106 STAT. 4370 PUBLIC LAW 102-569— OCT. 29, 1992

State unit that meet appropriate professional requirements in
the State; and

"(C) contain provisions relating to the establishment and
maintenance of minimum standards to ensure the availability of

gerspnnel within the designated State unit, to the maximum extent
jasible, trained to communicate in the native language or mode
of communication of the client;".

(f) AVAILABILITY OF COMPARABLE SERVICES AND BENEFITS.—
Section 101(a)(8) (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(8)) is amended by striking
"except that" and all that follows and inserting "except that such
a determination shall not be required —

"(A) if the determination would delay the provision of such
services to any individual at extreme medical risk; or

"(B) prior to the provision of such services if an immediate
job placement would be lost due to a delay in the provision
of such comparable benefits;".

(g) USE OF EXISTING INFORMATION.— Section 101(a)(9) (29
U.S.C. 721(a)(9)) is amended—

(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as sub-
paragraphs (B) through (D), respectively;

(2) by striking "(9) provide that" and inserting "(9) provide

"(A) to the maximum extent appropriate, and consistent
with the requirements of this Act, existing information available
from other programs and providers (particularly information
used by education officials and the Social Security Administra-
tion) and information that can be provided by the individual
with a disability or the family of the individual shall be used
for purposes of determining eligibility for vocational rehabilita-
tion services and for choosing rehabilitation goals, objectives,
and services;";

(3) in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) (as so redesignated
by paragraph (1) of this subsection), by indenting the subpara-
graphs to the same measure as subparagraph (A); and

(4) in subparagraphs (B) and (C) (as so redesignated), by
striking the comma at the end and inserting a semicolon.
(h) REPORTS.— Section 101(a)(10) (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(10)) is

amended —

(1) by inserting "(A)" after the paragraph designation;

(2) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated by paragraph
(1) of this subsection), by adding "and" after the semicolon
at the end; and

(3) by adding at the end the following subparagraph:

"(B) provide that reports under subparagrapn (A) will include
information on —

"(i) the number of such individuals who are evaluated
and the number rehabilitated;

"(ii) the costs of administration, counseling, provision of
direct services, development of community rehabilitation pro-
grams, and other functions carried out under this Act; and

"(iii) the utilization by such individuals of other programs
pursuant to paragraph (11);".

(i) INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.— Section 101(a)(ll) (29 U.S.C.
721(a)(ll)) is amended—

(1) by striking "(11) provide for entering into cooperative
arrangements" and inserting "(11)(A) provide for interagency
cooperation";