Section 101(b)(1)(B) of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of
1999 (Public Law 106-170) repeals SSA's authority to refer title II beneficiaries
with disabilities to State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies for rehabilitation
services in States where the Ticket to Work program is implemented. Section 101(b)(2)(A)
of Public Law 106-170 amends title XVI of the Social Security Act (the Act) to eliminate
SSA's authority to refer title XVI disability or blind recipients to the State VR
agencies for VR services where the Ticket to Work program is implemented. (See DI 55001.500)
The amendment made to title XVI of the Act requires SSA to continue to refer title
XVI recipients who have not attained the age of 16 to the appropriate State agency
administering the State program under title V of the Act.