[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4762 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4762
To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify the definition of
competitive integrated employment.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 28, 2021
Mr. Grothman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify the definition of
competitive integrated employment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workplace Choice and Flexibility for
Individuals with Disabilities Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED
EMPLOYMENT.
Section 7(5) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 705) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) by striking ``not including'' and inserting
``including social and interpersonal interactions with
colleagues, vendors, customers, superiors, or other
such persons who the employee may come into contact
with during the work day and across workplace settings,
other than'';
(B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end
the following: ``, except that such interactions shall
not be considered solely at the work unit level''; and
(C) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C)
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) for which an individual may have been paid--
``(i) by a contractor--
``(I) of the Federal Government
under a contract with the Federal
Government for which priority was given
to the contractor on the basis of the
bid of the contractor involving
supporting employment for individuals
with disabilities; or
``(II) of a State government under
a contract with the State government
for which priority was given to the
contractor on the basis of the bid of
the contractor involving supporting
employment for individuals with
disabilities;
``(ii) by a subcontractor at any tier of a
contractor--
``(I) of the Federal Government
under a subcontract for which priority
was given to the subcontractor on the
basis of the bid of the subcontractor
involving supporting employment for
individuals with disabilities; or
``(II) of a State government under
a subcontract for which priority was
given to the subcontractor on the basis
of the bid of the subcontractor
involving supporting employment for
individuals with disabilities; or
``(iii) under a contract mandating direct
labor-hour ratio of individuals with
disabilities.''.
SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to
reduce the number of jobs available for referral by a State agency or
other entity.
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that jobs meeting the definition in
section 7(5)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 705), and
which derive from Federal or State contracts managed by community
rehabilitation programs for the purposes of supporting employment for
people with disabilities, shall be eligible to be considered--
(1) part of the competitive labor market; and
(2) an employment outcome for State vocational
rehabilitation purposes.
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