‘‘SEC. 306. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide infor-
mation and technical assistance to States under this title.
The information and technical assistance shall include—
‘‘(1) assisting States in the preparation of appli-
cations for grants under this title;
‘‘(2) assisting States that receive such grants in
developing and implementing alternative financing
mechanisms; and
‘‘(3) providing any other information and tech-
nical assistance to assist States in accomplishing the
purposes of this title.
‘‘(b) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND AGREEMENTS.—The
Secretary shall provide the information and technical as-
sistance described in subsection (a) through grants, con-
tracts, or cooperative agreements with public or private
agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher
education, with documented experience, expertise, and ca-
pacity to assist States in the development and implementa-
tion of the alternative financing mechanisms described in
section 301.
‘‘SEC. 307. ANNUAL REPORT.
‘‘Not later than December 31 of each year, the Sec-
retary shall submit a report to the Congress stating whether
each State program to provide alternative financing mecha-
nisms that was supported by this title during the year is
making significant progress in achieving the objectives of
this title. The report shall include—
‘‘(1) the number of applications for a grant
under this title that were received by the Secretary;
‘‘(2) the number of grants made and the amounts
of such grants;
‘‘(3) the ratio of the amount of funds provided
by each State for a State program to provide alter-
native financing mechanisms to the amount of Fed-
eral funds provided for such program;
‘‘(4) the type of program to provide alternative
financing mechanisms that was adopted in each State
and the community-based organization (or consortia
of such organizations) with whom each State has con-
tracted; and
‘‘(5) the amount of assistance given to consumers
(who shall be classified by age, type of disability, type
of assistive technology device or service received, geo-
graphic distribution within the State, gender, and
whether they are part of an underrepresented popu-
lation or a rural population).
‘‘SEC. 308. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this title $8,000,000 for fiscal year
1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 1995 through 2002.
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY IN SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEAR.—
Amounts appropriated under subsection (a) shall remain
available for expenditure in the fiscal year immediately fol-
lowing the fiscal year for which such amounts were appro-
priated.
‘‘(c) RESERVATION.—Of the amounts appropriated
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve $250,000
for the purpose of providing information and technical as-
sistance to States under section 306.’’.
TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO
OTHER ACTS
SEC. 401. INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION
ACT.
Section 631(a)(1) of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘, and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (D) and inserting a comma;
(2) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (E) and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(F) training in the use, applications, and bene-
fits of assistive technology devices and services (as de-
fined in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 3 of the
Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With
Disabilities Act of 1988 (29 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.)).’’.
SEC. 402. REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973.
(a) NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY AND REHA-
BILITATION RESEARCH.—Section 202(b)(8) of the Rehabili-
tation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 761a(b)(8)) is amended by
striking ‘‘characteristics of individuals with disabilities’’
and inserting ‘‘characteristics of individuals with disabil-
ities, including information on individuals with disabilities
who live in rural or inner-city settings, with particular at-
tention given to underserved populations,’’.
(b) TRAINING.—Section 302(b)(1)(B) of the Rehabili-
tation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 771a(b)(1)(B)), as added by
section 302(b) of Public Law 102-569 (106 Stat. 4412), is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of clause (ii)
and inserting a semicolon;
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause
(iii) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iv) projects to train personnel in the use,
applications, and benefits of assistive technology
devices and services (as defined in sections 3(2)
and 3(3) of the Technology-Related Assistance for
Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988 (29
U.S.C. 2201 et seq.)).’’.
SEC. 403. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE.—Section 7(23)
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 706(23)), as
added by section 102(n) of Public Law 102-569 (106 Stat.
4350), is amended by striking ‘‘3(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘3(2)’’.
(b) ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICE.—Section 7(24)
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 706(24)), as
added by section 102(n) of Public Law 102-569 (106 Stat.
4350), is amended by striking ‘‘3(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘3(3)’’.
TITLE V—EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
take effect on October 1, 1993, or on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, whichever occurs later.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to revise and
extend the programs of the Technology-Related Assist-
ance for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988, and
for other purposes.’’.
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