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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2595 

To establish State grant programs related to assistive technology and 

protection and advocacy services, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 24, 2004 

Mr. GREGG (for himself, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

REED, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. ENZI, and Mr. DODD) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To establish State grant programs related to assistive technology and protection and advocacy services, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Access to 

5 Assistive Technology for Individuals with Disabilities Act 

6 of 2004’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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1 (1) Over 54,000,000 individuals in the United 

2 States have disabilities, with almost half experi3 encing severe disabilities that affect their ability to 

4 see, hear, communicate, reason, walk, or perform 

5 other basic life functions. 

6 (2) Disability is a natural part of the human 

7 experience and in no way diminishes the right of in8 dividuals to— 

9 (A) live independently; 

10 (B) enjoy self-determination and make 

11 choices; 

12 (C) benefit from an education; 

13 (D) pursue meaningful careers; and 

14 (E) enjoy full inclusion and integration in 

15 the economic, political, social, cultural, and edu16 cational mainstream of society in the United 

17 States. 

18 (3) Too many individuals with disabilities are 

19 outside the economic and social mainstream of soci20 ety in the United States. For example, individuals 

21 with disabilities are less likely than their non-dis22 abled peers to graduate from high school, participate 

23 in postsecondary education, work, own a home, par24 ticipate fully in their community, vote, or use the 

25 computer and the internet. 
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1 (4) As President Bush’s New Freedom Initia2 tive states, ‘‘Assistive and universally designed tech3 nologies can be a powerful tool for millions of Ameri4 cans with disabilities, dramatically improving one’s 

5 quality of life and ability to engage in productive 

6 work. New technologies are opening opportunities 

7 for even those with the most severe disabilities. For 

8 example, some individuals with quadriplegia can now 

9 operate computers by the glance of an eye.’’. 

10 (5) According to the National Council on Dis11 ability, ‘‘For Americans without disabilities, tech12 nology makes things easier. For Americans with dis13 abilities, technology makes things possible.’’. 

14 (6) Substantial progress has been made in the 

15 development of assistive technology devices, univer16 sally designed products, and accessible information 

17 technology and telecommunications systems. Those 

18 devices, products, and systems can facilitate commu19 nication, ensure independent functioning, enable 

20 early childhood development, support educational 

21 achievement, provide and enhance employment op22 tions, and enable full participation in community liv23 ing. Access to such devices, products, and systems 

24 can also reduce expenditures associated with early 

25 childhood intervention, education, rehabilitation and 
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1 training, health care, employment, residential living, 

2 independent living, recreation opportunities, and 

3 other aspects of daily living. 

4 (7) Over the last 15 years, the Federal Govern5 ment has invested in the development of statewide 

6 comprehensive systems of assistive technology, which 

7 have proven effective in assisting individuals with 

8 disabilities in accessing assistive technology devices 

9 and assistive technology services. Federal dollars 

10 fund statewide infrastructures that support equip11 ment demonstration programs, short-term device 

12 loan programs, financial loan programs, equipment 

13 exchange and recycling programs, training pro14 grams, advocacy services, and information and refer15 ral services. 

16 (8) Despite the success of the programs and 

17 services described in paragraph (7), individuals with 

18 disabilities who need assistive technology and acces19 sible information technology continue to have a great 

20 need to know what technology is available, to deter21 mine what technology is most appropriate, and to 

22 obtain and utilize that technology to ensure their 

23 maximum independence and participation in society. 

24 (9) The 2000 decennial Census indicates that 

25 over 21,000,000 individuals in the United States, 
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1 more than 8 percent of the United States population, 

2 have a disability that limits their basic physical abili3 ties such as walking, climbing stairs, reaching, lifting, 

4 or carrying. Nearly 12 percent of working-age indi5 viduals in the United States, or 21,300,000 of those 

6 individuals, have a disability that affects their ability 

7 to work. 

8 (10) The combination of significant recent 

9 changes in Federal policy (including changes to sec10 tion 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 

11 U.S.C. 794d), accessibility provisions of the Help 

12 America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15301 et 

13 seq.), Executive Order 13217 (42 U.S.C. 12131 

14 note; relating to community-based alternatives for 

15 individuals with disabilities), and the amendments 

16 made by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001) and 

17 the rapid and unending evolution of technology re18 quire a Federal investment in State assistive tech19 nology systems to ensure that individuals with dis20 abilities reap the benefits of the technological revolu21 tion and participate fully in life in their commu22 nities. 

23 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
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1 (1) to enhance the ability of the Federal Gov2 ernment to provide States with financial assistance 

3 that supports statewide— 

4 (A) activities to increase access to, and 

5 funding for, assistive technology devices and as6 sistive technology services, including financing 

7 systems and financing programs; 

8 (B) device demonstration, device loan, and 

9 device re-utilization programs; 

10 (C) training and technical assistance in the 

11 provision or use of assistive technology devices 

12 and assistive technology services; 

13 (D) information systems relating to the 

14 provision of assistive technology devices and as15 sistive technology services; and 

16 (E) improved interagency and public-pri17 vate coordination that results in increased avail18 ability of assistive technology devices and assist19 ive technology services; and 

20 (2) to provide States with financial assistance 

21 to undertake activities that assist each State in 

22 maintaining and strengthening cross-disability, full23 lifespan State assistive technology programs, con24 sistent with the Federal commitment to full partici-
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1 pation and independent living of individuals with 

2 disabilities. 

3 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this Act: 

5 (1) ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

6 AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS.—The term ‘‘accessible 

7 information technology and telecommunications’’ 

8 means information technology or electronic and in9 formation technology as defined by section 1194.4 of 

10 title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or any cor11 responding similar regulation or ruling) that con12 forms to the applicable technical standards set forth 

13 in sections 1194.21 through 1194.26 of such title 

14 (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling). 

15 (2) ADULT SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term 

16 ‘‘adult service provider’’ means a public or private 

17 entity that provides services to, or is otherwise sub18 stantially involved with the major life functions of, 

19 individuals with disabilities. Such term includes— 

20 (A) entities and organizations providing 

21 residential, supportive, employment services, or 

22 employment-related services to individuals with 

23 disabilities; 

24 (B) centers for independent living, such as 

25 the centers described in part C of title VII of 
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1 the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f 

2 et seq.); 

3 (C) employment support agencies con4 nected to adult vocational rehabilitation, includ5 ing one-stop partners, as defined in section 101 

6 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 

7 U.S.C. 2801); and 

8 (D) other organizations or venders licensed 

9 or registered by the designated State agency, as 

10 defined in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 

11 1973 (29 U.S.C. 705). 

12 (3) AMERICAN INDIAN CONSORTIUM.—The term 

13 ‘‘American Indian consortium’’ means a consortium 

14 established under subtitle C of title I of the Develop15 mental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act 

16 of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.). 

17 (4) ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘as18 sistive technology’’ means technology designed to be 

19 utilized in an assistive technology device or assistive 

20 technology service. 

21 (5) ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE.—The 

22 term ‘‘assistive technology device’’ means any item, 

23 piece of equipment, or product system, whether ac24 quired commercially, modified, or customized, that is 
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1 used to increase, maintain, or improve functional ca2 pabilities of individuals with disabilities. 

3 (6) ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICE.—The 

4 term ‘‘assistive technology service’’ means any serv5 ice that directly assists an individual with a dis6 ability in the selection, acquisition, or use of an as7 sistive technology device. Such term includes— 

8 (A) the evaluation of the assistive tech9 nology needs of an individual with a disability, 

10 including a functional evaluation of the impact 

11 of the provision of appropriate assistive tech12 nology and appropriate services to the indi13 vidual in the customary environment of the in14 dividual; 

15 (B) a service consisting of purchasing, 

16 leasing, or otherwise providing for the acquisi17 tion of assistive technology devices by individ18 uals with disabilities; 

19 (C) a service consisting of selecting, de20 signing, fitting, customizing, adapting, apply21 ing, maintaining, repairing, replacing, or donat22 ing assistive technology devices; 

23 (D) coordination and use of necessary 

24 therapies, interventions, or services with assist25 ive technology devices, such as therapies, inter-
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1 ventions, or services associated with education 

2 and rehabilitation plans and programs; 

3 (E) training or technical assistance for an 

4 individual with a disability or, where appro5 priate, the family members, guardians, advo6 cates, or authorized representatives of such an 

7 individual; and 

8 (F) training or technical assistance for 

9 professionals (including individuals providing 

10 education and rehabilitation services and enti11 ties that manufacture or sell assistive tech12 nology devices), employers, providers of employ13 ment and training services, or other individuals 

14 who provide services to, employ, or are other15 wise substantially involved in the major life 

16 functions of individuals with disabilities. 

17 (7) CAPACITY BUILDING AND ADVOCACY AC18 TIVITIES.—The term ‘‘capacity building and advo19 cacy activities’’ means efforts that— 

20 (A) result in laws, regulations, policies, 

21 practices, procedures, or organizational struc22 tures that promote consumer-responsive pro23 grams or entities; and 
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1 (B) facilitate and increase access to, provi2 sion of, and funding for, assistive technology 

3 devices and assistive technology services, 

4 in order to empower individuals with disabilities to 

5 achieve greater independence, productivity, and inte6 gration and inclusion within the community and the 

7 workforce. 

8 (8) COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE PROGRAM OF

9 TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE.—The term 

10 ‘‘comprehensive statewide program of technology-re11 lated assistance’’ means a consumer-responsive pro12 gram of technology-related assistance for individuals 

13 with disabilities, implemented by a State, and equal14 ly available to all individuals with disabilities resid15 ing in the State, regardless of their type of dis16 ability, age, income level, or location of residence in 

17 the State, or the type of assistive technology device 

18 or assistive technology service required. 

19 (9) CONSUMER-RESPONSIVE.—The term ‘‘con20 sumer-responsive’’— 

21 (A) with regard to policies, means that the 

22 policies are consistent with the principles of— 

23 (i) respect for individual dignity, per24 sonal responsibility, self-determination, and 

25 pursuit of meaningful careers, based on in-
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1 formed choice, of individuals with disabil2 ities; 

3 (ii) respect for the privacy, rights, and 

4 equal access (including the use of acces5 sible formats) of such individuals; 

6 (iii) inclusion, integration, and full 

7 participation of such individuals in society; 

8 (iv) support for the involvement in de9 cisions of a family member, a guardian, an 

10 advocate, or an authorized representative, 

11 if an individual with a disability requests, 

12 desires, or needs such involvement; and 

13 (v) support for individual and systems 

14 advocacy and community involvement; and 

15 (B) with respect to an entity, program, or 

16 activity, means that the entity, program, or ac17 tivity— 

18 (i) is easily accessible to, and usable 

19 by, individuals with disabilities and, when 

20 appropriate, their family members, guard21 ians, advocates, or authorized representa22 tives; 

23 (ii) responds to the needs of individ24 uals with disabilities in a timely and appro25 priate manner; and 
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1 (iii) facilitates the full and meaningful 

2 participation of individuals with disabilities 

3 (including individuals from underrep4 resented populations and rural popu5 lations) and their family members, guard6 ians, advocates, and authorized representa7 tives, in— 

8 (I) decisions relating to the provi9 sion of assistive technology devices 

10 and assistive technology services to 

11 such individuals; and 

12 (II) decisions related to the 

13 maintenance, improvement, and eval14 uation of the comprehensive statewide 

15 program of technology-related assist16 ance, including decisions that affect 

17 capacity building and advocacy activi18 ties. 

19 (10) DISABILITY.—The term ‘‘disability’’ 

20 means a condition of an individual that is considered 

21 to be a disability or handicap for the purposes of 

22 any Federal law other than this Act or for the pur23 poses of the law of the State in which the individual 

24 resides. 
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1 (11) INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY; INDIVID2 UALS WITH DISABILITIES.— 

3 (A) INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY.—The 

4 term ‘‘individual with a disability’’ means any 

5 individual of any age, race, or ethnicity— 

6 (i) who has a disability; and 

7 (ii) who is or would be enabled by an 

8 assistive technology device or an assistive 

9 technology service to minimize deteriora10 tion in functioning, to maintain a level of 

11 functioning, or to achieve a greater level of 

12 functioning in any major life activity. 

13 (B) INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.— 

14 The term ‘‘individuals with disabilities’’ means 

15 more than 1 individual with a disability. 

16 (12) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

17 The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

18 meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the 

19 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), 

20 and includes a community college receiving funding 

21 under the Tribally Controlled College or University 

22 Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). 

23 (13) PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SERVICES.— 

24 The term ‘‘protection and advocacy services’’ means 

25 services that— 
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1 (A) are described in subtitle C of title I of 

2 the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and 

3 Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et 

4 seq.), the Protection and Advocacy for Individ5 uals with Mental Illness Act (42 U.S.C. 10801 

6 et seq.), or section 509 of the Rehabilitation 

7 Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794e); and 

8 (B) assist individuals with disabilities with 

9 respect to assistive technology devices and as10 sistive technology services. 

11 (14) PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM.— 

12 The term ‘‘protection and advocacy system’’ means 

13 a protection and advocacy system established under 

14 subtitle C of title I of the Developmental Disabilities 

15 Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 

16 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.). 

17 (15) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

18 means the Secretary of Education. 

19 (16) STATE.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

21 subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘State’’ means 

22 each of the several States of the United States, 

23 the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 

24 Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, 
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1 Guam, American Samoa, and the Common2 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

3 (B) OUTLYING AREAS.—In section 4(b): 

4 (i) OUTLYING AREA.—The term ‘‘out5 lying area’’ means the United States Vir6 gin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and 

7 the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar8 iana Islands. 

9 (ii) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ does 

10 not include the United States Virgin Is11 lands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 

12 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

13 Islands. 

14 (17) STATE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PRO15 GRAM.—The term ‘‘State assistive technology pro16 gram’’, except as used in section 4(c)(2)(E), means 

17 a program authorized under section 4 or 6(a). 

18 (18) TARGETED INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES.— 

19 The term ‘‘targeted individuals and entities’’ 

20 means— 

21 (A) individuals with disabilities of all ages 

22 and their family members, guardians, advo23 cates, and authorized representatives; 

24 (B) underrepresented populations, includ25 ing the aging workforce; 
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1 (C) individuals who work for public or pri2 vate entities (including centers for independent 

3 living described in part C of title VII of the Re4 habilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f et 

5 seq.), insurers, or managed care providers) that 

6 have contact with individuals with disabilities; 

7 (D) educators at all levels (including pro8 viders of early intervention services, elementary 

9 schools, secondary schools, community colleges, 

10 and vocational and other institutions of higher 

11 education) and related services personnel; 

12 (E) technology experts (including web de13 signers and procurement officials); 

14 (F) health, allied health, and rehabilitation 

15 professionals and hospital employees (including 

16 discharge planners); 

17 (G) employers, especially small business 

18 employers, and providers of employment and 

19 training services; 

20 (H) entities that manufacture or sell as21 sistive technology devices; 

22 (I) policymakers and service providers; 

23 (J) entities that carry out community pro24 grams designed to develop essential community 

25 services in rural and urban areas, including 
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1 AgrAbility projects, Rural Business-Cooperative 

2 Service programs, Community Development Fi3 nancial Institution Fund programs, and other 

4 rural and urban programs; and 

5 (K) other appropriate individuals and enti6 ties, as determined for a State by the State ad7 visory council. 

8 (19) TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE.— 

9 The term ‘‘technology-related assistance’’ means as10 sistance provided through capacity building and ad11 vocacy activities that accomplish the purposes de12 scribed in section 2(b)(2). 

13 (20) UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATION.—The 

14 term ‘‘underrepresented population’’ means a popu15 lation that is typically underrepresented in service 

16 provision, and includes populations such as persons 

17 who have low-incidence disabilities, persons who are 

18 minorities, poor persons, persons with limited 

19 English proficiency, older individuals, or persons 

20 from rural areas. 

21 (21) UNIVERSAL DESIGN.—The term ‘‘universal 

22 design’’ means a concept or philosophy for designing 

23 and delivering products and services that are usable 

24 by people with the widest possible range of func25 tional capabilities, which include products and serv-
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1 ices that are directly accessible (without requiring 

2 assistive technologies) and products and services 

3 that are interoperable with assistive technologies. 

4 SEC. 4. STATE GRANTS FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY. 

5 (a) GRANTS TO STATES.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 

7 grants under subsection (b) to States to support ac8 tivities that increase access to assistive technology 

9 and accessible information technology and tele10 communications, for individuals with disabilities 

11 across the human lifespan and across the wide array 

12 of disabilities, on a statewide basis. 

13 (2) PERIOD OF GRANT.—The Secretary shall 

14 provide assistance through such a grant to a State 

15 for not more than 5 years. 

16 (b) AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—From funds appropriated 

18 under section 10(a) for a fiscal year and available to 

19 carry out this section, the Secretary shall award a 

20 grant to each eligible State and eligible outlying area 

21 based on the corresponding allotment determined 

22 under paragraph (2). 

23 (2) ALLOTMENTS.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

25 subparagraphs (B) and (C), from the funds de-
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1 scribed in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

2 allot not less than $500,000 to each State and 

3 not less than $150,000 to each outlying area 

4 for each fiscal year. 

5 (B) LOWER APPROPRIATION YEAR.—For a 

6 fiscal year for which the amount of the funds 

7 described in paragraph (1) is less than 

8 $29,000,000, from those funds, the Secretary— 

9 (i) shall allot to each State or outlying 

10 area the amount the State or outlying area 

11 received for fiscal year 2004 to carry out 

12 section 101 of the Assistive Technology 

13 Act of 1998, as in effect on the day before 

14 the date of enactment of this Act; and 

15 (ii) from any funds remaining after 

16 the Secretary makes the allotments de17 scribed in clause (i), shall allot to each 

18 State an equal amount. 

19 (C) HIGHER APPROPRIATION YEAR.—For 

20 a fiscal year for which the amount of the funds 

21 described in paragraph (1) is not less than 

22 $29,000,000, from those funds, the Secretary— 

23 (i) from a portion of the funds equal 

24 to $29,000,000, shall make the allotments 
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1 described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subpara2 graph (B); 

3 (ii) from any funds remaining after 

4 the Secretary makes the allotments de5 scribed in clause (i), shall allot to each out6 lying area an additional amount, so that 

7 each outlying area receives a total allot8 ment of not less than $150,000 under this 

9 paragraph; and 

10 (iii) from any funds remaining after 

11 the Secretary makes the allotments de12 scribed in clauses (i) and (ii)— 

13 (I) shall allot to each State an 

14 amount that bears the same relation15 ship to 80 percent of the remainder as 

16 the population of the State bears to 

17 the population of all States; and 

18 (II) from 20 percent of the re19 mainder, shall allot to each State an 

20 equal amount. 

21 (3) CARRYOVER.—Any amount paid to a State 

22 program for a fiscal year under this section shall re23 main available to such program for obligation until 

24 the end of the next fiscal year for the purposes for 

25 which such amount was originally provided, except 
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1 that program income generated from such amount 

2 shall remain available to such program until ex3 pended. 

4 (c) LEAD AGENCY, IMPLEMENTING ENTITY, AND AD5 VISORY COUNCIL.— 

6 (1) LEAD AGENCY AND IMPLEMENTING ENTI7 TY.— 

8 (A) LEAD AGENCY.—The Governor shall 

9 designate a lead agency to control and admin10 ister the funds made available through the 

11 grant awarded to the State under this section. 

12 (B) IMPLEMENTING ENTITY.— 

13 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Governor shall 

14 designate an agency, office, or other entity 

15 to carry out State activities under this sec16 tion (referred to in this section as the ‘‘im17 plementing entity’’), if such implementing 

18 entity is different from the lead agency. 

19 (ii) TYPE OF ENTITY.—In designating 

20 the implementing entity, the Governor may 

21 designate— 

22 (I) a commission, council, or 

23 other official body appointed by the 

24 Governor; 
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1 (II) a public-private partnership 

2 or consortium; 

3 (III) a public agency, including 

4 the immediate office of the Governor, 

5 a State oversight office, a State agen6 cy, a public institution of higher edu7 cation, a University Center for Excel8 lence in Developmental Disabilities 

9 Education, Research, and Service es10 tablished under subtitle D of title I of 

11 the Developmental Disabilities Assist12 ance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 

13 (42 U.S.C. 15061 et seq.), or another 

14 public entity; 

15 (IV) a council established under 

16 Federal or State law; 

17 (V) an incorporated private non18 profit organization described in sec19 tion 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 

20 Code of 1986 and exempt from tax 

21 under section 501(a) of that Code; or 

22 (VI) another appropriate agency, 

23 office, or entity. 

24 (iii) EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCE, AND

25 ABILITY.—In designating the implementing 
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1 entity, the Governor shall designate an en2 tity with expertise, experience, and ability 

3 with respect to— 

4 (I) providing leadership in devel5 oping State initiatives related to as6 sistive technology and accessible infor7 mation technology and telecommuni8 cations; 

9 (II) responding to assistive tech10 nology and accessible information 

11 technology and telecommunications 

12 needs of individuals with disabilities 

13 with the full range of disabilities and 

14 of all ages; and 

15 (III) promoting availability 

16 throughout the State of assistive tech17 nology devices, assistive technology 

18 services, and accessible information 

19 technology and telecommunications. 

20 (C) CHANGE IN AGENCY OR ENTITY.—On 

21 obtaining the approval of the Secretary, the 

22 Governor may redesignate the lead agency, or 

23 the implementing entity, if the Governor shows 

24 to the Secretary good cause why the entity des25 ignated as the lead agency, or the implementing 
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1 entity, respectively, should not serve as that 

2 agency or entity, respectively. The Governor 

3 shall make the showing in the application de4 scribed in subsection (d) or other documentation 

5 requested by the Secretary. 

6 (2) ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be estab8 lished an advisory council to provide consumer9 responsive, consumer-driven decisionmaking for, 

10 planning of, implementation of, and evaluation 

11 of the activities carried out through the grant. 

12 (B) COMPOSITION AND REPRESENTA13 TION.— 

14 (i) INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABIL15 ITIES.—A majority, not less than 51 per16 cent, of the members of the advisory coun17 cil shall be individuals with disabilities that 

18 use assistive technology, or family mem19 bers or guardians of such individuals. 

20 (ii) COMPOSITION.—The advisory 

21 council shall be composed of— 

22 (I) a representative of the des23 ignated State agency, as defined in 

24 section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 

25 1973 (29 U.S.C. 705) and the State 
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1 agency for individuals who are blind 

2 (within the meaning of section 101 of 

3 that Act (29 U.S.C. 721)), if such 

4 agency is separate; 

5 (II) a representative of a State 

6 center for independent living described 

7 in part C of title VII of the Rehabili8 tation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f et 

9 seq.); 

10 (III) a representative of the State 

11 workforce investment board estab12 lished under section 111 of the Work13 force Investment Act of 1998 (29 

14 U.S.C. 2821); 

15 (IV) a representative of the State 

16 educational agency, as defined in sec17 tion 9101 of the Elementary and Sec18 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

19 U.S.C. 7801); 

20 (V) a representative of the State 

21 agency for the medicaid program es22 tablished under title XIX of the Social 

23 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); 

24 (VI) the Director of the State as25 sistive technology program; 
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1 (VII) representatives of other 

2 State agencies, public agencies, and 

3 private organizations, as determined 

4 by the State; and 

5 (VIII) individuals with disabil6 ities, or parents, family members, or 

7 guardians of individuals with disabil8 ities, who represent recipients of serv9 ices from the entities identified in 

10 subclauses (I) through (VII). 

11 (iii) REPRESENTATION.—The advisory 

12 council shall be geographically representa13 tive of the State and reflect the diversity of 

14 the State with respect to race, ethnicity, 

15 types of disabilities across the age span, 

16 and users of types of services that an indi17 vidual with a disability may receive. 

18 (C) EXPENSES.—The members of the ad19 visory council shall receive no compensation for 

20 their service on the advisory council, but shall 

21 be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary ex22 penses actually incurred in the performance of 

23 official duties for the advisory council. 

24 (D) PERIOD.—The members of the State 

25 advisory council shall be appointed not later 
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1 than 90 days after the approval of the State ap2 plication described in subsection (d). 

3 (E) IMPACT ON EXISTING STATUTES, 

4 RULES, OR POLICIES.—Nothing in this para5 graph shall be construed to affect State stat6 utes, rules, or official policies relating to advi7 sory bodies for State assistive technology pro8 grams or require changes to governing bodies of 

9 incorporated agencies who carry out State as10 sistive technology programs. 

11 (d) APPLICATION.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any State that desires to re13 ceive a grant under this section shall submit an ap14 plication to the Secretary, at such time, in such 

15 manner, and containing such information as the Sec16 retary may require. 

17 (2) LEAD AGENCY AND IMPLEMENTING ENTI18 TY.—The application shall contain information iden19 tifying and describing the lead agency referred to in 

20 subsection (c)(1)(A). The application shall contain 

21 information identifying and describing the imple22 menting entity referred to in subsection (c)(1)(B), 

23 including information describing the expertise, expe24 rience, and ability of the entity. 
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1 (3) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—The application shall 

2 contain an assurance that an advisory council will be 

3 established in accordance with subsection (c)(2). 

4 (4) INVOLVEMENT OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE

5 ENTITIES.—The application shall describe how var6 ious public and private entities were involved in the 

7 development of the application and will be involved 

8 in the implementation of the activities to be carried 

9 out through the grant, including— 

10 (A) in cases determined to be appropriate 

11 by the State or the State advisory council, a de12 scription of the nature and extent of resources 

13 that will be committed by public and private 

14 collaborators to assist in accomplishing identi15 fied goals; and 

16 (B) a description of the mechanisms estab17 lished to ensure coordination of activities and 

18 collaboration between the implementing entity 

19 and a State or entity that receives a grant 

20 under section 6(a). 

21 (5) IMPLEMENTATION.—The application shall 

22 include a description of— 

23 (A) how the State will implement each of 

24 the required activities described in subsection 
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1 (e), except as provided in subparagraph (A) or 

2 (B) of subsection (e)(1); and 

3 (B) how the State will allocate and utilize 

4 grant funds to implement the activities. 

5 (6) ASSURANCES.—The application shall in6 clude assurances that— 

7 (A) the State will annually collect data re8 lated to the required activities in order to pre9 pare the progress reports required under sub10 section (f); 

11 (B) funds received through the grant— 

12 (i) will be expended in accordance 

13 with this section, on initiatives identified 

14 by the advisory council described in sub15 section (c)(2); 

16 (ii) will be used to supplement, and 

17 not supplant, funds available from other 

18 sources for technology-related assistance, 

19 including the provision of assistive tech20 nology devices and assistive technology 

21 services; 

22 (iii) will not be used to pay a financial 

23 obligation for technology-related assistance 

24 (including the provision of assistive tech25 nology devices or assistive technology serv-
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1 ices) that would have been paid with funds 

2 from other sources if funds had not been 

3 available through the grant; and 

4 (iv) will not be commingled with State 

5 or other funds, except that the State may, 

6 subject to such documentation require7 ments as the Secretary may establish, pool 

8 funds received through the grant with 

9 other public or private funds to achieve a 

10 goal specified in an application approved 

11 under this section; 

12 (C) the lead agency will control and admin13 ister the funds received through the grant; 

14 (D) the State will adopt such fiscal control 

15 and accounting procedures as may be necessary 

16 to ensure proper disbursement of and account17 ing for the funds received through the grant; 

18 and 

19 (E) the State (including the State lead 

20 agency) will not use more than 10 percent of 

21 the funds received through the grant for indi22 rect costs. 

23 (e) USE OF FUNDS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any State that receives a 

25 grant under this section shall use the funds made 
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1 available through the grant to carry out the activi2 ties described in paragraph (2), except that the 

3 State shall not be required to carry out an activity 

4 if— 

5 (A) another entity in the State is providing 

6 the same or a similar activity; or 

7 (B) the advisory council described in sub8 section (c)(2) determines through a needs as9 sessment that the residents of the State con10 sider the activity to be unwarranted. 

11 (2) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.— 

12 (A) STATE FINANCING SYSTEMS.—The 

13 State shall support activities to increase access 

14 to, and funding for, assistive technology devices 

15 and assistive technology services (which shall 

16 not include direct payment for such a device or 

17 service for an individual with a disability but 

18 may include support and administration of a 

19 program to provide such payment), including 

20 development of systems to provide and pay for 

21 such devices and services, for targeted individ22 uals described in section 3(18)(A), such as— 

23 (i) support for the development of sys24 tems for the purchase, lease, or other ac25 quisition of, or payment for, assistive tech-
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1 nology devices and assistive technology 

2 services; or 

3 (ii) support for the development of 

4 State-financed or privately financed alter5 native financing systems of subsidies 

6 (which may include studying the feasibility 

7 of, improving, administering, operating, 

8 providing capital for, or collaborating with 

9 an entity with respect to, such a system) 

10 for the provision of assistive technology de11 vices (including related accessible informa12 tion technology and telecommunications) 

13 and assistive technology services, such as— 

14 (I) a low-interest loan fund; 

15 (II) an interest buy-down pro16 gram; 

17 (III) a revolving loan fund; 

18 (IV) a loan guarantee or insur19 ance program; 

20 (V) a program providing for the 

21 purchase, lease, or other acquisition of 

22 assistive technology devices or assist23 ive technology services; or 

24 (VI) another mechanism that is 

25 approved by the Secretary. 
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1 (B) DEVICE DEMONSTRATIONS.— 

2 (i) IN GENERAL.—The State shall di3 rectly, or in collaboration with public and 

4 private entities, such as one-stop partners, 

5 as defined in section 101 of the Workforce 

6 Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801), 

7 demonstrate, assist individuals in making 

8 informed choices regarding, and provide 

9 experiences with, a variety of assistive 

10 technology devices and assistive technology 

11 services, using personnel who are familiar 

12 with such devices and services and their 

13 applications. 

14 (ii) COMPREHENSIVE INFORMA15 TION.—The State shall directly, or through 

16 referrals, provide to individuals, to the ex17 tent practicable, comprehensive informa18 tion about State and local assistive tech19 nology venders, providers, and repair serv20 ices. 

21 (C) DEVICE LOAN PROGRAMS.—The State 

22 shall directly, or in collaboration with public or 

23 private entities, carry out device loan programs 

24 that provide short-term loans of assistive tech25 nology devices to individuals, employers, public 
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1 agencies, or others seeking to meet the needs of 

2 individuals with disabilities. 

3 (D) DEVICE RE-UTILIZATION PROGRAMS.— 

4 The State shall directly, or in collaboration with 

5 public or private entities, carry out assistive 

6 technology device re-utilization programs that 

7 provide for the exchange, repair, recycling, or 

8 other re-utilization of assistive technology de9 vices, which may include redistribution through 

10 device sales, loans, rentals, or donations. 

11 (E) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSIST12 ANCE.— 

13 (i) IN GENERAL.—The State shall di14 rectly, or provide support to public or pri15 vate entities with demonstrated expertise 

16 in collaborating with public or private 

17 agencies that serve individuals with disabil18 ities to develop and disseminate training 

19 materials, conduct training, and provide 

20 technical assistance, for individuals from 

21 local settings statewide, including rep22 resentatives of State and local educational 

23 agencies, other State and local agencies, 

24 early intervention programs, adult service 

25 programs, hospitals and other health care 
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1 facilities, institutions of higher education, 

2 and businesses. 

3 (ii) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—In 

4 carrying out activities under clause (i), the 

5 State shall carry out activities that en6 hance the knowledge, skills, and com7 petencies of individuals from local settings 

8 described in clause (i), which may in9 clude— 

10 (I) general awareness training on 

11 the benefits of assistive technology 

12 and the Federal, State, and private 

13 funding sources available to assist tar14 geted individuals and entities in ac15 quiring assistive technology; 

16 (II) skills-development training in 

17 assessing the need for assistive tech18 nology devices and assistive tech19 nology services; 

20 (III) training to ensure the ap21 propriate application and use of as22 sistive technology devices, assistive 

23 technology services, accessible infor24 mation technology and telecommuni-
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1 cations, and accessible technology for 

2 e-government functions; 

3 (IV) training in the importance 

4 of culturally competent and linguis5 tically appropriate approaches to as6 sessment and implementation; and 

7 (V) technical training on inte8 grating assistive technology into the 

9 development and implementation of 

10 service plans, including any education, 

11 health, discharge, Olmstead, employ12 ment, or other plan required under 

13 Federal or State law. 

14 (F) PUBLIC AWARENESS.— 

15 (i) IN GENERAL.—The State shall 

16 conduct public-awareness activities de17 signed to provide information to targeted 

18 individuals and entities relating to the 

19 availability and benefits of assistive tech20 nology devices and assistive technology 

21 services. 

22 (ii) COLLABORATION.—The State 

23 shall collaborate with a training and tech24 nical assistance provider described in sec25 tion 7(b)(1) to carry out public awareness 
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1 activities focusing on infants, toddlers, 

2 children, transition-age youth, employ3 ment-age adults, seniors, and employers. 

4 (iii) STATEWIDE INFORMATION AND

5 REFERRAL SYSTEM.— 

6 (I) IN GENERAL.—The State 

7 shall directly, or in collaboration with 

8 public or private (such as nonprofit) 

9 entities, provide for the continuation 

10 and enhancement of a statewide infor11 mation and referral system designed 

12 to meet the needs of targeted individ13 uals and entities. 

14 (II) CONTENT.—The system 

15 shall deliver information on— 

16 (aa) assistive technology de17 vices and accessible information 

18 technology and telecommuni19 cations products; 

20 (bb) assistive technology 

21 services, with specific data re22 garding provider availability 

23 within the State; and 

24 (cc) the availability of re25 sources, including funding 
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1 through public and private 

2 sources, to obtain assistive tech3 nology devices, accessible infor4 mation technology and tele5 communications products, and 

6 assistive technology services. 

7 (G) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION AND

8 COLLABORATION.—The State shall promote im9 proved coordination of activities and collabora10 tion among public and private entities that are 

11 responsible for policies, procedures, or funding 

12 for the provision of assistive technology devices 

13 and assistive technology services to individuals 

14 with disabilities, service providers, and others. 

15 (H) TARGETED POPULATION ACTIVITY.— 

16 (i) IN GENERAL.—The State shall di17 rectly, or in collaboration with public or 

18 private entities, carry out coordinated ac19 tivities to improve access to assistive tech20 nology devices and assistive technology 

21 services for 1 State-chosen targeted popu22 lation, consisting of— 

23 (I) elementary and secondary 

24 school students, elementary and sec-
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1 ondary education providers, and re2 lated personnel; 

3 (II) adult service provider clients, 

4 adult service providers, and related 

5 personnel; or 

6 (III) employees, employment pro7 viders, and related personnel. 

8 (ii) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—In car9 rying out activities under clause (i), the 

10 State shall carry out targeted initiatives 

11 consisting of 2 or more of the required ac12 tivities described in subparagraphs (A) 

13 through (F), including— 

14 (I) public-awareness activities de15 scribed in subparagraph (F); and 

16 (II) training and technical assist17 ance described in subparagraph (E) 

18 which shall include technical training 

19 described in subparagraph (E)(v). 

20 (iii) OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES.—In car21 rying out activities under clause (i), the 

22 State may carry out State-identified im23 provement projects, which may include ac24 tivities to— 
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1 (I) improve the timely acquisition 

2 or retention and utilization of appro3 priate assistive technology for stu4 dents in transition; 

5 (II) increase utilization of tech6 nology solutions to enhance commu7 nity integration and aging in place; 

8 and 

9 (III) increase integration of as10 sistive technology and accessible infor11 mation technology and telecommuni12 cations into the services provided at 

13 one-stop centers established under 

14 subtitle B of title I of the Workforce 

15 Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 

16 2831 et seq.). 

17 (3) CONDITIONS.— 

18 (A) COVERED STATE.—In this paragraph, 

19 a ‘‘covered State’’ means a State that received 

20 funds for an alternative financing mechanism 

21 under— 

22 (i) title III of the Assistive Tech23 nology Act of 1998, as in effect on the day 

24 before the date of enactment of this Act; 

25 and 
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1 (ii) a grant awarded under this sec2 tion, to carry out activities described in 

3 paragraph (2)(A). 

4 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—Each covered State 

5 shall meet the requirements of subparagraphs 

6 (B) and (C) of section 6(a)(5), except that ref7 erences in those subparagraphs to a grant shall 

8 be considered to be references to the grant de9 scribed in subparagraph (A)(ii). 

10 (4) STATE FUNDS.—A State may use State 

11 funds to carry out activities described in paragraph 

12 (2)(A) for additional targeted individuals and enti13 ties (other than individuals and entities described in 

14 section 3(18)(A)) if the State advisory council de15 scribed in subsection (c)(2) approves the additional 

16 targeted individuals and entities. 

17 (f) PROGRESS REPORTS.— 

18 (1) DATA COLLECTION.—States shall partici19 pate in data collection as required by law, including 

20 data collection required for preparation of the report 

21 described in paragraph (2). 

22 (2) REPORTS.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Decem24 ber 31 of each year, the Secretary shall prepare 
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1 and submit to the President and to Congress a 

2 report on the activities funded under this Act. 

3 (B) CONTENTS.—The report shall include 

4 data collected pursuant to this section and sec5 tion 6(a)(7). The report shall document, with 

6 respect to activities carried out under this sec7 tion and section 6(a)— 

8 (i) the number and dollar amount of 

9 financial loans made; 

10 (ii) the number and type of assistive 

11 technology device demonstrations provided; 

12 (iii) the number and type of assistive 

13 technology devices loaned through device 

14 loan programs; 

15 (iv) the number and estimated value 

16 of assistive technology devices exchanged, 

17 repaired, recycled, or re-utilized (including 

18 redistributed through device sales, loans, 

19 rentals, or donations) through device re20 utilization programs; 

21 (v)(I) the number and general charac22 teristics of individuals who participated in 

23 training (such as individuals with disabil24 ities, parents, educators, employers, pro25 viders of employment services, health care 
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1 workers, counselors, other service pro2 viders, or vendors) and the topics of such 

3 training; and 

4 (II) to the extent practicable, the geo5 graphic distribution of individuals who par6 ticipate in training or technical assistance 

7 activities; 

8 (vi) the amount and nature of tech9 nical assistance provided to State and local 

10 agencies and other entities; 

11 (vii) the number of individuals as12 sisted through the public-awareness activi13 ties and statewide information and ref14 erence system; 

15 (viii) the outcomes of any improve16 ment initiatives carried out by the State as 

17 a result of activities funded under this sec18 tion, including a description of any written 

19 policies, practices, and procedures that the 

20 State has developed and implemented re21 garding access to, provision of, and fund22 ing for, assistive technology devices, acces23 sible information technology and tele24 communications, and assistive technology 

25 services, in the contexts of education, 
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1 health care, employment, community living, 

2 and information technology and tele3 communications, including e-government; 

4 (ix) the outcomes of interagency co5 ordination and collaboration activities car6 ried out by the State that support access 

7 to assistive technology, including docu8 menting— 

9 (I) the type of, purpose for, and 

10 source of leveraged funding or other 

11 contributed resources from public and 

12 private entities, and the number of in13 dividuals served with those resources 

14 for which information is not reported 

15 under clauses (i) through (viii) or 

16 clause (x), and other outcomes accom17 plished as a result of such activities 

18 carried out with those resources; and 

19 (II) the type of, purpose for, and 

20 amount of funding provided through 

21 subcontracts or other collaborative re22 source-sharing agreements with public 

23 and private entities, including commu24 nity-based nonprofit organizations, 

25 and the number of individuals served 
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1 through those agreements for which 

2 information is not reported under 

3 clauses (i) through (viii) or clause (x), 

4 and other outcomes accomplished as a 

5 result of such activities carried out 

6 through those agreements; 

7 (x) measured outcomes of activities 

8 undertaken to improve access to assistive 

9 technology devices and assistive technology 

10 services for targeted populations; and 

11 (xi) the level of customer satisfaction 

12 with, or the outcomes of, the services pro13 vided. 

14 SEC. 5. STATE GRANTS FOR PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY 

15 SERVICES RELATED TO ASSISTIVE TECH16 NOLOGY. 

17 (a) GRANTS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 

19 grants under subsection (b) to protection and advo20 cacy systems in each State for the purpose of ena21 bling such systems to assist in the acquisition, utili22 zation, or maintenance of assistive technology de23 vices or assistive technology services for individuals 

24 with disabilities. 
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1 (2) GENERAL AUTHORITIES.—In providing such 

2 services, protection and advocacy systems shall have 

3 the same general authorities as the systems are af4 forded under subtitle C of title I of the Develop5 mental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act 

6 of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.), as determined by 

7 the Secretary. 

8 (b) GRANTS.— 

9 (1) RESERVATION.—For each fiscal year, the 

10 Secretary shall reserve such sums as may be nec11 essary to carry out paragraph (4). 

12 (2) POPULATION BASIS.—On October 1 of each 

13 year, from the funds appropriated under section 

14 10(b) and remaining after the reservations required 

15 by paragraph (1) have been made, the Secretary 

16 shall make a grant to a protection and advocacy sys17 tem within each State in an amount bearing the 

18 same ratio to the remaining funds as the population 

19 of the State bears to the population of all States. 

20 (3) MINIMUMS.—Subject to the availability of 

21 appropriations, the amount of a grant to a protec22 tion and advocacy system under paragraph (2) for a 

23 fiscal year shall— 

24 (A) in the case of a protection and advo25 cacy system located in American Samoa, Guam, 
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1 the United States Virgin Islands, or the Com2 monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 

3 not be less than $30,000; and 

4 (B) in the case of a protection and advo5 cacy system located in a State not described in 

6 subparagraph (A), not be less than $50,000. 

7 (4) PAYMENT TO THE SYSTEM SERVING THE

8 AMERICAN INDIAN CONSORTIUM.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

10 make grants to the protection and advocacy 

11 system serving the American Indian Consortium 

12 to provide services in accordance with this sec13 tion. 

14 (B) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—The amount of 

15 such grants shall be the same as provided under 

16 paragraph (3)(A), as increased under para17 graph (5). 

18 (5) MINIMUM GRANT INCREASE.—For each fis19 cal year for which the total amount appropriated 

20 under section 10(b) is $4,419,000 or more, and such 

21 appropriated amount exceeds the total amount ap22 propriated under such section (or a predecessor au23 thority) for the preceding fiscal year, the Secretary 

24 shall increase each of the minimum grant amounts 

25 described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of para-
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1 graph (3) by a percentage equal to the percentage 

2 increase (if any) in the total amount appropriated 

3 under section 10(b) (or a predecessor authority) to 

4 carry out this section between the preceding fiscal 

5 year and the fiscal year involved. 

6 (c) DIRECT PAYMENT.—Notwithstanding any other 

7 provision of law, the Secretary shall pay directly to any 

8 protection and advocacy system that complies with this 

9 section, the total amount of the grant made for such sys10 tem under this section, unless the system provides other11 wise for payment of the grant amount. 

12 (d) CERTAIN STATES.— 

13 (1) GRANT TO LEAD AGENCY.—Notwith14 standing any other provision of this section, with re15 spect to a State that, on November 12, 1998, was 

16 described in section 102(f)(1) of the Technology-Re17 lated Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act 

18 of 1988, the Secretary shall pay the amount of the 

19 grant described in subsection (a), and made under 

20 subsection (b), to the lead agency designated under 

21 section 4(c)(1) for the State. 

22 (2) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—A lead agency 

23 to which a grant is awarded under paragraph (1) 

24 shall determine the manner in which funds made 

25 available through the grant will be allocated among 
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1 the entities that were providing protection and advo2 cacy services in that State on the date described in 

3 such paragraph, and shall distribute funds to such 

4 entities. In distributing such funds, the lead agency 

5 shall not establish any additional eligibility or proce6 dural requirements for an entity in the State that 

7 supports protection and advocacy services through a 

8 protection and advocacy system. Such an entity shall 

9 comply with the same requirements (including re10 porting and enforcement requirements) as any other 

11 entity that receives funding under this section. 

12 (3) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS.—Except as 

13 provided in this subsection, the provisions of this 

14 section shall apply to the grant in the same manner, 

15 and to the same extent, as the provisions apply to 

16 a grant to a system. 

17 (e) CARRYOVER.—Any amount paid to a protection 

18 and advocacy system for a fiscal year under this section 

19 shall remain available to such system for obligation until 

20 the end of the next fiscal year for the purposes for which 

21 such amount was originally provided, except that program 

22 income generated from such amount shall remain available 

23 to such system until expended. 

24 (f) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each protection and advocacy 

25 system that receives a payment under this section shall 
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1 submit an annual report to the Secretary concerning the 

2 services provided and outcomes of services provided under 

3 this section to individuals with disabilities for the purposes 

4 of assisting in the acquisition, utilization, or maintenance 

5 of assistive technology devices or assistive technology serv6 ices. 

7 SEC. 6. SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS AND PROJECTS OF NA8 TIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 

9 (a) SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS.— 

10 (1) GRANTS.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

12 award supplementary grants, on a competitive 

13 basis, to States or other entities to carry out 1 

14 or more of the activities described in paragraph 

15 (6), either directly or through subgrants to or 

16 other collaborative mechanisms with public or 

17 private entities, to allow individuals with dis18 abilities and their family members, guardians, 

19 advocates, and authorized representatives to 

20 purchase or have increased access to assistive 

21 technology devices and assistive technology 

22 services. The Secretary shall award such a 

23 grant to not more than 1 entity in each State. 
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1 (B) PERIOD OF GRANTS.—The Secretary 

2 shall award grants under this subsection for pe3 riods of 12 months. 

4 (2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 

5 grant under this subsection, a State shall have re6 ceived a grant under section 4 or under section 101 

7 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as in effect 

8 on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. 

9 (3) APPLICATIONS.—A State or entity that de10 sires to receive a grant under this subsection shall 

11 submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 

12 in such manner, and containing such information as 

13 the Secretary may require, including the following: 

14 (A)(i) A description of— 

15 (I) the goals the State or entity has 

16 identified for the supplementary grant; and 

17 (II) the activities the State or entity 

18 will carry out to achieve such goals, in ac19 cordance with the requirements of para20 graphs (5) and (6). 

21 (ii) A description of how the State or enti22 ty will measure whether the goals identified by 

23 the State or entity have been achieved by the 

24 end of the grant period. 
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1 (B) A description of the proposed use of 

2 funds to meet the identified goals. 

3 (C) If the application is submitted by an 

4 entity other than the implementing entity for 

5 the State assistive technology program, a de6 scription of the mechanisms established to en7 sure coordination of activities and collaboration 

8 with the implementing entity. 

9 (D) In the case of an application for a 

10 grant for an alternative financing loan program 

11 described in paragraph (6)(A), information 

12 identifying and describing— 

13 (i) a consumer-based organization 

14 that has individuals with disabilities in15 volved in organizational decisionmaking at 

16 all organizational levels, that will admin17 ister the alternative financing loan pro18 gram; and 

19 (ii) a commercial lending institution, 

20 State financing agency, or other qualified 

21 entity who will facilitate implementation of 

22 the program. 

23 (E) A description of resources that have 

24 been committed for the activities to be carried 

25 out under the grant and assurances that— 
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1 (i) the State or entity will provide any 

2 required non-Federal contributions toward 

3 the cost of the activities; 

4 (ii) the State or entity will make every 

5 effort to continue the activities on a per6 manent basis; 

7 (iii) the funds made available through 

8 the grant to support the activities will sup9 plement and not supplant other funds 

10 available to provide such activities; 

11 (iv) in the case of a grant for an al12 ternative financing loan program described 

13 in paragraph (6)(A)— 

14 (I) all funds that support the al15 ternative financing loan program, in16 cluding the grant funds, funds pro17 vided for the non-Federal contribu18 tions described in clause (i), funds re19 paid during the life of the program, 

20 and any interest or investment income 

21 resulting from the program, will be 

22 placed in a permanent separate ac23 count and identified and accounted 

24 for separately from any other funds; 

25 (II) such account will be— 
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1 (aa) used only to support 

2 the alternative financing pro3 gram; 

4 (bb) administered by an or5 ganization that has individuals 

6 with disabilities involved in orga7 nizational decisionmaking at all 

8 organizational levels; and 

9 (cc) administered with the 

10 same judgment and care that a 

11 person of prudence, discretion, 

12 and intelligence would exercise in 

13 the management of the financial 

14 affairs of such person; and 

15 (III) if the funds in the account 

16 are invested, the funds will be in17 vested in low-risk securities in which a 

18 regulated insurance company may in19 vest under the law of the State. 

20 (4) PREFERENCES.— 

21 (A) EXPERIENCE.—In awarding grants 

22 under this subsection for activities described in 

23 subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (6), the 

24 Secretary shall give preference to a State entity 

25 or other entity that— 
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1 (i) has experience carrying out similar 

2 activities; or 

3 (ii) received a grant under title III of 

4 the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as in 

5 effect on the day before the date of enact6 ment of this Act, or a predecessor author7 ity. 

8 (B) NO PRIOR GRANT OR LOW GRANT

9 TOTAL.—In awarding grants under this sub10 section for activities described in paragraph 

11 (6)(A), the Secretary may give preference to a 

12 State, or an entity in a State, where the State 

13 has not received a grant, or has received less 

14 than a total of $1,000,000 in grant awards, 

15 under title III of the Assistive Technology Act 

16 of 1998, as in effect on the day before the date 

17 of enactment of this Act. In awarding grants 

18 under this subsection for activities described in 

19 paragraph (6)(B), the Secretary may give pref20 erence to a State, or an entity in a State, where 

21 the State has not operated a device loan pro22 gram for assistive technology or assistive tech23 nology devices. 

24 (C) LIMITATIONS.—A State, or an entity 

25 in a State, where the State has not received an 
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1 alternative financing grant described in subpara2 graph (B) may not receive an initial grant under 

3 this subsection for activities described in para4 graph (6)(A) in an amount greater than 

5 $1,000,000. A State, or an entity in a State, 

6 where the State has not operated a device loan 

7 program described in subparagraph (B) may not 

8 receive an initial grant under this subsection for 

9 activities described in paragraph (6)(B) in an 

10 amount greater than $1,000,000. 

11 (5) CONDITIONS ON SUPPLEMENTARY

12 GRANTS.— 

13 (A) PAYMENTS TO STATES OR OTHER EN14 TITIES.—Subject to the conditions specified in 

15 this subsection, the Secretary shall make pay16 ments to the States or entities that are selected 

17 to receive supplementary grants awarded under 

18 this subsection. 

19 (B) OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE.—A 

20 State or entity that receives a grant under this 

21 subsection shall obligate and expend the funds 

22 made available through the grant during the pe23 riod of the grant. 

24 (C) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—With re25 spect to the cost to be incurred by a State or 
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1 entity that receives a grant under this sub2 section to carry out activities described in para3 graph (6), a State or entity that receives such 

4 a grant in an amount of more than $500,000 

5 shall make available non-Federal contributions 

6 in an amount not less than $1 for every $5 of 

7 Federal funds provided under the grant. 

8 (D) INDIRECT COSTS.—No State or entity 

9 shall use more than 10 percent of the funds 

10 made available through a grant awarded under 

11 this subsection for indirect costs. 

12 (6) ACTIVITIES.—The State or entity may use 

13 funds made available through a grant awarded 

14 under this subsection to carry out 1 or more of the 

15 following activities: 

16 (A) ALTERNATIVE FINANCING LOAN PRO17 GRAMS CAPITAL INFUSION GRANTS.—The es18 tablishment or expansion, and administration, 

19 of an alternative financing loan program to 

20 allow targeted individuals and entities described 

21 in section 3(18)(A) to purchase assistive tech22 nology devices and assistive technology services, 

23 accessible information technology and tele24 communications, and related goods and services 

25 required for the independence and productivity 
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1 of an individual with a disability. The program 

2 may include— 

3 (i) a low-interest loan fund program; 

4 (ii) an interest buy-down program; 

5 (iii) a revolving loan fund program; 

6 (iv) a loan guarantee or insurance 

7 program; or 

8 (v) a program based on another fi9 nancing mechanism that is approved by 

10 the Secretary. 

11 (B) DEVICE LOAN PROGRAMS CAPITAL IN12 FUSION GRANTS.—The expansion and adminis13 tration of device loan programs to meet unique 

14 or comprehensive State needs, such as the ex15 pansion and administration of the programs 

16 through— 

17 (i) joint funding agreements between 

18 the implementing entity for the State as19 sistive technology program and educational 

20 agencies, vocational rehabilitation agencies, 

21 entities providing medical assistance, or 

22 other public or private entities who pay for 

23 assistive technology devices; or 
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1 (ii) a specialized State-specific fund2 ing stream or pool for the purchase of as3 sistive technology to be loaned. 

4 (C) STATE FUNDS.—A State may use 

5 State funds to carry out activities described in 

6 subparagraph (A) for additional targeted indi7 viduals and entities (other than individuals and 

8 entities described in section 3(18)(A)) if the 

9 State advisory council described in section 

10 4(c)(2) and the consumer-based organization 

11 described in paragraph (3)(D) approve the ad12 ditional targeted individuals and entities. 

13 (7) PROGRESS REPORTS.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each State or entity 

15 that receives a grant under this subsection shall 

16 prepare and submit to the Secretary a status 

17 report not later than 7 months after the date 

18 on which the State or entity receives the grant 

19 and a final report not later than 18 months 

20 after the date on which the State or entity re21 ceives the grant. Each report shall document 

22 the progress of the State or entity in meeting 

23 the goals described in paragraph (3)(A)(i)(I). 

24 (B) ALTERNATIVE FINANCING LOAN PRO25 GRAM DATA REQUIRED.—A State or entity that 
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1 receives a grant for an alternative financing loan 

2 program described in paragraph (6)(A) shall in3 clude in each report loan data with respect to 

4 the program for the period of the grant award, 

5 including— 

6 (i) the number and dollar amount of 

7 loans made under that paragraph for— 

8 (I) loan applications received; 

9 (II) loan applications approved; 

10 and 

11 (III) loan applications not ap12 proved; 

13 (ii) the default rate of the loans; 

14 (iii) the range of interest rates and 

15 average interest rate for the loans; 

16 (iv) the range of income and average 

17 income of approved loan applicants for the 

18 loans; 

19 (v) the types and dollar amounts of 

20 assistive technology financed through the 

21 loans; and 

22 (vi) the outcomes of the loan program, 

23 including information relevant to the bene24 fits to individuals utilizing the program. 
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1 (C) DEVICE LOAN PROGRAMS DATA RE2 QUIRED.—A State that receives a grant for a 

3 device loan program described in paragraph 

4 (6)(B) shall include in each report loan data 

5 with respect to the program for the period of 

6 the grant award, including— 

7 (i) the number and type of assistive 

8 technology devices loaned under that para9 graph; 

10 (ii) the general characteristics of bor11 rowers (such as individuals with disabil12 ities, parents, educators, employers, pro13 viders of employment services, health care 

14 workers, counselors, other service pro15 viders, or venders); 

16 (iii) the purposes for which the loans 

17 were made; and 

18 (iv) the outcomes of the loans, includ19 ing information relevant to the benefits to 

20 individuals utilizing the program. 

21 (8) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub22 section shall be construed as affecting the authority 

23 of a State to establish an alternative financing sys24 tem under section 4. 

25 (b) PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.— 
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1 (1) COMPETITIVE GRANT FOR DEVELOPMENT

2 OF A NATIONAL PUBLIC-AWARENESS TOOLKIT.— 

3 (A) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this para4 graph is to support the development of a na5 tional public-awareness toolkit for dissemination 

6 to State assistive technology programs, in order 

7 to expand public-awareness efforts to reach tar8 geted individuals and entities, as defined in sub9 paragraphs (A), (B), (D), (F), (G), and (I) of 

10 section 3(18). 

11 (B) COMPETITIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

12 GRANT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may 

13 award a grant on a competitive basis to an eli14 gible partnership, to enable the partnership to 

15 carry out the activities described in subpara16 graph (A). 

17 (C) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—To be eligi18 ble to receive the grant, the partnership— 

19 (i) shall consist of— 

20 (I) an implementing entity for a 

21 State assistive technology program or 

22 an organization or association that 

23 represents implementing entities for 

24 State assistive technology programs; 
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1 (II) a private or public entity 

2 from the media industry; 

3 (III) a private entity from the as4 sistive technology industry; and 

5 (IV) a private employer or an or6 ganization or association that rep7 resents private employers; and 

8 (ii) may include another entity deter9 mined by the Secretary to be appropriate. 

10 (D) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to re11 ceive a grant under this paragraph, a partner12 ship shall submit an application to the Sec13 retary at such time, in such manner, and con14 taining such information as the Secretary may 

15 require. 

16 (E) USE OF FUNDS.—A partnership that 

17 receives a grant under this paragraph shall use 

18 the funds made available through the grant to 

19 develop a national public-awareness toolkit, 

20 which shall contain appropriate multimedia ma21 terials to reach targeted individuals and enti22 ties, as defined in subparagraphs (A), (B), (D), 

23 (F), (G), and (I) of section 3(18), for dissemi24 nation to State assistive technology programs. 
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1 (2) RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND EVALUA2 TION.— 

3 (A) COMPETITIVE RESEARCH, DEVELOP4 MENT, AND EVALUATION GRANTS AUTHOR5 IZED.—The Secretary may award grants to eli6 gible entities to carry out research, develop7 ment, and evaluation of assistive technology. 

8 (B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Entities eligible 

9 to receive a grant under this paragraph shall 

10 include— 

11 (i) providers of assistive technology 

12 services and assistive technology devices; 

13 (ii) public and private educational 

14 agencies serving students in kindergarten, 

15 elementary school, or secondary school; 

16 (iii) institutions of higher education, 

17 including University Centers for Excellence 

18 in Developmental Disabilities Education, 

19 Research, and Service authorized under 

20 subtitle D of title I of the Developmental 

21 Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights 

22 Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15061 et seq.), or 

23 such institutions offering rehabilitation en24 gineering programs, computer science pro-
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1 grams, or information technology pro2 grams; 

3 (iv) manufacturers of assistive tech4 nology and accessible information tech5 nology and telecommunications; 

6 (v) consumer organizations concerned 

7 with assistive technology; 

8 (vi) professionals, organizations, and 

9 agencies, providing services to individuals 

10 with disabilities; and 

11 (vii) professionals, individuals, and or12 ganizations, providing employment services 

13 to individuals with disabilities. 

14 (C) PRIORITY ACTIVITIES.—In awarding 

15 such grants, the Secretary shall give priority to 

16 funding projects that address 1 or more of the 

17 following: 

18 (i) Developing standards for reliability 

19 and accessibility of assistive technology, 

20 and standards for interoperability (includ21 ing open standards) of assistive technology 

22 with information technology, telecommuni23 cations products, and other assistive tech24 nology. 
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1 (ii) Developing and implementing 

2 measurements and tools that evaluate as3 sistive technology for— 

4 (I) conformity with reliability, ac5 cessibility and interoperability stand6 ards developed under clause (i); 

7 (II) usability by individuals with 

8 disabilities to meet functional needs; 

9 or 

10 (III) other characteristics that 

11 support increased functional perform12 ance of assistive technology. 

13 (iii) Developing assistive technology 

14 that benefits individuals with disabilities or 

15 developing technologies or practices that 

16 result in the adaptation, maintenance, 

17 servicing, or improvement of assistive tech18 nology devices. 

19 (D) INPUT.—An entity that receives a 

20 grant under this paragraph shall, in developing 

21 and implementing the project carried out 

22 through the grant, coordinate activities with the 

23 implementing entity for the State assistive tech24 nology program (or a national organization that 

25 represents such programs) and the State advi-
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1 sory council described in section 4(c)(2) (or a 

2 national organization that represents such 

3 councils). 

4 (E) REPORT.—The entity shall prepare 

5 and submit a report to the Secretary at such 

6 time, in such manner, and containing such in7 formation as the Secretary may require. 

8 (3) PERSONNEL PREPARATION CENTERS.— 

9 (A) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall award 

10 grants, on a competitive basis, to public and 

11 private entities and institutions of higher edu12 cation, including University Centers for Excel13 lence in Developmental Disabilities Education, 

14 Research, and Service established under subtitle 

15 D of title I of the Developmental Disabilities 

16 Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 

17 U.S.C. 15061 et seq.), to fund the establish18 ment or expansion of personnel preparation 

19 centers. 

20 (B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to 

21 receive a grant under this paragraph, an entity 

22 shall have— 

23 (i) knowledge and skills to assess and 

24 evaluate the need for assistive technology 

25 devices and assistive technology services; 
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1 (ii) knowledge and skills to assist con2 sumers in the selection and acquisition of 

3 the devices and services; and 

4 (iii) experience training professionals 

5 in school districts, at early intervention 

6 service sites, and in adult service provider 

7 settings, in geographically diverse areas 

8 within the State. 

9 (C) APPLICATION.— 

10 (i) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to re11 ceive a grant under this paragraph, an en12 tity shall submit an application to the Sec13 retary at such time, in such manner, and 

14 containing such information as the Sec15 retary may require. 

16 (ii) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, the 

17 application shall include— 

18 (I) a description of the entity’s 

19 knowledge and skills regarding assist20 ive technology assessment and evalua21 tion; 

22 (II) a description of how the enti23 ty will collect training outcome data; 

24 (III) a description of the manner 

25 in which the entity will carry out fi-
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1 nancial and programmatic responsibil2 ities, including any shared responsibil3 ities, in implementing the activities 

4 carried out under the grant; 

5 (IV) a description of the relation6 ship between the entity and school 

7 personnel, early intervention service 

8 personnel, and adult service provider 

9 personnel in the State; and 

10 (V) a description of an advisory 

11 committee designated or established 

12 under subparagraph (E). 

13 (D) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that re14 ceives a grant under this paragraph shall use 

15 the funds made available through the grant to 

16 carry out the activities described in subpara17 graph (B). 

18 (E) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

19 (i) IN GENERAL.—A council (which 

20 may be the advisory council described in 

21 section 4(c)(2)) shall be designated to 

22 serve as an advisory committee, or an advi23 sory committee shall be established, to 

24 make recommendations for the training to 

25 be offered through the grant, the specific 
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1 populations to receive the training, and the 

2 reporting requirements applicable to the 

3 entity under subparagraph (F). 

4 (ii) COMPOSITION.—At a minimum, 

5 such advisory committee shall be composed 

6 of— 

7 (I) consumers of assistive tech8 nology services and assistive tech9 nology devices; 

10 (II) providers of assistive tech11 nology services and assistive tech12 nology devices; 

13 (III) the implementing entity for 

14 the State assistive technology pro15 gram; and 

16 (IV) entities (other than the enti17 ty described in clause (i)) that receive 

18 grants under this paragraph. 

19 (F) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

20 (i) IN GENERAL.—An entity that re21 ceives a grant under this paragraph shall 

22 submit to the Secretary an annual report 

23 detailing outcomes achieved through activi24 ties carried out under the grant at such 

25 time, in such manner, and containing such 
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1 information as the Secretary may require, 

2 after receiving the recommendations of the 

3 advisory committee described in subpara4 graph (E) for the entity. 

5 (ii) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, the 

6 report shall include information on— 

7 (I) the number and geographical 

8 distribution of teachers (broken down 

9 into general education and special 

10 education categories) and other school 

11 personnel who received training under 

12 this paragraph in the school year cov13 ered by the report; 

14 (II) the number and geographical 

15 distribution of early intervention serv16 ice personnel who received training 

17 under this paragraph in the year cov18 ered by the report; and 

19 (III) the number and geo20 graphical distribution of adult service 

21 provider personnel who received train22 ing under this paragraph in the year 

23 covered by the report. 
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1 (4) PERIOD OF GRANTS.—The Secretary shall 

2 make grants under this subsection for periods of 12 

3 months. 

4 (5) CONDITIONS ON PROJECTS OF NATIONAL

5 SIGNIFICANCE.— 

6 (A) PAYMENTS TO PARTNERSHIPS AND

7 ENTITIES.—Subject to the conditions specified 

8 in this paragraph, the Secretary shall make 

9 payments to the partnerships and entities that 

10 are selected to receive grants awarded under 

11 this subsection. 

12 (B) OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE.—A 

13 partnership or entity that receives a grant 

14 under this subsection shall obligate and expend 

15 the funds made available through the grant 

16 during the period of the grant. 

17 (C) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 

18 (i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the 

19 cost to be incurred by a partnership or en20 tity that receives a grant under this sub21 section in carrying out the activities for 

22 which the grant was awarded, a partner23 ship or entity that receives a grant under 

24 this subsection in an amount of more than 

25 $50,000 shall make available non-Federal 
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1 contributions in an amount not less than 

2 $1 for every $3 of the portion of the grant 

3 amount that exceeds $50,000. 

4 (ii) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.— 

5 The partnership or entity may make the 

6 non-Federal contributions available in cash 

7 or in kind, fairly evaluated, including 

8 plant, equipment, or services. 

9 SEC. 7. TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, DATA-COLLEC10 TION, REPORTING, AND INTERNET PRO11 GRAMS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to strengthen and sup13 port State assistive technology programs, and protection 

14 and advocacy systems authorized under section 5, the Sec15 retary may award 1 or more grants, contracts, or coopera16 tive agreements on a competitive basis under subsections 

17 (b) and (c) to provide training and technical assistance, 

18 and conduct data collection and reporting, about and for 

19 the State assistive technology programs and protection 

20 and advocacy systems. 

21 (b) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; DATA

22 COLLECTION AND REPORTING.— 

23 (1) STATE PROJECTS TRAINING AND TECH24 NICAL ASSISTANCE EFFORTS.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

2 award grants, contracts, and cooperative agree3 ments to provide training and technical assist4 ance concerning State assistive technology pro5 grams. 

6 (B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to 

7 receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agree8 ment under this paragraph, an entity shall have 

9 personnel with— 

10 (i) documented experience and exper11 tise in administering State assistive tech12 nology programs, including developing, im13 plementing, and administering the required 

14 and discretionary activities described in 

15 sections 4 and 6(a); and 

16 (ii) documented experience in and 

17 knowledge about banking, finance, and 

18 microlending. 

19 (C) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to re20 ceive a grant, contract, or cooperative agree21 ment under this paragraph, an entity shall sub22 mit an application to the Secretary at such 

23 time, in such manner, and containing such in24 formation as the Secretary may require. 
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1 (D) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSIST2 ANCE EFFORTS.—In awarding the grant, con3 tract, or cooperative agreement, the Secretary 

4 shall ensure that the recipient conducts a train5 ing and technical assistance program, taking 

6 into account the required input and collabora7 tions described in subparagraph (E), through 

8 which the recipient— 

9 (i) addresses State-specific informa10 tion requests concerning assistive tech11 nology and accessible information tech12 nology and telecommunications from imple13 menting entities for State assistive tech14 nology programs funded under this Act 

15 and public and private entities not funded 

16 under this Act, including— 

17 (I) requests for information on 

18 effective approaches to developing, im19 plementing, evaluating, and sustaining 

20 required and discretionary activities 

21 identified in sections 4 and 6(a), and 

22 requests for assistance in developing 

23 corrective action plans; 

24 (II) requests for examples of 

25 Federal, State, and local policies, 
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1 practices, procedures, regulations, 

2 interagency agreements, administra3 tive hearing decisions, or legal actions 

4 that facilitate, and overcome barriers 

5 to, the provision of funding for, and 

6 access to, assistive technology devices, 

7 accessible information technology and 

8 telecommunications, and assistive 

9 technology services for individuals with 

10 disabilities; and 

11 (III) other requests for training 

12 and technical assistance from State 

13 assistive technology programs funded 

14 under this Act and public and private 

15 entities not funded under this Act, 

16 and other assignments specified by 

17 the Secretary; and 

18 (ii) provides State-specific and na19 tional training and technical assistance 

20 concerning assistive technology and acces21 sible information technology and tele22 communications to implementing entities 

23 for State assistive technology programs, in24 cluding financing systems, funded under 

25 section 4, other entities funded under this 
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1 Act (with respect to the required or discre2 tionary activities that the entities carry out 

3 under this Act and especially with respect 

4 to the establishment or expansion, and ad5 ministration (including evaluation and sus6 tenance), of alternative financing loan pro7 grams under section 6(a)), and public and 

8 private entities not funded under this Act, 

9 including— 

10 (I) annually providing a forum 

11 for exchanging information and pro12 moting program and policy improve13 ments in required activities of the 

14 State assistive technology programs; 

15 (II) facilitating on-site and elec16 tronic information sharing using 

17 state-of-the-art Internet technologies 

18 such as real-time online discussions, 

19 multipoint video conferencing, and 

20 web-based audio/video broadcasts, on 

21 emerging topics that affect State as22 sistive technology programs and indi23 viduals with assistive technology and 

24 accessible information technology and 

25 telecommunications needs; 
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1 (III) convening experts from 

2 State assistive technology programs to 

3 discuss and make recommendations 

4 with regard to national emerging 

5 issues of importance to individuals 

6 with assistive technology and acces7 sible information technology and tele8 communications needs; 

9 (IV) sharing best practice and 

10 evidence-based practices among State 

11 assistive technology programs; 

12 (V) maintaining an accessible 

13 website that includes a link to State 

14 assistive technology programs, Federal 

15 departments and agencies, and asso16 ciations and developing a national toll17 free number that links callers from a 

18 State with the State assistive tech19 nology program in their State; 

20 (VI) developing or utilizing exist21 ing (as of the date of the award in22 volved) model cooperative volume-pur23 chasing mechanisms designed to re24 duce the financial costs of purchasing 

25 assistive technology for required and 
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1 discretionary activities identified in 

2 sections 4 and 6(a), and reducing du3 plication of activities among State as4 sistive technology programs; and 

5 (VII) providing access to experts 

6 in the areas of banking, microlending, 

7 and finance, for implementing entities 

8 for State assistive technology pro9 grams and other entities funded under 

10 this Act to administer alternative fi11 nancing loan programs, through site 

12 visits, teleconferences, and other 

13 means, to ensure access to informa14 tion for entities that are carrying out 

15 new programs or programs that are 

16 not making progress in achieving the 

17 objectives of the programs. 

18 (E) REQUIRED INPUT AND COLLABORA19 TION.—In providing training and technical as20 sistance under this paragraph, a recipient of a 

21 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under 

22 this paragraph shall meet the following require23 ments: 

24 (i) INPUT.—The recipient shall in25 volve, in the planning and identification of 
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1 priority issues and needs, the directors of 

2 State assistive technology programs and 

3 other individuals the Secretary determines 

4 to be appropriate, especially— 

5 (I) individuals with disabilities 

6 who use, and understand the barriers 

7 to the acquisition of, assistive tech8 nology and accessible information 

9 technology and telecommunications; 

10 (II) family members, guardians, 

11 advocates, and authorized representa12 tives of such individuals; 

13 (III) relevant employees from 

14 other Federal departments and agen15 cies; 

16 (IV) businesses; and 

17 (V) venders and public and pri18 vate researchers and developers. 

19 (ii) COLLABORATION.—The recipient 

20 shall collaborate, in developing and imple21 menting training and technical assistance 

22 activities identified as priorities, with other 

23 organizations, in particular— 
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1 (I) national organizations rep2 resenting State assistive technology 

3 programs; 

4 (II) organizations representing 

5 State officials and agencies engaged 

6 in the delivery of assistive technology 

7 and accessible information technology 

8 and telecommunications; 

9 (III) the data-collection and re10 porting providers described in para11 graph (2); and 

12 (IV) other providers of national 

13 programs or programs of national sig14 nificance funded under this Act. 

15 (2) STATE PROJECTS DATA-COLLECTION AND

16 REPORTING PROGRAM.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

18 award grants, contracts, and cooperative agree19 ments to conduct data collection and reporting 

20 concerning State assistive technology programs. 

21 (B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to 

22 receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agree23 ment under this paragraph, an entity shall have 

24 personnel with— 
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1 (i) documented experience and exper2 tise in administering State assistive tech3 nology programs; 

4 (ii) experience in collecting and ana5 lyzing data associated with implementing 

6 required and discretionary activities; 

7 (iii) expertise necessary to identify ad8 ditional data elements needed to provide 

9 comprehensive reporting of State activities 

10 and outcomes; and 

11 (iv) experience in utilizing data to 

12 provide annual reports to State policy13 makers. 

14 (C) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to re15 ceive a grant, contract, or cooperative agree16 ment under this paragraph, an eligible appli17 cant shall submit an application to the Sec18 retary at such time, in such manner, and con19 taining such information as the Secretary may 

20 require. 

21 (D) DATA-COLLECTION AND REPORTING

22 PROGRAM.—In awarding the grant, contract, or 

23 cooperative agreement, the Secretary shall en24 sure that the recipient conducts a data-collec25 tion and reporting program that enhances and 
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1 improves the operations and conduct of a State 

2 assistive technology program. The Secretary 

3 shall ensure that the recipient achieves that en4 hancement and improvement by using quan5 titative and qualitative data elements, meas6 uring the outcomes of the required activities de7 scribed in section 4(e), and measuring the ac8 crued benefits of the activities to individuals 

9 who need assistive technology and accessible in10 formation technology and telecommunications. 

11 (E) REQUIRED DATA ELEMENTS.—The 

12 core set of the data elements shall, at a min13 imum, include data elements for— 

14 (i) the number and dollar amount of 

15 financial loans made; 

16 (ii) the number and type of assistive 

17 technology device demonstrations provided; 

18 (iii) the number and type of assistive 

19 technology devices loaned through device 

20 loan programs; 

21 (iv) the number and estimated value 

22 of assistive technology devices exchanged, 

23 repaired, recycled, or re-utilized (including 

24 redistributed through device sales, loans, 
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1 rentals, or donations) through device re-uti2 lization programs; 

3 (v)(I) the number and general charac4 teristics of individuals who participated in 

5 training (such as individuals with disabil6 ities, parents, educators, employers, pro7 viders of employment services, health care 

8 workers, counselors, other service pro9 viders, or vendors) and the topics of such 

10 training; and 

11 (II) to the extent practicable, the geo12 graphic distribution of individuals who par13 ticipated in training or technical assistance 

14 activities; 

15 (vi) the amount and nature of tech16 nical assistance provided to State and local 

17 agencies and other entities; 

18 (vii) the number of individuals as19 sisted through the public-awareness activi20 ties and statewide information and ref21 erence system; 

22 (viii) the outcomes of any improve23 ment initiatives carried out by the State as 

24 a result of activities funded under section 

25 4; 
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1 (ix) the outcomes of interagency co2 ordination and collaboration activities car3 ried out by the State that support access 

4 to assistive technology; 

5 (x) measured outcomes of activities 

6 undertaken to improve access to assistive 

7 technology devices and assistive technology 

8 services for targeted populations; 

9 (xi) the outcomes of the services pro10 vided; and 

11 (xii) the level of customer satisfaction 

12 with, or the outcomes of, the services pro13 vided. 

14 (F) REQUIRED INPUT AND COLLABORA15 TION.—In conducting data-collection and re16 porting activities under this paragraph, a recipi17 ent of a grant, contract, or cooperative agree18 ment under this paragraph shall meet the fol19 lowing requirements: 

20 (i) INPUT.—The recipient shall ac21 tively involve, in the development of the 

22 data-collection and reporting system, the 

23 directors of State assistive technology pro24 grams and other individuals the Secretary 

25 determines to be appropriate, especially— 
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1 (I) individuals with disabilities 

2 who use, and understand the barriers 

3 to the acquisition of, assistive tech4 nology and accessible information 

5 technology and telecommunications; 

6 (II) family members, guardians, 

7 advocates, and authorized representa8 tives of such individuals; 

9 (III) relevant employees from 

10 other Federal departments and agen11 cies; 

12 (IV) businesses; and 

13 (V) venders and public and pri14 vate researchers and developers. 

15 (ii) COLLABORATION.—The recipient 

16 shall actively collaborate, in developing and 

17 implementing the system, with other orga18 nizations, in particular— 

19 (I) national organizations rep20 resenting State assistive technology 

21 programs; 

22 (II) the training and technical 

23 assistance providers described in para24 graph (1); and 
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1 (III) entities carrying out 

2 projects of national significance fund3 ed under section 6(b), as appropriate. 

4 (3) STATE PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SERV5 ICES TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EF6 FORTS.— 

7 (A) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 

8 shall award grants, contracts, and cooperative 

9 agreements to provide training and technical 

10 assistance concerning protection and advocacy 

11 services. 

12 (B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to 

13 receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agree14 ment under this paragraph to provide training 

15 and technical assistance, an entity shall have 

16 personnel with documented experience related 

17 to protection and advocacy services. 

18 (C) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to re19 ceive a grant, contract, or cooperative agree20 ment under this paragraph, an eligible appli21 cant shall submit an application to the Sec22 retary at such time, in such manner, and con23 taining such information as the Secretary may 

24 require. 
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1 (D) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSIST2 ANCE EFFORTS.— 

3 (i) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EF4 FORTS.—In awarding the grant, contract, 

5 or cooperative agreement, the Secretary 

6 shall ensure that the recipient conducts a 

7 technical assistance program through 

8 which the recipient— 

9 (I) provides advocacy-related and 

10 management-related technical assist11 ance; 

12 (II) prepares publications, in nu13 merous formats, on the funding of as14 sistive technology through a variety of 

15 funding sources; 

16 (III) makes available, through in17 house resource libraries, documents 

18 related to the funding of assistive 

19 technology; 

20 (IV) maintains a project website 

21 containing information concerning the 

22 funding of assistive technology, and 

23 containing publications and links to 

24 other web-based resources to support 
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1 assistive technology advocacy efforts; 

2 and 

3 (V) maintains a national assistive 

4 technology list serve. 

5 (ii) TRAINING EFFORTS.—In award6 ing the grant, contract, or cooperative 

7 agreement, the Secretary shall ensure that 

8 the recipient conducts a training program 

9 through which the recipient— 

10 (I) provides advocacy-related 

11 training through annual statewide or 

12 regional conferences and distance13 training events; and 

14 (II) provides management-related 

15 training at annual training events, as16 sisting protection and advocacy man17 agers and fiscal officers to meet grant 

18 obligations. 

19 (iii) DATA COLLECTION AND REPORT20 ING.—The recipient shall prepare and sub21 mit to the Secretary a report containing 

22 information on the activities carried out 

23 under this paragraph, including informa24 tion on the following: 

25 (I) Non-case services. 
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1 (II) Case services. 

2 (III) Statistical information for 

3 individuals served. 

4 (IV) Systemic activities and liti5 gation. 

6 (V) Priorities and objectives. 

7 (VI) Agency administration. 

8 (c) NATIONAL INFORMATION INTERNET SYSTEM.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—In order to provide informa10 tion nationally on the availability of assistive tech11 nology, the Secretary may award 1 grant, contract, 

12 or cooperative agreement on a competitive basis to 

13 maintain, renovate, and update the National Public 

14 Internet Site established under section 104(c)(1) of 

15 the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 

16 3014(c)(1)), as in effect on the date of enactment of 

17 this Act. 

18 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible to receive 

19 a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under 

20 paragraph (1), an entity shall be a nonprofit organi21 zation, for-profit organization, or institution of high22 er education, that— 

23 (A) emphasizes research and engineering; 

24 (B) has a multidisciplinary research cen25 ter; and 
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1 (C) has demonstrated expertise in— 

2 (i) working with assistive technology, 

3 accessible information technology and tele4 communications, and intelligent agent 

5 interactive information dissemination sys6 tems; 

7 (ii) managing libraries of assistive 

8 technology, accessible information tech9 nology and telecommunications, and dis10 ability-related resources; 

11 (iii) delivering to individuals with dis12 abilities education, information, and refer13 ral services, including technology-based 

14 curriculum-development services for adults 

15 with low-level reading skills; 

16 (iv) developing cooperative partner17 ships with the private sector, particularly 

18 with private-sector computer software, 

19 hardware, and Internet services entities; 

20 and 

21 (v) developing and designing advanced 

22 Internet sites. 

23 (3) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 

24 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this 

25 section, an eligible applicant shall submit an applica-
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1 tion to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 

2 and containing such information as the Secretary 

3 may require. 

4 (4) NATIONAL PUBLIC INTERNET SITE.— 

5 (A) FEATURES OF INTERNET SITE.—The 

6 National Public Internet Site shall contain the 

7 following features: 

8 (i) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION AT

9 ANY TIME.—The site shall be designed so 

10 that any member of the public may obtain 

11 information posted on the site at any time. 

12 (ii) INNOVATIVE AUTOMATED INTEL13 LIGENT AGENT.—The site shall be con14 structed with an innovative automated in15 telligent agent that is a diagnostic tool for 

16 assisting users in problem definition and 

17 the selection of appropriate assistive tech18 nology devices and assistive technology 

19 services resources and accessible informa20 tion technology and telecommunications. 

21 (iii) RESOURCES.— 

22 (I) LIBRARY ON ASSISTIVE TECH23 NOLOGY.—The site shall include ac24 cess to a comprehensive working li25 brary on assistive technology and ac-
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1 cessible information technology and 

2 telecommunications for all environ3 ments, including home, workplace, 

4 transportation, and other environ5 ments. 

6 (II) INFORMATION ON ACCOMMO7 DATING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABIL8 ITIES.—The site shall include access 

9 to evidence-based research and best 

10 practices concerning how assistive 

11 technology and accessible information 

12 technology and telecommunications 

13 can be used to accommodate individ14 uals with disabilities in the areas of 

15 education, employment, health care, 

16 community living, and telecommuni17 cations and information technology. 

18 (III) RESOURCES FOR A NUMBER

19 OF DISABILITIES.—The site shall in20 clude resources relating to the largest 

21 possible number of disabilities, includ22 ing resources relating to low-level 

23 reading skills and cognitive disabil24 ities. 
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1 (iv) LINKS TO PRIVATE-SECTOR RE2 SOURCES AND INFORMATION.—To the ex3 tent feasible, the site shall be linked to rel4 evant private-sector resources and informa5 tion, under agreements developed between 

6 the recipient of the grant, contract, or co7 operative agreement and cooperating pri8 vate-sector entities. 

9 (v) LINKS TO PUBLIC-SECTOR RE10 SOURCES AND INFORMATION.—To the ex11 tent feasible, the site shall be linked to rel12 evant public-sector resources and informa13 tion, such as the Internet sites of the Of14 fice of Special Education and Rehabilita15 tion Services of the Department of Edu16 cation, the Office of Disability Employ17 ment Policy of the Department of Labor, 

18 the Small Business Administration, the Ar19 chitectural and Transportation Barriers 

20 Compliance Board, and the Technology 

21 Administration of the Department of Com22 merce, the accessible website described in 

23 subsection (b)(1)(D)(ii)(V), the Jobs Ac24 commodation Network funded by the Of25 fice of Disability Employment Policy of the 
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1 Department of Labor, and other relevant 

2 sites. 

3 (B) MINIMUM LIBRARY COMPONENTS.—At 

4 a minimum, the National Public Internet Site 

5 shall maintain updated information on— 

6 (i) State assistive technology program 

7 demonstration sites where individuals may 

8 try out assistive technology devices; 

9 (ii) State assistive technology program 

10 device loan program sites where individuals 

11 may borrow assistive technology devices; 

12 (iii) State assistive technology pro13 gram device re-utilization program sites; 

14 (iv) alternative financing programs or 

15 systems operated through, or independ16 ently of, State assistive technology pro17 grams, and other sources of funding for 

18 assistive technology devices; and 

19 (v) various tax credits available to em20 ployers for hiring or accommodating em21 ployees who are individuals with disabil22 ities. 

23 (5) INPUT.—While providing information (in24 cluding technical assistance) under this subsection, 

25 the Secretary and recipient of the grant, contract, or 
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1 cooperative agreement under this subsection shall 

2 consider the input of the directors of State assistive 

3 technology programs and other individuals the Sec4 retary determines to be appropriate, especially— 

5 (A) individuals with disabilities who use, 

6 and understand the barriers to the acquisition 

7 of, assistive technology and accessible informa8 tion technology and telecommunications; 

9 (B) family members, guardians, advocates, 

10 and authorized representatives of such individ11 uals; 

12 (C) relevant employees from other Federal 

13 departments and agencies involved in the pro14 curement or development of assistive technology 

15 devices, or the provision of assistive technology 

16 services; 

17 (D) employers of people with disabilities, 

18 especially small business employers; and 

19 (E) venders and public and private re20 searchers and developers. 

21 SEC. 8. TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSESSMENT. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—To better promote and serve the 

23 United States assistive technology industry, the Secretary 

24 may conduct a detailed assessment of the industry. Such 

25 assessment shall provide data and analysis concerning the 
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1 industry’s market, products, and services, for better stra2 tegic and business modeling. 

3 (b) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure that the 

4 assessment provides data and analysis including— 

5 (1) data to better assess the industry’s potential 

6 and provide metrics for future growth; 

7 (2) information addressing strategies and cer8 tification practices of international trading partners; 

9 and 

10 (3) details about programs within the Depart11 ment of Commerce that facilitate assistive tech12 nology industry export efforts. 

13 (c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall conduct 

14 the assessment after consultation with the Under Sec15 retary for Technology of the Department of Commerce 

16 members of the assistive technology industry, the Inter17 agency Committee on Disability Research established 

18 under section 203 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 

19 U.S.C. 763), and other appropriate agencies. 

20 SEC. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

21 (a) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

23 provision of law, the Commissioner of the Rehabili24 tation Services Administration in the Office of Spe25 cial Education and Rehabilitative Services of the De-
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1 partment of Education shall be responsible for the 

2 administration of this Act. 

3 (2) COLLABORATION.—The Commissioner of 

4 the Rehabilitation Services Administration may 

5 make 1 or more grants to, or enter into 1 or more 

6 contracts, interagency agreements, or cooperative 

7 agreements with, the Director of the Office of Spe8 cial Education Programs or the National Institute 

9 on Disability and Rehabilitation Research in the Of10 fice of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 

11 of the Department of Education, the Assistant Sec12 retary for Disability Employment Policy in the De13 partment of Labor, the Under Secretary for Tech14 nology in the Department of Commerce, the Admin15 istrator of the Small Business Administration, or the 

16 head of any other entity approved by the Secretary 

17 to assist in the administration of this Act. 

18 (3) ADMINISTRATION.—In administering this 

19 Act, the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services 

20 Administration shall ensure the provision of assistive 

21 technology, through comprehensive statewide pro22 grams of technology-related assistance, to individuals 

23 of all ages, whether the individuals will use the as24 sistive technology to obtain or maintain employment 

25 or for other reasons. 
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1 (b) REVIEW OF PARTICIPATING ENTITIES.—The Sec2 retary shall assess the extent to which entities that receive 

3 grants under this Act are complying with the applicable 

4 requirements of this Act and achieving goals that are con5 sistent with the requirements of the grant programs under 

6 which the entities received the grants. 

7 (c) CORRECTIVE ACTION AND SANCTIONS.— 

8 (1) CORRECTIVE ACTION.—If the Secretary de9 termines that an entity that receives a grant under 

10 this Act fails to substantially comply with the appli11 cable requirements of this Act, the Secretary shall 

12 assist the entity, through technical assistance funded 

13 under section 7 or other means, within 90 days after 

14 such determination, to develop a corrective action 

15 plan. 

16 (2) SANCTIONS.—If the entity fails to develop 

17 and comply with a corrective action plan described 

18 in paragraph (1) during a fiscal year, the entity 

19 shall be subject to 1 of the following corrective ac20 tions selected by the Secretary: 

21 (A) Partial or complete termination of 

22 funding under the grant program. 

23 (B) Ineligibility to participate in the grant 

24 program in the following year. 
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1 (C) Reduction in funding for the following 

2 year under the grant program. 

3 (D) Required redesignation of the lead 

4 agency designated under section 4(c)(1). 

5 (3) APPEALS PROCEDURES.—The Secretary 

6 shall establish appeals procedures for entities that 

7 are determined to be in noncompliance with the ap8 plicable requirements of this Act. 

9 (d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

10 construed to affect the enforcement authority of the Sec11 retary, another Federal officer, or a court under part E 

12 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1234 

13 et seq.) or other applicable law. 

14 (e) EFFECT ON OTHER ASSISTANCE.—This Act may 

15 not be construed as authorizing a Federal or State agency 

16 to reduce medical or other assistance available, or to alter 

17 eligibility for a benefit or service, under any other Federal 

18 law. 

19 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

20 (a) STATE GRANTS FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; 

21 TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, DATA-COLLECTION, 

22 REPORTING, AND INTERNET PROGRAMS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

24 appropriated to carry out sections 4 and 7 

25 $36,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, and such sums as 
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1 may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2006 

2 through 2010. 

3 (2) TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, DATA4 COLLECTION, REPORTING, AND INTERNET PRO5 GRAMS.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount appro7 priated under this subsection for a fiscal year, 

8 not more than $1,235,000 may be made avail9 able to carry out section 7. 

10 (B) RESERVATIONS.—Of the amount made 

11 available to carry out section 7 for a fiscal 

12 year— 

13 (i) not less than 45 percent shall be 

14 made available to carry out section 7(b)(1); 

15 (ii) not less than 20 percent shall be 

16 made available to carry out section 7(b)(2); 

17 (iii) not less than 15 percent shall be 

18 made available to carry out section 7(b)(3); 

19 and 

20 (iv) not more than 20 percent shall be 

21 made available to carry out section 7(c). 

22 (b) STATE GRANTS FOR PROTECTION AND ADVO23 CACY SERVICES RELATED TO ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY.— 

24 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out sec25 tion 5 $4,419,000 for fiscal year 2005 and such sums as 
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1 may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2006 through 

2 2010. 

3 (c) SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS AND PROJECTS OF

4 NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.—There are authorized to be 

5 appropriated to carry out section 6 such sums as may be 

6 necessary for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2010. 

7 SEC. 11. REPEAL. 

8 The Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 

9 3001 et seq.) is repealed. 

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