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 112 STAT. 1098 PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 "(E) the State Rehabilitation Council and other advisory committees; "(F) professional organization membership dues for designated State unit employees; "(G) the removal of architectural barriers in State vocational rehabilitation agency offices and State operated rehabilitation facilities; "(H) operating and maintaining designated State unit facilities, equipment, and grounds; "(I) supplies; "(J) administration of the comprehensive system of personnel development described in section 101(a)(7), including personnel administration, administration of affirmative action plans, and training and staff development; "(K) administrative salaries, including clerical and other support staff salaries, in support of these administrative functions; "(L) travel costs related to carrying out the program, other than travel costs related to the provision of services; "(M) costs incurred in conducting reviews of rehabilitation counselor or coordinator determinations under section 102(c); and "(N) legal expenses required in the administration of the program. "(2) ASSESSMENT FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY AND VOCA- TIONAL REHABILITATION NEEDS. —The term 'assessment for determining eligibility and vocational rehabilitation needs' means, as appropriate in each case— "(A)(i) a review of existing data— "(I) to determine whether an individual is eligible for vocational rehabilitation services; and "(II) to assign priority for an order of selection described in section 101(a)(5)(A) in the States that use an order of selection pursuant to section 101(a)(5)(A); and "(ii) to the extent necessary, the provision of appropriate assessment activities to obtain necessary additional data to make such determination and assignment; "(B) to the extent additional data is necessary to make a determination of the employment outcomes, and the objectives, nature, and scope of vocational rehabilitation services, to be included in the individualized plan for employment of an eligible individual, a comprehensive assessment to determine the unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice, including the need for supported employ- ment, of the eligible individual, which comprehensive assessment— "(i) is limited to information that is necessary to identify the rehabilitation needs of the individual £m.d to develop the individualized plan for employment of the eligible individual; "(ii) uses, as a primary source of such information, to the maximum extent possible and appropriate and in accordance with confidentiality requirements—

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