Office of Vocational Rehabilitation

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation grants to states For grants to States in accordance with the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, $72,940,000, of which $71,240,000 is for vocational rehabilitation services under section 2 of said Act; and $1,700,000 is for extension and improvement projects under section 3 of said Act: Provided, That allotments under section 2 of said Act to the States for the current fiscal year shall be made on the basis of $110,000,000, and this amount shall be considered the sum available for allotments under such section for such fiscal year: Provided fur-76 Stat. 369ther, That additional allotments, not exceeding $240,000 in the aggregate, for grants under section 2 of said Act may be made, in accordance with regulations of the Secretary, to States in which the Federal share of the costs of rehabilitation services under such section exceeds their respective allotments from such $110,000,000: Provided further, That the allotment to any State under section 3(a) (1) of said Act shall be not less than $15,000. Grants to States, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after May 31, of the current fiscal year, grants to States under sections 2 and 3 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be necessary, the obligations incurred and the expenditures made thereunder to be charged to the appropriation therefor for that fiscal year: Provided, That the payments made pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed the amount paid to the States for the first quarter of the current fiscal year. research and training For grants and other expenses (except administrative expenses) for research, training, traineeships, and other special projects, pursuant to section 4 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, for expenses of carrying out the training functions provided for in section 7 of said Act, and for expenses of studies, investigations, demonstrations, and reports, and of dissemination of information with respect thereto pursuant to section 7 of said Act, $25,500,000. research and training (special foreign currency program) For purchase of foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States, for necessary expenses of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, as authorized by law, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available, in addition to other appropriations to such agency, for the purchase of the foregoing currencies. salaries and expenses For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, $2,486,000.