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this Act, through site visits, telecon-
ferences, and other means, to ensure
access to information for entities that
are carrying out new programs or pro-
grams that are not making progress in
achieving the objectives of the pro-
grams; and
‘‘(iv) includes such other activities as
the Secretary may require.
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to
receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agree-
ment under this paragraph, an entity shall have
(directly or through grant or contract)—
‘‘(i) experience and expertise in ad-
ministering programs, including developing,
implementing, and administering the re-
quired and discretionary activities described
in sections 4 and 5, and providing technical
assistance; and
‘‘(ii) documented experience in and
knowledge about banking, finance, and
microlending.
‘‘(C) COLLABORATION.—In developing and
providing training and technical assistance
under this paragraph, including activities iden-
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tified as priorities, a recipient of a grant, con-
tract, or cooperative agreement under this para-
graph shall collaborate with other organizations,
in particular—
‘‘(i) organizations representing indi-
viduals with disabilities;
‘‘(ii) 
national 
organizations 
rep-
resenting State assistive technology pro-
grams;
‘‘(iii) organizations representing State
officials and agencies engaged in the deliv-
ery of assistive technology;
‘‘(iv) the data-collection and reporting
providers described in paragraph (5); and
‘‘(v) other providers of national pro-
grams or programs of national significance
funded under this Act.
‘‘(4) NATIONAL
INFORMATION
INTERNET
SYS-
TEM.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
award a grant, contract, or cooperative agree-
ment to an entity to renovate, update, and
maintain the National Public Internet Site es-
tablished under this Act (as in effect on the day
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before the date of enactment of the Assistive
Technology Act of 2004).
‘‘(B) FEATURES OF INTERNET SITE.—The
National Public Internet Site shall contain the
following features:
‘‘(i) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION AT
ANY TIME.—The site shall be designed so
that any member of the public may obtain
information posted on the site at any time.
‘‘(ii) INNOVATIVE AUTOMATED INTEL-
LIGENT
AGENT.—The site shall be con-
structed with an innovative automated in-
telligent agent that is a diagnostic tool for
assisting users in problem definition and
the selection of appropriate assistive tech-
nology devices and assistive technology serv-
ices resources.
‘‘(iii) RESOURCES.—
‘‘(I) 
LIBRARY
ON
ASSISTIVE
TECHNOLOGY.—The site shall include
access to a comprehensive working li-
brary on assistive technology for all en-
vironments, including home, work-
place, transportation, and other envi-
ronments.
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‘‘(II) INFORMATION ON ACCOMMO-
DATING
INDIVIDUALS
WITH
DISABIL-
ITIES.—The site shall include access to
evidence-based research and best prac-
tices concerning how assistive tech-
nology can be used to accommodate in-
dividuals with disabilities in the areas
of education, employment, health care,
community living, and telecommuni-
cations and information technology.
‘‘(III) RESOURCES FOR A NUMBER
OF
DISABILITIES.—The site shall in-
clude resources relating to the largest
possible number of disabilities, includ-
ing resources relating to low-level read-
ing skills.
‘‘(iv) LINKS TO PRIVATE-SECTOR RE-
SOURCES AND INFORMATION.—To the extent
feasible, the site shall be linked to relevant
private-sector resources and information,
under agreements developed between the re-
cipient of the grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement and cooperating private-sector
entities.
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‘‘(v) LINKS
TO
PUBLIC-SECTOR
RE-
SOURCES AND INFORMATION.—To the extent
feasible, the site shall be linked to relevant
public-sector resources and information,
such as the Internet sites of the Office of
Special Education and Rehabilitation Serv-
ices of the Department of Education, the Of-
fice of Disability Employment Policy of the
Department of Labor, the Small Business
Administration, 
the 
Architectural 
and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board,
the Technology Administration of the De-
partment of Commerce, the Jobs Accommo-
dation Network funded by the Office of Dis-
ability Employment Policy of the Depart-
ment of Labor, and other relevant sites.
‘‘(vi) 
MINIMUM
LIBRARY
COMPO-
NENTS.—At a minimum, the site shall
maintain updated information on—
‘‘(I) State assistive technology
program demonstration sites where in-
dividuals may try out assistive tech-
nology devices;
‘‘(II) State assistive technology
program device loan program sites
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where individuals may borrow assist-
ive technology devices;
‘‘(III) State assistive technology
program device reutilization program
sites;
‘‘(IV) alternative financing pro-
grams or State financing systems oper-
ated through, or independently of,
State assistive technology programs,
and other sources of funding for assist-
ive technology devices; and
‘‘(V) various programs, including
programs with tax credits, available to
employers for hiring or accommodating
employees who are individuals with
disabilities.
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible to
receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agree-
ment under this paragraph, an entity shall be a
nonprofit organization, for-profit organization,
or institution of higher education, that—
‘‘(i) emphasizes research and engineer-
ing;
‘‘(ii) has a multidisciplinary research
center; and
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‘‘(iii) has demonstrated expertise in—
‘‘(I) working with assistive tech-
nology and intelligent agent interactive
information dissemination systems;
‘‘(II) managing libraries of assist-
ive technology and disability-related
resources;
‘‘(III) delivering to individuals
with disabilities education, informa-
tion, and referral services, including
technology-based 
curriculum-develop-
ment services for adults with low-level
reading skills;
‘‘(IV) developing cooperative part-
nerships with the private sector, par-
ticularly with private-sector computer
software, hardware, and Internet serv-
ices entities; and
‘‘(V) developing and designing ad-
vanced Internet sites.
‘‘(5) DATA-COLLECTION AND REPORTING ASSIST-
ANCE.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
award grants, contracts, and cooperative agree-
ments to entities to assist the entities in carrying
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out State assistive technology programs in devel-
oping and implementing effective data-collection
and reporting systems that—
‘‘(i) focus on quantitative and quali-
tative data elements;
‘‘(ii) measure the outcomes of the re-
quired activities described in section 4 that
are implemented by the States and the
progress of the States toward achieving the
measurable 
goals 
described 
in 
section
4(d)(3);
‘‘(iii) provide States with the necessary
information required under this Act or by
the Secretary for reports described in sec-
tion 4(f)(2); and
‘‘(iv) help measure the accrued benefits
of the activities to individuals who need as-
sistive technology.
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to
receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agree-
ment under this paragraph, an entity shall have
personnel with—
‘‘(i) documented experience and exper-
tise in administering State assistive tech-
nology programs;
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‘‘(ii) experience in collecting and ana-
lyzing data associated with implementing
required and discretionary activities;
‘‘(iii) expertise necessary to identify
additional data elements needed to provide
comprehensive reporting of State activities
and outcomes; and
‘‘(iv) experience in utilizing data to
provide annual reports to State policy-
makers.
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant,
contract, or cooperative agreement under this section, an
entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as
the Secretary may require.
‘‘(d) INPUT.—With respect to the activities described
in subsection (b) to be funded under this section, including
the national and regionally based training and technical
assistance efforts carried out through the activities, in de-
signing the activities the Secretary shall consider, and in
providing the activities providers shall include, input of the
directors of comprehensive statewide programs of tech-
nology-related assistance, directors of alternative financing
programs, and other individuals the Secretary determines
to be appropriate, especially—
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‘‘(1) individuals with disabilities who use assist-
ive technology and understand the barriers to the ac-
quisition of such technology and assistive technology
services;
‘‘(2) family members, guardians, advocates, and
authorized representatives of such individuals;
‘‘(3) individuals employed by protection and ad-
vocacy systems funded under section 5;
‘‘(4) relevant employees from Federal depart-
ments and agencies, other than the Department of
Education;
‘‘(5) representatives of businesses; and
‘‘(6) venders and public and private researchers
and developers.
‘‘SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
‘‘(a) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Assistant Secretary for Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services of the Depart-
ment of Education, acting through the Rehabilitation
Services Administration, shall be responsible for the
administration of this Act.
‘‘(2) COLLABORATION.—The Assistant Secretary
for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
shall consult with the Office of Special Education
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Programs, the Rehabilitation Services Administra-
tion, and the National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research in the Office of Special Edu-
cation and Rehabilitative Services, and appropriate
Federal entities in the administration of this Act.
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—In administering this
Act, the Rehabilitation Services Administration shall
ensure that programs funded under this Act will ad-
dress the needs of individuals with disabilities of all
ages, whether the individuals will use the assistive
technology to obtain or maintain employment, to ob-
tain education, or for other reasons.
‘‘(4) ORDERLY TRANSITION.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
take such steps as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate to provide for the orderly transition
to, and implementation of, programs authorized
by this Act, from programs authorized by the As-
sistive Technology Act of 1998, as in effect on the
day before the date of enactment of the Assistive
Technology Act of 2004.
‘‘(B) CESSATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—Sub-
paragraph (A) ceases to be effective on the date
that is 6 months after the date of enactment of
the Assistive Technology Act of 2004.
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‘‘(b) REVIEW OF PARTICIPATING ENTITIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall assess
the extent to which entities that receive grants under
this Act are complying with the applicable require-
ments of this Act and achieving measurable goals that
are consistent with the requirements of the grant pro-
grams under which the entities received the grants.
‘‘(2) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—To assist the
Secretary in carrying out the responsibilities of the
Secretary under this section, the Secretary may re-
quire States to provide relevant information, includ-
ing the information required under subsection (d).
‘‘(c) CORRECTIVE ACTION AND SANCTIONS.—
‘‘(1) CORRECTIVE ACTION.—If the Secretary de-
termines that an entity that receives a grant under
this Act fails to substantially comply with the appli-
cable requirements of this Act, or to make substantial
progress toward achieving the measurable goals de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1) with respect to the grant
program, the Secretary shall assist the entity, through
technical assistance funded under section 6 or other
means, within 90 days after such determination, to
develop a corrective action plan.
‘‘(2) SANCTIONS.—If the entity fails to develop
and comply with a corrective action plan described in
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paragraph (1) during a fiscal year, the entity shall
be subject to 1 of the following corrective actions se-
lected by the Secretary:
‘‘(A) Partial or complete termination of
funding under the grant program, until the enti-
ty develops and complies with such a plan.
‘‘(B) Ineligibility to participate in the
grant program in the following year.
‘‘(C) Reduction in the amount of funding
that may be used for indirect costs under section
4 for the following year.
‘‘(D) Required redesignation of the lead
agency designated under section 4(c)(1) or an
entity responsible for administering the grant
program.
‘‘(3) APPEALS
PROCEDURES.—The Secretary
shall establish appeals procedures for entities that are
determined to be in noncompliance with the applica-
ble requirements of this Act, or have not made sub-
stantial progress toward achieving the measurable
goals described in subsection (b)(1).
‘‘(4) SECRETARIAL ACTION.—As part of the an-
nual report required under subsection (d), the Sec-
retary shall describe each such action taken under
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paragraph (1) or (2) and the outcomes of each such
action.
‘‘(5) PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall
notify the public, by posting on the Internet website
of the Department of Education, of each action taken
by the Secretary under paragraph (1) or (2). As a
part of such notification, the Secretary shall describe
each such action taken under paragraph (1) or (2)
and the outcomes of each such action.
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31
of each year, the Secretary shall prepare, and submit
to the President and to the Committee on Education
and the Workforce of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate, a report on the activities
funded under this Act to improve the access of indi-
viduals with disabilities to assistive technology devices
and assistive technology services.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Such report shall include—
‘‘(A) a compilation and summary of the in-
formation provided by the States in annual
progress reports submitted under section 4(f);
and
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‘‘(B) a summary of the State applications
described in section 4(d) and an analysis of the
progress of the States in meeting the measurable
goals established in State applications under sec-
tion 4(d)(3).
‘‘(e) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be
construed to affect the enforcement authority of the Sec-
retary, another Federal officer, or a court under part D
of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1234
et seq.) or other applicable law.
‘‘(f) EFFECT ON OTHER ASSISTANCE.—This Act may
not be construed as authorizing a Federal or State agency
to reduce medical or other assistance available, or to alter
eligibility for a benefit or service, under any other Federal
law.
‘‘(g) RULE.—The Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (as
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the As-
sistive Technology Act of 2004) shall apply to funds appro-
priated under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 for fiscal
year 2004.
‘‘SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) STATE GRANTS FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND
NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out sections 4 and 6 such sums
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as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2005
through 2010.
‘‘(2) RESERVATION.—
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the
term ‘higher appropriation year’ means a fiscal
year for which the amount appropriated under
paragraph (1) and made available to carry out
section 4 is at least $665,000 greater than the
amount that—
‘‘(i) was appropriated under section
105 of this Act (as in effect on October 1,
2003) for fiscal year 2004; and
‘‘(ii) was not reserved for grants under
section 102 or 104 of this Act (as in effect
on such date) for fiscal year 2004.
‘‘(B) AMOUNT RESERVED FOR NATIONAL AC-
TIVITIES.—Of the amount appropriated under
paragraph (1) for a fiscal year—
‘‘(i) not more than $1,235,000 may be
reserved to carry out section 6, except as
provided in clause (ii); and
‘‘(ii) 
for 
a 
higher 
appropriation
year—
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‘‘(I) not more than $1,900,000
may be reserved to carry out section 6;
and
‘‘(II) of the amount so reserved,
the portion exceeding $1,235,000 shall
be used to carry out paragraphs (1)
and (2) of section 6(b).
‘‘(b) STATE GRANTS FOR PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY
SERVICES RELATED TO ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 5
$4,419,000 for fiscal year 2005 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.’’.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ASSISTANCE AND
BILL OF RIGHTS ACT OF 2000.—The Developmental Dis-
abilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42
U.S.C. 15001 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 124(c)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘section
101 or 102 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998
(29 U.S.C. 3011, 3012)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4 or
5 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998’’;
(2) in section 125(c)(5)(G)(i), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 101 or 102 of the Assistive Technology Act of
1998 (29 U.S.C. 3011, 3012)’’ and inserting ‘‘section
4 or 5 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998’’;
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(3) in section 143(a)(2)(D)(ii), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 101 or 102 of the Assistive Technology Act of
1998 (29 U.S.C. 3011, 3012)’’ and inserting ‘‘section
4 or 5 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998’’; and
(4) in section 154(a)(3)(E)(ii)(VI), by striking
‘‘section 101 or 102 of the Assistive Technology Act of
1998 (29 U.S.C. 3011, 3012)’’ and inserting ‘‘section
4 or 5 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998’’.
(b) REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973.—The Rehabilita-
tion Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 203, by striking subsection (e) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(e) In this section—
‘‘(1) the terms ‘assistive technology’ and ‘uni-
versal design’ have the meanings given the terms in
section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘targeted individuals’ has the
meaning given the term ‘targeted individuals and en-
tities’ in section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act of
1998.’’;
(2) in section 401(c)(2), by striking ‘‘targeted in-
dividuals’’ and inserting ‘‘targeted individuals and
entities’’; and
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(3) in section 502(d), by striking ‘‘targeted indi-
viduals’’ and inserting ‘‘targeted individuals and en-
tities’’.
Attest:
Secretary.