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Prepared statements, letters, supplemental material, etc.-Continued
Dwight, James S., Jr., administrator, Social and Rehabilitation
Service:

Arizona State plan, November 15, 1973__

"Chronology of Arizona Administrative Reorganization and SRS
Grants," an article entitled__.

Delegation of authority, dated December 19, 1973 enclosing
several letters___

Letter to Acting Assistant Commissioner, Program Management,
from Miriam M. Stubbs, dated June 22, 1973-

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Letter to Dirk Schurrman, director, division of planning and
management assistance, from Miriam M. Stubbs, dated
January 8, 1973..

Letter to Charles Sylvester, acting regional commissioner, San
Francisco, dated November 21, 1973.

Memorandum from John B. Rhinelander, General Counsel,
dated December 13, 1973...

Memorandum from Frederick Sachs, Assistant Commissioner,
dated August 20, 1973.

Memorandum to Charles Sylvester, dated December 7, 1973. Hansen, Dr., Carl E., immediate past president, National Rehabilitation Counseling Association and director, rehabilitation counselor education program, University of Texas at Austin:

Letter to Chairman Brademas, enclosing information requested.
Testimony of....

Hoffman, Paul R., Ed. D., chairman, University of Wisconsin-Stout,
Menomonie, Wis., letter to Congressman Thomson, dated Novem-
ber 1, 1973..

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Hutchinson, Joan W., deputy assistant secretary for legislation, letter of transmittal, dated January 8, 1974..

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Lamb, Mildred, Secretary, Oregon Council of the Blind, Inc., resolution 73-04__

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Mills, Craig, director, Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, testimony of.

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National Recreation and Park Association, statement of..
Pyne, Thomas E., supervising counselor, department of health and
rehabilitative services division of vocational rehabilitation, Rock-
ledge, Fla., letter to Chairman Brademas, dated November 6, 1973

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VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1973

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR,

Washington D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to notice, in room 2175, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. John Brademas (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding.

Representatives present: Brademas, Perkins, Lehman, Hansen, Peyser, and Quie.

Staff present: Jack G. Duncan, counsel; James S. Harvey, assistant staff director; Dr. Martin LaVor, minority legislative associate. [Text of Public Law 93-112 follows:]

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Public Law 93-112

93rd Congress, H. R. 8070
September 26, 1973

An Act

To replace the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, to extend and revise the authorization of grants to States for vocational rehabilitation services, with special emphasis on services to those with the most severe handicaps, to expand special Federal responsibilities and research and training programs with respect to handicapped individuals, to establish special responsibilities in the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare for coordination of all programs with respect to handicapped individuals within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act, with the following table of contents, may be cited as the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973":

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Sec. 100. Declaration of purpose; authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 101. State plans.

Sec. 102. Individualized written rehabilitation program.

Sec. 103. Scope of vocational rehabilitation services.

Sec. 104. Non-Federal share for construction.

PART B-BASIC VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES

Sec. 110. State allotments.

Sec. 111. Payments to States.

Sec. 112. Client assistance.

PART C-INNOVATION AND EXPANSION GRANTS

Sec. 120. State allotments.

Sec. 121. Payments to States.

PART D-COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE NEEDS

Sec. 130. Special study.

TITLE II-RESEARCH AND TRAINING

Sec. 200. Declaration of purpose.

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 202. Research.

Sec. 203. Training.

Sec. 204. Reports.

TITLE III-SPECIAL FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Sec. 300. Declaration of purpose.

Sec. 301. Grants for construction of rehabilitation facilities.
Sec. 302. Vocational training services for handicapped individuals.
Sec. 303. Mortgage insurance for rehabilitation facilities.

Sec. 304. Special projects and demonstrations.

Sec. 305. National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults.

Sec. 306. General grant and contract requirements.

Rehabilitation

Act of 1973. 87 STAT. 355

87 STAT. 356

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(1) develop and implement comprehensive and continuing State

plans for meeting the current and future needs for providing

vocational rehabilitation services to handicapped individuals and

to provide such services for the benefit of such individuals, serving

first those with the most severe handicaps, so that they may pre-

pare for and engage in gainful employment;

(2) evaluate the rehabilitation potential of handicapped

individuals;

(3) conduct a study to develop methods of providing rehabili-

tation services to meet the current and future needs of handicapped
individuals for whom a vocational goal is not possible or feasible
so that they may improve their ability to live with greater inde-
pendence and self-sufficiency;

(4) assist in the construction and improvement of rehabilitation

facilities;

(5) develop new and innovative methods of applying the most

advanced medical technology, scientific achievement, and psycho-
logical and social knowledge to solve rehabilitation problems and
develop new and innovative methods of providing rehabilitation
services to handicapped individuals through research, special
projects, and demonstrations;

(6) initiate and expand services to groups of handicapped indi-
viduals (including those who are homebound or institutionalized)
who have been underserved in the past;

(7) conduct various studies and experiments to focus on long
neglected problem areas;

(8) promote and expand employment opportunities in the
public and private sectors for handicapped individuals and to
place such individuals in employment;

(9) establish client assistance pilot projects;

(10) provide assistance for the purpose of increasing the num-

ber of rehabilitation personnel and increasing their skills through

training; and

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