Education of the Handicapped Amendments
PL 95-49 (H.R.6692), enacted 06/17/1977

91 STAT. 230 
PUBLIC LAW 95-49—JUNE 17, 1977 
June 17. 1977 
[H.R. 6692] 
Education of the 
Handicapped 
Amendments of 
1977. 
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Public Law 95-49 
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95th Congress 
An Act 
To extend certain programs under the Education of the Handicapi)ed Act. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rejyresentatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may 
be cited as the "Education of the Handicapped Amendments of 1977". 
CENTERS AND SERVICES 
SEC. 2. Section 627 of the Education of the Handicapped Act is 
amended to read as follows: 
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""AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
"SEC. 627. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
provisions of section 621, $19,000,000 for the fiscal year 1978 and for 
the succeeding fiscal year, $21,000,000 for fiscal year 1980, $24,000,000 
for fiscal year 1981, and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1982. There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of section 
622, $22,000,000 for fiscal year 1978, $24,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, 
$26,000,000 for fiscal year "1980, $29,000,000 for fiscal year 1981, and 
$32,000,000 for fiscal year 1982. There are authorized to be appropri-
ated to carry out the provisions of section 623, $25,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1978 and for each of the two succeeding fiscal years, $20,000,000 
for fiscal year 1981 and for the succeeding fiscal year. There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of section 
625, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1978, $12,000,000 for the fiscal year 
1979, $14,000,000 for the fiscal year 1980, and $16,000,000 for the fiscal 
year 1981 and for the succeeding fiscal year."'. 
PERSONNEL TRAINING 
SEC. 3. Section 636 of the Education of the Handicapped Act is 
amended to read as follows: 
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""AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
"SEC. 636. There are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out 
the provisions of this part (other than section 633) $75,000,000 for 
the fiscal yeair 1978, $80,000,000 for the fiscal year 1979, $85,000,000 for 
the fiscal year 1980, $90,000,000 for the fiscal year 1981, and $95,000,000 
for the fiscal year 1982. There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out the provisions of section 633, $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 
1978 and the succeeding fiscal year, and $2,500,000 for the fiscal year 
1980 and each of the two succeeding fiscal years.". 
S P E C I A L EDUCATIONAL MODEL PROGRAMS 
SEC. 4. Section 641 of the Education of the Handicapped Act is 
amended by striking out the period and inserting a comma and the 
following: "including the development and conduct of model programs 
designed to meet the special educational needs of such children.". 
PUBLIC LAW 95-49—JUNE 17, 1977 
91 STAT. 231 
RESEARCH 
SEC. 5. Section 644 of the Education of the Handicapped Act is 
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amended to read as follows: 
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"SEC. 644. For the purposes of carrying out this part, there are 
autho-rized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for the fiscal year 1978, 
$22,000,000 for the fiscal year 1979, $24,000,000 for the fiscal year 
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1980, $26,000,000 for the fiscal year 1981, and $28,000,000 for the fiscal 
year 1982.". 
INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA 
SEC. 6. Section 654 of the Education of the Handicapped Act is 20 USC 1454. 
amended to read as follows: 
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AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
"SEC. 654. For the purpose of carrying out this part there are 
authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $24,000,000 for the fiscal 
year 1978, $25,000,000 for the fiscal year 1979, $27,000,000 for the fiscal 
year 1980, $29,000,000 for the fiscal year 1981 and for each succeeding 
fiscal year thereafter.". 
SEC. 7. The amendments made by sections 2, 3, 5, and 6 shall take 20 USC 1426 
effect on October 1,1977. 
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Approved June 17, 1977. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 95-268 (Coram, on Education and Labor). 
SENATE REPORT No. 95-124 accorapanying S. 725 (Coram, on Human Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 123 (1977): 
May 9, considered and passed House. 
May 23, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 725. 
June 7, House concurred in Senate amendment.