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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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 23 February 1984

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• Conference report filed in House

  summary · EN · 6 February 1984

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 13 September 1983

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 26 July 1983

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 23 May 1983

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