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 PUBLIC LAW 93-651—NOV. 21, 1974

89 STAT. 2-3

Public Law 93-651 93d Congress An Act To extend the authorizations of appropriations in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for one year, to transfer the Rehabilitation Services Administration to the Oflfice of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, to make certain technical and clarifying amendments, and for other purposes; to amend the Randolph-Sheppard Act for the blind; to strengthen the program authorized thereunder; and to provide for the convening of a White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals.

Be it enacted by the Seriate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SEC. 100. This title shall be known as the "Kehabilitation Act Amendments of 1974". REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 101. (a) Section 3(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended to read as follows: "(a) There is established in the Office of the Secretary a Rehabilitation Services Administration which shall be headed by a Commissioner (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the 'Commissioner') appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Except for titles IV and V and as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, such Administration shall be the principal agency, and the Commissioner shall be the principal officer, of such Department for carrying out this Act. In the performance of his functions, the Commissioner shall be directly responsible to the Secretary or to the Under Secretary or an appropriate Assistant Secretary of such Department, as designated by the Secretary. The functions of the Commissioner shall not be delegated to any officer not directly responsible, both with respect to program operation and administration, to the Commissioner.". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section shall be effective sixty days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Nov. 21, 1974 [H.R. 14225]

Vocational rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1974. 29 USC 701 note. 29 USC 702.

29 USC 780, 790.

Effective date. 29 USC 702 note.

EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES

SEC. 102. (a) Section 100(b) of such Act is amended by— (1) striking out "and" after "1974," in paragraph (1) and inserting before the period at the end of such paragraph a comma and "and $720,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976"; and (2) striking out "and" after "1974," in the first sentence of paragraph (2) and inserting after "1975," in such sentence "and $42,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976;". (b) Section 112(a) of such Act is amended by striking out "and" after "1974," and by inserting "and up to $2,500,000 but no less than $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976," after "1975,". (c) Section 121(b) of such Act is amended by striking out "1976" and inserting in lieu thereof "1977".

Federal grants to States. 29 USC 720.

Pilot projects. 29 USC 732. Payments to States. 29 USC 741.

EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING

SEC. 103. Section 201(a) of such Act is amended by— (1) striking out "and" after "1974," in the first sentence of paragraph (1) and inserting after "1975" in such sentence a comma and "and $32,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976"; (2) striking out the comma after "20 per centum" in the second sentence of paragraph (1) and inserting after "respectively,"

29 USC 761.

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