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) on a biannual basis, review the 
program improvement efforts of the State 
and, if the State has not improved its per-
formance to acceptable levels, as determined 
by the Director, direct the State to make re-
visions to the plan to improve performance; 
and’’. 
SEC. 507. COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY. 
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended by insert-
ing after section 109 (29 U.S.C. 729) the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 109A. COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—A State shall use not less than one- 
half of one percent of the payment the State receives under 
section 111 for a fiscal year to award grants to eligible enti-
ties to create practical job and career readiness and train-
ing programs, and to provide job placements and career ad-
vancement. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant under this sec-
tion, an eligible entity shall submit an application to a des-
ignated State agency at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as such agency shall require. 
Such application shall include, at a minimum— 
‘‘(1) a plan for evaluating the effectiveness of the 
program; 
‘‘(2) a plan for collecting and reporting the data 
and information described under subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) of section 101(a)(10), as determined ap-
propriate by the designated State agency; and 
‘‘(3) a plan for providing for the non-Federal 
share of the costs of the program. 
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity receiving a grant 
under this section shall use the grant funds to carry out 
a program that provides one or more of the following: 
‘‘(1) Job development, job placement, and career 
advancement services for individuals with disabilities. 
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‘‘(2) Training in realistic work settings in order 
to prepare individuals with disabilities for employ-
ment and career advancement in the competitive 
market. 
‘‘(3) Providing individuals with disabilities with 
such support services as may be required in order to 
maintain the employment and career advancement 
for which the individuals have received training. 
‘‘(d) AWARDS.—Grants under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) be awarded for a period not to exceed 5 
years; and 
‘‘(2) be awarded competitively. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—For the purposes of 
this section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a for-profit 
business, alone or in partnership with one or more of the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Community rehabilitation program pro-
viders. 
‘‘(2) Indian tribes. 
‘‘(3) Tribal organizations. 
‘‘(f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of a pro-
gram under this section shall not exceed 80 percent of the 
costs of the program. 
‘‘(g) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
SERVICES.—An individual 
shall be eligible for services provided under a program 
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under this section if the individual is determined under sec-
tion 102(a)(1) to be eligible for assistance under this title.’’. 
SEC. 508. RESERVATION FOR EXPANDED TRANSITION SERV-
ICES. 
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended by insert-
ing after section 110 (29 U.S.C. 730) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 110A. RESERVATION FOR EXPANDED TRANSITION 
SERVICES. 
‘‘Each State shall reserve not less than 10 percent of 
the funds allotted to the State under section 110(a) to carry 
out programs and activities under sections 101(a)(26)(B) 
and 103(b)(6).’’. 
SEC. 509. CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 112(e)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 732(e)(1)) is amended by redesignating subpara-
graph (D) as subparagraph (E) and inserting after sub-
paragraph (C) the following: 
‘‘(D) The Secretary shall make grants to the 
protection and advocacy system serving the 
American Indian Consortium to provide services 
in accordance with this section. The amount of 
such grants shall be the same as provided to ter-
ritories under this subsection.’’. 
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SEC. 510. TITLE III AMENDMENTS. 
Title III of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
771 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 301(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (3); 
(2) in section 302(g)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND IN- 
SERVICE TRAINING’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); 
(3) in section 303(c)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (A)(ii) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) to coordinate and work closely 
with the parent training and information 
centers established pursuant to section 671 
of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act, the community parent resource 
centers established pursuant to section 672 
of such Act, and the eligible entities receiv-
ing awards under section 673 of such Act; 
and’’; and 
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