,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efeh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bg1 #bjah    
,mr4 ,grothman 7for himself1 ,ms4       
,tenney1 ,mr4 ,estes of ,kansas1 and    
,mr4 ,king of ,iowa7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc to clarify
 the definition of competitive          
integrated employment4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,workplace ,choice and ,flexibility for 
,individuals with ,disabilities ,act4   
#b4 ,clarification of definition of     
competitive integrated employment       
,section #g7e7 of the ,rehabilitation   
,act of #aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gje7 is   
amended--  7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b7--  
7,a7 by striking not including and      
inserting including social and          
interpersonal interactions with         
colleagues1 vendors1 customers1         
superiors1 or other such persons who the

 employee may come into contact with    
during the work day and across workplace
 settings1 other than2  7,b7 by         
inserting before the semicolon at the   
end the following3 1 except that such   
interactions shall not be considered    
solely at the work unit level2 and  7,c7
 by striking and at the end2  7#b7 by   
striking the period at the end of       
subparagraph 7,c7 and inserting 2 and2  
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,d7 for which an individual
 may have been hired through-- 7i7      
contracts and subcontracts awarded      
pursuant to chapter #he of title #da1   
,united ,states ,code2  7ii7 ,state     
set-aside contracts intended to support 
employment for individuals with         
disabilities2 or  7iii7 other contracts 
subject to mandated direct labor-hour   
ratio of persons with disabilities4  4  
#c4 ,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 entity4  #d4 ,sense of  
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that individuals who are hired pursuant 
to community rehabilitation programs1   
chapter #he of title #da1 ,united       
,states ,code1 ,state set-aside         
contracts1 or mandated direct-labor hour
 ratio programs1 should be considered-- 
7#a7 part of the competitive labor      
market2 and  7#b7 an employment outcome 
for ,state vocational rehabilitation    
purposes4