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29 U.S.C. § 794b — Declaration of purpose and competitive basis of grants and contracts
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**(a) Purpose** It is the purpose of this subchapter to authorize grants and contracts to—
(1)
(A) provide academic training to ensure that skilled personnel are available to provide rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities through vocational, medical, social, and psychological rehabilitation programs (including supported employment programs), through economic and business development programs, through independent living services programs, and through client assistance programs; and
(B) provide training to maintain and upgrade basic skills and knowledge of personnel (including personnel specifically trained to deliver services to individuals with disabilities whose employment outcome is self-employment or telecommuting) employed to provide state-of-the-art service delivery and rehabilitation technology services;
(2) conduct special projects and demonstrations that expand and improve the provision of rehabilitation and other services (including those services provided through community rehabilitation programs) authorized under this chapter, or that otherwise further the purposes of this chapter, including related research and evaluation; and
(3) provide training and information to individuals with disabilities and the individuals’ representatives, and other appropriate parties to develop the skills necessary for individuals with disabilities to gain access to the rehabilitation system and statewide workforce development systems and to become active decisionmakers in the rehabilitation process.
**(b) Competitive basis of grants and contracts** The Secretary shall ensure that all grants and contracts are awarded under this subchapter on a competitive basis.
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**(a) Purpose** It is the purpose of this subchapter to authorize grants and contracts to—
(1)
(A) provide academic training to ensure that skilled personnel are available to provide rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities through vocational, medical, social, and psychological rehabilitation programs (including supported employment programs), through economic and business development programs, through independent living services programs, and through client assistance programs; and
(B) provide training to maintain and upgrade basic skills and knowledge of personnel (including personnel specifically trained to deliver services to individuals with disabilities whose employment outcome is self-employment or telecommuting) employed to provide state-of-the-art service delivery and rehabilitation technology services;
(2) conduct special projects and demonstrations that expand and improve the provision of rehabilitation and other services (including those services provided through community rehabilitation programs) authorized under this chapter, or that otherwise further the purposes of this chapter, including related research and evaluation; and
(3) provide training and information to individuals with disabilities and the individuals’ representatives, and other appropriate parties to develop the skills necessary for individuals with disabilities to gain access to the rehabilitation system and statewide workforce development systems and to become active decisionmakers in the rehabilitation process.
**(b) Competitive basis of grants and contracts** The Secretary shall ensure that all grants and contracts are awarded under this subchapter on a competitive basis.
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**(a) In general**
(1) **Duties** — In carrying out the duties of the Commissioner under this subchapter, the Commissioner shall—
(A) provide for the annual review and periodic onsite monitoring of programs under this subchapter; and
(B) determine whether, in the administration of the State plan, a State is complying substantially with the provisions of such plan and with evaluation standards and performance indicators established under [section 726 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section726&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Procedures for reviews** — In conducting reviews under this section the Commissioner shall consider, at a minimum—
(A) State policies and procedures;
(B) guidance materials;
(C) decisions resulting from hearings conducted in accordance with due process;
(D) State goals established under [section 721(a)(15) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section721/a/15&num=0&edition=prelim) and the extent to which the State has achieved such goals;
(E) plans and reports prepared under [section 726(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section726/b&num=0&edition=prelim);
(F) consumer satisfaction reviews and analyses described in [section 725(c)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section725/c/4&num=0&edition=prelim);
(G) information provided by the State Rehabilitation Council established under [section 725 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section725&num=0&edition=prelim), if the State has such a Council, or by the commission described in [section 721(a)(21)(A)(i) of this title](https://usco
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TITLE 29—LABOR
§ 794b
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2009 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 111–2 effective as if enacted
May 28, 2007, and applicable to certain claims of dis-
crimination in compensation pending on or after that
date, see section 6 of Pub. L. 111–2, set out as a note
under section 2000e–5 of Title 42, The Public Health and
Welfare.
§ 794b. Removal of architectural, transportation,
or communication barriers; technical and fi-
nancial assistance; compensation of experts
or consultants; authorization of appropria-
tions
(a) The Secretary may provide directly or by
contract with State vocational rehabilitation
agencies or experts or consultants or groups
thereof, technical assistance—
(1) to persons operating community rehabili-
tation programs; and
(2) with the concurrence of the Access Board
established by section 792 of this title, to any
public or nonprofit agency, institution, or or-
ganization;
for the purpose of assisting such persons or enti-
ties in removing architectural, transportation,
or communication barriers. Any concurrence of
the Access Board under paragraph (2) shall re-
flect its consideration of cost studies carried out
by States.
(b) Any such experts or consultants, while
serving pursuant to such contracts, shall be en-
titled to receive compensation at rates fixed by
the Secretary, but not exceeding the daily
equivalent of the rate of pay for level 4 of the
Senior Executive Service Schedule under sec-
tion 5382 of title 5, including travel time, and
while so serving away from their homes or reg-
ular places of business, they may be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title
5 for persons in the Government serv
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