S 1188 · 96th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Disabled Veterans Rehabilitation Act of 1980
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EnactedLatest: Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #389 (86-0).(1980-09-04)
Recorded Votes
PassedSenate · 1980-09-04
Yea 86Nay 0
PassedSenate · 1980-09-04
Yea 86Nay 0
Plain Language Summary
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Disabled Veterans Rehabilitation Act of 1979 - Title I: Vocational Rehabilitation Amendments - Revises veterans' vocational rehabilitation provisions to declare the purpose of this Act to be to provide all services necessary to enable veterans with service-connected disabilities to attain maximum independence, to become employable, and to obtain and maintain suitable employment. Redefines "vocational rehabilitation" to include the provision of all services required to achieve the purpose of this Act, including discharge, medical, social, psychological, economic, and vocational services (presently defined in terms of educational and vocational training to restore employability). Defines "employment handicap" as a disability impairing a veteran's ability to prepare for, obtain, or retain employment consistent with his or her abilities, aptitudes, and interests. Revises entitlement provisions to: (1) make eligibility run as of September 16, 1940, (rather than World War II as at present); (2) require a handicap to be an employment handicap as defined by this Act; and (3) provide for follow up vocational services to a rehabilitated veteran in order for such veteran to enter new employme…
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