1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Javits-Wagner-O'Day and
Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Establishment of Committee.
TITLE I—Procurement
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Purposes.
Sec. 103. Duties and powers of the Committee relating to
procurement.
Sec. 104. Procurement requirements for the
government.
Sec. 105. Central nonprofit agencies.
Sec. 106. Qualified nonprofit agencies.
Sec. 107. Demonstration projects.
Sec. 108. Records and audits.
Sec. 109. Study of Federal government utilization.
Sec. 110. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE II—Randolph-Sheppard Act
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Sec. 203. Operation of vending facilities.
Sec. 204. Duties and powers of the Committee.
Sec. 205. State licensing agency powers and duties.
Sec. 206. Vendors' duties.
Sec. 207. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE III—Javits-Wagner-O' Day and Randolph-Sheppard vendors
contracting with the Department of Defense
Sec. 301. Definitions.
Sec. 302. Javits-Wagner-O'Day program.
Sec. 303. Randolph-Sheppard program.
TITLE IV—Transfer of functions and savings provisions
Sec. 401. Definitions.
Sec. 402. Transfer of functions.
Sec. 403. Determinations of certain functions by the Office of
Management and Budget.
Sec. 404. Personnel provisions.
Sec. 405. Delegation and assignment.
Sec. 406. Reorganization.
Sec. 407. Rules.
Sec. 408. Transfer and allocations of appropriations and
personnel.
Sec. 409. Incidental transfers.
Sec. 410. Effect on personnel.
Sec. 411. Savings provisions.
Sec. 412. Separability.
Sec. 413. Transition.
Sec. 414. References.
Sec. 415. Additional conforming amendments.
TITLE V—Repeals of former provisions
Sec. 501. Repeals.
2.In this Act:
(1)The term blind, used with
respect to an individual or a class of individuals, means an individual or
class of individuals, respectively, whose central visual acuity does not exceed
20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses or whose visual acuity, if
better than 20/200, is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the
better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle of no
greater than 20 degrees. For purposes of this paragraph, to determine whether
an individual is blind, a physician skilled in diseases of the eye, or an
optometrist, whichever the individual shall select, shall conduct an
examination.
(2)The term
central nonprofit agency means an agency designated under section
103(d), that meets the requirements for such designation under section
105.
(3)The
term Committee, except when used as part of another term, means
the Committee for the Advancement of Individuals with Disabilities established
under section 3.
(4)The term direct
labor includes all work required for preparation, processing, and
packing of a product, or work directly relating to the performance of a
service, but not supervision, administration, inspection, or shipping.
(5)The term electronic commerce means buying,
selling, producing, or working in an electronic medium.
(6)Experiential
learning optionThe term
experiential learning option means an option for acquiring
firsthand knowledge of, and building social and vocational problem solving
skills for, integrated competitive employment through active, direct
participation in individualized work activities, including the use of supported
employment services, in an integrated competitive employment
environment.
(7)The term fiscal
year means the 12-month period beginning on October 1 of each
year.
(8)Government;
entity of the GovernmentThe
terms Government and entity of the Government include
any entity of the legislative branch or the judicial branch, any military
department or Executive agency (as such department and agency are respectively
defined by sections 102 and 105 of title 5, United States Code), the United
States Postal Service, and any nonappropriated fund instrumentality under the
jurisdiction of the Armed Forces.
(9)Other
significant disabilityThe
term other significant disability, used with respect to an
individual or a class of individuals, means an individual or class of
individuals, respectively, who has an impairment that—
(A)is a physical or
cognitive impairment, or combination of physical and cognitive impairments,
other than blindness;
(B)results in a work
function barrier or employment activity limitation, including the need for
ongoing services or supports over an extended period of time; and
(C)results in
substantial employment functional limitations in 2 or more of the following
major life activities:
(i)Self-care.
(ii)Receptive and
expressive language.
(iii)Cognitive
functioning, including learning.
(iv)Mobility.
(v)Self-direction.
(vi)Capacity for
independent living.
(vii)Economic
self-sufficiency.
(viii)Emotional
adjustment.
(ix)Work tolerance,
productivity, or quality.
(10)Qualified
nonprofit agencyThe term qualified nonprofit
agency
means an agency selected by a central nonprofit agency to serve
as a qualified nonprofit agency, that meets the requirements for such
qualification under section 106.
(11)Qualified
nonprofit agency for individuals who are blindThe term qualified nonprofit agency
for individuals who are blind means an agency—
(A)organized under the laws of the United
States or of any State, operated in the interest of individuals who are blind,
and the net income of which does not inure in whole or in part to the benefit
of any shareholder or other individual;
(B)that complies with any applicable
occupational health and safety standard prescribed by the Secretary of Labor;
and
(C)that—
(i)produces products or provides services
(whether or not the products or services are procured under this Act);
and
(ii)during a fiscal year, employs individuals
who are blind for not less than 75 percent of the person-hours of direct labor
(adjusted in accordance with section 103(g)) required to produce the products
or provide the services.
(12)Qualified
nonprofit agency for individuals with other significant
disabilitiesThe term
qualified nonprofit agency for individuals with other significant
disabilities means an agency—
(A)organized under the laws of the United
States or of any State, operated in the interest of individuals with other
significant disabilities, and the net income of which does not inure in whole
or in part to the benefit of any shareholder or other individual;
(B)that complies with any applicable
occupational health and safety standard prescribed by the Secretary of Labor;
and
(C)that—
(i)produces products or provides services
(whether or not the products or services are procured under this Act);
and
(ii)during a fiscal year, employs individuals
who are blind or individuals with other significant disabilities for not less
than 75 percent of the person-hours of direct labor (adjusted in accordance
with section 103(g)) required to produce the products or provide the
services.
(13)The term
significant disability, used with respect to an individual or a
class of individuals, means an individual or class of individuals,
respectively, each of whom is—
(A)an individual who is blind; or
(B)an individual with another significant
disability.
(14)The term State means each of
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.
3.Establishment of
Committee
(a)There is established a committee to be
known as the Committee for the Advancement of Individuals with Disabilities.
The Committee shall be composed of 21 voting members, and 5 ex officio
nonvoting members, appointed as follows:
(1)Voting numbers
from federal departments or agencies
(A)Each head of a Federal department or agency described in
subparagraph (C) shall appoint as a member of the Committee 1 officer or
employee from an office of administration and management, acquisition policy,
procurement, contracting, or finance, or another similar office, of that
Federal department or agency.
(B)Rehabilitation
services administration and office of disability employment
policyThe Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services
Administration of the Department of Education and the Assistant Secretary for
Disability Employment Policy of the Department of Labor shall also serve as
members of the Committee.
(C)Federal
departments and agenciesThe Federal departments and agencies
referred to in subparagraph (A) are the Department of Agriculture, the
Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy,
the Department of the Air Force, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the
Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of
Housing and Urban Development, and the General Services Administration.
(2)Voting members
appointed by presidentThe President shall appoint to the
Committee, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate—
(A)1 member from
persons who are not officers or employees of the Government and who are
conversant with the problems incident to the employment of individuals who are
blind;
(B)1 member from
persons who are not officers or employees of the Government and who are
conversant with the problems incident to the employment of individuals with
other significant disabilities;
(C)1 member from
persons who—
(i)are
not officers or employees of the Government;
(ii)are individuals
who are blind or represent such individuals; and
(iii)are employed in
qualified nonprofit agencies for individuals who are blind;
(D)1 member from
persons who—
(i)are
not officers or employees of the Government;
(ii)are individuals
with other significant disabilities or represent such individuals; and
(iii)are employed in
qualified nonprofit agencies for individuals with other significant
disabilities;
(E)1 member from
persons who are not officers or employees of the Government and who represent a
central nonprofit agency for individuals who are blind, a qualified nonprofit
agency for individuals who are blind, or a national association representing
qualified nonprofit agencies described in this subparagraph;
(F)1 member from
persons who are not officers or employees of the Government and who represent a
central nonprofit agency for individuals who have other significant
disabilities, a qualified nonprofit agency for individuals who have other
significant disabilities, or a national association representing qualified
nonprofit agencies described in this subparagraph;
(G)1 member from
persons who are not officers or employees of the Government and who represent
the small business community, the service sector, the product sector, the labor
sector, the manufacturing sector, or a national association of small business
communities or sectors described in this subparagraph;
(H)1 member from
persons who are not officers or employees of the Government and who represent a
licensed vendor (as defined in section 202) who is blind, a State agency
described in section 101(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 721(a)(2)(A)(i)), or a national association of vendors or agencies
described in this subparagraph; and
(I)1 member from
persons who are not officers or employees of the Government and who represent a
licensed vendor (as defined in section 202) with a disability other than
blindness, a State agency described in section 101(a)(2)(A) of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(2)(A)) (other than clause (i) of
such section), or a national association of vendors or agencies described in
this subparagraph.
(3)Ex officio,
nonvoting membersThe Administrator of the Small Business
Administration and the Secretary of Commerce shall appoint as ex officio,
nonvoting members of the Committee 1 officer or employee of the Small Business
Administration and the Department of Commerce, respectively. The Secretary of
Education shall appoint as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the Committee the
Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education or the Assistant
Secretary for Postsecondary Education. The Director of the Office on Disability
of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Chairperson of the
National Council on Disability shall also serve as ex officio, nonvoting
members of the Committee.
(4)
(A)In
this paragraph:
(i)The term current Committee means the
Committee for the Advancement of Individuals with Disabilities.
(ii)The term former Committee means the
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.
(B)If the head of a Federal department or agency appointed
an officer or employee described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) to
the former Committee, under section 1(a)(1) of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, and
the officer or employee was serving on the former Committee on the date of
enactment of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of
2008, that officer or employee shall be considered to have been appointed to
the current Committee under paragraph (1). If the President appointed an
individual described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (2)
to the former Committee, under section 1(a)(2) of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act,
and the individual was serving on the former Committee on the date of enactment
of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008,
that individual shall be considered to have been appointed to the current
Committee under the corresponding subparagraph of paragraph (2).
(C)An
appointment to the current Committee described in subparagraph (B)
shall—
(i)be treated as a
first appointment to the current Committee;
(ii)take effect on
the date that the first appointments made under any of subparagraphs (E)
through (I) of paragraph (2) take effect; and
(iii)in the case of
an individual initially appointed by the President to the former Committee, end
on the same date as the initial appointment would have ended.
(D)This Act shall not affect any action or authority of
any member of the former Committee, or of that Committee.
(b)A
vacancy in the membership of the Committee for the Advancement of Individuals
with Disabilities shall not affect its powers but shall be filled in the manner
in which the original appointment was made.
(c)The
members of the Committee shall elect 1 of their number to be Chairman.
(d)
(1)Except as provided in subsection (a)(4)(B) and paragraphs
(2) and (3), members appointed under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) shall be
appointed for terms of 5 years. No member of the Committee appointed under such
paragraph may serve more than 2 consecutive full terms, beginning on the date
of commencement of the member’s first full term on the Committee.
(2)Of the members first appointed under subparagraphs (E),
(F), (G), (H), and (I) of subsection (a)(2)—
(A)the member
appointed under subparagraph (H) of that subsection shall be appointed for a
term that ends on the same date as the term of the member appointed under
subparagraph (A) of that subsection;
(B)the member
appointed under subparagraph (I) of that subsection shall be appointed for a
term that ends on the same date as the term of the member appointed under
subparagraph (B) of that subsection;
(C)the member appointed under subparagraph (G)
of that subsection shall be appointed for a term that ends on the same date as
the term of the member appointed under subparagraph (C) of that
subsection;
(D)the member
appointed under subparagraph (F) of that subsection shall be appointed for a
term that ends on the same date as the term of the member appointed under
subparagraph (D) of that subsection; and
(E)the member
appointed under subparagraph (E) of that subsection shall be appointed for a
term that ends 1 year after the date on which the term of the member appointed
under subparagraph (B) of that subsection ends.
(3)Midterm
vacancies and expired termsAny member appointed under paragraph
(2) of subsection (a) to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of
the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for
the remainder of such term. A member appointed under such paragraph may serve
after the expiration of the member’s term until the member’s successor has
taken office.
(e)Ten
voting members of the Committee, including not less than 5 members appointed
under subsection (a)(2), shall constitute a quorum.
(f)
(1)Pay for members
not officers or employees of governmentExcept as provided in
paragraph (2), members of the Committee shall each be entitled to receive the
daily equivalent of the maximum rate payable for a position at GS–15 of the
General Schedule for each day (including traveltime) during which they are
engaged in the actual performance of services for the Committee.
(2)No pay for
officers or employees of governmentMembers of the Committee who
are officers or employees of the Government shall receive no additional pay on
account of their service on the Committee.
(3)While away from their homes or regular places of
business in the performance of services for the Committee, members of the
Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the
Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5 of the
United States Code.
(g)
(1)
(A)The Committee, by a majority vote of the voting members
of the Committee, shall appoint (including having the authority to remove) and
shall fix the pay of an Executive Director to assist the Committee, at the
direction of the Committee, in carrying out the Committee’s duties and powers
under this Act.
(B)The rate of pay for the Executive Director shall not
exceed the rate payable for level II of the Executive Schedule under section
5313 of title 5, United States Code. The Committee shall otherwise appoint and
fix the pay of the Executive Director without regard to the provisions of title
5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and
the provisions of chapter 75 of such title (relating to adverse actions),
chapter 77 of such title (relating to appeals), and chapter 51 and subchapter
III of chapter 53 (relating to classification of positions and General Schedule
pay rates.)
(C)An Executive Director who is removed by the Committee
shall not be eligible to serve as a member of the Committee for 10 years after
the date of the removal.
(2)Subject
to such rules as may be adopted by the Committee, the Chairman may appoint
(including having the authority to remove) and fix the pay of such personnel as
the Committee determines are necessary to assist it in carrying out its duties
and powers under this Act. The personnel of the Committee appointed under this
paragraph shall be appointed subject to the provisions of title 5, United
States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and shall be
paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of
chapter 53 of such title (relating to classification of positions and General
Schedule pay rates).
(h)
(1)The Committee may secure directly from any entity of the
Government information necessary to enable the Committee to carry out this Act.
Upon request of the Chairman of the Committee, the head of such Government
entity shall furnish such information to the Committee in a timely and
reasonable fashion.
(2)Paragraph
(1) shall not apply to—
(A)any classified
information; or
(B)information from
any entity of the Government that discloses the identity of, or any other
personally identifiable information related to, any individual.
(i)Members
of the Committee appointed under subparagraph (E), (F), (H), or (I) of
subsection (a)(2) shall recuse themselves from voting on any matters that could
directly benefit them, or the agencies, associations, or vendors they
represent, including the addition of an item to the procurement list. Members
of the Committee appointed under any of subparagraphs (A) through (G) of
subsection (a)(2) shall recuse themselves from voting on any matters regarding
title II. Members of the Committee appointed under subparagraph (H) or (I) of
subsection (a)(2) shall recuse themselves from voting on any matters regarding
title I.
<enum>I</enum><header>Procurement</header>
<section id="id70A91FF993B34668B7EB09CCAB463A3F"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote>Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idE86B212A682E4D70B44D50424CD85772" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this title are—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID7f02c62f3e5d4d29974bde07a83bb071"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to deliver to
entities of the Government, at a fair price, products and services of high
quality that such an entity would ordinarily procure to meet the entity’s
mission;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID2da9ac448fb44f348f217922559a9518"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to provide
employment to individuals with significant disabilities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDaff20690e8c04291844797cff303e9a9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to empower
individuals with significant disabilities, through informed choice, to maximize
employment, economic self-sufficiency, independence, and inclusion in and
integration into society, by providing for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="IDd23e1cedade5483ca4136b097772aab5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a network of
nonprofit agencies utilizing comprehensive and coordinated state-of-the-art
employment technologies, strategies, and approaches;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID0d2edad0d9ac451d8463f1c1f5e98e23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>training and
skill development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDca4adfa9d6a042639af48fd70ebafcc6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>research.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="id120E53CA282D4BE6BEB5C0583622D561"><enum>103.</enum><header>Duties and
powers of the Committee relating to procurement</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="idDFC381A256314C8E9D2E46864B5AF5A6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the
purposes of this title—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id1985EEA5857A41D0AB06FA560638CE0D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee
shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id0ABE6FA33A97465D905A8A35DFA26F38"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify products
and services offered for sale by qualified nonprofit agencies and appropriate
for addition to the procurement list established under subsection (b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id028C71EEBE6643CFBE9BD1C649D8880A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>inform entities
of the Government about the statutory mandate of section 104 that items on the
procurement list be purchased from qualified nonprofit agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id6D52CEB4B5AD43BD94BF1D609FC6C1F4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>promote such
products and services offered for sale by qualified nonprofit agencies and the
activities of such agencies pursuant to this title;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idD936C143A97349E787318D8D98441F0F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee
shall monitor the compliance of entities of the Government with the
requirements of this title, and enforce the requirements; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id4BE3BC1BF995422D8A6799A1618D3585"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Committee
shall, not less often than every 5 years, develop or update a strategic plan
that establishes the implementation responsibilities and goals of central
nonprofit agencies, and qualified nonprofit agencies, for improving activities
carried out under this title and related activities, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idA2A0704C5D164DB6BD86736357A96231"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improving data
collection;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id46E9D3F2BEFE474E89D809712AC5F873"><enum>(B)</enum><text>creating
employment opportunities for individuals who are blind and individuals with
other significant disabilities through activities carried out under this
title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id23D2396BDFE14AF081978603A83DC9E3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>creating
competitive employment opportunities for individuals who are blind and
individuals with other significant disabilities through activities in this
title through experiential learning options and activities (such as
outplacement and promotion described in subsection (g)(1)(B)) that are related
to activities carried out under this title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idE6DFF7206BA147E6A92BEDDF5BECC977"><enum>(D)</enum><text>increasing wages
for individuals described in subparagraph (B);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id58EB9C86098041F49D074E5237E243CD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>meeting career
advancement indicators for such individuals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0E8A6F1B4D05438F8D75A9AB8642C7CB"><enum>(F)</enum><text>increasing sales
revenues;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idA786AD2F5FF349E78DF7D234A5EF5FB1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>monitoring
progress toward meeting the objectives of this title; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5BBAB3DD69D4427190971E97F17E2A6C"><enum>(H)</enum><text>measuring success
toward meeting the objectives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1ECD324C100544BC9F513B00F7A0334C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procurement
list</header>
<paragraph id="id32A28FF27EDC4B2099B5F7FF12A35F9C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall
establish and publish in the Federal Register a list (referred to in this Act
as the <quote>procurement list</quote>) of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id03FD29BE6E1641A4B1B6B54D31025BEC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the products produced by any qualified
nonprofit agency for individuals who are blind or by any qualified nonprofit
agency for individuals with other significant disabilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idED8ACA21450F49DC8D8E89CA09B8F091"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the services provided by any such
agency,</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">that the
Committee determines are suitable for procurement by the Government pursuant to
this title. Such list shall initially consist of the procurement list in effect
under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act on the day before the date of enactment of
the Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="idEF76574B3D8E4413828B239A05BDFB07"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additions and
removals</header>
<subparagraph id="idBF9E37E3FF58466F814CAAAA30DA2FE9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Committee may, by rule made in accordance with the
requirements of subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) of section 553 of title 5,
United States Code, add to and remove from the procurement list products so
produced and services so provided.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id3F0C1A8416C84231A1989E561388F3DD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Sales prior to
additions</header><text>If an entity of the Government solicits a qualified
nonprofit agency to sell a product or service that such agency is producing
commercially, and the entity of the Government is interested in adding the
product or service to the procurement list, the Committee may allow the
qualified nonprofit agency to sell the product or service to the Government
prior to adding such item to the procurement list. After that sale, the
qualified nonprofit agency may continue to sell the product or service to the
Government under this title only if the product or service is added to the
procurement list under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID74c39db6b0a644c795ad6ad474a55845"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Removals</header>
<clause commented="no" id="id9CB26EF56B3E4BBBBD25BD37C40B2BA9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If a product or service is on the procurement list but
has not been purchased by the Government within the last 36 months, the
Committee shall remove the product or service from the procurement list, except
as provided in clause (ii).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id6CF59C7A5E0A492789E0D82054634661"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Agency
justification</header><text>The qualified nonprofit agency responsible for
producing the product or providing the service may submit a justification to
the Committee, in writing and prior to the removal, for the continued listing
of such product or service. If the Committee determines that the justification
is sufficient to warrant the continued listing, the Committee shall not remove
the product or service from the procurement list.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID35f844d7d5f34442bbcc2919c7b64fd3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Procedures for
appeals and presentations</header><text>The Committee shall create
procedures—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id09E38DF7E36C4381BEF84E66078BF07B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for qualified
nonprofit agencies to appeal a determination—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id953FF40A5209414F82816A6346419913"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by a central
nonprofit agency about the distribution of products and services among such
agencies;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id6BEBECDF405E4634BCC1058A3A5FB510"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by the Committee
that a product or service will be removed from the procurement list;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idD2C8F8B92D114DDFAF0A02F25D843834"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by the
Committee that a product or service will not be added to the procurement list;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idBEE775B2DE8F4EDCBD0382A262ADA272"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by the Committee
that a product or service will be sold to the Government at a revised price;
and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id2E91FABDF88F43D8A16614FB833BE002"><enum>(ii)<?LEXA-Enum (ii)?></enum><text>for businesses, resellers, and manufacturing
companies, to give oral presentations at Committee meetings—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id6458E2A2A0D14FAD9FA265B751C2E75C"><enum>(I)<?LEXA-Enum (I)?></enum><text>describing the potential impact of products or
services proposed to be added to the procurement list; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idDDF78BD24DE14EBAB94CD7B500E2570B"><enum>(II)<?LEXA-Enum (II)?></enum><text>for the potential removal of products or
services from the procurement list.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idA7E80E4EA0E14F0D998B015923618332"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this section shall prohibit a qualified nonprofit agency from selling a
product or service commercially to an entity of the Government, rather than
selling the product or service through the program carried out under this
title. The Committee shall not treat the item involved as if the item were
added to the procurement list, and the qualified nonprofit agency may not label
or identify the item in a manner that associates the item with the program,
unless the Committee adds the item to the procurement list under subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id8B8B419D030F40DCA180EC1F1082CCF6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Price</header><text>The
Committee shall determine the fair market price of products and services that
are on the procurement list and that are offered for sale to the Government by
any qualified nonprofit agency for individuals who are blind or any such agency
for individuals with other significant disabilities. The Committee shall also
revise from time to time in accordance with changing market conditions its
price determinations with respect to such products and services. The Committee
will prepare a notice stating the Committee's justification for such a
revision, and send the notice to the appropriate central nonprofit agency and
qualified nonprofit agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id883EC76F2C53446A9E9037482751A29F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Designation of
central nonprofit agencies</header>
<paragraph id="id8699EF2E79E14C7B8687561F1BE813D4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Committee shall designate a central nonprofit agency
or agencies to facilitate the distribution (by direct allocation, subcontract,
or any other means) of orders of the Government for products and services on
the procurement list among qualified nonprofit agencies for individuals who are
blind or qualified nonprofit agencies for individuals with other significant
disabilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id41627E2E3D8247039B6ECBFF28B5F1E1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>Agencies
designated under paragraph (1) shall carry out functions that are not
inherently governmental functions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id080BB2CE43294EECABA8D06F86F25D27"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<paragraph id="id2CB73E73394446DEB67AFB9625E93D7D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Committee shall prescribe such regulations, including
regulations regarding specifications for products and services on the
procurement list, the time of their delivery, direct labor hour percentages,
experiential learning options, governance standards including accreditation
standards, and reviewing, monitoring, and auditing of the central nonprofit
agencies and qualified nonprofit agencies, as the Committee considers to be
appropriate to carry out this title. In prescribing the regulations, the
Committee shall take into account the interests of small qualified nonprofit
agencies, and the needs of qualified nonprofit agencies that enter into several
contracts, but receive only a small percentage of their contract award amounts
through contracts entered into under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5BDC69B70CBB4120901031EDA7F658DD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>The
Committee shall prescribe regulations providing that, in the purchase by the
Government of products produced and offered for sale by qualified nonprofit
agencies for individuals who are blind or qualified nonprofit agencies for
individuals with other significant disabilities, priority shall be accorded to
products produced and offered for sale by qualified nonprofit agencies for
individuals who are blind.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID877d2fec083c45e68a44f368812eabfc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall not prescribe
regulations for central nonprofit agencies or qualified nonprofit agencies that
specify board size, board practices such as having certain committees, or
rotation of board members.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDe5bb0ee06c4044b488c5c7ef4bbdbfcb"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Proposed
regulations</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008, the
Committee shall issue proposed regulations to implement that Act, provide an
opportunity for public comment, and prescribe final regulations to implement
the amendments.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id641DFE2E461E45F5B97BEC201C7A8000"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Study and
evaluation</header><text>The Committee shall make a continuing study and
evaluation of its activities under this title for the purpose of assuring
effective and efficient administration of this title. The Committee may study
(on its own or in cooperation with other public or nonprofit private
agencies)—</text>
<paragraph id="id233C07AFC9D140A79D59DE811EAE7C32"><enum>(1)</enum><text>problems related
to the employment of individuals who are blind and of individuals with other
significant disabilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE9C19FBDFA7947BFB048F5FA4BCBA01D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the development
and adaptation of production methods that would enable a greater utilization of
individuals who are blind and of individuals with other significant
disabilities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9330490B39F84A84AD67D71A33E497B5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">areas relating to providing informed
choice, supported employment, customized employment, self-employment, and
individualized experiential learning options in the community involved to
direct labor employees of qualified nonprofit agencies, promoting job placement
and retention of the workers, promoting consumer satisfaction with products and
services produced or provided for sale under this title, establishing standards
and certification (which may include accreditation) for community
rehabilitation programs, and converting from providing nonintegrated community
rehabilitation programs to providing integrated community-based
employment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDbb5c5f972ed74b349f4ba9ed3497674a"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Direct labor
hour percentage</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idC3B1691DFE92483CB9EF56A5C59507A8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Modifications</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id8B25AE7C31534BA29422D2EF1E1C0277"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the case of a qualified nonprofit agency, with a
product- or service-related order performed by the qualified nonprofit agency,
that has obtained approval for a request under paragraph (5), the Committee
shall modify the direct labor hours percentage requirement described in
paragraph (11)(C) or (12)(C) of section 2, as described in this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id2F5AAFDE7F5845139470CE26F6D4558A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Employees</header><text>The
Committee shall allow the agency to count towards the percentage, for the
agency overall or a specific order, up to 24 percent of the hours performed by
persons that were formerly direct labor employees of the agency and that are
individuals who are blind or individuals with other significant disabilities,
as appropriate, if such persons were—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="ID4e5c70852f0a4148b6c88001c8be3b5e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>outplaced into
competitive employment, with compensation at a rate not less than the minimum
wage rate set forth in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)), and with benefits offered by the employee involved, for
at least 90 days;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="IDe558ca0cd95444b6aead65425f7a4212"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>outplaced into
self-employment in which the agency subcontracted a portion of the order to a
direct labor employee that is an individual who is blind or an individual with
another significant disability, as appropriate; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID36243033d0bc47919f34e288838e30b5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>promoted from
nonsupervisory, nonmanagement positions into initial supervisory and management
positions within the qualified nonprofit agency, through promotions that
involved changes in work duties, titles, and wages.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idDE601A7A2F134C7FB17C352395EBBD14"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Hours</header><text>The
hours counted under paragraph (1) shall be—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idC97D070C6E684C80986AF6AE6E8AA1FA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for a former
employee described in subparagraph (B)(ii), hours of self-employment as a
subcontractor described in that subparagraph, but the hours may only be counted
for the length of the subcontract for that order; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idED7F2D11B45A42D58748727BEEEDCD06"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for a former
employee described in subparagraph (B)(iii), hours in an initial supervisory or
management position described in that subparagraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDac98a30838af46d49c3160f0a4f245b2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Job
coaches</header><text>The Committee may authorize a qualified nonprofit agency
that has obtained approval for a request under paragraph (5) to exclude job
coaches from the workers used to calculate the agency overall and specific
order direct labor hour percentage counts if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID58ba9c1ee77044039070d74aac39d922"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the job coaches
are providing job coaching functions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID382353076ec942cd9564016453878c9e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the job coaches
are not paid by funds generated through orders authorized under this title;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID831551502d9e42a8a457350bd655a655"><enum>(C)</enum><text>all direct labor
employees of the agency that are individuals who are blind or individuals with
other significant disabilities (including direct labor employees making
commensurate wages) are compensated at a rate not less than the minimum wage
rate described in paragraph (1)(B)(i).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID44144bfed603430a83a6e3f2a016d1f6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Phase-in
period</header><text>If a qualified nonprofit agency is unable to initially
perform a project while meeting the appropriate direct labor hour percentage
requirement, the Committee may allow the qualified nonprofit agency a 1-year
phase-in period in order to meet the requirement, subject to the following
conditions:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="IDcfc7ca7438fc4f65aee7d34384e3dcec"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Overall
percentage</header><text>A request by the qualified nonprofit agency for a
phase-in period shall include information on whether or not the phase-in period
will cause the nonprofit agency’s cumulative overall direct labor hour
percentage to drop below 75 percent.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDab4117f6e0bf4c08b15e4b1607d0d997"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>If
the agency’s cumulative overall direct labor hour percentage will drop below 75
percent as a result of the phase-in period, the agency shall submit a phase-in
plan and include a description of the method that the agency will use to ensure
that, and the timeframe in which, the agency will meet the 75 percent direct
labor hour percentage requirement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDe49ff8da8e1d4144b1cb90b154362cec"><enum>(C)</enum><header>No requests
after project beginning</header><text>A qualified nonprofit agency may not
request, and the Committee may not permit, a phase-in period for a project
after beginning work on that project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id9E53272B71184083867634473109DCDD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Training hours
counted toward direct labor hours</header><text>For purposes of computing the
direct labor hour percentage described in paragraph (11)(C) or (12)(C) of
section 2, a qualified nonprofit agency may count an hour that an employee
spends in training under section 105(a)(3)(B) or 106(b)(3), or in an
experiential learning option (including individualized training activities)
described in clause (i)(II) or (ii)(II) of section 106(d)(2)(E), as an hour of
direct labor under such paragraph (11)(C) or (12)(C), respectively.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id415323AB4DBD42EAAE64E5579FADA89A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Adjustments to
direct labor hour percentage counts</header><text>To be eligible for an
adjustment to a direct labor hour percentage count under paragraph (1) or (2),
a qualified nonprofit agency shall submit a request to the Committee. The
request shall contain information demonstrating that the agency meets such
requirements as the Committee shall establish with respect to the number of
employees of the agency that are outplaced or promoted as described in clause
(i), (ii), or (iii) of paragraph (1)(B), relative to the agency's years of
experience with the program carved out under this title, and the success rate
of the agency in making such outplacements or promotions. The Committee may
approve such a request for the second full fiscal year after the date of
enactment of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of
2008, and any subsequent fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idF0206D9CF90842258BF4AF770F106B6C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this subsection, the term <term>commensurate wage</term> means a commensurate
wage as described in section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
U.S.C. 214(c)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID8c97886cccc54642abc7a083c75c8dc0"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reviews and
monitoring</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id9E2FEA1F105C4C608565B421911F912D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the Committee’s duties
under this title, the Committee shall conduct a review annually, and onsite
monitoring once every 2 years, for programs carried out through central
nonprofit agencies or by qualified nonprofit agencies under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDb8ecb30733af4d92a382b842f377f902"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Procedures for
reviews</header><text>In conducting an annual review under this subsection of a
program carried out through a central nonprofit agency or by a qualified
nonprofit agency, the Committee shall consider, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID2156c0ea5b194793a60f32c8418037ce"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the process used
by the agency reviewed to determine the eligibility of employees with
significant disabilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID50ad81de68154760b43518ae12e663a4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the production of
products or provision of services by the agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID433c3a6099db4a24ac642904b6b52141"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the direct labor
hour percentage for the agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDe5612e11c50f4dee8b9cf3834308d4ea"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the goals
described in subsection (k) and the extent to which the agency has met such
goals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID157e4d2f22004d678af27f985d47d4a6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>reports, and
information supporting reports, prepared under sections 105(d)(2) and
106(e);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDbd2974dc0f7a4fa5935f179f65c6e824"><enum>(F)</enum><text>information filed
by the agency with the Internal Revenue Service, and budget, financial
management, and audit data; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id3497197DAE414755BBC061A099704E25"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the agency's
activities in such other areas of inquiry as the Committee may consider to be
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDdef142f51c864d3bbf48a1c9244652dc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Procedures for
monitoring</header><text>In conducting monitoring under this subsection the
Committee shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idD4C5311F96E74397BC0C405F9F02BF64"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="ID8d0d3183790a4d14b58d533aa5cf595b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>onsite visits,
including onsite reviews of records to verify that the central nonprofit agency
or qualified nonprofit agency involved is following the requirements of this
title;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID098106b2274d4227bec24ccc71c20ce6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>meetings with
the central nonprofit agency or qualified nonprofit agency;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID079c7873ab294eb3b20184e2d7f223b8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reviews of
individual case files, including eligibility determinations; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID9e8f4cdceb574ed9b0f8007d9865d19b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>meetings with
staff and employees of the central nonprofit agency or qualified nonprofit
agency, including employees that are individuals who are blind or individuals
with other significant disabilities; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF2A546337984580B71DBA0157DF928B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine whether the central nonprofit
agency or qualified nonprofit agency involved is complying with the reporting
requirements of this title, and meeting the goals described in subsection
(k).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDe726c2a71ff8443db5f1cab4e831f40c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nondisclosure</header><text>For
purposes of any review or monitoring carried out under this subsection the
Committee shall not disclose or require a central nonprofit agency or qualified
nonprofit agency to disclose the identity of, or any other personally
identifiable information related to, any individual participating in an
activity authorized under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDf0007a58248e42bc86b6433593b9dc11"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Availability on
website</header><text>The Committee shall make available to the public on the
Committee's website each report resulting from a review or monitoring carried
out under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDfabf2d54f0484605968388c76ce6e073"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Enforcement</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idAD76CCD754F94AB1A7CDD80097291297"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Sales
data</header><text>Pursuant to section 3(h), not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard
Modernization Act of 2008, the Chairman of the Committee and the Administrator
of General Services shall enter into an agreement, under which the
Administrator, in consultation with the Chairman, shall identify and provide to
the Committee relevant sales data on sales of products and services through the
General Services Administration, to assist the Committee in identifying—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idD443381A4C9E47428AB390CB0D927906"><enum>(A)</enum><text>areas in which
the Committee and central nonprofit agencies shall target marketing of products
and services on the procurement list, to encourage entities of the Government
to purchase such products and services; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id47B0692935A14BD3BC052E27EF7D6851"><enum>(B)</enum><text>training and
outreach opportunities regarding the procurement requirements specified in
section 104 and information about products and services on the procurement
list.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id56424C97B3FB4AD3AE6CD59A1925B736"><enum>(2)</enum><header>General
services administration</header><text>At the request of the Committee, the
Inspector General of the General Services Administration shall assist the
Committee in determining if entities of the Government (in the executive
branch), central nonprofit agencies, and qualified nonprofit agencies are
complying with this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID5cc0880ddf154d0dae5816144ad8d734"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Information
collection and report</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id8D9ADD017E0344EFA7D9A1732F688E23"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than December 31 of the first full fiscal year
after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization
Act of 2008</short-title>, and each December 31 thereafter, the Committee shall
collect information described in this subsection for the fiscal year ending the
preceding September 30, including the information provided by the central
nonprofit agencies and qualified nonprofit agencies in annual reports submitted
under sections 105(d)(2) and 106(e). The Committee shall prepare an overall
summary of the information collected under this subsection, including compiling
and preparing a summary of the information provided by the central nonprofit
agencies and qualified nonprofit agencies. The Committee shall annually prepare
and submit to the President and Congress a report that includes the overall
summary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id811EA6597ED84293A0755397ECF9540C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Collection of
information</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idBA35CECDBCE94DBABAFF7859B2D11595"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Central
nonprofit agencies and qualified nonprofit agencies</header>
<clause commented="no" id="idA2310CF026E644499F846820453E3F7A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Records</header><text>Central
nonprofit agencies, and qualified nonprofit agencies, receiving funds under
this title shall keep records prescribed by the Committee as required by this
title and shall participate in data collection as required by this title,
including data collection required for preparation of the reports described in
clause (ii). The Committee shall have access to such records of agencies
described in this subparagraph and to any other records of the agencies that
relate to activities of the agencies and compliance by the agencies with any
requirement of this title.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id4E4E8F458A064015A9316CF2183C79F9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Committee shall require that each central nonprofit agency, and qualified
nonprofit agency, receiving funds under this title annually prepare and submit
to the Committee the reports described in sections 105(d)(2) and 106(e),
respectively.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id2A13CE87985F44EF980B62876033353F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Committee</header><text>The
Committee shall collect information to determine whether the purposes of this
title are being met and to assess the performance of programs carried out under
this title, including information related to audits, performance, and
compliance. In particular, the Committee shall collect and maintain audit
reports and Federal returns of organizations exempt from income tax submitted
by the central nonprofit agencies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID0be811d37c874b528c0e8f2fd9a0bd16"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The
information required to be collected under this subsection and summarized for
the Committee report described in paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id1EDCD3B1CBCC453C9FF15CFDD67D0BF6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information
collected from central nonprofit agencies and qualified nonprofit agencies
pursuant to sections 105(d)(2) and 106(e), aggregated for the United
States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID2164dc74511046dcb7988343b59a2876"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id685D6725CF25440EA6CBF3148763C688"><enum>(i)</enum><text>details on decisions,
about whether to add items to the procurement list, that take longer than 120
days from the time the central nonprofit agencies involved submit pricing
memoranda to the Committee; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID3bcb22176961497bb02d336a030a416e" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>justifications for any denials of
proposals for additions to the procurement list;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDe6f2058e6e2d44668fbb7d8b9058b615"><enum>(C)</enum><text>information on
the development of new markets for products and services of qualified nonprofit
agencies, including electronic commerce;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID0aa5e78da5e24240b90c907ac8bb48f7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an analysis of
the direct and indirect impacts this title has on the small business
community;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDb9e540f6dd31497ca2674e41132ea9f4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a description of
the steps taken to minimize the negative impacts of the programs carried out
under this title on businesses, resellers, and manufacturing companies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID67a3b84880604843aaaa4168a4f08736"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an analysis of
the progress of the central nonprofit agencies and qualified nonprofit agencies
in meeting the goals described in subsection (k); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id1404A9DF6F4F4DBE8F45D49130AD6C7A"><enum>(G)</enum><text>information on
the number of requests made of the Committee, and the number of responses made
by the Committee to requests, under section 552 of title 5, United States Code
(commonly known as the <quote>Freedom of Information Act</quote>); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id78FA4159ABAF4F5DAB06F505E0AA531B"><enum>(H)</enum><text>information on
other items as determined necessary by the Committee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id9CC82909C4924CAD950D39AD04885FB0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Submission of
report</header><text>Not later than February 28 of the fiscal year following
the fiscal year for which the Committee collects information for the Committee
report described in paragraph (1), the Committee shall submit the Committee
report to the President, the Committee on Government Reform and the Committee
on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID4f57e2d69a8e44268b2b7fa7cfff24bd"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Availability on
website</header><text>The Committee shall make the Committee report available
to the public on the Committee's website.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDb195a53b9a6440ec99da71e996faaa97"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Nondisclosure</header><text>For
purposes of this subsection, and sections 105(d)(2) and 106(e), the Committee
shall not disclose or require a central nonprofit agency or qualified nonprofit
agency to disclose, and a central nonprofit agency shall not require a
qualified nonprofit agency to disclose, the identity of, or any other
personally identifiable information related to, any individual participating in
an activity authorized under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id3EBBDF5443CA4727B4AFA1A61948B735"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Consequences
for failure to report</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idE0BC0257143C4907B515DCAF58A96E50"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Qualified
nonprofit agencies</header><text>If the Committee has not received the annual
report of a qualified nonprofit agency for a year under section 106(e), the
Committee may ban the agency from participating in activities carried out under
this title, or redistribute orders to other qualified nonprofit agencies, until
the Committee has received the report.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id9170A2DC4E23433B86F899B85741B6C2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Central
nonprofit agencies</header><text>If the Committee has not received the annual
report of a central nonprofit agency for a year under section 105(d)(2), the
Committee may suspend the agency's authority to collect or use a portion of the
fee authorized in section 105(a)(4)(J)(v), and may direct the use of the fee,
until the Committee has received the report.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID45a86aa3b91e4f74959b108ea895ec56"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day and
Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008, the Committee, with the assistance
of the central nonprofit agencies and qualified nonprofit agencies, shall
establish goals for the combined results achieved by all entities participating
in activities authorized by this title with respect to performance indicators
including the following performance indicators:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID6cf0c0d8201947c498be725e6f140ed6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Outplacement of
employees into competitive employment, as described in subsection
(g)(1)(B)(i).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID51c771d9d0a547a4b707a2067cb86544"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Outplacement of
employees into self-employment described in subsection (g)(1)(B)(ii).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID907c4e55418d4e54ad8dd905bd005254"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Promotion of
employees into supervisory and management positions within the qualified
nonprofit agency, as described in subsection (g)(1)(B)(iii).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDbd4f8ecfbd634cdca7e25d74319f5298"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Establishment of
wages for all employees that are individuals who are blind or individuals with
other significant disabilities, including individuals employed under special
certificates under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
U.S.C. 214(c)), at a rate for each employee that is not less than the minimum
wage rate set forth in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) during such employment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDdd031e6944664441aa48649c294e6c64"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Freedom of
Information Act</header><text>The Committee is subject to section 552 of title
5, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Freedom of Information
Act</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id7B6EE432E2CA41FEB4C546B93111AAF9"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Amounts made
available from fees</header><text>The Committee may accept funds made available
from fees under section 105(f) and use the funds for the purposes of carrying
out activities described in subsection (a)(3), subsections (f) through (j), and
section 108 (relating to conducting planning, information collection, reviews,
monitoring, reporting, auditing, and enforcement of this title).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idB0F449FD6DFC495F9A90AFAE42E94254"><enum>104.</enum><header>Procurement
requirements for the government</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If any entity of the Government intends to
procure any product or service on the procurement list, that entity shall, in
accordance with rules and regulations of the Committee, procure such product or
service, at the price established by the Committee, from a qualified nonprofit
agency for individuals who are blind or qualified nonprofit agency for
individuals with other significant disabilities if the product or service is
available within the period required by that Government entity. This section
shall not apply with respect to the procurement of any product that is
available for procurement from an industry established under chapter 307 of
title 18, United States Code, and that, under section 4124 of such title, is
required to be procured from such industry.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="id42C353D104FB4CF3AEBEE7D48ABC5E48"><enum>105.</enum><header>Central
nonprofit agencies</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id0CFF78EB0EC84990B6DB7DECF7289E0C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id3EC23C9C974A4170B98DC03854187D84"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Designation and
coordination</header><text>In accordance with section 103(d) the Committee
shall designate a central nonprofit agency or agencies to facilitate the
distribution of orders to qualified nonprofit agencies as described in section
103(d). If the Committee designates more than 1 central nonprofit agency, the
central nonprofit agencies shall, to the maximum extent possible, as determined
by the Committee, coordinate activities authorized under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6FEA25CB94904D7C86EA54E9D1F83D51"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preferences and
facilitation of orders</header><text>In facilitating the distribution of the
orders, each central nonprofit agency—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="IDff366ea7f9bf4c0e88519b4d34f45ab1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall give
preference to qualified nonprofit agencies that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="ID6704abc801c74db690ee5d5635cee136"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meet the goals
described in section 103(k); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="IDf84762658704458ead570d12b04c900b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish
partnerships with smaller qualified nonprofit agencies and small businesses,
particularly small businesses owned by individuals with disabilities;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID5f0c5298fec343c483c9ce81e9eccf38"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may distribute
large orders of products and services among multiple qualified nonprofit
agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0D3862D4D2F540ED8B6E7A97CF5229A7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall make the
decisions regarding the facilitation of distribution of orders among the
qualified nonprofit agencies available on a secured portion of the central
nonprofit agency's website, accessible only to individuals associated with the
qualified nonprofit agencies and the Committee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDac4e6e1f331246268a04ef8fe860be60"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Information,
assistance, training, and technical assistance</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id8554C79E558442EA8B0107627172B530"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Information and
assistance</header><text>Each central nonprofit agency shall respond to
requests for information or assistance from qualified nonprofit agencies,
employees of such agencies that are individuals who are blind or individuals
with other significant disabilities, and businesses wanting to employ either of
such types of individuals, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id4B91A3A449124AA0BA3171935DE545A8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>requests for
information or assistance concerning expanding self-employment, business
ownership, and business development opportunities, and other types of
entrepreneurial employment opportunities for individuals who are blind, or
individuals with other significant disabilities, employed by qualified
nonprofit agencies;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id9D04234626EB4CF688A50C39793380D8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>requests for
information or assistance concerning expanding and improving transition
services to facilitate the transition of students with disabilities from school
to employment;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idBD282CD211024F93B879986C73A53FD2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>requests for
assistance or information on effective approaches to enhance informed choice in
employment, or provide person-centered community-based experiential learning
options, for individuals who are blind, or individuals with other significant
disabilities, employed by qualified nonprofit agencies;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idD9BBE54FD99F4960BDB390570183DEBF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>requests for
assistance in developing corrective action plans, improving financial
management procedures to correct material weaknesses identified during audits,
and filing Federal returns of organizations exempt from income tax;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id599A81D9A80E474A9E30E0B75B7B5469"><enum>(v)</enum><text>requests for
assistance in developing and implementing effective data collection and
reporting systems that measure the outcomes of the activities authorized under
this title, and preparing reports for the Committee required under sections
103(j) and 106(e);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idBEACB11569E345ACA0E8007C78003039"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>requests for
information on effective approaches that enhance employment results for
individuals with disabilities, including conducting outreach and forming
partnerships with business and industry; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id28C180395BDF4AA99E64F46E7E12A681"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>requests for
assistance on acquiring additional orders from the Federal Government and
expanding business lines.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id8373D767B36C40EEB22022DF74D3D9B6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Training and
technical assistance</header><text>Each central nonprofit agency shall develop
and provide State-specific, regional, and national training and technical
assistance concerning the employment of individuals who are blind or
individuals with other significant disabilities through qualified nonprofit
agencies, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idB8F0EA2AD77F4026879C37E65D0E5E6F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>facilitating
on-site and electronic information sharing using state-of-the-art Internet
technologies such as real-time on-line discussions, multipoint video
conferencing, and web-based audio/video broadcasts, on emerging topics that
affect—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="idC88E9C80D7784DDABA262D2850D05CCC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the employment of
individuals who are blind or individuals with other significant disabilities;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idFCA9C02B3D444ACAA0AA5168CD9F32A6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>activities
carried out under this title;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID852d5cfbdab640688409c141136d6024"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing
information on benefits planning, work incentives, and protections that exist
in benefits programs such as the supplemental security income program
established under title XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et
seq.), the disability insurance benefits program established under title II of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), the Ticket to Work and
Self-Sufficiency Program established under 1148 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1320b–19), and the Medicaid program established under title XVIII of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) that help beneficiaries work at a
higher level with fair compensation and still retain essential supports;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID67f20c6c503e42569fa13952f90a7bbf"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>providing
information and assistance in converting qualified nonprofit agencies providing
community rehabilitation programs to integrated community-based employment
providers, including supported employment, customized employment, and
self-employment providers;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idDB5696B2DF4A440FB9C3E2D52603CE7A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>promoting
sharing of evidence-based and promising practices among qualified nonprofit
agencies;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idA4733133CEE546B78E7BF74DF3E56604"><enum>(v)</enum><text>providing
training to enhance upward mobility, self-employment, business ownership, and
business development opportunities, and other types of entrepreneurial
employment opportunities for individuals who are blind and individuals with
other significant disabilities, based on identified obstacles to employment and
solutions from data regarding experiential learning options described in
section 106(e)(2)(J), and related findings;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id37415CEB85FA4E8AAECAD3B0197CAC64"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>enhancing
competitive employment options and outcomes for individuals with mental illness
and individuals with cognitive disabilities;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id287FDC15316F4EE78A9A40545243384F"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>enabling the
qualified nonprofit agencies to provide practical information on effective
approaches for business and industry to use in employing individuals with
disabilities, including the provision of reasonable accommodations;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idD6C06283F0654C4CA0265FED0D969CF2"><enum>(viii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id90523C5A349D48BB843FD8A0040D8734"><enum>(I)</enum><text>coordinating—</text>
<item commented="no" id="idF7473BB6C03C4439BA17186BCF5E5508" indent="up1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>qualified nonprofit agency training,
experiential learning options, outplacement, and upward mobility activities,
for direct labor employees; with</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="idF51ECCBC02494B6E955F6C41042EDA10" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the activities of the one-stop
partners described in section 121(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
(29 U.S.C. 2841(b)) and agencies carrying out programs under the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.); or</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id59572A86DE014536BB996F5A958B8F8D" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>providing financial assistance directly
for the opportunities described in subclause (I)(aa);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id6FBDE9493376494F9A37436C366D73D2"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>providing
information on other emerging workforce issues concerning the delivery of
publicly funded employment and training services and supports to assist
individuals who are blind and individuals with other significant disabilities
to enter the workforce, achieve improved employment results, and become
economically self-sufficient;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id93597C70EC7E4FB2ABD5DEDC9FA9900F"><enum>(x)</enum><text>providing
training on how to reach goals described in section 103(k); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id40BD6266FEE14D8788C19F3D2DB54503"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>carrying out
other activities requested by the Committee or qualified nonprofit
agencies.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id4B00E65C5AE64B818FA7F5D250436E16"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Administrative
duties</header><text>Each central nonprofit agency shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idAA687A118D3C4A63A0E44E02DC4A58BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>represent the
interests of the qualified nonprofit agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id46DE47B19A794BD09A9CD3575728AAF7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluate the
qualifications and capabilities of the qualified nonprofit agencies associated
with the central nonprofit agency and provide the Committee with pertinent data
concerning the qualified nonprofit agencies, their status as qualified
nonprofit agencies, their manufacturing or service capabilities, and other
information as required by the Committee;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID2617dd7c1f364c17bca436871c15f3c6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>obtain such
procurement information relating to Federal contracting activities as is
required by the Committee to—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="ID20c749a40028481b8dc835de43fb3bfe"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determine the
suitability of a product or service proposed to the Committee for addition to
the procurement list;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID486271004c8745388d26aa04a431fcad"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish an
initial fair market price for a product or service proposed for addition to the
procurement list or make a change in the fair market price;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="IDb359ac50ab4a45afa421447bc898d7bc"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>recommend to
the Committee suitable products or services for procurement from the qualified
nonprofit agencies; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID35bd7acf11dc4ffabeb77d1eae6de495"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>recommend to the
Committee initial fair market prices for products or services proposed for
addition to the procurement list;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDfb8965da21d4474389ed43ff0636593b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>collect and
maintain the necessary records and data for qualified nonprofit agencies to
distribute orders, and collect and maintain audit reports and Federal returns
of organizations exempt from income tax submitted by the qualified nonprofit
agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID83c986c7587a4ba491687522ea4042db"><enum>(E)</enum><text>oversee and
assist qualified nonprofit agencies to ensure compliance with contract terms in
furnishing a product or a service and compliance with this title, including
appropriate regulations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID4a14f479ddff48b3a5bde047b9acc24c"><enum>(F)</enum><text>recommend price
changes with appropriate justification for products or services on the
procurement list for which the central nonprofit agency has distributed
orders;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDc752a6a126ce424eb4900b0ab1612ce8"><enum>(G)</enum><text>submit initial
certifications for qualified nonprofit agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id413CBAF5EA314713B165984E98178BD6"><enum>(H)</enum><text>assist the
Committee to obtain and review the annual certification for each of the
qualified nonprofit agencies for the most recent full fiscal year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idA1E97FDFA8A54EC9ABB83EC5CBA75230"><enum>(I)</enum><text>promote position
vacancies within the Federal Government to individuals who are blind, or
individuals with other significant disabilities, that are employed by the
qualified nonprofit agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idCCC124DF47FA40DEB738F6E43ECC9FA9"><enum>(J)</enum><text>perform other
nongovernmental administrative functions, subject to the oversight and
direction of the Committee, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="ID46cb801b930d4c8988588c364041df9d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>carrying out
communications and public relations activities to increase Government and
public awareness of this title, in accordance with the strategic plan described
in section 103(a)(3);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="IDdf30bc4569f046d292898f9fcc1822df"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>carrying out
research and pilot programs and demonstration projects to determine the impact
of activities on individuals who are blind and individuals with other
significant disabilities;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="IDdef0d1a148c647b08bfd7c00e7ea7cc7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>gathering data
and reports from qualified nonprofit agencies in accordance with sections
103(j) and 106(e)(1) to determine if the agencies have met the goals described
in section 103(k);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID9c5ade62099a4f4b89886530502a3eb3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>assisting the
Committee in carrying out reviews and monitoring and preparing reports, in
accordance with section 103; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idC7B5E9A33AAC40C1A4A7995D57B12DF6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>collecting a fee
of up to 4 percent of the amount of each contract for an order awarded to the
qualified nonprofit agencies associated with the central nonprofit agency, for
facilitating their participation in activities carried out under this
title.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idCA84D5E4FF8D436BA564D3DE88C76CA9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Initial
designation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id676FC5EDD1004A8599A19E61E00F3643"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>To be eligible to be designated as a central nonprofit
agency under section 103(d) (and distribute orders of the Government through
direct allocation, subcontract, or any other means) a nonprofit agency shall
have—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="IDa8b4d61c3b154899a331bca111612413"><enum>(A)</enum><text>experience and
expertise in administering and facilitating the distribution of Government
contracts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID3b4153203cfa4e908c9287947e74970a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>experience and
expertise in providing training and technical assistance to individuals with
disabilities, nonprofit agencies, and businesses;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID2b8ba099e02b4b5fa9308a754f4b2d8e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>documented
experience with and knowledge about—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id1E932645387E4942B449EBBC1BDC6965"><enum>(i)</enum><text>supported
employment, vocational training, customized employment, self-employment, and
other types of entrepreneurial employment opportunities and outcomes for
individuals with disabilities;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idC69DC94BDDC049AF97AC90F0AE836C6D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing
transition services for students with disabilities; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id88B4FE7649F84A63AAADA80919A34B27"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>assistive
technology; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID3fbccc6ad2254d8a9b3e6927aa5c1f4f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the expertise
necessary to identify the additional data elements needed to provide
comprehensive reports on activities and outcomes of the qualified nonprofit
agencies authorized under section 106(e), and experience in utilizing data to
prepare annual reports.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID66814a542f2e4897b8cdb72bb44a248b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application and
assurances</header><text>To be eligible to be designated as a central nonprofit
agency under section 103(d), an agency shall submit an application to the
Committee at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Committee may require. The agency shall include in the application satisfactory
assurances that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID188463242ce84aa4abb5f6c96c87e245"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the agency will
establish clear priorities through annual and 3-year program and financial
planning objectives for fulfilling the requirements of subsection (a), and
meeting the overall strategic plan responsibilities and goals of the Committee
pursuant to subsections (a)(3) and (k) of section 103(a)(3) that are related or
pertinent to activities authorized or compliance required under this title, and
a work plan for carrying out the responsibilities and achieving the goals,
including responsibilities relating to the types of services to be
provided;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDaf5c44b71ec64aedad24edbe3ae2ce6e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the agency will
use sound organizational and personnel assignment practices, including making
nondiscriminatory decisions to employ and advance in employment qualified
individuals who are blind and qualified individuals with other significant
disabilities throughout the agency on the same terms and conditions required
with respect to the employment of individuals with disabilities under section
503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 793);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDbd37a33431df421facb8b68bd3274108"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the agency will
practice sound fiscal management; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID7778efed4ef04acf8a9eda070bf3a5c1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the agency will
conduct annual self-evaluations, prepare an annual report, and maintain records
adequate to measure performance with respect to the goals described in section
103(k), that contain information, including information regarding—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="IDc45f1b4336c54e958d3fed206f2dd3b0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the extent to
which the agency is meeting the goals;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="IDbe85fb0aa5f14c6ea54cfefa7dbc1bec"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number and
types of individuals who are blind, or individuals with other significant
disabilities, receiving employment and other services through the
agency;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID1a22c90ad5bd42698f43f5b03a68608c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the types of
training, technical assistance, and other services provided through the agency
and the number of individuals who are blind or individuals with other
significant disabilities receiving each type of service;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID044ad33f8e44438ca1014bfe3fe7d29b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the sources and
amounts of funding for the agency, other than funding provided through this
title; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="IDc3be43afb3c44ff49ed7bdcab1be3e57"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the number of
individuals who are blind, or individuals with other significant disabilities,
who are employed by or are subcontractors of the agency, including the number
who are in management, are in decisionmaking positions, or are subcontractors
trained by the agency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID2feabdecf7154179ae00dfbec256871a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Maintaining
designation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="IDd5e1dd9995c6448891173b79daa1d32b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To maintain its designation each central nonprofit agency
shall comply with the requirements of this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDa39047ef12d7492998a96c4d44aea02b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
qualifications</header><text>In addition to meeting the requirements of
subsection (b), each central nonprofit agency shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="IDe74b995d7c60442dadb2d46841add447"><enum>(A)</enum><text>comply with the
applicable compensation, employment, and occupational health and safety
standards prescribed by the Secretary of Labor, including procedures to
encourage filling of vacancies within the agency by promotion of qualified
employees that are individuals who are blind or individuals with other
significant disabilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID9acd87e5986048dab598374b118422c8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>comply with
directives or requests issued by the Committee in furtherance of the objectives
of this title, including regulations issued under this title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDca6a037437dc428e929fb02a3ae77109"><enum>(C)</enum><text>make the agency's
records, pertinent to activities authorized or compliance required under this
title, available for inspection at any reasonable time by representatives of
the Committee or an entity representing the Committee;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDec738daf374843e68d0c3196dd7f7f0b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in a case in
which the central nonprofit agency is authorized to supply products or
services, maintain records of direct labor hours performed for the agency by
each worker pursuant to subparagraph (E) of section 106(d)(2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID3f860f18130a4734ace497c044f4f1e9"><enum>(E)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id73189634F2FD459BBB2EBFBBFA86E916"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have a financial audit
performed by an independent accountant;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idD9F230BA4CC24F66B73BD8F1E6DDAFC5" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a central nonprofit
agency that is required to file a Federal return of organization exempt from
income tax, file such a return;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id91C78D39F92345FD92B2FD95685E1D3A" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the case of a central
nonprofit agency that receives a Federal award under this title in an annual
amount that is not less than the amount specified by the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget as described in section 7502(a)(1)(A) of title 31,
United States Code, comply with the Single Audit Act of 1984 and the amendments
made by that Act; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id1A793E80DC3847158A17C84504DBDDB1" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>submit to the Committee copies of
reports of audits, and returns, described in this subparagraph;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDdb9ae40c557c43ecb1a7959c96d55574"><enum>(F)</enum><text>ensure that
Federal returns of organizations exempt from income tax reflect all material
correcting adjustments that have been identified in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID0906a08facd1450bbff228bbd4eac52c"><enum>(G)</enum><text>adopt and comply
with the Internal Revenue Service regulations relating to excess benefit
transactions, issued under section 4958 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idD8B8774C41EC43C0BD91DC99302E3F62"><enum>(H)</enum><text>comply with
assurances made under subsection (b)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id6FCC972CEF454940824978D32AA8AC2E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reviews,
monitoring, reporting, and auditing</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id57D85B4E593440298F65C5FEB2BA3221"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Access</header><text>Each
central nonprofit agency shall give the Committee access, for the purpose of
reviews, monitoring, and audits and examinations, to any records maintained by
the central nonprofit agency that may be related or pertinent to activities
authorized or compliance required under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID3da8838a7293463c88f12d29c021a303"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Annual
report</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id2E76E4467312458A9D11E79719A35751"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than December 1 of the first full fiscal year
after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization
Act of 2008</short-title>, and each December 1 thereafter, each central
nonprofit agency shall report data for the fiscal year ending the preceding
September 30 and provide an annual report to the Committee to enable the
Committee to prepare the Committee report described in section 103(j). If the
agency has the capability, the agency shall report the data and provide the
agency report electronically.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id516BF88FA215425E93FB2AF3A01F597C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Such
agency report shall include—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id431F0AE9F4C04DED8DA15C64799740C3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>information
collected from qualified nonprofit agencies associated with the central
nonprofit agency pursuant to section 106(e), aggregated for the central
nonprofit agency;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id9E106A1030734A14BB97F9B29E04A69F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>information
about the associated qualified nonprofit agencies, aggregated for the central
nonprofit agency, consisting of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="idEEF9F8732D504265BB51B7B7597AAD16"><enum>(I)</enum><text>information on
the number of oral presentations given at Committee meetings described in
section 106(e)(2)(A) by businesses, resellers, and manufacturing
companies;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idA75E50D614F447AD9C947B1634468F5A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a comparison of
sales of items under this title by the qualified nonprofit agencies to sales of
similar items through Government contracts with small businesses; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idA2D4B626E2CE44A387DFDBB3C0FC90A8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>information
on—</text>
<item commented="no" id="id875EB713719B45F4B855085783A48A10"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the frequency of
the provision of, and the nature of, the training or technical assistance
described in section 106(e)(2)(C) and provided to employees of the qualified
nonprofit agencies who are blind, employees of the agencies with other
significant disabilities, other employees of the agencies, and
businesses;</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="id74E3B6D0574148818477E313858C3E6C"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>participation in
information, assistance, training, or technical assistance activities,
described in section 106(e)(2)(C), by businesses; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="idE9CBD24D03354A19A763807E7F34C8A5"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>total number of
appeals of determinations described in section 103(b)(2)(D)(i);</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idA0A779ADEB9F43C2BD687B1CDDC4DA23"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>information
about the associated qualified nonprofit agencies, disaggregated by State,
consisting of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id5252864AED8346B18CAABE5EC38616D7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>information on
sales under this title;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idEE16C1B9D787492F88105C21F6BC301E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>information on
the number of employees (and of direct labor employees) that are individuals
who are blind or individuals with other significant disabilities, disaggregated
for each State as described in section 106(e)(2)(D)(i);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idE0EC09708CB3435199404327A112DE3B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>information on
the number of individuals described in section 106(e)(2)(E); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22D2726DBFA54CC49CB92D4A6A15D939"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>information on
wages and benefits, including the information described in section
106(e)(2)(F);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id2E78CDAC73844CC9B5F365AF86AC16D9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>information
about the central nonprofit agency, consisting of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="idA13A9913798A45A49A85104F9FEE645B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>information on
assets, liabilities, and reserves, and income generated by the endowment fund
disclosed in subsection (e);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id13A77BB751284EDD8313AD7F57E40924"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a summary of an
analysis of economic impact studies performed by the central nonprofit agency
on businesses, resellers, and manufacturing companies when determining if
services and products should be proposed to the Committee for addition to the
procurement list;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idECAF80EE138F4DC8951AF130BA44F3FC"><enum>(III)</enum><text>information on
the results of any demonstration projects conducted under section 107 in which
the central nonprofit agency participated; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA21F0FF146A24FA79751780A88C2ECB6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>information on
whether the central nonprofit agency had audits, or filed returns, described in
section 106(e)(2)(L); and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idF2C4679853394D0B97379115FBE0D115"><enum>(v)</enum><text>information on
other items as determined necessary by the Committee.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id813EFDADD3944EFE869CD973A57CD060"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability on
website</header><text>The central nonprofit agency shall make the agency report
available to the public on the agency's website.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDcbaa298700794e3391f9a3f19ef6aca3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Endowment
funds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID0817de12c8a04a7f9f90c8901fa3f0d3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Each
central nonprofit agency is authorized, using a portion of the fees collected
under subsection (a)(4)(J)(v), to establish a Javits-Wagner-O'Day Endowment
Fund as a permanent endowment fund, to enable the central nonprofit agency to
provide information, assistance, training, and technical assistance under
subsection (a)(3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID56875bd3bdcd4af9880b9cae4c648451"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Types of
investments</header><text>The central nonprofit agency may invest amounts in
the endowment fund in instruments and securities offered through 1 or more
cooperative service organizations of operating educational organizations under
section 501(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or in low-risk instruments
and securities in which a regulated insurance company may invest under the laws
of the State in which the central nonprofit agency is located.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID6fc7ae3b20174abf811a8ae6cb702dae"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Management</header><text>In
managing the investments of the endowment fund, the central nonprofit agency
shall exercise the judgment and care, under the prevailing circumstances, that
a person of prudence, discretion, and intelligence would exercise in the
management of that person's own business affairs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDd05da66b7e0f4d14b40fbf3e65eb9f81"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The
central nonprofit agency may not invest amounts in the endowment fund in real
estate, or in instruments or securities issued by an organization in which an
executive officer or member of the central nonprofit agency is a controlling
shareholder, director, or owner within the meaning of securities laws (as
defined in section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78c(a))) and other applicable laws. The central nonprofit agency may not assign
amounts in, hypothecate, encumber, or create a lien on the endowment fund
without specific written authorization of the Committee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID2bd15cc6ec884ab6bba7baa31272e45c"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Withdrawals and
expenditures</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idCBA541E37E4542679AC808E85619382F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the central
nonprofit agency may not withdraw or expend any amount in the endowment
fund.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID8e4d22c4a67047d085cc9d966b0286cc"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Withdrawal for
necessary expenses</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (E), the
central nonprofit agency may, each fiscal year, withdraw or expend not more
than 50 percent of the income generated by the endowment fund for the prior
fiscal year to provide information, assistance, training, and technical
assistance under subsection (a)(3).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID4c844baba433406280f6fcd5093a1cba"><enum>(C)</enum><header>No commercial
purposes</header><text>The central nonprofit agency may not withdraw or expend
the income generated by the endowment fund for any commercial purpose.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID88afad8e6e664061aa76c20208cd85e1"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Maintenance of
records</header><text>Each fiscal year, the central nonprofit agency shall
maintain records of the income generated by the endowment fund for the prior
fiscal year and shall include the amount of the income in the Committee report
under subsection (d)(2)(B)(iv)(I).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDaef0f56b566644d3b95f03eaa8de9f11"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Exception to
withdrawal limit</header><text>The Committee may permit the central nonprofit
agency to withdraw or expend a portion of the amounts in the endowment fund in
excess of 50 percent of the income generated by the endowment fund for the
prior fiscal year if the agency demonstrates, to the Committee's satisfaction,
that such withdrawal or expenditure is necessary because of—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="ID3458fe28589344c9b98c9cdf0b09938c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a financial
emergency, such as a pending insolvency or temporary liquidity problem;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="IDc709394d73d247efb366c6600f1789ba"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a natural
disaster or similarly dangerous situation; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="IDa405314e0ff74cbeb8c2d4ea3f5434cb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>another unusual
occurrence or exigent circumstance.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID69698029f3994dfea33bbcf68604a86c"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Redistribution
of fee</header><text>After providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing,
the Committee is authorized to request that the central nonprofit agency
deposit additional funding, in excess of the portion described in paragraph
(1), from the fees collected under subsection (a)(4)(J)(v) into the endowment
fund if the central nonprofit agency—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID0946e565ab4745f290db23faf39c5c55"><enum>(A)</enum><text>makes a
withdrawal or expenditure of an amount in the endowment fund that is not
consistent with this subsection;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID5bfbad71b50b49aaa54c4e4d5bc48f30"><enum>(B)</enum><text>fails to comply
with the investment standards and limitations described in this subsection;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID55e0e936a5704c40abb517c3b088a283"><enum>(C)</enum><text>fails to account
properly to the Committee concerning the investment of, or a withdrawal or
expenditure of, an amount in the endowment fund.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID624811e1e5ce4dfa9a09ea3fd38c602d"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idA107B328D8BD450EBD543D0DF885404F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Endowment
fund</header><text>The term <term>endowment fund</term> means a fund
established and maintained pursuant to this subsection by a central nonprofit
agency, for the purpose of generating income to provide services under
subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID21a70de552694956b591e88987cac227"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Income</header><text>The
term <term>income</term>, used with respect to an endowment fund under this
subsection, means an amount equal to the dividends and interest accruing from
investments of amounts in such fund.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56F5388445EC4C098687B7239DDB2ACA"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Committee portion of fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The central nonprofit agencies shall make
available to the Committee 5 percent of the fees collected under subsection
(a)(4)(J)(v), but the agencies, collectively, shall not make available more
than a total of $5,000,000 from such fees to the Committee for a fiscal year.
The Committee shall use the funds made available under this paragraph as
described in section 103(m).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDd15344fa393045198460abcba41d00df"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Corrective
action plan and sanctions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="IDd4559f81f5304dd680d860078f2e93cd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Corrective
action plan</header><text>If the Committee determines that a central nonprofit
agency fails to comply with the requirements of this title, or to make progress
toward carrying out the agency's duties under this title, not later than 90
days after making that determination, the Committee shall assist the agency,
through technical assistance or other means, to develop a corrective action
plan, for the year following the date of the determination.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID7ecebf96cdb54c6bbbb18c25c61f8a16"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sanctions for
noncompliance with plan</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id45368560A3E7471399592FCB42DA9F4F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>First
year</header><text>If the Committee determines that the central nonprofit
agency fails to develop and comply with a corrective action plan described in
paragraph (1) for a year, the Committee shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id6377F4580E834956A275050CD442C857"><enum>(i)</enum><text>partially or
completely suspend the agency's authority to collect or use the fee authorized
in subsection (a)(4)(J)(v), and shall direct the use of the fee, until the
central nonprofit agency develops and complies with such a plan; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id37995AB5860E4ED5BD93AB30A77D6561"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish a
proportion of the fee authorized in subsection (a)(4)(J)(v) that may be used
for indirect costs, and establish a proportion of the fee that shall be
deposited in the endowment fund authorized in subsection (e) and used for
information, assistance, training, and technical assistance under subsection
(a)(3), for the following year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idFAEE39A2DFD94FC5B341EBBE0BBBDC80"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Second
year</header><text>If the Committee determines that the central nonprofit
agency fails to develop and comply with the corrective action plan for 2
consecutive years, the Committee shall suspend the agency's designation as a
central nonprofit agency for the following year, including suspension of
authority to collect or use the fee authorized in subsection (a)(4)(J)(v), and
shall direct the use of the fee for that year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idD1384576E8284D5E92B7FE8D8B5A1C5F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Third
year</header>
<clause commented="no" id="id3799CBEFBEB84EEA9FDF56BF67148D3C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Committee determines that the central nonprofit
agency fails to develop and comply with the corrective action plan for 3
consecutive years, the Committee shall designate a new central nonprofit
agency.</text>
</clause><clause id="id2D4F8CDAE8064A8B82AEF57BD715A21E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Impact of
redesignation</header><text>If the Committee designates a new agency to replace
a former central nonprofit agency under clause (i), the former agency may not
apply for designation as a central nonprofit agency under this title
until—</text>
<subclause id="id352AE7B9053C451A939A3AA0807224EF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>5 years after the
date of the designation of the new agency; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2A4E30A75F4146CC8BC7001ED87F8059"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the former
agency demonstrates that it has complied with the corrective action
plan.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE424F1F1DF184E9F9D0916EBBF592E23"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Egregious
violation at any time</header><text>If the Committee determines that the
central nonprofit agency has committed an egregious violation of this title,
the Committee shall suspend the agency's designation as a central nonprofit
agency, including suspension of authority to collect or use the fee authorized
in subsection (a)(4)(J)(v), and shall direct the use of the fee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id62669AEE0D1D4BE2802E3AA9A7F3C803"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Appeals
procedures</header><text>The Committee shall establish appeals procedures for
central nonprofit agencies that are determined to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id89B495C10B254827B7BB17DBE2E1AB23"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have failed to
comply or make progress as described in paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idC3B89353F64844908092CAA48809C8B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have failed to
develop and comply with a corrective action plan under paragraph (2); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id8C0886CD91F84889A43B18C86C31DE55"><enum>(C)</enum><text>have committed an
egregious violation of this title, as described in paragraph (3).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID58e01e0fa6594727aa78abda44d5a0bf"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Committee
action</header><text>As part of the annual reports required under section
103(j), the Committee shall describe each action taken under paragraph (1),
(2), or (3) and the outcomes of each such action.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDe736754f56b94179bf45cf75fb566b4a"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Public
notification</header><text>The Committee shall notify the public of each action
taken by the Committee under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) by making available
information about the action on the website of the Committee. As a part of such
notification, the Committee shall describe each such action taken under
paragraph (1), (2), or (3) and the outcomes of each such action.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID37875e7618c34215b6a5bdf7976d7f0b"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section shall be construed to require the Committee to sanction a central
nonprofit agency (including designating a new agency to replace a central
nonprofit agency) upon enactment of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day and
Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id0CB1FB00AA654B0DA3F76881E446888F"><enum>106.</enum><header>Qualified
nonprofit agencies</header>
<subsection id="id34FB2A46C2424D9A9A1F7F00914211B6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In accordance with section 103(d), the central nonprofit
agencies shall facilitate the distribution of orders of the Government for
products and services on the procurement list among qualified nonprofit
agencies for individuals who are blind and qualified nonprofit agencies for
individuals with other significant disabilities.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID05d67587a4b149c3a1bd1f4db7a17002"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
qualified nonprofit agencies that receive such orders shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="IDc23db93913e14f6ba3cc6193253da7aa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>fulfill the
requirements of the orders from the Government for products and
services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID5ee2b800c5a44deda460c0d4af8e8371"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide
employment for individuals who are blind or individuals with other significant
disabilities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDed882e986edc46caba7ed822f785f462"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide skill
development, training, technical assistance, and experiential learning options
to help such employees maintain, regain, or advance in employment—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="IDd1d3c065228e4bf58c13a12d7af85e76"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with the
assistance of the central nonprofit agencies pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and
(B) of section 105(a)(3), one-stop partners described in section 121(b) of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2841(b)), and agencies carrying out
programs under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID5924e37bd9f94b66ab79491514427d9d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to meet the goals
described in section 103(k).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID004c59b34cc0414f944f76a45c08b608"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Initial
qualification</header><text>In order to be qualified as a qualified nonprofit
agency under this title, a nonprofit agency shall submit an application to a
central nonprofit agency at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the central nonprofit agency or the Committee shall require, and
shall meet the following requirements:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="IDa741d5cc4dc844efb5c73aa6e32b55ad"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Documents of
privately incorporated nonprofit agency</header><text>A privately incorporated
nonprofit agency shall submit to the Committee through the associated central
nonprofit agency the following documents, transmitted with a letter signed by a
chief executive or other officer of the corporation:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID6d3c489c8e3f40a19c36cfe80da7ba5c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A copy of the
articles of incorporation, showing the date of filing and the signature of an
appropriate State official.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDabfc34ab74b045b08ad61b0463a7aaec"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A copy of the
bylaws for the corporation, certified by an officer of the corporation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDc014caada0e744b7a5ca46eb898a9cd0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>If the articles
of incorporation or bylaws do not include wording to the effect that no part of
the net income of the nonprofit agency may inure to the benefit of any
shareholder or other individual, 1 of the following:</text>
<clause commented="no" id="ID652550865b3042718c9b37f5c320bc7b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A certified copy
of the State statute under which the nonprofit agency was incorporated that
includes wording to the effect that no part of the net income of the nonprofit
agency may inure to the benefit of any shareholder or other individual.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="IDc739ff3e35ad4aa09a80f67625707bd8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A copy of a
resolution approved by the governing body of the corporation, certified by an
officer of the corporation, with wording to the effect that no part of the net
income of the nonprofit agency may inure to the benefit of any shareholder or
other individual.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID296a0c7c187f4be5b0733665e8de2927"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Documents of
State-owned or State-operated nonprofit agency</header><text>A State-owned or
State-operated nonprofit agency, or a nonprofit agency established or
authorized by a State statute other than the State corporation laws and not
privately incorporated, shall submit to the Committee through the associated
central nonprofit agency 1 of the following documents, transmitted with a
letter signed by an official of the agency that directs the operations of the
nonprofit agency or, in the case of a State-owned nonprofit agency, an officer
of the agency, as applicable:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID325cb158655d4ff8bf92ab6a499fbc15"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A certified true
copy of the State statute establishing or authorizing qualified nonprofit
agencies for individuals who are blind or qualified nonprofit agencies for
individuals with other significant disabilities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID372aef5828da4e58bf93a49d0684def0"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id56704C309A164F63B5FC4AFF6D6108A8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>In the case of a
State-owned nonprofit agency, a certified true copy of the corporation
bylaws.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idEE91B5EF47A24FA99AA309F5E56B03F1" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>In the case of a State or local
government agency, a certified true copy of implementing regulations, operating
procedures, notice of establishment of the nonprofit agency, or other similar
documents.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID772748e5662e4ecaa47ec05a95591bef"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Assurances</header><text>The
agency shall include in the application satisfactory assurances that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="IDf19f402bf5a34c40b03f15f1bfd03517"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the agency will
establish clear priorities through annual and 3-year program and financial
planning objectives for fulfilling the requirements of subsections (a) and (b),
and meeting the overall strategic plan responsibilities and goals of the
Committee pursuant to subsections (a)(3) and (k) of section 103 that are
related or pertinent to activities authorized or compliance required under this
title, and a work plan for carrying out the responsibilities and achieving the
goals, including responsibilities relating to the types of services to be
provided;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDa285ec6fa5314ea1a3ba09a64802fcc8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the agency will
use sound organizational and personnel assignment practices, including making
nondiscriminatory decisions to employ and advance in employment qualified
individuals with significant disabilities throughout the agency on the same
terms and conditions required with respect to the employment of individuals
with disabilities under section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 793);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID015e25b533c347e996658eeb8f13f3dd"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the agency will
practice sound fiscal management; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDf264e589b91a4695a9ce549aba18ab31"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the agency will
conduct annual self-evaluations, prepare an annual report, and maintain records
adequate to measure performance with respect to the goals described in section
103(k), that contain information, including information regarding—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="ID15967ef3046644c1b7ce64111132e4bd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the extent to
which the agency is meeting the goals;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="IDa1da620b748d49afa8f817af3ea11881"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number and
types of individuals who are blind, or individuals with other significant
disabilities, receiving employment and other services through the
agency;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID7c9c60a6f8fa46ccb1b99cab54901000"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number of
individuals who are blind or individuals with other significant disabilities
that received training, technical assistance or other services, and the type of
services they received;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID521e34655b9c4ef8ad6645b3cbca4e64"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the sources and
amounts of funding for the agency, other than funding provided through this
title; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID8de36cb7d4e5429a825277adf66ff38a"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the number of
individuals who are blind, or individuals with other significant disabilities,
who are employed by or are subcontractors of the agency, including the number
who are in management, are in decisionmaking positions, or are subcontractors
trained by the agency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID5cd89558a808472885c95d002a4f73e2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Maintaining
qualification</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID6eabd32c55f84bb6bfb597d02ea58614"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To maintain its qualification each qualified nonprofit
agency shall comply with the requirements of this subsection. In addition, each
qualified nonprofit agency shall submit to the associated central nonprofit
agency by November 1 of each year, 2 completed copies of the annual
certification described in subparagraph (G) or (H) of section 105(a)(4)
covering the preceding full fiscal year. If the agency has the capability, the
agency shall submit the copies of the certification electronically.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID07eee348ee3746d39bb00f43bffdf6f5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
qualifications</header><text>In addition to meeting the requirements of
subsection (c), each nonprofit agency shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID3bae5f4d9f444914bc7e3767191ebb01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>furnish products
or services in strict accordance with Government orders;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDe18845fe1cd24d54aba53945dc0d155c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>comply with the
applicable compensation, employment, and occupational health and safety
standards prescribed by the Secretary of Labor, including procedures to
encourage filling of vacancies within the agency by promotion of qualified
employees that are individuals who are blind or individuals with other
significant disabilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID2c8fbd590a8549e2acdf96252c14b98d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>comply with
directives or requests issued by the Committee in furtherance of the objectives
of this title, including regulations issued under this title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID53f8214b98714aaebacc23752f4c084c"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id347226E8032E44CDB7F6DA08081BCCF7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>make the agency's
records, pertinent to activities authorized or compliance required under this
title, available for inspection at any reasonable time by representatives of
the Committee or the central nonprofit agency associated with the nonprofit
agency, or by an entity representing the Committee or central nonprofit agency;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idEF9C026348094A3C9EC5177F02A15A7C" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the agency has the capability,
make the records available electronically;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDbae1f9ffffbc448d9743a517eb034a2d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>maintain records
of direct labor hours performed for the agency by each worker,
including—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="IDe7ed17efd35f4cd5aa117d2957227d73"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for individuals
who are blind—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="IDc16aeed6876d4ed098981412b05fd0ef"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a file for each
such individual performing direct labor that contains a written report
reflecting visual acuity and field of vision of each eye, with best correction,
signed by a person licensed to evaluate such acuity and field of vision, or a
certification of blindness by a State or local government entity; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID1ccdef7c238e4e7c927bb1b287bf5dab"><enum>(II)</enum><text>within the file,
information pertaining to the individual—</text>
<item commented="no" id="ID8d87f254a83046ee8c9e7eb8f08a10a4"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>describing 2 or
more experiential learning options, provided to the individual for not less
than 2 weeks of each year for which the agency employs the individual;</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="ID9d042788c8b84bb3947a60993b8ab132"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>reporting on the
experience provided through the experiential learning options, including goals
for creating individualized employment results based on the unique strengths,
resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and
informed choice of the individual;</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="ID404ad34a41a6416aa5e005fab7ff11b0"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>describing
individualized training activities offered that the employee participates in to
try to achieve the desired individualized employment results; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="ID8f24224cb44c4d8cb417627ab698a323"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>describing an
overall assessment of the experience, identifying the data described in
subsection (e)(2)(J); and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID114d6c69639f4b0eaa14aa2ac38acb21"><enum>(III)</enum><text>within the
file, an annual report based on information described in subclause (II),
describing the ability of the individual to engage in competitive employment,
which shall be prepared and signed by an individual qualified by training or
experience to determine that ability; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="ID07ed8cbe1c5c49c5bd98066d8a404a91"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for individuals
with other significant disabilities—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="ID514756fd880d46baa7c473afaec1bcaf"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a file for each
such individual performing direct labor with a written report signed by a
licensed physician, psychiatrist, or qualified psychologist, reflecting the
nature and extent of each disability that causes such individual to qualify as
a individual with another significant disability, or a certification of each
such disability by a State or local government entity;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID58dfa4821f2c4fa4b4a51165cb7f1493"><enum>(II)</enum><text>within the file,
information pertaining to the individual—</text>
<item commented="no" id="IDb6a54a16dd4840ecad867c1278dc5503"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>describing 2 or
more experiential learning options, provided to the individual for not less
than 2 weeks of each year for which the agency employs the individual;</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="IDeaa336fad0a144b78e18cf2cfdbb8086"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>reporting on the
experience provided through the experiential learning options, including goals
for creating individualized employment results based on the unique strengths,
resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and
informed choice of the individual;</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="ID105ae484fbfd4b7988d9b97e7eeabffd"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>describing
individualized training activities offered that the employee participates in to
try to achieve the desired individualized employment results; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="ID77466b11af854daba73663ba57721c05"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>describing an
overall assessment of the experience, identifying the data described in
subsection (e)(2)(J); and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID617b511e4d74496b954355a893facb95"><enum>(III)</enum><text>within the
file, annual reports based on information described in subclause (II),
describing the ability of the individual to engage in competitive employment,
which shall be prepared and signed by an individual qualified by training and
experience to evaluate the work potential, interests, aptitudes, and abilities
of individuals with disabilities and shall normally consist of—</text>
<item commented="no" id="id6BCCE49D346643E1A913097A057689DB"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>for individuals
who have been employed by the qualified nonprofit agency for less than 2 years,
a preadmission evaluation and (if appropriate) 1 annual reevaluation; or</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="id030B343FB4B14F639EC98F5CAF4D9F3D"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>for individuals
who have been employed by the qualified nonprofit agency for not less than 2
years, at least the 2 most recent annual reevaluations;</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID4a8195f1a3954d10b980214b918c82c3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>maintain an
ongoing training and placement program, operated by or for the agency,
that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id69EE397D4F3C42C3A38075778513E3F6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall include
liaison with entities providing appropriate community services such as the
one-stop partners described in section 121(b) of the Workforce Investment Act
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2841(b)), agencies carrying out programs under the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), employer groups, and
others; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id35E921EF35B0469F9FAC36F4193F66E1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall assist
those individuals that are determined to be capable and desirous of competitive
employment in obtaining such employment;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID8b54a99af3fa4ba49d61b1a81719c647"><enum>(G)</enum><text>upon receipt of
payment by the Government for products or services furnished under the program
carried out under this title, pay to the central nonprofit agency a fee in
accordance with section 105(a)(4)(J)(v);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDb18abe8245f9488d90a57523b2637686"><enum>(H)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6E817549ED60462C9618DA33876A2646"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of a
qualified nonprofit agency that receives a Federal award under this title in an
annual amount that is not less than $1,000,000, have an audit performed by an
independent accountant;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id1274B056808A4C86B805E1C699B0E3BE" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a qualified
nonprofit agency that is required to file a Federal return of organization
exempt from income tax, file such a return;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id3F0C0CEAC9734215B28DA1EA0A31C861" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the case of a qualified
nonprofit agency that receives a Federal award under this title in an annual
amount that is not less than the amount specified by the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget as described in section 7502(a)(1)(A) of title 31,
United States Code, comply with the Single Audit Act of 1984 and the amendments
made by that Act; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idEC93FF95AA0348F8AF4FD5F3410E03CC" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>submit to the associated central
nonprofit agency copies of reports of audits, and returns, described in this
subparagraph;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID65a29fc7757b48c79b53c56cc7e59659"><enum>(I)</enum><text>ensure that
Federal returns of organizations exempt from income tax reflect all material
correcting adjustments that have been identified in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID435bd2831c8748f4a087f6d209227f46"><enum>(J)</enum><text>adopt and comply
with the Internal Revenue Service regulations relating to intermediate
sanctions, issued under section 4958 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID6fbfbd42e1574813a2f6449f16a11c5c"><enum>(K)</enum><text>comply with
assurances made under subsection (c)(3).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5F7FEEF351FE49DF83DE4F6CBFC0743D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application of
provisions</header><text>An entity that is a qualified nonprofit agency on the
date of enactment of the <short-title>Javits-Wagner-O'Day
and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008</short-title> shall not be
required to establish eligibility in accordance with subsection (c) but shall
be required to maintain eligibility in accordance with this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDa1916a54a14044be96c6277cfbe0e7c6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Annual
report</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idFFD4996EF973477B961BB237052E0C70"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than November 1 of the first full fiscal year
after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization
Act of 2008</short-title>, and each November 1 thereafter, each qualified
nonprofit agency shall report data for the fiscal year ending the preceding
September 30 and provide an annual report to the Committee, through the
associated central nonprofit agency, to enable the Committee to prepare the
Committee report described in section 103(j). If the qualified nonprofit agency
has the capability, the agency shall report the data and provide the agency
report electronically.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id55C08EB77D2444998EA44CCF29C0A983"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Such
agency report shall include information, for the qualified nonprofit
agency—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id6DE1B7E3E3164795B24F750A2F80D570"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on procurement,
including—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id986C7E4C3A1B40EA83276893930C56D5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>how long it took
for an item produced or provided by the qualified nonprofit agency to be added
to the procurement list from the time the associated central nonprofit agency
sent a pricing memorandum to the Committee;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id49D03AABEA0B43B58A777F91CE8F4924"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of
such items proposed to be added to the procurement list that were
denied;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="IDb553f9a1570f4774bac8ada7af7acc06"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>justifications
for price changes and other modifications to products and services of the
qualified nonprofit agency on the procurement list;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idF40EC59A8DCC45ECBDE698FE80560275"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>total number of
appeals by the qualified nonprofit agency of determinations described in
section 103(b)(2)(D)(i); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id8871FBC1607842549F0587F87CC5EC80"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the number of,
and information identifying, the products and services of the qualified
nonprofit agency on the procurement list that have not been purchased in the
last 12, 24, and 36 months;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id26CC6F27FABB4FD4B809CFB750A0EE9B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on sales
(including sales through base supply stores) under this title, including total
sales and sales disaggregated by products and services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID8c5df1b9c47c4e3ba44778be9f40d1b2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>on participation
in information, assistance, training, or technical assistance activities
offered by the associated central nonprofit agency, including information
on—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idC0A793D2649644EA8FCE6BDD7BF083B4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that
participation, in total and disaggregated by employees who are blind, employees
with other significant disabilities, and other employees of the qualified
nonprofit agency; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idA14E795EF9F941ABB38261D7BE451B1D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that
participation, in total and disaggregated—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="idEF087929BB76452DA415E5EC45464F9F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by training,
technical assistance, and rehabilitation activities;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id26476B2C497A4D85BEB6DBCB8EC04150"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by topic;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id8CE3C033E3DB436B93CD8A835C3A335B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by method of
delivery (such as through videos, seminars, or web-based technologies);</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idFA1868E2126A4F49B43B4F4993B2F5F3"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id76A3C91BCA3C48649AD720A1497F1237"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on the number of
employees that are individuals who are blind or individuals with other
significant disabilities, disaggregated—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id20A7732C50214541B615A47E668E4DF5" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by disability type;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id9410B854557F42C4A65EC00CDC82AE61" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by whether the individuals involved are
veterans, persons transitioning from institutions or schools, students,
individuals acquiring disabilities as adults, or members of other populations;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id411A3F6CC0AC48AC9478C8CEB0833D26" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by demographic information; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idCC612600BDD84E32AD654F75C53C4AE3" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on the number of direct labor
employees that are individuals who are blind or individuals with other
significant disabilities, disaggregated as described in clause (i);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idAE81A714B4224E08BDFFD39FFABF7DFC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>on the number of
individuals who are blind or individuals with other significant disabilities
that were outplaced or advanced in employment within the qualified nonprofit
agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID32f6244d2fba48969b40bb67ec3313b8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>on wages and
benefits, including information on—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id5D44B9471BEB45E2B94DCAF61A6B960C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>average wages of
direct labor employees, for individuals who are blind, individuals with other
significant disabilities, and individuals who do not have significant
disabilities;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID7ada34f69e33417290d53771fbe5075d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>average wages
and total number of direct labor employees, for individuals who are blind
making commensurate wages, individuals with other significant disabilities
making commensurate wages, and individuals who do not have significant
disabilities;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID4024eeb7fac7466bb4254cc557b6acbd"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>average wages
and total number of direct labor employees, for individuals who are blind
making commensurate wages at less than the minimum wage rate, individuals with
other significant disabilities making commensurate wages at less than the
minimum wage rate, and individuals who do not have significant disabilities,
making commensurate wages at less than the minimum wage rate; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID65a36f011cc044c8b6d86cd6e36b3631"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the percentage
increase in wages, for each group of employees described in clauses (i) through
(iii), compared to the wage for that group in each of the preceding 2
years;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID567361c093e64bcc95e163472f55f2e5"><enum>(G)</enum><text>on the number of
contracts of the qualified nonprofit agency with—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id9014986033C74933B1EC87EE3A06643D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>other qualified
nonprofit agencies;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id6AE2A72208B14C21A4B952518A42A947"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other nonprofit
agencies;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id7081656EE4A346FCBEA08E543BF09288"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>small
businesses; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idE8B3D8C9919F444A98B74AED53C60C2F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>small businesses
owned by individuals with disabilities, disaggregated by whether the individual
with a disability was an employee of, and trained by, a qualified nonprofit
agency;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID2d6a60304d3f4e439ee2cee6d931651d"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the costs
incurred under this title by the qualified nonprofit agency preparing the
report to conduct administration, and provide assessment services, counseling
and guidance, and other direct services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDfa3ea413e0914b80b4a874b64170abc4"><enum>(I)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id467C7530BF554A31893D02373F505CE1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>development of new
employment opportunities for employees that are individuals who are blind or
individuals with other significant disabilities, including opportunities
through—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id6239CB9720DB4E7EAA83E55C5C104A86" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>electronic commerce;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id97505461C3BC4F8F8399E28B71D677B9" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>subcontracting by the qualified
nonprofit agency to employees that are individuals who are blind, or
individuals with other significant disabilities, trained by the agency;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idC803D8D8D4034C3CB7756FA4DCFF812F" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>outplacement (as provided for in clause
(i) or (ii) of section 103(g)(1)(B)); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idA4C91F758BDE4C53926B8EFB71AA7632" indent="up1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>promotion (as provided for in section
103(g)(1)(B)(iii);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id0BFD995932FB40F49A2A25F8F8EB649A" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the success rate for the
opportunities described in each of subclauses (I) through (IV) of clause (i);
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id053DD79A05FD43A08F52AE00EF646524" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number of jobs lost by the
qualified nonprofit agency during the fiscal year covered by the report;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id61D3914F4EBF4FB9A956C6071B0C5793"><enum>(J)</enum><text>on data regarding
experiential learning options—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idDB78CB078D8C45BDBEC34D244FE7C4FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>describing
obstacles that individuals who are blind or individuals with other significant
disabilities participating in the options encountered while trying to achieve
desired employment results and describing whether the obstacles were overcome;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id9D11891791804C009ACB727FF3A742E6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>describing
strategies, solutions, and methods of individuals experiencing positive
outcomes through the experiential learning options;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0E4C9FF14D0C4BE3A7ABE0FB1405A505"><enum>(K)</enum><text>on data regarding
meeting goals described in section 103(k);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id61F755142C0944788D340559AE600321"><enum>(L)</enum><text>on whether the
qualified nonprofit agency had an audit performed by an independent accountant,
or filed a Federal return of organization exempt from income tax; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id08E6E86B72FB4D85A1B2D8C926EE74AE"><enum>(M)</enum><text>on other items as
determined necessary by the associated central nonprofit agency or the
Committee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id70E7EDA137194CDA84C840F4CDA1A852"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability on
website</header><text>The qualified nonprofit agency shall make the agency
report available to the public on the agency's website.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idEAA8F0ADBBC8433CAABF2500D95A37EC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idD0DAC083D97344F08F2BDEA2494C08C0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Commensurate
wage</header><text>The term <term>commensurate wage</term> means a commensurate
wage as described in section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
U.S.C. 214(c)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56EC68BFA9514DD79E6F019391B4BAB2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Minimum wage
rate</header><text>The term <term>minimum wage rate</term> means the minimum
wage rate set forth in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDce665969e9ba46999674a7738c598c52"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Executive
compensation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID89d5e3d722254c2ca62e4cd7c6ca0369"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitation on
rate</header><text>Revenues generated through this title and funds made
available under this title shall not be used to pay staff employed by a
qualified nonprofit agency, either as a direct cost or through any proration as
an indirect cost, at a rate in excess of the rate payable for level II of the
Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, as in
effect on the date of enactment of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day and
Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID859ed84dc5f84f80b87398248c7f468a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this subsection shall be construed to forbid a qualified nonprofit agency
from using revenue or funds not described in paragraph (1) to contribute to the
salary of staff employed by the qualified nonprofit agency, even if the
resulting total rate for that salary exceeds the rate allowable under paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID028eedf6d4bd41df8060cbd3595dd011"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Corrective
action plan and sanctions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="IDba39c0eb7b0b4f1aaaee628ed36d4571"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Corrective
action plan</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="IDd67e0b0a38624955854d287445cdc668"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Investigation</header><text>Any
alleged violation of this title by a qualified nonprofit agency shall be
investigated by the Committee, with the assistance of the associated central
nonprofit agency. The central nonprofit agency shall notify the qualified
nonprofit agency and afford the agency an opportunity to submit a statement of
facts and evidence. The central nonprofit agency shall prepare and submit to
the Committee a report containing the findings resulting from the agency's
investigation, together with its recommendations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID582d21d9ea6847a0ad13314e05794c99"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Development of
plan</header><text>If the Committee determines that a qualified nonprofit
agency fails to comply with the requirements of this title, or to make progress
toward carrying out the agency's duties under this title, not later than 90
days after making that determination, the Committee shall assist the agency,
through technical assistance or other means, to develop a corrective action
plan, for the year following the date of the determination.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID1cf7469d9c8c48eb9699a10d4ada30e6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sanctions for
noncompliance with plan</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id06226A646A484938BB4D2450571F158A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>First
year</header><text>If the Committee determines that the qualified nonprofit
agency fails to develop and comply with the corrective action plan described in
paragraph (1) for a year, the associated central nonprofit agency, acting at
the direction of the Committee, shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id9ADA2416CD2E4313BFCC389F43D6EF0A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>partially suspend
an affected order of the Government described in subsection (a) for a product
or service, until the qualified nonprofit agency develops and complies with the
plan; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id7CD5651C813249B69620CDC8B71D9614"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>redistribute the
order to another qualified nonprofit agency until the agency with the suspended
order develops and complies with the plan.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id14C7F980A4DB44D5B15B646492EC373F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Second
year</header><text>If the Committee determines that the qualified nonprofit
agency fails to develop and comply with the corrective action plan for 2
consecutive years, the central nonprofit agency, acting at the direction of the
Committee, shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id12899C750F6A49E58CC7A281E35CEC0C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>partially or
completely suspend an affected order of the Government described in subsection
(a) for a product or service, and suspend the qualified nonprofit agency's
authority to receive any additional order of the Government described in
subsection (a), until the qualified nonprofit agency develops and complies with
the plan; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id2B481411BF2146738DF6B8D7F07D4424"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>redistribute the
affected order to another qualified nonprofit agency until the agency with the
suspended order develops and complies with the plan.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id60AF9276E67E407B87DF8F11573437FB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Third
year</header>
<clause commented="no" id="id0DB23A8678F14C4F957F35098B513946"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Committee determines that the qualified nonprofit
agency fails to develop and comply with the corrective action plan for 3
consecutive years, the central nonprofit agency, acting at the direction of the
Committee, shall—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="IDf55fd21f89f04d35a922c86548b4753d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>terminate the
agency's qualification as a qualified nonprofit agency, including termination
of authority to receive an order of the Government described in subsection (a);
and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idD3107A7C9EDF4F4498A87288092DC044"><enum>(II)</enum><text>redistribute the
orders received by the qualified nonprofit agency to another qualified
nonprofit agency.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idA8CDA0D0C1F347EF83FEFDA4FE908F3F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Impact of
termination</header><text>If the central nonprofit agency terminates the
agency's qualification as a qualified nonprofit agency under clause (i)(I), the
former agency may not apply for qualification as such an agency under this
title until—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id51CAD9301186458C83CAA300DCBC6ADE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>5 years after the
date of the termination; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idFC6F69F9A2F4493DB66E1B7251EF3B56"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the former
agency demonstrates that it has complied with the corrective action
plan.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idA5C484A023FE44DD8E0D8F94BC741CD0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>The
Committee shall determine, prior to terminating the qualification of a
qualified nonprofit agency under paragraph (2)(C), if the product produced or
service provided by the agency through the order can be purchased through
another qualified nonprofit agency, another nonprofit agency, or commercially.
To assist the Committee in making the determination, the entity of the
Government ordering such product or service shall state in writing whether such
product or service can be so purchased. If the product or service cannot be so
purchased, the Committee shall not terminate the qualification.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idEB0B0498B7FA4EF2A751102012DC3B05"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Egregious
violation at any time</header><text>If the Committee determines that the
qualified nonprofit agency has committed an egregious violation of this title,
the central nonprofit agency, acting at the direction of the Committee,
shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id522D1C0C770748E6A0A9F4838AB4647F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>suspend the
agency's qualification as a qualified nonprofit agency, including suspension of
authority to receive an order of the Government described in subsection (a);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id88121FD9E26341E89E3A5383D0E06D23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>redistribute the
orders received by the qualified nonprofit agency to another qualified
nonprofit agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idF6DF92B41AFB4AE88EF63FBE5E7D6051"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Appeals
procedures</header><text>The Committee shall establish appeals procedures for
qualified nonprofit agencies that are determined to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id53A992019062453B9819CF7DDE161389"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have failed to
comply or make progress as described in paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id1FBFF7953AC345248AF798DB24CAC6CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have failed to
develop and comply with a corrective action plan under paragraph (2); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id503DEA13937943D297AC1D8D58A25EDA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>have committed an
egregious violation of this title, as described in paragraph (4).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID4314625c752442cba991e5c531a128f6"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Committee
action</header><text>As part of the annual reports required under section
103(j), the Committee shall describe each action taken under paragraph (1),
(2), or (4) and the outcomes of each such action.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id87F02759CD924A91AD99957F1DB8C3DA"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Public
notification</header><text>The Committee shall notify the public of each action
taken by the Committee (or the central nonprofit agency, acting at the
direction of the Committee) under paragraph (1), (2), or (4) by making
available information about the action on the website of the Committee. As a
part of such notification, the Committee shall describe each such action taken
under paragraph (1), (2), or (4) and the outcomes of each such action.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDcb8bd9b13f7a42b0bf92c60eb8d45799"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Rules of
construction</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idF7B04EC5D7A448D0BB914DA13837DBEA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Phase-in
requests</header><text>A qualified nonprofit agency shall not be considered to
be out of compliance with the direct labor hour percentage requirements of
paragraph (11)(C) or (12)(C) of section 2 or section 103(g) if a phase-in
request was approved by the Committee for the agency and is in effect under
section 103(g).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID06113f68bf184f2ca502622850af4439"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Timing of
sanctions</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to require
the Committee to sanction a qualified nonprofit agency upon enactment of the
Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="IDf743fb6d65b341e198c8959b857f7463"><enum>107.</enum><header>Demonstration
projects</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="idF948DDF031504AFF8F59AFB85EC490FC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Types of
demonstration projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pursuant to section 105(a)(4)(J)(ii), each
central nonprofit agency shall conduct the following demonstration
projects.</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID9f2e4ffa4ffc4101a63434e62350f521"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Demonstration
projects for employment of students with significant disabilities</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID05822273e4aa4389bb6a244b1d1fd895"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this paragraph is to support model demonstration projects to provide
employment experiences for students with disabilities in order to enable such
students to gain employment skills and experience that will promote the
student's effective transition from school to employment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id27DCC1250C104481ADE79E4532FE66B8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this paragraph:</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idE509C788F02F49DEA71048E6E4A0E175"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Student with a
significant disability</header><text>The term <term>student with a significant
disability</term> means an individual with a significant disability who—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id21DD0743D4FE478887FED4D639ADC5E6"><enum>(I)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id9D5DC7566EA84923879A87B6E1A0A4FE"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>receives special
education and related services in accordance with an individualized education
program; or</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="idF307DE12EDAF481B830E8B437C43A15A" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>receives services under a plan under
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794; referred to in
this paragraph as a <quote>504 plan</quote>);</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idF739A749EFCF464081C3BCA78A18C4C1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>meets the
definition of disability under paragraphs (1) and (9) of section 2; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id7A2C20E9DA2C4FF0B9C32283C0AEE6FD"><enum>(III)</enum><text>has attained
the age of 16 but has not attained the age of 22.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idEA4A742FB36142F3989DE23574D12C09"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Individualized
education program</header><text>The term <term>individualized education
program</term> has the meaning given the term in section 614(d) of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id9FBC3EB7B82A4FE0AA381EEDC4E92EB7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header>
<clause commented="no" id="id756982665773459B87CA386EDEA959DA"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A central nonprofit agency may, on a competitive basis,
award grants or contracts to, or enter into cooperative agreements with,
qualified nonprofit agencies to enable the qualified nonprofit agencies to
carry out a demonstration project under this paragraph.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID87b8f92ad9744c2382b8e5221f696b1e"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>A
central nonprofit agency making awards or entering into cooperative agreements
under clause (i) shall ensure, to the extent practicable, an equitable
geographic distribution of such awards or agreements across the United
States.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="IDe5b676a525f64a28b3fec386fc94e785"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>A
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement awarded or entered into under clause
(i) by a central nonprofit agency shall be for a period of not less than 3 nor
more than 5 years.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID4bf5ff451897457f9fd927cb7c709094"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>Each
qualified nonprofit agency desiring to receive a grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement under subparagraph (C) shall submit an application to the
central nonprofit agency at such time, in such manner, and including such
information as the central nonprofit agency or the Committee may reasonably
require. Each application shall include—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="ID46f6680076d6408099d0b11a9f38375e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a description of
how the qualified nonprofit agency plans to carry out the activities described
in subparagraph (E);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID68ba2586a9494aa8b2a16585a9dfde90"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a description of
how the qualified nonprofit agency will work with the central nonprofit agency
to disseminate information about—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id49562CE31ACA4491BB99C949B049CF88"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the activities
described in subparagraph (E) that will be carried out by the qualified
nonprofit agency; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idAAC0CA7CC7B64889B8E799C5A71A6F69"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the impact of
such activities on the lives of the students with disabilities served by the
demonstration project;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="ID2827514f115a48bfa4a479d20ed0d353"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a description
of how the qualified nonprofit agency will coordinate activities with schools
and any other relevant service providers in the locality where the qualified
nonprofit agency is based;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id2BD9F8562C10472A8D2FECCFC09E5DAA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a plan for an
evaluation that meets the requirements of subparagraph (F); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID36998e786f64473ea4456ba073436326"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any other
information that the central nonprofit agency or the Committee may reasonably
require.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDebf5a3d8945644cea006ec06c0f4dccc"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header><text>A qualified nonprofit agency that receives a grant or
contract, or enters into a cooperative agreement, under subparagraph (C) shall
use the funds made available through the grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement to carry out the following activities for students with
disabilities:</text>
<clause commented="no" id="IDdd7dfc2619004675875f20e0450c8977"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Assess the
employment and postsecondary needs of students with significant disabilities
who have completed, or are nearing completion of, an individualized education
program or a plan under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 794). The employment and postsecondary needs assessment of such a
student may include—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="ID4a9cc06aeaa649d19c8ed6632a2f7219"><enum>(I)</enum><text>participating (as
appropriate when vocational goals are discussed) in a meeting regarding the
individualized education program or 504 plan for the student; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID1bd88753a4e741899f54c860b3402c42"><enum>(II)</enum><text>providing the
specific transition needed to achieve the individual's employment outcome or
projected employment outcome, as identified in the student's individualized
education program or a similar result as identified in the student's 504
plan.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="ID5bf12e3c5c0a4a53a44d2aedc79cd271"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Conduct outreach
to students with significant disabilities, including students with significant
disabilities attending private schools, in order to coordinate services
designed to facilitate the transition of such students to postsecondary life,
including employment.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID819ae4673074475280d9cb9f2cb4a975"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Enter into
employment contracts of not more than 3 years with the parents of such students
with significant disabilities—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id29367C74719248F6A60F5A223CD34D8C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to provide the
students with employment, through contracts obtained by the qualified nonprofit
agency, as well as experiential learning options (to be provided for not less
than 2 weeks of each year for which the agency employs the students) and
training to build the skills of the students;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id7737C921D8EA4C6095A86DC12F4F6F2E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to assist the
students in obtaining the students' proposed postsecondary goals identified in
the students' individualized education programs or similar results identified
in the students' 504 plans; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id42C79B81E1554048A02FA7698CC069AB"><enum>(III)</enum><text>that specify
that, if such a contract for employment of a student is terminated, the student
may not be employed by the qualified nonprofit agency after the
termination.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="ID0bba612edb6d482eaa06baefeb9d3172"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Carry out
outplacement programs designed to facilitate the transition of students with
significant disabilities who are employed by the qualified nonprofit agency
into competitive community employment or postsecondary education, based on the
unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities,
interests, and informed choice of each student, by providing—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id1921D404BBFC46EBB15F34A4D6337FD6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>opportunities for
upward mobility for such students within the qualified nonprofit agency;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id7B60C64494914E7295F1F424B258C448"><enum>(II)</enum><text>career,
technical, and educational guidance;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id21B1C9392DB4418B84F42F71973DFD73"><enum>(III)</enum><text>career
exploration services;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idF0C3AEBC63E342BB8E55B88584712480"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>job searches and
training regarding job searches; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idC233659BF23043E9991FFFC9FE9E1211"><enum>(V)</enum><text>transition to
competitive employment described in section 103(g)(1)(B)(i) or postsecondary
education, based on the student's proposed postsecondary goals identified in
the student's individualized education program (if applicable) or similar
results identified in the student's 504 plan (if applicable), following the
conclusion of the student's employment contract with the agency.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID2f131dba6828465ab26cda6544febda3"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Mandated
evaluation and dissemination activities</header>
<clause commented="no" id="ID0fc2c82d6d8c47a1a72d79c2956e9ca1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which the central
nonprofit agency awards a grant or contract, or enters into a cooperative
agreement, under subparagraph (C), and annually thereafter for the duration of
such grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, the qualifying nonprofit agency
receiving the grant or contract, or entering into the cooperative agreement,
shall submit to the central nonprofit agency a report, resulting from an
evaluation, containing information on—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="IDe360e9cb98904e01a641b9e7ed871dee"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number of
students with significant disabilities who participate in the demonstration
project;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="IDd4509e60017840d9baef6e88c5d1484d"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the nature of
employment and other skills being taught to the students with significant
disabilities through the project;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID9d7965e4386244a897ecc8570984c075"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the number of
students with significant disabilities participating in the project that are
placed in competitive employment described in section 103(g)(1)(B)(i);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID92166cc610b842bcbab993a299780b85"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the worksites,
and types of jobs, in which students with significant disabilities are placed
through the project;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID20419b7aafec4117a27ed1d1cb78f373"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the number of
students with significant disabilities who dropped out of the project and the
reasons the students terminated participation in the project; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID805578b7aecf4099ba8b75e73102c844"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>such other
subjects as the central nonprofit agency or the Committee may specify.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDe885419269f849df97c25a467b65f82f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Corporate
partnership demonstration projects</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID00c635f1e442494398ae8cff4ec46876"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this paragraph is to establish a new model for projects, open to
participation by qualified partnerships, that will expand integrated and
competitive work opportunities beyond the opportunities otherwise provided
under this title, in order to obtain employment for individuals with
significant disabilities in traditional and nontraditional industries.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5DEFFC96F56F4FD2BD30279AF4851A75"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this paragraph:</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idC5BCCA2EAA544B4D89DAECEF3B31033B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Corporate
partnership</header><text>The term <term>corporate partnership</term> means a
partnership between or among 1 or more eligible qualified nonprofit agencies
and 1 or more private entities, in traditional or nontraditional
industries.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="IDdca6812ddd7e4660938e9569430f2ceb"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Eligible
qualified nonprofit agency</header><text>In this paragraph, the term
<term>eligible qualified nonprofit agency</term> means a qualified nonprofit
agency for individuals who are blind, or a qualified nonprofit agency for
individuals with other significant disabilities, that meets or exceeds the
goals described in section 103(k).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id2AA4DB3F595A4EA5A4DE4D8BF7D43F5F"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Nontraditional
industry</header><text>The term <term>nontraditional industry</term> means an
industry that produces a product, or provides a service, that the Committee
typically determines is not suitable for production or provision by qualified
nonprofit agencies, such as technology or a product or service of another
high-growth industry.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID42860e837cad46cd926487fcba30b3b6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<clause commented="no" id="id05348AC68DDA45279359CEEDCF4139B4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Awards</header><text>For
each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013, a central nonprofit agency may
distribute not more than 5 orders for products or services a year to corporate
partnerships in the same manner as orders are distributed to qualified
nonprofit agencies under this title.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id8972F044F94D49F8A2475772BE4D98CC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>A
central nonprofit agency distributing orders under this subparagraph shall
ensure, to the extent practicable, an equitable geographic distribution of the
orders across the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDf6f87d8d68dc41b7848a9f782bcd65eb"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A
central nonprofit agency shall distribute orders under subparagraph (C) to a
corporate partnership only if the members of the corporate partnership enter
into a binding agreement that has been approved by the central nonprofit agency
and the Committee and meets the following requirements:</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idAABE3CEED842452F98B32AACE574C309"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
binding agreement includes a description of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="idFA213BC1B78F48BC97DE765781D861AB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>how each private
entity and eligible qualified nonprofit agency in the corporate partnership
plan to produce the product or provide the service identified in the order
distributed under subparagraph (C);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id458A14B6E10B4451A7DF2493AA0593FA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>how the private
entity and eligible qualified nonprofit agency will coordinate activities and
distribute the functions related to the order;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id61D6951F0D9744EF9503B7F5C525E8D8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the partnership
model described in subparagraph (F) that will be used;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idFF53DE61B0D44CA1B456771E029887E6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>if the central
nonprofit agency or the Committee determines appropriate, whether the private
entity may compensate the eligible qualified nonprofit agency for
administrative or training expenses resulting from the partnership; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id6C2399402264469ABC42CF6BB83C950F"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the evaluation
plan, in accordance with subparagraph (G), for the activities carried out by
the corporate partnership under this paragraph.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id9193D4EC57BA4EE6903DC658D3E3041C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>A
copy of the binding agreement accompanies any documents required as part of the
bidding process for an order under this paragraph.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idB0C677C27D534787A37FD7EB3E8A7A56"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Direct labor
hour percentage requirements</header><text>The binding agreement provides that
any product or service produced or provided under the order by employees who
are individuals with significant disabilities shall be subject to the same
direct labor hour percentage requirements that apply, under paragraphs (11)(C)
and (12)(C) of section 2, and section 103(g), to qualified nonprofit agencies
producing such products or providing such services under this title.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id7450E29153084F38984AA13B369A7551"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Long-term
employment</header><text>The binding agreement provides for long-term
employment opportunities, with a private entity participating in the corporate
partnership, for individuals with significant disabilities employed by the
private entity who would otherwise be employees of a qualified nonprofit
agency.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id29BAC876635D4A26A5FD168EB71386DF"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Price
savings</header><text>The binding agreement offers the product or service that
is to be produced or provided under an order under this paragraph at a price
equal to or less than the price that otherwise would be charged by a qualified
nonprofit agency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id638E2C1B28A243FD915DFCBD64383A95"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Preferred
source status</header><text>An entity of the Government that is purchasing a
product or service that is produced or provided by a corporate partnership
under an order under this paragraph shall treat the corporate partnership as a
preferred source for such product or service.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDcb0d9f114cc942e1ae0f68e8a6529ecb"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Partnership
models</header><text>A corporate partnership that receives an order under this
paragraph shall carry out 1 or more partnership models in fulfilling the terms
of the order, which models may include the following:</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idB5698E6C7C2D404CB2C060A3172D63F9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Private entity
employment</header><text>Under this model—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id93421555040C4E20877807ABAD4CCE05"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a private entity
shall directly employ individuals with significant disabilities;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id4A2667E389EF40A580558C8DA5468A56"><enum>(II)</enum><text>such employees
shall work at the worksite of the private entity; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idBCCD67A4D54D4D7ABE48C5B035DCDA8B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the private
entity may place such employees on the payroll of the private entity with
salaries and benefits equivalent to the salaries and benefits made available to
employees of the private entity who are not individuals with significant
disabilities.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idF628CB57DD364C718BEDAF4FFB176669"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Private entity
contract</header><text>Under this model—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="idD35BF75CD42E44A28EC7155220E78AD8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a private entity
may assign a number of the employees of the private entity who are individuals
without significant disabilities to work as part of a production unit with
assigned employees of an eligible qualified nonprofit agency that are
individuals with significant disabilities to produce the product, or provide
the service, specified in the binding agreement;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idA37366C702384B3D923AD42D7011CA2C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the individuals
with significant disabilities shall work at the worksite of the eligible
qualified nonprofit agency or at an alternate community setting; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idD58954AA4F4844569CD66B92F458F1D6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the private
entity may place employees who are individuals with significant disabilities on
the payroll of the private entity, or such individuals may be paid by the
eligible qualified nonprofit agency, with salaries and benefits equivalent to
the salaries and benefits made available to employees of the private entity who
are not individuals with significant disabilities.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id7FB62F71D7664A1ABED64323E6E89B04"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Private
entity subcontract</header><text>Under this model—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="idAF53F50361F348179265B11513F7EADD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the private
entity may subcontract to an eligible qualified nonprofit agency the majority
of the work required to produce the product or service;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id6A2A805357E84911B10F18531AD96310"><enum>(II)</enum><text>employees of the
eligible qualified nonprofit agency who are individuals with significant
disabilities may work under such subcontract at the private entity's worksite,
the eligible qualified nonprofit agency's worksite, or an alternate community
setting; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id96DE656009CC4A33BA8E88BC53AC8AD4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>employees who
are individuals with significant disabilities shall be paid by the eligible
qualified nonprofit agency, with salaries and benefits equivalent to the
salaries and benefits made available to employees of the private entity who are
not individuals with significant disabilities.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID4773b2a3f5e94b84bdd82fac7742352e"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Evaluation and
dissemination activities</header>
<clause commented="no" id="ID9b88628cc8eb457fb17317291425e1db"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which a central
nonprofit agency distributes an order under subparagraph (C) to a corporate
partnership, and annually thereafter for the duration of the order, an eligible
qualified nonprofit agency participating in the corporate partnership shall
submit to the central nonprofit agency and the Committee a report containing
information on—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="ID53710b15134d483b9e1ac0b324e4f51f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number of
private entities participating in the corporate partnership and the products
and services being produced and provided as a result of the demonstration
project under this paragraph;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID31f1b774044e4ae99151d5fc320cd7f8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the number of
individuals with significant disabilities who are employed as a result of the
project;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID7cb8f719be0a40678ad2fde70305ee7a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the employment
and other skills being taught to the individuals with significant disabilities
participating in the project;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="IDc60169ffb13c46be88e5322a7691d238"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the number of
individuals with significant disabilities participating in the project who are
hired by a private entity participating in the corporate partnership;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="IDf75a40b049394008906381cea0624f82"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the worksites at
which individuals with significant disabilities participating in the project
are placed, and the types of jobs in which such individuals are placed;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID4e58d06a5d374af4896ee0f37c13620c"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the number of
private entities and individuals with significant disabilities that have
dropped out of the project, and the reasons the private entities or individuals
with significant disabilities have dropped out of the project;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="ID3d830d0bb854467f99f84b0bb0098a44"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>whether the
project should be concluded or made a permanent part of the activities carried
out under this title and, if included in the activities, a detailed plan for
how the project should be expanded; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="IDc1d3ac993b014061868417842389d7b0"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>such other
subjects as the central nonprofit agency or the Committee may specify.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID45127807854a4232a6f719c6ae732371"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation of
projects</header><text>Not later than 180 days after all demonstration projects
under subsection (a) are completed, the central nonprofit agencies
participating in the demonstration projects under this section and the
Committee shall submit a joint statement to Congress indicating whether any of
the demonstration projects should become permanent programs under the Act,
including any recommendations for legislative or administrative action.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idCE54B40E5D5A4FF480724FE34713650E"><enum>108.</enum><header>Records and
audits</header>
<subsection id="id372A2C07368C4BA3B5C382801E53F611"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Records</header><text>The
Committee, each central nonprofit agency, and each qualified nonprofit agency
shall keep records that fully disclose the amount and disposition of funds
(including fees) made available under this title, the cost of providing
activities authorized by this title (including how the funds are used), and the
share of that cost provided from other sources, and such other records as will
facilitate an effective financial or programmatic audit. The Committee, and
each central nonprofit agency and qualified nonprofit agency that receives
funds (including fees) under this title for an activity, shall maintain such
records for 5 years after the completion of the activity.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID6717d97b59754052846bfbe8c7c83f61"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Access to
records by the Committee</header><text>The Committee shall have access, for the
purpose of audit and examination, to any books, documents, papers, and other
records that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id7740D2D8730E40FA987038A98244B7E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>are maintained by
a central nonprofit agency or qualified nonprofit agency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idE5895513AA2046EA8091657FE548447B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may be related or
pertinent to activities authorized under, or compliance with requirements of,
this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idBF5501DDDBA54F2D8A4625BDE5B35396"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Access to
records by Comptroller General of the United States</header><text>The
Comptroller General of the United States, or any of the duly authorized
representatives of the Comptroller General, shall have access, for the purpose
of audit and examination, to any books, documents, papers, and other records of
the Committee and of each central nonprofit agency. This subsection shall also
apply to any qualified nonprofit agency for individuals who are blind and any
qualified nonprofit agency for individuals with other significant disabilities
that has sold products or services under this title but only with respect to
the books, documents, papers, and other records of such agency that relate to
the agency's activities in a fiscal year in which a sale was made under this
title. The Committee, and each central nonprofit agency and qualified nonprofit
agency to which this subsection applies, shall maintain such records for 5
years after the completion of the activity involved.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2c71fcde21ef4d49bd164656df7ceba8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Nondisclosure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of any audit or examination,
the Committee or Comptroller General of the United States shall not disclose or
require a central nonprofit agency or qualified nonprofit agency to disclose
the identity of, or any other personally identifiable information related to,
any individual participating in an activity authorized under this title.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="idA272B3FB54F14BBCA8AD7ADA001E5A4D"><enum>109.</enum><header>Study of
Federal government utilization</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="IDa0bdc2c4c9bc40f8be25b3c525657304"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study investigating Government compliance with and the effectiveness
of this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID10b7aa57986142689e6b789e2815521c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conduct of
study</header><text>In conducting the study under subsection (a), the
Comptroller General of the United States shall consult with participants in the
program carried out under this title and the entities of the Government and
conduct a study addressing—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="IDcf44fc90af0942708b21475a90b5fecc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the frequency
with which this title is being utilized or circumvented;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDb0cb5f3744b1438d8d07811420cf3e91"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the reasons for
the circumvention;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID27ca11c9d989402fa841c44ce047c74e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the extent to
which Federal purchasers, in particular those using government credit cards,
are aware of the requirement of section 104 to procure products and services on
the procurement list from qualified nonprofit agencies (referred to in this
section as the <quote>JWOD mandate</quote>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDfb48759cddb142c39a197550fd970537"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the efforts
undertaken by the General Services Administration to incorporate the JWOD
mandate into its process, website, catalogs, and guidance for Federal buyers,
and ensure compliance with the mandate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID780c576d81104e41be9bf18bebdf4368"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the efforts
undertaken by the Committee to promote awareness of the JWOD mandate among
Federal buyers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDb98288f3f5414599ac636f71079dbc87"><enum>(6)</enum><text>compliance rates
with the JWOD mandate among different entities of the Government;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDbf2a9a989e6742f786d5a7ef67a0b866"><enum>(7)</enum><text>whether and how
often products and services on the procurement list are being bought through
multiple award schedules;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID189457ad37564f16bb9db83703aa1619"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the length and
effectiveness of the process by which products and services are added to the
procurement list by the Committee, and the extent to which Federal buyers and
contractors (other than central nonprofit agencies and qualified nonprofit
agencies) are involved in the process;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID1c2a82296c0946c8be66564bbea2a6b5"><enum>(9)</enum><text>specific data
relating to dropping sales and employment rates among qualified nonprofit
agencies selling products and services through the program carried out under
this title; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDbfa25f85e20f40438b1671763d56c07e"><enum>(10)</enum><text>recommendations
about making the program more effective.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID7df9a0d486be4d189f1d37168d48c3b5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
the Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report containing the outcomes of the
study conducted under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id90EB62CB650247658655A4173C943C2C"><enum>110.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Committee to carry out this title, in
addition to amounts made available through fees made available under section
105(f), $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2009 and such sums as may be necessary for
each of the next succeeding 9 fiscal years.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Randolph-Sheppard
Act</header>
<section id="idADF03B8E68EE4EF1B0FB13C1D0CDC65E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote>Randolph-Sheppard Act</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID925a302bba1142298514179a86f9e235"><enum>202.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="ID2ceb113e4e3144b7b0a199bbb302c28e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal
property</header><text>The term <term>Federal property</term> means any
building, land, or other real property owned, leased, or occupied by any entity
of the Government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id57D6958EAE314A43805656B6C5973FB8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Licensed
vendor</header><text>The term <term>licensed vendor</term> means a vendor who
receives a license from a State licensing agency under this title to operate a
vending facility on Federal property.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id822FE653BDBF42DDB038D7F578ECCECF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State licensing
agency</header><text>The term <term>State licencing agency</term> means an
agency described in section 204(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcffc8e84f10748389cfaa6248a71877a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Vending
facility</header><text>The term <term>vending facility</term> means an
automatic vending machine, cafeteria (but not including cafeteria attendant
services), snack bar, cart service, shelter, and counter, and such other
appropriate auxiliary equipment as the Committee may by regulation prescribe as
being necessary for the sale of an article or service described in section
204(b)(1), and which may be operated by a licensed vendor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID213a33625a1c4d21aac51e941f76aa55"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Vending machine
income</header><text>The term <term>vending machine income</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4F84DE48DFB946F795BA7AF79663173F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>receipts (other
than those of a licensed vendor) from vending machine operations on Federal
property, after costs of goods sold (including reasonable service and
maintenance costs), in a case in which the machines are operated, serviced, or
maintained by, or with the approval of, an entity of the Government; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id23282916BC2B44269069D7EDF8C75817"><enum>(B)</enum><text>commissions paid
(other than to a licensed vendor) by a commercial vending concern that
operates, services, and maintains vending machines on Federal property for, or
with the approval of, an entity of the Government.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="ID835759a799c54c758c6849342f895914"><enum>203.</enum><header>Operation of
vending facilities</header>
<subsection id="ID2e58534d5b384ae59c1c8b721cfc61c2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="id926B51F7B7CC41CEA459C52BBF4E9E0B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For the purposes of providing remunerative employment for
individuals with disabilities, enlarging the economic opportunities of
individuals with disabilities, and inspiring individuals with disabilities to
greater efforts in striving to make themselves self-supporting, licensed
vendors shall be authorized to operate vending facilities on any Federal
property.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4BA5A29A7AD040A69FC8501EA37FEF26"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header>
<subparagraph id="id15A04CCD23E0490BA2A61C47F84AC8BA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In authorizing the operation of a vending facility on
Federal property, the head of the entity of the Government that owns, leases,
or occupies such property shall give priority to State licensing agencies on
behalf of licensed vendors.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id027741931EEC4ACE9EE126AF57523AF4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Decline to
exercise</header><text>A State licensing agency may decline to exercise the
priority under subparagraph (A) on behalf of the licensed vendors licensed by
such State licensing agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id76745CE9FCAC4798B7C72EA37C684A8D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Obligation of
federal entities</header>
<paragraph id="id0BC6187E6A1B4B1A933CB57E10CBE533"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subparagraph id="id7B9AF0B3D7704990ADCC2C898B8D9AD3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No entity of the Government shall undertake to acquire by
ownership, rent, lease, or to otherwise occupy, in whole or in part, any
building unless, after consultation with the head of such entity and the State
licensing agency, it is determined by the Committee that—</text>
<clause id="id9C11496DDB6C414AAB0A721982F5DCDB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>such building
includes a satisfactory site for the location and operation of a vending
facility by a licensed vendor; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id1DB617FB509E433DBCD12BF44FD2DB0C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if
a building is to be constructed, substantially altered, or renovated, the
design for such construction, substantial alteration, or renovation includes a
satisfactory site for the location and operation of a vending facility by a
licensed vendor.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF15070E7DC994FF58864AE006537CCED"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>Each
entity of the Government shall provide notice to the Committee and the
appropriate State licensing agency of its plans for occupation, acquisition,
renovation, or relocation of a building adequate to permit such State licensing
agency to determine whether such building includes a satisfactory site for a
vending facility.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idAB0851D635CA49B28A89B27775819AFE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nonapplication</header><text>The
provisions of paragraph (1) shall not apply—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5d718e02080241f1a694e16a04cb4b39"><enum>(A)</enum><text>when the
Committee and the State licensing agency determine that the number of people
using the property is or will be insufficient to support a vending facility;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0e45c56672034dbe9376501260313671"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to any privately
owned building, any part of which is leased by any entity of the Government and
in which—</text>
<clause id="ID69665eeed4174eca8194c3ceba2f37e6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>prior to the
execution of such lease, the lessor or any of the tenants of the lessor had in
operation a restaurant or other food facility in a part of the building not
included in such lease; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6e0cc2af5f6e446aa415555c985c9fb3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the operation of
a vending facility by a licensed vendor would be in proximate and substantial
direct competition with such restaurant or other food facility.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87E03F7A7DDB41E7A2F1148689B86DD2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effort to lease
in buildings capable of accommodating a vending facility</header><text>Each
entity of the Government shall make every effort to lease property in privately
owned buildings capable of accommodating a vending facility.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe75a1ad4020c49839de2852982482e2e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Satisfactory
site defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>satisfactory
site</term> means an area determined by the Committee to have sufficient space,
electrical and plumbing outlets, and such other facilities as the Committee may
by regulation prescribe, for the location and operation of a vending facility
by a licensed vendor.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf843067904bb407dba9552f64c56065a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Vending machine
income</header>
<paragraph id="IDc296da854b964df88c9a971ebf747c73"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Vending machine income obtained from the operation of
vending machines on Federal property shall accrue as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2ed517c15f2844629152ce6685116c2b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Property with a
licensed vendor</header>
<clause id="id0924D617E7034FAF83BF8190C3C67AD9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subclause id="id1270BD8D747F4D01B2A8368BA115B0E6"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Vending machine income obtained from the operation of
vending machines on Federal property shall accrue to the licensed vendor
operating a vending facility on such property subject to subclause (II).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id8B0D17A72856414FBC408B053AC3C44E"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>One
hundred percent of all vending machine income from vending machines on Federal
property that are in direct competition with a vending facility operated by a
licensed vendor shall accrue to such licensed vendor subject to clause (ii). In
this subclause, the term <term>direct competition</term> means the existence of
any vending machines or vending facilities operated on the same premises as a
vending facility operated by a licensed vendor except both of the following
shall not be considered in direct competition with the vending facility
operated by a licensed vendor:</text>
<item id="idA6FF2202C36E4E0DA9457EA642A2832D"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>Vending machines
or vending facilities operated in areas serving employees, the majority of whom
normally do not have direct access to the vending facility operated by a
licensed vendor.</text>
</item><item id="idE647A4DD34B14A05B80B61BAB3819A90"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>The
vending machine or vending facility in competition is operated by another
licensed vendor.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93AA84F927744C2F9CAD1327978A3261"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Ceiling</header><text>The
Committee may prescribe regulations imposing a ceiling on income from such
vending machines for a licensed vendor. In the event such a ceiling is imposed,
no licensed vendor shall receive less vending machine income under such ceiling
than the vendor was receiving on January 1, 1974. Any amounts received by a
licensed vendor that are in excess of the amount permitted to accrue any
ceiling imposed by the Committee shall be disbursed to the State licensing
agency under subparagraph (B) and shall be used by such agency in accordance
with paragraph (3). No limitation shall be imposed on income from vending
machines, combined to create a vending facility, which are maintained,
serviced, or operated by a licensed vendor.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb2c12d6e0a264254814fb6673699fbac"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Property with
no licensed vendor</header>
<clause id="id01EDF96BA05341319221E866F7AF4945"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the event there is no licensed vendor operating a
vending facility on Federal property, vending machine income obtained from the
operation of vending machines on such property shall accrue to the State
licensing agency in whose State the Federal property is located, for the uses
designated in paragraph (3), subject to clause (ii).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47983BAE9A684949A6D4D2DABFA44DB5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>Fifty
percent of all vending machine income from vending machines on Federal property
that are not in direct competition (as defined in subparagraph (A)(i)(II)) with
a vending facility operated by a licensed vendor on such property shall accrue
as specified in clause (i), except that with respect to Federal property at
which at least 50 percent of the total hours worked on the premises occurs
during periods other than normal working hours, 30 percent of such income shall
accrue as specified in clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6c59c77074954690a2fcff6f4949efa5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>The
head of each entity of the Government shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0EF632426A6D470C9BFFF09DCD0C0583"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure compliance
with this subsection with respect to buildings, installations, and facilities
under the control of such head; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0409E5AB847744C98B9E23CDC6038867"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be responsible
for collection of, and accounting for, such vending machine income.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID63c30a673f27405baa0e5aadbc3cdfc2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of
income</header>
<subparagraph id="idAE9E9A9F88B147948B6980685004C2E6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>All vending machine income that accrues to a State
licensing agency pursuant to paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<clause id="ID013f975ced654830a1a652c0b92134bd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>first be used for
the maintenance and replacement of equipment, the purchase of new equipment,
management services, and assuring a fair minimum return to operators of vending
facilities, as described in section 205(d)(1)(C); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID627f96f584dd4d77b17f8ef58ca89de4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>then be used to
establish retirement or pension plans, for health insurance contributions, and
for provision of paid sick leave and vacation time for licensed vendors in such
State, subject to a vote by the Committee of Vendors as provided under section
205(d)(1)(C).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa345643eb9744400bdc07b73b5c8ca14"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Income
remaining</header><text>Any vending machine income remaining after application
of subparagraph (A) shall be used for the vending of newspapers, periodicals,
confections, tobacco products, foods (including cafeterias but not including
cafeteria attendant services), beverages, and other articles or services
dispensed automatically or manually prepared on or off the premises in
accordance with all applicable health laws.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C1D1EF08BBD498B964B80381B5F43DA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nonapplication</header><text>Paragraph
(1) shall not apply to income from vending machines within retail sales outlets
under the control of exchange or ships' stores systems authorized by title 10,
United States Code, or to income from vending machines operated by the Veterans
Canteen Service, or to income from vending machines not in direct competition
with a licensed vending facility at individual locations, installations, or
facilities on Federal property the total of which at such individual locations,
installations, or facilities does not exceed $3,000 annually.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID5c765417ce514f8fa4e1b51fbbfa0fda"><enum>204.</enum><header>Duties and
powers of the Committee</header>
<subsection id="ID819623adea744c2caf9e29cca3ed1d74"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out the purposes of this title, the Committee
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="IDbfe0b678085f4d5db4a4291cd3bff4ef"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify new
vending facility sites for licensed vendors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID41bce54b2ab04a758fc9eed5fb04d8c4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consult with the
Administrator of General Services and other heads of entities of the Government
with responsibility for the maintenance, operation, and protection of Federal
property, and inform such heads about the requirement to give priority under
section 203(a)(2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd752ee0343564452b68eddf49ff530e4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote the
activities authorized under this title to entities of the Government;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID02dd50e75f054fcc998cce5e0bebc18c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>enforce the
requirement to give priority and monitor the compliance of entities of the
Government with the requirements of this title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb41276f369ab4dc4ba36b2e65f03be1d"><enum>(5)</enum><text>assist the State
licensing agencies in contacting procurement and contracting offices within the
General Services Administration, and other entities of the Government with
responsibility for the maintenance, operation, and protection of Federal
property, regarding potential vending facilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2a87df98c1a44bb5ab99113760ec11fa"><enum>(6)</enum><text>establish and
maintain—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID06e74aee0dd44ec48431a4523cb422b1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>standards for
filling vending facility vacancies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb4de3cff664440b9bf3f4f180517d347"><enum>(B)</enum><text>criteria for
evaluating and promoting licensed vendors based on their—</text>
<clause id="ID9277c54775fa4e7092d7fac6733304c2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>skills;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf0725976ccee4d588e024123f6c4ca9a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>education;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID985446aa7a9f403fb544fcc99c99d168"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>prior work
experience; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe4eb0c1452d04dfaaf10eb36d05900a9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>additional
training or accreditation;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe857e58733e0438cb63f28e441b806e0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>provide technical
assistance to State licensing agencies and training to State licensing agencies
and licensed vendors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID80eee77825a14b1686ccbc611138b836"><enum>(8)</enum><text>establish,
promote, and administer programs to enable the expansion and growth of vending
facility opportunities, and employment and entrepreneurship opportunities,
including opportunities for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9fde26a8a38042969c1d9b2c35479abc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>franchising;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5ad4b5aa4a8c465288ea371f70caceba"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing
partnerships with private sector entities and business ownership in the private
sector;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID73f20645da7a494c8f8ab6dc15cd791b"><enum>(9)</enum><text>develop program
reporting and accountability standards for activities authorized under this
title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID46c321055a02481db810c00d7ede30ae"><enum>(10)</enum><text>develop criteria
for, and assist State licensing agencies in collecting data for, monitoring
compliance with this title by entities of the Government and licensed vendors,
and enforcing the payment and collection of vending machine income and
set-aside dues;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa23ed809620241759dbb7f26d34ffc3c"><enum>(11)</enum><text>develop or
update, not less often than every 5 years, a strategic business development
plan, pursuant to subsection (h)(5);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8dd274c79f064a25bfe0e86c7e3b7eaa"><enum>(12)</enum><text>create an
advisory body comprised of members of the Committee of Vendors described in
section 205(c) and State licensing agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5bac8ee8086f409984bbe1853c5d5b2c"><enum>(13)</enum><text>prepare and
submit to the President and Congress annual reports on outcomes and
achievements resulting from the implementation of the programs and policies
required under this title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDAD0842A54C9409088CFF1F0C8C94026"><enum>(14)</enum><text>respond to
requests from licensed vendors for assistance in improving financial management
procedures to correct material weaknesses identified during audits, and filing
Federal business income tax returns; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8DC5378B47CA4CEC838F37D99D5417E5"><enum>(15)</enum><text>collect—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1E5F1895DCD34DF68AFFD9781BDDEAE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>financial audits
performed pursuant to section 206(c)(6); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id537F8BA078DB468A9D86F2CD1B7C08B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>tax returns filed
pursuant to section 206(c)(7).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC55A37E182B4426A95671FE3CC6EA7F6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designating
state licensing agencies</header>
<paragraph id="idB0AC09F48375483FA8E128C25700ACDA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Committee shall
designate the State agency for the blind in each State, or, in any State in
which there is no such agency, some other public agency as the State licensing
agency to issue licenses to individuals with disabilities for the operating of
vending facilities on Federal and other property in such State for the vending
of newspapers, periodicals, confections, foods (including cafeterias but not
including cafeteria attendant services), beverages, and other articles or
services dispensed automatically or manually prepared on or off the premises in
accordance with all applicable health laws, as determined by the State
licensing agency, and including the vending or exchange of chances for any
lottery authorized by State law and conducted by an agency of a State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6A7EC9F3342F4B36979E24F89ACB6B2F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>States with
approved plans for vocational rehabilitation</header><text>In any State having
an approved plan for vocational rehabilitation services pursuant to section
101(a)(1)(A) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(1)(A)), the
State licensing agency designated under paragraph (1) shall be the State agency
designated under section 101(a)(2)(A) of such Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID840420f36fca482cac44245c1841199b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations and
policies</header>
<paragraph id="id39063D6E153348D6BB765293017710FD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Committee shall develop and issue regulations and
policies for the administration and management of the vending facility program
carried out under this title to ensure that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID28b29bf0037a4bddbb2345a872bd303a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the priority
described in section 203(a)(2) is given to State licensing agencies on behalf
of licensed vendors as described in such section (and shall ensure that vending
machine income accrues pursuant to section 203(c));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID280bad8b61ca43a4b0b1d2aeda9262ce"><enum>(B)</enum><text>wherever
feasible, 1 or more vending facilities are established on each Federal property
to the extent that the placement and operation of any such facilities would not
adversely affect the interests of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4559f9557d2543c88e851e1d4afac5a7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provisions of
training, reviewing, monitoring, evaluating, reporting by, awarding facilities
to, promoting, and auditing the State licensing agencies and licensed vendors
are appropriate to carry out the Committee’s duties under this title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id85AAA972B8EC4BBF86967D6744E549A6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Placement or
operation of vending facilities</header><text>If an entity of the Government
establishes a limitation or prohibition on the placement or operation of a
vending facility, based on a determination that such placement or operation
would adversely affect the interests of the United States, as described in
paragraph (1)(B), the entity shall justify the limitation or prohibition to the
Committee. The entity shall submit the justification in writing to the
Committee, who shall determine whether such limitation or prohibition is
justified. The determination shall be binding on any entity affected by such
determination. The Committee shall publish such determination, along with
supporting documentation, in the Federal Register.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa1d59c6ce03a4b06844f93100eac6114"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Provision of
training</header>
<paragraph id="idA21C85F0F0D74D36866B07BFA16854D4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Provision</header><text>The
Committee shall ensure that the provision of training is uniform and effective,
including on-the-job training and training on vacancy and promotion procedures,
is provided for individuals with disabilities, through State licensing agencies
designated under subsection (b) and through the provision of services under the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB0AA6688285B4DF896CBFD78AB201E75"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transferable
skill development</header><text>The Committee shall ensure that the provision
of training includes transferable skill development in order to maximize the
vocational potential of individuals with disabilities interested in
self-employment, entrepreneurship, or management opportunities available
through programs carried out under this title or through other sources.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7502a9921908482eb498a1e4dadf6aeb"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reviews and
monitoring</header>
<paragraph id="ID431f0024c25e4d0282e5d2b8c3212c7a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>In
carrying out the Committee’s duties under this title, the Committee shall
conduct a review annually, and on-site monitoring once every 2 years, of the
State licensing agencies and licensed vendors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID41e2311bcace4c9e85504897f5296ef3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Procedures for
reviews</header><text>In conducting an annual review of State licensing
agencies and licensed vendors under this subsection, the Committee shall
consider, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDeefa395b27d24d7ea3c3c2ec4a8b4ea6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the policies and
procedures of the State licensing agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3f6889942c474f589b8ea6aca68c8e07"><enum>(B)</enum><text>regulations and
guidance materials;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa99a3d748a5448b09c2ae73b80f740fa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of
licensed vendors and employees with disabilities working for the licensed
vendors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDef84a8dcbc2a47c7be8b1c291bf9883d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the goals
described in subsection (a)(11) and the extent to which the State licensing
agencies and licensed vendors have met such goals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5eb1cdb2ccbd44b386e078a05e9f096e"><enum>(E)</enum><text>reports, and
information supporting reports, prepared under subsections (a)(13) and (g);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5cfd2e73701143e382f40176e9962d13"><enum>(F)</enum><text>information filed
by the State licensing agencies with the Internal Revenue Service, and budget,
financial management, and audit data.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb3d8d37694c249e2a658ad4e9acfaa36"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Procedures for
monitoring</header><text>In conducting monitoring under this subsection, the
Committee shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID31ab8a0f74c44640be642655d9ba97ac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct—</text>
<clause id="ID25f30282210d498ab4afec9e1b80ef55"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on-site visits,
including on-site reviews of records to verify that the State licensing
agencies and licensed vendors are following the requirements of this
title;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3a17a59b975140a083aca95119539295"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>meetings with
the State licensing agencies and licensed vendors;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd1296bad2060472d8ea95673395e669f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reviews of
licensed vendors' individualized plans for employment; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5e2b83844ec4438ca651610a9aea9d7b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>meetings with
staff and employees of the State licensing agencies or licensed vendors,
including employees with disabilities; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb80a6283c1824541ac96720550bc546b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine whether
the State licensing agencies or licensed vendors involved are complying with
the reporting requirements and evaluation standards of this title, and meeting
the goals described in subsection (a)(11).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4623bff7438a47daa6c4af123fbe6eb2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Areas of
inquiry</header><text>In conducting a review or monitoring under this
subsection with respect to a State licensing agency or licensed vendor, the
Committee shall examine—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDd9e1642df3b644318b80e8f0f8ccc15f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the eligibility
process used by the agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID097899d75c1f4c4b8a5bac9aae305b45"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the provision of
training, filling vacancy and promotional procedures, and other services
provided by the agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID817ce9cfd9804b49af99395ce14a899f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the procedures
for locating new vending facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4639232cadbe40ae9da2b8950e83f98d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the hiring
practices of the licensed vendor;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe6849372b8194081913cbdc212847ff8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the State
licensing agency or licensed vendor activities in such other areas of inquiry
as the Committee may consider appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa4999fbacb8d4dae9aff01dc732b8c09"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the State
licensing agency or licensed vendor activities in such other areas as may be
identified through meetings with a State licensing agency or licensed
vendor.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID416204c82fce4c4baf1a23e46d020bef"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Nondisclosure</header><text>For
purposes of any review or monitoring carried out under this subsection, the
Committee shall not disclose or require a State licensing agency or licensed
vendor to disclose the identity of, or any other personally identifiable
information related to, any individual participating in an activity authorized
under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7f4c4f21f01843599bc5eac78ea2d3a5"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Availability on
website</header><text>The Committee shall make available to the public on the
Committee’s website, in an accessible format, each report resulting from a
review or monitoring carried out under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62cc97247c1843df889f8188aa5185b9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text>At
the request of the Committee, the Inspector General of the General Services
Administration shall assist the Committee in determining if entities of the
Government, State licensing agencies, and licensed vendors are complying with
this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5b0bcb43b37244ae92e3b894273d0c2d"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Information
collection and report</header>
<paragraph id="IDaed736d0aa6b4f09a4e2c0372bb0daa8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than December 31 of each year, the Committee
shall collect information described in this subsection, including the
information provided by the State licensing agencies and licensed vendors in
annual reports submitted by such agencies and vendors. The Committee shall
prepare an overall summary of the information collected under this subsection,
including compiling and preparing a summary of the information provided by the
State licensing agencies and licensed vendors. The Committee shall annually
prepare and submit to the President and Congress a report that includes the
overall summary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd18d0b6e07594ad79368a15a4dba4c34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Collection of
information</header>
<subparagraph id="IDcbb1d60b88d24c3ca1b7873d717fdfc9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>State licensing
agency and licensed vendors</header>
<clause id="ID035d0e2a460a42bea1b3da51f05a7abc"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Records</header><text>Each
State licensing agency, and licensed vendor operating a vending facility
pursuant to this title, shall keep records prescribed by the Committee as
required by this title and shall participate in data collection as required by
this title, including data collection required for preparation of the reports
described in clause (ii). The Committee shall have access to such records and
to any other records of the State licensing agencies that relate to activities
of the agencies and compliance by the agencies with any requirement of this
title.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa425e1ffac9b4fe887de57eb13b86ae9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Committee shall require that each State licensing agency and licensed vendor
annually prepare and submit to the Committee the reports described in sections
205(e) and 206(d).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7088275787d0406485c53e42e3ae04bc"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Committee</header><text>The
Committee shall collect information to determine whether the purposes of this
title are being met and to assess the performance of programs carried out under
this title, including information related to audits, performance, and
compliance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID04c5d9be6a25456f90e1f082837eb29c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The
information required to be collected under this subsection (including
information provided in annual reports submitted under subsection (a)(13))
includes information—</text>
<subparagraph id="idCF967F7193274E3D83C42C0F2B1BCE50"><enum>(A)</enum><text>collected from
State licensing agencies and licensed vendors pursuant to sections 205(e) and
206(d), aggregated for the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0ab3920cb89441f6878f09ce244b1a43"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on the number of
new vending facility locations identified and disaggregated by State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0e60bc1cf23c4e7ca9fba2f472a0ab0d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>on the number of
vending facility locations that State licensing agencies did not develop and
the rationale for not developing such sites;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID92c3b38642ed4f6abe98a66db1955162"><enum>(D)</enum><text>on the
development of new markets for vending facility services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDec446ba7295e440a999dc207946dc39d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>on a comparison
of the number of licensed vendors contracts and sales under this title to sales
through Government contracts with small businesses; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID242d66bbfb904a369202535babd37f55"><enum>(F)</enum><text>other items as
determined necessary by the Committee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbe3cb55b1ede4d168655dff4e73ec8fe"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Submission of
report</header><text>The Committee shall submit the report described in
paragraph (1) to the President, the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform, and the Committee on Education and Labor, of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID61b1043cf8d947aebe19d752aad952cf"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Availability on
website</header><text>The Committee shall make the annual report available to
the public on the Committee’s website, in an accessible format.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID97db1697cfcc45178a3d8fc099db40aa"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Nondisclosure</header><text>For
purposes of this title, the Committee shall not disclose or require a State
licensing agency or licensed vendor to disclose, the identity of, or any other
personally identifiable information related to, any individual participating in
an activity authorized under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb07220fab2d047f5b4aeb7d03b320199"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Consequences
for failure to report</header>
<subparagraph id="IDa5d868f9bfd64ef8a0bd37b13618e952"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Licensed
vendor</header><text>If the Committee has not received the annual report of a
licensed vendor for a year under section 206(d), the Committee, through the
State licensing agency, shall ban the vendor from participating in activities
carried out under this title, and award the vending facility site to a new
vendor, until the Committee has received the report from the licensed
vendor.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82f6ace72f0e4485b5e3c5a0a4733341"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State licensing
agency</header><text>If the Committee has not received the annual report of a
State licensing agency for a year under section 205(e), the Committee shall
request to the appropriate vocational rehabilitation agency that the agency
suspend the State licensing agency’s allotment under section 110 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 730), until the Committee has received
the report.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbdc03a4e3eb54ec09078938972f08269"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Surveys,
Studies, and Standards of the Committee for the Advancement of Individuals with
Disabilities</header>
<paragraph id="ID77c395dd80c548559f12768733ce70a0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>180
days</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the
Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008, the
Committee shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb1758ac364f3441c96165d800f6ba0b2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish
requirements for the uniform application of this title by each State licensing
agency, including appropriate accounting procedures, policies on the selection
and establishment of new vending facilities, distribution of income to licensed
vendors, and the use and control of set-aside funds under section
205(d)(1)(C);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID42bdf37e1210487b88aeb881dbeef5df"><enum>(B)</enum><text>after
consultation with, and consideration of the views of licensed vendors and State
licensing agencies, promulgate standards for funds set aside pursuant to
section 205(d)(1)(C), which includes maximum and minimum amounts for such
funds, and appropriate contributions, to such funds by licensed vendors;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID128a75fb407b4883abcdb057afb7fc0d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>submit to the
President and Congress a report, with appropriate supporting documentation,
which shows the actions taken by each such State licensing agency to meet the
requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID786c552eb0624022aaa4145216e3a93d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>One
year</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008, the
Comptroller General of the United States, with the assistance of the Committee,
State licensing agencies, and licensed vendors, shall conduct a survey
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID511c414abbb443aca4ea751002930359"><enum>(A)</enum><text>quantify the
untapped market share of vending facility opportunities on Federal property and
other property in the United States for a third of States and collect
information about similar State laws and programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbe0471e7693049a9867be109a9802c00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assist with the
identification of vending facilities on Federal property where there is no
licensed vendor operating such facility; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2477e8cf2433407fadb69225bd1376bc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assist with the
enforcement of collecting vending machine income.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID82026e84753f4b60ab782a5d08331a00"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Two
years</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the
Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008, the
Committee shall follow-up and conduct further analysis of the survey described
in paragraph (2) and in a report provide such analysis to the President,
Congress, and State licensing agencies. The Committee shall provide within such
report for each site identified contact information for procurement and
contract officers and contract length for the current vendor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9b60a9d011a743d79e1f0284cd3b3b54"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Each year
thereafter</header><text>Beginning 3 years after the date of enactment of the
Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008, and each
year thereafter, the Committee shall make annual surveys consistent with the
information collected in the analysis under paragraph (3) of vending facility
opportunities for licensed vendors on Federal property and other property in
the United States. The Committee shall make such surveys available to State
licensing agencies and licensed vendors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb2271614f1eb4adca7518455c390d07e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Strategic
business development plan</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date
of enactment of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act
of 2008, and not less often than every 5 years thereafter, the Committee, in
consultation with State licensing agencies and the advisory body authorized in
subsection (a)(12), shall develop or update a comprehensive strategic business
development plan that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idEE9B16FC960F4647A4267533747342F6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>includes—</text>
<clause id="IDd7fbf5fb6c374dcc95b2df4a5092d9ac"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establishing
implementation responsibilities of State licensing agencies and licensed
vendors;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf496a9ff243b4097bae2c15d6bd3dd9f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>setting goals
for the program and measures toward meeting such goals;</text>
</clause><clause id="id4C20F2EF8CE8451480DDBF5DACBB46B7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>monitoring
progress toward meeting the purposes of this title and measuring success toward
meeting the purposes;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID45506d7d850f415195138d99c95a9aa5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>reassessing the
provision of training for licensed vendors, establishing quality standards,
designing appropriate certifications, and developing best practices
manuals;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6a124af62a8f4173aa42869301580a7f"><enum>(v)</enum><text>improving data
collection;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8f88b128daea47a99e740f067fd65df7"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>enhancing
business skill development and training for vendors and technical assistance
for State licensing agencies and licensed vendors;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc196cb3ab15d43b680e7db9584bbfee1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>creating
employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities and increasing wages
for such persons; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1793b5ac12094ed0bcf9c039c09edacb"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>developing
action steps for—</text>
<subclause id="ID48dbf073bd7345f3b8f1c81f2c7562a7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>ongoing
relationships with various Federal agencies and private sector
businesses;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID98b1020fab5e48488a032d42c494732a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>identifying new
Federal and private sector customers;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID09473352592c419a9aa75a59f34ad0a7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>conducting an
in-depth market analysis inside and outside of the Federal Government to
determine which markets to enter and which Federal agencies to pursue;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID1f7163260d4943039da04d0da0bec1ef"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>establishing
business goals for job growth based on the new lines of business;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID756d617e4d234afaaa03708493c103df"><enum>(V)</enum><text>locating new
vending facility sites and enhancing employment and entrepreneurship
opportunities offered within and outside of this title;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID5f84159745b34e3eb1b27ba646480b91"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>increasing
licensed vendors sales revenues and marketing of the program;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDc049bb3d95b84d3fa26249daf4caebf3"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>improving
activities authorized under this title; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID688d17980e6e4e7a9438fddc065c9324"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>other
information that the Committee, State licensing agencies, and the advisory body
requires; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12D56413A0E446829018A31D5D6B9315"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is developed or
updated in conjunction with the State plans submitted under section 101 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 721).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID297d99c0b0b84fa381adcb262d379538"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Available to
the public</header><text>The Committee shall make available to the public, and
especially to persons and organizations engaged in work for individuals with
disabilities, information obtained as a result of such surveys under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDdea4efb6144a4a26b0a80b36c341b87a"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Records and
audits</header>
<paragraph id="ID9fbb3fc568f4415994adeb35ca257b48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Records</header><text>The
Committee, each State licensing agency, and each licensed vendor operating a
vending facility pursuant to this title shall keep records that fully disclose
the amount and disposition of funds (including fees) made available under this
title, the cost of providing activities authorized by this title (including how
the funds are used), the share of that cost provided from other sources, and
such other records as will facilitate an effective financial or programmatic
audit. The Committee, each State licensing agency, and each licensed vendor
operating a vending facility pursuant to this title, shall maintain such
records for 5 years after the completion of the activity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID487137b36e8d4930908364e549b06151"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Access to
records by the committee</header><text>The Committee shall have access, for the
purpose of audit and examination, to any books, documents, papers, and other
records that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6788d13916b04d36b1b9fe106315fb84"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are maintained by
a State licensing agency or licensed vendor; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1bd79749a4d349b5a404dc3372ecb820"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be related or
pertinent to activities authorized under, or in compliance with requirements
of, this title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33e953869416428bbbebdef039c3c860"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Access to
records by comptroller general of the United States</header><text>The
Comptroller General of the United States, or any of the duly authorized
representatives of the Comptroller General, shall have access, for the purpose
of audit and examination, to any books, documents, papers, and other records of
the Committee and each State licensing agency. This paragraph shall also apply
to any licensed vendor operating a vending facility pursuant to this title but
only with respect to the books, documents, papers, and other records of such
vendor that relate to the licensed vendor’s activities in a fiscal year in
which a sale was made under this title. The Committee and each State licensing
agency and licensed vendor to which this paragraph applies, shall maintain such
records for 5 years after the completion of the activity involved.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcc67c74e6a5e4efbb98a484226d801f9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nondisclosure</header><text>For
purposes of any audit or examination, the Committee or Comptroller General of
the United States shall not disclose or require a State licensing agency or
licensed vendor to disclose the identity of, or any other personally
identifiable information related to, any individual participating in an
activity authorized under this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID558ae04fb2f1494296328f76d5fdd6d5"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Compliance</header>
<paragraph id="IDe12eea0315da46b18d8facf2afdb895d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State licensing
agency reports</header><text>In accordance with regulations established by the
Committee, each State licensing agency shall report to the Committee after the
end of each fiscal year the extent to which the State licensing agency is in
compliance with activities authorized under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd07fe3e429f94829b7015098fcab039e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
improvement</header>
<subparagraph id="IDdee66eba8cb941cf8f5982da6165b79b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>If
the Committee determines that any State licensing agency is out of compliance
with this title, the Committee shall provide technical assistance to the State
licensing agency, and the State licensing agency and the Committee shall
jointly develop a program improvement plan outlining the specific actions to be
taken by the State licensing agency to improve program performance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID169bc575d7eb47628c99e23823f06170"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The
Committee shall—</text>
<clause id="ID74c0935979d441468634369751b7149b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>review the
program improvement efforts of the State licensing agency on a biannual basis
and, if necessary, request the State licensing agency to make further revisions
to the plan to improve performance; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID24597877aa564c63978918ff51caf3a4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>continue to
conduct such reviews and request such revisions until the State licensing
agency sustains satisfactory performance over a period of more than 1
year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf0469cf35fc24c23928d0cfa2d39b703"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Withholding</header><text>If
the Committee determines that a State licensing agency whose performance falls
below the established standards has failed to enter into a program improvement
plan, or is not complying with the terms and conditions of such a program
improvement plan, the Committee shall request to the appropriate vocational
rehabilitation agency that—</text>
<clause id="IDadb9b374c75f45b9ad6318bb78be64e7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
vocational rehabilitation agency suspend the State licensing agency’s allotment
under section 110 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 730); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID434c5c4ac9dc40ce9ceb571d7dadc141"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the vocational
rehabilitation agency designate another entity as the State licensing agency
until the State licensing agency has entered into an approved program
improvement plan, or satisfies the Committee that the State licensing agency is
complying with the terms and conditions of such a program improvement plan, as
appropriate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1482c9be615247009f547a45f7474fe3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Committee shall include in each annual report to the President and Congress
under subsection (a)(13) an analysis of program performance, including relative
State licensing agency performance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa3a7125716cb468bb947c89c2886f2cc"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Public
notification</header><text>The Committee shall notify the public of each action
taken by the Committee under this paragraph by making available information
about the action on the website of the Committee, in an accessible format. As a
part of such notification, the Committee shall describe each such action taken
under this section and the outcomes of each such action.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID76efc8217c6442199f4638594b90c83a"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Grievances</header>
<paragraph id="ID1da1b5b1465a41e5937f92a5c846366a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any licensed vendor who is dissatisfied with any action
arising from the operation or administration of the vending facility program
may submit a grievance to a State licensing agency in accordance with section
205(d)(1)(F). If such licensed vendor is dissatisfied with any action taken or
decision rendered as a result of a hearing resulting from such grievance, the
licensed vendor may file a complaint with the Committee that shall convene a
panel to arbitrate the dispute pursuant to subsection (l), to specify a
corrective action. The decision of such panel shall be final and binding on the
parties except as otherwise provided under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDefb199a94ada4ab2b6e4c103e1aae79c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grievance
against federal entities</header><text>Whenever any State licensing agency
determines that any entity of the Government that has control of the
maintenance, operation, and protection of Federal property is failing to comply
with the provisions of this title or any regulations issued pursuant to this
title (including a limitation on the placement or operation of a vending
facility as described in subsection (c)(2) and the Committee's determination of
such limitation), such State licensing agency may file a complaint with the
Committee that shall convene a panel to arbitrate the dispute pursuant to
subsection (l), and the decision of such panel shall be final and binding on
the parties except as otherwise provided under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1ee94ce83ecf405ca3b7f7c40847859a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compliance with
decision</header><text>The Committee and State licensing agency shall enforce a
decision made by a panel pursuant to this subsection and the party against whom
a decision is rendered shall abide by the decision.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID46c7d4df27654fb68addd5ec365bae83"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Arbitration</header>
<paragraph id="ID174168414b8c4cbca60e8836e1446017"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Upon receipt of a complaint filed pursuant to paragraph
(1) or (2) of subsection (k), the Committee shall convene an ad hoc arbitration
panel. Such panel shall, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection,
give notice, conduct a hearing, and render its decision, which shall be subject
to appeal and review as a final agency action for purposes of chapter 7 of
title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa7888d98b6f749668cabe490730dd200"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Composition of
panels</header>
<subparagraph id="id50D41B2118834DBA9AEE7CE8ED169563"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Composition of
panel to hear grievances of licensed vendors</header>
<clause id="idE3FD2C5EE8D9488AA03D46FC123F08A5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The arbitration panel, convened by the Committee to hear
grievances of licensed vendors, shall be composed of 3 members appointed as
follows:</text>
<subclause id="idF07A19E922694BAE971B0C6E1F58DF04"><enum>(I)</enum><text>One individual
designated by the State licensing agency.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id1EC314FB6F7243098A717611F102E6B9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>One individual
designated by the licensed vendor.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id21F1BAD4020C44AFB3738E1DBAA60AF3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>One individual,
not employed by the State licensing agency or, where appropriate, its parent
agency, who shall serve as chairman, jointly designated by the members
appointed under subclauses (I) and (II).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id13B68081F81E487DB2409B466A047C78"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Failure to
designate</header><text>If any party fails to designate a member under clause
(i), the Committee shall designate such member on behalf of such party.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id88286CE79EB04053988AB71A2D004B37"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Composition of
panel to hear complaints of state licensing agencies</header>
<clause id="idEB4B970C9E7342818A70F2355B0904AD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The arbitration panel, convened by the Committee to hear
complaints filed by a State licensing agency, shall be composed of 3 members as
follows:</text>
<subclause id="id0B6E749D520F46149B68AC64798A7959"><enum>(I)</enum><text>One individual,
designated by the State licensing agency.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id7825AA8E122E4545BB74D3F726076CE9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>One individual,
designated by the head of the entity of the Government controlling the Federal
property over which the dispute arose.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id85C669D86AB54F1CAC7AAD3A3317266D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>One individual,
not employed by the entity of the Government controlling the Federal property
over which the dispute arose, who shall serve as chairman, jointly designated
by the members appointed under subclauses (I) and (II).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E8C966B24B348808F605A946A4C5873"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Failure to
designate</header><text>If any party fails to designate a member under clause
(i), the Committee shall designate such member on behalf of such party. If the
panel appointed pursuant to clause (i) finds that the acts or practices of any
such entity of the Government are in violation of this title, or any regulation
issued under this title, the head of any such entity of the Government shall
cause such acts or practices to be terminated promptly and shall take such
other action as may be necessary to carry out the decision of the panel.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd5ef3dba5ee442b292c5873851f7d0c4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Publication of
decisions in Federal register</header><text>The decisions of a panel convened
by the Committee pursuant to this subsection shall be matters of public record
and shall be published in the Federal Register.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0e1334af35544cabbb48e08872f59c50"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Payment of
costs by the committee</header><text>The Committee shall pay all reasonable
costs of arbitration under this subsection in accordance with a schedule of
fees and expenses published in the Federal Register.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID282b4c2050994809aedfbda5138fc1e7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>An
entity of the Government against whom a decision is rendered by a panel
convened by the Committee pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to a fee
for not complying with this title. Such penalty shall be determined by the
Committee, which shall be subject to appeal and review as a final agency action
for purposes of chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID2b6611015bb94db8a645ff56c51d7078"><enum>205.</enum><header>State
licensing agency powers and duties</header>
<subsection id="IDf5d4a64c3ac74308ae6c5e76e57bc56f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each State licensing agency shall carry out each of the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="ID437812daf5314987a582e533a8004ba0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Issuance of
licenses</header>
<subparagraph id="id09730E5FB3F04FA3BDC3ADB5836569DE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each State licensing agency shall issue, pursuant to this
subsection, licenses for the operation of a vending facility. Such licenses
shall be issued only to applicants who are citizens of the United States
and—</text>
<clause id="id0330EC50C88A4D4191EFA3D250AE88A0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are
eligible for vocational rehabilitation services under section 102 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 722); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id67BB94CF5116421381EF40F601DDCE41"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have completed
the provision of training core competencies authorized in subsection
(b).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8C9BCF6DCDB34CAEAD247067C96C87E3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>Each
license described in subparagraph (A) shall be issued for an indefinite period
but may be terminated by the State licensing agency if the agency is satisfied
that the vending facility is not being operated in accordance with the rules
and regulations prescribed by such State licensing agency.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4057C06EA04742BE8440AF5CF71B4109"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Participation
of individuals with disabilities who are not blind</header>
<clause id="idB5006E5F446E4AC5B958909288C8FFBB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Beginning 3 years after the date of enactment of the
Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008, a State
licensing agency shall—</text>
<subclause id="id76111FCD7B354EA2B8E51EE70A5FA624"><enum>(I)</enum><text>permit
individuals with disabilities who are not blind to—</text>
<item id="idB035A78B241944009D18922DD59A51AC"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>participate in
the provision of training core competencies under subsection (b); and</text>
</item><item id="idE3CC9DBD592E402CB8CDF759F155FD9E"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>receive licenses
under subparagraph (A); or</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="id469CCBEEDEFD450AB17B07D500B1A17A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>merge the
general State Vocational Rehabilitation agency self-employment program (if one
exists) with the State licensing agency vending facility program to create 1
entrepreneurial, self-employment program for individuals with
disabilities.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDa001f261c6314f19b972174fc67b794f"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Merging of
programs</header><text>A State licensing agency that merges the programs
described in clause (i)(II) shall submit a memorandum to the Committee that
includes the following:</text>
<subclause id="id254B8E482B4549C99D93CD8AF972824D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>If the programs
are administered by 2 different agencies, a memorandum of understanding with
the general State agency responsible for the self-employment program described
in clause (i)(II), that describes how the agencies will provide financial
support and accommodations for individuals coming through the self-employment
program.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idEFE2B6C9807D47BD8906F1143A28D926"><enum>(II)</enum><text>A description of
how the programs will combine entrepreneurship trainings.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID63bd423a129342218c3a2f57eb5bb28e"><enum>(III)</enum><text>A description
of how the State licensing agency will provide to an individual with a
disability interested in becoming a licensed vendor the necessary coursework
needed to fulfill Federal and State food service requirements.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDc7a213ce22534c9192239654822f98cd"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>A description of
how the State licensing agency will grandfather in existing licensed vendors
operating a vending facility into the program.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id38952B36FCAE4BF7A30D634F9A2CC882"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Reservation</header>
<clause id="id569BE36D45A24121B20DD2D9156B94C6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A State licensing agency shall reserve 50 percent of new
vending facility sites for individuals who are blind and 50 percent of new
vending facility sites for individuals who are blind and individuals with other
disabilities.</text>
</clause><clause id="id4FCC88254DBA43C9824BFA306508A444"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>New sites
defined</header><text>In this subparagraph, the term <term>new vending facility
sites</term> means a vending facility site—</text>
<subclause id="idD6654BAE59F845DA86D685665F14CC69"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that is first
identified after the date of enactment of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day and
Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008 and not under contract with the
State licensing agency; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id26B7ACB55E84410D989B8225CA4CF69B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>with respect to
which the licensed vendor has ceased operating such site after the date of
enactment of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of
2008.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id168CD0D251E045E48C796DD2CF6C1F85"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Select
locations</header><text>Each State licensing agency shall select a location for
a vending facility and the type of facility to be provided with the approval of
the head of the entity of the Government in control of the maintenance,
operation, and protection of the Federal property on which the facility is to
be located but subject to regulations prescribed pursuant to section
204(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0455c167b5314047bc37597eddf01086"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Self-employment
and management training</header><text>Each State licensing agency shall
establish, promote, and implement provisions of training for self-employment
and management in order to expand employment and entrepreneurship opportunities
(including franchising) for individuals with disabilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDebf40a22f05d465789b659ede646be59"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Standards and
awarding of sites</header><text>Each State licensing agency shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE97DB697235E42F9895659667914F7D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implement the
Committee’s standards for filling vending facility vacancies, and criteria for
evaluating and promoting qualified licensed vendors; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC939DDE666F5452DBDD1E6E19D79DA0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enter into
subcontracts for vending facility sites with licensed vendors.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa9c21695e0534c78b7b072bccdc7bc53"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Expansion and
growth</header><text>Each State licensing agency shall enable the expansion and
growth of licensed vendors by—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6fc9db06234f4dbdb1ffbfbc2d6f0910"><enum>(A)</enum><text>developing
partnerships with private sector entities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3bd3651000124b5a890006543b3aac0e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing
programs for business ownership in the private sector;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe903a63caf1842aaa80de92f9f67d84b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assisting
licensed vendors in bidding competitively for vending facility contracts on
Federal property and locating funding sources (including loans) when the
priority granted to State licensing agencies on behalf of licensed vendors
pursuant to section 203(a)(2) does not apply because the State licensing
agency—</text>
<clause id="IDfbd677ece621454b8b41898c91f6f30c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determines that a
vending facility site is not satisfactory;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe787c4c82d83435088f7d860493c22c5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>determines that
a vending facility site is satisfactory but declines to exercise the priority;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDeedadf9796124eeda083e80a4d54d9c5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>does not have
the funding necessary to renovate a vending facility site; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id07E7BCFC2D004BD4A242CC1A07A115F3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>assisting
licensed vendors in pursuing opportunities pursuant to this title and business
ownership in the private sector.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbff84ae0379048ab9c96326f46a3802f"><enum>(6)</enum><header>New
sites</header><text>Each State licensing agency shall identify and establish
new vending facility sites for licensed vendors, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2f3bbca8ad9045ab8d0f5c62cb10e454"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contacting
procurement and contracting offices within the General Services Administration
and working with members of the Committee to contact other entities of the
Government in control of the maintenance, operation, and protection of Federal
property regarding potential vending facilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID47aa0ca87a1c4ba9af884129b0189da6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>financial plans
for identifying and establishing new vending facilities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3445ed0c82684b5e82241bf5b3967076"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Inform
entities</header><text>Each State licensing agency shall work with the
Committee to inform entities of the Government about the requirements of this
title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe854575170654800a1bc0fa9316d971a"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Each
State licensing agency shall work with the Committee to enforce the priority
granted to State licensing agencies on behalf of licensed vendors pursuant to
section 203(a)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDacb53a973ab94b42acc538b5b0929385"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Program
measures and accountability standards</header><text>Each State licensing agency
shall develop program reporting measures and assist the Committee with
administering accountability standards with all licensed vendors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDeff06fa1f2554bb3bdddd4b5dd4e0322"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Evaluation of
qualifications and capabilities</header><text>Each State licensing agency shall
evaluate the qualifications and capabilities of licensed vendors and provide
the Committee with pertinent data concerning the licensed vendors, the agency's
status as a qualified nonprofit agency, the agency's manufacturing or service
capabilities, and other information as required by the Committee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID48811521249b465287838e51d9c69278"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Ensure
compliance</header><text>Each State licensing agency shall oversee and assist
the licensed vendors to ensure compliance with vending facility contract
requirements and compliance with this title, including appropriate
regulations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID11fec2d3b1e94609861ff5dc0ceffb23"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Reviews,
monitoring, evaluations, and reports</header><text>Each State licensing agency
shall carry out reviews, monitoring, and evaluations, and prepare reports, in
accordance with this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8e22caf11130475fbcaec6622af22688"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Promote
position vacancies</header><text>Each State licensing agency shall promote
position vacancies within the Federal Government to individuals who are blind,
or individuals with other disabilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID07136b1730f3409ca9348bd582e840dd"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Collect
income</header><text>Each State licensing agency shall collect vending machine
income and set-aside funds in accordance with section 203(c) and subsection
(d)(1)(C).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID801695f2c59349a9a043c921094a0075"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Gather data
and reports</header><text>Each State licensing agency shall gather data and
reports from licensed vendors in accordance with subsection (e)(2), and
sections 204(a)(13) and 206(d), to determine if the agencies have met the goals
described in section 204(a)(11).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5bad0c1c046247cab0fcdc34ff90e4e3"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Biennial
election</header><text>Each State licensing agency shall conduct the biennial
election of a Committee of Vendors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd2efed010da94a1585dfaef95095bca9"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Annual
reports</header><text>Each State licensing agency shall submit to the Committee
annual reports on outcomes and achievements pursuant to subsection (e)(2) and
sections 204(a)(13) and 206(d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcdff1cb3932d4106805d140196f39b5f"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Other
activities</header><text>Each State licensing agency shall carry out other
activities requested by the Committee.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe424d6de59894105975296170f22f513"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Provision of
training core competencies</header>
<paragraph id="IDa374a43371a14e5fa15ffe4d2e3877ec"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each State licensing agency shall establish, promote, and
implement the provision of training for self-employment and management for
individuals with disabilities either—</text>
<subparagraph id="id789BE88C51AD411E91DDC89EA1D11FC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>directly;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4C4C7D32F1474A54B2135D22578A1A72"><enum>(B)</enum><text>indirectly,
through one-stop centers as authorized in the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
(29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), community colleges, 4-year institutions of higher
education, or through third parties.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3b1f1a52e2ce439bb0248cd5a27c94a1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Training core
competencies</header><text>The provision of training for self-employment and
management in paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID08647b15c9fc42af855dd65bc899adda"><enum>(A)</enum><text>include training
specific for the operation of vending facilities on Federal property, as
authorized under this title, for persons interested in becoming licensed
vendors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID80647fb5c96e407eab30a5c3964771f7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include
transferable skill development in specific areas of study, including—</text>
<clause id="IDa55b47e53c614025bbc2d067993fefe0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>starting a
business and business plan development;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID361d97c11d3e46599f04705a08d60f2d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>business
operations (including customer service skills);</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf1ce0b2b3163418896b4579442e3e377"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>financial
management, budgeting, and accounting;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe8dbbf8e8d2746ba9de4e1c18d48d054"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>marketing;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc796ba58c942471eb2c35eb47f96aeae"><enum>(v)</enum><text>management;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4645ba6061274a48bae303889fad1ec9"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>audits;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf0eb7da1604a4c8e85e505089cc7affa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>specifically for
licensed vendors, include—</text>
<clause id="ID942d7d1fc7c84efd8684e5cf47a19aa5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on-the-job
training;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDdb791ff316fd4f15bf84fcc73b659304"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Federal and
State food service requirements; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb4d95e950bef45f7835475f55ebdf4fb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reporting
requirements for this title.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID286ce6214d0f4c0b9e8385a4ae2b2b91"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>A
State licensing agency may grant a vendor a waiver from taking particular
coursework or participating in the provision of training under this subsection
if the vendor—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF762B0E4D17341A8BCC40948E98F8172"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has completed the
provision of training, as authorized under this title or another program, in
another State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id82669DBE06F84843B3803763D5CD092E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has experience in
food service management from the public or private sector;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAC3FD956E6CD46DA89E384AFD9938CE3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has a pertinent
degree, accreditation, or certification; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6049AFEC010042228ED73BFD12B089F0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>has other
qualifications as approved by the Committee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID45222701bbc547798cc648a566f2e61a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Additional
training</header><text>A State licensing agency may reserve smaller vending
facility locations that do not generate enough revenue for a licensed vendor to
become self-sufficient, as training sites for vendors who believe they could
benefit from additional training. Such sites—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDe8dce7f548a84d199aca20936f7528db"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be
available to individuals who successfully complete the training course
described in this subsection and are licensed by the State as a licensed
vendor;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf823b5d42e554ae9a593e5b924f97989"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall not be
operated by the same licensed vendor for longer than 2 years; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDba567219e7724714b1d9824b1bc61817"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall be the
responsibility of the State licensing agency, and such agency shall be
responsible for reporting and other requirements of section 206(d) in providing
such training opportunity for licensed vendors.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1bf38d3d07bb4fe8b5e019f31ce54dbe"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Access to
information with the State licensing agencies; election and responsibilities of
committee of vendors</header><text>In addition to other requirements of this
title, each State licensing agency shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID53b7b734b8a94c4faf37cf2fad329dae"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide to each
licensed vendor access to all relevant financial data, including quarterly and
annual financial reports, on the operation of the State vending facility
program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID455f72319a12458d9172c4831b8cb98f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conduct the
biennial election of a Committee of Vendors of all licensed vendors in the
State vending facility program, which Committee shall include representatives
of individuals who are blind and individuals with other disabilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDffd4e4c85a3446dba696accda390d3bd"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure that the
responsibilities of the Committee of Vendors include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2ede738e3f734823b72635c76306bad4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>advising the
State licensing agency regarding major administrative decisions and policy and
program development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdaaed0f92dc14b2e99506862fa308c72"><enum>(B)</enum><text>receiving
grievances of licensed vendors and serving as advocates for such licensed
vendors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID90744a5060fb464f8a73aaadf794a3e4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>advising the
State licensing agency regarding the development and administration of a
transfer and promotion system for licensed vendors; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0aa0e9603eb64f248a80c5fd390910e3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>advising the
State licensing agency regarding the provision of training and retraining;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID200741e6f48842fca65342c107ee26cd"><enum>(4)</enum><text>make available on
the website of the State licensing agency, in an accessible format, all
requirements for, and decisions made regarding, promotions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id710FA371D02342BA8C846EB8A899574C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application for
designation as State licensing agency; cooperation with the committee;
furnishing initial stock</header>
<paragraph id="id0198F3CA1BD645D38265423D5145BA1C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A State agency for the blind or other State agency
desiring to be designated as the State licensing agency pursuant to section
204(b) shall, with the approval of the Governor of the State, make application
to the Committee and agree to carry out the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="idAFC25551150B48BA975AD4E62150D113"><enum>(A)</enum><text>To comply with
the Committee in carrying out the purposes of this title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8E7F1A219EA5492F9286CE7C3E7AFDA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>To provide for
each licensed vendor such vending facility equipment, and adequate initial
stock of suitable articles and supplies to be vended from such facility, as may
be necessary. Such equipment and stock may be owned by the State licensing
agency for use of the individual to whom the license is issued. If ownership of
such equipment is vested—</text>
<clause id="idBB3B8117B02C4390880CBBA87A1F6328"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the licensed vendor—</text>
<subclause id="idEC14B0D6677945FA86EC7F004B313C3E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the State
licensing agency shall retain a first option to repurchase such equipment;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idD6C31CF49E484298B563E3A3B3A96677"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the event
such individual dies or for any other reason ceases to be a licensed vendor or
transfers to another vending facility, ownership of such equipment shall become
vested in the State licensing agency (for transfer to a successor licensed
vendor) subject to an obligation on the part of the State licensing agency to
pay to such individual or to the estate of the individual the fair value of
interest, as later determined in accordance with regulations of the State
licensing agency and after opportunity for a fair hearing; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id35E918D3FBBF4D1AB7C03AAFDC7FAEF5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
the State licensing agency—</text>
<subclause id="id50C45E579F4E4FC2BE8BA00BCFF8F921"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the licensed
vendor shall rent or purchase such equipment from the State; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idB5726AF7CDC04943A305FA1DCEF440FF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the State
licensing agency shall charge the market rate for renting or fair value selling
such equipment to the licensed vendor.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF438D662C59746C7BBEEA1C0D6FA68FF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>That if any funds
are set aside, or caused to be set aside, from the net proceeds of the
operation of the vending facilities, such funds shall be set aside, or caused
to be set aside, only to the extent necessary for and may be used only for the
purposes of maintenance and replacement of equipment, the purchase of new
equipment, management services, assuring a fair minimum return to operators of
vending facilities, and retirement or pension funds, health insurance
contributions, and provision for paid sick leave and vacation time if it is
determined by a majority vote of the Committee of Vendors, after such agency
provides to each member of the Committee of Vendors full information on all
matters relevant to such proposed program, that funds under this subparagraph
shall be set aside for such purposes. In no event shall the amount of such
funds to be set aside from the net proceeds of any vending facility exceed a
reasonable amount which shall be determined by the Committee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC0F49ED3B2C64476AB554AB87FB865F2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>To make reports,
pursuant to subsection (e), in such form and containing such information as the
Committee requires and to comply with such provisions as the Committee finds
necessary to ensure the correctness and verification of such reports.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDE1B87EB2EFB40D88B2D67285846F70F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>To issue such
regulations, consistent with the provisions of this title, as may be necessary
for the operation of the vending facility program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id46BD1857524D4FCCB27E13F94F51895E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>To provide to any
licensed vendor dissatisfied with any action arising from the operation or
administration of the vending facility program an opportunity to a fair
hearing, and to agree to submit the grievances of any licensed vendor not
otherwise resolved by such hearing to arbitration as provided in section
204(l).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0339DAE174FE4CC08959ABEFDAA47607"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reservation for
administration</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(C), a State
licensing agency may reserve 1 percent of set-aside funds for the purpose of
administering the program. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
affect State statutes, rules, or official policies relating to collecting a
portion of the set aside for agencies that administer the program. Licensed
vendors shall assume the cost of paying for services listed in paragraph (1)(C)
not covered by the set aside.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF27FFBECBAD4D4E92934D95BA984370"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
modify any requirement under any State law governing a State program for
providing opportunities for licensed vendors.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4db941d9cae34cb891263fcaf1f10be9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reporting,
reviews, monitoring, evaluating, and auditing</header>
<paragraph id="ID506cfcaaf881435688b93012a9c77c4d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than December 1 of each year, each State
licensing agency shall report data and provide an annual report to the
Committee, to enable the Committee to prepare the reports described in section
204(a)(13).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDed67ec1ab3074039bfd435233558ba28"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>An
annual report described in paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0EED08C0644A47F78F4B160873F5157D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information
collected from licensed vendors associated with the State licensing agency
pursuant to section 206(d), aggregated for the State licensing agency, and in
the case of information described under subparagraphs (B) and (H) of section
206(d)(2), disaggregated by licensed vendor;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf17dd3a58f8842d58a54d9bfdbfbd801"><enum>(B)</enum><text>data regarding
the progress of meeting goals described in section 204(a)(11); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa66cee1b8c1c4d0fad650dfd78457fe9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other items as
determined necessary by the Committee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb4526ebb99c14af5af234071bcb4bc1e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reviews,
monitoring, and evaluations</header><text>Each State licensing agency
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa49b0e6b87fc4b1fb17cd9890318cb75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct reviews
and monitoring in accordance with section 204(e); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID86feeb1280884ef3aae74ef9b817cbd4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide such
other information to the Committee in such time and manner as the Committee may
require.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID27b6caec3696491ab2d68ababed7fea2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Compliance</header>
<paragraph id="ID137de68dd4bd4b8e881111f296a7c281"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Licensed vendor
reports</header><text>In accordance with regulations established by the
Committee and State licensing agency, each State licensing agency shall report
to the Committee after the end of each fiscal year the extent to which licensed
vendors operating a vending facility are in compliance with activities
authorized under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd802afa0d8e64b21a87a70fcdfc708c6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
improvement</header>
<subparagraph id="ID1fc6d56d3e354d52b35936cecee87cb6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>If
the Committee determines that any licensed vendor is out of compliance with
this title, the Committee and State licensing agency shall provide technical
assistance to the licensed vendor, and the Committee, State licensing agency,
and licensed vendor shall jointly develop an improvement plan outlining the
specific actions to be taken by the licensed vendor to improve
performance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2a04d9c85b8845a4aa1dada1cb82407c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The
Committee and State licensing agency shall—</text>
<clause id="IDec2da1736b7040bab645391343e51d44"><enum>(i)</enum><text>review the
program improvement efforts of the licensed vendor on a quarterly basis and, if
necessary, request the licensed vendor make further revisions to the plan to
improve performance; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd7cc074875ab432b89ae5b1cfe2c6901"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>continue to
conduct such reviews and request such revisions until the licensed vendor
sustains satisfactory performance over a period of more than 1 year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4637845b819549e1af2dedee006b1101"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Withholding</header><text>If
the Committee determines that a licensed vendor's performance falls below the
established standards, has failed to enter into a program improvement plan, or
is not complying with the terms and conditions of such an improvement plan, the
Committee and State licensing agency shall suspend the licensed vendor's
license until the licensed vendor has entered into an approved improvement
plan, or satisfies the Committee that the licensed vendor is able to comply
with the terms and conditions of such an improvement plan, as
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1e35c28413d84233859403f1d99923fe"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Committee shall include in each annual report to the President and Congress
under section 204(a)(13) a description of action taken under this subsection
and the outcomes of such action.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeaf44e56a5e24be0b562fd694c9d569d"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Public
notification</header><text>The Committee and each State licensing agency shall
notify the public of each action taken under this subsection by making
available information about the action on their websites, in an accessible
format. As a part of such notification, the Committee and State licensing
agency shall describe each such action taken under this subsection and the
outcomes of each such action.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID6674dc6060ef48ec9cb4bd2a2412c227"><enum>206.</enum><header>Vendors'
duties</header>
<subsection id="IDa7e806218b2543f39892b3922425da20"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A licensed vendor operating a vending facility
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID15fbe19f51474628b553f0eb7883ad88"><enum>(1)</enum><text>fulfill the
requirements of operating such vending facility for the vending of newspapers,
periodicals, confections, foods (including cafeterias but not including
cafeteria attendant services), beverages, and other articles or services
dispensed automatically or manually prepared on or off the premises in
accordance with all applicable health laws, as determined by the State
licensing agency, and including the vending or exchange of chances for any
lottery authorized by State law and conducted by an agency of a State;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDab7eb7278d524f6e819116504eafa456"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make such
reports, pursuant to subsection (d), in such form and containing such
information as the State licensing agency and Committee require and to comply
with such provisions as the State licensing agency and Committee find necessary
to ensure the correctness and verification of such reports;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID49b5bb5c11764e7fbbe0f0e5c5b60bfb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>meet the goals
described in section 204(a)(11);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4706341af8404dc3ae66e34e6ce6cb1c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide
employment for individuals with disabilities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID89666f405f6148ee8bbd056e8b884202"><enum>(5)</enum><text>if a State
licensing agency establishes a set-aside program, pursuant to section
205(d)(1)(C), participate in such a program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7620b03849c546538dbd1481f1de3f7d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<paragraph id="id393FE04592674FCA9C878BEAFA8F250E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A licensed vendor operating a vending facility shall be
responsible for the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1803492947b14abeb8a4172768d1b807"><enum>(A)</enum><text>All costs
associated with the facility to meet the facility's operational requirements,
including—</text>
<clause id="ID6139e0b0c3f04e7dab7f1b33da8ba053"><enum>(i)</enum><text>administrative,
management, and equipment maintenance costs not covered by the set
aside;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDcf9563027e354267aea7a1364b6f24d1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>payment for
utilities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID99ec02c39c984e4292a7c257691cf60c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>commercial
telephone/communication requirements.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID49d6fad6da594f8780a798f31031062f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Compliance with
all applicable regulations pertaining to the health and safety of personnel
during the execution of work. The licensed vendor shall hold the Government
harmless for any action on the vendor's part or that of the vendor's employees
or subcontractors that results in illness, injury, or death.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID335be9815029463fb570826f759d43e8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Supervision,
performance, and conduct of the licensed vendor's employees at all times while
on the facility performing work under this title. The licensed vendor shall be
responsible for selecting personnel who are well-qualified to perform the
required services.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2cce972e8c574f0287e51bde2d83c1c5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Furnishing to the
State licensing agency and Federal contracting officer a certificate of
insurance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDce8d26639a8f4519935803a4c04afe50"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Provision of data
to the State licensing agency to show the licensed vendor's effectiveness and
progress in achieving operational improvements, and reports as described in
subsection (d).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5e0569a651bf458482eceb0b1157de3f"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Compliance with
all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, Executive orders, rules, and
regulations applicable to the licensed vendor's performance under the
contract.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5645ecd48e124796b8712b74cfc9921b"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Risk of loss or
damage to the supplies provided under the contract.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID07754fdf23bc469bbd2265a38549845e"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Provision of
access to the Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized
representative of the Comptroller General, to examine any of the licensed
vendor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this
title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9dc95152d13a4fa0954db6ada18bdbf0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Making available
records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction,
until 3 years after final payment under this title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD3A1E4C425F94C52B1311390126BB217"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of
records</header>
<subparagraph id="id91DEE676FD84468889171F69A0A23B43"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A licensed vendor for whom the license to operate a
vending facility has been completely or partially terminated, shall make
available to the Committee and the State licensing agency the records relating
to the work terminated for 3 years after any resulting final termination
settlement. A licensed vendor shall make available to the Committee and the
State licensing agency records relating to appeals, litigation, or the
settlement of claims arising under or relating to a contract to operate a
vending facility pursuant to this title until such appeals, litigation, or
claims are finally resolved.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF7B3C3E0BD19448DB57F9BD182C06688"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Records
defined</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>records</term> includes
books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data,
regardless of type and regardless of form.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFCA3250DF3AB46259A72E3A148D57E24"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
require the licensed vendor to create or maintain any record that the licensed
vendor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a
provision of law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDff194250f3134dab9801f03ac51fcbd2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Maintaining
qualification</header><text>To maintain qualification as a licensed vendor
under this title, an individual shall carry out the following:</text>
<paragraph id="ID8c9a7ccd088f4c5fa94896276dc28f33"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Operate a vending
facility in strict accordance with Government specifications.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb0d7d3d50ac54e95ba36a0521ebd1ba0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Be the principal
manager of the work performed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6e44f0c4e569404eb8080d1800635f5b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Comply with the
applicable compensation, employment, and occupational health and safety
standards prescribed by the Secretary of Labor, including procedures to
encourage filling of vacancies within the business by individuals with
disabilities. A licensed vendor with annual sales of more than $500,000 and who
has a workforce of not less than 8 employees shall have a workforce in which a
minimum of one third of such employees are individuals with
disabilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9597adcf08f94b46bbabb17c1a2ea3d4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Comply with
directives or requests issued by the Committee in furtherance of the objectives
of this title, including regulations issued under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID63754f4ec8e1472382e895690a3c0d8a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Make business
records, pertinent to activities authorized or compliance required under this
title, available for inspection at any reasonable time to representatives of
the Committee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id53A1C58719A946C8851C4D900B8F0921"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A licensed vendor
with annual sales of more than $500,000 shall have a financial audit performed
by an independent accountant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5DC6255DC1AB4A9683A858F79786DE80"><enum>(7)</enum><text>File a Federal
business income tax return.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id74B6D494AB7C4448B87677451ABBACD8"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Submit to the
Committee copies of reports of audits, and returns, described in paragraphs (6)
and (7).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4da3ce5f58a54edbaaa5fb8cffeb1e83"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual
report</header>
<paragraph id="IDec1e3fca4e764af7be4ff80bcf5edb45"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than November 1 of each year, each licensed
vendor operating a vending facility shall report data and provide an annual
report to the Committee, through the licensed vendor's State licensing agency,
to enable the Committee to prepare the reports described in section
204(a)(13).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4b20900429cd4c4ca05888c3a3d33361"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report described in paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the licensed
vendor—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDd1b5b3fc9aa14dd0abb62c9f3c4f1441"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Office of
Management and Budget approved Report of Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility
Program (SC) AGENCY FORM NUMBER RSA–15 or other appropriate form approved by
the Office of Management and Budget;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID32dc32266cb74903839a711ea63ffc42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>data on vending
facilities by location and by type (stand, vending machines, cafeteria),
including the amount of business income, expenditures, and distribution of
income;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd57a744abbaa4a799db659d1f2546bee"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of
administrative noncompliance grievances and complaints filed under section
204(k), including the entity against whom such action was filed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89024bc682144a2fbabe9b8d38b13ceb"><enum>(D)</enum><text>participation in
Committee and State licensing agency training and technical assistance
activities, including information on participation of the licensed vendor and
the vendor's employees in total and disaggregated by—</text>
<clause id="IDeb47090e8997497cb4f5a75d3d49ab26"><enum>(i)</enum><text>employees with
and without disabilities;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3335f10c4b0743908b819f9cb91053fa"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>training and
technical assistance;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID538d5ca3c4c54253a1030b45e586d5ed"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>topic;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe88e22c0cdce4860a2cef117ef7baeaa"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>method of
delivery (such as through videos, seminars, or web-based technologies);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID694519edbcb541689179e7ed8b2048b4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the number of
employees of the licensed vendor who are individuals with disabilities,
disaggregated using 911 disability reporting taxonomy of the vocational
rehabilitation program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd29d9a24401e4a4b9b002702bba47964"><enum>(F)</enum><text>wages and
benefits, including information on—</text>
<clause id="ID9689f8fdb30a474a94989ed8ded471b1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>wages of the
licensed vendor, including the average wage of employees of the licensed vendor
with disabilities and without disabilities;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID176ae27f674045b2a6143f9f9e8a7600"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>how many
individuals under clause (i) have—</text>
<subclause id="ID312882289ad84225a7ab47ffee1efe2c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>health
insurance;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID7657207b2bd44b008ef7df878862ede3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>pensions or
retirement plans; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID3e0dcc46d59942cc83f70cdf7d6643a8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>other benefits;
and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id3401219AFE994328952AB1871641D3D5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number of
persons with disabilities employed by the licensed vendor who have been
promoted or moved into management positions;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb76895c0c42d486da5f921171642e34d"><enum>(G)</enum><text>data regarding
the progress of meeting goals described in section 204(a)(11);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id31CDF42AB1F24099B09D8FD91E2421FC"><enum>(H)</enum><text>if the licensed
vendor has entered into an operational support agreement pursuant to subsection
(e), the identity of the teaming partner, the terms of the agreement (including
the financial terms), and the services the teaming partner is providing;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID74842adf46ef4fd6bacb6c24a1355d0d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>other items as
determined necessary by the Committee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2286df87d3a34f1f83f35dcc64ad83a0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Operational
support agreements</header>
<paragraph id="ID5eb40caf3123436e834560e7e948a555"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A licensed vendor, in conjunction with the licensed
vendor's State licensing agency, may enter into an operational support
agreement with an entity (a <quote>teaming partner</quote>) that has an
extensive background in—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb6f1d12fa04f42c581dd08d03eb86fa8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Federal
procurement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb7e44dcde3a54434989ef7b005895153"><enum>(B)</enum><text>delivery of
military dining or large-scale food services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcb7bf02b087f416f9e64fa6e6f7c32fc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Teaming
partner</header><text>The teaming partner may, with respect to the licensed
vendor—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7b7db4fb0dab42b3b310a017e07b35b7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide training
in managing large-scale food service contracts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID777a1b64f41d483980fcbad6d9d3634a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify
potential, or directly provide, employees;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbc8e4f8003504d17a40af755d2bc11b3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide start-up
funding; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcdaf720b397848db921f0b23377a1943"><enum>(D)</enum><text>post bond.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7707899d55894bdca2d5ef7c3fd8b582"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>A
partnership under this subsection shall be limited to the first 3 years of the
initial contract of the licensed vendor to operate a vending facility pursuant
to this title. The licensed vendor shall be the principal manager of work
performed under the contract. The licensed vendor shall be required to retire
capital advances provided by the teaming partner prior to the end of the
contract.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id69BFAA118C10436AA5980EF5C3A8F20A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Information</header><text>Each
operational support agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection shall be
provided to the Committee at such a time and in such manner as the Committee
may require. Such agreement shall include functional duties and financial
arrangements and, if a workforce is provided by the teaming partner under such
agreement, the percentage of such workforce who have a disability.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfe97308a3d1c4cc6a3a26bccc19386b1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Construction
clause</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a licensed
vendor from contracting with a teaming partner, after the initial agreement
expires, for personnel and financial management services or for providing
services regarding contracts and opportunities outside of this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDee7a95d4e33e448fb457b397b046b88d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>207.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Committee to carry out this title,
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and such sums as may be necessary for each of
the 7 succeeding fiscal years.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Javits-Wagner-O'
Day and Randolph-Sheppard vendors contracting with the Department of
Defense</header>
<section id="id6CF9E268A3D545E09D0E005174B00CFD"><enum>301.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="id2C3E3D27A9024D878393DD3946C8B941"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Alaska Native
Corporation</header><text>The term <term>Alaska Native Corporation</term> means
a Native Corporation, as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4AB4F8D09C53479EBE699A30373102EC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>HUBZone
entity</header><text>The term <quote>HUBZone entity</quote> means an entity
that is a qualified HUBZone small business concern, as defined in section 3 of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id358AC46871BC417EA490FF4702567ACE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Licensed
vendor</header><text>The term <term>licensed vendor</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 202 of the Randolph-Sheppard Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF4D98EA3580741418AC1CCF88DF7AF52"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Section 8(a)
entity</header><text>The term <term>section 8(a) entity</term> means a small
business concern (within the meaning given that term under section 3 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) that is eligible to participate in a
program, activity, or contract, under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 637(a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3097C565FE7547E6A5FD7882B7CDE148"><enum>(5)</enum><header>State licensing
agency</header><text>The term <term>State licensing agency</term> has the
meaning given the term in section 202 of the Randolph-Sheppard Act.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idF8435E5683BD440D89FE3AC276744561"><enum>302.</enum><header>Javits-Wagner-O'Day
program</header>
<subsection id="idD7043AD82D964A4FAB0C350AC98F2130"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Procurement
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="id28F894EEB7F346CE994B263E0D6019C7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Inapplicability</header><text>In
the case of a contract for the operation of a full food service military dining
facility, the requirements of section 104 of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act
(relating to procurement requirements for the Government) shall not
apply.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6E594E8FBB4346ACBC1BFF0932436B62"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Procurement
list</header><text>Products and services specifically relating to the operation
of a full food service military dining facility—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDA6702AE2FCA451885E4CEA127FC98D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall not be
added to the procurement list referred to in that section 104; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC5DAFADCD1D94F1497F49CC798408845"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that are on the
procurement list on the date of enactment of this Act shall be removed from the
procurement list 5 years after that date of enactment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id54F88074D4624314830A677046119858"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Related
contracts</header><text>Contracts for products and services described in
paragraph (2) that are removed from the procurement list shall be rebid in
accordance with Department of Defense contracting rules.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF0BBF70D4118419DAC1EE1E70331EEAD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Proposal
revisions</header><text>In bidding for a contract for the operation of a full
food service military dining facility, under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, a
central nonprofit agency and a qualified nonprofit agency shall comply with the
provisions of section 15.307 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (or any
corresponding similar regulation or ruling), regarding proposal
revisions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1906E2F9C27142B39C43980C70BE6AF5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Records</header><text>In
the event that a qualified nonprofit agency receives a contract described in
subsection (a), under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, the qualified nonprofit
agency, the corresponding central nonprofit agency, and any partner working
with the qualified nonprofit agency to carry out the contract shall make
available to the Secretary of Defense and the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense all records relating to the contract.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id3790D457EECA4E1D88DAA88B21CF2FA2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Fair labor
standards</header><text>Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(29 U.S.C. 214(c)) shall not apply to qualified nonprofit agencies that receive
contracts for the operation of full food service military dining facilities
under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id203BDB9B7AAF4D1398A333B30720ADE1"><enum>303.</enum><header>Randolph-Sheppard
program</header>
<subsection id="id3D8D44B7A8604D5193B294D9946A114E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Cafeteria
services</header><text>For purposes of the Randolph-Sheppard Act, the term
<quote>cafeteria</quote>, used with respect to military dining services under a
contract awarded by the Secretary of Defense, does not include mess attendant,
dining facility attendant, dining support, or other services supporting the
Department of Defense operations of a cafeteria, and means only services
pertaining to a full food service military dining facility.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idA2DBDA1FD3E2443EBB7B064DC8C7FF83"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Bidding</header><text>Each
contract for the operation of a full food service military dining facility
under the Randolph-Sheppard Act shall be rebid at the end of the contract
period.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id18FB340259DF4A4B85051A6BABA24CE4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Notwithstanding
section 203(a)(2)(A), for purposes of awarding a contract for the operation of
a full food service military dining facility, equal priority shall be given
to—</text>
<paragraph id="idFD099ECDE1454D4ABB1695C4DAB47F82"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a State licensing
agency (acting on behalf of a licensed vendor) bidding for the contract under
the Randolph-Sheppard Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id031233C75B05407E9C2F9E5424F01A3C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a section 8(a)
entity, a HUBZone entity, an Alaska Native Corporation, and other socially
disadvantaged groups, as defined by the Secretary of Defense.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2FE413B54AF940F5B9B84E95B96F2837"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Proposal
revisions</header><text>In bidding for a contract for the operation of a full
food service military dining facility, under the Randolph-Sheppard Act, a State
licensing agency (acting on behalf of a licensed vendor) shall comply with the
provisions of section 15.307 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (or any
corresponding similar regulation or ruling), regarding proposal
revisions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idC9C5C81D7D204643AAD9D914CC326D87"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Arbitration</header><text>The
arbitration provisions of the Randolph-Sheppard Act shall not apply to a
decision of the Secretary of Defense pertaining to modifying or closing a full
food service military dining facility due to a budget reduction, if the
facility does not become solely a vending facility on Federal property, within
the meaning of section 203(a) of the Randolph-Sheppard Act. If a State
licensing agency (acting on behalf of a licensed vendor) submits a bid for a
contract described in subsection (b), under the Randolph-Sheppard Act, declines
an offer for such contract, and submits a subsequent bid for the contract in
the same contract bidding cycle, the arbitration provisions shall not apply to
a decision of the Secretary of Defense relating to the subsequent bid.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0ADDC690853347B2BB68093D91FCD51A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the event that a State licensing agency
(acting on behalf of a licensed vendor) receives a contract described in
subsection (b), under the Randolph-Sheppard Act, the State licensing agency,
the vendor, and any partner working with the vendor to carry out the contract
shall make available to the Secretary of Defense and the Inspector General of
the Department of Defense all records relating to the contract.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Transfer of
functions and savings provisions</header>
<section id="ID6781DB6C447440D0AE13C3FBEB85985F"><enum>401.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this title, unless otherwise
provided or indicated by the context—</text>
<paragraph id="IDB90430A6759148A591929B9729D22C47"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>Federal agency</term> has the meaning given to the term
<term>agency</term> by section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4661FF42FD184D93B261B28F3D4A0B17"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>function</term> means any duty, obligation, power, authority,
responsibility, right, privilege, activity, or program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF1AEA4C1D1304EBD8F6828FA019CE962"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<term>office</term> includes any office, administration, agency, institute,
unit, organizational entity, or component thereof.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID07ACD60128674E4B97231B60AC7C6EDC"><enum>402.</enum><header>Transfer of
functions</header>
<subsection id="id0493BD4AD4574CC89DA2AD22CF81483A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are transferred
to the Committee, established under section 3, all functions which the
Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the Department of
Education (referred to in this title as the <quote>Administration</quote>)
exercised before the date of enactment of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day and
Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008 (including all related functions of
any officer or employee of the Administration) relating to the
Randolph-Sheppard Act, as in effect before the date of enactment of the
Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idA2070DFFE82D4BB7A6257334E727BEA1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The transfer provision
provided under subsection (a) shall take effect 90 days after the date of
enactment of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of
2008.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID84CF47B36F9F4C5C9D2DF1955CEFAD91"><enum>403.</enum><header>Determinations
of certain functions by the Office of Management and Budget</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If necessary, the Office of Management and
Budget shall make any determination of the functions that are transferred under
section 402.</text>
</section><section id="ID09EDA30B708B4A7DA19D1EAFB3401DD9"><enum>404.</enum><header>Personnel
provisions</header>
<subsection id="ID0CE241980FE74CB28FF5FBB135750C91"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Appointments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided by law, the
Chairman of the Committee may appoint and fix the compensation of such officers
and employees, including investigators, attorneys, and administrative law
judges, as may be necessary to carry out the respective functions transferred
under this title. Except as otherwise provided by law, such officers and
employees shall be appointed in accordance with the civil service laws and
their compensation fixed in accordance with title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDFC036C6E3E12404899195AE02BCC3FFA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Experts and
consultants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chairman of
the Committee may obtain the services of experts and consultants in accordance
with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and compensate such experts
and consultants for each day (including travel time) at rates not in excess of
the rate of pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of
such title. The Chairman of the Committee may pay experts and consultants who
are serving away from their homes or regular place of business travel expenses
and per diem in lieu of subsistence at rates authorized by sections 5702 and
5703 of such title for persons in Government service employed
intermittently.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID8FB329823E4F4221B811960E01BE4A55"><enum>405.</enum><header>Delegation and
assignment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except where
otherwise expressly prohibited by law or otherwise provided by this title, the
Committee may delegate any of the functions transferred to the Committee by
this title and any function transferred or granted to such Committee after the
effective date of this title to such members and employees of the Committee as
the Committee may designate, and may authorize successive redelegations of such
functions as may be necessary or appropriate. No delegation of functions by the
Committee under this section or under any other provision of this title shall
relieve such Committee of responsibility for the administration of such
functions.</text>
</section><section id="IDC0ABF0A47C6544EB9C9B0FBC50275757"><enum>406.</enum><header>Reorganization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Committee is authorized to allocate or
reallocate any function transferred under section 402 among the members of the
Committee, and to establish, consolidate, alter, or discontinue such
organizational entities in the Committee as may be necessary or
appropriate.</text>
</section><section id="ID8CBF88F6E5F44238A403C26897A25630"><enum>407.</enum><header>Rules</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Committee is authorized to prescribe, in
accordance with the provisions of chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, United States
Code, such rules and regulations as the Committee determines necessary or
appropriate to administer and manage the functions of the Committee.</text>
</section><section id="IDA52EA5BDAA4543E09EB74BC4A050A400"><enum>408.</enum><header>Transfer and
allocations of appropriations and personnel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this title,
the personnel employed in connection with, and the assets, liabilities,
contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations,
authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, arising
from, available to, or to be made available in connection with the functions
transferred by this title, subject to section 1531 of title 31, United States
Code, shall be transferred to the Committee. Unexpended funds transferred
pursuant to this section shall be used only for the purposes for which the
funds were originally authorized and appropriated.</text>
</section><section id="ID171FBF1A79D44F9DA494915C7EB11207"><enum>409.</enum><header>Incidental
transfers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, at such time or times as the Director shall
provide, is authorized to make such determinations as may be necessary with
regard to the functions transferred by this title, and to make such additional
incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts,
property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations,
allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, available to, or to be
made available in connection with such functions, as may be necessary to carry
out the provisions of this title. The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall provide for the termination of the affairs of all entities
terminated by this title and for such further measures and dispositions as may
be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this title.</text>
</section><section id="IDC017302FD1B946F88CB3993A8766B178"><enum>410.</enum><header>Effect on
personnel</header>
<subsection id="IDFF4D53418BF14A64BA65E86968EFE5FB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise
provided by this title, the transfer pursuant to this title of full-time
personnel (except special Government employees) and part-time personnel holding
permanent positions shall not cause any such employee to be separated or
reduced in grade or compensation for one year after the date of transfer of
such employee under this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID24AEAA18B83448A29AD2F693E6EF4174"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Executive
Schedule positions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as
otherwise provided in this title, any person who, on the day preceding the
effective date of this title, held a position compensated in accordance with
the Executive Schedule prescribed in chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code,
and who, without a break in service, is appointed in the Committee to a
position having duties comparable to the duties performed immediately preceding
such appointment shall continue to be compensated in such new position at not
less than the rate provided for such previous position, for the duration of the
service of such person in such new position.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID11C30C79FCA6467B9AD0A3B445725B50"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination of
certain positions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Positions
whose incumbents are appointed by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, the functions of which are transferred by this title,
shall terminate on the effective date of this title.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID07047BBA673B448DA58A50BA0CCFC942"><enum>411.</enum><header>Savings
provisions</header>
<subsection id="ID4C8E25650D4542BF9D46C5957EDB6BB4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Continuing
effect of legal documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All
orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, grants,
contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, privileges, and other
administrative actions—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3B966784916048D9AE33FC9EAB9BB9D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>which have been
issued, made, granted, or allowed to become effective by the President, any
Federal agency or official thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in
the performance of functions which are transferred under this title; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9F843587D63943B5AFBD7870C06F6C42"><enum>(2)</enum><text>which are in
effect at the time this title takes effect, or were final before the effective
date of this title and are to become effective on or after the effective date
of this title,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">shall
continue in effect according to their terms until modified, terminated,
superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by the President, the
Committee or an authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by
operation of law.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection id="ID9D6DBAB127C74236B6F5530ED41C9AF4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Proceedings not
affected</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of
this title shall not affect any proceedings, including notices of proposed
rulemaking, or any application for any license, permit, certificate, or
financial assistance pending before the Administration at the time this title
takes effect, with respect to functions transferred by this title but such
proceedings and applications shall be continued. Orders shall be issued in such
proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be made
pursuant to such orders, as if this title had not been enacted, and orders
issued in any such proceedings shall continue in effect until modified,
terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly authorized official, by a court of
competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law. Nothing in this subsection
shall be deemed to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any such
proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that such
proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if this title had not been
enacted.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7B817357DC16408A91EB848067264B6D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Suits not
affected</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of
this title shall not affect suits commenced before the effective date of this
title, and in all such suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and
judgments rendered in the same manner and with the same effect as if this title
had not been enacted.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDB69A9BD7FA8140C68E0BF83C6262DE9A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Nonabatement of
actions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No suit, action, or
other proceeding commenced by or against the Administration, or by or against
any individual in the official capacity of such individual as an officer of the
Administration, shall abate by reason of the enactment of this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5801FDA807C14FCDA987274446E05C8A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administrative
actions relating to promulgation of regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any administrative action relating to the
preparation or promulgation of a regulation by the Administration relating to a
function transferred under this title may be continued by the Committee with
the same effect as if this title had not been enacted.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID33E165AFE546453FB982A20D84C3BEB2"><enum>412.</enum><header>Separability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If a provision of this title or its
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, neither the
remainder of this title nor the application of the provision to other persons
or circumstances shall be affected.</text>
</section><section id="ID4D28B452C15E426CBF2010969D583043"><enum>413.</enum><header>Transition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Committee is authorized to
utilize—</text>
<subsection id="IDD9F7A1137E804D5E996A1183DAC3E3CD"><enum>(a)</enum><text>the services of
such officers, employees, and other personnel of the Administration with
respect to functions transferred to the Committee by this title; and</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID9C96DD2B86F14B02BA82579C14DFF511"><enum>(b)</enum><text>funds
appropriated to such functions for such period of time,</text>
</subsection><continuation-text continuation-text-level="section">as may
reasonably be needed to facilitate the orderly implementation of this
title.</continuation-text></section><section id="IDFF8A5D38943944F39D14D908A67F05AA"><enum>414.</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Reference in any other Federal law,
Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document
of or relating to—</text>
<paragraph id="IDF8259B3522004635BF6BEFBBD7C6482B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Commissioner
of the Administration with regard to functions transferred under section 402,
shall be deemed to refer to the Committee; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD4EAAA3E30884592ADBE01060285FC94"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
Administration with regard to functions transferred under section 402, shall be
deemed to refer to the Committee.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDDF314682700B455CAE2BB83857436030"><enum>415.</enum><header>Additional
conforming amendments</header>
<subsection id="ID39DF229283AA4F2FAC98C2268118E166"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Recommended
legislation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After
consultation with the appropriate committees of Congress and the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget, the Committee shall prepare and submit to
Congress recommended legislation containing technical and conforming amendments
to reflect the changes made by this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7926B8611EC04DD98B8BDED9C9D409B5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Submission to
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No later than 6
months after the effective date of this title, the Committee shall submit the
recommended legislation referred to under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Repeals of former
provisions</header>
<section commented="no" id="id67AEBC409347443589B030BB976757F8"><enum>501.</enum><header>Repeals</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id5E091F18AD5B44C38A1151E03F7B58EB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal of
former Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act</header><text>The Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act,
enacted as the Act entitled <quote>An Act to create a Committee on Purchases of
Blind-made Products, and for other purposes</quote>, approved June 25, 1938 (41
U.S.C. 46 et seq.) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67FF5C9BBAAC4137925AE65C91671B66"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal of
former Randolph-Sheppard Act</header><text>The Randolph-Sheppard Act, enacted
as the Act entitled <quote>An Act to authorize the operation of stands in
Federal buildings by blind persons, to enlarge the economic opportunities of
the blind, and for other purposes</quote>, approved June 20, 1936 (20 U.S.C.
107 et seq.) is repealed.</text>
</subsection></section>