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extension grant under section 103(a)(2)
and whose initial onsite visit occurred prior
to the date of the enactment of the Tech-
nology-Related Assistance for Individuals
With Disabilities Act Amendments of
1994. The Secretary shall conduct any
such visit to the State not later than 12
months after the date on which the Sec-
retary awards the second extension grant.
‘‘(iii) 
DETERMINATION.—The 
Sec-
retary shall not be required to conduct a
visit described in clause (ii) if the Sec-
retary determines that the visit is not nec-
essary to assess whether the State is mak-
ing significant progress toward develop-
ment and implementation of a consumer-
responsive comprehensive statewide pro-
gram of technology-related assistance.
‘‘(B) TEAM.—Two-thirds of the onsite
monitoring team in each case shall be qualified
peer reviewers, who—
‘‘(i) shall not be lead agency person-
nel;
‘‘(ii) shall be from States other than
the State being monitored; and
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‘‘(iii) shall include an individual with
a disability, or a family member, a guard-
ian, an advocate, or an authorized rep-
resentative of such an individual.
‘‘(C) COMPENSATION.—
‘‘(i) OFFICERS
OR
EMPLOYEES.—
Members of any onsite monitoring team
who are officers or full-time employees of
the United States shall serve without com-
pensation in addition to that received for
their services as officers or employees of
the United States, but may be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu
of subsistence, as authorized by section
5702 of title 5, United States Code, for in-
dividuals in the Government service travel-
ing on official business.
‘‘(ii) OTHER MEMBERS.—Members of
any onsite monitoring team who are not of-
ficers or full-time employees of the United
States shall receive compensation at a rate
not to exceed the daily equivalent of the
rate of pay for level IV of the Executive
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5,
United States Code, for each day (includ-
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ing traveltime) during which such members
are engaged in the actual performance of
their duties as members of an onsite mon-
itoring team. In addition, such members
may be allowed travel expenses, including
per diem in lieu of subsistence, as author-
ized by section 5703 of title 5, United
States Code, for individuals in the Govern-
ment service employed intermittently.
‘‘(D) REPORT.—The Secretary shall pre-
pare a report of findings from the onsite visit.
The Secretary shall consider the findings in de-
termining whether to continue funding the pro-
gram either with or without changes. The re-
port shall be available to the public.’’;
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively;
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(3) ADVANCE PUBLIC NOTICE.—The Secretary
shall provide advance public notice of the onsite visit
and solicit public comment through such notice from
individuals with disabilities and their family mem-
bers, guardians, advocates, and authorized rep-
resentatives, public service providers and private
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service providers, educators and related services per-
sonnel, technology experts (including engineers), em-
ployers, and other appropriate individuals and enti-
ties, regarding the State program funded through a
grant made under section 102 or 103. The public
comment solicitation notice shall be included in the
onsite visit report described in paragraph (2).’’; and
(5) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated in para-
graph (3)) by striking ‘‘statewide program’’ and in-
serting ‘‘consumer-responsive comprehensive state-
wide program’’.
(b) CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN.—Section 105(b) (29
U.S.C. 2215(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PEN-
ALTIES’’ and inserting ‘‘CORRECTIVE ACTIONS’’;
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ‘‘penalties’’ and inserting ‘‘cor-
rective actions’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B);
(D) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(D) required redesignation of the lead
agency, in accordance with subsection (c).’’; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘subsection
(a)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(5)’’.
(c) REDESIGNATION.—Section 105 (29 U.S.C. 2215)
is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) REDESIGNATION OF LEAD AGENCY.—
‘‘(1) MONITORING PANEL.—
‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT.—Once a State be-
comes subject to a corrective action plan pursu-
ant to subsection (b), the Governor of the
State, subject to approval by the Secretary,
shall appoint, within 30 days after the submis-
sion of the plan to the Secretary, a monitoring
panel consisting of the following representa-
tives:
‘‘(i) The head of the lead agency des-
ignated by the Governor.
‘‘(ii) 2 representatives from different
public or private nonprofit organizations
that represent the interests of individuals
with disabilities.
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‘‘(iii) 2 consumers who are users of
assistive technology devices and assistive
technology services and who are not—
‘‘(I) members of the advisory
council, if any, of the consumer-re-
sponsive comprehensive statewide pro-
gram of technology-related assistance;
or
‘‘(II) employees of the State lead
agency.
‘‘(iv) 2 service providers with knowl-
edge and expertise in assistive technology
devices and assistive technology services.
‘‘(B) MEMBERSHIP AND CHAIRPERSON.—
The monitoring panel shall be ethnically di-
verse. The panel shall select a chairperson from
among the members of the panel.
‘‘(C) INFORMATION.—The panel shall re-
ceive periodic reports from the State regarding
progress in implementing the corrective action
plan and shall have the authority to request ad-
ditional information necessary to determine
compliance.
‘‘(D) MEETINGS.—The meetings of the
panel to determine compliance shall be open to
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the public (subject to confidentiality concerns)
and held at locations that are accessible to indi-
viduals with disabilities.
‘‘(E) PERIOD.—The panel shall carry out
the duties of the panel for the entire period of
the corrective action plan, as determined by the
Secretary.
‘‘(F) FUNDING.—The panel shall be fund-
ed by a portion of the funds received by the
State under this title, as directed by the Sec-
retary.
‘‘(2) 
FAILURE
TO
APPOINT
MONITORING
PANEL.—A failure by a Governor of a State to com-
ply with the requirements of paragraph (1) shall re-
sult in the termination of funding for the State
under this title.
‘‘(3) DETERMINATION.—
‘‘(A) PANEL.—Based on its findings, a
monitoring panel may determine that a lead
agency designated by a Governor has not ac-
complished the purposes described in section
2(b)(1) and that there is good cause for redes-
ignation of the agency and the temporary loss
of funds by the State under this title.
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‘‘(B) GOOD
CAUSE.—In this paragraph,
the term ‘good cause’ includes—
‘‘(i) lack of progress with employment
of qualified staff;
‘‘(ii) lack of consumer-responsive ac-
tivities;
‘‘(iii) lack of resource allocation to
systems change and advocacy activities;
‘‘(iv) lack of progress with meeting
the assurances in section 102(e); or
‘‘(v) inadequate fiscal management.
‘‘(C) RECOMMENDATION AND ACTION.—If
a monitoring panel makes such a determination,
the panel shall recommend to the Secretary
that further remedial action be taken or that
the Secretary order the Governor to redesignate
the lead agency within 90 days or lose funds
under this title. The Secretary, based on the
findings and recommendations of the monitor-
ing panel, and after providing to the public no-
tice and an opportunity for comment, shall
make a final determination regarding whether
to order the Governor to redesignate the lead
agency. The Governor shall make any such re-
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designation in accordance with the requirements
that apply to designations under section 102(d).
‘‘(d) CHANGE OF PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SERV-
ICES PROVIDER.—
‘‘(1) DETERMINATION.—The Governor of a
State, based on input from individuals with disabil-
ities and their family members, guardians, advo-
cates, or authorized representatives, may determine
that the entity providing protection and advocacy
services required by section 102(e)(20) (referred to
in this subsection as the ‘first entity’) has not met
the protection and advocacy service needs of the in-
dividuals with disabilities and their family members,
guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives,
for securing funding for and access to assistive tech-
nology devices and assistive technology services, and
that there is good cause to provide the protection
and advocacy services for the State through a con-
tract with a second entity.
‘‘(2) 
NOTICE
AND
OPPORTUNITY
TO
BE
HEARD.—On making such a determination, the Gov-
ernor may not enter into a contract with a second
entity to provide the protection and advocacy serv-
ices unless good cause exists and unless—
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‘‘(A) the Governor has given the first en-
tity 30 days notice of the intention to enter into
such contract, including specification of the
good cause, and an opportunity to respond to
the assertion that good cause has been shown;
‘‘(B) individuals with disabilities and their
family members, guardians, advocates, or au-
thorized representatives, have timely notice of
the determination and opportunity for public
comment; and
‘‘(C) the first entity has the opportunity to
appeal the determination to the Secretary with-
in 30 days of the determination on the basis
that there is not good cause to enter into the
contract.
‘‘(3) REDESIGNATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—When the Governor of
a State determines that there is good cause to
enter into a contract with a second entity to
provide the protection and advocacy services,
the Governor shall hold an open competition
within the State and issue a request for propos-
als by entities desiring to provide the services.
‘‘(B) TIMING.—The Governor shall not
issue such request until the first entity has been
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given notice and an opportunity to respond. If
the first entity appeals the determination to the
Secretary in accordance with paragraph (2)(C),
the Governor shall issue such request only if the
Secretary decides not to overturn the deter-
mination of the Governor. The Governor shall
issue such request within 30 days after the end
of the period during which the first entity has
the opportunity to respond, or after the decision
of the Secretary, as appropriate.
‘‘(C) PROCEDURE.—Such competition shall
be open to entities with the same expertise and
ability to provide legal services as a system re-
ferred to in section 102(e)(20). The competition
shall ensure public involvement, including a
public hearing and adequate opportunity for
public comment.
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December
31 of each year, the Secretary shall prepare, and
submit to the President and to the Congress, a re-
port on Federal initiatives, including the initiatives
funded under this Act, to improve the access of indi-
viduals with disabilities to assistive technology de-
vices and assistive technology services.
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‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Such report shall include in-
formation on—
‘‘(A) the demonstrated successes of such
Federal initiatives at the Federal and State lev-
els in improving interagency coordination,
streamlining access to funding for assistive
technology, and producing beneficial outcomes
for users of assistive technology;
‘‘(B) the demonstration activities carried
out through the Federal initiatives to—
‘‘(i) promote access to such funding in
public programs that were in existence on
the date of the initiation of the demonstra-
tion activities; and
‘‘(ii) establish additional options for
obtaining such funding;
‘‘(C) the education and training activities
carried out through the Federal initiatives to
promote such access in public programs and the
health care system and the efforts carried out
through such activities to train professionals in
a variety of relevant disciplines, and increase
the competencies of the professionals with re-
spect to technology-related assistance;
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‘‘(D) the education and training activities
carried out through the Federal initiatives to
train individuals with disabilities and their fam-
ily members, guardians, advocates, or author-
ized representatives, individuals who work for
public agencies, or for private entities (includ-
ing insurers), that have contact with individuals
with disabilities, educators and related services
personnel, technology experts (including engi-
neers), employers, and other appropriate indi-
viduals, about technology-related assistance;
‘‘(E) the education and training activities
carried out through Federal initiatives to pro-
mote awareness of available funding in public
programs;
‘‘(F) the research activities carried out
through the Federal initiatives to improve un-
derstanding of the costs and benefits of access
to assistive technology for individuals with dis-
abilities who represent a variety of ages and
types of disabilities;
‘‘(G) the program outreach activities to
rural and inner-city areas that are carried out
through the Federal initiatives;
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‘‘(H) the activities carried out through the
Federal initiatives that are targeted to reach
underrepresented populations and rural popu-
lations; and
‘‘(I) the consumer involvement activities in
the programs carried out under this Act.
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
DEVICES AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.—
As soon as practicable, the Secretary shall include in
the annual report required by this subsection infor-
mation on the availability of assistive technology de-
vices and assistive technology services. When a na-
tional classification system for assistive technology
devices and assistive technology services is developed
pursuant to section 201, the Secretary shall report
such information in a manner consistent with such
national classification system.
‘‘(f) 
INTERAGENCY
DISABILITY
COORDINATING
COUNCIL.—
‘‘(1) CONTENTS.—On or before October 1,
1995, the Interagency Disability Coordinating Coun-
cil established under section 507 of the Rehabilita-
tion Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794c) shall prepare and
submit to the President and to the Congress a re-
port containing—
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‘‘(A) the response of the Interagency Dis-
ability Coordinating Council to—
‘‘(i) the findings of the National
Council on Disability resulting from the
study entitled ‘Study on the Financing of
Assistive Technology Devices and Services
for Individuals with Disabilities’, carried
out in accordance with section 201 of this
Act, as in effect on the day before the date
of the enactment of this subsection; and
‘‘(ii) the recommendations of the Na-
tional Council on Disability for legislative
and administrative change, resulting from
such study; and
‘‘(B) information on any other activities of
the Interagency Disability Coordinating Council
that facilitate the accomplishment of section
2(b)(1) with respect to the Federal Govern-
ment.
‘‘(2) COMMENTS.—The report shall include any
comments submitted by the National Council on
Disability as to the appropriateness of the response
described in paragraph (1)(A) and the effectiveness
of the activities described in paragraph (1)(B) in
meeting the needs of individuals with disabilities for
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assistive technology devices and assistive technology
services.
‘‘(g) EFFECT ON OTHER ASSISTANCE.—This title
may not be construed as authorizing a Federal or a State
agency to reduce medical or other assistance available or
to alter eligibility under any other Federal law.’’.
SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 106 (29 U.S.C. 2216) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may
be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 through
1998.
‘‘(b) RESERVATIONS.—
‘‘(1) PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appro-
priated for any fiscal year under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall reserve at least 2 percent or
$1,500,000, whichever is greater, of such funds,
for the purpose of providing information and
technical assistance as described in subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) to States, individuals with
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disabilities and their family members, guard-
ians, advocates, or authorized representatives,
community-based organizations, and protection
and advocacy agencies.
‘‘(B) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
TO
STATES.—In providing such information and
technical assistance to States, the Secretary
shall consider the input of the directors of
consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide
programs of technology-related assistance, shall
provide a clearinghouse for activities that have
been developed and implemented through pro-
grams funded under this title, and shall provide
information and technical assistance that—
‘‘(i) facilitate service delivery capacity
building, training of personnel from a vari-
ety of disciplines, and improvement of eval-
uation strategies, research, and data collec-
tion;
‘‘(ii) foster the development and rep-
lication of effective approaches to informa-
tion referral, interagency coordination of
training and service delivery, outreach to
underrepresented populations and rural
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populations, and public awareness activi-
ties;
‘‘(iii) improve the awareness and
adoption of successful approaches to in-
creasing the availability of public and pri-
vate funding for and access to the provi-
sion of assistive technology devices and
assistive technology services by appropriate
State agencies;
‘‘(iv) assist in planning, developing,
implementing, and evaluating appropriate
activities to further extend consumer-re-
sponsive 
comprehensive 
statewide 
pro-
grams of technology-related assistance;
‘‘(v) promote effective approaches to
the development of consumer-controlled
systems that increase access to, funding
for, and awareness of, assistive technology
devices and assistive technology services;
‘‘(vi) provide technical assistance and
training to the entities carrying out activi-
ties funded pursuant to this title, to estab-
lish or participate in electronic communica-
tion activities with other States; and
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‘‘(vii) provide any other appropriate
information and technical assistance to as-
sist the States in accomplishing the pur-
poses of this Act.
‘‘(C) INFORMATION
AND
TECHNICAL
AS-
SISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
AND
OTHER
PERSONS.—The Secretary shall
provide information and technical assistance to
individuals with disabilities and their family
members, guardians, advocates, or authorized
representatives, community-based organizations,
and protection and advocacy agencies, on a na-
tionwide basis, to—
‘‘(i) disseminate information about,
and foster awareness and understanding
of, Federal, State, and local laws, regula-
tions, policies, practices, procedures, and
organizational structures, that facilitate,
and overcome barriers to, funding for, and
access to, assistive technology devices and
assistive technology services, to promote
fuller independence, productivity, and in-
clusion for individuals with disabilities of
all ages;
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‘‘(ii) identify, collect, and disseminate
information, and provide technical assist-
ance, on effective systems change and ad-
vocacy activities;
‘‘(iii) improve the understanding and
use of assistive technology funding deci-
sions made as a result of policies, prac-
tices, and procedures, or through regula-
tions, administrative hearings, or legal ac-
tions, that enhance access to funding for
assistive technology devices and assistive
technology services for individuals with dis-
abilities;
‘‘(iv) promote effective approaches to
Federal-State coordination of programs for
individuals with disabilities, through infor-
mation dissemination and technical assist-
ance activities in response to funding pol-
icy issues identified on a nationwide basis
by organizations, and individuals, that im-
prove funding for or access to assistive
technology devices and assistive technology
services for individuals with disabilities of
all ages; and
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‘‘(v) promote effective approaches to
the development of consumer-controlled
systems that increase access to, funding
for, and awareness of, assistive technology
devices and assistive technology services,
including the identification and description
of mechanisms and means that successfully
support self-help and peer mentoring
groups for individuals with disabilities.
‘‘(D) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall
coordinate the information and technical assist-
ance activities carried out under subparagraph
(B) or (C) with other activities funded under
this Act.
‘‘(E) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, OR COOPERA-
TIVE AGREEMENTS.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary
shall provide the technical assistance and
information described in subparagraphs
(B) and (C) through grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements with public or pri-
vate agencies and organizations, including
institutions of higher education, with docu-
mented experience, expertise, and capacity
to carry out identified activities related to
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the provision of such technical assistance
and information.
‘‘(ii) ENTITIES
WITH
EXPERTISE
IN
ASSISTIVE
TECHNOLOGY
SERVICE
DELIV-
ERY, INTERAGENCY
COORDINATION, AND
SYSTEMS CHANGE AND ADVOCACY ACTIVI-
TIES.—For the purpose of achieving the
objectives described in paragraph (1)(B),
the Secretary shall reserve not less than 45
percent and not more than 55 percent of
the funds reserved under subparagraph (A)
for each fiscal year for grants to, or con-
tracts or cooperative agreements with, pub-
lic or private agencies or organizations
with documented experience with and ex-
pertise in assistive technology service deliv-
ery, interagency coordination, and systems
change and advocacy activities.
‘‘(iii) ENTITIES WITH EXPERTISE IN
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS CHANGE
AND ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES, PUBLIC FUND-
ING OPTIONS, AND OTHER SERVICES.—For
the purpose of achieving the objectives de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary
shall reserve not less than 45 percent and
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not more than 55 percent of the funds re-
served under subparagraph (A) for each
fiscal year for grants to, or contracts or co-
operative agreements with, public or pri-
vate agencies or organizations with docu-
mented experience with and expertise in—
‘‘(I) assistive technology systems
change and advocacy activities;
‘‘(II) public funding options; and
‘‘(III) services to increase nation-
wide the availability of funding for
assistive 
technology 
devices 
and
assistive technology services.
‘‘(iv) APPLICATION.—The Secretary
shall make any grants, and enter into any
contracts or cooperative agreements, under
this subsection on a competitive basis. To
be eligible to receive funds under this sub-
section an agency, organization, or institu-
tion shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information, as the Sec-
retary may require.
‘‘(2) ONSITE VISITS.—The Secretary may re-
serve, from amounts appropriated for any fiscal year
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under subsection (a), such sums as the Secretary
considers to be necessary for the purposes of con-
ducting 
onsite 
visits 
as 
required 
by 
section
105(a)(2).’’.
SEC. 107. REPEALS.
Section 107 (20 U.S.C. 2217) is repealed.
TITLE II—PROGRAMS OF
NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
SEC. 201. NATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM.
Title II (29 U.S.C. 2231 et seq.) is amended by re-
pealing part A and inserting the following:
‘‘Subtitle A—National
Classification System
‘‘SEC. 201. CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM.
‘‘(a) SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In fiscal year 1995, the
Secretary shall initiate a system development
project, based on a plan developed in consultation
and coordination with other appropriate Federal and
State agencies, to develop a national classification
system for assistive technology devices and assistive
technology services, with the goal of obtaining uni-
form data through such a system on such devices
and services across public programs and information
and referral networks.
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‘‘(2) PROJECT PLAN.—
‘‘(A) REPRESENTATIVES.—In developing a
plan for the system development project, the
Secretary shall consult with, and coordinate ac-
tivities with—
‘‘(i) representatives of Federal agen-
cies, including agencies that are headed by
members of the Interagency Disability Co-
ordinating Council established under sec-
tion 507 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(29 U.S.C. 794c); and
‘‘(ii) as determined by the Secretary,
representatives of State agencies and other
appropriate organizations that have re-
sponsibility for or are involved in the devel-
opment and modification of assistive tech-
nology devices, the provision of assistive
technology devices and assistive technology
services, or the dissemination of informa-
tion about assistive technology devices and
assistive technology services, including re-
cipients of grants or contracts for the pro-
vision of technical assistance to State
assistive technology projects under section
106(b), assistive technology reimbursement
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‘‘(iv) The process for developing an
appropriate data collection instrument or
instruments.
‘‘(v) A methodology for collecting data
across a range of programs, including the
programs listed in subsection (c)(2), as ap-
propriate.
‘‘(vi) The use of a national classifica-
tion system by the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice and State finance agencies to determine
whether devices and services are assistive
technology devices or assistive technology
services for the purpose of determining
whether a deduction or credit is allowable
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
or State tax law.
‘‘(3) CONTRACTS
AND
COOPERATIVE
AGREE-
MENTS.—The Secretary may carry out this section
directly, or, if necessary, by entering into contracts
or cooperative agreements with appropriate entities.
‘‘(b) SINGLE TAXONOMY.—In conducting the system
development project, the Secretary shall develop a national
classification system that includes a single taxonomy and
nomenclature for assistive technology devices and assistive
technology services.
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‘‘(c) DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENT.—In conduct-
ing the system development project, the Secretary shall
develop a data collection instrument to—
‘‘(1) collect data regarding funding for assistive
technology devices and assistive technology services;
and
‘‘(2) collect such data from public programs, in-
cluding, at a minimum—
‘‘(A) programs carried out under title I,
VI, or VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(29 U.S.C. 720 et seq., 795 et seq., or 796 et
seq.);
‘‘(B) programs carried out under part B or
H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq. or 1471 et seq.);
‘‘(C) programs carried out under title V or
XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701
et seq. or 1396 et seq.);
‘‘(D) programs carried out under the Older
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et
seq.); and
‘‘(E) programs carried out under the De-
velopmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of
Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6000 et seq.).
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‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall conduct
the system development project in consultation with the
Federal agencies that were consulted in developing the
project plan.
‘‘(e) REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE CON-
GRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIFORM DATA COLLEC-
TION SYSTEM.—Not later than July 1, 1997, the Sec-
retary shall prepare and submit to the President and the
appropriate committees of Congress a report containing—
‘‘(1) the results of the system development
project; and
‘‘(2) the recommendations of the Secretary con-
cerning implementation of a national classification
system, including uniform data collection.
‘‘(f) RESERVATION.—From the amounts appro-
priated under subtitle C for fiscal year 1995, the Secretary
shall reserve up to $200,000 to carry out this subtitle.’’.
SEC. 202. TRAINING AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
Title II (29 U.S.C. 2231 et seq.) is amended by re-
pealing parts B, C, and D and inserting the following:
‘‘Subtitle B—Training and
Demonstration Projects
‘‘SEC. 211. TRAINING.
‘‘(a) TECHNOLOGY TRAINING.—
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‘‘(1) GENERAL
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary
shall make grants to, or enter into contracts or co-
operative agreements with, appropriate public or pri-
vate agencies and organizations, including institu-
tions of higher education and community-based or-
ganizations, for the purposes of—
‘‘(A) conducting training sessions;
‘‘(B) developing, demonstrating, dissemi-
nating, and evaluating curricula, materials, and
methods used to train individuals regarding the
provision of technology-related assistance, to
enhance opportunities for independence, produc-
tivity, and inclusion of individuals with disabil-
ities; and
‘‘(C) providing training to develop aware-
ness, skills, and competencies of service provid-
ers, consumers, and volunteers, who are located
in rural areas, to increase the availability of
technology-related assistance in community-
based settings for rural residents who are indi-
viduals with disabilities.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
ACTIVITIES.—Activities con-
ducted under grants, contracts, or cooperative agree-
ments described in paragraph (1) may address the
training needs of individuals with disabilities and
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their family members, guardians, advocates, and au-
thorized representatives, individuals who work for
public agencies, or for private entities (including in-
surers), that have contact with individuals with dis-
abilities, educators and related services personnel,
technology experts (including engineers), employers,
and other appropriate individuals.
‘‘(3) USES OF FUNDS.—An agency or organiza-
tion that receives a grant or enters into a contract
or cooperative agreement under paragraph (1) may
use amounts made available through the grant, con-
tract, or agreement to—
‘‘(A) pay for a portion of the cost of
courses of training or study related to tech-
nology-related assistance; and
‘‘(B) establish and maintain scholarships
related to such courses of training or study,
with such stipends and allowances as the Sec-
retary may determine to be appropriate.
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant or enter into a contract or cooper-
ative agreement under paragraph (1), an agen-
cy or organization shall submit an application
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,