Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008
Latest action · Jun 11, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 11, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Javits-Wagner-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard Modernization Act of 2008 - Establishes the Committee for the Advancement of Individuals with Disabilities.
Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act - Reauthorizes the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act program providing for government procurement of goods and services from qualified nonprofit agencies for individuals who are blind or with significant disabilities.
Directs the Committee to designate central nonprofit agencies to: (1) facilitate government procurement of such goods and services; (2) establish permanent Javits-Wagner-O'Day Endowment Funds; and (3) makes grants or enter contracts with nonprofit agencies to carry out demonstration projects for the employment of students with significant disabilities.
Randolph-Sheppard Act - Reauthorizes the Randolph-Sheppard Act program providing self-support opportunities to licensed vendors with disabilities through the operation of vending machines in federal facilities. (Currently, only blind individuals are provided such opportunities.)
Directs the Committee to: (1) identify new vending facility sites for licensed vendors; and (2) provide for the designation of state licensing agencies to issue licenses to such vendors.
Exempts contracts for the operation of full food service dining at Department of Defense (DOD) facilities from Javits-Wagner-O'Day program requirements.
Gives equal priority to the award of such contracts to: (1) a state licensing agency bidding for the contract under the Randolph-Sheppard Act program; and (2) a small business concern, a HUBZone entity, an Alaska Native Corporation, and other socially-disadvantaged groups.
Transfers to the Committee specified functions of the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the Department of Education (relating to the Randolph-Sheppard Act program).
Repeals former provisions of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act and the Randolph-Sheppard Act.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Jun 11, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jun 11, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5525-5526)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Alaska
- Blind
- Commerce
- Depressed areas
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employment of the disabled
- Executive reorganization
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Health
- Housing and Community Development
- Indian economic development
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Licenses
- Minorities
- Minority business enterprises
- Nonprofit organizations
- Small business
- Social Welfare
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2008Introduced in Senate
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