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PUBIJC LAW 93-112-SEPT. 26, 1973
[87 STAT.
nor more than 20 geographically dispersed regions client assistance pilot projects (hereinafter in this section referred to as "projects") to provide counselors to inform and advise all clients and client applicants in the project area of all available benefits under this Act and, upon request of such client or client applicant, to assist such clients or applicants in their relationships with projects, programs, and facilities providing services to them under this Act. Regulations, (b) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations which shall include requirements. the following requirements: (1) No employees of such projects shall be presently serving as staff or consultants or receiving benefits of any kind directly or indirectly from any rehabilitation project, program, or facility receiving assistance under this Act in the project area. (2) Each project shall be afforded reasonable access to policymaking and administrative personnel in State and local rehabilitation programs, projects, and facilities. Annual reports, (3) The project shall submit an annual report, through the State submittal to conagency designated pursuant to section 101, to the Secretary on the gressional committees. operation of the project during the previous year, including a sumAnte, p. 363. mary of the work done and a uniform statistical tabulation of all cases handled by such project. A copy of each such report shall be submitted to the appropriate committees of the Congress by the Secretary, together with a summary of such reports and his evaluation of such projects, including appropriate recommendations. Graduate stu(4) Each State agency may enter into cooperative arrangements dent services.' with institutions of higher education to secure the services in such projects of graduate students who are undergoing clinical training activities in related fields. No compensation with funds appropriated under this Act shall be provided to such students. (5) Reasonable assurance shall bs given by the appropriate State agency that all clients or client applicants within the project area shall have the opportunity to receive adequate service under the project and shall not be pressured against or otherwise discouraged from availing themselves of the services available under such project. (6) The project shall be funded, administered, and operated directly by and with the concurrence of the State agency designated pursuant to section 101. PART C—INNOVATION AND EXPANSION GRANTS STATE ALLOTMENTS Ante, p. 363.
82 Stat. 299. 29 USC 34.
SEC. 120. (a)(1) From the sums available pursuant to section 100 (b)(2) for any fiscal year for grants to States to assist them in meeting the costs described in section 121, each State shall be entitled to an allotment of an amount bearing the same ratio to such sums as the population of the State bears to the population of all the States. The allotment to any State under the preceding sentence for any fiscal year which is less than $50,000 shall be increased to that amount, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, no State shall receive less than the amount necessary to cover up to 90 per centum of the cost of continuing projects assisted under section 4(a)(2)(A) of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, except that no such project may receive financial assistance under both the Vocational Rehabilitation Act and this Act for a total period of time in excess of three years. The total of the increase required by the preceding sentence shall be derived by propor-
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