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 92 STAT. 2960

PUBLIC LAW 95-602—NOV. 6, 1978 of a handicapped individual (or, in appropriate cases, his parents or guardians). Such procedures shall include a requirement that the final decision concerning the review of any such determination be made in writing by the Director. The Director may not delegate his responsibility to make any such final decision to any other officer or employee of the designated State unit. " (2) Any handicapped individual (or, in appropriate cases, his parent or guardian) who is not satisfied with the final decision made under paragraph (1) by the Director of the designated State unit may request the Secretary to review such decision. Upon such request the Secretary shall conduct such a review and shall make recommendations to the Director as to the appropriate disposition of the matter. The Secretary may not delegate his responsibilities under this paragraph to any officer of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare who is employed at a position below that of an Assistant Secretary.". SCOPE OF SERVICES; T E L E C O M M U N I C A T I O N S

29 USC 723.

SERVICES

SEC. 104. (a) Section 103(a)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended by inserting "mental or" before "emotional". (b) Section 103(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking out "and" after the semicolon; (2) in paragraph (2) by (A) inserting "(including services offered at rehabilitation facilities)" after "services" and (B) striking out the period and inserting in lieu thereof ";"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: "(3) theuseof existing telecommunications systems (including telephone, television, satellite, radio, and other similar systems) which have the potential for substantially improving service delivery methods, and the development of appropriate programing to meet the particular needs of handicapped individuals; and "(4) the use of services providing recorded material for the blind and captioned films or video cassettes for the deaf.". CLIENT ASSISTANCE

29 USC 732.

SEC. 105. Section 112(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended— (1) by striking out "section 304" in each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "section 310"; (2) by striking out "up to $1,500,000" and all that follows through "dispersed regions" and inserting in lieu thereof "no less than $3,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for each of the three succeeding fiscal years, to establish in geographically dispersed regions"; and (3) by inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence the following: ", including assistance in pursuing legal, administrative, or other appropriate remedies to insure the protection of the rights of such individuals under this Act". AMERICAN INDIAN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES

SEC. 106. Part D of title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended to read as follows:

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