CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

SEC. 133. CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. (a) Advocacy.— Section 112(a) (29 U.S.C. 732(a)) is amended— (1) in the first sentence— (A) by striking “to assist such clients” and inserting “to assist and advocate for such clients”; (B) by inserting “and advocacy” after “including assistance”; and (C) by inserting before the period in the first sentence the following: “and to facilitate access to the services funded under this Act through individual and systemic advocacy”; (2) by amending the second sentence to read as follows: “The client assistance program shall provide information on the available services and benefits under this Act and title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 et seq.) to individuals with disabilities in the State, especially with regard to individuals with disabilities who have traditionally been unserved or underserved by vocational rehabilitation programs.”; and (3) by inserting after the second sentence the following: “In providing assistance and advocacy under this subsection with respect to services under this title, a client assistance program may provide the assistance and advocacy with respect to services that are directly related to facilitating the employment of the individual.”. (b) Redesignation of Agency.— Section 112(c)(1) (29 U.S.C. 732(c)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: “(B) The Governor may not redesignate the agency designated under subparagraph (A) without good cause and unless— “(i) the Governor has given the agency 30 days notice of the intention to make such redesignation, including specification of the good cause for such redesignation and an opportunity to respond to the assertion that good cause has been shown; “(ii) individuals with disabilities or their representatives have timely notice of the redesignation and opportunity for public comment; and “(iii) the agency has the opportunity to appeal to the Commissioner on the basis that the redesignation was not for good cause.”. (c) Minimum State Allotments.—Section 112(e)(l) (29 U.S.C. 732(e)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking “and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.” and inserting “and the Republic of Palau, except that the Republic of Palau may receive such allotment under this section only until the Compact of Free Association with Palau takes effect.”; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking “and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands” and inserting “and the Republic of Palau”; and (3) in subparagraph (D)— (A) in clause (i), by striking “$75,000” and inserting “$100,000”; and (B) in clause (ii)— 106 STAT. 4392 (i) by striking “subsection (c),” and inserting “clause (i),”; (ii) by striking “minimum allotment under subparagraph (A)” and inserting “minimum allotments under subparagraphs (A) and (B)”; and (iii) by striking “fiscal year by more than” and all that follows and inserting “fiscal year.”. (d) Report.— Section 112(g) (29 U.S.C. 732(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: “(5) Each such report shall contain information on the number of requests the client assistance program under this section receives annually, the number of requests such program is unable to serve, and the reasons that the program is unable to serve all the requests. “(6) For purposes of such report or for any other periodic audit, report, or evaluation of the performance of a client assistance program under this section, the Secretary shall not require such a program to disclose the identity of, or any other person-ally identifiable information related to, any individual requesting assistance under such program.”. (e) Authorization of Appropriations.—Section 112 (29 U.S.C. 732) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (h); (2) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h); and (3) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection) by striking “$7,100,000” and all that follows and inserting “such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993 through 1997 to carry out the provisions of this section.”.