§ 771. Declaration of purpose and competitive basis of grants and contracts

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1998

   Rehabilitation Act of 1973

   Pub. L. 93–112 title III § 301 · 87 Stat. 355

   Enacted · 29 U.S.C. § 771

   Pub. L. 93–112, title III, § 301, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 406, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1183

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 93–112, title III, § 301, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 406, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1183

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 301. grants for construction of rehabilitation facilities (a) For the purpose of making grants and contracts under this section for construction of rehabilitation facilities, initial staffing, and planning assistance, there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1974, and June 30, 1970. Amounts so appropriated shall remain available for expenditure with respect to construction projects funded or initial staffing grants made under this section prior to July 1, 1977. (b) (1) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to assist in meeting the costs of construction of public or nonprofit rehabilitation facilities. Such grants may be made to States and public or nonprofit organizations and agencies for projects for which applications are approved by the Secretary under this section. (2) To be approved, an application for a grant for a construction project under this section must conform to the provisions of section 306. (3) The amount of a grant under this section with respect to any construction project in any State shall be equal to the same percentage of the cost of such project as the Federal share which is applicable in the case of rehabilitation facilities (as defined in section 645(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 291o(a))), in such State, except 78 Stat. 460; 84 Stat. 344. that if the Federal share with respect to rehabilitation facilities in such State is determined pursuant to subparagraph (b)(2) of section 645 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2910 (b) (2)), the percentage of the cost for 84 Stat. 340. purposes of this section shall be determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary designed to achieve as nearly as practicable results comparable to the results obtained under such subparagraph. (c) The Secretary is also authorized to make grants to assist in the initial staffing of any public or nonprofit rehabilitation facility constructed after the date of enactment of this section (whether or not such construction was financed with the aid of a grant under this section) by covering part of the costs (determined in accordance with regulations the Secretary shall prescribe) of compensation of professional or technical personnel of such facility during the period beginning with the commencement of the operation of such facility and ending with the close of four years and three months after the month in which such operation commenced. Such grants with respect to any facility may not exceed 75 per centum of such costs for the period ending with the close of the fifteenth month following the month in which such operation commenced, 60 per centum of such costs for the first year thereafter, 45 per centum of such costs for the second year thereafter, and 30 per centum of such costs for the third year thereafter. (d) The Secretary is also authorized to make grants upon application approved by the State agency designated under section 101 to administer the State plan, to public or nonprofit agencies, institutions, or organizations to assist them in meeting the cost of planning rehabilitation facilities and the services to be provided by such facilities.

2. 2014

   Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

   Pub. L. 113–128 § 441(a)(1) · 128 Stat. 1425

   Inserted · 29 U.S.C. § 771(a)(2)

   Pub. L. 113–128, § 441(a)(1), inserted “and” at end

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 113–128, § 441(a)(1), inserted “and” at end.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting “and” after the semicolon;

3. 2014

   Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

   Pub. L. 113–128 § 441(a)(2) · 128 Stat. 1425

   1. Redesignated · 29 U.S.C. § 771(a)(3)(5)

      Pub. L. 113–128, § 441(a)(2)–(4), redesignated par. (5) as (3)

   2. Substituted · 29 U.S.C. § 771(a)(3)(5)

      Pub. L. 113–128, § 441(a)(2)–(4), substituted “workforce development systems” for “workforce investment systems”

   3. Struck · 29 U.S.C. § 771(a)(3)(5)

      Pub. L. 113–128, § 441(a)(2)–(4), struck out former pars. (3) and (4) which read as follows:

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(3) to (5). Pub. L. 113–128, § 441(a)(2)–(4), redesignated par. (5) as (3), substituted “workforce development systems” for “workforce investment systems”, and struck out former pars. (3) and (4) which read as follows:

   “(3) provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities who are migrant or seasonal farmworkers; “(4) initiate recreational programs to provide recreational activities and related experiences for individuals with disabilities to aid such individuals in employment, mobility, socialization, independence, and community integration; and”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4);

5 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision