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CHAPTER 16-VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND OTHER REHABILITATION SERVICES
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec.
701.
Findings; purpose; policy.
(a)
Findings.
(b)
Purpose.
(c)
Policy.
702.
Rehabilitation Services Administration.
703.
Advance funding.
704.
Joint funding.
705.
Definitions.
706.
Allotment percentage.
707.
Nonduplication.
708.
Application of other laws.
709.
Administration.
(a)
Technical assistance; short-term traineeships; special projects; dissemination of information; monitoring and evaluations.
(b)
Utilization of services and facilities; information task forces.
(c)
Rules and regulations.
(d)
Regulations for implementation of order of selection for vocational rehabilitation services.
(e)
Regulations to implement amendments.
(f)
Limitation on regulations.
(g)
Authorization of appropriations.
710.
Reports.
(a)
Annual reports required.
(b)
Collection of information.
(c)
Information to be included in reports.
711.
Evaluation.
(a)
Statement of purpose; standards; persons eligible to conduct evaluations.
(b)
Opinions of program and project participants.
(c)
Data as property of United States.
(d)
Information from other departments and agencies.
(e)
Longitudinal study.
(f)
Information on exemplary practices.
(g)
Authorization of appropriations.
712.
Information clearinghouse.
(a)
Establishment; information and resources for individuals with disabilities.
(b)
Information and data retrieval system.
(c)
Office of Information and Resources for Individuals with Disabilities.
(d)
Authorization of appropriations.
713.
Transfer of funds.
714.
State administration.
715.
Review of applications.
716.
Carryover.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Non-Federal share.
717.
Client assistance information.
718.
Traditionally underserved populations.
(a)
Findings.
(b)
Outreach to minorities.
(c)
Demonstration.
SUBCHAPTER I-VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES
Part A-General Provisions
720.
Declaration of policy; authorization of appropriations.
(a)
Findings; purpose; policy.
(b)
Authorization of appropriations.
(c)
Consumer Price Index.
(d)
Extension.
721.
State plans.
(a)
Plan requirements.
(b)
Approval; disapproval of the State plan.
722.
Eligibility and individualized plan for employment.
(a)
Eligibility.
(b)
Development of an individualized plan for employment.
(c)
Procedures.
(d)
Policies and procedures.
723.
Vocational rehabilitation services.
(a)
Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals.
(b)
Vocational rehabilitation services for groups of individuals.
724.
Non-Federal share for establishment of program or construction.
725.
State Rehabilitation Council.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Composition and appointment.
(c)
Functions of Council.
(d)
Resources.
(e)
Conflict of interest.
(f)
Meetings.
(g)
Compensation and expenses.
(h)
Hearings and forums.
726.
Evaluation standards and performance indicators.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Compliance.
(c)
Withholding.
(d)
Report to Congress.
727.
Monitoring and review.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Technical assistance.
(c)
Failure to comply with plan.
(d)
Review.
728.
Expenditure of certain amounts.
(a)
Expenditure.
(b)
Amounts.
728a.
Training of employers with respect to Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Part B-Basic Vocational Rehabilitation Services
730.
State allotments.
(a)
Computation; additional amount; minimum amount; adjustments.
(b)
Unused funds; redistribution; increase in amount.
(c)
Funds for American Indian vocational rehabilitation services.
731.
Payments to States.
(a)
Amount.
(b)
Method of computation and payment.
732.
Client assistance program.
(a)
Establishment of grant program.
(b)
Existence of State program as requisite to receiving payments.
(c)
Designation of agency to conduct program.
(d)
Class action by designated agency prohibited.
(e)
Allotment and reallotment of funds.
(f)
Application by State for grant funds.
(g)
Regulations; minimum requirements.
(h)
Authorization of appropriations.
Part C-American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services
741.
Vocational rehabilitation services grants.
(a)
Governing bodies of Indian tribes; amount; non-Federal share.
(b)
Application; effective period; continuation of programs and services; separate service delivery systems.
(c)
"Reservation" defined.
Part D-Vocational Rehabilitation Services Client Information
751.
Data sharing.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Treatment of information.
SUBCHAPTER II-RESEARCH AND TRAINING
760.
Declaration of purpose.
761.
Authorization of appropriations.
762.
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
(a)
Establishment; Director as principal officer.
(b)
Duties of Director.
(c)
Development and dissemination of models.
(d)
Appointment of Director; employment of technical and professional personnel; consultants.
(e)
Fellowships.
(f)
Scientific peer review of research, training, and demonstration projects.
(g)
Use of funds.
(h)
5-year plan.
(i)
Cooperation and consultation with other agencies and departments on design of research programs.
(j)
Comprehensive and coordinated research program; interagency cooperation; research and training center.
(k)
Grants for training.
762a.
Research and demonstration projects.
(a)
Multiple and interrelated service needs of individuals with handicaps; report to Congress.
(b)
Authorization of appropriations.
(c)
Study on impact of vocational rehabilitation services; transmittal to Congress.
763.
Interagency Committee.
(a)
Establishment; membership; meetings.
(b)
Duties.
(c)
Annual report.
(d)
Recommendations.
(e)
Definitions.
764.
Research and other covered activities.
(a)
Federal grants and contracts for certain research projects and related activities.
(b)
Research grants.
(c)
Site visits; grant limitations.
765.
Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Duties.
(c)
Qualifications.
(d)
Terms of appointment.
(e)
Vacancies.
(f)
Payment and expenses.
(g)
Detail of Federal employees.
(h)
Technical assistance.
(i)
Termination.
SUBCHAPTER III-PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIAL PROJECTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS
771.
Declaration of purpose and competitive basis of grants and contracts.
(a)
Purpose.
(b)
Competitive basis of grants and contracts.
772.
Training.
(a)
Grants and contracts for personnel training.
(b)
Grants and contracts for academic degrees and academic certificate granting training projects.
(c)
Grants to historically Black colleges and universities.
(d)
Application.
(e)
Evaluation and collection of data.
(f)
Grants for the training of interpreters.
(g)
Technical assistance and in-service training.
(h)
Provision of information.
(i)
Authorization of appropriations.
773.
Demonstration and training programs.
(a)
Demonstration projects to increase client choice.
(b)
Special demonstration programs.
(c)
Parent information and training program.
(d)
Braille training programs.
(e)
Authorization of appropriations.
774.
Migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
(a)
Grants.
(b)
Authorization of appropriations.
775.
Recreational programs.
(a)
Grants.
(b)
Authorization of appropriations.
776.
Measuring of project outcomes and performance.
SUBCHAPTER IV-NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY
780.
Establishment of National Council on Disability.
(a)
Membership; purpose.
(b)
Term of office.
(c)
Chairperson; meetings.
(d)
Quorum; vacancies.
780a.
Independent status of National Council on the Handicapped.
(1)
Council as independent agency within Federal Government.
(2)
Transfer of functions to Council Chairman.
(3)
Changes in statutory and other references.
781.
Duties of National Council.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Annual reports.
(c)
Report describing barriers.
782.
Compensation of National Council members.
(a)
Rate.
(b)
Full-time officers or employees of United States.
(c)
Travel expenses.
783.
Staff of National Council.
(a)
Executive Director; technical and professional employees.
(b)
Temporary or intermittent services; voluntary and uncompensated services; gifts, etc.; contracts and agreements; official representation and reception.
(c)
Administrative support services.
(d)
Investment of amounts not required for current withdrawals.
784.
Administrative powers of National Council.
(a)
Bylaws and rules.
(b)
Hearings.
(c)
Advisory committees.
(d)
Use of mails.
(e)
Use of services, personnel, information, and facilities.
785.
Authorization of appropriations.
SUBCHAPTER V-RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY
790.
Repealed.
791.
Employment of individuals with disabilities.
(a)
Interagency Committee on Employees who are Individuals with Disabilities; establishment; membership; co-chairmen; availability of other Committee resources; purpose and functions.
(b)
Federal agencies; affirmative action program plans.
(c)
State agencies; rehabilitated individuals, employment.
(d)
Report to Congressional committees.
(e)
Federal work experience without pay; non-Federal status.
(f)
Federal agency cooperation; special consideration for positions on President's Committee on Employment of People With Disabilities.
(g)
Standards used in determining violation of section.
792.
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.
(a)
Establishment; membership; chairperson; vice-chairperson; term of office; termination of membership; reappointment; compensation and travel expenses; bylaws; quorum requirements.
(b)
Functions.
(c)
Additional functions; transportation barriers and housing needs; transportation and housing plans and proposals.
(d)
Electronic and information technology accessibility training.
(e)
Investigations; hearings; orders; administrative procedure applicable; final orders; judicial review; civil action; intervention.
(f)
Appointment of executive director, administrative law judges, and other personnel; provisions applicable to administrative law judges; authority and duties of executive director; finality of orders of compliance.
(g)
Technical, administrative, or other assistance; appointment, compensation, and travel expenses of advisory and technical experts and consultants.
(h)
Reports on transportation barriers and housing needs.
(i)
Grants and contracts to aid Access Board in carrying out its functions; acceptance of gifts, devises, and bequests of property; report to Congress on accessibility of federally funded buildings; joint transmittal.
(j)
Authorization of appropriations.
793.
Employment under Federal contracts.
(a)
Amount of contracts or subcontracts; provision for employment and advancement of qualified individuals with disabilities; regulations.
(b)
Administrative enforcement; complaints; investigations; departmental action.
(c)
Waiver by President; national interest special circumstances for waiver of particular agreements; waiver by Secretary of Labor of affirmative action requirements.
(d)
Standards used in determining violation of section.
(e)
Avoidance of duplicative efforts and inconsistencies.
794.
Nondiscrimination under Federal grants and programs.
(a)
Promulgation of rules and regulations.
(b)
"Program or activity" defined.
(c)
Significant structural alterations by small providers.
(d)
Standards used in determining violation of section.
794a.
Remedies and attorney fees.
794b.
Removal of architectural, transportation, or communication barriers; technical and financial assistance; compensation of experts or consultants; authorization of appropriations.
794c.
Interagency Disability Coordinating Council.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Duties.
(c)
Report.
794d.
Electronic and information technology.
(a)
Requirements for Federal departments and agencies.
(b)
Technical assistance.
(c)
Agency evaluations.
(d)
Reports.
(e)
Cooperation.
(f)
Enforcement.
(g)
Application to other Federal laws.
794e.
Protection and advocacy of individual rights.
(a)
Purpose and construction.
(b)
Appropriations less than $5,500,000.
(c)
Appropriations of $5,500,000 or more.
(d)
Proportional reduction.
(e)
Reallotment.
(f)
Application.
(g)
Carryover and direct payment.
(h)
Limitation on disclosure requirements.
(i)
Administrative cost.
(j)
Delegation.
(k)
Report.
(l)
Authorization of appropriations.
(m)
Definitions.
SUBCHAPTER VI-EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
Part A-Projects With Industry
795.
Projects With Industry.
(a)
Purpose; award of grants; eligibility; agreements; evaluation; technical assistance.
(b)
Requirements for payment.
(c)
Amount of payments.
(d)
Standards for evaluation; recommendations.
(e)
Period of grant; renewal; award on competitive basis; equitable distribution.
(f)
Indicators for compliance with evaluation standards; annual reports; onsite compliance reviews; analysis included in reports to Congress.
(g)
Technical assistance to entities conducting or planning projects.
(h)
Definitions.
795a.
Authorization of appropriations.
Part B-Supported Employment Services for Individuals With the Most Significant Disabilities
795g.
Purpose.
795h.
Allotments.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Reallotment.
795i.
Availability of services.
795j.
Eligibility.
795k.
State plan.
(a)
State plan supplements.
(b)
Contents.
795l.
Restriction.
795m.
Savings provision.
(a)
Supported employment services.
(b)
Postemployment services.
795n.
Authorization of appropriations.
SUBCHAPTER VII-INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
Part A-Individuals With Significant Disabilities
subpart 1-general provisions
796.
Purpose.
796a.
Definitions.
796b.
Eligibility for receipt of services.
796c.
State plan.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Statewide Independent Living Council.
(c)
Designation of State unit.
(d)
Objectives.
(e)
Independent living services.
(f)
Scope and arrangements.
(g)
Network.
(h)
Centers.
(i)
Cooperation, coordination, and working relationships among various entities.
(j)
Coordination of services.
(k)
Coordination between Federal and State sources.
(l)
Outreach.
(m)
Requirements.
(n)
Evaluation.
796d.
Statewide Independent Living Council.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Composition and appointment.
(c)
Duties.
(d)
Hearings and forums.
(e)
Plan.
(f)
Compensation and expenses.
796d–1.
Responsibilities of Commissioner.
(a)
Approval of State plans.
(b)
Indicators.
(c)
Onsite compliance reviews.
(d)
Reports.
subpart 2-independent living services
796e.
Allotments.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Proportional reduction.
(c)
Reallotment.
796e–1.
Payments to States from allotments.
(a)
Payments.
(b)
Federal share.
796e–2.
Authorized uses of funds.
796e–3.
Authorization of appropriations.
subpart 3-centers for independent living
796f.
Program authorization.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Training.
(c)
In general.
(d)
Reallotment.
(e)
Transition rules.
796f–1.
Grants to centers for independent living in States in which Federal funding exceeds State funding.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Eligible agencies.
(c)
Existing eligible agencies.
(d)
New centers for independent living.
(e)
Order of priorities.
(f)
Nonresidential agencies.
(g)
Review.
796f–2.
Grants to centers for independent living in States in which State funding equals or exceeds Federal funding.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Eligible agencies.
(c)
Existing eligible agencies.
(d)
New centers for independent living.
(e)
Order of priorities.
(f)
Nonresidential agencies.
(g)
Review.
(h)
Onsite compliance review.
(i)
Adverse actions.
796f–3.
Centers operated by State agencies.
796f–4.
Standards and assurances for centers for independent living.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Standards.
(c)
Assurances.
796f–5.
"Eligible agency" defined.
796f–6.
Authorization of appropriations.
Part B-Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind
796j.
"Older individual who is blind" defined.
796k.
Program of grants.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Contingent competitive grants.
(c)
Contingent formula grants.
(d)
Services generally.
(e)
Independent living services.
(f)
Matching funds.
(g)
Certain expenditures of grants.
(h)
Requirement regarding State plan.
(i)
Application for grant.
(j)
Amount of formula grant.
796l.
Authorization of appropriations.
SUBCHAPTER VIII-SPECIAL DEMONSTRATIONS AND TRAINING PROJECTS
797 to 797b. Repealed.
Chapter Referred to in Other Sections
This chapter is referred to in sections 762a, 780a, 2841 of this title; title 2 sections 1302, 1311, 1371, 1434; title 3 sections 402, 411; title 5 section 8104; title 7 section 2279d; title 20 sections 107a, 107d–4, 1011, 1453, 2308, 3441, 4356, 6143; title 22 section 2102; title 26 section 51; title 38 sections 3117, 3118, 7462; title 42 sections 290dd, 1760, 1784, 3013, 3026, 6008, 6024, 6042, 6705, 11701, 12117, 12592.