Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3864
Sponsor: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7]
Introduced: 2005-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Alabama
Department of Education
Disabled
Disaster relief
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Federal-state relations
Floods
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Law
Louisiana
Mentoring
Mississippi
Texas
Vocational rehabilitation
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-22
text: 
Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Act of 2005 - Provides vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.

Directs the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, in realloting amounts to states under certain provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (RA), to give preference to affected states that contain an area, or that received a significant number of individuals who resided in an area, in which the President has declared that a major disaster exists. Requires such funds to be made available by the later of October 7, 2005, or seven days after enactment of this Act. Authorizes waiver of a nonfederal share requirement.
 
Allows an affected state to use such reallotted funds for FY2005 to: (1) pay for vocational rehabilitation services for such individuals that contribute to economic growth and development of communities; (2) enable such individuals to participate in reconstruction or other major disaster assistance activities in the areas in which the individuals resided on certain dates; or (3) carry out other activities in accordance with title I of RA.

action_date: 2005-09-28
text: 
Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita Act of 2005 - Provides vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.
 
Directs the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, in realloting amounts to states under certain provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (RA), to give preference to affected states that contain an area, or that received a significant number of individuals who resided in an area, in which the President has declared that a major disaster exists. Authorizes waiver of nonfederal share requirements in specified circumstances.
 
Allows an affected state to use such reallotted funds for FY2005 to: (1) pay for vocational rehabilitation services for such individuals that contribute to economic growth and development of communities; (2) enable such individuals to participate in reconstruction or other major disaster assistance activities in the areas in which the individuals resided on certain dates; (3) pay for vocational rehabilitation services for such individuals who do not meet the affected state's order of selection criteria under RA; or (4) carry out other activities in accordance with title I of RA.

action_date: 2005-09-28
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 28, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita Act of 2005 - Provides vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.
 
Directs the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, in realloting amounts to states under certain provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (RA), to give preference to affected states that contain an area, or that received a significant number of individuals who resided in an area, in which the President has declared that a major disaster exists. Authorizes waiver of nonfederal share requirements in specified circumstances.
 
Allows an affected state to use such reallotted funds for FY2005 to: (1) pay for vocational rehabilitation services for such individuals that contribute to economic growth and development of communities; (2) enable such individuals to participate in reconstruction or other major disaster assistance activities in the areas in which the individuals resided on certain dates; (3) pay for vocational rehabilitation services for such individuals who do not meet the affected state's order of selection criteria under RA; or (4) carry out other activities in accordance with title I of RA.

action_date: 2005-09-30
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 28, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita Act of 2005 - Provides vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.
 
Directs the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, in realloting amounts to states under certain provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (RA), to give preference to affected states that contain an area, or that received a significant number of individuals who resided in an area, in which the President has declared that a major disaster exists. Authorizes waiver of nonfederal share requirements in specified circumstances.
 
Allows an affected state to use such reallotted funds for FY2005 to: (1) pay for vocational rehabilitation services for such individuals that contribute to economic growth and development of communities; (2) enable such individuals to participate in reconstruction or other major disaster assistance activities in the areas in which the individuals resided on certain dates; (3) pay for vocational rehabilitation services for such individuals who do not meet the affected state's order of selection criteria under RA; or (4) carry out other activities in accordance with title I of RA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-30
text: Became Public Law No: 109-82.
action_date: 2005-09-30
text: Became Public Law No: 109-82.
action_date: 2005-09-30
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2005-09-30
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2005-09-29
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2005-09-28
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2005-09-28
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-09-28
text: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10622)
action_date: 2005-09-28
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10622)
action_date: 2005-09-28
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-09-28
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-09-28
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text as passed House: CR H8406-8407)
action_date: 2005-09-28
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text as passed House: CR H8406-8407)
action_date: 2005-09-28
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3864.
action_date: 2005-09-28
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8406-8408)
action_date: 2005-09-28
text: Mr. Boustany moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2005-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-22
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 109-82