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 100 STAT. 1810 Effective date. 29 USC 730.

PUBLIC LAW 99-506—OCT. 21, 1986 (2) Effective October 1, 1988, section 110(b)(2) of the Act is amended by striking out "80 percent" both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "the applicable Federal share". (d) HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUAL.—

29 USC 706.

Indians.

(1) Section 7(8) of the Act (as redesignated by subsection (b)) is amended by striking out "handicapped individual" both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "individual with handicaps'; and (2) The Act is amended— (A) by striking out "a handicapped individual" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "an individual with handicaps"; (B) by striking out "handicapped individual" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "individual with handicaps"; and (C) by striking out "handicapped individuals" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "individuals with handicaps". (e) LOCAL AGENCY.—Section 7(9) of the Act (as redesignated by

subsection (b)) is amended in the first sentence by striking out "Indian tribal organization (or combination of such units or organizations)" and inserting "Indian tribe (or combination of such units or tribes)". (f) REHABIUTATION ENGINEERING.—Section 7 of the Act is further

amended by redesignating paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) as paragraphs (13), (14), and (15), respectively, and by inserting before paragraph (13) (as redesignated) the following new paragraph: "(12) The term 'rehabilitation engineering' means the systematic application of technologies, engineering methodologies, or scientific principles to meet the needs of and address the barriers confronted by individuals with handicaps in areas which include education, rehabilitation, employment, transportation, independent living, and recreation.". (g) REHABIUTATION FACILITY.—Paragraph (13) of section 7 of the

Act (as redesignated by subsection (f) of this section) is amended— (1) by striking out "and" at the end of subparagraph (K); (2) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph (L) and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and "and"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof "(M) psychosocial rehabilitation services for individuals with chronic mental illness.". (h) SEVERE HANDICAP.—

(1) Paragraph (15) of section 7 of the Act (as redesignated by subsection (c)) is amended to read as follows: "(15XA) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), for purposes of this Act the term 'individual with severe handicaps' means an individual with handicaps (as defined in paragraph (8))— "(i) who has a severe physical or mental disability which seriously limits one or more functional capacities (such as mobility, communication, self-care, self-direction, interpersonal skills, work tolerance, or work skills) in terms of employability; "(ii) whose vocational rehabilitation can be expected to require multiple vocational rehabilitation services over an extended period of time; and "(iii) who has one or more physical or mental disabilities resulting from amputation, arthritis, autism, blindness, burn injury, cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, deafness.

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