Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1991
PL 102-52 (H.R.2127), enacted 06/06/1991

105 STAT. 260 
PUBLIC LAW 102-52—JUNE 6, 1991 
Public Law 102-52 
102d Congress 
An Act 
June 6, 1991 
[H.R. 2127] 
Rehabilitation 
Act 
Amendments 
of 1991. 
Handicapped. 
29 u s e 701 
note. 
To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to extend the programs of such Act, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the "Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 
1991". 
SEC. 2. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES. 
(a) STATE ALLOTMENTS FOR BASIC VOCATIONAL REHABIUTATION 
SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 100(b)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 720(b)(1)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking "is authorized" and inserting "are 
authorized"; 
(ii) by striking "and" after "1990,"; and 
(iii) by inserting before the period the following: 
", and 1992"; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), in the first sentence, by striking 
"1991" and inserting "1992"; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking "and" after "1990,"; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period the following: 
", and $1,875,512,100 for fiscal year 1992". 
(2) AUTOMATIC EXTENSION OF PROGRAM FOR i YEAR.—Section 
100(d)(1)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
720(d)(1)(B)) is amended by striking "1991" each place such term 
appears and inserting "1992". 
(b) STATE ALLOTMENTS FOR INNOVATION AND EXPANSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 100(b)(2) of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 720(b)(2)) is amended— 
(A) by striking "and" after "1990,"; and 
(B) by inserting ", and 1992" before the period. 
(2) PAYMENTS.—Section 121(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 741(b)) is amended in the first sentence by 
striking "1991" and inserting "1992". 
(c) CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 112(i) of the Rehabilita-
tion Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 732(i)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "and" after "1990,"; and 
(2) by inserting after "1991," the following: "and such sums as 
may be necessary for fiscal year 1992,". 
SEC. 3. RESEARCH AND TRAINING. 
Section 201(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 761(a)) is 
amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking "1991" and inserting "1992"; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A)(i) by striking "and" after "1990," the first place such 
term appears; and 
(ii) by inserting after "1991" the first place such term 
appears the following: ", and such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 1992"; and 
(B)(i) by striking "and" after "1990," the second place 
such term appears; and 
(ii) by inserting after "1991" the second place such term 
appears the following: ", and such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 1992". 
SEC. 4. SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES AND FACILITIES. 
(a) CONSTRUCTION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES.—Section 301(a) 
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 771(a)) is amended in the 
(1) by striking "and" after "1990,"; and 
(2) by inserting ", and 1992" before the period. 
(b) VOCATIONAL TRAINING SERVICES.—Section 302(a) of the Re-
habilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 772(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "and" after "1990,"; and 
(2) by inserting ", and 1992" before the period. 
(c) TRAINING.—Section 304(f) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 774(f)) is amended in the first sentence— 
(1) by striking "and" after "1990,"; 
(2) by inserting before the period the following: ", and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1992"; and 
(3) by striking " the fiscal year" each place such term appears 
and inserting "fiscal year". 
(d) COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION CENTERS.—Section 305(g) of 
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 775(g)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "and" after "1990,"; and 
(2) by inserting ", and 1992" before the period. 
(e) SPECIAL PROJECTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 310(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 777(a)) is amended— 
(A) by striking "and" after "1990,"; and 
(B) by inserting before the period the following: ", and 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1992'. 
(2) CERTAIN SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.— 
(A) Section 311(d)(4) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 777a(dX4)) is amended— 
(i) by striking "and" after "1990,"; 
(ii) by inserting before the period the following: 
", and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
1992"; and 
(iii) by striking "the fiscal year" each place such term 
appears and inserting "fiscal year". 
(B) Section 311(eX5) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 777a(e)(5)) is amended— 
(i) by striking "and" after "1990,"; and 
(ii) by inserting after "1991" the following: ", and 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1992". 
(3) SPECIAL RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS.—Section 316(b) of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 777f(b)) is amended— 
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(A) by striking "and" after "1990,"; and 
(B) by inserting after "1991" the following: ", and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1992". 
SEC. 5. NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY. 
Section 405 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 785) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking "and" after "1990,"; and 
(2) by inserting ", and 1992" before the period. 
SEC. 6. ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE 
BOARD. 
Section 502(i) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 792(i)) is 
amended by striking "such sums" and all that follows and inserting 
the following: "such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 1987 through 1992, but in no event shall the amount appro-
priated for any one fiscal year exceed $3,000,000.". 
SEC. 7. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH HANDI-
CAPS. 
(a) COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PILOT PROGRAMS.—Section 
617 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 795f) is amended— 
(1) by striking "and" after "1990,"; and 
(2) by inserting ", and 1992" before the period. 
(b) PROJECTS WITH INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.—Sec-
tion 623 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 795i) is 
amended— 
(IXA) by striking "and" after "1990," the first place such term 
appears; and 
(B) by inserting after "1991," the first place such term ap-
pears the following: "and such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal year 1992,"; and 
(2XA) by striking "and" after "1990," the second place such 
term appears; and 
(B) by inserting ", and 1992" before the period. 
(c) SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.—Section 638 of the 
Re-
habilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 795q) is amended— 
(1) by striking "and" after "1990,"; and 
(2) by inserting before the period the following: ", and such 
sums as may be necessary for tiscal year 1992". 
SEC. 8. COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES.—Section 741(a) of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796i(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "and" after "1990,"; and 
(2) by inserting before the period the following: ", and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1992". 
(b) CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING.—Section 741(b) of the Re-
habilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 79610?)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "and" after "1990,"; and 
(2) by inserting before the period the following: ", and such 
sums as may be necessary for Hscal year 1992". 
(c) INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES FOR OLDER BLIND INDIVID-
UALS.—Section 741(c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
796i(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "and" after "1990,"; and 
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(2) by inserting before the period the following: ", and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1992". 
(d) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—Section 741(dXl) of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796i(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "and" after "1990,"; and 
(2) by inserting ", and 1992" before the period. 
SEC. 9. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS OF CERTAIN OTHER ACTS. 
(a) HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER ACT.—Section 205(a) of the 
Helen Keller National Center Act (29 U.S.C. 1904(a)) is amended by 
striking "1991" and inserting "1992". 
(b) PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH 
DiSABiUTiES.—The first section of the joint resolution approved 
July 11,1949 (63 Stat. 409; chapter 302), is amended— 
(1) by striking "and" after "1990,"; and 
(2) by inserting after "1991," the following: "and 1992,". 
SEC. 10. DIFFERENTIAL FUNDING. 
Inter-
section 675 of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (20 
S E S ^ " ^ ^ 
U.S.C. 1475) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
"(e) DIFFERENTIAL FUNDING FOR FOURTH OR FIFTH YEAR.— 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this part, a State shall be eligible for a grant under section 673 
for fiscal years 1990,1991, or 1992 if— 
"(A) the State satisfies the eligibility criteria described in 
subsection (b)(1) pertaining to the State's third or fourth 
year of participation under this part; and 
"(B) the Governor, on behalf of the State, submits, by a 
date that the Secretary may establish for each such year, a 
request for extended participation, including— 
"(i) information demonstrating to the Secretary's 
satisfaction that the State is experiencing significant 
hardships in meeting the requirements of this section 
for the fourth or fifth year of participation; and 
"(ii) a plan, including timelines, for meeting the eligi-
bility criteria described in subsections (b)(1) and (c) for 
the fourth, fifth, or succeeding years of participation. 
"(2) APPROVAL OF REQUEST.— 
"(A) FIRST YEAR.—The Secretary shall approve a State's 
request for a first year of extended participation under this 
subsection if the State meets the requirements of para-
graph (1). 
"(B) SECOND YEAR.—The Secretary shall approve a State's 
request for a second year of extended participation under 
this subsection if the State— 
"(i) meets the requirements of paragraph (1); and 
"(ii) demonstrates to the Secretary's satisfaction that 
the State has made reasonable progress in implement-
ing the plan described in paragraph (lXB)(ii). 
"(3) DURATION.—The Secretary may not approve more than 
two requests from the same State for extended participation 
under this subsection. 
"(4) PAYMENT.— 
"(A) FISCAL YEAR 1990.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, each State qualifying for extended partici-
pation under this subsection for fiscal year 1990 shall 
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receive a payment under this part in an amount equal to 
such State's payment under this part for fiscal year 1989. 
"(B) FISCAL YEAR 1991 OR 1992.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C) and notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, each State qualifying for extended participation 
under this subsection for fiscal year 1991 or fiscal year 1992 
shall receive a payment for such fiscal years in an amount 
equal to the payment such State would have received under 
this part for fiscal year 1990 if such State had met the 
criteria for the fourth year of participation described in 
subsection OJXI). 
"(C) MINIMUM.—Beginning in fiscal year 1991, the pay-
ment under this part to each of the 50 States, the District of 
Columbia, and Puerto Rico shall not be less than $500,000. 
"(5) REALLOTMENT.— 
"(A) FISCAL YEAR 1990.—The amount by which the allot-
ment computed under section 684 for any State for fiscal 
year 1990 exceeds the amount that such State may be 
allotted under paragraph (4)(A) of this subsection (and, 
notwithstanding section 684(d), any fiscal year 1990 funds 
allotted to any State that such State elects not to receive) 
shall be reallotted, notwithstanding the percentage limita-
tions set forth in sections 684 (a) and (b), among those States 
satisfying the eligibility criteria of subsection (b)(1) for the 
' 
fourth year of participation that have submitted an applica-
tion by a date that the Secretary may establish in an 
amount which bears the same ratio to such amount as the 
amount of such State's allotment under section 684 as 
modified by this subsection in such fiscal year bears to the 
amount of all such States' allotment under section 684 as 
modified by this subsection in such fiscal year. 
"(B) FISCAL YEAR 1991 OR 1992.—The amount by which a 
State's allotment computed under section 684 for any State 
for fiscal years 1991 or 1992 exceeds the simount that such 
State may be allotted for such fiscal year under paragraph 
(4XB) of this subsection shall be reallotted, notwithstanding 
the percentage limitations set forth in section 684 (a) and 
(b)-
"(i) first, among those States satisfying the eligibility 
criteria of subsection (c) for the fifth year of participa-
tion that have submitted applications by a date that 
the Secretary may establish for each such year in an 
amount which bears the same ratio to such amount as 
the amount of such State's allotment under section 684 
as modified by this subsection in such fiscal year bears 
to the amount of all such States' allotment under 
section 684 as modified by this subsection in such fiscal 
year, except that no such State, by operation of this 
clause, shall receive an increase of more than 100 
percent over the amount such State would have other-
wise received under section 684 for the previous fiscal 
year; 
"(ii) second, if funds remain, among those States that 
have— 
"(I) satisfied the eligibility criteria of subsection 
(bXl) for the fourth year of participation; 
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"(11) qualified for extended participation under 
this subsection; and 
"(III) not received a reallotment payment under 
clause (i), 
in an amount which bears the same ratio to such 
amount as the amount of such State's allotment under 
j | ;. 
section 684 as modified by this subsection in such fiscal 
year bears to the amount of all such States' allotment 
under section 684 as modified by this subsection in such 
fiscal year, except that no State, by operation of this 
clause, shall receive a reallotment payment that is 
larger than the payment such State would otherwise 
have received under section 684 for such year; and 
"(iii) third, if funds remain, among those States 
satisfying the eligibility criteria of subsection (c) for the 
fifth year of participation that did not receive a reallot-
ment payment under clause (ii) in an amount which 
bears the same ratio to such amount as the amount of 
such State's allotment under section 684 as modified by 
this subsection in such fiscal year bears to the amount 
of all such States' allotment under section 684 as modi-
fied by this subsection in such fiscal year. 
"(6) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this subsection, the 
term 'State' means— 
"(A) each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and 
Puerto Rico; 
"(B) each of the jurisdictions listed in section 684(a); and 
"(C) the Department of the Interior.". 
Approved June 6, 1991. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2127: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 137 (1991): 
May 20, considered and passed House. 
May 21, considered £ind passed Senate.