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[CITE: 29USC722]

 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
 CHAPTER 16--VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND OTHER REHABILITATION SERVICES
 
            SUBCHAPTER I--VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES
 
                       Part A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 722. Eligibility and individualized plan for employment


(a) Eligibility

                    (1) Criterion for eligibility

        An individual is eligible for assistance under this subchapter 
    if the individual--
            (A) is an individual with a disability under section 
        705(20)(A) of this title; and
            (B) requires vocational rehabilitation services to prepare 
        for, secure, retain, or regain employment.

                     (2) Presumption of benefit

        (A) Demonstration

            For purposes of this section, an individual shall be 
        presumed to be an individual that can benefit in terms of an 
        employment outcome from vocational rehabilitation services under 
        section 705(20)(A) of this title, unless the designated State 
        unit involved can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence 
        that such individual is incapable of benefiting in terms of an 
        employment outcome from vocational rehabilitation services due 
        to the severity of the disability of the individual.

        (B) Methods

            In making the demonstration required under subparagraph (A), 
        the designated State unit shall explore the individual's 
        abilities, capabilities, and capacity to perform in work 
        situations, through the use of trial work experiences, as 
        described in section 705(2)(D) of this title, with appropriate 
        supports provided through the designated State unit, except 
        under limited circumstances when an individual cannot take 
        advantage of such experiences. Such experiences shall be of 
        sufficient variety and over a sufficient period of time to 
        determine the eligibility of the individual or to determine the 
        existence of clear and convincing evidence that the individual 
        is incapable of benefiting in terms of an employment outcome 
        from vocational rehabilitation services due to the severity of 
        the disability of the individual.

                   (3) Presumption of eligibility

        (A) In general

            For purposes of this section, an individual who has a 
        disability or is blind as determined pursuant to title II or 
        title XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. and 
        1381 et seq.) shall be--
                (i) considered to be an individual with a significant 
            disability under section 705(21)(A) of this title; and
                (ii) presumed to be eligible for vocational 
            rehabilitation services under this subchapter (provided that 
            the individual intends to achieve an employment outcome 
            consistent with the unique strengths, resources, priorities, 
            concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed 
            choice of the individual) unless the designated State unit 
            involved can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence 
            that such individual is incapable of benefiting in terms of 
            an employment outcome from vocational rehabilitation 
            services due to the severity of the disability of the 
            individual in accordance with paragraph (2).

        (B) Construction

            Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to create an 
        entitlement to any vocational rehabilitation service.

                   (4) Use of existing information

        (A) In general

            To the maximum extent appropriate and consistent with the 
        requirements of this part, for purposes of determining the 
        eligibility of an individual for vocational rehabilitation 
        services under this subchapter and developing the individualized 
        plan for employment described in subsection (b) of this section 
        for the individual, the designated State unit shall use 
        information that is existing and current (as of the date of the 
        determination of eligibility or of the development of the 
        individualized plan for employment), including information 
        available from other programs and providers, particularly 
        information used by education officials and the Social Security 
        Administration, information provided by the individual and the 
        family of the individual, and information obtained under the 
        assessment for determining eligibility and vocational 
        rehabilitation needs.

        (B) Determinations by officials of other agencies

            Determinations made by officials of other agencies, 
        particularly education officials described in section 
        721(a)(11)(D) of this title, regarding whether an individual 
        satisfies one or more factors relating to whether an individual 
        is an individual with a disability under section 705(20)(A) of 
        this title or an individual with a significant disability under 
        section 705(21)(A) of this title shall be used, to the extent 
        appropriate and consistent with the requirements of this part, 
        in assisting the designated State unit in making such 
        determinations.

        (C) Basis

            The determination of eligibility for vocational 
        rehabilitation services shall be based on--
                (i) the review of existing data described in section 
            705(2)(A)(i) of this title; and
                (ii) to the extent that such data is unavailable or 
            insufficient for determining eligibility, the provision of 
            assessment activities described in section 705(2)(A)(ii) of 
            this title.

                 (5) Determination of ineligibility

        If an individual who applies for services under this subchapter 
    is determined, based on the review of existing data and, to the 
    extent necessary, the assessment activities described in section 
    705(2)(A)(ii) of this title, not to be eligible for the services, or 
    if an eligible individual receiving services under an individualized 
    plan for employment is determined to be no longer eligible for the 
    services--
            (A) the ineligibility determination involved shall be made 
        only after providing an opportunity for full consultation with 
        the individual or, as appropriate, the individual's 
        representative;
            (B) the individual or, as appropriate, the individual's 
        representative, shall be informed in writing (supplemented as 
        necessary by other appropriate modes of communication consistent 
        with the informed choice of the individual) of the ineligibility 
        determination, including--
                (i) the reasons for the determination; and
                (ii) a description of the means by which the individual 
            may express, and seek a remedy for, any dissatisfaction with 
            the determination, including the procedures for review by an 
            impartial hearing officer under subsection (c) of this 
            section;

            (C) the individual shall be provided with a description of 
        services available from the client assistance program under 
        section 732 of this title and information on how to contact that 
        program; and
            (D) any ineligibility determination that is based on a 
        finding that the individual is incapable of benefiting in terms 
        of an employment outcome shall be reviewed--
                (i) within 12 months; and
                (ii) thereafter, if such a review is requested by the 
            individual or, if appropriate, by the individual's 
            representative.

        (6) Timeframe for making an eligibility determination

        The designated State unit shall determine whether an individual 
    is eligible for vocational rehabilitation services under this 
    subchapter within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 60 
    days, after the individual has submitted an application for the 
    services unless--
            (A) exceptional and unforeseen circumstances beyond the 
        control of the designated State unit preclude making an 
        eligibility determination within 60 days and the designated 
        State unit and the individual agree to a specific extension of 
        time; or
            (B) the designated State unit is exploring an individual's 
        abilities, capabilities, and capacity to perform in work 
        situations under paragraph (2)(B).

(b) Development of an individualized plan for employment

       (1) Options for developing an individualized plan for 
                                 employment

        If an individual is determined to be eligible for vocational 
    rehabilitation services as described in subsection (a) of this 
    section, the designated State unit shall complete the assessment for 
    determining eligibility and vocational rehabilitation needs, as 
    appropriate, and shall provide the eligible individual or the 
    individual's representative, in writing and in an appropriate mode 
    of communication, with information on the individual's options for 
    developing an individualized plan for employment, including--
            (A) information on the availability of assistance, to the 
        extent determined to be appropriate by the eligible individual, 
        from a qualified vocational rehabilitation counselor in 
        developing all or part of the individualized plan for employment 
        for the individual, and the availability of technical assistance 
        in developing all or part of the individualized plan for 
        employment for the individual;
            (B) a description of the full range of components that shall 
        be included in an individualized plan for employment;
            (C) as appropriate--
                (i) an explanation of agency guidelines and criteria 
            associated with financial commitments concerning an 
            individualized plan for employment;
                (ii) additional information the eligible individual 
            requests or the designated State unit determines to be 
            necessary; and
                (iii) information on the availability of assistance in 
            completing designated State agency forms required in 
            developing an individualized plan for employment; and

            (D)(i) a description of the rights and remedies available to 
        such an individual including, if appropriate, recourse to the 
        processes set forth in subsection (c) of this section; and
            (ii) a description of the availability of a client 
        assistance program established pursuant to section 732 of this 
        title and information about how to contact the client assistance 
        program.

                      (2) Mandatory procedures

        (A) Written document

            An individualized plan for employment shall be a written 
        document prepared on forms provided by the designated State 
        unit.

        (B) Informed choice

            An individualized plan for employment shall be developed and 
        implemented in a manner that affords eligible individuals the 
        opportunity to exercise informed choice in selecting an 
        employment outcome, the specific vocational rehabilitation 
        services to be provided under the plan, the entity that will 
        provide the vocational rehabilitation services, and the methods 
        used to procure the services, consistent with subsection (d) of 
        this section.

        (C) Signatories

            An individualized plan for employment shall be--
                (i) agreed to, and signed by, such eligible individual 
            or, as appropriate, the individual's representative; and
                (ii) approved and signed by a qualified vocational 
            rehabilitation counselor employed by the designated State 
            unit.

        (D) Copy

            A copy of the individualized plan for employment for an 
        eligible individual shall be provided to the individual or, as 
        appropriate, to the individual's representative, in writing and, 
        if appropriate, in the native language or mode of communication 
        of the individual or, as appropriate, of the individual's 
        representative.

        (E) Review and amendment

            The individualized plan for employment shall be--
                (i) reviewed at least annually by--
                    (I) a qualified vocational rehabilitation counselor; 
                and
                    (II) the eligible individual or, as appropriate, the 
                individual's representative; and

                (ii) amended, as necessary, by the individual or, as 
            appropriate, the individual's representative, in 
            collaboration with a representative of the designated State 
            agency or a qualified vocational rehabilitation counselor 
            (to the extent determined to be appropriate by the 
            individual), if there are substantive changes in the 
            employment outcome, the vocational rehabilitation services 
            to be provided, or the service providers of the services 
            (which amendments shall not take effect until agreed to and 
            signed by the eligible individual or, as appropriate, the 
            individual's representative, and by a qualified vocational 
            rehabilitation counselor employed by the designated State 
            unit).

       (3) Mandatory components of an individualized plan for 
                                 employment

        Regardless of the approach selected by an eligible individual to 
    develop an individualized plan for employment, an individualized 
    plan for employment shall, at a minimum, contain mandatory 
    components consisting of--
            (A) a description of the specific employment outcome that is 
        chosen by the eligible individual, consistent with the unique 
        strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, 
        capabilities, interests, and informed choice of the eligible 
        individual, and, to the maximum extent appropriate, results in 
        employment in an integrated setting;
            (B)(i) a description of the specific vocational 
        rehabilitation services that are--
                (I) needed to achieve the employment outcome, including, 
            as appropriate, the provision of assistive technology 
            devices and assistive technology services, and personal 
            assistance services, including training in the management of 
            such services; and
                (II) provided in the most integrated setting that is 
            appropriate for the service involved and is consistent with 
            the informed choice of the eligible individual; and

            (ii) timelines for the achievement of the employment outcome 
        and for the initiation of the services;
            (C) a description of the entity chosen by the eligible 
        individual or, as appropriate, the individual's representative, 
        that will provide the vocational rehabilitation services, and 
        the methods used to procure such services;
            (D) a description of criteria to evaluate progress toward 
        achievement of the employment outcome;
            (E) the terms and conditions of the individualized plan for 
        employment, including, as appropriate, information describing--
                (i) the responsibilities of the designated State unit;
                (ii) the responsibilities of the eligible individual, 
            including--
                    (I) the responsibilities the eligible individual 
                will assume in relation to the employment outcome of the 
                individual;
                    (II) if applicable, the participation of the 
                eligible individual in paying for the costs of the plan; 
                and
                    (III) the responsibility of the eligible individual 
                with regard to applying for and securing comparable 
                benefits as described in section 721(a)(8) of this 
                title; and

                (iii) the responsibilities of other entities as the 
            result of arrangements made pursuant to comparable services 
            or benefits requirements as described in section 721(a)(8) 
            of this title;

            (F) for an eligible individual with the most significant 
        disabilities for whom an employment outcome in a supported 
        employment setting has been determined to be appropriate, 
        information identifying--
                (i) the extended services needed by the eligible 
            individual; and
                (ii) the source of extended services or, to the extent 
            that the source of the extended services cannot be 
            identified at the time of the development of the 
            individualized plan for employment, a description of the 
            basis for concluding that there is a reasonable expectation 
            that such source will become available; and

            (G) as determined to be necessary, a statement of projected 
        need for post-employment services.

(c) Procedures

                           (1) In general

        Each State shall establish procedures for mediation of, and 
    procedures for review through an impartial due process hearing of, 
    determinations made by personnel of the designated State unit that 
    affect the provision of vocational rehabilitation services to 
    applicants or eligible individuals.

                          (2) Notification

        (A) Rights and assistance

            The procedures shall provide that an applicant or an 
        eligible individual or, as appropriate, the applicant's 
        representative or individual's representative shall be notified 
        of--
                (i) the right to obtain review of determinations 
            described in paragraph (1) in an impartial due process 
            hearing under paragraph (5);
                (ii) the right to pursue mediation with respect to the 
            determinations under paragraph (4); and
                (iii) the availability of assistance from the client 
            assistance program under section 732 of this title.

        (B) Timing

            Such notification shall be provided in writing--
                (i) at the time an individual applies for vocational 
            rehabilitation services provided under this subchapter;
                (ii) at the time the individualized plan for employment 
            for the individual is developed; and
                (iii) upon reduction, suspension, or cessation of 
            vocational rehabilitation services for the individual.

                   (3) Evidence and representation

        The procedures required under this subsection shall, at a 
    minimum--
            (A) provide an opportunity for an applicant or an eligible 
        individual, or, as appropriate, the applicant's representative 
        or individual's representative, to submit at the mediation 
        session or hearing evidence and information to support the 
        position of the applicant or eligible individual; and
            (B) include provisions to allow an applicant or an eligible 
        individual to be represented in the mediation session or hearing 
        by a person selected by the applicant or eligible individual.

                            (4) Mediation

        (A) Procedures

            Each State shall ensure that procedures are established and 
        implemented under this subsection to allow parties described in 
        paragraph (1) to disputes involving any determination described 
        in paragraph (1) to resolve such disputes through a mediation 
        process that, at a minimum, shall be available whenever a 
        hearing is requested under this subsection.

        (B) Requirements

            Such procedures shall ensure that the mediation process--
                (i) is voluntary on the part of the parties;
                (ii) is not used to deny or delay the right of an 
            individual to a hearing under this subsection, or to deny 
            any other right afforded under this subchapter; and
                (iii) is conducted by a qualified and impartial mediator 
            who is trained in effective mediation techniques.

        (C) List of mediators

            The State shall maintain a list of individuals who are 
        qualified mediators and knowledgeable in laws (including 
        regulations) relating to the provision of vocational 
        rehabilitation services under this subchapter, from which the 
        mediators described in subparagraph (B) shall be selected.

        (D) Cost

            The State shall bear the cost of the mediation process.

        (E) Scheduling

            Each session in the mediation process shall be scheduled in 
        a timely manner and shall be held in a location that is 
        convenient to the parties to the dispute.

        (F) Agreement

            An agreement reached by the parties to the dispute in the 
        mediation process shall be set forth in a written mediation 
        agreement.

        (G) Confidentiality

            Discussions that occur during the mediation process shall be 
        confidential and may not be used as evidence in any subsequent 
        due process hearing or civil proceeding. The parties to the 
        mediation process may be required to sign a confidentiality 
        pledge prior to the commencement of such process.

        (H) Construction

            Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to preclude 
        the parties to such a dispute from informally resolving the 
        dispute prior to proceedings under this paragraph or paragraph 
        (5), if the informal process used is not used to deny or delay 
        the right of the applicant or eligible individual to a hearing 
        under this subsection or to deny any other right afforded under 
        this subchapter.

                            (5) Hearings

        (A) Officer

            A due process hearing described in paragraph (2) shall be 
        conducted by an impartial hearing officer who shall issue a 
        decision based on the provisions of the approved State plan, 
        this chapter (including regulations implementing this chapter), 
        and State regulations and policies that are consistent with the 
        Federal requirements specified in this subchapter. The officer 
        shall provide the decision in writing to the applicant or 
        eligible individual, or, as appropriate, the applicant's 
        representative or individual's representative, and to the 
        designated State unit.

        (B) List

            The designated State unit shall maintain a list of qualified 
        impartial hearing officers who are knowledgeable in laws 
        (including regulations) relating to the provision of vocational 
        rehabilitation services under this subchapter from which the 
        officer described in subparagraph (A) shall be selected. For the 
        purposes of maintaining such list, impartial hearing officers 
        shall be identified jointly by--
                (i) the designated State unit; and
                (ii) members of the Council or commission, as 
            appropriate, described in section 721(a)(21) of this title.

        (C) Selection

            Such an impartial hearing officer shall be selected to hear 
        a particular case relating to a determination--
                (i) on a random basis; or
                (ii) by agreement between--
                    (I) the Director of the designated State unit and 
                the individual with a disability; or
                    (II) in appropriate cases, the Director and the 
                individual's representative.

        (D) Procedures for seeking review

            A State may establish procedures to enable a party involved 
        in a hearing under this paragraph to seek an impartial review of 
        the decision of the hearing officer under subparagraph (A) by--
                (i) the chief official of the designated State agency if 
            the State has established both a designated State agency and 
            a designated State unit under section 721(a)(2) of this 
            title; or
                (ii) an official from the office of the Governor.

        (E) Review request

            If the State establishes impartial review procedures under 
        subparagraph (D), either party may request the review of the 
        decision of the hearing officer within 20 days after the 
        decision.

        (F) Reviewing official

            The reviewing official described in subparagraph (D) shall--
                (i) in conducting the review, provide an opportunity for 
            the submission of additional evidence and information 
            relevant to a final decision concerning the matter under 
            review;
                (ii) not overturn or modify the decision of the hearing 
            officer, or part of the decision, that supports the position 
            of the applicant or eligible individual unless the reviewing 
            official concludes, based on clear and convincing evidence, 
            that the decision of the impartial hearing officer is 
            clearly erroneous on the basis of being contrary to the 
            approved State plan, this chapter (including regulations 
            implementing this chapter) or any State regulation or policy 
            that is consistent with the Federal requirements specified 
            in this subchapter;
                (iii) make a final decision with respect to the matter 
            in a timely manner and provide such decision in writing to 
            the applicant or eligible individual, or, as appropriate, 
            the applicant's representative or individual's 
            representative, and to the designated State unit, including 
            a full report of the findings and the grounds for such 
            decision; and
                (iv) not delegate the responsibility for making the 
            final decision to any officer or employee of the designated 
            State unit.

        (G) Finality of hearing decision

            A decision made after a hearing under subparagraph (A) shall 
        be final, except that a party may request an impartial review if 
        the State has established procedures for such review under 
        subparagraph (D) and a party involved in a hearing may bring a 
        civil action under subparagraph (J).

        (H) Finality of review

            A decision made under subparagraph (F) shall be final unless 
        such a party brings a civil action under subparagraph (J).

        (I) Implementation

            If a party brings a civil action under subparagraph (J) to 
        challenge a final decision of a hearing officer under 
        subparagraph (A) or to challenge a final decision of a State 
        reviewing official under subparagraph (F), the final decision 
        involved shall be implemented pending review by the court.

        (J) Civil action

            (i) In general

                Any party aggrieved by a final decision described in 
            subparagraph (I), may bring a civil action for review of 
            such decision. The action may be brought in any State court 
            of competent jurisdiction or in a district court of the 
            United States of competent jurisdiction without regard to 
            the amount in controversy.
            (ii) Procedure

                In any action brought under this subparagraph, the 
            court--
                    (I) shall receive the records relating to the 
                hearing under subparagraph (A) and the records relating 
                to the State review under subparagraphs (D) through (F), 
                if applicable;
                    (II) shall hear additional evidence at the request 
                of a party to the action; and
                    (III) basing the decision of the court on the 
                preponderance of the evidence, shall grant such relief 
                as the court determines to be appropriate.

                          (6) Hearing board

        (A) In general

            A fair hearing board, established by a State before January 
        1, 1985, and authorized under State law to review determinations 
        or decisions under this chapter, is authorized to carry out the 
        responsibilities of the impartial hearing officer under this 
        subsection.

        (B) Application

            The provisions of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) that relate 
        to due process hearings do not apply, and paragraph (5) (other 
        than subparagraph (J)) does not apply, to any State to which 
        subparagraph (A) applies.

                 (7) Impact on provision of services

        Unless the individual with a disability so requests, or, in an 
    appropriate case, the individual's representative, so requests, 
    pending a decision by a mediator, hearing officer, or reviewing 
    officer under this subsection, the designated State unit shall not 
    institute a suspension, reduction, or termination of services being 
    provided for the individual, including evaluation and assessment 
    services and plan development, unless such services have been 
    obtained through misrepresentation, fraud, collusion, or criminal 
    conduct on the part of the individual, or the individual's 
    representative.

                (8) Information collection and report

        (A) In general

            The Director of the designated State unit shall collect 
        information described in subparagraph (B) and prepare and submit 
        to the Commissioner a report containing such information. The 
        Commissioner shall prepare a summary of the information 
        furnished under this paragraph and include the summary in the 
        annual report submitted under section 710 of this title. The 
        Commissioner shall also collect copies of the final decisions of 
        impartial hearing officers conducting hearings under this 
        subsection and State officials conducting reviews under this 
        subsection.

        (B) Information

            The information required to be collected under this 
        subsection includes--
                (i) a copy of the standards used by State reviewing 
            officials for reviewing decisions made by impartial hearing 
            officers under this subsection;
                (ii) information on the number of hearings and reviews 
            sought from the impartial hearing officers and the State 
            reviewing officials, including the type of complaints and 
            the issues involved;
                (iii) information on the number of hearing decisions 
            made under this subsection that were not reviewed by the 
            State reviewing officials; and
                (iv) information on the number of the hearing decisions 
            that were reviewed by the State reviewing officials, and, 
            based on such reviews, the number of hearing decisions that 
            were--
                    (I) sustained in favor of an applicant or eligible 
                individual;
                    (II) sustained in favor of the designated State 
                unit;
                    (III) reversed in whole or in part in favor of the 
                applicant or eligible individual; and
                    (IV) reversed in whole or in part in favor of the 
                designated State unit.

        (C) Confidentiality

            The confidentiality of records of applicants and eligible 
        individuals maintained by the designated State unit shall not 
        preclude the access of the Commissioner to those records for the 
        purposes described in subparagraph (A).

(d) Policies and procedures

    Each designated State agency, in consultation with the State 
Rehabilitation Council, if the State has such a council, shall, 
consistent with section 720(a)(3)(C) of this title, develop and 
implement written policies and procedures that enable each individual 
who is an applicant for or eligible to receive vocational rehabilitation 
services under this subchapter to exercise informed choice throughout 
the vocational rehabilitation process carried out under this subchapter, 
including policies and procedures that require the designated State 
agency--
        (1) to inform each such applicant and eligible individual 
    (including students with disabilities who are making the transition 
    from programs under the responsibility of an educational agency to 
    programs under the responsibility of the designated State unit), 
    through appropriate modes of communication, about the availability 
    of, and opportunities to exercise, informed choice, including the 
    availability of support services for individuals with cognitive or 
    other disabilities who require assistance in exercising informed 
    choice, throughout the vocational rehabilitation process;
        (2) to assist applicants and eligible individuals in exercising 
    informed choice in decisions related to the provision of assessment 
    services under this subchapter;
        (3) to develop and implement flexible procurement policies and 
    methods that facilitate the provision of services, and that afford 
    eligible individuals meaningful choices among the methods used to 
    procure services, under this subchapter;
        (4) to provide or assist eligible individuals in acquiring 
    information that enables those individuals to exercise informed 
    choice under this subchapter in the selection of--
            (A) the employment outcome;
            (B) the specific vocational rehabilitation services needed 
        to achieve the employment outcome;
            (C) the entity that will provide the services;
            (D) the employment setting and the settings in which the 
        services will be provided; and
            (E) the methods available for procuring the services; and

        (5) to ensure that the availability and scope of informed choice 
    provided under this section is consistent with the obligations of 
    the designated State agency under this subchapter.

(Pub. L. 93-112, title I, Sec. 102, as added Pub. L. 105-220, title IV, 
Sec. 404, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1138; amended Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, 
Sec. 101(f) [title VIII, Sec. 402(c)(5)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-
337, 2681-415.)

                       References in Text

    The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(3)(A), 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 (Sec. 401 et seq.) 
and XVI (Sec. 1381 et seq.), respectively, of chapter 7 of Title 42, The 
Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to 
the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 722, Pub. L. 93-112, title I, Sec. 102, Sept. 26, 
1973, 87 Stat. 368; Pub. L. 93-516, title I, Sec. 111(e), Dec. 7, 1974, 
88 Stat. 1620; Pub. L. 93-651, title I, Sec. 111(e), Nov. 21, 1974, 89 
Stat. 2-5; Pub. L. 95-602, title I, Secs. 103, 122(b)(1), Nov. 6, 1978, 
92 Stat. 2959, 2987; Pub. L. 98-221, title I, Secs. 104(a)(3), 112, Feb. 
22, 1984, 98 Stat. 18, 20; Pub. L. 99-506, title I, Sec. 103(d)(2)(A), 
(B), title II, Sec. 203, title X, Sec. 1001(b)(5), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 
Stat. 1810, 1815, 1842; Pub. L. 100-630, title II, Sec. 202(c), Nov. 7, 
1988, 102 Stat. 3305; Pub. L. 102-569, title I, Secs. 102(p)(8), 123, 
Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4357, 4375; Pub. L. 103-73, title I, 
Sec. 107(b), Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 720, related to individualized 
written rehabilitation program, prior to the general amendment of this 
subchapter by Pub. L. 105-220.


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (c)(5)(F)(iv). Pub. L. 105-277 added cl. (iv).

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 705, 721, 723, 795, 795k of 
this title.
