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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 771. Declaration of purpose and competitive basis of grants and contracts
(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;
(3) provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals
with disabilities who are migrant or seasonal farmworkers;
(4) initiate recreational programs to provide recreational
activities and related experiences for individuals with
disabilities to aid such individuals in employment, mobility,
socialization, independence, and community integration; and
(5) 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 investment 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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