Rehabilitation Amendments of 1984

Summary

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 institution of higher education for the establishment of a program of pediatric rehabilitation research at an institution of higher education; and (2) establish, either directly or by way of grant or contract, a Research and Training Center in the Pacific Basin. Provides that Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers shall include both comprehensive centers dealing with multiple disabilities and centers focused on particular disabilities. Provides that grants to such Centers need not be automatically terminated at the end of a project period and may be renewed under specified circumstances. Part C: Supplementary Services and Facilities - Extends through FY 1986 the authorization of appropriations for: (1) grants for construction of rehabilitation facilities, staffing, and planning assistance; and (2) grants for vocational training services for handicapped individuals. Revises requirements for Federal grants and contracts for personnel projects relating to training, traineeships, and related activities. Authorizes appropriations for such grants and contracts for FY 1984 through 1986. Extends the authorization of appropriations for comprehensive rehabilitation centers through FY 1986. Authorizes appropriations for special projects through FY 1986. Authorizes the Director of the National Institute of Handicapped Research to make grants to States and to public or nonprofit agencies for special projects and demonstrations for spinal cord injuries. Authorizes the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration to make grants to public and nonprofit agencies for: (1) assisting individuals with mental retardation to enter the labor force; any (2) job training for handicapped youths. Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults through FY 1986. Authorizes appropriations for special recreational programs through FY 1986. Part D: National Council - Makes the National Council on the Handicapped an independent body within the executive branch of the Federal Government. Revises the duties of such Council. Part E: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board - Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board through FY 1984. Part F: Employment Opportunities - Extends the authorization of appropriations for community service employment pilot programs through FY 1986. Extends the authorization of appropriations for projects with industry and business opportunities for handicapped individuals through FY 1986. Requires the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration to develop and publish standards to review and evaluate the operation of independent living centers. Part G: Services for Independent Living - Extends the authorization of appropriations for comprehensive services for independent living through FY 1986. Title II:; Developmental Disabilities - Amends the Development Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1984 for: (1) State programs for the protection and advocacy of the rights of persons with developmental disabilities; (2) grants to university affiliated facilities; (3) grants for planning and the provision of services; and (4) grants to public or nonprofit private entities for special projects.

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Timeline

1. 18 May 1983

   Reported

   Committee on Labor and Human Resources ordered to be reported an original measure.

   Source: Committee

2. 23 May 1983

   Calendars

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 218.

   Source: Calendars

3. 23 May 1983

   Reported

   Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Hatch. Without written report.

   Source: Committee

4. 23 May 1983

   Reported

   Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Hatch. Without written report.

   Source: Committee

5. 23 May 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

6. 7 June 1983

   Floor

   Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, GAO, OMB.

   Source: Floor

7. 25 June 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held at Midvale, Utah. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-726.

   Source: Committee

8. 29 June 1983

   Floor

   Committee on Labor and Human Resources filed written report. Report No. 98-168.

   Source: Floor

9. 29 June 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Labor and Human Resources filed written report. Report No. 98-168.

   Source: Committee

10. 26 July 1983

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

11. 26 July 1983

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

12. 13 September 1983

    Floor

    Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

13. 13 September 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Requested a Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Perkins, Ford (MI), Biaggi, Andrews (NC), Simon, Miller (CA), Murphy, Corrada, Williams (MT), Kogovsek, Erlenborn, Bartlett, Goodling, Gunderson, Coleman (MO).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

14. 13 September 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Insisted on its Amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

15. 13 September 1983

    NotUsed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Insisted on its Amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

16. 13 September 1983

    Passed

    Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

17. 13 September 1983

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

18. 21 September 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Considered by House Additional Conferees Appointed: Kildee, Nielson, Dingell, Scheuer, Ottinger, Sharp, Markey, Luken, Broyhill, Corcoran, Moorhead, Waxman.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

19. 30 January 1984

    Passed

    Senate disagreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

20. 30 January 1984

    Passed

    Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Hatch; Weicker; Stafford; Hawkins; Nickles; Kennedy; Randolph; Eagleton; Matsunaga.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

21. 30 January 1984

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

22. 1 February 1984

    Passed

    Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

23. 1 February 1984

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

24. 6 February 1984

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference Report 98-595 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

25. 6 February 1984

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-595 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

26. 9 February 1984

    Passed

    Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

27. 9 February 1984

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

28. 9 February 1984

    Vote

    House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 384 - 3 (Record Vote No: 25).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

29. 9 February 1984

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 384 - 3 (Record Vote No: 25).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

30. 10 February 1984

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

31. 10 February 1984

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

32. 10 February 1984

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

33. 22 February 1984

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 98-221.

    Source: President

34. 22 February 1984

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

35. 22 February 1984

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 23 February 1984

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• Conference report filed in House

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• Passed House amended

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• Passed Senate amended

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → A bill to extend and improve the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to provide for the operation of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, to create a select commission on Federal Assistance to Disabled Americans, and to increase certain authorizations of appropriations for programs within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Education and Labor.
• amends ← To modify certain Reconciliation Act limits for adult education and vocational education.
• amends ← To make administrative and technical corrections.
• amends ← To make a technical correction.

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