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[79 STAT. 1293]
PUBLIC LAW 89-000—MMMM. DD, 1965
[79 STAT. 1293]

79 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 89-333-NOV. 8, 1965

ices provided to an individual who is under a physical or mental disability which constitutes a substantial handicap to employment, during the period, not in excess of eighteen months in the case of any individual who is mentally retarded or has a disability designated for this purpose by the Secretary, or six months in the case of an individual with any other disability, determined (in accordance with regulations of the Secretary) to be necessary for, and which are provided for the purpose of, ascertaining whether it may reasonably be expected that such individual will be rendered fit to engage in a remunerative occupation through the provision of goods and services described in subsection (a), but only if the goods or services provided to him during such period would constitute 'vocational rehabilitation services' if his disability were of such a nature that he would be a 'handicapped individual' under such preceding provisions of this subsection". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply in the case of expenditures made after June 30, 1965, under a State plan approved under the Vocational Rehabilitation Act.

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Applicability.

M A N A G E M E N T SERVICES AND SUPERVISION OF B U S I N E S S E N T E R P R I S E S OF THE HANDICAPPED

SEC. 11. Effective July 1, 1966, section 11(a)(7) of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 4 1 (a)(7)) is amended to read as follows: "(7) in the case of any type of small business operated by the severely handicapped the operation of which can be improved by management services and supervision provided by the State agency, the provision of such services and supervision, alone or together with the acquisition by the State agency of vending stands or dther equipment and initial stocks and supplies; and". TECHNICAL

AMENDMENTS

SEC. 12. (a) Section 4(d)(3) of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 34(d)(3)) is amended to read as follows: "(3) Appointed members of the Council, while attending meetings National Advisor conferences thereof or otherwise serving on business of the Council bers. or at the request of the Secretary, shall be entitled to receive compensation at rates fixed by the Secretary, but not exceeding $100 per day, including travel time, and while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 73b2) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently." 75^star*-!39°^34o (b)(1) The last sentence of section 4(a), the second sentence of sect i o n 4 (d)(l), the firstsentence of section 4rd)(2),section 5(a)(4), the 29 USC 35. paragraphs of section 7(a) redesignated (by section 7 of this Act) as paragraphs (1) and (3), the portion of section 11(a) preceding paragraph (1), paragraph (8) of section 11(a), section 11(b), and so much of section 11(c) as precedes paragraph (1), of such Act, are each amended by striking out "physically handicapped individuals" and inserting in lieu thereof "handicapped individuals". (2) The third sentence of section 4(d)(1) of such Act is amended by striking out "physically handicapped" and inserting in lieu thereof "handicapped". (3) Section 8 of such Act is amended by striking out "Physically 29 USC 38. Handicapped" and inserting in lieu thereof "Handicapped" and by striking out "handicapped individuals" and inserting in lieu thereof "individuals".