29 U.S.C. § 771a
Section 771a · Training
Amended 11 times on record
(1) The Commissioner may make grants to and contracts with States and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher education, to pay part of the cost of projects for training, traineeships, and related activities, including the provision of technical assistance, designed to assist in increasing the numbers of qualified personnel trained in providing vocational, medical, social, and psychological rehabilitation services, and other services provided under this chapter, to individuals with disabilities, including (A) personnel specifically trained in providing employment assistance to individuals with disabilities through job development and job placement services, (B) personnel specifically trained to identify, assess, and meet the individual rehabilitation needs of individuals with severe disabilities, including needs for rehabilitation technology services, (C) personnel specifically trained to deliver services to individuals who may benefit from receiving independent living services, personnel specifically trained to deliver services in client assistance programs, (D) personnel specifically trained to deliver services, through supported employment programs, to individuals with the most severe disabilities, and (E) personnel trained in performing other functions necessary to the development of such services.
(2) Grants and contracts under paragraph (1) may be expended for scholarships, with necessary stipends and allowances.
(3) In carrying out this subsection, the Commissioner shall furnish training regarding the services provided under this chapter, and, in particular, services provided in accordance with amendments made by the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992, to rehabilitation counselors and other rehabilitation personnel. In carrying out this subsection, the Commissioner shall also furnish training to such counselors and personnel regarding the applicability of section 794 of this title, title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 [42 U.S.C. 12111 et seq.], and the provisions of titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 401 et seq., 1381 et seq.] that are related to work incentives for individuals with disabilities.
(4) The Commissioner, in carrying out this subsection, shall make grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other institutions of higher education whose minority student enrollment is at least 50 percent.
(5) No grant shall be awarded under this section unless the applicant has submitted an application to the Commissioner in such form, and in accordance with such procedures, as the Commissioner may require. Any such application shall include a detailed description of strategies that will be utilized to recruit and train persons so as to reflect the diverse populations of the United States, as part of the effort to increase the number of individuals with disabilities, and individuals who are members of minority groups, who are available to provide rehabilitation services.
(1)(A) In making such grants or contracts, the Commissioner shall target funds made available for any year to areas of personnel shortage.
(B) Projects described in subsection (a) of this section may include—
(i) projects to train personnel in the areas of vocational rehabilitation counseling, rehabilitation technology, rehabilitation medicine, rehabilitation nursing, rehabilitation social work, rehabilitation psychiatry, rehabilitation psychology, rehabilitation dentistry, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology and audiology, physical education, therapeutic recreation, community rehabilitation programs, or prosthetics and orthotics;
(ii) projects to train personnel to provide—
(I) services to individuals with specific disabilities or specific impediments to rehabilitation, including individuals who are members of populations that are unserved or underserved by programs under this chapter;
(II) job development and job placement services to individuals with disabilities;
(III) supported employment services, including services of employment specialists for individuals with disabilities;
(IV) specialized services for individuals with severe disabilities; or
(V) recreation for individuals with disabilities;
(iii) projects to train personnel in other fields contributing to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities; and
(iv) projects to train personnel in the use, applications, and benefits of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services (as defined in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 2202 of this title).
(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no grant under this section may be used to provide any one course of study to an individual for a period of more than 4 years.
(B) If the grant recipient determines that an individual has a disability which seriously affects the completion of training under this section, the grant recipient may modify the limitation under subparagraph (A).
(3)(A) A recipient of a grant or contract under this section shall provide assurances that each individual who receives a scholarship, for any academic year beginning after June 1, 1992, utilizing funds provided under such grant or contract shall enter into an agreement with the recipient under which the individual shall—
(i) maintain employment—
(I) in a nonprofit rehabilitation agency or related agency or in a State rehabilitation agency or related agency, including a professional corporation or professional practice group through which the individual has a service arrangement with the designated State agency;
(II) on a full- or part-time basis; and
(III) for a period of not less than the full-time equivalent of 2 years for each year for which assistance under this section was received,
within a period, beginning after the recipient completes the training for which the scholarship was awarded, of not more than the sum of the number of years in the period described in subclause (III) and 2 additional years; and
(ii) repay all or part of any scholarship received, plus interest, if the individual does not fulfill the requirements of clause (i),
except as the Commissioner by regulation may provide for repayment exceptions and deferrals.
(B) The Commissioner shall be responsible for the enforcement of each agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) upon completion of training under such subparagraph.
The Commissioner shall evaluate the impact of the training programs conducted under this section, shall determine training needs for qualified personnel necessary to provide services to individuals with disabilities, and shall develop a long-term rehabilitation manpower plan designed to target resources on areas of personnel shortage. The Commissioner shall prepare and submit to the Congress, by September 30 of each fiscal year, a report setting forth and justifying in detail how the training funds for the fiscal year prior to such submission are allocated by professional discipline and other program areas. The report shall also contain findings on personnel shortages, how funds proposed for the succeeding fiscal year will be allocated under the President's budget proposal, and how the findings of personnel shortages justify the allocations.
In carrying out subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner shall award two grants to States, public or nonprofit private agencies and organizations, and institutions of higher education to support the development of rehabilitation technician programs. Such programs shall be designed to train local residents, who are recruited from a community historically unserved or underserved by programs providing vocational rehabilitation services under this chapter, to be liaisons between the community and vocational rehabilitation counselors. Entities receiving grants to carry out projects under this subsection shall coordinate the activities carried out through the projects with the activities of State vocational rehabilitation agencies to promote the employment of the individuals trained to be rehabilitation technicians. The rehabilitation technician program shall provide a mechanism through which individuals with disabilities residing in remote, isolated settings can successfully access vocational rehabilitation services.
(1) In carrying out subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner shall award two grants to States, public or nonprofit private agencies and organizations, and institutions of higher education to support the formation of consortia or partnerships of public or nonprofit private entities for the purpose of providing opportunities for career advancement or competency-based training to current employees of public or nonprofit private agencies that provide services to individuals with disabilities. Such opportunities shall include certificate or degree granting programs in vocational rehabilitation services and related services.
(2) An entity that receives a grant under paragraph (1) may use the grant for purposes including—
(A) establishing a program with an institution of higher education to develop creative new programs and coursework options, or to expand existing programs, concerning the fields of vocational rehabilitation services and related services, including—
(i) providing release time for faculty and staff for curriculum development; and
(ii) paying for instructional costs and startup and other program development costs;
(B) establishing a career development mentoring program using faculty and professional staff members of participating agencies as role models, career sponsors, and academic advisors for experienced State, city, and county employees, and volunteers, who—
(i) have demonstrated a commitment to working in the fields described in clause (i); and
(ii) are enrolled in a program relating to such a field at an institution of higher education;
(C) supporting a wide range of programmatic and research activities aimed at increasing opportunities for career advancement and competency-based training in such fields; and
(D) identifying existing public or private agency and labor union personnel policies and benefit programs that may facilitate the ability of employees to take advantage of higher education opportunities, such as leave time and tuition reimbursement.
(3) In making grants for projects under paragraph (1), the Commissioner shall ensure that the projects shall be geographically distributed throughout the United States in urban and rural areas.
(4) The Commissioner shall, for the purpose of providing technical assistance to States or entities receiving grants under paragraph (1), enter into a cooperative agreement through a separate competition with an entity that has successfully demonstrated the capacity and expertise in the education, training, and retention of employees to serve individuals with disabilities through the use of consortia or partnerships established for the purpose of retraining the existing work force and providing opportunities for career enhancement.
(5) The Commissioner may conduct an evaluation of projects funded under this subsection.
(6) During the period in which an entity is receiving financial assistance under paragraph (1), the entity may not receive financial assistance under paragraph (4).
(1) For the purpose of training a sufficient number of interpreters to meet the communications needs of individuals who are deaf and individuals who are deaf-blind, the Secretary, through the Office of Deafness and Communicative Disorders, may award grants to any public or private nonprofit agency or organization to establish interpreter training programs or to provide financial assistance for ongoing interpreter training programs. The Secretary shall award grants for programs in such geographic areas throughout the United States as the Secretary considers appropriate to best carry out the purpose of this section. Priority shall be given to public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations with existing programs that have demonstrated their capacity for providing interpreter training services.
(2) No grant shall be awarded under paragraph (1) unless the applicant has submitted an application to the Secretary in such form, and in accordance with such procedures, as the Secretary may require. Any such application shall—
(A) describe the manner in which an interpreter training program would be developed and operated during the five-year period following the award of any grant under this section;
(B) demonstrate the applicant's capacity or potential for providing training for interpreters for individuals who are deaf and individuals who are deaf-blind;
(C) provide assurances that any interpreter trained or retrained under such program shall meet such minimum standards of competency as the Secretary may establish for purposes of this section; and
(D) contain such other information as the Secretary may require.
(1) The Commissioner is authorized to provide technical assistance to State rehabilitation agencies and community rehabilitation programs, directly or through contracts with State vocational rehabilitation agencies or nonprofit organizations.
(2) An expert or consultant appointed or serving under contract pursuant to this section shall be compensated at a rate subject to approval of the Commissioner which shall not exceed the daily equivalent of the rate of pay for level 4 of the Senior Executive Service Schedule under section 5382 of title 5. Such an expert or consultant may be allowed travel and transportation expenses in accordance with section 5703 of title 5.
(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), at least 15 percent of the sums appropriated to carry out this section shall be allocated to designated State agencies to be used, directly or indirectly, for projects for in-service training of rehabilitation personnel, including projects designed—
(i) to address recruitment and retention of qualified rehabilitation professionals;
(ii) to provide for succession planning;
(iii) to provide for leadership development and capacity building; and
(iv) for fiscal years 1993 and 1994, to provide training regarding the amendments to this chapter made by the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992.
(B) If the allocation to designated State agencies required by subparagraph (A) would result in a lower level of funding for projects being carried out on October 29, 1992, by other recipients of funds under this section, the Commissioner may allocate less than 15 percent of the sums described in subparagraph (A) to designated State agencies for such in-service training.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1997.
(1) Consistent with paragraph (2), and consistent with the general authority set forth in this section to fund training activities, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the Commissioner from exercising authority under this subchapter, or making available funds appropriated to carry out this subchapter, to fund the training activities described in section 797b of this title.
(2) If the amount of funds appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this section exceeds the amount of funds appropriated for the preceding fiscal year to carry out this section, adjusted by the percent by which the average of the estimated gross domestic product fixed-weight price index for that fiscal year differs from that estimated index for the preceding fiscal year, the amount of the excess shall be treated as if the excess were appropriated under subchapter VIII of this chapter.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
References in Text
The Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992, referred to in subsecs. (a)(3) and (g)(3)(A)(iv), is Pub. L. 102–569, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4344. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1992 Amendment note set out under section 701 of this title.
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), is Pub. L. 101–336, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 327, as amended. Title I of the Act is classified generally to subchapter I (§12111 et seq.) of chapter 126 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 12101 of Title 42 and Tables.
The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, as amended. Titles II and XVI of the Act are classified generally to subchapters II (§401 et seq.) and XVI (§1381 et seq.), respectively, of chapter 7 of Title 42. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 774 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 102–569.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 302 of Pub. L. 93–112 was renumbered section 303 and is classified to section 772 of this title.
Amendments
1995—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–66 in second sentence substituted “by September 30 of each fiscal year” for “simultaneously with the budget submission for the succeeding fiscal year for the Rehabilitation Services Administration”.
1994—Subsec. (b)(1)(B)(iv). Pub. L. 103–218 added cl. (iv).
1993—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–73, §110(a)(1), in second sentence substituted “local residents, who are recruited from” for “local employees, who are recruited from or reside in” and inserted after second sentence “Entities receiving grants to carry out projects under this subsection shall coordinate the activities carried out through the projects with the activities of State vocational rehabilitation agencies to promote the employment of the individuals trained to be rehabilitation technicians.”
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 103–73, §110(a)(2), amended subsec. (h) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (h) read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $31,000,000 for fiscal year 1987, $33,000,000 for fiscal year 1988, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1989, $37,000,000 for fiscal year 1990, $38,517,000 for fiscal year 1991, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1992. There are further authorized to be appropriated for each such fiscal year such additional sums as the Congress may determine to be necessary to carry out this section.”
1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–569, §302(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted in introductory provisions “, including the provision of technical assistance,” after “traineeships, and related activities” and “, and other services provided under this chapter,” after “rehabilitation services”, redesignated former par. (1) as subpar. (A) and substituted “specifically” for “specially”, redesignated former par. (2) as subpar. (B) and inserted before comma at end “, including needs for rehabilitation technology services”, redesignated former par. (3) as subpar. (C) and substituted “independent living services” for “comprehensive services for independent living” and struck out “and” at end, added par. (4) and redesignated it as subpar. (D), redesignated former par. (4) as (5) and further redesignated it as subpar. (E), struck out second and third sentences, and added pars. (2) to (5). Prior to amendment, second and third sentences read as follows: “Recipients of grants or contracts under this section shall give due regard to the training of individuals with disabilities as part of the effort to increase the number of qualified personnel available to provide rehabilitation services. In carrying out the provisions of this subsection, the Commissioner shall, in addition to furnishing training in the services provided under this chapter to rehabilitation counselors, furnish training to such counselors in the applicability of the provisions of section 794 of this title.”
Pub. L. 102–569, §102(p)(18)(A), substituted “disabilities” for “handicaps” wherever appearing.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102–569, §302(b)(1), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “In making such grants or contracts, funds made available for any year shall be targeted to areas of personnel shortage which may include projects in rehabilitation engineering, rehabilitation medicine, rehabilitation nursing, rehabilitation counseling, rehabilitation social work, rehabilitation psychiatry, rehabilitation psychology, rehabilitation dentistry, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology and audiology, physical education, therapeutic recreation, workshop and facility administration, prosthetics and orthodontics, specialized personnel in providing services to blind and deaf individuals, specialized personnel in providing job development and job placement services for individuals with disabilities, specialized personnel in providing employment training for supported employment, other specialized personnel for individuals with severe disabilities, recreation for individuals with disabilities, and other fields contributing to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities, including homebound and institutionalized individuals and individuals with disabilities with limited English-speaking ability.”
Pub. L. 102–569, §102(p)(18)(A), substituted “disabilities” for “handicaps” wherever appearing.
Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 102–569, §102(p)(18)(B), substituted “disability” for “handicap”.
Subsec. (b)(3)(A). Pub. L. 102–569, §302(b)(2), inserted “, for any academic year beginning after June 1, 1992,” after “who receives a scholarship”, added cl. (i), and struck out former cl. (i) which read as follows: “within the ten-year period after completing the training for which the scholarship was awarded, maintain employment in a nonprofit rehabilitation or related agency, or in a State rehabilitation agency, on a full-time basis for a period of not less than two years for each year for which assistance was received; and”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–569, §102(p)(18)(A), substituted “disabilities” for “handicaps”.
Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 102–569, §302(c), added subsecs. (d) and (e). Former subsecs. (d) and (e) redesignated (f) and (g), respectively.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102–569, §302(c)(1), redesignated subsec. (d) as (f). Former subsec. (f) redesignated (h).
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 102–569, §302(d)(1), in first sentence, substituted “individuals who are deaf and individuals who are deaf-blind” for “deaf individuals”, “Office of Deafness and Communicative Disorders” for “Office of Information and Resources for Individuals With Disabilities”, and “grants” for “grants under this section” and struck out second sentence which read as follows: “Not more than twelve programs shall be established or assisted by grants under this section.”
Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 102–569, §302(d)(2), in introductory provisions substituted “paragraph (1)” for “this section”, in subpar. (B) substituted “individuals who are deaf and individuals who are deaf-blind” for “deaf individuals”, in subpar. (C) inserted “and” at end, redesignated subpar. (E) as (D), and struck out former subpar. (D) which read as follows: “provide assurances that (i) to the extent appropriate, the applicant shall provide for the training or retraining (including short-term and in-service training) of teachers who are involved in providing instruction to deaf individuals but who are not certified as teachers of deaf individuals, and (ii) funds for such in-service training shall be provided under this section only through funds appropriated under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and”.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 102–569, §302(c)(1), (e), redesignated subsec. (e) as (g), in par. (1) substituted “community rehabilitation programs” for “rehabilitation facilities”, in par. (2) substituted “the daily equivalent of the rate of pay for level 4 of the Senior Executive Service Schedule under section 5382” for “the daily rate payable for grade GS–18 of the General Schedule under section 5332”, and added par. (3).
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 102–569, §302(c)(1), redesignated subsec. (f) as (h).
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 102–569, §302(f), added subsec. (i).
1991—Subsec. (d)(2)(D). Pub. L. 102–119 substituted “Individuals with Disabilities Education Act” for “Education of the Handicapped Act”.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102–52 substituted “fiscal year” for “the fiscal year” before “1987”, “1988”, “1989”, and “1990”, struck out “and” after “1990,”, and inserted “, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1992” after “1991”.
1988—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 100–630, §204(c)(1), substituted “programs, and” for “program,, and”.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 100–630, §204(c)(2), substituted “individuals with severe handicaps, recreation for individuals with handicaps” for “those individuals who meet the definition of severely handicapped, recreation for ill and individuals with handicaps”.
Subsec. (b)(3)(A). Pub. L. 100–630, §204(c)(3), substituted “grant or contract under” for “grant of contract under” and “utilizing funds” for “from funds” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 100–630, §204(c)(4), substituted “for Individuals With Disabilities” for “for the Handicapped”.
Subsec. (d)(2)(D). Pub. L. 100–630, §204(c)(5), substituted “of the Handicapped Act” for “for All Handicapped Children Act”.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 100–630, §204(c)(6), substituted “1991.” for “1991..”.
1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–506, §§103(d)(2)(C), 403(a), substituted “individuals with handicaps” for “handicapped individuals” wherever appearing, added cl. (2), redesignated former cls. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively, and, following such clauses, inserted provision requiring recipients of grants or contracts under this section to give due regard to training of individuals with handicaps as part of the effort to increase the number of qualified personnel available to provide rehabilitation services.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 99–506, §1002(d)(2), which directed the substitution of “program, and” for “program, and”, could not be executed because the words “program, and” did not appear. See 1988 Amendment note above for cl. (3).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–506, §403(c), designated existing first sentence as par. (1) and struck out existing second sentence which read as follows: “No grant shall be made under this section for furnishing to an individual any one course of study extending for a period in excess of four years.”. See par. (2).
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 99–506, §403(b)(1)–(3), inserted “rehabilitation engineering,” before “rehabilitation medicine”, “rehabilitation dentistry,” after “rehabilitation psychology,” and “physical education, therapeutic recreation,” after “speech pathology and audiology,”.
Pub. L. 99–506, §403(b)(4), which directed the insertion of “specialized personnel in providing employment training for supported employment, other specialized personnel for those individuals who meet the definition of severely handicapped,” after “job placement services for handicapped individuals,”, was executed by making the insertion after “job placement services for individuals with handicaps,” as the probable intent of Congress because of the prior amendment by section 103(d)(2)(C) of Pub. L. 99–506.
Pub. L. 99–506, §103(d)(2)(C), substituted “individuals with handicaps” for “handicapped individuals” wherever appearing.
Subsec. (b)(2), (3). Pub. L. 99–506, §403(c)(2), (d), added pars. (2) and (3).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–506, §103(d)(2)(C), substituted “individuals with handicaps” for “handicapped individuals”.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 99–506, §403(e)(2), added subsec. (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 99–506, §403(f), which directed the substitution of authorization of appropriations for fiscal years 1987 through 1991 for authorization of appropriations for fiscal years 1984 through 1986 in subsec. (e), was executed by making the substitution in subsec. (f), to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the intervening redesignation of former subsec. (e) as (f) by section 403(e)(1) of Pub. L. 99–506.
Pub. L. 99–506, §403(e)(1), redesignated former subsec. (e) as (f).
1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–221, §133(a), (b)(1), inserted “qualified” before “personnel trained in providing vocational”, inserted “(1)” after “services to handicapped individuals, including”, inserted a comma and cl. (2) after “and job placement services”, inserted “(3)” before “personnel trained in performing”, and inserted provision requiring that the Commissioner furnish training to rehabilitation counselors in the applicability of the provisions of section 794 of this title.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–221, §133(c), substituted “shall be targeted to areas of personnel shortage which may” for “will be utilized to provide a balanced program of assistance to meet the medical, vocational, and other personnel training needs of both public and private rehabilitation programs and institutions, to”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98–221, §133(b)(2), (d), substituted “needs for qualified personnel” for “needs for personnel” and inserted provision requiring the Commissioner to prepare and submit to the Congress, simultaneously with the budget submission for the succeeding fiscal year for the Rehabilitation Services Administration, a report setting forth and justifying in detail how the training funds for the fiscal year prior to such submission are allocated by professional discipline and other program areas, with the report also to contain findings on personnel shortages, how funds proposed for the succeeding fiscal year will be allocated under the President's budget proposal, and how the findings of personnel shortages justify the allocations.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 98–221, §133(e), substituted “(e)” for “(d)” as designation for subsection authorizing appropriations, thereby correcting a typographical error in Pub. L. 95–602 which had added two subsecs. (d), and in subsec. (e) as so redesignated, substituted “There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $22,000,000 for the fiscal year 1984, $27,000,000 for the fiscal year 1985, and $31,000,000 for the fiscal year 1986” for “There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $34,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, $40,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, $45,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, and $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982”.
1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–602, §114(1), substituted “The Commissioner may” for “The Secretary, through the Commissioner, in coordination with other appropriate programs in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, is authorized to”, “vocational, medical, social, and psychological rehabilitation services” for “vocational services”, and “individuals, including personnel specially trained in providing employment assistance to handicapped individuals through job development and job placement services, and personnel trained in performing” for “individuals and in performing”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–602, §114(2), inserted “, rehabilitation psychiatry” after “social work” and “specialized personnel in providing job development and job placement services for handicapped individuals,” after “blind and deaf individuals,”.
Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 95–602, §114(3), added subsec. (c) and two subsecs. (d).