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 112 STAT. 1210 PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities Act. House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate a report describing the types of services and activities being undertaken by programs funded under this section, the total number of individuals served under this section, the types of disabilities represented by such individuals, and the types of issues being addressed on behafr of such individuals. "(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —T here are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003. "(m) DEFINITIONS. —As used in this section: "(1) ELIGIBLE SYSTEM.—The term 'eligible system' means a protection and advocacy system that is established under part C of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6041 et seq.) and that meets the requirements of subsection (f). "(2) AMERICAN INDIAN CONSORTIUM.—The term 'American Indian consortium' means a consortium established as described in section 142 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6042).". SEC. 409. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. Title VI of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 795 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: " TITLE VI—EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES " SHORT TITLE 29 USC 701 note. "SEC. 601. This title may be cited as the 'Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities Act'. "P A RT A —^PROJECTS WITH INDUSTRY "PROJECTS WITH INDUSTRY 29 USC 795. "SEC. 611. (a)(1) The purpose of this part is to create and expand job and career opportunities for individuals with disabilities in the competitive labor market by engaging the talent and leadership of private industry as partners in the rehabilitation process, to identify competitive job and career opportunities and the skills needed to perform such jobs, to create practical job and career readiness and training programs, and to provide job placements and career advancement. "(2) The Commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and with designated State units, may award grants to individual employers, community rehabilitation program providers, labor unions, trade associations, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, designated State units, and other entities to establish jointly financed Projects With Industry to create and expand job and career opportunities for individuals with disabilities, which projects shall— "(A) provide for the establishment of business advisory councils, that shall— "(i) be comprised of— "(I) representatives of private industry, business concerns, and organized labor;

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