HR 2597 · 98th Congress · Labor and Employment

Rehabilitation Amendments of 1983

Introduced 1983-04-19· Sponsored by Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-13]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education.(1983-04-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Rehabilitation Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ("the Act") to revise and add specified definitions. Revises audit provisions to require that States obtain financial and compliance audits of funds received under the Act. Repeals specified provisions relating to advance funding, joint funding, consolidated rehabilitation plans, application of other laws, administration, reports to the President and Congress, program and project evaluation, and use of funds. Revises a nonduplication prohibition to delete a provision for disregarding specified amounts in determining the amount of any State's Federal share of expenditures for planning, administration, and services incurred by it under an approved State plan. Revises information clearinghouse provisions to delete provisions for: (1) the Office of Information and Resources for the Handicapped; and (2) an authorization of appropriations for an information and resources clearinghouse for the handicapped. Amends title I (Vocational Rehabilitation Services) of the Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988 to carry out such title. Revises provisions for State plans relating to joint programs and to wai…

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1 Republican