Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 3.djvu/326

 92 STAT. 2958

20 USC 1401 note. 20 USC 2301 note.

Handicapped American Indians. Post, p. 2961.

Contracts. Post, 2993.

29 USC 721.

Disbursement of funds.

PUBLIC LAW 95-602—NOV. 6, 1978 (6) in paragraph (11) by inserting before the semicolon the following: " (specifically including arrangements for the coordination of services to individuals eligible for services under this Act, the Education of the Handicapped Act, and the Vocational Education Act)"; (7) in paragraph (12) by inserting " (A) " after "(12)", by inserting after the semicolon "and", and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(B) provide (as appropriate) for entering into agreements with the operators of rehabilitation facilities for the provision of services for the rehabilitation of handicapped individuals;"; (8) in paragraph (15) by striking out "(including the State's needs for rehabilitation facilities)" and inserting in lieu thereof " (including the capacity and condition of rehabilitation facilities, plans for improving such facilities, and policies for the use thereof by the State agency)"; (9) in paragraph (18) by inserting "personnel" before "working in the field of vocational rehabilitation" and by striking out "and" at the end thereof; (10) in paragraph (19) by striking out the period and by inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and (11) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: "(20) provide satisfactory assurances to the Commissioner that, except as otherwise provided in section 130, the State shall provide vocational rehabilitation services to handicapped American Indians residing in the State to the same extent as the State provides such services to other significant segments of the population of handicapped individuals residing in the State; "(21) provide that the State agency has the authority to enter into contracts with profitmaking organizations for the purpose of providing on-the-job training and related programs for handicapped individuals under part B of title VI upon a determination by such agency that such profitmaking organizations are better qualified to provide such rehabilitation services than nonprofit agencies and organizations; and " (22) provide for the establishment and maintenance of information and referral programs (the staff of which shall include, to the maximum extent feasible, interpreters for the deaf) in sufficient numbers to assure that handicapped individuals within the State are afforded accurate vocational rehabilitation information and appropriate referrals to other Federal and State programs and activities which would benefit them.", (b) Section 101(c) of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended—'(1) by inserting " (l) " after " (c) "; (2) by striking out " (1) " before "the plan" and inserting in lieu thereof " (A) "; (3) by striking out " (2) " and inserting in lieu thereof " (B) "; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(2) The Commissioner may, in accordance with regulations the Secretary shall prescribe, disburse any funds withheld from a State under paragraph (1) to any public or nonprofit private organization or agency within such State or to any political subdivision of such State submitting a plan meeting the requirements of subsection (a). The Commissioner may not make any payment under this paragraph

�