PUBLIC LAW 102-569—OCT. 29, 1992 106 STAT. 4465 '^CHAPTER 2—INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BUND •«EC. 761. DEFINITION. 29 USC 796j. Tor purposes of this chapter, the term 'older individual who is blind' means an individual age 56 or older whose severe visual impairment makes competitive employment extremely difficult to attain but for whom independent living goals are feasible. •SEC. 762. PROGRAM OF GRANTS. 29 USC 796k. "(a) IN GENERAL. — •*(1) AUTHORITY FOR GRANTS. — Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Commissioner may make grants to States for the purpose of providing the services described in subsection (d) to older individuals who are blind. "(2) DESIGNATED STATE UNIT. — The Commissioner may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the State involved agrees that the grant will be administered solely by the agency described in section lOl(a)(l)(A)(i). "(b) CONTINGENT COMPETITIVE GRANTS.— Beginning with fiscal year 1994, in the case of any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under section 753 is less than $13,000,000, grants under subsection (a) shall be discretionary grants made on a competitive basis to States. "(c) CONTINGENT FORMULA GRANTS. — " (1) IN GENERAL. —In the case of any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under section 753 is equal to or greater than $13,000,000, grants under subsection (a) shall be made only to States and shall be made only from allotments under paragraph (2). "(2) ALLOTMENTS.— For grants under subsection (a) for a fiscal year described in paragraph (1), the Commissioner shall make an allotment to each State in an amount determined in accordance with subsection (j), and shall make a grant to the State of the allotment made for the State if the State submits to the Commissioner an application in accordance with subsection (i). "(d) SERVICES GENERALLY.— The Commissioner may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the State involved agrees that the grant will be expended only for purposes of— "(1) providing independent living services to older individuals who are blind; "(2) conducting activities that will improve or expand services for such individuals; and "(3) conducting activities to help improve public understanding of the problems of such individuals. "(e) INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES. —Independent living services for purposes of subsection (d)(1) include— "(1) services to help correct blindness, such as— "(A) outreach services; "(B) visu£d screening; "(C) surgical or therapeutic treatment to prevent, correct, or modify disabling eye conditions; and "(D) hospitalization related to such services; "(2) the provision of eyeglasses and other visual aids;
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