,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hcda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bb1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,gro?man introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 ! ,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc to      
cl>ify ! def9ition ( competitive        
integrat$ employm5t4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,workplace    
,*oice & ,flexibility = ,individuals )  
,disabilities ,act4  #b4 ,cl>ification (
 def9ition ( competitive integrat$      
employm5t ,section #g7e7 ( !            
,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc 7#bi       
,u4,s4,c4 #gje7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9       
subp>agraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ n      
includ+ & ins]t+ includ+ social &       
int]p]sonal int]actions ) colleagues1   
v5dors1 cu/om]s1 sup]iors1 or o!r su*   
p]sons :o ! employee may come into      
contact ) dur+ ! "w day & across        
workplace sett+s1 o!r ?an2  7,b7 by     
ins]t+ be=e ! semicolon at ! end !      
foll[+3 1 except t su* int]actions %all 

n be consid]$ solely at ! "w unit level2
 &  7,c7 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7#b7 by  
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end ( subp>agraph    
7,c7 & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7,d7 = :i* an individual 
may h be5 paid-- 7i7 by a contractor--  
7,i7 ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t "u a contract 
) ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t = :i* priority 0   
giv5 to ! contractor on ! basis ( ! bid 
( ! contractor involv+ support+         
employm5t = individuals ) disabilities2 
or  7,,ii7 ( a ,/ate gov]nm5t "u a      
contract ) ! ,/ate gov]nm5t = :i*       
priority 0 giv5 to ! contractor on !    
basis ( ! bid ( ! contractor involv+    
support+ employm5t = individuals )      
disabilities2  7ii7 by a subcontractor  
at any ti] ( a contractor-- 7,i7 ( !    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t "u a subcontract = :i* 
priority 0 giv5 to ! subcontractor on ! 
basis ( ! bid ( ! subcontractor involv+ 
support+ employm5t = individuals )      
disabilities2 or  7,,ii7 ( a ,/ate      
gov]nm5t "u a subcontract = :i* priority
 0 giv5 to ! subcontractor on ! basis ( 

! bid ( ! subcontractor involv+ support+
 employm5t = individuals ) disabilities2
 or  7iii7 "u a contract m&at+ direct   
labor-h\r ratio ( individuals )         
disabilities4  4  #c4 ,rule (           
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ! am5dm5ts made by  
?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to r$uce !     
numb] ( jobs available = ref]ral by a   
,/ate ag5cy or o!r entity4  #d4 ,s5se ( 
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t    
jobs meet+ ! def9ition 9 section        
#g7e77;,b7 ( ! ,rehabilitation ,act (   
#aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gje71 & :i* d]ive 
f ,f$]al or ,/ate contracts manag$ by   
community rehabilitation programs = !   
purposes ( support+ employm5t = p )     
disabilities1 %all be eligible to be    
consid]$-- 7#a7 "p ( ! competitive labor
 m>ket2 &  7#b7 an employm5t outcome =  
,/ate vocational rehabilitation         
purposes4