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S. 1340 · 98th Congress · enacted

Rehabilitation Amendments of 1984

Became Public Law No: 98-221.

Latest official action 1984-02-22 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Rehabilitation Amendments of 1983 - Title I: Rehabilitation Program - Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to require the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration to collect specified information on each client of rehabilitation programs whose case is closed out in the preceding fiscal year and include such information in annual reports to the President and the Congress. Requires the Secretary of Education to establish and use standards for the evaluation of programs required by such Act. Part A: Vocational Rehabilitation Services - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986 for making grants to States for vocational rehabilitation services. Requires the Secretary to make grants to States to establish and carry out client assistance programs to provide assistance in informing and advising clients and client applicants of available benefits under such Act. Disallows a State from receiving such grants unless the State has in effect by a specified date a client assistance program which meets certain requirements. Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations applicable to the client assistance program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986. Part B: Research - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986 for handicapped research. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Handicapped Research to: (1) make a grant to an instit…

Congressional Research Service · 1983-05-23

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