continue on a permanent basis a consumer-respon-
sive, consumer-driven, comprehensive statewide pro-
gram of technology-related assistance, including an
identification of potential funding sources and fund-
ing commitments for the program from the public
and private sectors and from the agencies and enti-
ties who will be involved with and direct future
efforts.’’.
SEC. 104. SECOND EXTENSION GRANTS.
The Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals
With Disabilities Act of 1988 (29 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.)
is amended—
(1) by redesignating sections 104 and 105 as
sections 105 and 106, respectively;
(2) by redesignating section 106 as section 108;
and
(3) by inserting after section 103 the following:
‘‘SEC. 104. SECOND EXTENSION GRANTS.
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may
award a 5-year second extension grant to any State that—
‘‘(1) has been awarded one extension grant
under section 103;
‘‘(2) has successfully satisfied the requirements
in such section; and
‘‘(3) has demonstrated to the Secretary that the
State made significant progress in developing and
implementing a consumer-responsive, consumer-driv-
en, comprehensive statewide program of technology-
related assistance, consistent with sections 2(b)(1),
101, and 102(d).
‘‘(b) AMOUNTS OF GRANTS.—The amounts and the
priority of the extension grants under this section shall
be the same as the amounts and priority of extension
grants under section 103(c), except that—
‘‘(1) the amount paid to a State for the fourth
year of the grant period shall be 75 percent of the
amount paid to the State for the third year of the
grant period;
‘‘(2) the amount paid to a State for the fifth
year of the grant period shall be 50 percent of the
amount paid to the State for the third year of the
grant period; and
‘‘(3) after the fifth year of the grant period, no
Federal funds shall be made available to the State
under this Act.
In providing any increases in State grants above the
amounts provided to States in fiscal year 1993, the Sec-
retary shall give priority to the 10 States that have the
largest populations, as determined by the 1990 decennial
census of the population, and States that are sparsely pop-
ulated, with a wide geographic spread, where such charac-
teristics have impeded the development of a statewide
program.
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—A State that desires to receive
an extension grant under this section shall submit an ap-
plication that contains the information and assurances re-
quired under section 103(d), except that the descriptions
of the activities carried out and the progress made under
a development grant that are referred to in such section
shall relate, in an application under this section, to an ex-
tension grant under section 103.’’.
SEC. 105. PROGRESS REPORTS.
Section 105 of the Technology-Related Assistance for
Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988 (29 U.S.C.
2214) (as redesignated by section 104) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives a grant
under this title shall submit to the Secretary annually a
report that documents significant progress in developing
and implementing a consumer-responsive, consumer-driv-
en, comprehensive statewide program of technology-relat-
ed assistance, consistent with sections 2(b)(1), 101, and
102(d). The report shall document the following:
‘‘(1) Successful systems change activities to in-
crease funding for, and access to, assistive tech-
nology devices and services, including—
‘‘(A) an analysis of laws, regulations, poli-
cies, procedures, and practices that have
changed, the program has attempted to change,
or that need to be changed to facilitate the ac-
quisition of assistive technology;
‘‘(B) a report on protection and advocacy
services provided; and
‘‘(C) other relevant processes or activities.
‘‘(2) The degree of consumer satisfaction and
participation, and particularly the satisfaction and
participation of underrepresented populations and
rural populations, with the statewide program, based
upon mechanisms that have been developed pursuant
to section 101(b)(2)(B)(iii).
‘‘(3) The degree of involvement of various State
agencies in the preparation of the application and
the continuing role of each agency in the develop-
ment and implementation of the statewide program,
including the identification of the available resources
and financial responsibility of each agency for pay-
ing for assistive technology devices and services.
‘‘(4) Efforts to train personnel as well as con-
sumers.
‘‘(5) Information collection and dissemination
activities relating to systems change activities identi-
fied in paragraph (1).
‘‘(6) Written notices by State and local agencies
of policies, procedures, and practices that have been
developed or amended in order to inform individuals
with disabilities and their family members, guard-
ians, advocates, and authorized representatives of
Federal requirements pertaining to assistive tech-
nology devices and services, particularly under parts
B and H of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) and title I of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et
seq.).
‘‘(7) Efforts to disseminate information on all
major program initiatives to other States by means
of electronic communication.
‘‘(8) Efforts to comply with the assurance pro-
vided pursuant to section 102(d)(24).
‘‘(9) Efforts to reduce the service delivery time
for receiving assistive technology devices and serv-
ices.
‘‘(10) Efforts to disseminate information about
interagency activities that promote coordination of
assistive technology services, including evidence of
increased participation of State and local special
education, vocational rehabilitation, and medical as-
sistance agencies and departments.’’;
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘section 103’’
and inserting ‘‘sections 103 and 104’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) REPORTS
ON PROTECTION
AND ADVOCACY
SERVICES.—An organization that is awarded a contract
to provide protection and advocacy services pursuant to
section 101(b)(4) shall make significant progress in pro-
viding such services. One year after the date of the enact-
ment of the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals
With Disabilities Amendments of 1993, and each year
thereafter, the organization shall document such progress
for the Secretary in each of the following areas:
‘‘(1) Conducting activities that are consumer-
responsive and consumer-driven, including activities
that will lead to increased access to funding for
assistive technology devices and services.
‘‘(2) Executing legal, administrative, and other
appropriate means of representation to implement
systems change.