,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdge  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #be1 #bjbc,mr4   
,johnson introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,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 #gje7e77 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 su* o!r   
p]sons z ! 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+ a 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$uce !     
numb] ( jobs available = ref]ral by a   
,/ate ag5cy or o!r entity4  #d4 ,s5se ( 
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t    
jobs at a location describ$ 9 p>agraph  
7#e77;,b7 ( section #g ( !              
,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-- 7#a7 = purposes (    
def9+ competitive integrat$ employm5t "u
 p>agraph 7#e7 ( t section1 to be       
consid]$ "p ( ! competitive labor m>ket2
 &  7#b7 = purposes ( def9+ an employm5t
 outcome "u t section1 to be consid]$ to
 be su* an employm5t outcome4