Rehabilitation Amendments of 1984
PL 98-221 (S.1340), enacted 02/22/1984

PUBLIC LAW 98-221—FEB. 22, 1984 
98 STAT. 17 
Public Law 98-221 
98th Congress 
An Act 
To revise and extend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to provide for the operation of 
the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, to extend the 
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may 
be cited as the "Rehabilitation Amendments of 1984". 
TITLE I—REHABILITATION PROGRAM 
DEFINITIONS 
SEC. 101. Section 7(12) of the RehabiHtation Act of 1973 (hereafter 
in this title referred to as "the Act") is amended by striking out 
"Health, Education, and Welfare" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Education". 
REPORTS 
Feb. 22, 1984 
[S. 1340] 
Rehabilitation 
Amendments of 
1984. 
Handicapped 
persons. 
29 u s e 701 note. 
29 u s e 706. 
29 u s e 712. 
SEC. 102. (a) Section 13 of the Act is amended by adding after the 
first sentence the following: "The Commissioner shall annually 
collect information on each client whose case is closed out in the 
preceding fiscal year and include the information in the report 
required by this section. The information shall set forth a complete 
count of such cases in a manner permitting the greatest possible 
cross-classification of data. The data elements shall include, but not 
be limited to, age, sex, race, ethnicity, education, type of disability, 
severity of disability, key rehabilitation process dates, earnings at 
time of entry into program and at closure, work status, occupation, 
cost of case services, types of services provided, types of facilities or 
agencies which furnished services and whether each such facility or 
agency is public or private, and reasons for closure. The Commis- Confidentiality. 
sioner shall take whatever action is necessary to assure that the 
identity of each client for which information is supplied under this 
subsection is confidential.". 
(b) The last sentence of section 13 is amended by inserting "also" 
after "shall". 
EVALUATION 
SEC. 103. Section 14(a) of the Act is amended by adding after the 
first sentence the following new sentence: "The Secretary shall 
establish and use standards for the evaluations required by this 
subsection. The standards shall, to the extent feasible, for all appro-
priate programs include standards relating to the increases in 
employment and earnings taking into account economic factors in 
the area to be served by the program and the characteristics of the 
handicapped individuals to be served.". 
29 u s e 713. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS 
29 use 714. 
SEC. 104. (a)(1) Section 15(b) of the Act is amended by striking out 
"Department of Health, Education, and Welfare" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "Department of Education". 
29 use 721. 
(2) Section 101(a)(ll) of the Act is amended by striking out 
"Department of Health, Education, and Welfare" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "Department of Health and Human Services". 
29 use 722. 
(3) Section 102(d)(2) of the Act is amended by striking out "Depart-
ment of Health, Education, and Welfare" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "Department of Education". 
29 use 761a. 
(4) Section 202(i)(2) of the Act is amended by striking out "Bureau 
of Education for the Handicapped" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services". 
29 use 762. 
(5) Section 204(b)(7) of the Act is amended by striking out "Office 
of Education" and inserting in lieu thereof "Department of Health 
and Human Services". 
29 use 761a. 
(b)(1) Section 202(g) of the Act is amended by striking out "Com-
missioner of Education" and inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary of 
Education". 
29 use 761b. 
(2) Section 203(a)(1) of the Act is amended by striking out "Com-
missioner of Education" and inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary of 
Education". 
29 use 791. 
(3)(A) The first sentence of section 501(a) of the Act is amended by 
striking out "the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "the Chairman of the Office of Personnel 
Management" and by striking out "Health, Education, and Wel-
fare" and inserting in lieu thereof "Education and Health and 
Human Services". 
(B) The second sentence of such section is amended by striking out 
"Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and the Chairman of 
the Civil Service Commission" and inserting in lieu thereof "Secre-
tary of Education and the Chairman of the Office of Personnel 
Management". 
(C) Section 501 of the Act is amended by striking out "Civil 
yjiijsi 
Service Commission" each place it appears and inserting in lieu 
thereof "Office of Personnel Management". 
(D) Section 501 of the Act is further amended by striking out 
"Commission" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Office". 
(E) Section 501(d) of the Act is amended by striking out "Civil 
Service Commission's activities" and inserting in lieu thereof "the 
activities of the Office of Personnel Management". 
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(F) Section 501(f)(1) of the Act is amended by striking out "Secre-
tary of Health, Education, and Welfare" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "Secretary of Education". 
29 use 794c. 
(4) Section 507 of the Act is amended by striking out "Secretary of 
Health, Education, and Welfare" and inserting in lieu thereof "Sec-
retary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services," 
and by striking out "Chairman of the United States Civil Service 
Commission" and inserting in lieu thereof "Chairman of the Office 
of Personnel Management'. 
29 use 795c. 
(5) Section 614 of the Act is amended by striking out "Secretary of 
Health, Education, and Welfare" and inserting in lieu thereof "Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services". 
(c)(1) Section 401(a) of the Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Services, 
29 use 762a. 
and Developmental Disabilities Amendments of 1978 is amended by 
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98 STAT. 19 
striking out "Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary of Education". 
(2) Section 402 of such Act is amended by striking out "Com- 29 use 713 note. 
missioner of Education" and inserting in lieu thereof "Assistant 
Secretary of Education for the Office of Special Education and 
Rehabilitation Services". 
PART A—VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 111. (a) Section 100(b)(1) of the Act is amended to read as 29 use 720. 
follows: 
"(b)(1)(A) For the purpose of making grants to States under part B 
of this title (other than grants under section 112) to assist them in 29 use 730; post, 
meeting the costs of vocational rehabilitation services provided in P ^^ 
accordance with State plans under section 101, there is authorized to 29 use 721. 
be appropriated $1,037,800,000 for the fiscal year 1984, and the 
amount determined under subsection (c) for each of the fiscal years 
1985,1986, and 1987. 
"(B) In addition, there are authorized to be appropriated for such 
purpose such additional sums as may be necessary for each of the 
fiscal years 1985 and 1986. Any amount appropriated pursuant to 
this subparagraph shall be allocated in accordance with section 
110(a)(4). 
Post, p. 20. 
"(C) In no event may the amount appropriated for the purpose of 
making grants to States under part B of this title (other than section 
112) be more than $1,117,500,000 for the fiscal year 1985 and 29use730;pos^, 
$1,203,200,000 for the fiscal year 1986.". 
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(b) The first sentence of section 100(b)(2) of the Act is amended to 29 use 720. 
read as follows: 
"(2) For the purpose of allotments under section 120(a)(1), there 29 use 740. 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 1984,1985, and 1986.". 
(c) Section 100(b)(3) of the Act is amended by striking out "the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for each of the three 
fiscal years thereafter" and inserting in lieu thereof "each of the 
fiscal years 1984,1985, and 1986". 
(d) Section 100 of the Act is further amended by inserting at the 
end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(d)(1) Unless the Congress in the regular session which ends prior 
to the beginning of the terminal fiscal year— 
"(A) of the authorization of appropriations for the program 
authorized by the State grant program under part B of this title; 29 use 730. 
or 
"(B) of the duration of the program authorized by the State 
grant program under part B of this title; 
either— 
"(i) has passed or has formally rejected legislation which 
would have the effect of extending the authorization or duration 
(as the case may be) of that program; or 
"(ii) by action of either the House of Representatives or the 
Senate, approves a resolution stating that the provisions of this 
section shall no longer apply to such program; 
such authorization or duration is automatically extended for one 
additional fiscal year for the program authorized by this title. The 
amount appropriated for the additional year shall be the amount 
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which the Congress could, under the terms of the law for which the 
appropriation is made, have appropriated based upon the amount 
jof 
authorized for fiscal year 1986 and the amount authorized under 
subsection (c). 
"(2)(A) For the purposes of subdivision (i) of paragraph (1), the 
Congress shall not have been deemed to have passed legislation 
unless such legislation becomes law. 
"(B) In any case where the Commissioner is required under an 
applicable statute to carry out certain acts or make certain determi-
nations which are necessary for the continuation of the program 
authorized by this title, if such acts or determinations are required 
during the terminal year of such program, such acts and determina-
tions shall be required during any fiscal year in which that part of 
paragraph (1) of this subsection which follows subdivision (ii) of 
paragraph (1) is in operation.". 
29 use 730. 
(e) Section 110(a) of the Act is amended— 
(1) by striking out "section 100(b)(1)" each place it appears in 
paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof "section 
100(b)(1)(A)"; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new para-
graph: 
"(4) For each fiscal year beginning on or after October 1, 1984, for 
Ante, p. 19. 
which any amount is appropriated pursuant to section 100(b)(1)(B), 
each State shall receive an allocation (from such appropriated 
amount) in addition to the allotment to which such State is entitled 
under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection. Such additional 
allocation shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to the 
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amount so appropriated as that State's allotment under paragraphs 
(2) and (3) of this subsection bears to the sum of such allotments of 
all the States.". 
ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES 
29 use 722. 
SEC. 112. Section 102(c)(2) of the Act is amended by striking out 
"beyond any reasonable doubt". 
29 u s e 732. 
CLIENT ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 113. (a) Section 112 of the Act is amended to read as follows: 
State and local 
governments. 
Grants. 
Prohibition. 
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
"SEC. 112. (a) From funds appropriated under subsection (i), the 
Secretary shall, in accordance with this section, make grants to 
States to establish and carry out client assistance programs to 
provide assistance in informing and advising all clients and client 
applicants of all available benefits under this Act, and, upon request 
of such clients or client applicants, to assist such clients or appli-
cants in their relationships with projects, programs, and facilities 
providing services to them under this Act, including assistance in 
pursuing legal, administrative, or other appropriate remedies to 
ensure the protection of the rights of such individuals under this 
Act. 
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) No State may receive payments from its allotment under this 
Act in any fiscal year unless the State has in effect not later than 
October 1,1984, a client assistance program, which— 
"(1) has the authority to pursue legal, administrative, and 
other appropriate remedies to ensure the protection of rights of 
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98 STAT. 21 
handicapped individuals who are receiving treatments, services, 
or rehabilitation under this Act within the State; and 
"(2) meets the requirements of designation under subsec-
tion (c). 
"(c)(1) The Governor shall designate a public or private agency to 
conduct the client assistance program under this section. Except as 
provided in the last sentence of this paragraph, the Governor shall 
designate an agency which is independent of any agency which 
provides treatment, services, or rehabilitation to individuals under 
this Act. If there is an agency in the State which has, or had, prior 
to the date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Amendments of 1984, ^"^«' P- i'^-
served as a client assistance agency under this section and which 
received Federal financial assistance under this Act, the Governor 
may designate an agency which provides treatment, services, or 
rehabilitation to handicapped individuals under this Act. 
"(2) In carrying out the provisions of this section, the Governor 
shall consult with the director of the State vocational rehabilitation 
agency, the head of the developmental disability protection and 
advocacy agency, and with representatives of professional and con-
sumer organizations serving handicapped individuals in the State. 
"(3) The agency designated under this subsection shall be account-
able for the proper use of funds made available to the agency. 
"(d) The agency designated under subsection (c) of this section 
may not bring any class action in carrying out its responsibilities 
under this section. 
"(e)(1)(A) The Secretary shall allot the sums appropriated for each 
fiscal year under this section among the States on the basis of 
relative population of each State, except that no State shall receive 
less than $50,000. 
"(B) The Secretary shall allot $30,000 each to American Samoa, 
Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 
"(C) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term 'State' does not 
include American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 
"(2) The amount of an allotment to a State for a fiscal year which 
the Secretary determines will not be required by the State during 
the period for which it is available for the purpose for which allotted 
shall be available for reallotment by the Secretary from time to time 
on such dates he may fix to other States with respect to which such 
a determination has not been made, in proportion to the original 
allotments of such States for such fiscal year, but with such propor-
tionate amount for any of such other States being reduced to the 
extent it exceeds the sum the Secretary estimates such State needs 
and will be able to use during such period; and the total of such 
reduction shall be similarly reallotted among the States whose 
proportionate amounts were not so reduced. Any such amount so 
reallotted to a State for a fiscal year shall be deemed to be a part of 
its allotment for such fiscal year. 
"(3)(A) The Secretary shall pay to the Governor from the allot-
ment of the State the amount specified in the application approved 
under subsection (f). 
"(B) For the purpose of this paragraph and subsection (c), the term 
'Governor' means the chief executive of the State. 
"(f) No grant may be made under this section unless the State 
submits an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
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Regulations. 
Prohibition. 
Report. 
Report. 
Study. 
Study. 
manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the 
Secretary deems necessary to meet the requirements of this section. 
"(g) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations applicable to the 
client assistance program which shall include the 
following 
requirements: 
"(1) No employees of such programs shall, while so employed, 
serve as staff or consultants of, or receive benefits of any kind 
directly or indirectly from, any rehabilitation project, program, 
or facility receiving assistance under this Act in the State. 
"(2) Each program shall be afforded reasonable access to 
policymaking and administrative personnel in the State and 
local rehabilitation programs, projects, or facilities. 
"(3) Each program shall contain provisions designed to assure 
that to the maximum extent possible mediation procedures are 
used prior to resorting to administrative or legal remedies. 
"(4) The agency designated under subsection (c) shall submit 
an annual report to the Secretary on the operation of the 
program during the previous year, including a summary of the 
work done and the uniform statistical tabulation of all cases 
handled by such program. A copy of each such report shall be 
submitted to the appropriate committees of the Congress by the 
Secretary, together with a summary of such reports and his 
evaluation of the program, including appropriate recommenda-
tions. 
"(h)(1) The Commissioner shall conduct a comprehensive evalua-
tion of the client assistance program authorized by this section, and 
submit a report to Congress, not later than February 1, 1986. 
"(2) In conducting the study required by this subsection, the 
Commissioner shall address and report the following information for 
each State that received a client assistance program grant. The 
study shall include— 
"(A) the numbers of handicapped individuals assisted through 
the client assistance program; 
"(B) the handicapping conditions of the individuals assisted, 
and the proportion each type of individuals represents of the 
total population assisted; 
"(C) the types of services provided, cross-referenced to types of 
handicapped individuals assisted through each service; 
"(D) the type of organization or agency which administers the 
client assistance program; 
"(E) the physical proximity of the client assistance program to 
the State vocational rehabilitation agency; and 
"(F) the type of organizational structure used by the client 
assistance program to deliver services. 
"(3) In conducting the study the Commissioner shall make the 
following comparisons: 
"(A) differences in service delivery patterns in client assist-
ance programs in urban and rural areas; 
"(B) differences in service delivery patterns among client 
assistance programs administered in various organizational set-
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tings; and 
fy 
"(C) differences in service delivery patterns among client 
assistance programs established after this reauthorization and 
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those that were established prior to this reauthorization. 
"(4) The report shall include such recommendations, including 
recommendations for legislative proposals, as the Commissioner 
deems necessary. 
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98 STAT. 23 
"(i) There are authorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 for the Appropriation 
fiscal year 1984, $6,300,000 for the fiscal year 1985, and $6,700,000 authorization. 
for the fiscal year 1986.". 
(b) The table of contents of the Act is amended by striking out 
the item relating to "Sec. 112" and inserting in lieu thereof the 
following: 
"Sec. 112. Client assistance program.". 
INNOVATION AND EXPANSION 
SEC. 114. (a) The first sentence of section 121(a) of the Act is 29 use 741. 
amended by striking out all that follows "rehabilitation services," 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "including— 
"(1) programs to initiate or expand such services to individ-
uals with the most severe handicaps; 
"(2) special programs under such State plan to initiate or 
expand services to classes of handicapped individuals who have 
unusual or difficult problems in connection with their rehabili-
tation; and 
"(3) programs to maximize the use of technological innova-
tions in meeting the employment training needs of handicapped 
youth and adults.", 
(b) Section 121(b) of the Act is amended by striking out "1982" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "1986". 
PART B—RESEARCH AND TRAINING 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 121. (a) Section 201(a)(1) of the Act is amended by striking out 29 use 761. 
"the fiscal year ending September 30,1979, and for each of the three 
succeeding fiscal years" and inserting in lieu thereof "fiscal year 
1984, and for each of the two succeeding fiscal years", 
(b) Section 201(a)(2) of the Act is amended to read as follows: 
"(2) for the purpose of carrying out section 204, $36,000,000 for 
the fiscal year 1984, $40,000,000 for the fiscal year 1985, and 
$44,000,000 for the fiscal year 1986.". 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HANDICAPPED RESEARCH 
SEC. 122. (a) Section 202(a) of the Act is amended by striking out 29 use 76ia. 
"Health, Education, and Welfare" both times it appears and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "Education" each such time. 
(b) Section 202(c) of the Act is amended by adding after the first 
sentence the following new sentence: "The Director shall be an 
individual with substantial experience in rehabilitation and in 
research administration.". 
(c) Section 202 of the Act is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new subsection: 
"(j)(l) The Director shall make a grant to an institution of higher 
education for the establishment of a program of pediatric rehabilita-
tion research at an institution of higher education. 
"(2) The Director shall establish, either directly or by way of grant 
or contract, a Research and Training Center in the Pacific Basin.". 
Grants. 
Schools and 
colleges. 
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RESEARCH 
29 use 762. 
SEC. 123. (a) Section 204(b)(1) of the Act is amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following: "Rehabilitation Research and Train-
ing Centers shall include both comprehensive centers dealing with 
multiple disabilities and centers focused on particular disabilities. 
Grants to Centers need not be automatically terminated at the end 
of a project period and may be renewed on the basis of a thorough 
evaluation and peer review including site visits. Training of stu-
dents preparing to be rehabilitation personnel through centers shall 
Grants. 
be an important priority. Grants may include faculty support for 
teaching of rehabilitation related courses of study for credit and 
other courses offered by the institutions of higher education affili-
ated with the Center.". 
(b) Section 204(b)(3) of the Act is amended by striking out "pursu-
ant to section 3()3(b)" and inserting in lieu thereof "pursuant to 
sections 310 and 311". 
(c) Section 204(b) of the Act is amended by inserting after para-
graph (12) the following new paragraph: 
"(13) Conduct of a rehabilitation research program under which 
financial assistance is provided in order to (A) test new concepts and 
innovative ideas, (B) demonstrate research results of high potential 
benefits, (C) purchase prototype aids and devices for evaluation, (D) 
develop unique rehabilitation training curricula, and (E) be respon-
Prohibition. 
sive to special initiatives of the Director. No single grant under this 
paragraph mav exceed $50,000 in any fiscal year and all payments 
made under this paragraph in any fiscal year may not exceed 5 
per centum of the amount available under section 204 to the 
National Institute of Handicapped Research in any fiscal year. 
Regulations and administrative procedures with respect to financial 
assistance under this paragraph shall, to the maximum extent 
possible, be expedited.". 
PART C—SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES AND FACILITIES 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION 
29 use 771. 
SEC. 131. Section 301(a) of the Act is amended by striking out 
"October 1,1982" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
the following: "October 1, 1986"; and by striking out "October 1, 
1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1,1987". 
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VOCATIONAL TRAINING 
29 use 772. 
SEC. 132. Section 302 of the Act is amended by striking out 
"October 1, 1982" and inserting iii lieu thereof "October 1, 1986". 
TRAINING 
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29 use 774. 
SEC. 133. (aXD Section 304(a) of the Act is amended— 
(A) by inserting "(1)" after "including" the second time it 
appears; 
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(B) by inserting after "placement services" a comma and the 
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following: "(2) personnel specifically trained to deliver services 
to individuals who may benefit from receiving comprehensive 
services for independent living, personnel specifically trained to 
deliver services in client assistance program,"; and 
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29 u s e 794. 
(C) by inserting "(3)" after "and" the last time it appears in 
such section. 
(2) Section 304(a) of the Act is further amended by adding at the 29 use 774 
end thereof the following new sentence: "In carrying out the provi-
sions of this subsection, the Commissioner shall, in addition to 
furnishing training in the services provided under this Act to reha-
bilitation counselors, furnish training to such counselors in the 
applicability of the provisions of section 504.". 
(b)(1) Section 304(a) of the Act is further amended by inserting 
"qualified" before "personnel" the first time it appears in such 
section. 
(2) Section 304(c) of the Act is amended by inserting "qualified" 
before "personnel" the first time it appears in such section. 
(c) Section 304(b) of the Act is amended by striking out "will be 
utilized to provide a balanced program of assistance to meet the 
medical, vocational, and other personnel training needs of both 
public and private rehabilitation programs and institutions, to" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "shall be targeted to areas of personnel 
shortage which may". 
(d) Section 304(c) of the Act is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new sentences: "The Commissioner shall pre-
pare and submit to the Congress, simultaneously with the budget 
submission for the succeeding fiscal year for the Rehabilitation 
Services Administration, a report setting forth and justifying in 
detail how the training funds for the fiscal year prior to such 
submission are allocated by professional discipline and other pro-
gram areas. The report shall also contain findings on personnel 
shortages, how funds proposed for the succeeding fiscal year will be 
allocated under the President's budget proposal, and how the find-
ings of personnel shortages justify the allocations.". 
(e)(1) Section 304 is amended by striking out "(d)" the second time 
it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "(e)". 
(2) The first sentence of section 304(e) of the Act (as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)) is amended to read as follows: "There are author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $22,000,000 for the 
fiscal year 1984, $27,000,000 for the fiscal year 1985, and $31,000,000 
for the fiscal year 1986.". 
Report. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR COMPREHENSIVE 
REHABILITATION CENTERS 
SEC. 134. Section 305(g) of the Act is amended by striking out "the 2
9 use 775. 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for the three succeeding 
fiscal years", and inserting in lieu thereof "for each of the fiscal 
years 1984,1985, and 1986". 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS 
SEC. 135. Section 310(a) of the Act is amended— 
(1) by striking out "313" and inserting in lieu thereof "316"; 
and 
(2) by striking out "such sums as may be necessary for each 
fiscal year ending prior to October 1,1982" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$12,900,000 for fiscal year 1984, $13,600,000 for fiscal 
year 1985, and $14,300,000 for fiscal year 1986.". 
29 u s e 777. 
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SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS 
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SEC. 136. (a)(1) Section 311(a)(1) of the Act is amended by striking 
out "individuals with spinal cord injuries and". 
Grants. 
(2) Section 311(a) of the Act is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new flush sentence: "The Director of the 
National Institute of Handicapped Research may make grants to 
States and to public or nonprofit agencies and organizations to pay 
part or all of the costs of special projects and demonstrations for 
spinal cord injuries.". 
Grants. 
(b) Section 311(b) of the Act is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new sentence: 
"The Director of the National Institute of Handicapped Research 
shall coordinate each grant made under this subsection with the 
Commissioner.". 
(c) Section 311 of the Act is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new subsection: 
"(c)(1) The Commissioner may make grants to public and non-
profit agencies and organizations to pay part or all of the costs of 
special projects and demonstrations including research and evalua-
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tion for handicapped youths to provide job training and prepare 
them for entry into the labor force. Such projects shall be designed 
to demonstrate cooperative efforts between local educational 
agencies, business and industry, vocational rehabilitation programs, 
and organizations representing labor and organizations responsible 
for promoting or assisting in local economic development. 
"(2) Services under this subsection may include— 
"(A) jobs search assistance; 
"(B) on-the-job training; 
"(C) job development including worksite modification and use 
of advanced learning technology for skills training; 
"(D) dissemination of information on program activities to 
business and industry; and 
"(E) foUowup services for individuals placed in employment. 
"(3) The Commissioner shall assure that projects shall be coordi-
nated with other projects assisted under section 626 of the Education 
20 use 1425. 
of the Handicapped Act.". 
SPECIAL RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
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SEC. 137. Section 316 of the Act is amended by inserting "(a)" after 
the section designation and by adding at the end thereof the follow-
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ing new subsection: 
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"(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
section $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1984, $2,100,000 for the fiscal 
year 1985, and $2,200,000 for the fiscal year 1986.". 
National eouncil 
on the 
Handicapped. 
29 u s e 780. 
29 u s e 780a. 
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PART D—NATIONAL COUNCIL 
ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENT 
'i-smQ'tnuA 
SEC. 141. (a) Section 400(a) of the Act is amended by striking out 
"with the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "within the Federal Government". 
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D Effective on the date of enactment of the Rehabilitation 
Amendments of 1984, the National Council on the Handicapped 
shall be an independent agency within the Federal Government and 
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98 STAT. 27 
shall not be an agency within the Department of Education or any 
other department or agency of the United States. 
(2) There are transferred to the Chairman of the National Council 
on the Handicapped all functions relating to the Council which were 
vested in the Secretary of Education on the day before the date of 
enactment of the Rehabilitation Amendments of 1984. The Chair- ^"^e, p. 17. 
man of the National Council on the Handicapped shall continue to 
exercise all the functions under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or 29 use 701 note. 
any other law or authority which the Chairman was performing 
before the date of the enactment of the Rehabilitation Amendments 
of 1984. 
(3) References in any statute, reorganization plan, Executive 
order, regulation, or other official document or proceeding to the 
Department of Education or the Secretary of Education with respect 
to functions or activities relating to the National Council on the 
Handicapped shall be deemed to refer to the National Council on 
the Handicapped or the Chairman of the National Council on the 
Handicapped, respectively. 
DUTIES 
SEC. 142. (a) Section 401 of the Act is amended— 
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(1) by striking out clause (3) and inserting in lieu thereof the 
following: 
"(3) advise the President, the Congress, the Commissioner, the 
appropriate Assistant Secretary of the Department of Educa-
tion, and the Director of the National Institute of Handicapped 
Research on the development of the programs to be carried out 
under this Act;"; 
(2) in clause (5)— 
(A) by inserting "the President, the Congress," immedi-
ately before "the Secretary"; and 
(B) by striking out "the Commissioner,"; 
(3) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (5); 
(4) by striking out "the Secretary," in clause (6); 
(5) by striking out the period at the end of clause (6) and 
inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the word "and"; and 
(6) by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"(7) provide to the Congress on a continuing basis advice, 
recommendations, and any additional information which the 
Council or the Congress deems appropriate.". 
(b) Section 401 of the Act is amended by inserting "(a)" after the 
section designation and by adding at the end thereof the following 
new subsection: 
"(b) The National Council shall— 
"(1) review all statutes pertaining to Federal programs which 
assist handicapped individuals; 
"(2) make a priority listing of such programs based on the 
number of handicapped individuals such programs assist and 
the Federal costs of such programs; 
"(3) assess the extent to which such programs provide incen-
tives or disincentives to the establishment of community-based 
services for handicapped individuals, promote the full integra-
tion of such individuals in the community, in schools, and in the 
workplace, and contribute to the independence and dignity of 
such individuals; 
"(4) recommend to the President and the Congress legislative 
proposals for increasing incentives and eliminating disincen-
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tives in Federal programs based on the assessment made pursu-
ant to clause (3); and 
"(5) prepare and submit a final report to the President and to 
the Congress not later than February 1, 1986, on the review, 
assessment, and recommendations required by this subsection.". 
STAFF 
SEC. 143. (a) Section 403(a) of the Act is amended by striking out 
"up to seven technical and professional employees" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "an Executive Director". 
(b) Section 403(a) of the Act is further amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following new sentence: "The Executive Director 
shall be appointed from among individuals who are experienced in 
the 
planning or operation of programs for 
handicapped 
individuals.". 
(c) Section 403(a) of the Act is further amended by inserting "(1)" 
after the section designation and by adding at the end thereof the 
following new subsection: 
"(2) The Executive Director is authorized to hire not to exceed 
seven technical and professional employees to assist the National 
Council to carry out its duties.". 
(d) Section 403(b) of the Act is amended by inserting "(1)" after the 
subsection designation and by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing new paragraphs: 
"(2) The National Council may— 
"(A) accept voluntary and uncompensated services, notwith-
standing the provisions of section 1342 of title 31, United States 
Code; 
"(B) accept, in the name of the Council, employ and dispose of 
in furtherance of this Act, any money, or property, real or 
personal, or mixed, tangible or nontangible, received by gift, 
devise, bequest, or otherwise; and 
"(C) enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with 
Federal and State agencies, private firms, institutions, and 
individuals for the conduct of research and surveys, preparation 
of reports and other activities necessary to the discharge of the 
Council's duties and responsibilities. 
"(3) Not more than 10 per centum of the total amounts available 
to the National Council in each fiscal year may be used for official 
representation and reception. 
"(4) From the amount available to the Office of Special Education 
and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education, $500,000 in 
fiscal year 1984 shall be transferred and made available to the 
National Council.". 
PART E—ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS 
COMPLIANCE BOARD 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
29 use 792. 
SEC. 151. Section 502(i) of the Act is amended by striking out 
"October 1, 1982" and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1, 1986.". 
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PART F—EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES 
98 STAT. 29 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE 
EMPLOYMENT PILOT PROGRAMS 
SEC. 161. Section 617 of the Act is amended to read as follows: 29 use 795f. 
"AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
"SEC. 617. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the provisions of this part such sums as may be necessary for each of 
the fiscal years 1984, 1985, and 1986.". 
PROJECTS WITH INDUSTRY 
SEC. 162. (a) The matter preceding clause (A) of section 621(a)(1) of 
the Act is amended by inserting after "employers" a comma and the 
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following: "designated State units". 
(b) Section 621(a) of the Act is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new paragraphs: 
"(3) Any agreement developed under this subsection shall include 
a description of an evaluation plan which at the end of each year of 
a funding cycle reflects at a minimum the following— 
"(A) the numbers and types of handicapped individuals 
assisted; 
"(B) the types of assistance provided; 
"(C) the sources of funding; 
"(D) the percentage of resources committed to each type of 
assistance provided; 
"(E) the extent to which the employment status and earning 
power of handicapped individuals changed following assistance; 
"(F) the extent of capacity building activities, including col-
laboration with other organizations, agencies, and institutions; 
and 
"(G) a comparison, when appropriate, of activities in prior 
years with activities in the most recent year.". 
(c) Section 621 of the Act is amended by adding after subsection (c) 
the following new subsections: 
"(d)(1) The Commissioner shall, not later than February 1, 1985, 
develop and publish standards for evaluation consistent with the 
provisions in section (a)(3) to assist each recipient under the Projects 
With Industry Program receiving assistance under this title to 
review and evaluate the operatidh of its project. 
"(2) The Commissioner shall, pursuant to section 14 of this Act, Report, 
conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the Projects With Industry 
Program and submit a report on February 1, 1986, to Congress on 
the evaluation, including recommendations for the improvement 
and continuation of each recipient and for the support of new 
Projects With Industry recipients. In conducting the comprehensive 
evaluation, the Commissioner shall apply standards for evaluation 
criteria which are consistent with those required in section (a)(3). 
"(3) In developing standards for evaluation to be used by the 
Projects With Industry recipients, and in developing the standards 
for evaluation to be used in the comprehensive evaluation, the 
Commissioner shall obtain and consider recommendations for such 
standards from State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies, current 
Projects With Industry recipients, professional organizations repre-
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senting industry, organizations representing handicapped individ-
uals, individuals assisted by Projects With Industry recipients, and 
labor organizations. 
Prohibition. 
"(4) No standards may be established under this subsection unless 
the standards are approved by the National Council on the Handi-
capped. The Council shall approve the standards within ninety days 
after receiving the standards. If the Secretary of Education has not 
received notification of approval or disapproval from the Council 
within ninety days, the standards shall be deemed approved. A 
Council decision on such standards shall occur at a regularly sched-
uled meeting of the Council, and shall be the result of a simple 
majority of those present at the meeting. 
"(e) The parties to each agreement receiving assistance under this 
section in the fiscal year in which the Rehabilitation Amendments 
Ante, p. 17. 
of 1984 is enacted shall continue to receive assistance through 
September 30, 1986, unless the Commissioner determines that there 
is a substantial failure to comply with the agreement.". 
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION 
29 use 795g. 
SEC. 163. Section 621 of the Act (as amended by section 162) is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(f) The Commissioner shall to the extent practicable assure an 
equitable distribution of payments made under this section among 
the States.". 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
29 use 795i. 
SEC. 164. Section 623 of the Act is amended by striking out "of this 
part for each fiscal year beginning before October 1, 1982" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "for section 621, $13,000,000 for fiscal year 
1984, $14,400,000 for fiscal year 1985, and $15,200,000 for fiscal year 
1986; and for section 622, such sums as may be necessary for each of 
the fiscal years 1984,1985, and 1986". 
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TECHNICAL AMENDMENT 
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SEC. 165. Section 612(b) of the Act is amended by striking out 
"Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "Job Training Partnership Act". 
PART G—SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING 
EVALUATION 
29 use 796e. 
SEC. 171. (A) Section 711(c) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (2); 
(2) by redesignating clause (3) as clause (4); and 
(3) by inserting after clause (2) the following new clause: 
"(3) contain a description of an evaluation plan which at the 
end of each year of a funding cycle shall reflect at a minimum 
the following— 
"(A) the numbers and types of handicapped individuals 
assisted; 
"(B) the extent to which individuals with varying handi-
capping conditions were served; 
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"(C) the types of services provided; 
"(D) the sources of funding; 
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"(E) the percentage of resources committed to each type 
of service provided; 
"(F) how services provided contributed to the mainte-
nance of or the increased independence of handicapped 
individuals assisted; 
"(G) the extent to which handicapped individuals partici-
pate in management and decisionmaking in the center; 
"(H) the extent of capacity building activities including 
collaboration with other agencies and organizations; 
"(I) the extent of catalytic activities to promote 
community awareness, involvement, and assistance; 
"(J) the extent of outreach efforts and the impact of such 
efforts; and 
"(K) a comparison, when appropriate, of prior year(s) 
activities with most recent year activities.", 
(b) Section 711 of the Act is amended by inserting at the end 29 use 796e. 
thereof the following new subsection: 
"(e)(1) The Commissioner shall, not later than February 1, 1985, 
develop and publish standards for evaluation consistent with the 
provisions in subparagraph (c)(3) to assist each independent living 
center receiving funding under this title to review and evaluate the 
operation of its center. 
"(2) The Commissioner shall, under the authority specified in 
section 14 of this Act, conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the 
Centers for Independent Living Grant Program, and submit a report 
no later than February 1, 1986, to Congress on the evaluation, 
including recommendations for the improvement and continuation 
of each grantee and for the support of new independent living 
centers. In conducting the comprehensive evaluation, the Commis-
sioner shall apply standards for evaluation which are consistent 
with the standards required in paragraph (1). 
"(3) In developing standards for evaluation to be used by the 
grantees, and in developing the standards for evaluation to be used 
in the comprehensive evaluation, the Commissioner shall obtain and 
consider recommendations for such standards from national organi-
zations representing handicapped individuals and independent 
living programs; and from independent living centers, professionals 
serving handicapped individuals, and individuals, associations, and 
organizations engaged in research in independent living. 
"(4) No standards may be established under this subsection unless Prohibition, 
the standards are approved by the National Council on the Handi-
capped. The Council shall approve the standards within ninety days 
after receiving the standards. If the Secretary of Education has not 
received notification of approval or disapproval from the Council 
within the ninety days, the standards shall be deemed approved. A 
Council decision on such standards shall occur at a regularly sched-
uled meeting of the Council, and shall be the result of a simple 
majority of those present at the meeting. 
"(f) Grantees receiving assistance under this section in the fiscal 
year in which the Rehabilitation Amendments of 1984 are enacted Ante, p. 17. 
shall continue to receive assistance through September 30, 1986, 
unless the Commissioner determines that there is a substantial 
failure to comply with the provisions of the approved application.". 
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AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 172. (a)(1) Section 731 of the Act the second time it appears is 
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redesignated as section 741. 
(2) The table of contents of the Act is amended by striking out 
"Sec. 731" after part E and inserting in lieu thereof "Sec. 741". 
Supra. 
(bXD Section 741(a) of the Act (as so redesignated) is amended to 
read as follows: 
"(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of 
29 use 796. 
this title such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
1984,1985, and 1986.". 
(2) Section 741(b) of the Act (as so redesignated) is amended to 
read as follows: 
"(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of 
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this title $21,000,000 for the fiscal year 1984, $22,000,000 for the fiscal 
year 1985, and $23,000,000 for the fiscal year 1986.". 
(3) Section 741(c)(1) of the Act (as so redesignated) is amended to 
read as follows: 
"(c) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part C of 
29 use 796f. 
this title such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
1984,1985, and 1986.". 
(4) Section 741 of the Act (as so redesignated) is amended by 
inserting after subsection (c)(1) (as amended by paragraph (3) of this 
subsection) the following: 
"(d)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part D 
29 use 796g. 
of this title such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 1984,1985, and 1986.". 
Helen Keller 
National eenter 
Act. 
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note. 
29 u s e 1901. 
TITLE II—REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HELEN KELLER 
NATIONAL CENTER FOR DEAF-BLIND YOUTHS AND 
ADULTS 
SHORT TITLE 
SEC. 201. This title may be cited as the "Helen Keller National 
Center Act". 
CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS 
SEC. 202. The Congress finds that— 
(1) deaf-blindness is among the most severe of all forms of 
disabilities, and there is a great and continuing need for serv-
ices and training to help deaf-blind individuals attain the high-
est possible level of development; 
(2) due to the rubella epidemic of the 1960's and recent 
advances in medical technology that have sustained the lives of 
many severely disabled individuals, including deaf-blind indi-
viduals, who might not otherwise have survived, the need for 
services for deaf-blind individuals is even more pressing now 
than in the past; 
(3) helping deaf-blind individuals to become self-sufficient, 
independent, and employable by providing the services and 
training necessary to accomplish that end will benefit the 
Nation, both economically and socially; 
(4) the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths 
and Adults is a vital national resource for meeting the needs of 
deaf-blind individuals and no State currently has the facilities 
or personnel to meet such needs; 
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98 STAT. 33 
(5) the Federal Government has invested approximately 
$10,000,000 in capital, equipment, and operating funds for such 
Center since it was established; and 
(6) it is in the national interest to continue to provide support 
for the Center, and it is a proper function of the Federal 
Government to be the primary source of such support. 
AUTHORIZATION 
FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE HELEN 
KELLER NATIONAL CENTER FOR DEAF-BLIND YOUTHS AND ADULTS; 
REPEAL OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 203. (a) Section 313 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 777c) is repealed. 
(b) The Secretary of Education shall continue to administer and 
support the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths 
and Adults in the same manner as such Center was administered 
pursuant to section 313 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to the 
extent such manner of administration is not inconsistent with any 
purpose described in subsection (c) or any other requirement of this 
title. 
(c) The purposes of the Center are to— 
(1) provide specialized intensive services, or any other serv-
ices, at the Center or an3rwhere else in the United States, which 
are necessary to encourage the maximum personal development 
of any deaf-blind individual; 
(2) train professionals and allied personnel at the Center or 
anywhere else in the United States to provide services to deaf-
blind individuals; and 
(3) conduct applied research, development programs, and 
demonstrations with respect to communication techniques, 
teaching methods, aids and devices, and delivery of services. 
Repeal. 
29 u s e 1902. 
Supra. 
AUDIT; MONITORING AND EVALUATION 
SEC. 204. (a) The books and accounts of the Center shall be audited 29 use 1903. 
annually by an independent auditor in the manner prescribed by 
the Secretary and a report on each such audit shall be submitted by 
the auditor to the Secretary at such time as the Secretary shall 
prescribe. 
(b)(1) The Secretary shall establish procedures for monitoring, on 
a regular basis, the services performed and the training conducted 
by the Center. 
(2) The Secretary shall, in addition to the regular monitoring 
required under paragraph (1), conduct an evaluation of the oper-
ation of the Center at the end of each fiscal year. A written report of Reports, 
such evaluation shall be submitted to the President, the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives, and the Secretary of the Senate within 
one hundred and eighty days after the end of the fiscal year for 
which such evaluation was conducted. The first such report shall be 
submitted for fiscal year 1983. 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
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SEC. 205. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 for 
the fiscal year 1984, $4,200,000 for the fiscal year 1985, and 
$4,300,000 for the fiscal year 1986 to carry out the provisions of this 
title. Such sums shall remain available until expended. 
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(b) Any appropriation Act containing any appropriation author-
ized by subsection (a) shall contain a statement of the specific 
amount being made available to the Center. 
DEFINITIONS 
29 use 1905. 
SEC. 206. For purposes of this t i t l e -
ID the terms "Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind 
Youths and Adults" and "Center" mean the Helen Keller 
National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, and its 
affiliated network, operated pursuant to section 313 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and continued under this title; 
(2) the term "deaf-blind individual" means any individual— 
(A) who has a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the 
better eye with corrective lenses, or central acuity of 20/200 
if there is a field defect such that the peripheral diameter of 
visual field subtends an angular distance no greater than 20 
degrees, 
(B) who has a chronic hearing impairment so severe that 
most speech cannot be understood with optimum amplifica-
tion, and 
(C) for whom the combination of the impairments 
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) causes extreme 
difficulty in attaining independence in daily life activities, 
achieving psychosocial adjustment, or obtaining a vocation, 
and such term includes any other meaning the Secretary may 
prescribe by regulation; and 
(3) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Education. 
CONSTRUCTION OF ACT; EFFECT ON AGREEMENTS 
29 use 1906. 
SEC. 207. This title shall not be construed as modifying or affecting 
any agreement between the Department of Education or any other 
department or agency of the United States and the Industrial Home 
for the Blind, Incorporated, or any successor to or assignee of such 
corporation, with respect to the Center. 
TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 208. (a) The table of contents of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
is amended by striking out "Sec. 313. Helen Keller National 
Center.". 
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(b) Section 310(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended by 
striking out "(other than section 313),". 
TITLE III—DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 
ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENT 
SEC 301. Section 102(11) of the Developmental Disabilities Assist-
42 use 6001. 
ance and Bill of Rights Act (hereafter in this title referred to as "the 
Act") is amended by striking out "Secretary of Health, Education, 
and Welfare" and inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary of Health and 
Human Services". 
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98 STAT. 35 
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS 
SEC. 302. The first sentence of section 113(b)(2) of the Act is 42 use 6012. 
amended to read as follows: "There is authorized to be appropriated 
for allotments under paragraph (1) $8,400,000 for fiscal year 1984.". 
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED FACILITIES 
SEC. 303. Section 123 of the Act is amended to read as follows: 
42 u s e 6033. 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
"SEC. 123. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
part $7,800,000 for fiscal year 1984.". 
GRANTS FOR PLANNING AND THE PROVISION OF SERVICES 
SEC. 304. Section 131 of the Act is amended to read as follows: 42 use 6O6I. 
"AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
"SEC. 131. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
provisions of this part $45,400,000 for fiscal year 1984.". 
SPECIAL PROJECTS 
SEC. 305. Section 145(d) of the Act is amended to read as follows: 42 use 6O8I. 
"(d) For the purpose of making grants under subsection (a), there Grants, 
is authorized to be appropriated $2,600,000 for fiscal year 1984.". 
Approved February 22, 1984. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1340 (H.R. 3520): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 98-298 accompanying H.R. 3520 (Comm. on Education and 
Labor) and No. 98-595 (eomm. of Oonference). 
SENATE REPORT No. 98-168 (Oomm. on Labor and Human Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 129 (1983): July 26, considered and passed Senate. 
Sept. 12, 13, H.R. 3520 considered and passed House; S. 1340, 
amended, passed in lieu. 
Vol. 130 (1984): Feb. 9, Senate and House agreed to conference report.