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Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act or
the’’;
(B) in the first sentence of subsection
(f)(2), by striking ‘‘programs under the’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘and the’’ and inserting
‘‘programs under title II, III, or IV of the Em-
ployment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act and the’’; and
(C) in subsection (g)—
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘pro-
grams under the’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘and the’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
grams under title II, III, or IV of the Em-
ployment, Training, and Literacy Enhance-
ment Act and the’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (3)(H), by striking
‘‘program under’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘and any other’’ and inserting
‘‘program under title II, III, or IV of the
Employment, Training, and Literacy En-
hancement Act and any other’’.
(29) HOUSING ACT OF 1949.—Section 504(c)(3)
of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1474(c)(3))
is amended by striking ‘‘pursuant to’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘or the’’ and inserting ‘‘pursuant to
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the Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhance-
ment Act or the’’.
(30) OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965.—
(A) SECTION
203.—Section 203 of the
Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3013)
is amended—
(i) in subsection (a)(2), by striking
the last sentence and inserting the follow-
ing: ‘‘In particular, the Secretary of Labor
and the Secretary of Education shall con-
sult and cooperate with the Assistant Sec-
retary in carrying out the Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act
of 1997.’’; and
(ii) in subsection (b), by striking para-
graph (1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) the Employment, Training, and Literacy
Enhancement Act,’’.
(B) SECTION
502.—Section 502 of the
Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056)
is amended—
(i) in subsection (b)(1)(N)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘the
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Employment, Training, and Literacy En-
hancement Act’’; and
(ii) in subsection (e)(2)(C), by strik-
ing ‘‘programs carried out under section
124 of the Job Training Partnership Act
(29 U.S.C. 1534)’’ and inserting ‘‘employ-
ment and training activities carried out
under title III of the Employment, Train-
ing, and Literacy Enhancement Act’’.
(C) SECTION
503.—Section 503(b)(1) of
the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
3056a(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Job
Training Partnership Act,’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘the Employment, Train-
ing, and Literacy Enhancement Act,’’.
(31) OMNIBUS
CRIME
CONTROL
AND
SAFE
STREETS ACT OF 1968.—Section 1801(b)(3) of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ee(b)(3)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Job Training Partnership Act (relating to Job
Corps) (29 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.)’’ and inserting
‘‘Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act’’.
(32) ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE
ACT OF 1984.—The second sentence of section 2(a)
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of the Environmental Programs Assistance Act of
1984 (42 U.S.C. 4368a(a)) is amended by striking
‘‘Job Training Partnership Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Em-
ployment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act’’.
(33) DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF
1973.—
(A) SECTION 103.—Section 103(d) of the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 4953(d)) is amended in the second sen-
tence to read as follows: ‘‘Whenever feasible,
such efforts shall be coordinated with a local
workforce development board established under
section 122 of the Employment, Training, and
Literacy Enhancement Act.’’.
(B) SECTION 109.—Subsections (c)(2) and
(d)(2) of section 109 of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4959) is
amended by striking ‘‘Job Training Partnership
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Employment, Training,
and Literacy Enhancement Act’’.
(34) AGE DISCRIMINATION ACT OF 1975.—Sec-
tion 304(c)(1) of the Age Discrimination Act of
1975 (42 U.S.C. 6103(c)(1)) is amended by striking
‘‘the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
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of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 801, et seq.), as amended,’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Employment, Training, and Literacy
Enhancement Act’’.
(35) ENERGY CONSERVATION AND PRODUCTION
ACT.—Section 414(b)(3) of the Energy Conservation
and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6864(b)(3)) is
amended by striking ‘‘the Comprehensive Employ-
ment and Training Act of 1973’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act’’.
(36) NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY
ACT.—Section 233 of the National Energy Con-
servation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 6873) is amended,
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
of 1973’’ and inserting ‘‘the Employment, Training,
and Literacy Enhancement Act’’.
(37) COMMUNITY
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
ACT OF 1981.—Section 617(a)(3) of the Community
Economic Development Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C.
9806(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘activities such
as those described in the Comprehensive Employ-
ment and Training Act’’ and inserting ‘‘employment
and training activities described in the Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act’’.
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(38) STEWART
B. MCKINNEY
HOMELESS
AS-
SISTANCE ACT.—Section 103(b)(2) of the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11302(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Job
Training Partnership Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the Em-
ployment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act’’.
(39) NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT
OF 1990.—
(A) SECTION 177.—Section 177(d) of the
National and Community Service Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 12637(d)) is amended by striking
‘‘Job Training Partnership Act’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘Employment, Training,
and Literacy Enhancement Act’’.
(B) SECTION 198C.—Section 198C of the
National and Community Service Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 12653c) is amended—
(i) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘a
military installation described in section
325(e)(1) of the Job Training Partnership
Act (29 U.S.C. 1662d(e)(1)).’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a military installation being closed or
realigned under—
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‘‘(A) the Defense Base Closure and Re-
alignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of
Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note);
and
‘‘(B) title II of the Defense Authorization
Amendments and Base Closure and Realign-
ment Act (Public Law 100–526; 10 U.S.C.
2687 note).’’; and
(ii) in subsection (e)(1)(B)(iii), by
striking ‘‘Job Training Partnership Act
(29 U.S.C. 1693)’’ and inserting ‘‘Employ-
ment, Training, and Literacy Enhance-
ment Act’’.
(C) SECTION
199L.—Section 199L(a) of
the National and Community Service Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12655m(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘the Em-
ployment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act’’.
(40) CRANSTON-GONZALEZ NATIONAL AFFORD-
ABLE HOUSING ACT.—
(A) SECTION
454.—Subparagraphs (H)
and (M) of subsection (c)(2), and subsection
(d)(7), of section 454 of the Cranston-Gonzalez
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National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
12899c) are amended by striking ‘‘the Job
Training Partnership Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhance-
ment Act’’.
(B) SECTION 456.—The first sentence of
section 456(e) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
12899e(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Job
Training Partnership Act’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘the Employment, Train-
ing, and Literacy Enhancement Act’’.
(41) VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW EN-
FORCEMENT ACT OF 1994.—Section 31113(a)(4)(C)
of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13823(a)(4)(C)) is amended
by inserting after ‘‘the Job Training Partnership
Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)’’ the following: ‘‘, title
II, III, or IV of the Employment, Training, and Lit-
eracy Enhancement Act,’’.
(42) PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILITY
AND
WORK
OPPORTUNITY RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1996.—Sec-
tion 403(c)(2)(K) and section 423(d)(11) of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(c)(2)(K) and
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1138a note) are amended by striking ‘‘Job Training
Partnership Act’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act’’.
TITLE X—EFFECTIVE DATE AND
TRANSITION PROVISIONS
SEC. 1001. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This division and the amendments made by this divi-
sion shall take effect on July 1, 1998.
SEC. 1002. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education and
the Secretary of Labor, as appropriate, shall take such
steps as such Secretaries determine to be appropriate to
provide for the orderly transition from any authority
under provisions of law amended or repealed by this divi-
sion or any related authority under the provisions of this
division.
(b) EXTENDED TRANSITION PERIOD.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—If, on or before July 1,
1997, a State has enacted a State statute that pro-
vides for the establishment or conduct of three or
more of the programs, projects, or activities de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (E) or para-
graph (2), the State shall not be required to comply
with provisions of this Act that conflict with such
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State statute for the period ending three years after
the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES DE-
SCRIBED.—The programs, projects, and activities
described in this paragraph are the following:
(A) Establishment of human resource in-
vestment councils or substate councils.
(B) Reorganization or consolidation of
State agencies with responsibility for State em-
ployment and training programs.
(C) Reorganization or consolidation of
State employment and training programs.
(D) Restructuring of local delivery systems
for State employment and training programs.
(E) Development or restructuring of State
accountability or oversight systems to focus on
performance.
DIVISION B—VOCATIONAL
REHABILITATION PROGRAMS
TITLE XXI—AMENDMENTS TO
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 2101. REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.
Section 3 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 702) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘, as well as
unexpended appropriations for carrying out the Vo-
cational Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 31–42),’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (c).
SEC. 2102. DEFINITIONS.
Section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 706) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (5), by inserting after ‘‘sup-
ported employment’’ the following: ‘‘and self-employ-
ment or business ownership’’;
(2) by striking paragraph (12);
(3) in paragraph (15)(A), by inserting a comma
after ‘‘subparagraph (B) or (C)’’;
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(36) The term ‘administrative costs’ means—
‘‘(A) expenditures not incurred by the State
unit for—
‘‘(i) rehabilitation counselors;
‘‘(ii) rehabilitation case coordinators; or
‘‘(iii) other direct service personnel; and
‘‘(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A) in-
cludes expenditures incurred by the State unit in the
performance of administrative functions under the
vocational rehabilitation program, including expenses
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related to program planning, development, monitor-
ing, and evaluation, including—
‘‘(i) quality assurance;
‘‘(ii) budgeting, accounting, financial man-
agement, information systems, and related data
processing;
‘‘(iii) providing information about the pro-
gram to the public;
‘‘(iv) technical assistance to other State
agencies, private nonprofit organizations, and
businesses and industries;
‘‘(v) the State Rehabilitation Advisory
Council and other advisory committees;
‘‘(vi) professional organization membership
dues for State unit employees;
‘‘(vii) the removal architectural barriers in
State vocational rehabilitation agency offices
and State operated rehabilitation facilities;
‘‘(viii) operating and maintaining State
unit facilities, equipment, and grounds;
‘‘(ix) supplies;
‘‘(x) administration of the comprehensive
system of personnel development, including per-
sonnel administration, administration of affirm-
ative action plans, and training and staff devel-
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‘‘(c) PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS
FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bear-
ing a ‘Made in America’ inscription, or any inscription
with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped
to the United States that is not made in the United
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any con-
tract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act (29 U.S.C. 701 note) is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 21 the follow-
ing:
‘‘Sec. 172. Buy-American requirements.’’.
TITLE 
XXII—AMENDMENTS 
TO
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
SERVICES
Subtitle A—General Provisions
SEC. 2201. DECLARATION OF POLICY; AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Section 100(a)(3)(C)
of 
the 
Rehabilitation 
Act 
of 
1973 
(29 
U.S.C.
720(a)(3)(C)) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(C) Applicants and eligible individuals
must be active and full partners in the voca-
tional rehabilitation process, making meaningful
and informed choices—
‘‘(i) during assessments to determine
eligibility and vocational rehabilitation
needs; and
‘‘(ii) in the selection of the employ-
ment goal, services needed to achieve the
goal, entities providing such services, and
the methods used to procure such serv-
ices.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
100(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
720(b)) is amended in each of paragraphs (1) and (2) by
striking ‘‘fiscal years 1993 through 1997’’ and inserting
‘‘fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000’’.
SEC. 2202. STATE PLANS.
Section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 721(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4)—
(A) by striking ‘‘, except that in the case’’
and inserting ‘‘, except that—
‘‘(A) in the case’’;
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(B) by striking ‘‘to the extent permitted by
such regulations,’’;
(C) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) in the case of earmarked funds used as
the State match for Federal funds, where such funds
are earmarked for particular geographic areas within
a State;’’;
(2) in paragraph (7)(A) to read as follows:
‘‘(A) include a description, consistent with the
purposes of this Act, of a comprehensive system of
personnel development, which, at a minimum, shall
consist of—
‘‘(i) a description of the procedures and ac-
tivities the State agency will undertake to ad-
dress the current and projected training needs
of all personnel in the designated State unit to
ensure that they are adequately trained and
prepared;
‘‘(ii) a plan to coordinate and facilitate ef-
forts between the designated State unit and in-
stitutions of higher education and professional
institutions to recruit, prepare, and retain
qualified personnel, including personnel from
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minority backgrounds and personnel who are
individuals with disabilities; and
‘‘(iii) the development and maintenance of
a system for determining on an annual basis
the number and type of personnel that are em-
ployed by the State agency in the provision of
vocational rehabilitation services, including ra-
tios of counselors to clients;’’;
(3) in paragraph (11)(A)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘the Rural Development
Administration of the Department of Agri-
culture,’’ after ‘‘the Department of Veterans
Affairs,’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘(20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.),
and’’ and inserting ‘‘(20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.),’’;
and
(C) by inserting after ‘‘(41 U.S.C. 46 et
seq.)’’ the following: ‘‘, and State use contract-
ing programs’’;
(4) by striking paragraph (13);
(5) by striking paragraph (17);
(6) in paragraph (24)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ‘‘students who are individuals’’
and inserting ‘‘students’’; and
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(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘in-
dividualized written rehabilitation program’’
and inserting ‘‘individualized education pro-
gram’’;
(7) in paragraph (25), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’
and inserting ‘‘Commissioner’’;
(8) in paragraph (28), by adding at the end be-
fore the semicolon the following: ‘‘and State use con-
tracting programs’’;
(9) by striking paragraph (30);
(10) in paragraph (33), by striking ‘‘and work-
ing relationships’’;
(11) in paragraph (35), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(12) in paragraph (36)—
(A) in subparagraph (B)(i), by moving the
margin two ems to the left;
(B) in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subpara-
graph (C) (including subclause (II) of each of
such clauses (ii) and (iii)), by moving the mar-
gin two ems to the left; and
(C) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ‘‘; and’’;
(13) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(37) provide assurances that the State, or any recip-
ient of funds made available to the State under this title,
will comply with the guidelines established under section
508(a) of this Act.’’; and
(14) by redesignating paragraphs (14), (15),
(16), (18) through (22), (24) through (29), and (31)
through (37) as paragraphs (13) through (33), re-
spectively.
SEC. 2203. INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN FOR EMPLOYMENT.
(a) SECTION HEADING.—Section 102 of the Rehabili-
tation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 722) is amended in the
section heading by striking ‘‘INDIVIDUALIZED WRITTEN
REHABILITATION PROGRAM’’ and inserting ‘‘INDIVID-
UALIZED PLAN FOR EMPLOYMENT’’.
(b) ASSESSMENT.—Section 102(b) of such Act (29
U.S.C. 722(b)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b)(1) As soon as a determination has been made
that an individual is eligible for vocational rehabilitation
services, the designated State unit shall complete the as-
sessment described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of sec-
tion 7(2), if such assessment is necessary, and ensure that
an individualized plan for employment is—
‘‘(A) either—
‘‘(i) at the request of the individual, devel-
oped by the individual or, as appropriate, the
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eligible individual’s representative and approved
by the vocational rehabilitation counselor; or
‘‘(ii) developed and approved by the indi-
vidual or, as appropriate, by a parent, a family
member, a guardian, an advocate, or an author-
ized representative of such individual (hereafter
referred to in this subsection as the ‘eligible in-
dividual’s representative’) and the vocational re-
habilitation counselor;
‘‘(B) based on the findings of the assessment to
determine the individual’s eligibility and vocational
rehabilitation needs described in section 7(2);
‘‘(C) written, and, as appropriate, otherwise
documented, and provided to the individual or, as
appropriate, to the eligible individual’s representa-
tive in the native language or mode of communica-
tion of the individual or, as appropriate, of the eligi-
ble individual’s representative;
‘‘(D) implemented in a timely manner;
‘‘(E) reviewed at least annually by the voca-
tional rehabilitation counselor and the individual or,
as appropriate, the eligible individual’s representa-
tive; and
‘‘(F) amended, as necessary, by the individual
or, as appropriate, the eligible individual’s represent-
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ative, in collaboration with the counselor, when there
are substantive changes in the employment goal, the
services to be provided, or the service providers
(such revisions or amendments shall not take effect
until agreed to and signed by the individual or, as
appropriate, by the eligible individual’s representa-
tive, and the vocational rehabilitation counselor).
‘‘(2) The individual plan for employment shall be de-
veloped and implemented in a manner that affords eligible
individuals the opportunity to exercise informed choice in
selecting the employment goal, the specific vocational re-
habilitation services to be provided, the entity or entities
that will provide the vocational rehabilitation services, and
the methods used to procure the services, consistent with
the informed choice provisions in subsection (e).
‘‘(3) The individualized plan for employment shall
identify—
‘‘(A) the specific employment goal that is cho-
sen by the individual, consistent with the unique
strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities,
capabilities, and informed choice of the individual,
and is, to the maximum extent appropriate, in an in-
tegrated setting;
‘‘(B) the specific vocational rehabilitation serv-
ices that are—
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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’’;
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(2) by redesignating such section as section
303; and
(3) by inserting such section after section 302.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act (29 U.S.C. 701 note) is amended—
(1) by striking the item relating to section 310
(as such section was in effect prior to the redesigna-
tion of such section under subsection (a)(2)); and
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 302 the following:
‘‘Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriations.’’.
Subtitle B—Special Projects and
Supplementary Services
SEC. 2241. SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.
Section 311 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 777a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ‘‘Subject to the provisions of section
306, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(5) establishing programs for supporting the
effects of vocational rehabilitation programs to pro-
mote self-employment or business ownership goals of
people with disabilities.’’.
(2) by striking subsection (b);
(3) in subsections (c) and (d), by striking ‘‘fis-
cal years 1993 through 1997’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000’’
(4) by striking subsection (e); and
(5) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and
(f) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.
SEC. 2242. MIGRATORY WORKERS.
Section 312(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 777b(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1993
through 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 1998, 1999,
and 2000’’.
SEC. 2243. REPEALERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 314 and 315 of the Re-
habilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 777d and 777e) 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 314 and 315.
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SEC. 2244. SPECIAL RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 316 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 777f) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘fiscal years
1993 through 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years
1998, 1999, and 2000’’;
(2) by redesignating such section as section
313; and
(3) by inserting such section after section 312,
as amended by this Act.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act (29 U.S.C. 701 note) is amended—
(1) by striking the item relating to section 316
(as such section was in effect prior to the redesigna-
tion of such section under subsection (a)(2)); and
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 312 the following:
‘‘Sec. 313. Special recreational programs.’’.
TITLE 
XXV—AMENDMENTS 
TO
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DIS-
ABILITY
SEC. 2251. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 405 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 785) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1993
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through 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 1998, 1999,
and 2000’’.
TITLE XXVI—AMENDMENTS TO
RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY
SEC. 2261. EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES.
Section 501(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 791(a)) is amended in the third sentence by strik-
ing ‘‘the Handicapped’’ and inserting ‘‘People With Dis-
abilities’’.
SEC. 2262. ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BAR-
RIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD.
Section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 792) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Chairperson’’
and inserting ‘‘chairperson’’; and
(2) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘Commit-
tee on Education and Labor’’ and inserting ‘‘Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce’’.
SEC. 2263. PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY OF INDIVIDUAL
RIGHTS.
Section 509 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 794e) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (n) as sub-
section (i);
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(2) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘Committee on
Education and Labor’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee on
Education and the Workforce’’; and
(3) in subsection (m), by striking ‘‘each of the
fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997’’ and
inserting ‘‘each of the fiscal years 1998, 1999, and
2000’’.
SEC. 2264. REQUIREMENT THAT FEDERAL AGENCIES PRO-
VIDE CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH
ELECTRONIC 
AND 
INFORMATION 
TECH-
NOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES.
Section 508(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C 794d(b)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) COMPLIANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal agency shall
comply with the guidelines established under this
section.
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION.—
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTIFICATION
PROCEDURES.—The Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall establish uni-
form procedures under which the head of each
Federal agency shall submit to the Director a
written certification, containing such informa-
tion as the Director may reasonably require,
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that such agency is in compliance with the
guidelines established under this section.
‘‘(B) SUBMISSION
OF
CERTIFICATION.—
Not later than September 30 of each year, the
head of each Federal agency shall submit to the
Director of the Office of Management and
Budget a written certification in accordance
with the procedures established under subpara-
graph (A).
‘‘(C) REVIEW
OF
CERTIFICATION.—The
Director of the Office of Management and
Budget—
‘‘(i) shall review each certification
submitted by each Federal agency under
subparagraph (B); and
‘‘(ii) shall provide notice to each such
Federal agency that such agency is either
in compliance or not in compliance with
the guidelines established under this sec-
tion, as the case may be.
‘‘(D) ASSISTANCE FOR AND MONITORING
OF
AGENCIES
NOT
IN
COMPLIANCE.—In the
case of a Federal agency that is not in compli-
ance with the guidelines established under this
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section, the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget—
‘‘(i) shall assist such agency in its ef-
forts to comply with such guidelines; and
‘‘(ii) shall monitor the progress of
such agency to comply with such guide-
lines.’’.
TITLE XXVII—AMENDMENTS TO
EMPLOYMENT 
OPPORTUNI-
TIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES
SEC. 2271. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Sections 622 and 638 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 (29 U.S.C. 795i and 795q) are each amended by
striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 1993 through 1997’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each of the fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000’’.
SEC. 2272. REPEALERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Parts A and D of title VI of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 795 et seq. and
795r) are hereby repealed.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Parts B and C of title VI of
such Act (29 U.S.C. 795g et seq. and 795k et seq.)
are redesignated as parts A and B of title VI of
such Act, respectively.
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(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents of such Act (29 U.S.C. 701 note) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking the items relating to parts
A and D of title VI (as such parts were in ef-
fect prior to the repeal of such parts under sub-
section (a)); and
(B) by redesignating the items relating to
parts B and C of title VI (as such parts were
in effect prior to the redesignation of such parts
under paragraph (1)) as items relating to parts
A and B of title VI of such Act, respectively.
TITLE XXVIII—AMENDMENTS TO
INDEPENDENT LIVING SERV-
ICES 
AND 
CENTERS 
FOR
INDEPENDENT LIVING
SEC. 2281. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) SECTIONS 714 AND 727.—Sections 714 and 727
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796e–3 and
796f–6) are amended by striking ‘‘each of the fiscal years
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘each
of the fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000’’.
(b) SECTION
753.—Section 753 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 796l) is amended by striking ‘‘each of the fiscal
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years 1993 through 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘each of the fis-
cal years 1998, 1999, and 2000’’.
SEC. 2282. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION FOR CENTERS FOR
INDEPENDENT LIVING.
Section 721(c)(1)(A) of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking
‘‘,,’’ and inserting a comma.
TITLE XXIX—AMENDMENTS TO
SPECIAL 
DEMONSTRATIONS
AND TRAINING PROJECTS
SEC. 2291. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 801 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 797) is amended by striking ‘‘1993 through 1997.’’
each place such term appears and inserting ‘‘1998 through
2000.’’.
SEC. 2292. DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITIES.
Section 802 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 797a) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 802. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO INCREASE CLI-
ENT CHOICE.
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Commissioner may make grants
to States and public or nonprofit agencies and organiza-
tions to pay all or part of the costs of projects to dem-
onstrate ways to increase client choice in the rehabilitation
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who is accredited or meets such other quality
assurance and cost-control criteria as the State
may establish; and
‘‘(C) the outreach activities to be con-
ducted by the applicant to obtain eligible cli-
ents; and
‘‘(2) assurances that a written plan will be es-
tablished with the full participation of the client,
which plan shall, at a minimum, include—
‘‘(A) a statement of the vocational rehabili-
tation goals to be achieved;
‘‘(B) a statement of the specific vocational
rehabilitation services to be provided, the pro-
jected dates for their initiation, and the antici-
pated duration of each such service; and
‘‘(C) objective criteria, an evaluation proce-
dure, and a schedule, for determining whether
such goals are being achieved.
‘‘(d) AWARD OF GRANTS.—In selecting entities to re-
ceive grants under subsection (a), the Commissioner shall
take into consideration the—
‘‘(1) diversity of strategies used to increase cli-
ent choice, including selection among qualified serv-
ice providers;
‘‘(2) geographic distribution of projects; and
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‘‘(3) diversity of clients to be served.
‘‘(e) RECORDS.—Entities that receive grants under
subsection (a) shall maintain such records as the Commis-
sioner may require and comply with any request from the
Commissioner for such records.
‘‘(f) DIRECT SERVICES.—At least 80 percent of the
funds awarded for any project under this section shall be
used for direct services, as specifically chosen by eligible
clients.
‘‘(g) EVALUATION.—The Commissioner shall conduct
an evaluation of the demonstration projects with respect
to the services provided, clients served, client outcomes ob-
tained, implementation issues addressed, the cost effec-
tiveness of the project, and the effects of increased choice
on clients and service providers. The Commissioner may
reserve funds for the evaluation for a fiscal year from the
amounts appropriated to carry out projects under this sec-
tion for the fiscal year.
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) DIRECT SERVICES.—The term ‘direct serv-
ices’ means vocational rehabilitation services, as de-
scribed in section 103(a).
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE CLIENT.—The term ‘eligible cli-
ent’ means an individual with a disability, as defined
in section 7(8)(A), who is not currently receiving
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services under an individualized written rehabilita-
tion program established through a designated State
unit.’’.
SEC. 2293. TRAINING ACTIVITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 803 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 797b) is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (d) and (e) and re-
designating subsection (f) as subsection (d);
(2) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated by
paragraph (1))—
(A) by striking ‘‘(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘(f)’’;
and
(B) by striking the last sentence; and
(3) by striking subsection (a) and redesignating
subsections (b) through (d) (as so redesignated by
paragraph (1)) as subsections (a) through (c).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) PARAGRAPHS
(1)
AND
(2).—The amend-
ments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection
(a) shall take effect on October 1, 1997.
(2) SUBSECTION (A)(3).—The amendment made
by paragraph (3) of subsection (a) shall take effect
on October 1, 1998.
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TITLE 
XXX—AMENDMENTS 
TO
THE 
HELEN 
KELLER 
NA-
TIONAL CENTER ACT
SEC. 2295. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 205(a) of the Helen Keller National Center
Act (29 U.S.C. 1904(a)) and section 208(h) of such Act
(29 U.S.C. 1907(h)) are each amended by striking ‘‘1993
through 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘1998, 1999, and 2000’’.
TITLE XXXI—EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 2297. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as provided in section 2293, this division and
the amendments made by this division shall take effect
on October 1, 1997.
Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.