1954 
(i) the race, ethnicity, age, gender, and 
time of service of the Federal wildland fire-
fighters participating in the study; and 
(ii) recommendations to Congress re-
garding what legislative actions are needed 
to support the Federal wildland firefighters 
described in clause (i) in preventing health 
issues from the toxic exposure described in 
subparagraph (B), similar to veterans who 
are exposed to burn pits. 
(D) SUBMISSION
AND
PUBLICATION.—The 
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall submit the results of the study 
conducted under this paragraph to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor of the House of Representatives 
and make those results publicly available. 
(5) REPORT ON AFFECTED EMPLOYEES.—Begin-
ning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, with respect to each annual report 
required under section 8152 of title 5, United States 
Code, the Secretary— 
(A) shall include in the report the total 
number of, and demographics regarding, employ-
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ees in fire protection activities with illnesses and 
diseases described in the list (as the list may be 
updated under this subsection and the amend-
ments made by this subsection), as of the date on 
which that annual report is submitted, which 
shall be disaggregated by the specific illness or 
disease for the purposes of understanding the 
scope of the problem facing those employees; and 
(B) may— 
(i) include in the report any informa-
tion with respect to employees in fire pro-
tection activities that the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary; and 
(ii) as appropriate, make recommenda-
tions in the report for additional actions 
that could be taken to minimize the risk of 
adverse health impacts for employees in fire 
protection activities. 
(b) SUBROGATION OF CONTINUATION OF PAY.— 
(1) SUBROGATION
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES.— 
Section 8131 of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘continu-
ation of pay or’’ before ‘‘compensation’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (c), in the second sentence, 
by inserting ‘‘continuation of pay or’’ before 
‘‘compensation already paid’’. 
(2) ADJUSTMENT AFTER RECOVER FROM THIRD 
PERSON.—Section 8132 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘continuation of pay 
or’’ before ‘‘compensation is payable’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘continuation of pay 
or’’ before ‘‘compensation from the United 
States’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘in his behalf’’ and 
inserting ‘‘on his behalf’’; and 
(iv) by inserting ‘‘continuation of pay 
or’’ before‘‘ ‘compensation paid by the 
United States’’; and 
(B) by striking the fourth sentence and in-
serting the following: ‘‘If continuation of pay or 
compensation has not been paid to the bene-
ficiary, the money or property shall be credited 
against continuation of pay or compensation 
payable to him by the United States for the same 
injury.’’. 
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(c) INCREASE IN TIME-PERIOD FOR FECA CLAIMANT 
SUPPLY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
TO OFFICE
OF 
WORKER’S COMPENSATION.—Not later than 16 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor 
shall— 
(1) amend section 10.121 of title 20, Code of 
Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, by 
striking ‘‘30 days’’ and inserting ‘‘60 days’’; and 
(2) modify the Federal Employees’ Compensation 
Act manual to reflect the changes made by the Sec-
retary pursuant to paragraph (1). 
Subtitle B—PLUM Act of 2022 
SEC. 5321. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Periodically Listing 
Updates to Management Act of 2022’’ or the ‘‘PLUM Act 
of 2022’’. 
SEC. 5322. ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC WEBSITE ON GOV-
ERNMENT POLICY AND SUPPORTING POSI-
TIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 33 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
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‘‘§ 3330f. Government policy and supporting position 
data 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘agency’ means— 
‘‘(A) any Executive agency, the United 
States Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory 
Commission; 
‘‘(B) the Architect of the Capitol, the Gov-
ernment Accountability Office, the Government 
Publishing Office, and the Library of Congress; 
and 
‘‘(C) the Executive Office of the President 
and any component within that Office (includ-
ing any successor component), including— 
‘‘(i) the Council of Economic Advisors; 
‘‘(ii) the Council on Environmental 
Quality; 
‘‘(iii) the National Security Council; 
‘‘(iv) the Office of the Vice President; 
‘‘(v) the Office of Policy Development; 
‘‘(vi) the Office of Administration; 
‘‘(vii) the Office of Management and 
Budget; 
‘‘(viii) the Office of the United States 
Trade Representative; 
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‘‘(ix) the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy; 
‘‘(x) the Office of National Drug Con-
trol Policy; and 
‘‘(xi) the White House Office, including 
the White House Office of Presidential Per-
sonnel. 
‘‘(2) APPOINTEE.—The term ‘appointee’— 
‘‘(A) means an individual serving in a pol-
icy and supporting position; and 
‘‘(B) includes an individual serving in such 
a position temporarily in an acting capacity in 
accordance with— 
‘‘(i) sections 3345 through 3349d (com-
monly referred to as the ‘Federal Vacancies 
Reform Act of 1998’); 
‘‘(ii) any other statutory provision de-
scribed in section 3347(a)(1); or 
‘‘(iii) a Presidential appointment de-
scribed in section 3347(a)(2). 
‘‘(3) COVERED
WEBSITE.—The term ‘covered 
website’ means the website established and main-
tained by the Director under subsection (b). 
‘‘(4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 
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‘‘(5) POLICY AND SUPPORTING POSITION.—The 
term ‘policy and supporting position’— 
‘‘(A) means any position at an agency, as 
determined by the Director, that, but for this sec-
tion and section 2(b)(3) of the PLUM Act of 
2022, would be included in the publication enti-
tled ‘United States Government Policy and Sup-
porting Positions’, (commonly referred to as the 
‘Plum Book’); and 
‘‘(B) may include— 
‘‘(i) a position on any level of the Ex-
ecutive Schedule under subchapter II of 
chapter 53, or another position with an 
equivalent rate of pay; 
‘‘(ii) a general position (as defined in 
section 3132(a)(9)) in the Senior Executive 
service; 
‘‘(iii) a position in the Senior Foreign 
Service; 
‘‘(iv) a position of a confidential or 
policy-determining character under schedule 
C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code 
of Federal Regulations, or any successor 
regulation; and 
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‘‘(v) any other position classified at or 
above level GS–14 of the General Schedule 
(or equivalent) that is excepted from the 
competitive service by law because of the 
confidential or policy-determining nature of 
the position duties. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF WEBSITE.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of the PLUM Act of 2022, 
the Director shall establish, and thereafter the Director shall 
maintain, a public website containing the following infor-
mation for the President in office on the date of establish-
ment and for each subsequent President: 
‘‘(1) Each policy and supporting position in the 
Federal Government, including any such position 
that is vacant. 
‘‘(2) The name of each individual who— 
‘‘(A) is serving in a position described in 
paragraph (1); or 
‘‘(B) previously served in a position de-
scribed in such paragraph under the applicable 
President. 
‘‘(3) Information on— 
‘‘(A) any Government-wide or agency-wide 
limitation on the total number of positions in 
the Senior Executive Service under section 3133 
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or 3134 or the total number of positions under 
schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, 
Code of Federal Regulations; and 
‘‘(B) the total number of individuals occu-
pying such positions. 
‘‘(c) CONTENTS.—With respect to any policy and sup-
porting position listed on the covered website, the Director 
shall include— 
‘‘(1) the agency, and agency component, (includ-
ing the agency and bureau code used by the Office of 
Management and Budget) in which the position is lo-
cated; 
‘‘(2) the name of the position; 
‘‘(3) the name of the individual occupying the 
position (if any); 
‘‘(4) the geographic location of the position, in-
cluding the city, State or province, and country; 
‘‘(5) the pay system under which the position is 
paid; 
‘‘(6) the level, grade, or rate of pay; 
‘‘(7) the term or duration of the appointment (if 
any); 
‘‘(8) the expiration date, in the case of a time- 
limited appointment; 
‘‘(9) a unique identifier for each appointee; 
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‘‘(10) whether the position is vacant; and 
‘‘(11) for any position that is vacant— 
‘‘(A) for a position for which appointment 
is required to be made by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate, the 
name of the acting official; and 
‘‘(B) for other positions, the name of the of-
ficial performing the duties of the vacant posi-
tion. 
‘‘(d) CURRENT DATA.—For each agency, the Director 
shall indicate in the information on the covered website the 
date that the agency last updated the data. 
‘‘(e) FORMAT.—The Director shall make the data on 
the covered website available to the public at no cost over 
the internet in a searchable, sortable, downloadable, and 
machine-readable format so that the data qualifies as an 
open Government data asset, as defined in section 3502 of 
title 44. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) INFORMATION
REQUIRED.—Each agency 
shall provide to the Director any information that the 
Director determines necessary to establish and main-
tain the covered website, including the information 
uploaded under paragraph (4). 
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‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR AGENCIES.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of the PLUM 
Act of 2022, the Director shall issue instructions to 
agencies with specific requirements for the provision 
or uploading of information required under para-
graph (1), including— 
‘‘(A) specific data standards that an agency 
shall follow to ensure that the information is 
complete, accurate, and reliable; 
‘‘(B) data quality assurance methods; and 
‘‘(C) the timeframe during which an agency 
shall provide or upload the information, includ-
ing the timeframe described under paragraph 
(4). 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
ACCOUNTABILITY.—The Director 
shall identify on the covered website any agency that 
has failed to provide— 
‘‘(A) the information required by the Direc-
tor; 
‘‘(B) complete, accurate, and reliable infor-
mation; or 
‘‘(C) the information during the timeframe 
specified by the Director. 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL UPDATES.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the covered website is es-
tablished, and not less than once during each 
year thereafter, the head of each agency shall 
upload to the covered website updated informa-
tion (if any) on— 
‘‘(i) the policy and supporting posi-
tions in the agency; 
‘‘(ii) the appointees occupying such po-
sitions in the agency; and 
‘‘(iii) the former appointees who served 
in such positions in the agency under the 
President then in office. 
‘‘(B) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Infor-
mation provided under subparagraph (A) shall 
supplement, not supplant, previously provided 
information under that subparagraph. 
‘‘(5) OPM HELP DESK.—The Director shall estab-
lish a central help desk, to be operated by not more 
than 1 full-time employee, to assist any agency with 
implementing this section. 
‘‘(6) COORDINATION.—The Director may des-
ignate 1 or more agencies to participate in the devel-
opment, establishment, operation, and support of the 
covered website. With respect to any such designation, 
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the Director may specify the scope of the responsibil-
ities of the agency so designated. 
‘‘(7) DATA STANDARDS AND TIMING.—The Direc-
tor shall make available on the covered website infor-
mation regarding data collection standards, quality 
assurance methods, and time frames for reporting 
data to the Director. 
‘‘(8) REGULATIONS.—The Director may pre-
scribe regulations necessary for the administration of 
this section. 
‘‘(g) RESPONSIBILITY OF AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(1) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—Each agency 
shall comply with the instructions and guidance 
issued by the Director to carry out this section, and, 
upon request of the Director, shall provide appro-
priate assistance to the Director to ensure the success-
ful operation of the covered website in the manner 
and within the timeframe specified by the Director 
under subsection (f)(2). 
‘‘(2) ENSURING COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY, AND 
RELIABILITY.—With respect to any submission of in-
formation described in paragraph (1), the head of an 
agency shall include— 
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‘‘(A) an explanation of how the agency en-
sured the information is complete, accurate, and 
reliable; and 
‘‘(B) a certification that the information is 
complete, accurate, and reliable. 
‘‘(h) INFORMATION VERIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) CONFIRMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On the date that is 90 
days after the date on which the covered website 
is established, the Director, in coordination with 
the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, 
shall confirm that the information on the covered 
website is complete, accurate, reliable, and up-to- 
date. 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—On the date on 
which the Director makes a confirmation under 
subparagraph (A), the Director shall publish on 
the covered website a certification that the con-
firmation has been made. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR.—In carrying out 
paragraph (1), the Director may— 
‘‘(A) request additional information from 
an agency; and 
‘‘(B) use any additional information pro-
vided to the Director or the White House Office 
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of Presidential Personnel for the purposes of 
verification. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Director shall es-
tablish a process under which members of the public 
may provide feedback regarding the accuracy of the 
information on the covered website. 
‘‘(i) DATA ARCHIVING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
a transitional inauguration day (as defined in sec-
tion 3349a), the Director, in consultation with the 
Archivist of the United States, shall archive the data 
that was compiled on the covered website for the pre-
ceding presidential administration. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Director shall 
make the data described in paragraph (1) publicly 
available over the internet— 
‘‘(A) on, or through a link on, the covered 
website; 
‘‘(B) at no cost; and 
‘‘(C) in a searchable, sortable, downloadable, 
and machine-readable format.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘3330f. Government policy and supporting position data.’’. 
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(b) OTHER MATTERS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the terms 
‘‘agency’’, ‘‘covered website’’, ‘‘Director’’, and ‘‘policy 
and supporting position’’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 3330f of title 5, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a). 
(2) GAO REVIEW AND REPORT.—Not later than 
1 year after the date on which the Director establishes 
the covered website, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a review of, and issue a 
briefing or report on, the implementation of this sub-
title and the amendments made by this subtitle, which 
shall include— 
(A) the quality of data required to be col-
lected and whether the data is complete, accu-
rate, timely, and reliable; 
(B) any challenges experienced by agencies 
in implementing this subtitle and the amend-
ments made by this subtitle; and 
(C) any suggestions or modifications to en-
hance compliance with this subtitle and the 
amendments made by this subtitle, including best 
practices for agencies to follow. 
(3) SUNSET
OF
PLUM
BOOK.—Beginning on 
January 1, 2026— 
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(A) the covered website shall serve as the 
public directory for policy and supporting posi-
tions in the Government; and 
(B) the publication entitled ‘‘United States 
Government Policy and Supporting Positions’’, 
commonly referred to as the ‘‘Plum Book’’, shall 
no longer be issued or published. 
(4) FUNDING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—No additional amounts 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subtitle or the amendments made by this 
subtitle. 
(B) OTHER FUNDING.—The Director shall 
carry out this subtitle and the amendments made 
by this subtitle using amounts otherwise avail-
able to the Director. 
TITLE LIV—21ST CENTURY 
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT 
Sec. 5401. Short title. 
Sec. 5402. Reauthorization. 
Sec. 5403. Effective date. 
SEC. 5401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘21st Century Assistive 
Technology Act’’. 
SEC. 5402. REAUTHORIZATION. 
The Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001 
et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘As-
sistive Technology Act of 1998’. 
‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
‘‘Sec. 2. Purposes. 
‘‘Sec. 3. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 4. Grants for State assistive technology programs. 
‘‘Sec. 5. Grants for protection and advocacy services related to assistive tech-
nology. 
‘‘Sec. 6. Technical assistance and data collection support. 
‘‘Sec. 7. Projects of national significance. 
‘‘Sec. 8. Administrative provisions. 
‘‘Sec. 9. Authorization of appropriations; reservations and distribution of funds. 
‘‘SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
‘‘The purposes of this Act are to— 
‘‘(1) to support State efforts to improve the pro-
vision of assistive technology to individuals with dis-
abilities of all ages, including underrepresented popu-
lations, through comprehensive statewide programs of 
technology-related assistance that are designed to— 
‘‘(A) increase the availability of, funding 
for, access to, provision of, and education about 
assistive technology devices and assistive tech-
nology services; 
‘‘(B) increase the ability of individuals with 
disabilities to secure and maintain possession of 
assistive technology devices as such individuals 
make the transition between services offered by 
educational or human service agencies or be-
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‘‘(G) increase awareness and knowledge of 
the benefits of assistive technology devices and 
assistive technology services among targeted indi-
viduals and entities and the general population; 
and 
‘‘(2) to provide States and protection and advo-
cacy systems with financial assistance that supports 
programs designed to maximize the ability of individ-
uals with disabilities and their family members, 
guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives 
to obtain assistive technology devices and assistive 
technology services. 
‘‘SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this Act: 
‘‘(1) ADULT
SERVICE
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘adult service program’ means a program that pro-
vides services to, or is otherwise substantially involved 
with the major life functions of, individuals with dis-
abilities. Such term includes— 
‘‘(A) a program providing residential, sup-
portive, or employment-related services, to indi-
viduals with disabilities; 
‘‘(B) a program carried out by a center for 
independent living, such as a center described in 
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part C of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f et seq.); 
‘‘(C) a program carried out by an employ-
ment support agency connected to adult voca-
tional rehabilitation, such as a one-stop partner, 
as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102); and 
‘‘(D) a program carried out by another or-
ganization or vender licensed or registered by the 
designated State agency, as defined in section 7 
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
705). 
‘‘(2) AMERICAN INDIAN CONSORTIUM.—The term 
‘American Indian consortium’ means an entity that 
is an American Indian Consortium (as defined in 
section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assist-
ance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 
15002)), and that is established to provide protection 
and advocacy services for purposes of receiving fund-
ing under subtitle C of title I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
15041 et seq.). 
‘‘(3) ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘assist-
ive technology’ means technology designed to be uti-
lized in an assistive technology device or assistive 
technology service. 
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‘‘(4) ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE.—The term 
‘assistive technology device’ means any item, piece of 
equipment, or product system, whether acquired com-
mercially, modified, or customized, that is used to in-
crease, maintain, or improve functional capabilities 
of individuals with disabilities. 
‘‘(5) ASSISTIVE
TECHNOLOGY
SERVICE.—The 
term ‘assistive technology service’ means any service 
that directly assists an individual with a disability 
in the selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive 
technology device. Such term includes— 
‘‘(A) the evaluation of the assistive tech-
nology needs of an individual with a disability, 
including a functional evaluation of the impact 
of the provision of appropriate assistive tech-
nology devices and services to the individual in 
the customary environment of the individual; 
‘‘(B) a service consisting of purchasing, 
leasing, or otherwise providing for the acquisi-
tion of assistive technology devices by individ-
uals with disabilities; 
‘‘(C) a service consisting of selecting, de-
signing, fitting, customizing, adapting, apply-
ing, maintaining, repairing, replacing, or donat-
ing assistive technology devices; 
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‘‘(D) coordination and use of necessary 
therapies, interventions, or services with assistive 
technology devices, such as therapies, interven-
tions, or services associated with education and 
rehabilitation plans and programs; 
‘‘(E) instruction or technical assistance for 
an individual with a disability or, where appro-
priate, the family members, guardians, advo-
cates, or authorized representatives of such an 
individual; 
‘‘(F) instruction or technical assistance for 
professionals (including individuals providing 
education and rehabilitation services and entities 
that manufacture or sell assistive technology de-
vices), employers, providers of employment and 
training services, or other individuals who pro-
vide services to, employ, or are otherwise sub-
stantially involved in the major life functions of 
individuals with disabilities; and 
‘‘(G) a service consisting of expanding the 
availability of access to technology, including 
electronic and information technology, to indi-
viduals with disabilities. 
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‘‘(6) CAPACITY BUILDING AND ADVOCACY ACTIVI-
TIES.—The term ‘capacity building and advocacy ac-
tivities’ means efforts that— 
‘‘(A) result in laws, regulations, policies, 
practices, procedures, or organizational struc-
tures that promote consumer-responsive pro-
grams or entities; and 
‘‘(B) facilitate and increase access to, provi-
sion of, and funding for assistive technology de-
vices and assistive technology services, in order 
to empower individuals with disabilities to 
achieve greater independence, productivity, and 
integration and inclusion within the community 
and the workforce. 
‘‘(7) COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE PROGRAM OF 
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘com-
prehensive statewide program of technology-related as-
sistance’ means a consumer-responsive program of 
technology-related assistance for individuals with dis-
abilities that— 
‘‘(A) is implemented by a State; 
‘‘(B) is equally available to all individuals 
with disabilities residing in the State, regardless 
of their type of disability, age, income level, or 
location of residence in the State, or the type of 
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assistive technology device or assistive technology 
service required; and 
‘‘(C) incorporates all the activities described 
in section 4(e) (unless excluded pursuant to sec-
tion 4(e)(5)). 
‘‘(8) CONSUMER-RESPONSIVE.—The term ‘con-
sumer-responsive’— 
‘‘(A) with regard to policies, means that the 
policies are consistent with the principles of— 
‘‘(i) respect for individual dignity, per-
sonal responsibility, self-determination, and 
pursuit of meaningful careers, based on in-
formed choice, of individuals with disabil-
ities; 
‘‘(ii) respect for the privacy, rights, 
and equal access (including the use of acces-
sible formats) of such individuals; 
‘‘(iii) inclusion, integration, and full 
participation of such individuals in society; 
‘‘(iv) support for the involvement in 
decisions of a family member, a guardian, 
an advocate, or an authorized representa-
tive, if an individual with a disability re-
quests, desires, or needs such involvement; 
and 
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uation of the comprehensive statewide 
program of technology-related assist-
ance, including decisions that affect ca-
pacity building and advocacy activi-
ties. 
‘‘(9) DISABILITY.—The term ‘disability’ has the 
meaning given the term under section 3 of the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102). 
‘‘(10) INDIVIDUAL
WITH
A
DISABILITY.—The 
term ‘individual with a disability’ means any indi-
vidual— 
‘‘(A) who has a disability; and 
‘‘(B) who is or would be enabled by an as-
sistive technology device or an assistive tech-
nology service to minimize deterioration in func-
tioning, to maintain a level of functioning, or to 
achieve a greater level of functioning in any 
major life activity. 
‘‘(11) INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), 
and includes a community college receiving funding 
under the Tribally Controlled Colleges and Univer-
sities Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). 
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‘‘(12) PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SERVICES.— 
The term ‘protection and advocacy services’ means 
services that— 
‘‘(A) are described in subtitle C of title I of 
the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and 
Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et 
seq.), the Protection and Advocacy for Individ-
uals with Mental Illness Act (42 U.S.C. 10801 et 
seq.), or section 509 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 794e); and 
‘‘(B) assist individuals with disabilities 
with respect to assistive technology devices and 
assistive technology services. 
‘‘(13) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Administrator of the Administration for 
Community Living. 
‘‘(14) STATE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘State’ means each 
of the 50 States of the United States, the District 
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, Amer-
ican Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands. 
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‘‘(B) OUTLYING AREAS.—In section 4(b): 
‘‘(i) OUTLYING AREA.—The term ‘out-
lying area’ means the United States Virgin 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands. 
‘‘(ii) STATE.—The term ‘State’ does 
not include the United States Virgin Is-
lands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands. 
‘‘(15) STATE
ASSISTIVE
TECHNOLOGY
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘State assistive technology program’ 
means a program authorized under section 4. 
‘‘(16) TARGETED INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES.— 
The term ‘targeted individuals and entities’ means— 
‘‘(A) individuals with disabilities and their 
family members, guardians, advocates, and au-
thorized representatives; 
‘‘(B) underrepresented populations; 
‘‘(C) individuals who work for public or 
private entities (including centers for inde-
pendent living described in part C of title VII of 
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f 
et seq.), insurers, or managed care providers) 
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that have contact with, or provide services to, in-
dividuals with disabilities; 
‘‘(D) educators and related services per-
sonnel, including personnel in elementary, sec-
ondary, and postsecondary schools, and in voca-
tional and early intervention programs; 
‘‘(E) technology experts (including web de-
signers and procurement officials); 
‘‘(F) health, allied health, and rehabilita-
tion professionals, and employees of hospitals, 
skilled nursing, intermediate care, and assisted 
living facilities (including discharge planners); 
‘‘(G) employers, especially small business 
employers, and providers of employment and 
training services; 
‘‘(H) entities that manufacture or sell as-
sistive technology devices; 
‘‘(I) entities that carry out community pro-
grams designed to develop essential community 
services in rural and urban areas; and 
‘‘(J) other appropriate individuals and en-
tities, including public and private entities in-
volved in housing and transportation, as deter-
mined for a State by the State. 
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‘‘(17) UNDERREPRESENTED
POPULATION.—The 
term ‘underrepresented population’ means a popu-
lation that is typically underrepresented in service 
provision, and includes populations such as individ-
uals who have low-incidence disabilities, racial and 
ethnic minorities, low income individuals, homeless 
individuals (including children and youth), children 
in foster care, individuals with limited English pro-
ficiency, individuals living in institutions seeking to 
transition to the community from institutional set-
tings, youth with disabilities aging into adulthood, 
older individuals, or individuals living in rural 
areas. 
‘‘(18) UNIVERSAL DESIGN.—The term ‘universal 
design’ means a concept or philosophy for designing 
and delivering products and services that are usable 
by people with the widest possible range of functional 
capabilities, which include products and services that 
are directly accessible (without requiring assistive 
technologies) and products and services that are inter-
operable with assistive technologies. 
‘‘SEC. 4. GRANTS FOR STATE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PRO-
GRAMS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS TO STATES.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under subsection (b) to States to maintain a com-
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prehensive statewide program of assistive technology-related 
assistance described in subsection (e) through State assistive 
technology programs that are designed to— 
‘‘(1) maximize the ability of individuals with 
disabilities across the human lifespan and across the 
wide array of disabilities, and their family members, 
guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives, 
to obtain assistive technology; and 
‘‘(2) increase access to assistive technology. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From funds made available 
to carry out this section, the Secretary shall award a 
grant to each State, and outlying area, that meets the 
requirements of this section from an allotment deter-
mined in accordance with paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) CALCULATION OF STATE GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) BASE YEAR.—Except as provided in 
subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Secretary shall 
allot to each State and outlying area for a fiscal 
year an amount that is not less than the amount 
the State or outlying area received under the 
grants provided under section 4 of this Act (as 
in effect on the day before the effective date of the 
21st Century Assistive Technology Act) for fiscal 
year 2022. 
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‘‘(B) RATABLE REDUCTION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—If funds made 
available to carry out this section for any 
fiscal year are insufficient to make the al-
lotments required for each State and out-
lying area under subparagraph (A) for such 
fiscal year, the Secretary shall ratably re-
duce the allotments for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—If, after the 
Secretary makes the reductions described in 
clause (i), additional funds become avail-
able to carry out this section for the fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall ratably increase 
the allotments, until the Secretary has allot-
ted the entire base year amount under sub-
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(C) APPROPRIATION HIGHER THAN BASE 
YEAR AMOUNT.—For a fiscal year for which the 
amount of funds made available to carry out this 
section is greater than the base year amount 
under subparagraph (A) and no greater than 
$40,000,000, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) make the allotments described in 
subparagraph (A); 
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‘‘(ii) from a portion of the remainder 
of the funds after the Secretary makes the 
allotments described in clause (i), the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(I) from 50 percent of the por-
tion, allot to each State an equal 
amount; and 
‘‘(II) from 50 percent of the por-
tion, allot to each State an amount 
that bears the same relationship to 
such 50 percent as the population of 
the State bears to the population of all 
States, 
until each State has received an allotment 
of not less than $410,000 under clause (i) 
and this clause; and 
‘‘(iii) from the remainder of the funds 
after the Secretary makes the allotments de-
scribed in clause (ii), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(I) from 80 percent of the re-
mainder, allot to each State an 
amount that bears the same relation-
ship to such 80 percent as the popu-
lation of the State bears to the popu-
lation of all States; and 
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‘‘(II) from 20 percent of the re-
mainder, allot to each State an equal 
amount. 
‘‘(D) 
APPROPRIATION
HIGHER
THAN 
THRESHOLD
AMOUNT.—For a fiscal year for 
which the amount of funds made available to 
carry out this section is $40,000,000 or greater, 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) make the allotments described in 
subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(ii) from the funds remaining after 
the allotment described in clause (i), allot to 
each outlying area an amount of such funds 
until each outlying area has received an al-
lotment of exactly $150,000 under clause (i) 
and this clause; 
‘‘(iii) from a portion of the remainder 
of the funds after the Secretary makes the 
allotments described in clauses (i) and (ii), 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(I) from 50 percent of the por-
tion, allot to each State an equal 
amount; and 
‘‘(II) from 50 percent of the por-
tion, allot to each State an amount 
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that bears the same relationship to 
such 50 percent as the population of 
the State bears to the population of all 
States, 
until each State has received an allotment 
of not less than $450,000 under clause (i) 
and this clause; and 
‘‘(iv) from the remainder of the funds 
after the Secretary makes the allotments de-
scribed in clause (iii), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(I) from 80 percent of the re-
mainder, allot to each State an 
amount that bears the same relation-
ship to such 80 percent as the popu-
lation of the State bears to the popu-
lation of all States; and 
‘‘(II) from 20 percent of the re-
mainder, allot to each State an equal 
amount. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 
available for a fiscal year under this section shall be 
available for the fiscal year and the year following the 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(c) LEAD AGENCY, IMPLEMENTING ENTITY, AND AD-
VISORY COUNCIL.— 
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‘‘(1) LEAD AGENCY AND IMPLEMENTING ENTI-
TY.— 
‘‘(A) LEAD AGENCY.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Governor of a 
State shall designate a public agency as a 
lead agency— 
‘‘(I) to control and administer the 
funds made available through the grant 
awarded to the State under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(II) to submit the application 
described in subsection (d) on behalf of 
the State, to ensure conformance with 
Federal and State accounting require-
ments. 
‘‘(ii) DUTIES.—The duties of the lead 
agency shall include— 
‘‘(I) preparing the application de-
scribed in subsection (d) and carrying 
out State activities described in that 
application, including making pro-
grammatic and resource allocation de-
cisions necessary to implement the 
comprehensive statewide program of 
technology-related assistance; 
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‘‘(III) organizations representing 
State officials and agencies engaged in 
the delivery of assistive technology; 
‘‘(IV) other qualified protection 
and advocacy system technical assist-
ance providers and qualified technical 
assistance providers; 
‘‘(V) providers of State financing 
activities, including alternative financ-
ing programs for assistive technology; 
‘‘(VI) providers of device loans, 
device demonstrations, and device re-
utilization; and 
‘‘(VII) any other organizations 
determined appropriate by the pro-
vider or the Secretary; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a qualified tech-
nical assistance provider, include activities 
identified as priorities by State advisory 
councils and lead agencies and imple-
menting entities for grants under section 4. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY 
DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING ASSISTANCE.—A 
qualified data collection and reporting entity or a 
qualified protection and advocacy system technical 
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