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 106 STAT. 4370 PUBLIC LAW 102-569—OCT. 29, 1992 State unit that meet appropriate professional requirements in the State; and "(C) contain provisions relating to the establishment and maintenance of minimum standards to ensure the availability of personnel within the designated State unit, to the maximum extent feasible, trained to communicate in the native language or mode of communication of the client;**. (f) AVAILABILITY OF COMPARABLE SERVICES AND BENEFITS. — Section 101(a)(8) (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(8)) is amended by striking "except that'* and all that follows and inserting "except that such a determination shall not be required— "(A) if the determination would delay the provision of such services to any individual at extreme medical risk; or "(B) prior to the provision of such services if an immediate job placement would be lost due to a delay in the provision of such comparable benefits;**. (g) USE OF EXISTING INFORMATION.— Section 101(a)(9) (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(9)) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as subparagraphs (B) through (D), respectively; (2) by striking "(9) provide that" and inserting "(9) provide that— "(A) to the maximum extent appropriate, and consistent with the requirements of this Act, existing information available from other programs and providers (particularly information used by education officials and the Social Security Administration) and information that can be provided by the individual with a disability or the family of the individual shall be used for purposes of determining eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services and for choosing rehabilitation goals, objectives, and services;"; (3) in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) (as so redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection), by indenting the subparagraphs to the same measure as subparagraph (A); and (4) in subparagraphs (B) and (C) (as so redesignated), by striking the comma at the end and inserting a semicolon, (h) REPORTS. —Section 101(a)(10) (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(10)) is amended— (1) by inserting "(A)" after the paragraph designation; (2) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection), by adding "and" after the semicolon at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following subparagraph: "(B) provide that reports under subparagraph (A) will include information on— "(i) the number of such individuals who are evaluated and the number rehabilitated; "(ii) the costs of administration, counseling, provision of direct services, development of community rehabilitation programs, and other functions carried out under this Act; and "(iii) the utilization by such individuals of other programs pursuant to paragraph (11);". (i) INTERAGENCY COOPERATION. —Section 101(a)(ll) (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(ll)) is amended— (1) by striking "(11) provide for entering into cooperative arrangements" and inserting "(11)(A) provide for interagency cooperation";

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