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and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require.
‘‘(B) STRATEGIES.—At a minimum, any
such application shall include a detailed descrip-
tion of the strategies that the agency or organi-
zation will use to recruit and train persons to
provide technology-related assistance, in order
to—
‘‘(i) increase the extent to which such
persons reflect the diverse populations of
the United States; and
‘‘(ii) increase the number of individ-
uals with disabilities, and individuals who
are members of minority groups, who are
available to provide such assistance.
‘‘(5) PRIORITIES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning in fiscal
year 1994, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(i) establish priorities for activities
carried out with assistance under this sub-
section;
‘‘(ii) publish such priorities in the
Federal Register for the purpose of receiv-
ing public comment; and
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‘‘(iii) publish such priorities in the
Federal Register in final form not later
than the date on which the Secretary pub-
lishes announcements for assistance pro-
vided under this subsection.
‘‘(B) EXPLANATION
OF
DETERMINATION
OF PRIORITIES.—Concurrent with the publica-
tions required by subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary shall publish in the Federal Register an
explanation of the manner in which the prior-
ities were determined.
‘‘(b) TECHNOLOGY CAREERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(A) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall make
grants to assist public or private agencies and
organizations, including institutions of higher
education, to prepare students and faculty
working in specific fields for careers relating to
the provision of assistive technology devices and
assistive technology services.
‘‘(B) FIELDS.—The specific fields de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) may include—
‘‘(i) engineering;
‘‘(ii) industrial technology;
‘‘(iii) computer science;
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‘‘(iv) communication disorders;
‘‘(v) special education and related
services;
‘‘(vi) rehabilitation; and
‘‘(vii) social work.
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to
the interdisciplinary preparation of personnel who
provide or who will provide technical assistance, who
administer programs, or who prepare other person-
nel, in order to—
‘‘(A) support the development and imple-
mentation of consumer-responsive comprehen-
sive statewide programs of technology-related
assistance to individuals with disabilities; and
‘‘(B) enhance the skills and competencies
of individuals involved in the provision of tech-
nology-related assistance, including assistive
technology devices and assistive technology
services, to individuals with disabilities.
‘‘(3) USES OF FUNDS.—An agency or organiza-
tion that receives a grant under paragraph (1) may
use amounts made available through the grant to—
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‘‘(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 under this section, an agency or
organization shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary
may require.
‘‘(B) STRATEGIES.—At a minimum, any
such application shall include a detailed descrip-
tion of the strategies that the agency or organi-
zation will use to recruit and train persons to
provide technology-related assistance, in order
to—
‘‘(i) increase the extent to which such
persons reflect the diverse populations of
the United States; and
‘‘(ii) increase the number of individ-
uals with disabilities, and individuals who
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are members of minority groups, who are
available to provide such assistance.
‘‘(c) GRANTS
TO
HISTORICALLY
BLACK
COL-
LEGES.—In exercising the authority granted in sub-
sections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall reserve an ade-
quate amount for grants to historically black colleges and
universities and other institutions of higher education
whose minority student enrollment is at least 50 percent.
‘‘SEC. 212. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.
‘‘The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with
an organization whose primary function is to promote
technology transfer from, and cooperation among, Federal
laboratories (as defined in section 4(6) of the Stevenson-
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C.
3703(6))), under which funds shall be provided to promote
technology transfer that will spur the development of
assistive technology devices.
‘‘SEC. 213. DEVICE AND EQUIPMENT REDISTRIBUTION IN-
FORMATION SYSTEMS AND RECYCLING CEN-
TERS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants
to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with,
public agencies, private entities, or institutions of higher
education for the purpose of developing and establishing
recycling projects.
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‘‘(b) PROJECT ACTIVITIES.—Such recycling projects
may include—
‘‘(1) a system for accepting, on an uncondi-
tional gift basis, assistive technology devices, includ-
ing a process for valuing the devices and evaluating
their use and potential;
‘‘(2) a system for storing and caring for such
devices;
‘‘(3) an information system (including computer
databases) by which local educational agencies, reha-
bilitation entities, local community-based organiza-
tions, independent living centers, and other entities,
would be informed, on a periodic and timely basis,
about the availability and nature of the devices cur-
rently held; and
‘‘(4) a system that makes such devices available
to consumers and the entities listed in paragraph
(3), and provides for tracking each device through-
out the useful life of the device.
‘‘(c) MULTIPLE PROVIDERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to activities
funded under this section, an agency, entity, or in-
stitution may utilize a single service provider or may
establish a system of service providers.