29 U.S.C. § 770
Section 770 · Congressional declaration of purpose
Amended 5 times on record
The purpose of this subchapter is to—
(1) authorize grants and contracts to—
(A) ensure that skilled personnel are available to provide rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities through vocational, medical, social, and psychological rehabilitation programs, through supported employment programs, through independent living services programs, and through client assistance programs;
(B) maintain and upgrade basic skills and knowledge of personnel employed to provide state-of-the-art service delivery systems and rehabilitation technology services; and
(C) provide training and information to individuals with disabilities, the parents, families, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives of the individuals, and other appropriate parties to develop the skills necessary for individuals with disabilities to access the rehabilitation system and to become active decisionmakers in the rehabilitation process;
(2) authorize grants for special projects and demonstrations which hold promise of expanding or otherwise improving rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities, including individuals with spinal cord injuries, older individuals who are blind, and individuals who are deaf whose maximum vocational potential has not been reached, which experiment with new types of patterns of services or devices for the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities (including opportunities for new careers for individuals with disabilities, and for other individuals in programs serving individuals with disabilities) and which provide vocational rehabilitation services to migratory agricultural workers who are individuals with disabilities or seasonal farmworkers who are individuals with disabilities;
(3) authorize grants and contracts to assist in the provision of vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities;
(4) authorize grants and contracts to assist in the development and improvement of community rehabilitation programs; and
(5) establish uniform grant and contract requirements for programs assisted under this subchapter and certain other provisions of this chapter.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Prior Provisions
A prior section 301 of Pub. L. 93–112, title III, Sept. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 377, as amended, was classified to section 771 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–569.
Amendments
1992—Par. (1). Pub. L. 102–569, §301(a)(3), added par. (1). Former par. (1) redesignated (4).
Par. (2). Pub. L. 102–569, §301(a)(1), (2), (4), redesignated par. (3) as (2), transferred it to appear after par. (1), and directed the striking of “and” at end which could not be executed because “and” did not appear. Former par. (2) redesignated (3).
Pub. L. 102–569, §102(p)(15)(A), substituted “disabilities” for “handicaps”.
Par. (3). Pub. L. 102–569, §301(a)(1), (2), (5), redesignated par. (2) as (3), transferred it to appear after par. (2), and substituted “rehabilitation” for “training”. Former par. (3) redesignated (2).
Pub. L. 102–569, §102(p)(15)(B), substituted “individuals with disabilities” for “individuals with handicaps” wherever appearing, “older individuals who are blind, and individuals who are deaf” for “older blind individuals, and deaf individuals”, “workers who are individuals with disabilities” for “workers with handicaps”, and “farmworkers who are individuals with disabilities” for “farmworkers with handicaps”.
Par. (4). Pub. L. 102–569, §301(a)(1), (6), redesignated par. (1) as (4) and substituted “development and improvement of community rehabilitation programs; and” for “construction and initial staffing of rehabilitation facilities and authorize such staffing as the Commissioner deems appropriate;”. Former par. (4) redesignated (5).
Par. (5). Pub. L. 102–569, §301(a)(1), redesignated par. (4) as (5).
1988—Par. (3). Pub. L. 100–630 substituted “migratory agricultural workers with handicaps or seasonal farmworkers with handicaps” for “handicapped migratory agricultural workers or seasonal farmworkers”.
1986—Pars. (2), (3). Pub. L. 99–506 substituted “individuals with handicaps” for “handicapped individuals”.
1978—Par. (1). Pub. L. 95–602, §122(c)(1)(A), inserted “and authorize such staffing as the Commissioner deems appropriate” after “facilities”.
Pars. (4), (5). Pub. L. 95–602, §122(c)(1)(B), (C), redesignated par. (5) as (4). Former par. (4), which declared as one of the purposes of this subchapter the establishment and operation of a National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, was struck out.