provide minimum allotments to systems within States (as
increased under subsection (c)(5)) under subsection
(c)(4)(B), the Commissioner shall proportionately reduce
the allotments of the remaining systems within States
under subsection (c)(3), with such adjustments as may be
necessary to prevent the allotment of any such remaining
system within a State from being reduced to less than the
minimum allotment for a system within a State (as in-
creased under subsection (c)(5)) under subsection
(c)(3)(B), or the minimum allotment for a State (as in-
creased under subsection (c)(5)) under subsection
(c)(4)(B), as appropriate.’’;
(5) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection
(n);
(6) in subsection (i), to read as follows:
‘‘(i) Notwithstanding subsection (n), a protection and
advocacy system that—
‘‘(1) received funds for fiscal year 1992, under
section 731 of this Act, as in effect on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act
Amendments of 1992, to carry out a project; and
‘‘(2) receives a continuation award for such
project for fiscal year 1993,
shall not be eligible to receive additional funds under this
section for fiscal year 1993.’’; and
(7) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(j) ADMINISTRATIVE COST.—In any State in which
an eligible system is located within a State agency, a State
may use a portion of any allotment under subsection (c)
for the cost of the administration of the system required
by this section. Such portion may not exceed 5 percent
of the allotment.’’.
SEC. 113. AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES.
Section 633 (29 U.S.C. 795l) is amended by striking
‘‘subsection (c) or (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b) or
(c)’’.
SEC. 114. INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND CENTERS
FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING.
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 701(3) (29 U.S.C. 796(3)) is
amended by striking ‘‘other Federal programs’’ and in-
serting ‘‘other Federal law’’.
(b) STATE PLAN.—Section 704(c)(2) (29 U.S.C.
796c(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘programs under parts
B and C’’ and inserting ‘‘a program under part B, and
a program under part C in a case in which the program
is administered by the State under section 723’’.
(c) STATEWIDE INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL.—
Section 705 (29 U.S.C. 795d) is amended—
(1) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by
striking ‘‘another’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking paragraph (4) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(4) QUALIFICATIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be
composed of members—
‘‘(i) who provide statewide representa-
tion;
‘‘(ii) who represent a broad range of
individuals with disabilities;
‘‘(iii) who are knowledgeable about
centers for independent living and inde-
pendent living services; and
‘‘(iv) a majority of whom are persons
who are—
‘‘(I) individuals with disabilities
described in section 7(8)(B); and
‘‘(II) not employed by any State
agency or center for independent liv-
ing.
‘‘(B) VOTING
MEMBERS.—A majority of
the voting members of the Council shall be—
‘‘(i) individuals with disabilities de-
scribed in section 7(8)(B); and
‘‘(ii) not employed by any State agen-
cy or center for independent living.’’; and
(B) in paragraph (5)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting
‘‘voting’’ before ‘‘membership’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting
‘‘voting’’ before ‘‘member’’ each place the
term appears; and
(3) in subsection (c)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘submit’’ and inserting
‘‘sign’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘designated State agency’’
and inserting ‘‘designated State unit’’.
(d) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
THE COMMISSIONER.—
Section 706(c)(1) (29 U.S.C. 796d–1(c)(1)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘part C’’
and inserting ‘‘section 722’’;
(2) by inserting after the second sentence the
following: ‘‘The Commissioner shall annually conduct
onsite compliance reviews of at least one-third of the
designated State units that receive funding under
section 723, and, to the extent necessary to deter-
mine the compliance of such a State unit with sub-
sections (f) and (g) of section 723, centers that re-
ceive funding under section 723 in such State.’’; and
(3) in the last sentence, by inserting ‘‘and such
State units’’ after ‘‘select such centers’’.
(e) 
INDEPENDENT
LIVING
SERVICES
ALLOT-
MENTS.—Section 711 (29 U.S.C. 796e) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph
(1)(C)’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
‘‘allotted’’ and inserting ‘‘allotted under
paragraph (1)(A)’’; and
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—For any
fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 1994, in which
the total amount appropriated to carry out this part
exceeds the total amount appropriated to carry out
this part for the preceding fiscal year by a percent-
age greater than the most recent percentage change
in the Consumer Price Index For All Urban Con-
sumers published by the Secretary of Labor under
section 100(c)(1), the Commissioner shall increase
(1) in subsection (b)(1)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘to eligible agencies, cen-
ters for independent living, and Statewide Inde-
pendent Living Councils’’ after ‘‘assistance’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘of such funds’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘of the funds appropriated to carry out this
part for the fiscal year involved’’;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in
subparagraphs (B) and (C) and after’’ and
inserting ‘‘After’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, and except as pro-
vided in subparagraphs (B) and (C),’’ after
‘‘made’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph
(1)(C)’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
‘‘allotted’’ and inserting ‘‘allotted under
paragraph (1)(A)’’; and
(C) by adding a new paragraph (4) to read
as follows:
‘‘(4) PROPORTIONAL REDUCTION.—To provide
allotments to States in accordance with paragraph
(1)(B), to provide minimum allotments to States (as
increased under paragraph (3)) under paragraph
(1)(C), or to provide minimum allotments to States
under paragraph (2)(B), the Commissioner shall
proportionately reduce the allotments of the remain-
ing States under paragraph (1)(A), with such ad-
justments as may be necessary to prevent the allot-
ment of any such remaining State from being re-
duced to less than the amount required by para-
graph (1)(B).’’; and
(3) in subsection (e)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘,
whichever is greater,’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)—
(i) in the first sentence of clause (i)—
(I) by striking ‘‘Private nonprofit
agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘Entities’’;
(II) by striking ‘‘if the agencies
submit’’ and inserting ‘‘if the entities
submit’’; and
(III) by striking ‘‘agencies will
meet the standards described in sec-
tion 725(b) and’’ and inserting ‘‘enti-
ties will be private nonprofit agencies
that meet the standards described in
section 725(b), and’’; and
(ii) by adding a new clause (iii) to
read as follows:
‘‘(iii) FUNDING METHOD.—In making
awards under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall distribute funds in accordance
with paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of sub-
section (c), and subsection (d).’’.
(i) GRANTS BY COMMISSIONER.—Section 722 (29
U.S.C. 796f–1) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘is receiving
funds under this part on’’ and inserting ‘‘has been
awarded a grant under this part by’’;
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘propos-
ing to serve such region’’ after ‘‘qualified applicant’’;
(3) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and
(4) by inserting after subsection (e) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(f) NONRESIDENTIAL AGENCIES.—A center that
provides or manages residential housing after October 1,
1994, shall not be considered to be an eligible agency
under this section.’’.
(j) GRANTS BY DESIGNATED STATE UNIT.—Section
723 (29 U.S.C. 796f–2) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), by inserting
before the period at the end the following: ‘‘,
making such adjustments as may be necessary
to accommodate State funding cycles such as 2-
year funding cycles or State fiscal years that do
not coincide with the Federal fiscal year’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘eligible
agencies in’’ before ‘‘the State in accordance’’;
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘is receiving
funds under this part on’’ and inserting ‘‘has been
awarded a grant under this part by’’;
(3) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and
(h) as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively;
(4) by inserting after subsection (e) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(f) NONRESIDENTIAL AGENCIES.—A center that
provides or manages residential housing after October 1,
1994, shall not be considered to be an eligible agency
under this section.’’;
(5) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3) of this subsection), in paragraph (2)(B),
by striking ‘‘(h)’’ each place the term appears and
inserting ‘‘(i)’’; and
(6) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3) of this subsection), by striking the first
sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘The director
of the designated State unit shall annually conduct
onsite compliance reviews of at least 15 percent of
the centers for independent living that receive fund-
ing under this section in the State.’’.
(k) CENTERS OPERATED BY STATE AGENCIES.—
Section 724(b)(1)(A) (29 U.S.C. 796f–3(b)(1)(A)) is
amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘the
fiscal year’’.
(l) 
STANDARDS
AND
ASSURANCES.—Section
725(b)(2) (29 U.S.C. 796f–4(b)(2)) is amended—
(1) in the second sentence—
(A) by inserting ‘‘severe’’ before ‘‘disabil-
ities who are members of’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Act’’ and inserting
‘‘title’’; and
(2) in the third sentence, by inserting ‘‘shall be
determined by the center, and’’ before ‘‘shall not be
based’’.
(m) PROGRAMS
OF
GRANTS.—Section 752 (29
U.S.C. 796k) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘UNIT’’ and
inserting ‘‘AGENCY’’;
(2) in subsection (b), to read as follows:
‘‘(b) CONTINGENT COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Begin-
ning with fiscal year 1993, in the case of any fiscal year
for which the amount appropriated under section 753 is
less than $13,000,000, grants made under subsection (a)
shall be—
‘‘(1) discretionary grants made on a competitive
basis to States; or
‘‘(2) grants made on a noncompetitive basis to
pay for the continuation costs of activities for which
a grant was awarded—
‘‘(A) under this chapter; or
‘‘(B) under part C, as in effect on the day
before the date of enactment of the Rehabilita-
tion Act Amendments of 1992.’’; and
(3) in subsection (j)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (1)(A) and inserting ‘‘or’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2)(A)(i) and inserting ‘‘or’’.
SEC. 115. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents (Public Law 93–112; 87 Stat.
356) is amended—
(1) by adding after the items relating to title I
the following:
‘‘PART E—VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES CLIENT INFORMATION
‘‘Sec. 140. Review of data collection and reporting system.
‘‘Sec. 141. Exchange of data.’’;
and
(2) by striking the item relating to part B of
title III and inserting the following:
‘‘PART B—SPECIAL PROJECTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES’’.
TITLE II—EDUCATION OF THE
DEAF ACT OF 1986
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the
‘‘Education of the Deaf Act Amendments of 1993’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal
is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of,
a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid-
ered to be made to a section or other provision of the Edu-
cation of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.).
SEC. 202. GENERAL AMENDMENT.
The Act (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.) is amended by
striking ‘‘the Institute’’ each place that such appears and
inserting ‘‘NTID’’.
SEC. 203. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I.
(a) SECTION
101.—Section 101(a) (20 U.S.C.
4301(a)) is amended by inserting a comma after ‘‘Here-
after’’.
(b) SECTION
102.—Section 102(b) (20 U.S.C.
4302(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of Edu-
cation’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘but if in-
vested’’ and inserting ‘‘but, if invested,’’.
(c) SECTION 103.—Section 103 (20 U.S.C. 4303) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘members selected as fol-
lows:’’ in paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘mem-
bers who shall include—’’;
(B) by inserting a comma after ‘‘Associa-
tion’’ in paragraph (1)(B);
(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as
paragraph (3); and
(D) by redesignating the second sentence
of paragraph (1) as paragraph (2); and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by inserting a comma after ‘‘facili-
ties)’’ in paragraph (1);
(B) in paragraph (4)—
(i) by striking ‘‘or individuals who
are’’ and inserting ‘‘or’’; and
(ii) by striking the period at the end
thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a
semicolon; and
(C) by striking out ‘‘the provisions of’’ in
paragraph (8).
(d) SECTION 104.—Section 104 (20 U.S.C. 4304) is
amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘EDU-
CATIONAL’’ and inserting ‘‘EDUCATION’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘elementary and secondary
programs’’ each place that such appears and in-
serting ‘‘elementary and secondary education
programs’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘and individuals who are’’
in subparagraph (A) and inserting ‘‘or’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘non-English speaking’’ in
subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘non-English-
speaking’’; and
(D) in subparagraph (C)—
(i) by striking ‘‘individuals’’ each
place that such appears and inserting ‘‘stu-
dents’’;
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘deaf,’’
and inserting ‘‘deaf from the age of onset
of deafness to age fifteen, inclusive, but
not beyond the eighth grade or its equiva-
lent,’’; and
(iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘deaf,’’
and inserting ‘‘deaf from grades nine
through twelve, inclusive,’’;
(3) in subsection (b)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘infants and children’’ in
subparagraph (A) and inserting ‘‘infants, chil-
dren, and youth’’; and
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end of
subparagraph (C) and inserting a period; and
(4) in subsection (b)(4)—
(A) by striking ‘‘programs’’ in subpara-
graph (A) and inserting ‘‘program’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘students to and from
those programs’’ in subparagraph (B) and in-
serting ‘‘the child to and from that program’’;
and
(C) by striking ‘‘decisions’’ in subpara-
graph (C)(iii) and inserting ‘‘a decision’’.
(e) SECTION
105.—Section 105(b) (20 U.S.C.
4305(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘shall’’ and
inserting ‘‘will’’; and
(2) in paragraph (4)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Elementary School and
the Model’’ and inserting ‘‘Elementary School
or the Model’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘and the Secretary’’ and
inserting ‘‘except that the Secretary’’.
(f) SECTION 111.—Section 111 (20 U.S.C. 4311) is
amended by striking ‘‘title’’ and inserting ‘‘part’’.
(g) SECTION 112.—Section 112 (20 U.S.C. 4312) is
amended—
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘INSTI-
TUTE’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘NATIONAL
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF’’;
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Act’’ in paragraph (1)
and inserting ‘‘part’’; and
(B) by striking the first two commas in
paragraph (2);
(3) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (3)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Secretary an annual
report, including’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary, not later than June 1 following the
fiscal year for which the report is submit-
ted, an annual report containing’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘which report’’ and in-
serting ‘‘which accounting’’; and
(iii) by striking the comma after
‘‘Representatives’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (4);
(C) in paragraph (5)—
(i) by striking ‘‘and the Secretary’’
and inserting ‘‘except that the Secretary’’;
and
(ii) by striking the period at the end
thereof and inserting a semicolon and
‘‘and’’; and
(D) by striking ‘‘or individuals who are’’ in
paragraph (6) and inserting ‘‘or’’; and
(4) in subsection (c), by inserting a comma
after ‘‘If’’.
SEC. 204. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE II.
(a) SECTION 201.—Section 201 (20 U.S.C. 4351) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘United
States; or’’ and inserting ‘‘United States; and’’;
(2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (5); and
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (6), (7),
(8), and (9) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and
(7), respectively.
(b) SECTION 203.—Subsection (b) of section 203 (20
U.S.C. 4353(b)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) INDEPENDENT AUDIT.—Gallaudet University
shall have an annual independent financial audit made of
the programs and activities of the University. The institu-
tion of higher education with which the Secretary has an
agreement under section 112 shall have an annual inde-
pendent financial audit made of the programs and activi-
ties of such institution of higher education, including
NTID, and containing specific schedules and analyses for
all NTID funds, as determined by the Secretary.’’.
(c) SECTION 204.—Section 204 (20 U.S.C. 4354) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘first time’’
and inserting ‘‘first-time’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)(G)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Individualized Education
Programs’’ and inserting ‘‘individualized edu-
cation programs’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or hard of hearing’’ after
‘‘children who are deaf’’;
(3) in paragraph (3), to read as follows:
‘‘(3)(A) The annual audited financial state-
ments and auditor’s report of the University, as re-
quired under section 203, and (B) the annual au-
dited financial statements and auditor’s report of
the institution of higher education with which the
Secretary has an agreement under section 112, in-
cluding specific schedules and analyses for all NTID
funds, as required under section 203, and such sup-
plementary schedules presenting financial informa-
tion for NTID for the end of the Federal fiscal year
as determined by the Secretary.’’; and
(4) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Program is’’
and inserting ‘‘Program funds are’’.
(d) SECTION
205.—Section 205(a) (20 U.S.C.
4355(a)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘or hard of hearing’’ after ‘‘in-
dividuals who are deaf’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘the provisions of’’.
(e) SECTION
206.—Section 206(b) (20 U.S.C.
4356(b)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or hard of hearing’’
after ‘‘individuals who are deaf’’.
(f) SECTION 207.—Section 207 (20 U.S.C. 4357) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘Advisory
Board of NTID’’ and inserting ‘‘advisory group es-
tablished under section 112’’;
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘investment
limitations and’’ and inserting ‘‘investment limita-
tions or’’; and
(3) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘the provisions
of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986’’ and in-
serting ‘‘this Act as enacted on August 4, 1986’’.
(g) SECTION 209.—Section 209 (20 U.S.C. 4359) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘title II’’ and
inserting ‘‘part B of title I’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the provi-
sions of’’.
(h) SECTION 210.—Section 210 (20 U.S.C. 4360) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘75 percent
beginning the academic year 1993–1994, and 90
percent beginning the academic year 1994–1995’’
and inserting ‘‘75 percent for the academic year
1993–1994 and 90 percent beginning with the aca-
demic year 1994–1995’’; and
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Beginning the academic
year 1993–1994 and thereafter’’ and inserting
‘‘Beginning with the academic year 1993–
1994’’; and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A),
(B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3),
respectively.
(i) SECTION
211.—Section 211(a) (20 U.S.C.
4361(a)) is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (A),
(B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
TITLE III—OTHER ACTS
SEC. 301. COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO
ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED.
Section 1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to Create a
Committee on Purchases of Blind-made Products, and for
other purposes’’, approved June 25, 1938 (commonly
known as the Wagner-O’Day Act; 41 U.S.C. 46) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘From People Who Are Blind and Severely
Disabled’’ and inserting ‘‘From People Who Are Blind or
Severely Disabled’’.
SEC. 302. INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION
ACT.
Section 631(a) of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431(a)) is amended by redes-
ignating the second paragraph (8), as added by section
912(a) of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992
(Public Law 102–569), as paragraph (9).
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