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of the expenditures incurred by the State during such year under its State plan

approved under section 114.

"DEFINITIONS

"Sec. 116. For the purposes of this part-

"(a) the term 'severely handicapped individual' means any individual who (1) is under a physical or mental disability so serious that it limits substantially his ability to function in his family and community as one without such serious disability may be expected to function, and (2) who, with the assistance of supplementary rehabilitation services, can reasonably be expected to improve substantially his ability to live independently, and function normally in his family and community.

"(b) the term 'supplementary rehabilitation services' means any appropriate rehabilitation service provided under Part A of this title or any other service which will make a substantial contribution in helping the severely handicapped individual improve his ability to live independently or function normally within his family and community. It also includes preventive and restorative services which will diminish the present or prospective need of a severely handicapped individual for supplementary or vocational rehabilitation

services.

"SPECIAL PROJECTS

"Sec. 117. From sums appropriated under section 112, the Secretary may retain not to exceed 10 per centum or $1,000,000, whichever is smaller,

to enable him to make grants to the States and public and other nonprofit

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organizations to pay part of the cost of

projects for research and demon

stration and training which hold promise of making a substantial contribution

to the solution of problems related to the rehabilitation of severely handicapped

individuals common to all or several States.

"NONDUPLICATION

"Sec. 118. In determining the amount of any State's Federal share

of expenditures for planning, administration, and services incurred by it under

a State plan approved in accordance with section 114 there shall be disregarded (1) any portion of such expenditures which are financed by Federal funds provided under any provision of law other than this part, and (2) the amount of any nonFederal funds required to be expended as a condition of receipt of such Federal

funds."

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Section 204 (a) (3) of H.R.8395 is amended to read as follows:

"(3) shows the plan, policies, and methods to be followed in providing services under the State evaluation and work adjustment plan and in its administration and supervision; specifies that physically or mentally handicapped disadvantaged individuals shall be provided evaluation and work adjustment services prior to provision of similar services to disadvantaged individuals who are not physically or mentally handicapped; and, in case evaluation and work adjustment services cannot be provided all other individuals who apply for such services, shows the order to be followed in

selecting those to whom evaluation and work adjustment services will be provided;"

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AMENDMENT #16

Section 401 of H.R.8395 is amended by adding the following new subsection:

"(j) provide for rehabilitation services to older blind persons."

AMENDMENT #17

Section 402 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(j) For the purpose of making grants and contracts under section 416 (exclusive of subsection (f)), there is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973; $20,000,000 for the fiscal year

ending June 30, 1974; and $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975."

AMENDMENT #18

Section 405(b) is amended by adding to paragraph (2) after "relating to" and

before "safety" the words "occupational health and".

AMENDMENT #19

Section 408 (d) is amended by inserting after "comply with" and before "safety"

the words "occupational health and".

AMENDMENT #20

Title IV is further amended by adding the following new section:

"REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR OLDER BLIND PERSONS

"Sec. 416. (a) (1) For each fiscal year each State shall be entitled to an

allotment of an amount bearing the same ratio to the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 402(j) of this title for meeting the costs described in paragraph (2) of this subsection, as the product of (A) the population of the State, and (B) its allotment percentage (as defined in section 6(d) bears to the sum of the corresponding products for all the States. The allotment to any State under the preceding sentence for any fiscal year which is less than $50,000 (or such amount as may be specified as a minimum allotment in the Act appropriating sums for such year) shall be increased to that amount, the total of the increases thereby required being derived by proportionately reducing the allotments to each of the remaining States under the preceding sentence, with such adjustments as may be necessary to prevent the allotment of any of such remaining States from being thereby reduced to less than that amount. "(2) The Secretary shall pay to each State an amount equal

but

to 90 percentum of the cost of rehabilitation services furnished to older blind persons under a plan of such State approved under subsection (c), including the cost of any rehabilitation services furnished by the designated State vocational rehabilitation agency or agencies, except that the total of such payments to such State for such fiscal year may not exceed its allotment under paragraph (1) for such year. The cost of rehabilitation services shall not include any amounts paid by another public or private agency for the provision of rehabilitation services.

"(3) 'Rehabilitation services for older blind persons' include, as appropriate in each case, such services as outreach, referral, assistance in acquiring mobility and other personal management skills, and such other services as are specified in section 106(a) of this Act. As used in this section, the term