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29 U.S.C. § 710 — Centers operated by State agencies
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A State that receives assistance for fiscal year 2015 with respect to a center in accordance with subsection (a) of this section (as in effect on the day before July 22, 2014) may continue to receive assistance under this subpart for fiscal year 2015 or a succeeding fiscal year if, for such fiscal year—
(1) no nonprofit private agency—
(A) submits an acceptable application to operate a center for independent living for the fiscal year before a date specified by the Administrator; and
(B) obtains approval of the application under section 796f–1 or 796f–2 of this title; or
(2) after funding all applications so submitted and approved, the Administrator determines that funds remain available to provide such assistance.
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A State that receives assistance for fiscal year 2015 with respect to a center in accordance with subsection (a) of this section (as in effect on the day before July 22, 2014) may continue to receive assistance under this subpart for fiscal year 2015 or a succeeding fiscal year if, for such fiscal year—
(1) no nonprofit private agency—
(A) submits an acceptable application to operate a center for independent living for the fiscal year before a date specified by the Administrator; and
(B) obtains approval of the application under section 796f–1 or 796f–2 of this title; or
(2) after funding all applications so submitted and approved, the Administrator determines that funds remain available to provide such assistance.
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**(a) Approval of State plans**
(1) **In general** — The Administrator shall approve any State plan submitted under [section 796c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796c&num=0&edition=prelim) that the Administrator determines meets the requirements of [section 796c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796c&num=0&edition=prelim), and shall disapprove any such plan that does not meet such requirements, as soon as practicable after receiving the plan. Prior to such disapproval, the Administrator shall notify the State of the intention to disapprove the plan, and shall afford such State reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing.
(2) **Procedures**
(A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the provisions of subsections (c) and (d) of [section 727 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section727&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to any State plan submitted to the Administrator under [section 796c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) *Application* — For purposes of the application described in subparagraph (A), all references in such provisions—
(i) to the Secretary or the Commissioner shall be deemed to be references to the Administrator;
(ii) to the State agency shall be deemed to be references to the designated State entity; and
(iii) to [section 721 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section721&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be deemed to be references to [section 796c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-ti
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**(a)** The provisions of chapter 71 of title 31 and of title V of the Act of October 15, 1977 (Public Law 95–134) shall not apply to the administration of the provisions of this chapter or to the administration of any program or activity under this chapter.
**(b)** Section 501 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act [[29 U.S.C. 3341](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3341&num=0&edition=prelim)] shall apply, as specified in that section, to amendments to this chapter that were made by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
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**(a) Establishment; information and resources for individuals with disabilities** The Secretary of Education shall establish a central clearinghouse for information and resource availability for individuals with disabilities which shall provide information and data regarding—
(1) the location, provision, and availability of services and programs for individuals with disabilities, including such information and data provided by State workforce development boards regarding such services and programs authorized under title I of such Act; 11 See References in Text note below.
(2) research and recent medical and scientific developments bearing on disabilities (and their prevention, amelioration, causes, and cures); and
(3) the current numbers of individuals with disabilities and their needs.
The clearinghouse shall also provide any other relevant information and data which the Secretary of Education considers appropriate.
**(b) Information and data retrieval system** The Commissioner may assist the Secretary of Education to develop within the Department of Education a coordinated system of information and data retrieval, which will have the capacity and responsibility to provide information regarding the information and data referred to in subsection (a) of this section to the Congress, public and private agencies and organizations, individuals with disabilities and their families, professionals in fields serving such individuals, and the general public.
**(c) Office of Information and Resources for Individuals with Disabilities** The office established to carry out the provisions of this section shall be known as the “Office of Information and Resources for Individuals with Disabilities”.
**(d) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated
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**(a) Eligibility**
(1) **Criterion for eligibility** — An individual is eligible for assistance under this subchapter if the individual—
(A) has undergone an assessment for determining eligibility and vocational rehabilitation needs and as a result has been determined to be an individual with a disability under [section 705(20)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section705/20/A&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(B) requires vocational rehabilitation services to prepare for, secure, retain, advance in, or regain employment that is consistent with the individual’s strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice.
For purposes of an assessment for determining eligibility and vocational rehabilitation needs under this chapter, an individual shall be presumed to have a goal of an employment outcome.
(2) **Presumption of benefit**
(A) *Applicants* — 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section705/20/A&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) *Responsibilities* — Prior to determining under this subsection that an applicant described in subparagraph (A) is unable to benefit due to the severity of the individual’s disability or that the individual is ineligible for vocational rehabilitation services, 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](https://uscode.house.gov/
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**(a) In general**
(1) **Standards and indicators** — The evaluation standards and performance indicators for the vocational rehabilitation program carried out under this subchapter shall be subject to the performance accountability provisions described in [section 3141(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3141/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Additional performance accountability indicators** — A State may establish and provide information on additional performance accountability indicators, which shall be identified in the State plan submitted under [section 721 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section721&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Compliance**
(1) **State reports** — In accordance with regulations established by the Secretary, each State shall report to the Commissioner after the end of each fiscal year the extent to which the State is in compliance with the standards and indicators.
(2) **Program improvement**
(A) *Plan* — If the Commissioner determines that the performance of any State is below established standards, the Commissioner shall provide technical assistance to the State, and the State and the Commissioner shall jointly develop a program improvement plan outlining the specific actions to be taken by the State to improve program performance.
(B) *Review* — The Commissioner shall—
(i) on a biannual basis, review the program improvement efforts of the State and, if the State has not improved its performance to acceptable levels, as determined by the Commissioner, direct the State to make further revisions to the plan to improve performance; and
(ii) continue to conduct such reviews and request such revisions until the State sustain
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**(a) In general**
(1) **Memorandum of understanding** — The Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for the purposes of exchanging data of mutual importance—
(A) that concern clients of designated State agencies; and
(B) that are data maintained either by—
(i) the Rehabilitation Services Administration, as required by [section 710 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section710&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(ii) the Social Security Administration, from its Summary Earnings and Records and Master Beneficiary Records.
(2) **Employment statistics** — The Secretary of Labor shall provide the Commissioner with employment statistics specified in section 49l–2 of this title, that facilitate evaluation by the Commissioner of the program carried out under part B, and allow the Commissioner to compare the progress of individuals with disabilities who are assisted under the program in securing, retaining, regaining, and advancing in employment with the progress made by individuals who are assisted under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act [[29 U.S.C. 3111](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3111&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(b) Treatment of information** For purposes of the exchange described in subsection (a)(1), the data described in subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii) shall not be considered return information (as defined in [section 6103(b)(2) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section6103/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim)) and, as appropriate, the confidentiality of all client information shall be maintained by the Rehabilitation Services Adminis
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TITLE 29—LABOR
§ 710
1 So in original. There is no par. (2).
1111; renumbered § 12, Pub. L. 105–277, div. A,
§ 101(f) [title VIII, § 402(a)(1)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112
Stat. 2681–337, 2681–412; amended Pub. L. 113–128,
title IV, § 405(c), July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1637.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, re-
ferred to in subsec. (d)(2), is Pub. L. 113–128, July 22,
2014, 128 Stat. 1425, which enacted chapter 32 (§ 3101 et
seq.) of this title, repealed chapter 30 (§ 2801 et seq.) of
this title and chapter 73 (§ 9201 et seq.) of Title 20, Edu-
cation, and made amendments to numerous other sec-
tions and notes in the Code. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 3101 of this title and Tables.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to this section were contained in
section 711 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L.
105–220.
A prior section 709, Pub. L. 93–112, § 10, Sept. 26, 1973,
87 Stat. 363; Pub. L. 95–602, title I, § 122(a)(9), Nov. 6,
1978, 92 Stat. 2985; Pub. L. 100–630, title II, § 201(d), Nov.
7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3304; Pub. L. 102–569, title I, § 104, Oct.
29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4361, related to nonduplication prohi-
bition, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 403,
Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1093. See section 707 of this title.
A prior section 12 of Pub. L. 93–112 was renumbered
section 14 and is classified to section 711 of this title.
Another prior section 12 of Pub. L. 93–112 was classi-
fied to section 711 of this title prior to repeal by Pub.
L. 105–220.
AMENDMENTS
2014—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–128, § 405(c)(1)(A), des-
ignated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added
subpars. (B) to (D).
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 113
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