An Act to authorize preschool and early education programs for handicapped children
PL 90-538 (H.R.18763), enacted 09/30/1968

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PUBLIC LAW 90-538-SEPT. 30, 1968 
901 
SEC. 603. (a) Rights of the upper basin to the consumptive use of 
Avater available to that basin from the Colorado River system under 
the Colorado River Compact shall not be reduced or prejudiced by any 
use of such water in the lower basin. 
(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed so as to impair, conflict 
with, or otherwise change the duties and powers of the Upper Colorado 
River Commission. 
SEC. 604. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, in construct-
ing, operating, and maintaining the units of the projects herein 
and hereafter authorized, the Secretary shall be governed by the Fed-
eral reclamation laws (Act of June l7, 1902; 32 Stat. 388, and Acts 
amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto) to which laws this Act 
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shall be deemed a supplement. 
SEC. 605. Part I of the Federal Power Act (41 Stat. 1063; 16 U.S.C. 
791a-823) shall not be applicable to the reaches of the main stream of 
the Colorado River between Hoover Dam and Glen Canyon Dam until 
and unless otherwise provided by Congress. 
SEC. 606. As used in this Act, (a) all terms which are defined in the 
Definitions. 
Colorado River Compact shall have the meanings therein defined; 
(b) "Main stream" means the main stream of the Colorado River 
downstream from Lee Ferry within the United States, including the 
reservoirs thereon; 
(c) "User" or "water user" in relation to main stream water in the 
lower basin means the United States or any person or legal entity en-
titled under the decree of the Supreme Court of the United States in 
Arizona against California, and others (376 U.S. 340), to use main 
stream water when available thereunder; 
(d) "Active storage" means that amount of water in reservoir stor-
age, exclusive of bank storage, which can be released through the exist-
ing reservoir outlet works; 
(e) "Colorado River Basin States" means the States of Arizona, 
California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; 
(f) "Western United States" means those States lying wholly or in 
part west of the Continental Divide; and 
(g) "Augment" or "augmentation", when used herein with reference 
to water, means to increase the supply of the Colorado River or its 
tributaries by the introduction of water into the Colorado River sys-
tem, which is in addition to the natural supply of the system. 
Approved September 30, 1968. 
Public Law 90-538 
AN A C T 
SeptemberSO, 1968 
To authorize preschool and early education programs for handicapped children. 
[H.R.18763] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Ainerica in Congress assembled^ That this Act Handicapped 
may be cited as the "Handicapped Children's Early PMucation As- Educ'^iru.'n AsMst-
Sistance A c t " . 
ance Act. 
PROGRAM AUTHORIZED 
SEC. 2, (a) The Commissioner of Education (hereafter in this title 
referred to as the "Commissioner") is authorized to arrange by con-
tract, grant, or otherwise with appropriate public agencies and private 
nonprofit organizations, for the development and carrying out by such 
agencies and organizations of experimental preschool and early educa-
tion programs for handicapped children which the Commissioner 
determines show promise of promoting a comprehensive and strength-
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eiied approach to the special problems of such children. Such programs 
shall be distributed to the greatest extent possible throughout the 
Nation, and shall be carried out both in urban and in rural areas. Such 
programs shall include activities and services designed to (1) facilitate 
the intellectual, emotional, physical, mental, social, and language de-
velopment of such children; (2) encourage the participation of the 
parents of such children in the development and operation of any such 
program; and (3) acquaint the community to be served by any such 
program with the problems and potentialities of such children. 
(b) Each arrangement for developing or carrying out a program 
authorized by this section shall provide for the effective coordination 
of each such program with similar programs in the schools of the 
community to be served by such a program. 
Federal share. 
^g) No arrangement pursuant to this Act shall provide for the pay-
ment of more than 90 per centum of the cost of developing, carrying 
out, or evaluating such a program. Non-Federal contributions may be 
in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including, but not limited to, plant, 
equipment, and services. 
EVALUATION 
SEC. 3. The Commissioner shall conduct either directly or by con-
tract with independent organizations a thorough and continuing 
evaluation of the effectiveness of each program assisted under this Act. 
DEFINITION OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN 
SEC. 4. As used in this Act, the term "handicapped children" means 
mentally retarded, hard of hearing, deaf, speech impaired, visually 
handicapped, seriously emotionally disturbed, crippled, or other 
health-impaired children who by reason thereof require special educa-
tion and related services. 
APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED 
S E C 5. There is authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of 
this Act $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30,1969, $10,000,000 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and $12,000,000 for the fiscal 
year ending June 30,1971. 
Approved September 30, 1968. 
Public Law 90-539 
September30, 1968 
AN A C T 
[H.R. 18786] 
To amend the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain 
Employees, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Houae of Representatives 
of the 
Central Intel- 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 291 of 
Ac^^Mge^l!"^^""^"* ^he Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain 
amendment.' 
Employees (78 Stat. 1043; 50 U.S.C. 403 note) is amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 291. (a) On the basis of determinations made by the Director 
pertaining to per centum change in the Price Index, the following 
adjustments shall be made: 
'" (1) Each annuity payable from the fund on January 1,1967, shall