A bill to extend the authorizations of appropriations in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for 1 year, to transfer the Rehabilitation Services Administration to the Office of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, to make certain technical and clarifying amendments, and for other purposes; to amend the Randolph-Sheppard Act for the blind; to strengthen the program authorized thereunder; and to provide for the convening of a White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals.
PL 93-516 (H.R.17503), enacted 12/07/1974

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TITLE III—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION ACT AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 301. The District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation 
Act is amended as follows: 
„^-*^- '^°^^ *^ 
(1) Section 3(c) (10) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 46-303(c) (10)) 
Employer con. 
is amended by striking out the last three sentences and inserting in tribution, de-
lieu thereof the following new sentence: "The employer shall be wew?^'^°" '^^" 
promptly notified in writing of the Board's denial of his application 
or of the Board's redetermination. An employer aggrieved by the 
Board's decision may seek review of such determination in the District 
of Columbia Court of Appeals in accordance with the District of 
Columbia Administrative Procedure Act.". 
(2) Section 12 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 46-^312) is amended 
to read as follows: 
"SEC. 12. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Board may 
seek review of such decision in the District of Columbia Court of 
Appeals in accordance with the District of Columbia Administrative 
Procedure Act.". 
SEC. 302. The amendments made by section 302 of this title shall 
take effect with respect to petitions filed after the date of enactment 
of this title for review of decisions or orders. 
Approved December 7, 1974. 
D.C. Code 1-
1501 note. 
Judicial review. 
Effective date, 
D.C. Code 46-
303 note. 
Public Law 93-516 
AN ACT 
To extend the authorizations of appropriations in the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 for one year, to transfer the Rehabilitation Services Administration to 
the Office of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, to make cer-
tain technical and clarifying amendments, and for other purposes; to amend 
the Randolph-Sheppard Act for the blind; to strengthen the program 
authorized thereunder; and to provide for the convening of a White House 
Conference on Handicapped Individuals. 
December 7, 1974 
[H.R. 17503] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asserribled, 
TITLE I- -AMENDMENTS TO T H E REHABILITATION 
ACT OF 1973 
SHORT TITLE 
Vocational re-
habilitation 
services. 
Rehabilitation 
Act Amendments 
of 1974. 
29 u s e 701 note 
SEC. 100. This title shall be known as the "Rehabilitation Act 
Amendments of 19Y4". 
REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 101. (a) Section 3(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is 
amended to read as follows: 
"(a) There is established in the Office of the Secretary a Rehabili-
tation Services Administration which shall be headed by a Commis-
sioner (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the 'Commissioner') 
29 u s e 702. 
790 
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[88 STAT. 
appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of 
2
^
9 use 780, 
ii^Q Senate. Except for titles IV and V and as otherwise specifically 
provided in this Act, such Administration shall be the principal 
agency, and the Commissioner shall be the principal officer, of such 
Department for carrying out this Act. In the performance of his func-
tions, the Commissioner shall be directly responsible to the Secretary 
or to the Under Secretary or an appropriate Assistant Secretary of 
such Department, as designated by the Secretary. The functions of the 
Commissioner shall not be delegated to any officer not directly respon-
sible, both with respect to program operation and administration, to 
the Commissioner.". 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section shall be 
note. 
' 
effective sixty days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OP APPROPRIATIONS FOR VOCATIONAL 
REHABILITATION 
SERVICES 
Effective date. 
29 u s e 702 
Federal grants 
to staZl. ^
"
^
^
^ ^ 
SEC. 102. (a) Section 100(b) of such Act is amended by-
29 use 720. 
(1) striking out "and" after "1974," in paragraph (1) and 
inserting before the period at the end of such paragraph a comma 
and "and $720,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976"; 
and 
(2) striking out "and" after "1974," in the first sentence of 
paragraph (2) and inserting after "1975," in such sentence "and 
$42,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976;". 
2'9^usc'^°73'^2''*^' 
(b) Section 112(a) of such Act is amended by striking out "and" 
after "1974," and by inserting "and up to $2,500,000 but no less than 
$1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976," after "1975,". 
stftX^"*' *° 
(c) Section 121(b) of such Act is amended by striking out "1976" 
2 9 use 741. 
and inserting in lieu thereof "1977". 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH 
AND 
TRAINING 
29 use 761. 
gj^^ JQ3 Section 201 (a) of such Act is amended by— 
(1) striking out "and" after "1974," in the first sentence of para-
graph (1) and inserting after "1975" in such sentence a comma 
and "and $32,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976"; 
(2) striking out the comma after "20 per centum" in the sec-
ond sentence of paragraph (1) and inserting after "respectively," 
in such sentence "and 25 per centum of the amounts appropriated 
in each succeeding fiscal year"; and 
(3) striking out "there is authorized to be appropriated" in 
paragraph (2) and inserting after "1975" in such paragraph a 
comma and "and $32,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1976". 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR GRANTS FOR 
CONSTRUCTION 
OF REHABILITATION 
FACILITIES 
29 use 771. 
SEC. 104. Section 301 (a) of such Act is amended by— 
(1) striking out "and" after "1974," in the first sentence and 
inserting before the period at the end of such sentence a comma 
and "and June 30, 1976"; and 
(2) striking out "1977" in the last sentence and inserting in lieu 
thereof "1978". 
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EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR VOCATIONAL 
TRAINING SERVICES FOR HANDICAPPED 
INDIVIDUALS 
SEC. 105. Section 302(a) of such Act is amended by striking out 
^9 use 772. 
"and" after "1974," and by inserting after "1975" a comma and "and 
June 30, 1976". 
E X T E N S I O N 
O F A U T H O R I Z A T I O N 
O F APPROPRIATIONS FOR SPECIAL 
PROJECTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS 
SEC. 106. Section 304(a) (1) of such Act is amended by striking 
29 use 774. 
out "and" after "1974," and by inserting after "1975" a comma and 
"and $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30,1976". 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NATIONAL 
CENTER FOR DEAF-BLIND YOUTHS AND ADULTS 
SEC. 107. Section 305(a) of such Act is amended by striking out 
29 use 775. 
"and" after "1974," and by inserting after "1975" a comma and 
"and June 30,1976". 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PROGRAM AND 
PROJECT EVALUATION 
SEC. 108. Section 403 of such Act is amended bv striking out "and" 
29 use 733. 
after "1974," and by inserting after "1975," the following: "and 
June 30,1976". 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
SECRETARIAL 
RESPONSIBILITIES 
SEC. 109. Section 405(d) of such Act is amended by inserting before 
29 use 785. 
the period a comma and "and $600,000 for the fiscal year ending-
June 30,1976". 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ARCHITECTURAL 
AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD 
29 u s e 792, 
SEC. 110. Section 502(h) of such Act is amended by inserting before 
the period at the end thereof a comma and "and $1,500,000 for the fiscal 
year ending June 30,1976". 
MISCELLANEOUS 
AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 111. (a) Section 7(6) of such Act is amended by adding at the . Handicapped 
end thereof the following new sentence: "For the purposes of titles "'2rusc^706. 
IV and V of this Act, such term means any person who (A) has a 
29 use 78o] 
physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more ^^°' 
of such person's major life activities, (B) has a record of such an 
impairment, or (C) is regarded as having such an impairment.". 
(b) Section 101(a) (6) of such Act is amended by adding at the end 
state employ 
thereof before the semicolon "(including a requirement that the State 
agency and facilities in receipt of assistance under this title shall 
take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified 
ment requirement. 
29 u s e 721. 
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[88 STAT. 
29 u s e 793. 
Ineligibility 
determinations, 
review. 
29 u s e 721. 
29 u s e 781. 
29 u s e 722. 
eontinuing 
studies. 
Individual-
ized written 
rehabilitation 
program. 
29 u s e 722. 
Ante, 
p. 1618. 
Ante, p. 1619. 
handicapped individuals covered under, and on the same terms and 
conditions as set forth in, section 503)". 
(c) Section 101(a)(9)(C) of such Act is amended by adding at 
the end thereof before the semicolon "in such detail as required by 
the Secretary in order for him to analyze and evaluate annually the 
reasons for and numbers of such ineligibility determinations as part 
of his responsibilities under section 401, and that the State agency 
will at least annually categorize and analyze such reasons and num-
bers and report this information to the Secretary and will, not later 
than 12 months after each such determination, review each such 
ineligibility determination in accordance with the criteria set forth 
in section 102". 
(d) Section 101(a) (15) of such Act is amended by inserting after 
"facilities" at the end of the parenthetical "and review of the efficacy 
of the criteria employed with respect to ineligibility determinations 
described in subclause (C) of clause (9) of this subsection". 
(e) Section 102 of such Act is amended by— 
(1) inserting in subsection (a) after "program" where it first 
appears in the first sentence a comma and "or the specification of 
reasons for a determination of ineligibility prior to initiation of 
such program based on preliminary diagnosis,", and inserting at 
the end of the second sentence of such subsection before the period 
a comma and "and, as appropriate, such specification of reasons 
for such an ineligibility determination shall set forth the rights 
and remedies, including recourse to the process set forth in sub-
section (b) (5) of this section, available to the individual in 
question"; 
(2) striking out in subsection (c) all of clause (1) from "in" 
the first time it appears through "primary" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "in making any determination of ineligibility referred 
to in subsection (a) of this section, or in developing and carrying 
out the individualized written rehabilitation program required by 
section 101 in the case of each handicapped individual,"; 
(3) striking out in clause (2) of subsection (c) "program, that 
the evaluation of rehabilitation potential" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "program, or as a part of the specification of reasons for 
an ineligibility determination, as appropriate, that the prelimi-
nary diagnosis or evaluation of rehabilitation potential, as appro-
priate,"; and 
(4) inserting in clause (3) of subsection (c) a comma and "as 
an amendment to such written program," after "decision". 
(f) Section 112(a) is amended by— 
(1) striking out "an amount equal to the amount obligated for 
expenditure for carrying out such j)rojects and demonstrations 
for appropriations under the Vocational Kehabilitation Act in 
the fiscal year ending June 30,1973," and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$11,860,000"; and 
(2) adding at the end thereof a new sentence as follows: "In 
the event that funds so appropriated under section 304 do not 
exceed $11,860,000 in any fiscal year, the Secretary is authorized 
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1621 
to utilize such funds to carry out this section". 
(g) Section 130(b) of such Act is amended by striking out "^Febru-
ary 1, 1975" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1975". 
(h) Section 202(a) of such Act is amended by striking out "and 
analyses" in the penultimate clause and inserting in lieu thereof a 
comma and "analyses, and demonstrations". 
(i) Section 304(b) of such Act is amended by— 
(1) striking out "and" before "(2)" in the first sentence, and 
inserting at the end of such sentence before the period a conmia 
and "and (3) for operating programs (including renovation and 
construction of facilities, where appropriate) to demonstrate 
methods of making recreational activities lully accessible to handi-
capped individuals"; and 
(2) striking out "for" the third time it appears in the paren-
thetical in clause (2) in the first sentence and inserting in lieu 
thereof "or". 
(j) Section 304(c) of such Act is amended by inserting after 
"Labor," in the first sentence "who". 
(k) Section 304(e) (1) of such Act is amended by inserting after 
" ( B ) " the following: "with the concurrence of the Board established 
by section 502,". 
(1) (1) Section 306(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after 
"project" a comma and "or for a project which involves construction,". 
(2) Section 306(b) (4) of such Act is amended by inserting after 
"specifications" the following: "which have been approved by the 
Board established by section 502,". 
(m) Section 405(c) of such Act is amended by— 
(1) striking out "the Handicapped" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "Handicapped Individuals"; and 
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: 
"In no event shall any functions under this section be further 
delegated to any persons with operational responsibilities for 
carrying out functions authorized under any other section of this 
Act or under any other provision of law designed to benefit handi-
capped individuals.". 
(n)(l) Section 502(a) of such Act is amended by redesignating 
clauses (6), (7), and (8) thereof as clauses (7), (8), and (9), respec-
tively, and by inserting immediately after clause (5) the following 
new clause: 
"(6) Department of Defense;". 
(2) Section 502(a) of such Act is further amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following new sentence: "The Secretary of Health, 
Education, and Welfare shall be the Chairman of the Board, and 
the Board shall appoint, upon recommendation of the Secretary, a 
Consumer Advisory Panel, a majority of the members of which shall 
be handicapped individuals, to provide guidance, advice, and recom-
mendations to the Board in carrying out its functions.". 
(o)(l) Section 502(d) of such Act is amended by striking out 
"section, the Board" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Act, the Board shall, directly or through grants to or contracts with 
public or private nonprofit organizations, carry out its functions under 
subsections (b) and (c) of this section, and". 
29 u s e 750. 
29 u s e 762. 
29 u s e 774. 
Infra. 
29 u s e 776. 
29 u s e 785. 
29 u s e 792. 
Architectural 
and Transporta-
tion Barriers 
eompliance 
Board, ehair-
man. 
Consumer Ad-
visory Panel, 
appointment. 
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[88 STAT. 
Ante, p. 1621. 
Withholding or 
suspension of 
Federal funds. 
Additional 
Board appointees. 
29 u s e 792. 
Report to 
Congress. 
(2) Section 502(d) of such Act is further amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following new sentences: "Any such order affect-
ing any Federal department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States' shall be final and binding on such department, agency, or 
instrumentality. An order of compliance may include the withholding 
or suspension of Federal funds with respect to any building found 
not to be in compliance with standards prescribed pursuant to the Acts 
cited in subsection (b) of this section.". 
(p) Section 502(e) of such Act is amended by adding before the first 
sentence the following new first sentence: "There shall be appointed 
by the Board an executive director and such other professional and 
clerical personnel as are necessary to carry out its functions under 
this Act". 
(q) Section 502(g) of such Act is amended by striking out in the 
penultimate sentence "prior to January 1" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "not later than September 30". 
Randolph-Shep-
pard Act Amend-
ments of 1974. 
TITLE II—RANDOLPH-SHEPPAED ACT 
AMENDMENTS 
SHORT TITLE 
20 u s e 107 
note. 
20 u s e 107 
note. 
20 u s e 107. 
SEC. 200. This title may be cited as the "Randolph-Sheppard Act 
Amendments of 1974". 
FINDINGS 
SEC. 201. The Congress finds— 
(1) after review of the operation of the blind vending stand 
program authorized under the Randolph-Sheppard Act of 
June 20, 1936, that the program has not developed, and has not 
been sustained, in the manner and spirit in which the Congress 
intended at the time of its enactment, and that, in fact, the growth 
of the program has been inhibited by a number of external forces; 
(2) that the potential exists for doubling the number of blind 
operators on Federal and other property under the Randolph-
Sheppard program within the next five years, provided the obsta-
cles to growth are removed, that legislative and administrative 
means exist to remove such obstacles, and that Congress should 
adopt legislation to that end; and 
(3) that at a minimum the following actions must be taken to 
insure the continued vitality and expansion of the Randolph-
Sheppard program— 
(A) establish uniformity of treatment of blind vendors by 
all Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, 
(B) establish guidelines for the operation of the program 
by State licensing agencies, 
(C) recfuire coordination among the several entities with 
responsibility for the program, 
(D) establish a priority for vending facilities operated 
by blind vendors on Federal property, 
(E) establish administrative and judicial procedures under 
which fair treatment of blind vendors. State licensing agen-
cies, and the Federal Government is assured, 
(F) require stronger administration and oversight func-
tions in the Federal office carrying out the program, and 
(G) accomplish other legislative and administrative objec-
tives which will permit the Randolph-Sheppard program 
to flourish. 
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OPERATION OF VEXDING FACII.ITIES ON FEDERAL PROPERTY 
SEC. 202. The first section of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize 
the operation of stands in Federal buildings l)y blind persons, to 
enlarge the economic opportunities of the blind, and for other pur-
poses" (hereafter referred to in this title as the "Kandolph-Sheppard 
Act"), approved June 20, 1936, as amended (20 U.S.C. 107), is 
amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in 
lieu thereof the following: 
"That (a) for the purposes of providing blind persons with 
remunerative employment, enlarging the economic opportunities of 
the blind, and stimulating the blind to greater efforts in striving to 
make themselves self-supporting, blind persons licensed under the 
provisions of this Act shall be authorized to operate vending facilities 
on any Federal property, 
"(b) In authorizing the operation of vending facilities on Federal 
property, priority shall be given to blind persons licensed by a State 
agency as provided in this Act; and the Secretary, through the Com- 
Regulations. 
missioner, shall, after consultation with the Administrator of General 
Services and other heads of departments, agencies, or instrumentalities 
of the United States in control of the maintenance, operation, and 
protection of Federal property, prescribe regulations designed to 
assure that— 
"(1) the priority imder this subsection is given to such licensed 
blind persons (including assignment of vending machine income 
pursuant to section 7 of this Act to achieve and protect such pri- 
Post, p. i626, 
ority),and 
^^^^" 
"(2) wherever feasible, one or more vending facilities are estab-
lished on all Federal property to the extent that any such facility 
or facilities would not adversely affect the interests of the United 
States. 
Any limitation on the placement or operation of a vending facility 
based on a finding that such placement or operation would adversely 
affect the interests of the United States shall be fully justified in writ-
ing to the Secretary, who shall determine whether such limitation is 
justified. A determination made by the Secretary pursuant to this pro-
vision shall be binding on any department, agency, or instrumentality 
of the United States affected by such determination. The Secretary ^ Publication in 
shall publish such determination, along with supporting documenta- 
^ ^" 
^^'^ ^'' 
tion, in the Federal Register.". 
FEDERAL AND STATE RESPONSIHILITIES 
20 u s e 107a. 
SEC. 203. (a)(1) Section 2(a) of the Randolph-Sheppard Act is 
amended by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as paragraphs 
(2) through (6), respectively, and by inserting the following new 
paragraph (1): 
"(1) Insure that the Rehabilitation Services Administration is the 
principal agency for carrying out this Act; and the Commissioner 
shall, within one hundi-ed and eighty days after enactment of the 
Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments of 1974, establish requirements 
for the uniform application of this Act by each State agency desig-
nated under paragraph (5) of this subsection, including appropriate 
accounting procedures, policies on the selection and establishment of 
new vending facilities, distribution of income to blind vendors, and 
the use and control of set-aside funds under section 3(3) of this Act;" 
^o use io7b. 
(2) Section 2(aJ (2) of such Act, as redesignated by paragraph (1) 
^"P'^-
of this subsection, is amended to read as follows: 
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[88 STAT. 
Concession 
vending oppor-
tunities, annual 
surveys. 
Ante, 
p. 1623, 
Evaluations, 
annual reports to 
congressional 
committees. 
Post, p. 1628. 
Rules and regu-
lations. 
20 u s e 107a. 
Federally oc-
cupied buildings, 
sites for vending 
facilities. 
"(2) Through the Commissioner, make annual surveys of concession 
vending opportunities for blind persons on Federal and other prop-
erty in the United States, particularly with respect to Federal prop-
erty under the control of the General Services Administration, the 
Department of Defense, and the United States Postal Service;". 
(3) Section 2(a) (5) of such Act, as redesignated by paragraph (1) 
of this subsection, is amended— 
(A) by striking out "commission" each place it appears and 
inserting in lieu thereof "agency", 
(B) by striking out "and at least twenty-one years of age", 
(C) by striking out "articles dispensed automatically or in 
containers or wrapping in which they are placed before receipt 
by the vending stand, and such other articles as may oe 
approved for each property by the department or agency in con-
trol of the maintenance, operation, and protection thereof and 
the State licensing agency in accordance with the regulations 
prescribed pursuant to the first section" and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following: "foods, beverages, and other articles or 
services dispensed automatically or manually and prepared 
on or off the premises in accordance with all applicable health 
laws, as determined by the State licensing agency, and including 
the vending or exchange of chances for any lottery authorized 
by State law and conducted by an agency of a State", 
(D) by striking out "stands" and "stand" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "facilities" and "facility", respectively, and 
(E) by striking out the colon and all matter following the 
colon, and inserting in lieu thereof "; and". 
(4) Section 2(a)(6) of suteh Act, as redesignated by paragraph 
(1) of this subsection, is amended to read as follows: 
"(6) Through the Commission, (A) conduct periodic evaluations 
of the program authorized by this Act, including upward mobility and 
other training required by section 8, and annually submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report based on such evaluations, and 
(B) take such other steps, including the issuance of such rules and 
regulations, as may be necessary or desirable in carrying out the 
provisions of this Act." 
(b) Section 2 (b) of such Act is amended— 
(1) by striking out "stand" the first time it appears in the first 
sentence and where it aj)pears in the second sentence and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "facility"; 
(2) by striking out "and have resided for at least one year in 
the State in which such stand is located"; and 
(3) by striking out "but are able, in spite of such infirmity, lo 
operate such stands". 
(c) Section 2(c) of such Act is amended by striking out "stand" in 
each place in which it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "facility". 
(d) Section 2 of such Act is further amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new subsections: 
"(d)(1) After January 1, 1975, no department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the United States shall undertake to acquire by owner-
ship, rent, lease, or to otherwise occupy, in whole or in part, any 
building unless, after consultation with the head of such department, 
agency, or instrumentality and the State licensing agency, it is deter-
mined by the Secretary that (A) such building includes a satisfactory 
site or sites for the location and operation of a vending facility by a 
blind person, or (B) if a building is to be constructed, substantially 
altered, or renovated, or in the case of a building that is already 
occupied on such date by such department, agency, or instrumentality, 
Notice to State 
licensing agency. 
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1625 
is to be substantially altered or renovated for use by such depaitment, 
agency, or instrumentality, the design for such construction, substan-
tial alteration, or renovation includes a satisfactory site or sites for the 
location and operation of a vending facility by a blind person. Each 
such department, agency, or instrumentality shall provide notice to 
the appropriate State licensing agency of its plans for occupation, 
acquisition, renovation, or relocation of a building adequate to permit 
such State agency to determine whether such building includes a satis-
factory site or sites for a vending facility. 
"(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not apply (A) when 
the Secretary and the State licensing agency determine that the num-
ber of people using the property is or will be insufficient to support a 
vending facility, or (B) to any privately owned building, any part 
of which is leased by any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the United States and in which, (i) prior to the execution of such 
lease, the lessor or any of his tenants had in operation a restaurant 
or other food facility in a part of the building not included in such 
lease, and (ii) the operation of such a vending facility by a blind per-
son would be in proximate and substantial direct competition with 
such restaurant or other food facility except that each such depart-
ment, agency, and instrumentality shall make every effort to lease 
property in privately owned buildings capable of accommodating a 
vending facility. 
"(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the term 'satisfactory site' gjtg^f,*"^^^''*"''^ 
means an area determined by the Secretary to have sufficient space, 
electrical and plumbing outlets, and such other facilities as the Secre-
tary may by regulation prescribe, for the location and operation of a 
vending facility by a blind person. 
"(e) In any State having an approved plan for vocational reha-
bilitation pursuant to the Vocational Rehabilitation Act or the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-112), the State licensing ^^^^^usc 3i note 
agency designated under paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of this 
section 
shall 
be the State 
agency 
designated 
under 
section 
101(a) (1) (A) of such Rehabilitation Act of 1973.". 
29 use 721. 
DUTIES' OF STATE LICENSING AGENCIES AND ARBITRATION 
20 u s e 107b. 
SEC. 204. (a) Section 3 of the Randolph-Sheppard Act is amended— 
(1) by striking out "commission" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"agency"; 
(2) by striking out in paragraphs (2) and (3) "stand" and 
"stands" wherever such terms appear and inserting in lieu thereof 
"facility" and "facilities", respectively; and 
(3) by striking out in paragraph (6) the word "stand" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "facility", and, by inserting imme-
diately before the period the following: ", and to agree to submit 
the grievances of any blind licensee not otherwise resolved by such 
hearing to arbitration as provided in section 5 of this Act". 
^°^'' P- ^^^e. 
(b) Section 3(3) of such Act is further amended by striking out 
set-aside funds, 
"and" immediately before subparagraph (D) and by inserting imme-
diately before the colon at the end of such subparagraph the following 
"; and (E) retirement or pension funds, health insurance contribu-
tions, and provision for paid sick leave and vacation time, if it is 
determined by a majority vote of blind licensees licensed by such State 
agency, after such agency provides to each such licensee full informa-
tion on all matters relevant to such proposed program, that funds 
under this paragraph shall be set aside for such purposes". 
(c) Section 3(3) of such Act is further amended by inserting before 
the word "proceeds" in both places it appears, the word "net". 
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[88 STAT. 
20 u s e 107c, 
107e-l, 
REPEALS 
SEC. 205. 
repealed. 
Sections 4 and 7 of the Randolph-Sheppard Act are 
20 u s e I07d, 
107e, 107f. 
20 u s e 107d-l, 
Ante, p. 1625. 
Infra. 
Ante, p. 1623. 
Infra. 
Arbitration 
panel, duties. 
20 u s e l07d-2. 
5 u s e 551. 
5 u s e 701, 
Membership. 
ARBITRATION ; VENDING MACHINE INCOME; PERSONNEL ; TRAINING 
SEC. 206. The Eandolph-Sheppard Act is further amended by redes-
ignating sections 5, 6, and 8, as sections 4, 9, and 10, respectively, and 
by inserting immediately after section 4, as redesignated, the follow-
ing new sections: 
"SEC. 5, (a) Any blind licensee who is dissatisfied with any action 
arising from the operation or administration of the vending facility 
program may submit to a State licensing agency a request for a full 
evidentiary hearing, which shall be provided by such agency in accord-
ance with section 3(6) of this Act. If such blind licensee is dissatisfied 
with any action taken or decision rendered as a result of such hearing, 
he may file a complaint with the Secretary who shall convene a panel 
to arbitrate the dispute pursuant to section 6 of this Actj and the 
decision of such panel shall be final and binding on the parties except 
as otherwise provided in this Act. 
"(b) Whenever any State licensing agency determines that any 
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States that has 
control of the maintenance, operation, and protection of Federal prop-
erty is failing to comply with the provisions of this Act or any regu-
lations issued thereunder (including a limitation on the placement or 
operation of a vending facility as described in section 1 (b) of this Act 
and the Secretary's determination thereon) such licensing agency may 
file a complaint with the Secretary who shall convene a panel to arbi-
trate the dispute pursuant to section 6 of this Act, and the decision 
of such panel shall be final and binding on the parties except as other-
wise provided in this Act. 
"SEC. 6. (a) Upon receipt of a complaint filed under section 5 of 
this Act, the Secretary shall convene an ad hoc arbitration panel as 
provided in subsection (b). Such panel shall, in accordance with the 
provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States 
Code, give notice, conduct a hearing, and render its decision which 
shall be subject to appeal and review as a final agency action for pur-
poses of chapter 7 of such title 5. 
"(b) (1) The arbitration panel convened by the Secretary to hear 
grievances of blind licensees shall be composed of three members 
appointed as follows: 
"(A) one individual designated by the State licensing agency; 
"(B) one individual designated by the blind licensee; and 
"(C) one individual, not employed by the State licensing 
agency or, where appropriate, its parent agency, who shall serve 
as chairman, jointly designated by the members appointed under 
subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
If any party fails to designate a member under subparagraph (1) (A), 
(B), or (C), the Secretary shall designate such member on behalf of 
such party. 
"(2) The arbitration panel convened by the Secretary to hear com-
plaints filed by a State licensing agency shall be composed of three 
members appointed as follows: 
"(A) one individual, designated by the State licensing agency; 
"(B) one individual, designated by the head of the Federal 
department, agency, or instrumentality controlling the Federal 
property over which the dispute arose; and 
"(C) one individual, not employed by the Federal department, 
agency, or instrumentality controlling the Federal property over 
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STAT.] 
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1627 
which the dispute arose, who shall serve as chairman, jointly 
designated by the members appointed under subparagraphs (A) 
and(B). 
If any party fails to designate a member under subparagraph 
(2) (A), (B), or (C), the Secretary shall designate such member on 
behalf of such party. If the panel appointed pursuant to paragraph 
(2) finds that the acts or practices of any such department, agency, 
or instrumentality are in violation of this Act, or any regulation 
issued thereunder, the head of any such department, agency, or instru-
mentality shall cause such acts or practices to be terminated promptly 
and shall take such other action as may be necessary to carry out the 
decision of the panel. 
"(c) The decisions of a panel convened by the Secretary pursuant 
to this section shall be matters of public record and shall be published 
in the Federal Register. 
"(d) The Secretary shall pay all reasonable costs of arbitration 
under this section in accordance with a schedule of fees and expenses 
he shall publish in the Federal Register. 
"SEC. 7. (a) In accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of 
this section, vending machine income obtained from the operation of 
vending machines on Federal property shall accrue (1) to the blind 
licensee operating a vending facility on such property, or (2) in the 
event there is no blind licensee operating such facility on such prop-
erty, to the State agency in whose State the Federal property is located, 
for the uses designated in subsection (c) of this section, except that 
with respect to income which accrues under clause (1) of this sub-
section, the Commissioner may prescribe regulations imposing a ceil-
ing on income from such vendmg machines for an individual blind 
licensee. In the event such a ceiling is imposed, no blind licensee shall 
receive less vending machine income under such ceiling than he was 
receiving on January 1,1974. No limitation shall be imposed on income 
from vending machines, combined to create a vending facility, which 
are maintained, serviced, or operated by a blind licensee. Any amounts 
received by a blind licensee that are in excess of the amount permitted 
to accrue to him under any ceiling imposed by the Commissioner shall 
be disbursed to the appropriate State agency under clause (2) of this 
subsection and shall be used by such agency in accordance with sub-
section (c) of this section. 
"(b)(1) After January 1, 1975, 100 per centum of all vending 
machine income from vending machines on Federal property which 
are in direct competition with a blind vending facility shall accrue 
as specified in subsection (a) of this section. 'Direct competition' as 
used in this section means the existence of any vending machines or 
facilities operated on the same premises as a blind vending facility 
except that vending machines or facilities operated in areas serving 
employees the majority of whom normally do not have direct access to 
the blind vending facility shall not be considered in direct competition 
with the blind vending facility. After January 1,1975, 50 per centum 
of all vending machine income from vending machines on Federal 
property which are not in direct competition with a blind vending 
facility shall accrue as specified in subse'ction (a) of this section, 
except that with respect to Federal property at which at least 50 per 
centum of the total hours Avorked on the premises occurs during 
periods other than normal working hours, 30 per centum of such 
income shall so accrue. 
"(2) The head of each department, agency, and instrumentality of 
the United States shall insure compliance with this section with 
respect to buildings, installations, and facilities under his control, and 
shall be responsible for collection of, and accounting for, subh vend-
ing machine income. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
Publication in 
Federal Register, 
Vending ma-
chine income 
accrual. 
20 u s e 107d-3. 
Excess amounts, 
transfer to State 
agency. 
"Direct com-
petition." 
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[88 STAT. 
Income accruing 
to State licensing 
agency, use. 
Ante, p. 1626. 
20 u s e 107b. 
Nonapplic abil-
ity. 
10 u s e 101 et 
seq. 
Cafeterias on 
Federal property, 
priority for oper-
ation, regulations. 
Preexisting con-
ditions or future 
arrangements. 
Regulations. 
Training pro-
grams. 
20 u s e 107d-4. 
29 u s e 701 
note. 
"(c) All vending machine income which accrues to a State licensing 
agency pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be used to estab-
lish retirement or pension plans, for health insurance contributions, 
and for provision of paid sick leave and vacation time for blind 
licensees in such State, subject to a vote of blind licensees as provided 
under section 3(3) (E) of this Act. Any vending machine income 
remaining after application of the first sentence of this subsection 
shall be used for the purposes specified in sections 3(3) (A), (B), 
(C), and (D) of this Act, and any assessment charged to blind 
licensees by a State licensing agency shall be reduced pro rata in an 
amount equal to the total of such remaining vending machine income. 
"(d) Subsections (a) and (b) (1) of this section shall not apply to 
income from vending machines within retail sales outlets under the 
control of exchange or ships' stores systems authorized by title 10, 
United States Code, or to income from vending machines operated 
by the Veterans Canteen Service, or to income from vending machines 
not in direct competition with a blind vending facility at individual 
locations, installations, or facilities on Federal property the total of 
which at such individual locations, installations, or facilities does not 
exceed $3,000 annually. 
"(e) The Secretary, through the Commissioner, shall prescribe 
regulations to establish a priority for the operation of cafeterias on 
Federal property by blind licensees when he determines, on an individ-
ual basis and after consultation with the head of the appropriate 
installation, that such operation can be provided at a reasonable cost 
with food of a high quality comparable to that currently provided to 
employees, whether by contract or otherwise. 
"(f) This section shall not operate to preclude preexisting or future 
arrangements, or regulations of departments, agencies, or instrumen-
talities of the United States, under which blind licensees (1) receive a 
greater percentage or amount of vending machine income than that 
specified in subsection (b) (1) of this section, or (2) receive vending 
machine income from individual locations, installations, or facilities 
on Federal property the total of which at such individual locations, 
installations, or facilities does not exceed $3,000 annually. 
"(g) The Secretary shall take such action and promulgate such reg-
ulations as he deems necessary to assure compliance with this section. 
"SEC. 8. The Commissioner shall insure, through promulgation of 
appropriate regulations, that uniform and effective training programs, 
including on-the-job training, are provided for blind individuals, 
through services under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Public Law 
93-112). He shall further insure that State agencies provide programs 
for upward mobility (including further education and additional 
training or retraining for improved work opportunities) for all train-
ees under this Act, and that follow-along services are provided to such 
trainees to assure that their maximum vocational potential is 
achieved.". 
DEFINITIONS 
Ante, p. 1626. 
20 u s e 107e. 
SEC. 207. Section 9 of the Randolph-Sheppard Act, as redesignated 
by section 206 of this title, is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 9. As used in the Act— 
" (1) 'blind person' means a person whose central visual acuity 
does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses or 
whose visual acuity, if better than 20/200, is accompanied by a 
limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that 
its widest diameter subtends an angle of no greater than twenty 
degrees. In determining whether an individual is blind, there 
shall be an examination by a physician skilled in diseases of the 
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1629 
eye, or by an optometrist, whichever the individual shall select; 
"(2) 'Commissioner' means the Commissioner of the Rehabili-
tation Services Administration; 
"(3) 'Federal property' means any building, land, or other 
real property owned, leased, or occupied by any department, 
agency, or instrumentality of the United States (including the 
Department of Defense and the United States Postal Service), 
or any other instrumentality wholly owned by the United States, 
or by any department or agency of the District of Columbia or 
any territory or possession of the United States; 
"(4) 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Health, Education, 
and Welfare; 
"(5) 'State' means a State, territory, possession, Puerto Rico, 
or the District of Columbia; 
"(6) 'United States' includes the several States, territories, and 
possessions of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the District 
of Columbia; 
"(7) 'vending facility' means automatic vending machines, 
cafeterias, snack bars, cart services, shelters, counters, and such 
other appropriate auxiliary equipment as the Secretary may by 
regulation prescribe as being necessary for the sale of the articles 
or services described in section 2(a) (5) of this Act and which 
^"'''' P- 1^24. 
may be operated by blind licensees; and 
' (8) 'vending machine income'means receipts (other than those 
of a blind licensee) from vending machine operations on Federal 
property, after cost of goods sold (including reasonable service 
and maintenance costs), where the machines are operated, serv-
iced, or maintained by, or with the approval of, a department, 
agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or commissions 
paid (other than to a blind licensee) by a commercial vending 
concern which operates, services, and maintains vending machines 
on Federal property for, or with the approval of, a department, 
agency, or instrumentality of the United States.". 
PERSOXNEL 
SEC. 208. (a) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare is J^l "^^ ^''^ 
directed to assign to the Office for the Blind and Visually Handi-
capped of the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the Depart-
ment of Health, Education, and Welfare ten additional full-time 
personnel (or their equivalent), five of whom shall be supportive per-
sonnel, to carry out duties related to the administration of the Ran-
dolph-Sheppard Act. 
20 use 107. 
(b) Section 5108(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (10); 
(2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (11) 
and inserting in lieu thereof "; and"; and 
(3) by adding after paragraph (11) the following new para-
graph : 
"(12) the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, sub-
ject to the standards and procedures prescribed by this chapter, 
may place one additional position in the Office for the Blind and 
Visually Handicapped of the Rehabilitation Services Adminis-
tration in GS-16, GS-17, or GS-18.". 
_5 use 5332 
(c) In selecting personnel to fill any position under this section, "^^ 
the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall give prefer- note 
ence to blind individuals. 
(d) Section 4(b) of the Randolph-Sheppard Act, as redesignated by 
section 206 of this title, is amended by striking out ", and at least 
50 per centum of such additional personnel shall be blind persons". 
note. 
29 u s e 702 
Ante, 
p. 1626. 
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[88 STAT. 
20 u s e 107b-l. 
20 u s e 107. 
ADDITIONAL STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES 
SEC. 209. In addition to other requirements imposed in this title 
and in the Randolph-Sheppard Act upon State licensing agencies, such 
agencies shall— 
(1) provide to each blind licensee access to all relevant finan-
cial data, including quarterly and annual financial reports, on 
the operation of the State vending facility program; 
(2) conduct the biennial election of a Committee of Blind 
Vendors who shall be fully representative of all blind licensees 
in the State program, and 
(3) insure that such committee's responsibilities include (A) 
participation, with the State agency, in major administrative 
decisions and policy and program development, (B) receiving 
grievances of blind licensees and serving as advocates for such 
licensees, (C) participation, with the State agency, in the devel-
opment and administration of a transfer and promotion system 
for blind licensees, (D) participation, with the State agency, in 
developing training and retraining programs, and (E) sponsor-
ship, with the assistance of the State agency, of meetings and 
instr-uctional conferences for blind licensees. 
National stand-
ards for set-
aside funds. 
20 u s e 107b-2. 
Ante, p. 1625. 
Nationally ad-
ministered re-
tirement, pension, 
and health in-
surance system, 
study. 
Report to Presi-
dent and Congress 
Ante, 
p. 1627. 
Report to con-
gressional com-
mittees. 
Report to 
Secretary. 
Ante, 
p. 1623. 
2 0 u s e 107b-3. 
STANDARDS, STUDIES, AND REPORTS 
SEC. 210. (a) The Secretary, through the Commissioner, after a 
period of study not to exceed six months following the date of enact-
ment of this title, and after full consultation with, and full considera-
tion of the views of, blind vendors and State licensing agencies, shall 
promulgate national standards for funds set aside pursuant to section 
3(3) of the Randolph-Sheppard Act which include maximum and 
minimum amounts for such funds, and appropriate contributions, if 
any, to such funds by blind vendors. 
(b)(1) The Secretary shall study the feasibility and desirability 
of establishing a nationally administered retirement, pension, and 
health insurance system for blind licensees, and such study shall 
include, but not be limited to, consideration of eligibility standards, 
amounts and sources of contributions, number of potential partici-
pants, total costs, and alternative forms of administration, including 
trust funds and revolving funds. 
(2) The Secretary shall, within one year following the date of enact-
ment of this title, complete the study required by paragraph (1) of 
this subsection and report his findings, together Avith any recommenda-
tions, to the President and the Congress. 
(c) The Secretary shall, not later than September 30, 1975, com-
plete an evaluation of the method of assigning vending machine 
income under section 7(b) (1) of the Randolph-Sheppard Act, includ-
ing its effect on the growth of the program authorized by the Act, 
and on the operation of nonappropriated fund activities, and within 
thirty days thereafter he shall report his findings, together with any 
recommendations, to the appropriate committees of the Congress. 
(d) Each State licensing agency shall, within one year following 
the date of enactment of this title, submit to the Secretary a report, 
with appropriate supporting documentation, which shows the actions 
taken by such agency to meet the requirements of section 2(a)(1) of 
the Randolph-Sheppard Act. 
AUDIT 
SEC. 211. The Comptroller General is authorized to conduct regular 
and periodic audits of all nonappropriated fund activities which 
receive income from vending machines on Federal property, under 
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PUBLIC LAW 93-516-DEC. 7, 1974 
1631 
such rules and regulations as he may prescribe. In the conduct of 
such audits he and his duly authorized representatives shall have access 
to any relevant books, documents, papers, accounts, and records of 
such activities as he deems necessary. 
TITLE III—WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON 
White House 
Conference on 
HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS 
Handicapped In. 
dividuals Act. 
SHORT TITLE 
SEC. 300. This title may be cited as the "White House Conference 
on Handicapped Individuals Act". 
29 use 701 
note. 
FINDINGS AND POLICY 
SEC. 301. The Congress finds that— 
.Jl^^^^^^ 
(1) the United States has achieved great and satisfying success 
in making possible a better quality of life for a large and increas-
ing percentage of our population; 
(2) the benefits and fundamental rights of this society are often 
denied those individuals with mental and physical handicaps; 
(3) there are seven million children and at least twenty-eight 
million adults with mental or physical handicaps; 
(4) it is of critical importance to this Nation that equality of 
opportunity, equal access to all aspects of society and equal rights 
guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States be provided 
to all individuals with handicaps; 
(5) the primary responsibility for meeting the challenge and 
problems of individuals with handicaps has often fallen on the 
individual or his family; 
(6) it is essential that recommendations be made to assure that 
all individuals with handicaps are able to live their lives 
independently and with dignity, and that the complete integration 
of all individuals with handicaps into normal community living, 
working, and service patterns be held as the final objective; and 
(7) all levels of Government must necessarily share respon-
sibility for developing opportunities for individuals 
with 
handicaps; 
and it is therefore the policy of the Congress that the Federal Govern-
ment work jointly with the States and their citizens to develop 
recommendations and plans for action in solving the multifold 
problems facing individuals with handicaps. 
AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT, COUNCIL, AND SECRETARY 
29 use 701 
lote. 
SEC. 302. (a) The President is authorized to call a White House ^^ 
Conference on Handicapped Individuals not later than two years after 
the date of enactment of this title in order to develop recommenda-
tions and stimulate a national assessment of problems, and solutions 
to such problems, facing individuals with handicaps. Such a con-
ference shall be planned and conducted under the direction of the 
National Planning and Advisory Council, established pursuant to sub-
section (b) of this section, and the Secretary of Health, Education, 
and Welfare (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") and each 
Federal department and agency shall provide such cooperation and 
assistance to the Council, including the assignment of personnel, as 
may reasonably be required by the Secretary. 
(b)(1) There is established a National Planning and Advisory 
n^^'.TdAdvtZy 
Council (m this title referred to as the "Council"), appointed by the council. 
Establishment. 
5 use 5332 
note. 
Travel ex-
penses. 
Termination 
date. 
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[88 STAT. 
Membership. 
Secretary, composed of twenty-eight members of whom not less than 
ten shall be individuals with handicaps appointed to represent all 
individuals with handicaps, and five shall be parents of individuals 
with handicaps appointed to represent all such parents and individ-
uals. The Council shall provide guidance and planning for- the 
Conference. 
(2) Any member of the Council who is otherwise employed by the 
Federal Government shall serve without compensation in addition to 
that received in his regular employment. 
Compensation. 
(3) Membcrs of the Council, other than those referred to in para-
graph (1), shall receive compensation at rates not to exceed the daily 
rate prescribed for GS-18 under section 5332, title 5, United States 
Code, for each day they are engaged in the performance of their duties 
(including traveltime); and, while so serving away from their homes 
or regular places of business, they shall be allowed travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as the 
expenses authorized by section 5703, title 5, United States Code, for 
persons in Government service employed intermittently. 
(4) Such Council shall cease to exist one-hundred and twenty days 
after the submission of the final report required by section 302(e). 
(c) For the purpose of ascertaining facts and making recommenda-
tions concerning the utilization of skills, experience, and energies, and 
the improvement of the conditions of individuals with handicaps, the 
Conference shall bring together individuals with handicaps and mem-
bers of their families and representatives of Federal, State, and local 
governments, professional experts, and members of the general public 
recognized by individuals with handicaps as being knowledgeable 
about problems affecting their lives. 
(d) Participants in the White House Conference, and in confer-
ences and other activities leading up to the White House Conference 
at the local and State level are authorized to consider all matters 
related to the purposes of the Conference set forth in subsection (a), 
but shall give special consideration to recommendations for: 
(1) providing education, health, and diagnostic services for all 
children early m life so that handicapping conditions may be 
discovered and treated; 
(2) assuring that every individual with a handicap receives 
appropriately designed benefits of the educational system; 
(3) assuring that individuals with handicaps have available 
to them all special services and assistance which will enable them 
to live their lives as fully and independently as possible; 
(4) enabling individuals with handicaps to have access to 
usable communication services and devices at costs comparable to 
other members of the population; 
(5) assuring that individuals with handicaps will have maxi-
mum mobility to participate in all aspects of society, including 
access to all publicly-assisted transportation services and, when 
necessary, alternative means of transportation at comparable cost; 
(6) improving utilization and adaptation of modern engineer-
ing and other technology to ameliorate the impact of handicap-
ping conditions on the lives of individuals and especially on their 
access to housing and other structures; 
(7) assuring individuals with handicaps of equal opportunity 
with others to engage in gainful employment; 
(8) enabling individuals with handicaps to have incomes suffi-
cient for health and for participation in family and community 
life as self-respecting citizens; 
Recommenda 
tions. 
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PUBLIC LAW 93-516-DEC. 7, 1974 
1633 
(9) increasing research relating to all aspects of handicapping 
conditions, stressing the elimination of causes of handicapping 
conditions and the amelioration of the effects of such conditions; 
(10) assuring close attention and assessment of all aspects of 
diagnosis and evaluation of individuals with handicaps; 
(11) assuring review and evaluation of all governmental pro-
grams in areas affecting individuals with handicaps, and a dose 
examination of the public role in order to plan for the future; 
(12) resolving the special problems of veterans with handicaps; 
(13) resolving the problems of public awareness and attitudes 
that restrict individuals with handicaps from participating in 
society to their fullest extent; 
(14) resolving the special problems of individuals with handi-
caps who are homebound or institutionalized; 
(15) resolving the special problems of individuals with handi-
caps who have limited English-speaking ability; 
(16) alloting funds for basic vocational rehabilitation services 
under part B of title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 in a fair 
and equitable manner in consideration of the factors set forth in 
section 407(a) of such Act; and 
(17) promoting other related matters for individuals with 
handicaps. 
(e) A final report of the White House Conference on Handicapped 
Individuals shall be submitted by the Council to the President not 
later than one hundred and twenty days following the date on which 
the conference is called, and the findings and recommendations 
included therein shall be immediately made available to the public. The 
Council and the Secretary shall, within ninety days after the submis-
sion of such final report, transmit to the President and the Congress 
their recommendations for administrative action and legislation neces-
sary to implement the recommendations contained in such report. 
29 use 730. 
29 use 787. 
Report to 
President. 
Availability to 
public. 
Recommenda-
tions, transmittal 
to President and 
eongress. 
RESPONSIBILITIES OF COUNCIL AND SECRE'rARY 
29 use 701 
lote. 
SEC. 303. (a) In carrying out the provisions of this title, the Council 
and the Secretary shall— 
(1) request the cooperation and assistance of such other Fed-
eral departments and agencies as may be appropriate, including 
Federal advisory bodies having responsibilities in areas affecting 
individuals with handicaps; 
(2) render all reasonable assistance, including financial assist-
ance, to the States in enabling them to organize and conduct con-
ferences on handicapped individuals prior to the White House 
Conference on Handicapped Individuals; 
(3) prepare and make available necessary background mate-
rials for the use of delegates to the White House Conference on 
Handicapped Individuals; 
(4) prepare and distribute such interim reports of the White 
House Conference on Handicapped Individuals as may be appro-
priate; and 
(5) engage such individuals with handicaps and additional 
personnel as may be necessary without regard to the provisions 
of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the ^^ ^^^ ^o^ ^' 
competitive civil service, and without regard to chapter 57 and ^^'^* 
subchapter I I I of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification 
s use s7oi, 
and General Schedule pay rates, but at rates of pay not to exceed ^^^^• 
the rate prescribed for GS-18 under section 5332 of such title. J^^^^^^ "^^ 
(b) In carrying out the provisions of this title, the Secretary shall 
employ individuals with handicaps. 
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[88 STAT. 
DEFINITION 
29 use 701 
note. 
SEC. 304. For the purpose of this title, the term "State" includes 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the 
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 
STATE PARTICIPATION 
29 use 701 
SEC. 305. (a) From the sums appropriated pursuant to section 306 
"""infra. 
tlie SccrctaTy is authorized to make a grant to each State, upon 
application of the chief executive thereof, in order to assist in meet-
ing the costs of that State's participation in the Conference program, 
including the conduct of at least one conference within each such 
State. 
(b) Grants made pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made only 
with the approval of the Council. 
s^ate apportion. 
^^j^ Fuuds appropriated for the purposes of this subsection shall 
be apportioned among the States by the Secretary in accordance with 
their respective needs for assistance under this subsection, except that 
no State shall be apportioned more than $25,000 nor less than $10,000. 
ment 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
29 use 701 
note. 
SEC. 306. There are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal 
year limitations, $2,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this title 
and such additional sums as may be necessary to carry out section 
^"^''''' 
305. Sums so appropriated shall remain available for expenditure 
untiljune30,1977. 
Approved December 7, 1974. 
Public Law 93-517 
December 7, 1974 
A.N ACT 
[H.R. 15580] 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, 
and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Departments o
f 
United Sttttes of AmeHca in Congress assembled, That the following 
Heaith,^Educa- 
sums are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not other-
tion, and Welfare wise appropriated, for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Educa-
ApfH-opnation Act, ^j^j^^ ^^^ Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
June 30,1975, and for other purposes, namely: 
Department of 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
Labor Appropria-
tion Act, 1975. 
MANPOWER 
ADMINISTRATION 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses of administering emj^oyment and training programs, 
$68,009,000, together with not to exceed $28,165,000 vjhich may be 
expended from the Employment Security Administration account in 
the Unemployment Trust Fund, and of which $4,713,000 shall be for 
carrying into effect the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 2001-2003.