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 300 ^^ use ^^^° 68 Stat. 655. 79 Stat. 1282. 29 USC 3 1. Ante, p. 299.

79 Stat. 1293.

80 Stat. 499.

PUBLIC LAW 90-391-JULY 7, 1968

[82 STAT.

(2) The second sentence of section 4(a) of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act is amended by striking out "vocational rehabilitation" and inserting in lieu thereof "vocational rehabilitation of the handicapped or to the rehabilitation of the mentally retarded". (jj) Section 4 of such Act is amended by striking out subsection (b) and redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as (b) and (c), respectively. (c) So much of section 1(b)(3) of such Act as precedes "there is authorized" is amended to read as follows: "(3) For the purpose of (A) making grants under section 4(a)(1) for research, demonstrations, training, and traineeships; (B) making grants under clause (2)(A) of section 4(a) for planning, preparing for, and initiating special programs to expand State vocational rehabilitation services; (C) making contracts and jointly financed cooperative arrangements under clause (2)(B) of section 4(a) for projects for providing jobs to handicapped individuals; and (D) making grants under clauses (2)(C) and (D) of section 4(a) to develop new programs to recruit and train individuals for new career opportunities,". (d) Section 4(c) of such Act (^as so redesignated by subsection (b)) is amended by striking out "section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 73b-2) and inserting in lieu thereof "section 5703 of title 5, United States Code,". STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS

29 u^c 35^^^'

68 Stat. 657.

81 Stat. 253.

79 Stat. 1284. 29 USC 41a.

SEC. 8. (a) Section 5(a)(1)(A) of the Vocational Rehabilitation ^^^ ^^ amended by inserting " (i) " after "except that" and by inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof the following: ", and (ii) the Secretary, upon the request of an agency so designated, Td^y authorize such agency to share funding and administrative responsibility with another agency of the State in order to permit such agencies to carry out a joint project to provide services to handicapped individuals, and may waive compliance with respect to vocational rehabilitation services furnished under such joint projects with the req^uire^^^^ ^f section 5(a)(3) that the plan be in effect in all political subdivisions of the State". (b) Section 5(a)(7) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(7) provide that evaluation of rehabilitation potential, counseling and guidance, personal and vocational adjustment, training, maintenance, physical restoration, and placement and followup services will be provided under the plan;". (c) Section 5(a)(9) of such Act is amended by striking out "Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance" and inserting in lieu thereof "Social Security Administration". (d) Section 5(a) of such Act is further amended by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (11), by striking out the period a t ^j^^ gj^^j Q£ paragraph (12) and inserting a semicolon, and by adding at the end thereof the following: "(13) provide for continuing statewide studies of the needs of handicapped individuals and how these may be most effectively met; and "(14) provide that where such State plan includes provisions for the construction of rehabilitation facilities— " (A) the Federal share of the cost of construction thereof for a fiscal year will not exceed an amount equal to 10 per centum of the State's allotment for such year, " (B) the provisions of subsections (b)(1), (2), and (4), and (e) of section 12 shall be applicable to such construction and such provisions shall be cfeemed to apply to such construction, and

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