SCOPE OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES.

SEC. 124. SCOPE OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES. (a) In General.— Section 103(a) (29 U.S.C. 723(a)) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: “(1) an assessment for determining eligibility and vocational rehabilitation needs by qualified personnel, including, 106 STAT. 4380if appropriate, an assessment by personnel skilled in rehabilitation technology;”; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking “referral,”; (B) by inserting “work-related” before “placement services”; (C) by inserting before “followup,” the following: “job search assistance, placement assistance, job retention services, personal assistance services, and”; (D) by striking “maintain or regain employment” and inserting “maintain, regain, or advance in employment”; and (E) by striking “, and other services” and all that follows through “under this Act”; (3) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking “and services” and inserting “and such services”; and (B) by striking “: Provided, That” and inserting “, except that”; (4) in paragraph (4)(A)— (A) by striking “handicap to employment,” and inserting “impediment to employment,”; and (B) by striking “substantially reduce the handicap” and inserting “reduce such impediment to employment”; (5) in paragraph (5), by striking “, not exceeding the estimated cost of subsistence, during rehabilitation” and inserting “for additional costs incurred while participating in rehabilitation”; (6) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (11); (7) in paragraph (12), by striking “engineering services.” and inserting “technology services;”; and (8) by adding at the end the following: “(13) referral and other services designed to assist individuals with disabilities in securing needed services from other agencies through agreements developed under section l0l(a)(11), if such services are not available under this Act; “(14) transition services that promote or facilitate the accomplishment of long-term rehabilitation goals and inter-mediate rehabilitation objectives; “(15) on-the-job or other related personal assistance services provided while an individual with a disability is receiving services described in this section; and “(16) supported employment services.”. (b) Additional Vocational Rehabilitation Services.— Section 103(b) (29 U.S.C. 723(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking “in the case” and inserting “In the case”; and (B) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking “the construction” and all that follows through “rehabilitation facilities)” and inserting the following: “The establishment, development, or improvement of community rehabilitation programs, including, under special circumstances, the construction of a facility, and the 106 STAT. 4381provision of other services (including services offered at community rehabilitation programs)”; (B) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and (C) by adding at the end the following sentence: “Such programs shall be used to provide services that promote integration and competitive employment.”; (3) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking “the use of” and inserting “The use of”; and (B) by striking “; and” and inserting a period; (4) in paragraph (4), by striking “the use of” and inserting “The use or; and (5) by adding at the end the following paragraph: “(5) Technical assistance and support services to businesses that are not subject to title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 et seq.) and that are seeking to employ individuals with disabilities.”.