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[H.R. 2339 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2339
                       One Hundred Third Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
 the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-
                                  four


                                 An Act

  
 
  To revise and extend the programs of the Technology-Related Assistance 
for Individ-

       uals With Disabilities Act of 1988, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Technology-Related 
Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act Amendments of 1994''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. References.
Sec. 3. Findings, purposes, and policy.
Sec. 4. Definitions.

                        TITLE I--GRANTS TO STATES

Sec. 101. Program authorized.
Sec. 102. Development grants.
Sec. 103. Extension grants.
Sec. 104. Progress criteria and reports.
Sec. 105. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 106. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 107. Repeals.

               TITLE II--PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

Sec. 201. National classification system.
Sec. 202. Training and demonstration projects.

               TITLE III--ALTERNATIVE FINANCING MECHANISMS

Sec. 301. Alternative financing mechanisms authorized.

                   TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS

Sec. 401. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Sec. 402. Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Sec. 403. Administrative requirements under the Head Start Act.
Sec. 404. Technical and conforming amendments.

                         TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 501. Effective date.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

    Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a 
repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be 
considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Technology-
Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988 (29 
U.S.C. 2201 et seq.).

SEC. 3. FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND POLICY.

    (a) Section Heading.--Section 2 (29 U.S.C. 2201) is amended by 
striking the heading and inserting the following:

``SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND POLICY.''.

    (b) Findings.--Section 2(a) (29 U.S.C. 2201(a)) is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
        ``(1) Disability is a natural part of the human experience and 
    in no way diminishes the right of individuals to--
            ``(A) live independently;
            ``(B) enjoy self-determination;
            ``(C) make choices;
            ``(D) pursue meaningful careers; and
            ``(E) enjoy full inclusion and integration in the economic, 
        political, social, cultural, and educational mainstream of 
        American society.
        ``(2) During the past decade, there have been major advances in 
    modern technology. Technology is now a powerful force in the lives 
    of all residents of the United States. Technology can provide 
    important tools for making the performance of tasks quicker and 
    easier.
        ``(3) For some individuals with disabilities, assistive 
    technology devices and assistive technology services are necessary 
    to enable the individuals--
            ``(A) to have greater control over their lives;
            ``(B) to participate in, and contribute more fully to, 
        activities in their home, school, and work environments, and in 
        their communities;
            ``(C) to interact to a greater extent with individuals who 
        do not have disabilities; and
            ``(D) to otherwise benefit from opportunities that are taken 
        for granted by individuals who do not have disabilities.
        ``(4) Substantial progress has been made in the development of 
    assistive technology devices, including adaptations to existing 
    equipment, that significantly benefit individuals with disabilities 
    of all ages. Such devices can be used to increase the involvement of 
    such individuals in, and reduce expenditures associated with, 
    programs and activities such as early intervention, education, 
    rehabilitation and training, employment, residential living, 
    independent living, recreation, and other aspects of daily living.
        ``(5) Most States have technology-related assistance programs 
    carried out under this Act. In spite of the efforts made by such 
    programs, there remains a need to support systems change and 
    advocacy activities in order to assist States to develop and 
    implement consumer-responsive, comprehensive statewide programs of 
    technology-related assistance for individuals with disabilities of 
    all ages.
        ``(6) Notwithstanding the efforts of such State technology-
    related assistance programs, there is still a lack of--
            ``(A) resources to pay for assistive technology devices and 
        assistive technology services;
            ``(B) trained personnel to assist individuals with 
        disabilities to use such devices and services;
            ``(C) information among individuals with disabilities and 
        their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized 
        representatives, individuals who work for public agencies, or 
        for private entities (including insurers), that have contact 
        with individuals with disabilities, educators and related 
        service personnel, technology experts (including engineers), 
        employers, and other appropriate individuals about the 
        availability and potential of technology for individuals with 
        disabilities;
            ``(D) aggressive outreach to underrepresented populations 
        and rural populations;
            ``(E) systems that ensure timely acquisition and delivery of 
        assistive technology devices and assistive technology services, 
        particularly with respect to children;
            ``(F) coordination among State human services programs, and 
        between such programs and private entities, particularly with 
        respect to transitions between such programs and entities; and
            ``(G) capacity in such programs to provide the necessary 
        technology-related assistance.
        ``(7) Many individuals with disabilities cannot access existing 
    telecommunications and information technologies and are at risk of 
    not being able to access developing technologies. The failure of 
    Federal and State governments, hardware manufacturers, software 
    designers, information systems managers, and telecommunications 
    service providers to account for the specific needs of individuals 
    with disabilities results in the exclusion of such individuals from 
    the use of telecommunications and information technologies and 
    results in unnecessary costs associated with the retrofitting of 
    devices and product systems.
        ``(8) There are insufficient incentives for the commercial 
    pursuit of the application of technology devices to meet the needs 
    of individuals with disabilities, because of the perception that 
    such individuals constitute a limited market.
        ``(9) At the Federal level, there is a lack of coordination 
    among agencies that provide or pay for the provision of assistive 
    technology devices and assistive technology services. In addition, 
    the Federal Government does not provide adequate assistance and 
    information with respect to the use of assistive technology devices 
    and assistive technology services to individuals with disabilities 
    and their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized 
    representatives, individuals who work for public agencies, or for 
    private entities (including insurers), that have contact with 
    individuals with disabilities, educators and related services 
    personnel, technology experts (including engineers), employers, and 
    other appropriate individuals.''.
    (c) Purposes.--Section 2(b) (29 U.S.C. 2201(b)) is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows:
        ``(1) To provide financial assistance to the States to support 
    systems change and advocacy activities designed to assist each State 
    in developing and implementing a consumer-responsive comprehensive 
    statewide program of technology-related assistance, for individuals 
    with disabilities of all ages, that is designed to--
            ``(A) increase the availability of, funding for, access to, 
        and provision of, assistive technology devices and assistive 
        technology services;
            ``(B) increase the active involvement of individuals with 
        disabilities and their family members, guardians, advocates, and 
        authorized representatives, in the planning, development, 
        implementation, and evaluation of such a program;
            ``(C) increase the involvement of individuals with 
        disabilities and, if appropriate, their family members, 
        guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives, in 
        decisions related to the provision of assistive technology 
        devices and assistive technology services;
            ``(D) increase the provision of outreach to underrepresented 
        populations and rural populations, to enable the two populations 
        to enjoy the benefits of programs carried out to accomplish 
        purposes described in this paragraph to the same extent as other 
        populations;
            ``(E) increase and promote coordination among State 
        agencies, and between State agencies and private entities, that 
        are involved in carrying out activities under this title, 
        particularly providing assistive technology devices and 
        assistive technology services, that accomplish a purpose 
        described in another subparagraph of this paragraph;
            ``(F)(i) increase the awareness of laws, regulations, 
        policies, practices, procedures, and organizational structures, 
        that facilitate the availability or provision of assistive 
        technology devices and assistive technology services; and
            ``(ii) facilitate the change of laws, regulations, policies, 
        practices, procedures, and organizational structures, that 
        impede the availability or provision of assistive technology 
        devices and assistive technology services;
            ``(G) increase the probability that individuals with 
        disabilities of all ages will, to the extent appropriate, be 
        able to secure and maintain possession of assistive technology 
        devices as such individuals make the transition between services 
        offered by human service agencies or between settings of daily 
        living;
            ``(H) enhance the skills and competencies of individuals 
        involved in providing assistive technology devices and assistive 
        technology services;
            ``(I) increase awareness and knowledge of the efficacy of 
        assistive technology devices and assistive technology services 
        among--
                ``(i) individuals with disabilities and their family 
            members, guardians, advocates, and authorized 
            representatives;
                ``(ii) individuals who work for public agencies, or for 
            private entities (including insurers), that have contact 
            with individuals with disabilities;
                ``(iii) educators and related services personnel;
                ``(iv) technology experts (including engineers);
                ``(v) employers; and
                ``(vi) other appropriate individuals;
            ``(J) increase the capacity of public agencies and private 
        entities to provide and pay for assistive technology devices and 
        assistive technology services on a statewide basis for 
        individuals with disabilities of all ages; and
            ``(K) increase the awareness of the needs of individuals 
        with disabilities for assistive technology devices and for 
        assistive technology services.
        ``(2) To identify Federal policies that facilitate payment for 
    assistive technology devices and assistive technology services, to 
    identify Federal policies that impede such payment, and to eliminate 
    inappropriate barriers to such payment.
        ``(3) To enhance the ability of the Federal Government to 
    provide States with--
            ``(A) technical assistance, information, training, and 
        public awareness programs relating to the provision of assistive 
        technology devices and assistive technology services; and
            ``(B) funding for demonstration projects.''.
    (d) Policy.--Section 2 (29 U.S.C. 2201) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(c) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that all 
programs, projects, and activities receiving assistance under this Act 
shall be consumer-responsive and shall be carried out in a manner 
consistent with the principles of--
        ``(1) respect for individual dignity, personal responsibility, 
    self-determination, and pursuit of meaningful careers, based on 
    informed choice, of individuals with disabilities;
        ``(2) respect for the privacy, rights, and equal access 
    (including the use of accessible formats), of such individuals;
        ``(3) inclusion, integration, and full participation of such 
    individuals;
        ``(4) support for the involvement of a family member, a 
    guardian, an advocate, or an authorized representative, if an 
    individual with a disability requests, desires, or needs such 
    support; and
        ``(5) support for individual and systems advocacy and community 
    involvement.''.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 3 (29 U.S.C. 2202) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (8) as paragraphs 
    (2), (3), (7), (8), (10), (11), (13), and (14), respectively;
        (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
    paragraph (1)) the following:
        ``(1) Advocacy services.--The term `advocacy services', except 
    as used as part of the term `protection and advocacy services', 
    means services--
            ``(A) provided to assist individuals with disabilities and 
        their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized 
        representatives in accessing assistive technology devices and 
        assistive technology services; and
            ``(B) provided through--
                ``(i) individual case management for individuals with 
            disabilities;
                ``(ii) representation of individuals with disabilities 
            (other than representation within the definition of 
            protection and advocacy services);
                ``(iii) training of individuals with disabilities and 
            their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized 
            representatives to successfully conduct advocacy for 
            themselves; or
                ``(iv) dissemination of information.'';
        (3) in paragraph (3)(E) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by 
    striking ``family'' and all that follows and inserting ``the family 
    members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives of such 
    an individual; and'';
        (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
    paragraph (1)) the following:
        ``(4) Comprehensive statewide program of technology-related 
    assistance.--The term `comprehensive statewide program of 
    technology-related assistance' means a statewide program of 
    technology-related assistance developed and implemented by a State 
    under title I that--
            ``(A) addresses the needs of all individuals with 
        disabilities, including members of underrepresented populations 
        and members of rural populations;
            ``(B) addresses such needs without regard to the age, type 
        of disability, race, ethnicity, or gender of such individuals, 
        or the particular major life activity for which such individuals 
        need the assistance; and
            ``(C) addresses such needs without requiring that the 
        assistance be provided through any particular agency or service 
        delivery system.
        ``(5) Consumer-responsive.--The term `consumer-responsive' 
    means, with respect to an entity, program, or activity, that the 
    entity, program, or activity--
            ``(A) is easily accessible to, and usable by, individuals 
        with disabilities and, when appropriate, their family members, 
        guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives;
            ``(B) responds to the needs of individuals with disabilities 
        in a timely and appropriate manner; and
            ``(C) facilitates the full and meaningful participation of 
        individuals with disabilities (including individuals from 
        underrepresented populations and rural populations) and their 
        family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized 
        representatives, in--
                ``(i) decisions relating to the provision of assistive 
            technology devices and assistive technology services; and
                ``(ii) the planning, development, implementation, and 
            evaluation of the comprehensive statewide program of 
            technology-related assistance.
        ``(6) Disability.--The term `disability' means a condition of an 
    individual that is considered to be a disability or handicap for the 
    purposes of any Federal law other than this Act or for the purposes 
    of the law of the State in which the individual resides.'';
        (5) by striking paragraph (7) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) 
    and inserting the following:
        ``(7) Individual with a disability; individuals with 
    disabilities.--
            ``(A) Individual with a disability.--The term `individual 
        with a disability' means any individual--
                ``(i) who has a disability; and
                ``(ii) who is or would be enabled by an assistive 
            technology device or an assistive technology service to 
            minimize deterioration in functioning, to maintain a level 
            of functioning, or to achieve a greater level of functioning 
            in any major life activity.
            ``(B) Individuals with disabilities.--The term `individuals 
        with disabilities' means more than one individual with a 
        disability.'';
        (6) in paragraph (8) (as redesignated by paragraph (1))--
            (A) by striking ``section 435(b)'' and inserting ``section 
        1201(a)''; and
            (B) by striking ``1965'' and inserting ``1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1141(a))'';
        (7) by inserting after paragraph (8) (as redesignated by 
    paragraph (1)) the following:
        ``(9) Protection and advocacy services.--The term `protection 
    and advocacy services' means services that--
            ``(A) are described in part C of the Developmental 
        Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6041 
        et seq.), the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill 
        Individuals Act (42 U.S.C. 10801 et seq.), or section 509 of the 
        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794e); and
            ``(B) assist individuals with disabilities with respect to 
        assistive technology devices and assistive technology 
        services.'';
        (8) in paragraph (11) (as redesignated by paragraph (1))--
            (A) by striking ``several States'' and inserting ``several 
        States of the United States'';
            (B) by striking ``Virgin Islands'' and inserting ``United 
        States Virgin Islands''; and
            (C) by striking ``the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
        Islands'' and inserting ``the Republic of Palau (until the 
        Compact of Free Association with Palau takes effect)'';
        (9) by inserting after such paragraph (11) the following:
        ``(12) Systems change and advocacy activities.--The term 
    `systems change and advocacy activities' means efforts that result 
    in laws, regulations, policies, practices, or organizational 
    structures that promote consumer-responsive programs or entities and 
    that facilitate and increase access to, provision of, and funding 
    for, assistive technology devices and assistive technology services 
    on a permanent basis, in order to empower individuals with 
    disabilities to achieve greater independence, productivity, and 
    integration and inclusion within the community and the work 
    force.'';
        (10) in paragraph (13) (as redesignated by paragraph (1))--
            (A) by striking ``functions performed and activities carried 
        out under section 101'' and inserting ``assistance provided 
        through systems change and advocacy activities''; and
            (B) by inserting ``any of subparagraphs (A) through (K) of'' 
        before ``section 2(b)(1)''; and
        (11) by amending paragraph (14) (as redesignated by paragraph 
    (1)) to read as follows:
        ``(14) Underrepresented population.--The term `underrepresented 
    population' includes a population such as minorities, the poor, and 
    persons with limited-English proficiency.''.
                        TITLE I--GRANTS TO STATES

SEC. 101. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    (a) Grants to States.--Section 101(a) (29 U.S.C. 2211(a)) is 
amended--
        (1) by inserting after ``provisions of this title'' the 
    following: ``to support systems change and advocacy activities 
    designed''; and
        (2) by striking ``to develop and implement'' and inserting ``in 
    developing and implementing''.
    (b) Activities.--Section 101 (29 U.S.C. 2211) is amended by striking 
subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Activities.--Any State that receives a grant under section 102 
or 103 shall use the funds made available through the grant to 
accomplish the purposes described in section 2(b)(1) and, in 
accomplishing such purposes, may carry out any of the following systems 
change and advocacy activities:
        ``(1) Model systems and alternative state-financed systems.--The 
    State may support activities to increase access to, and funding for, 
    assistive technology, including--
            ``(A) the development, and evaluation of the efficacy, of 
        model delivery systems that provide assistive technology devices 
        and assistive technology services to individuals with 
        disabilities, that pay for such devices and services, and that, 
        if successful, could be replicated or generally applied, such 
        as--
                ``(i) the development of systems for the purchase, 
            lease, other acquisition, or payment for the provision, of 
            assistive technology devices and assistive technology 
            services; or
                ``(ii) the establishment of alternative State or 
            privately financed systems of subsidies for the provision of 
            assistive technology devices and assistive technology 
            services, such as--

                    ``(I) a loan system for assistive technology 
                devices;
                    ``(II) an income-contingent loan fund;
                    ``(III) a low-interest loan fund;
                    ``(IV) a revolving loan fund;
                    ``(V) a loan insurance program; or
                    ``(VI) a partnership with private entities for the 
                purchase, lease, or other acquisition of assistive 
                technology devices and the provision of assistive 
                technology services;

            ``(B) the demonstration of assistive technology devices, 
        including--
                ``(i) the provision of a location or locations within 
            the State where--

                    ``(I) individuals with disabilities and their family 
                members, guardians, advocates, and authorized 
                representatives;
                    ``(II) education, rehabilitation, health care, and 
                other service providers;
                    ``(III) individuals who work for Federal, State, or 
                local government entities; and
                    ``(IV) employers,

            can see and touch assistive technology devices, and learn 
            about the devices from personnel who are familiar with such 
            devices and their applications;
                ``(ii) the provision of counseling and assistance to 
            individuals with disabilities and their family members, 
            guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives to 
            determine individual needs for assistive technology devices 
            and assistive technology services; and
                ``(iii) the demonstration or short-term loan of 
            assistive technology devices to individuals, employers, 
            public agencies, or public accommodations seeking strategies 
            to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
            (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and section 504 of the 
            Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794); and
            ``(C) the establishment of information systems about, and 
        recycling centers for, the redistribution of assistive 
        technology devices and equipment that may include device and 
        equipment loans, rentals, or gifts.
        ``(2) Interagency coordination.--The State may support 
    activities--
            ``(A) to identify and coordinate Federal and State policies, 
        resources, and services, relating to the provision of assistive 
        technology devices and assistive technology services, including 
        entering into interagency agreements;
            ``(B) to convene interagency work groups to enhance public 
        funding options and coordinate access to funding for assistive 
        technology devices and assistive technology services for 
        individuals with disabilities of all ages, with special 
        attention to the issues of transition (such as transition from 
        school to work, and transition from participation in programs 
        under part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
        (20 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.), to participation in programs under 
        part B of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.)) home use, and 
        individual involvement in the identification, planning, use, 
        delivery, and evaluation of such devices and services; or
            ``(C) to document and disseminate information about 
        interagency activities that promote coordination with respect to 
        assistive technology devices and assistive technology services, 
        including evidence of increased participation of State and local 
        special education, vocational rehabilitation, and State medical 
        assistance agencies and departments.
        ``(3) Outreach.--The State may carry out activities to encourage 
    the creation or maintenance of, support, or provide assistance to, 
    statewide and community-based organizations, or systems, that 
    provide assistive technology devices and assistive technology 
    services to individuals with disabilities or that assist individuals 
    with disabilities in using assistive technology devices and 
    assistive technology services. Such activities may include outreach 
    to consumer organizations and groups in the State to coordinate the 
    activities of the organizations and groups with efforts (including 
    self-help, support groups, and peer mentoring) to assist individuals 
    with disabilities and their family members, guardians, advocates, or 
    authorized representatives, to obtain funding for, and access to, 
    assistive technology devices and assistive technology services.
        ``(4) Expenses.--The State may pay for expenses, including 
    travel expenses, and services, including services of qualified 
    interpreters, readers, and personal care assistants, that may be 
    necessary to ensure access to the comprehensive statewide program of 
    technology-related assistance by individuals with disabilities who 
    are determined by the State to be in financial need.
        ``(5) Statewide needs assessment.--The State may conduct a 
    statewide needs assessment that may be based on data in existence on 
    the date on which the assessment is initiated and may include--
            ``(A) estimates of the numbers of individuals with 
        disabilities within the State, categorized by residence, type 
        and extent of disabilities, age, race, gender, and ethnicity;
            ``(B) in the case of an assessment carried out under a 
        development grant, a description of efforts, during the fiscal 
        year preceding the first fiscal year for which the State 
        received such a grant, to provide assistive technology devices 
        and assistive technology services to individuals with 
        disabilities within the State, including--
                ``(i) the number of individuals with disabilities who 
            received appropriate assistive technology devices and 
            assistive technology services; and
                ``(ii) a description of the devices and services 
            provided;
            ``(C) information on the number of individuals with 
        disabilities who are in need of assistive technology devices and 
        assistive technology services, and a description of the devices 
        and services needed;
            ``(D) information on the cost of providing assistive 
        technology devices and assistive technology services to all 
        individuals with disabilities within the State who need such 
        devices and services;
            ``(E) a description of State and local public resources and 
        private resources (including insurance) that are available to 
        establish a consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide program 
        of technology-related assistance;
            ``(F) information identifying Federal and State laws, 
        regulations, policies, practices, procedures, and organizational 
        structures, that facilitate or interfere with the operation of a 
        consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide program of 
        technology-related assistance;
            ``(G) a description of the procurement policies of the State 
        and the extent to which such policies will ensure, to the extent 
        practicable, that assistive technology devices purchased, 
        leased, or otherwise acquired with assistance made available 
        through a grant made under section 102 or 103 are compatible 
        with other technology devices, including technology devices 
        designed primarily for use by--
                ``(i) individuals who are not individuals with 
            disabilities;
                ``(ii) individuals who are elderly; or
                ``(iii) individuals with particular disabilities; and
            ``(H) information resulting from an inquiry about whether a 
        State agency or task force (composed of individuals representing 
        the State and individuals representing the private sector) 
        should study the practices of private insurance companies 
        holding licenses within the State that offer health or 
        disability insurance policies under which an individual may 
        obtain reimbursement for--
                ``(i) the purchase, lease, or other acquisition of 
            assistive technology devices; or
                ``(ii) the use of assistive technology services.
        ``(6) Public awareness program.--
            ``(A) In general.--The State may--
                ``(i) support a public awareness program designed to 
            provide information relating to the availability and 
            efficacy of assistive technology devices and assistive 
            technology services for--

                    ``(I) individuals with disabilities and their family 
                members, guardians, advocates, or authorized 
                representatives;
                    ``(II) individuals who work for public agencies, or 
                for private entities (including insurers), that have 
                contact with individuals with disabilities;
                    ``(III) educators and related services personnel;
                    ``(IV) technology experts (including engineers);

                    ``(V) employers; and
                    ``(VI) other appropriate individuals and entities; 
                or

                ``(ii) establish and support such a program if no such 
            program exists.
            ``(B) Contents.--Such a public awareness program may 
        include--
                ``(i) the development and dissemination of information 
            relating to--

                    ``(I) the nature of assistive technology devices and 
                assistive technology services;
                    ``(II) the appropriateness, cost, and availability 
                of, and access to, assistive technology devices and 
                assistive technology services; and
                    ``(III) the efficacy of assistive technology devices 
                and assistive technology services with respect to 
                enhancing the capacity of individuals with disabilities;

                ``(ii) the development of procedures for providing 
            direct communication among public providers of assistive 
            technology devices and assistive technology services and 
            between public providers and private providers of such 
            devices and services (including employers); and
                ``(iii) the development and dissemination of information 
            relating to the use of the program by individuals with 
            disabilities and their family members, guardians, advocates, 
            or authorized representatives, professionals who work in a 
            field related to an activity described in this section, and 
            other appropriate individuals.
        ``(7) Training and technical assistance.--The State may carry 
    out directly, or may provide support to a public or private entity 
    to carry out, training and technical assistance activities--
            ``(A) that--
                ``(i) are provided for individuals with disabilities and 
            their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized 
            representatives, and other appropriate individuals; and
                ``(ii) may include--

                    ``(I) training in the use of assistive technology 
                devices and assistive technology services;
                    ``(II) the development of written materials, 
                training, and technical assistance describing the means 
                by which agencies consider the needs of an individual 
                with a disability for assistive technology devices and 
                assistive technology services in developing, for the 
                individual, any individualized education program 
                described in section 614(a)(5) of the Individuals with 
                Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(a)(5)), any 
                individualized written rehabilitation program described 
                in section 102 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
                U.S.C. 722), any individualized family service plan 
                described in section 677 of the Individuals with 
                Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1477), and any 
                other individualized plans or programs;
                    ``(III) training regarding the rights of the persons 
                described in clause (i) to assistive technology devices 
                and assistive technology services under any law other 
                than this Act, to promote fuller independence, 
                productivity, and inclusion in and integration into 
                society of such persons; and
                    ``(IV) training to increase consumer participation 
                in the identification, planning, use, delivery, and 
                evaluation of assistive technology devices and assistive 
                technology services; and

            ``(B) that--
                ``(i) enhance the assistive technology skills and 
            competencies of--

                    ``(I) individuals who work for public agencies, or 
                for private entities (including insurers), that have 
                contact with individuals with disabilities;

                    ``(II) educators and related services personnel;
                    ``(III) technology experts (including engineers);
                    ``(IV) employers; and
                    ``(V) other appropriate personnel; and

                ``(ii) include taking actions to facilitate the 
            development of standards, or, when appropriate, the 
            application of such standards, to ensure the availability of 
            qualified personnel.
        ``(8) Program data.--The State may support the compilation and 
    evaluation of appropriate data related to a program described in 
    subsection (a).
        ``(9) Access to technology-related information.--
            ``(A) In general.--The State may develop, operate, or expand 
        a system for public access to information concerning an activity 
        carried out under another paragraph of this subsection, 
        including information about assistive technology devices and 
        assistive technology services, funding sources and costs of such 
        assistance, and individuals, organizations, and agencies capable 
        of carrying out such an activity for individuals with 
        disabilities.
            ``(B) Access.--Access to the system may be provided through 
        community-based entities, including public libraries, centers 
        for independent living (as defined in section 702(1) of the 
        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796a(1))), and community 
        rehabilitation programs (as defined in section 7(25) of such Act 
        (29 U.S.C. 706(25))).
            ``(C) System.--In developing, operating, or expanding a 
        system described in subparagraph (A), the State may--
                ``(i) develop, compile, and categorize print, large 
            print, braille, audio, and video materials, computer disks, 
            compact discs (including compact discs formatted with read-
            only memory), information that can be used in telephone-
            based information systems, and such other media as 
            technological innovation may make appropriate;
                ``(ii) identify and classify existing funding sources, 
            and the conditions of and criteria for access to such 
            sources, including any funding mechanisms or strategies 
            developed by the State;
                ``(iii) identify existing support groups and systems 
            designed to help individuals with disabilities make 
            effective use of an activity carried out under another 
            paragraph of this subsection; and
                ``(iv) maintain a record of the extent to which citizens 
            of the State use or make inquiries of the system established 
            in subparagraph (A), and of the nature of such inquiries.
            ``(D) Linkages.--The information system may be organized on 
        an interstate basis or as part of a regional consortium of 
        States in order to facilitate the establishment of compatible, 
        linked information systems.
        ``(10) Interstate activities.--
            ``(A) In general.--The State may enter into cooperative 
        agreements with other States to expand the capacity of the 
        States involved to assist individuals with disabilities of all 
        ages to learn about, acquire, use, maintain, adapt, and upgrade 
        assistive technology devices and assistive technology services 
        that such individuals need at home, at school, at work, or in 
        other environments that are part of daily living.
            ``(B) Electronic communication.--The State may operate or 
        participate in a computer system through which the State may 
        electronically communicate with other States to gain technical 
        assistance in a timely fashion and to avoid the duplication of 
        efforts already undertaken in other States.
        ``(11) Partnerships and cooperative initiatives.--The State may 
    support the establishment or continuation of partnerships and 
    cooperative initiatives between the public sector and the private 
    sector to promote greater participation by business and industry 
    in--
            ``(A) the development, demonstration, and dissemination of 
        assistive technology devices; and
            ``(B) the ongoing provision of information about new 
        products to assist individuals with disabilities.
        ``(12) Advocacy services.--The State may provide advocacy 
    services.
        ``(13) Other activities.--The State may utilize amounts made 
    available through grants made under section 102 or 103 for any 
    systems change and advocacy activities, other than the activities 
    described in another paragraph of this subsection, that are 
    necessary for developing, implementing, or evaluating the consumer-
    responsive comprehensive statewide program of technology-related 
    assistance.
    ``(c) Nonsupplantation.--In carrying out systems change and advocacy 
activities under this title, the State shall ensure that the activities 
supplement, and not supplant, similar activities that have been carried 
out pursuant to other Federal or State law.''.

SEC. 102. DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

    Section 102 (29 U.S.C. 2212) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) by striking ``3-year grants'' and inserting ``3-year 
        grants to support systems change and advocacy activities 
        described in section 101(b) (including activities described in 
        subsection (e)(7))''; and
            (B) by striking ``to develop and implement statewide 
        programs'' and inserting ``in developing and implementing 
        consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide programs'';
        (2) by striking subsection (b);
        (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) 
    and (c), respectively;
        (4) in subsection (b) (as redesignated in paragraph (3))--
            (A) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``statewide program'' 
        and inserting ``consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide 
        program''; and
            (B) in paragraph (5)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A)--

                    (I) by striking ``(A)'' and inserting ``(A) State.--
                '';
                    (II) by inserting ``United States'' before ``Virgin 
                Islands''; and
                    (III) by striking ``Trust Territory of the Pacific 
                Islands'' and inserting ``Republic of Palau''; and

                (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

                    (I) by striking ``(B)'' and inserting ``(B) 
                Territory.--'';
                    (II) by inserting ``United States'' before ``Virgin 
                Islands''; and
                    (III) by striking ``Trust Territory of the Pacific 
                Islands'' and inserting ``Republic of Palau (until the 
                Compact of Free Association takes effect)'';

        (5) in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) (as redesignated in 
    paragraph (3)) by striking ``statewide programs'' and inserting 
    ``consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide programs'';
        (6) by inserting after such subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Designation of the Lead Agency.--
        ``(1) Designation.--The Governor of any State that desires to 
    receive a grant under this section shall designate the office, 
    agency, entity, or individual (referred to in this Act as the `lead 
    agency') responsible for--
            ``(A) submitting the application described in subsection (e) 
        on behalf of the State;
            ``(B) administering and supervising the use of amounts made 
        available under the grant;
            ``(C)(i) coordinating efforts related to, and supervising 
        the preparation of, the application;
            ``(ii) coordinating the planning, development, 
        implementation, and evaluation of the consumer-responsive 
        comprehensive statewide program of technology-related assistance 
        among public agencies and between public agencies and private 
        agencies, including coordinating efforts related to entering 
        into interagency agreements; and
            ``(iii) coordinating efforts related to, and supervising, 
        the active, timely, and meaningful participation by individuals 
        with disabilities and their family members, guardians, 
        advocates, or authorized representatives, and other appropriate 
        individuals, with respect to activities carried out under the 
        grant; and
            ``(D) the delegation, in whole or in part, of any 
        responsibilities described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) to 
        one or more appropriate offices, agencies, entities, or 
        individuals.
        ``(2) Qualifications.--In designating the lead agency, the 
    Governor may designate--
            ``(A) a commission appointed by the Governor;
            ``(B) a public-private partnership or consortium;
            ``(C) a university-affiliated program;
            ``(D) a public agency;
            ``(E) a council established under Federal or State law; or
            ``(F) another appropriate office, agency, entity, or 
        individual.
        ``(3) Abilities of lead agency.--The State shall provide, in 
    accordance with subsection (e)(1), evidence that the lead agency has 
    the ability--
            ``(A) to respond to assistive technology needs across 
        disabilities and ages;
            ``(B) to promote the availability throughout the State of 
        assistive technology devices and assistive technology services;
            ``(C) to promote and implement systems change and advocacy 
        activities;
            ``(D) to promote and develop public-private partnerships;
            ``(E) to exercise leadership in identifying and responding 
        to the technology needs of individuals with disabilities and 
        their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized 
        representatives;
            ``(F) to promote consumer confidence, responsiveness, and 
        advocacy; and
            ``(G) to exercise leadership in implementing effective 
        strategies for capacity building, staff and consumer training, 
        and enhancement of access to funding for assistive technology 
        devices and assistive technology services across agencies.'';
        (7) in subsection (e)--
            (A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting 
        the following:
        ``(1) Designation of the lead agency.--Information identifying 
    the lead agency designated by the Governor under subsection (d)(1), 
    and the evidence described in subsection (d)(3).
        ``(2) Agency involvement.--A description of the nature and 
    extent of involvement of various State agencies, including the State 
    insurance department, in the preparation of the application and the 
    continuing role of each agency in the development and implementation 
    of the consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide program of 
    technology-related assistance, including the identification of the 
    available resources and financial responsibility of each agency for 
    paying for assistive technology devices and assistive technology 
    services.
        ``(3) Involvement.--
            ``(A) Consumer involvement.--A description of procedures 
        that provide for--
                ``(i)(I) the active involvement of individuals with 
            disabilities and their family members, guardians, advocates, 
            and authorized representatives, and other appropriate 
            individuals, in the development, implementation, and 
            evaluation of the program; and
                ``(II) the active involvement, to the maximum extent 
            appropriate, of individuals with disabilities who use 
            assistive technology devices or assistive technology 
            services, in decisions relating to such devices and 
            services; and
                ``(ii) mechanisms for determining consumer satisfaction 
            and participation of individuals with disabilities who 
            represent a variety of ages and types of disabilities, in 
            the consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide program of 
            technology-related assistance.
            ``(B) Public involvement.--A description of the nature and 
        extent of--
                ``(i) the involvement, in the designation of the lead 
            agency under subsection (d), and in the development of the 
            application, of--

                    ``(I) individuals with disabilities and their family 
                members, guardians, advocates, or authorized 
                representatives;
                    ``(II) other appropriate individuals who are not 
                employed by a State agency; and
                    ``(III) organizations, providers, and interested 
                parties, in the private sector; and

                ``(ii) the continuing role of the individuals and 
            entities described in clause (i) in the program.'';
            (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``underserved groups'' and 
        inserting ``underrepresented populations or rural populations'';
            (C) in paragraphs (4) and (5), by striking ``statewide 
        program'' each place the term appears and inserting ``consumer-
        responsive comprehensive statewide program'';
            (D) by striking paragraphs (6), (7), and (17);
            (E) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs 
        (17) and (18), respectively, and transferring such paragraphs to 
        the end of the subsection;
            (F) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
        ``(6) Goals, objectives, activities, and outcomes.--Information 
    on the program with respect to--
            ``(A) the goals and objectives of the State for the program;
            ``(B) the systems change and advocacy activities that the 
        State plans to carry out under the program; and
            ``(C) the expected outcomes of the State for the program, 
        consistent with the purposes described in section 2(b)(1).
        ``(7) Priority activities.--
            ``(A) In general.--An assurance that the State will use 
        funds made available under this section or section 103 to 
        accomplish the purposes described in section 2(b)(1) and the 
        goals, objectives, and outcomes described in paragraph (6), and 
        to carry out the systems change and advocacy activities 
        described in paragraph (6)(B), in a manner that is consumer-
        responsive.
            ``(B) Particular activities.--An assurance that the State, 
        in carrying out such systems change and advocacy activities, 
        shall carry out activities regarding--
                ``(i) the development, implementation, and monitoring of 
            State, regional, and local laws, regulations, policies, 
            practices, procedures, and organizational structures, that 
            will improve access to, provision of, funding for, and 
            timely acquisition and delivery of, assistive technology 
            devices and assistive technology services;
                ``(ii) the development and implementation of strategies 
            to overcome barriers regarding access to, provision of, and 
            funding for, such devices and services, with priority for 
            identification of barriers to funding through State 
            education (including special education) services, vocational 
            rehabilitation services, and medical assistance services or, 
            as appropriate, other health and human services, and with 
            particular emphasis on overcoming barriers for 
            underrepresented populations and rural populations;
                ``(iii) coordination of activities among State agencies, 
            in order to facilitate access to, provision of, and funding 
            for, assistive technology devices and assistive technology 
            services;
                ``(iv) the development and implementation of strategies 
            to empower individuals with disabilities and their family 
            members, guardians, advocates, and authorized 
            representatives, to successfully advocate for increased 
            access to, funding for, and provision of, assistive 
            technology devices and assistive technology services, and to 
            increase the participation, choice, and control of such 
            individuals with disabilities and their family members, 
            guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives in the 
            selection and procurement of assistive technology devices 
            and assistive technology services;
                ``(v) the provision of outreach to underrepresented 
            populations and rural populations, including identifying and 
            assessing the needs of such populations, providing 
            activities to increase the accessibility of services to such 
            populations, training representatives of such populations to 
            become service providers, and training staff of the 
            consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide program of 
            technology-related assistance to work with such populations; 
            and
                ``(vi) the development and implementation of strategies 
            to ensure timely acquisition and delivery of assistive 
            technology devices and assistive technology services, 
            particularly for children,
        unless the State demonstrates through the progress reports 
        required under section 104 that significant progress has been 
        made in the development and implementation of a consumer-
        responsive comprehensive statewide program of technology-related 
        assistance, and that other systems change and advocacy 
        activities will increase the likelihood that the program will 
        accomplish the purposes described in section 2(b)(1).
        ``(8) Assessment.--An assurance that the State will conduct an 
    annual assessment of the consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide 
    program of technology-related assistance, in order to determine--
            ``(A) the extent to which the State's goals and objectives 
        for systems change and advocacy activities, as identified in the 
        State plan under paragraph (6), have been achieved; and
            ``(B) the areas of need that require attention in the next 
        year.
        ``(9) Data collection.--A description of--
            ``(A) the data collection system used for compiling 
        information on the program, consistent with such requirements as 
        the Secretary may establish for such systems, and, when a 
        national classification system is developed pursuant to section 
        201, consistent with such classification system; and
            ``(B) procedures that will be used to conduct evaluations of 
        the program.'';
            (G) in paragraphs (11)(B)(i) and (12)(B) by striking 
        ``individual with disabilities'' and inserting ``individual with 
        a disability'';
            (H) in paragraph (16)(A), by striking ``the families or 
        representatives of individuals with disabilities'' and inserting 
        ``their family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized 
        representatives''; and
            (I) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(19) Authority to use funds.--An assurance that the lead 
    agency will have the authority to use funds made available through a 
    grant made under this section or section 103 to comply with the 
    requirements of this section or section 103, respectively, including 
    the ability to hire qualified staff necessary to carry out 
    activities under the program.
        ``(20) Protection and advocacy services.--Either--
            ``(A) an assurance that the State will annually provide, 
        from the funds made available to the State through a grant made 
        under this section or section 103, an amount calculated in 
        accordance with subsection (f)(4), in order to make a grant to, 
        or enter into a contract with, an entity to support protection 
        and advocacy services through the systems established to provide 
        protection and advocacy under the Developmental Disabilities 
        Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6000 et seq.), the 
        Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act (42 
        U.S.C. 10801 et seq.), and section 509 of the Rehabilitation Act 
        of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794e); or
            ``(B) at the discretion of the State, a request that the 
        Secretary annually reserve, from the funds made available to the 
        State through a grant made under this section or section 103, an 
        amount calculated in accordance with subsection (f)(4), in order 
        for the Secretary to make a grant to or enter into a contract 
        with such a system to support protection and advocacy services.
        ``(21) Training activities.--An assurance that the State--
            ``(A) will develop and implement strategies for including 
        personnel training regarding assistive technology within 
        existing Federal- and State-funded training initiatives, in 
        order to enhance assistive technology skills and competencies; 
        and
            ``(B) will document such training.
        ``(22) Limit on indirect costs.--An assurance that the 
    percentage of the funds received under the grant that is used for 
    indirect costs shall not exceed 10 percent.
        ``(23) Coordination with state councils.--An assurance that the 
    lead agency will coordinate the activities funded through a grant 
    made under this section or section 103 with the activities carried 
    out by other councils within the State, including--
            ``(A) any council or commission specified in the assurance 
        provided by the State in accordance with section 101(a)(36) of 
        the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(36));
            ``(B) the Statewide Independent Living Council established 
        under section 705 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
        796d);
            ``(C) the advisory panel established under section 
        613(a)(12) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
        (20 U.S.C. 1413(a)(12));
            ``(D) the State Interagency Coordinating Council established 
        under section 682 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
        Act (20 U.S.C. 1482);
            ``(E) the State Planning Council described in section 124 of 
        the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 6024);
            ``(F) the State mental health planning council established 
        under section 1914 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
        300x-3); and
            ``(G) any council established under section 204, 
        206(g)(2)(A), or 712(a)(3)(H) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
        (42 U.S.C. 3015, 3017(g)(2)(A), or 3058g(a)(3)(H)).
        ``(24) Coordination with other systems change and advocacy 
    activities.--An assurance that there will be coordination between 
    the activities funded through the grant and other related systems 
    change and advocacy activities funded by either Federal or State 
    sources.
        ``(25) Other information and assurances.--Such other information 
    and assurances as the Secretary may reasonably require.''; and
        (8) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Protection and Advocacy Requirements.--
        ``(1) Requirements.--A State that, as of June 30, 1993, has 
    provided for protection and advocacy services through an entity 
    that--
            ``(A) is capable of performing the functions that would 
        otherwise be performed under subsection (e)(20) by the system 
        described in subsection (e)(20); and
            ``(B) is not a system described in such subsection,
    shall be considered to meet the requirements of such subsection. 
    Such entity shall receive funding to provide such protection and 
    advocacy services in accordance with paragraph (4), and shall comply 
    with the same requirements of this title (other than the 
    requirements of such subsection) as a system that receives funding 
    under such subsection.
        ``(2) Protection and advocacy service provider report.--
            ``(A) Preparation.--A system that receives funds under 
        subsection (e)(20) to carry out the protection and advocacy 
        services described in subsection (e)(20)(A) in a State, or an 
        entity described in paragraph (1) that carries out such services 
        in the State, shall prepare reports that contain such 
        information as the Secretary may require, including the 
        following:
                ``(i) A description of the activities carried out by the 
            system or entity with such funds.
                ``(ii) Documentation of significant progress, in 
            providing protection and advocacy services, in each of the 
            following areas:

                    ``(I) Conducting activities that are consumer-
                responsive, including activities that will lead to 
                increased access to funding for assistive technology 
                devices and assistive technology services.
                    ``(II) Executing legal, administrative, and other 
                appropriate means of representation to implement systems 
                change and advocacy activities.
                    ``(III) Developing and implementing strategies 
                designed to enhance the long-term abilities of 
                individuals with disabilities and their family members, 
                guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives to 
                successfully advocate for assistive technology devices 
                and assistive technology services to which the 
                individuals with disabilities are entitled under law 
                other than this Act.

                    ``(IV) Coordinating activities with protection and 
                advocacy services funded through sources other than this 
                Act, and coordinating activities with the systems change 
                and advocacy activities carried out by the State lead 
                agency.

            ``(B) Submission.--The system or entity shall submit the 
        reports to the program described in subsection (a) in the State 
        not less often than every 6 months.
            ``(C) Updates.--The system or entity shall provide monthly 
        updates to the program described in subsection (a) concerning 
        the activities and information described in subparagraph (A).
        ``(3) Consultation with state programs.--Before making a grant 
    or entering into a contract under subsection (e)(20)(B) to support 
    the protection and advocacy services described in subsection 
    (e)(20)(A) in a State, the Secretary shall solicit and consider the 
    opinions of the lead agency in the State with respect to the terms 
    of the grant or contract.
        ``(4) Calculation of expenditures.--
            ``(A) In general.--For each fiscal year, for each State 
        receiving a grant under this section or section 103, the 
        Secretary shall specify a minimum amount that the State shall 
        use to provide protection and advocacy services.
            ``(B) Initial years of grant.--Except as provided in 
        subparagraph (C) or (D)--
                ``(i) the Secretary shall calculate such minimum amount 
            for a State based on the size of the grant, the needs of 
            individuals with disabilities within the State, the 
            population of the State, and the geographic size of the 
            State; and
                ``(ii) such minimum amount shall be not less than 
            $40,000 and not more than $100,000.
            ``(C) Fourth year of second extension grant.--If a State 
        receives a second extension grant under section 103(a)(2), the 
        Secretary shall specify a minimum amount under subparagraph (A) 
        for the fourth year (if any) of the grant period that shall 
        equal 75 percent of the minimum amount specified for the State 
        under such subparagraph for the third year of the second 
        extension grant of the State.
            ``(D) Fifth year of second extension grant.--If a State 
        receives a second extension grant under section 103(a)(2), the 
        Secretary shall specify a minimum amount under subparagraph (A) 
        for the fifth year (if any) of the grant period that shall equal 
        50 percent of the minimum amount specified for the State under 
        such subparagraph for the third year of the second extension 
        grant of the State.
            ``(E) Prohibition.--After the fifth year (if any) of the 
        grant period, no Federal funds may be made available under this 
        title by the State to a system described in subsection (e)(20) 
        or an entity described in paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 103. EXTENSION GRANTS.

    Section 103 (29 U.S.C. 2213) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 103. EXTENSION GRANTS.

    ``(a) Extension Grants.--
        ``(1) Initial extension grant.--The Secretary may award an 
    initial extension grant, for a period of 2 years, to any State that 
    meets the standards specified in subsection (b)(1).
        ``(2) Second extension grant.--The Secretary may award a second 
    extension grant, for a period of not more than 5 years, to any State 
    that meets the standards specified in subsection (b)(2).
    ``(b) Standards.--
        ``(1) Initial extension grant.--In order for a State to receive 
    an initial extension grant under this section, the designated lead 
    agency of the State shall--
            ``(A) provide the evidence described in section 102(d)(3); 
        and
            ``(B) demonstrate that the State has made significant 
        progress, and has carried out systems change and advocacy 
        activities that have resulted in significant progress, toward 
        the development and implementation of a consumer-responsive 
        comprehensive statewide program of technology-related 
        assistance, consistent with sections 2(b)(1), 101, and 102.
        ``(2) Second extension grant.--
            ``(A) Responsibilities of designated lead agency.--In order 
        for a State to receive a second extension grant under this 
        section, the designated lead agency shall--
                ``(i) provide the evidence and make the demonstration 
            described in paragraph (1);
                ``(ii) describe the steps the State has taken or will 
            take to continue on a permanent basis the consumer-
            responsive comprehensive statewide program of technology-
            related assistance with the ability to maintain, at a 
            minimum, the outcomes achieved by the systems change and 
            advocacy activities; and
                ``(iii) identify future funding options and commitments 
            for the program from the public and private sector and the 
            key individuals, agencies, and organizations to be involved 
            in, and to direct future efforts of, the program.
            ``(B) Determination of compliance.--In making any award to a 
        State for a second extension grant, the Secretary shall (except 
        as provided in section 105(a)(2)(A)(iii)) make such award 
        contingent on a determination, based on the onsite visit 
        required under section 105(a)(2)(A)(ii), that the State is 
        making significant progress toward development and 
        implementation of a consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide 
        program of technology-related assistance. If the Secretary 
        determines that the State is not making such progress, the 
        Secretary may take an action described in section 105(b)(2), in 
        accordance with the applicable procedures described in section 
        105.
    ``(c) Amounts of Grants.--
        ``(1) Initial extension grants.--
            ``(A) In general.--
                ``(i) States.--From amounts appropriated under section 
            106 for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall pay an amount 
            that is not less than $500,000 and not greater than 
            $1,500,000 to each State (other than a State described in 
            clause (ii)) that receives an initial extension grant under 
            subsection (a)(1).
                ``(ii) Territories.--From amounts appropriated under 
            section 106 for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall pay an 
            amount that is not greater than $150,000 to any of the 
            following States that receives an initial extension grant 
            under subsection (a)(1):

                    ``(I) The United States Virgin Islands.
                    ``(II) Guam.
                    ``(III) American Samoa.

                    ``(IV) The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
                Islands.
                    ``(V) The Republic of Palau (until the Compact of 
                Free Association takes effect).

            ``(B) Calculation of amount.--The Secretary shall calculate 
        the amount described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) 
        with respect to a State on the basis of--
                ``(i) amounts available for making grants pursuant to 
            subsection (a)(1);
                ``(ii) the population of the State;
                ``(iii) the types of assistance to be provided in the 
            State; and
                ``(iv) the amount of resources committed by the State 
            and available to the State from other sources.
            ``(C) Priority for previously participating states.--Amounts 
        appropriated in any fiscal year for purposes of carrying out 
        subsection (a)(1) shall first be made available to States that 
        received assistance under this section during the fiscal year 
        preceding the fiscal year concerned.
            ``(D) Increases.--In providing any increases in initial 
        extension grants under subsection (a)(1) above the amounts 
        provided to States under this section for fiscal year 1993, the 
        Secretary may give priority to--
                ``(i) the States (other than the States described in 
            subparagraph (A)(ii)) that have the largest populations, 
            based on the most recent census data; and
                ``(ii) the States (other than the States described in 
            subparagraph (A)(ii)) that are sparsely populated, with a 
            wide geographic spread,
        where such characteristics have impeded the development of a 
        consumer-responsive, comprehensive statewide program of 
        technology-related assistance.
        ``(2) Second extension grants.--
            ``(A) Amounts and priority.--The amounts of, and the 
        priority of applicants for, the second extension grants awarded 
        under subsection (a)(2) shall be determined by the Secretary, 
        except that--
                ``(i) the amount paid to a State for the fourth year (if 
            any) of the grant period shall be 75 percent of the amount 
            paid to the State for the third year of the grant period;
                ``(ii) the amount paid to a State for the fifth year (if 
            any) of the grant period shall be 50 percent of the amount 
            paid to the State for the third year of the grant period; 
            and
                ``(iii) after the fifth year of the grant period, no 
            Federal funds may be made available to the State under this 
            title.
            ``(B) Increases.--In providing any increases in second 
        extension grants under subsection (a)(2) above the amounts 
        provided to States under this section for fiscal year 1993, the 
        Secretary may give priority to States described in paragraph 
        (1)(D).
    ``(d) Application.--A State that desires to receive an extension 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary 
that contains the following information and assurances with respect to 
the consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide program of technology-
related assistance in the State:
        ``(1) Information and assurances.--The information and 
    assurances described in section 102(e), except the preliminary needs 
    assessment described in section 102(e)(4).
        ``(2) Needs; problems; strategies; outreach.--
            ``(A) Needs.--A description of needs relating to technology-
        related assistance of individuals with disabilities (including 
        individuals from underrepresented populations or rural 
        populations) and their family members, guardians, advocates, or 
        authorized representatives, and other appropriate individuals 
        within the State.
            ``(B) Problems.--A description of any problems or gaps that 
        remain with the development and implementation of a consumer-
        responsive comprehensive statewide program of technology-related 
        assistance in the State.
            ``(C) Strategies.--A description of the strategies that the 
        State will pursue during the grant period to remedy the problems 
        or gaps with the development and implementation of such a 
        program.
            ``(D) Outreach activities.--A description of outreach 
        activities to be conducted by the State, including dissemination 
        of information to eligible populations, with special attention 
        to underrepresented populations and rural populations.
        ``(3) Activities and progress under previous grant.--A 
    description of--
            ``(A) the specific systems change and advocacy activities 
        described in section 101(b) (including the activities described 
        in section 1012(e)(7)) carried out under the development grant 
        received by the State under section 102, or, in the case of an 
        application for a grant under subsection (a)(2), under an 
        initial extension grant received by the State under this 
        section, including--
                ``(i) a description of systems change and advocacy 
            activities that were undertaken to produce change on a 
            permanent basis for individuals with disabilities of all 
            ages;
                ``(ii) a description of activities undertaken to improve 
            the involvement of individuals with disabilities in the 
            program, including training and technical assistance efforts 
            to improve individual access to assistive technology devices 
            and assistive technology services as mandated under other 
            laws and regulations as in effect on the date of the 
            application, and including actions undertaken to improve the 
            participation of underrepresented populations and rural 
            populations, such as outreach efforts; and
                ``(iii) an evaluation of the impact and results of the 
            activities described in clauses (i) and (ii);
            ``(B) the relationship of such systems change and advocacy 
        activities to the development and implementation of a consumer-
        responsive comprehensive statewide program of technology-related 
        assistance; and
            ``(C) the progress made toward the development and 
        implementation of such a program.
        ``(4) Public involvement.--
            ``(A) Report.--In the case of an application for a grant 
        under subsection (a)(1), a report on the hearing described in 
        subsection (e)(1) or, in the case of an application for a grant 
        under subsection (a)(2), a report on the hearing described in 
        subsection (e)(2).
            ``(B) Other state actions.--A description of State actions, 
        other than such a hearing, designed to determine the degree of 
        satisfaction of individuals with disabilities, and their family 
        members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives, 
        public service providers and private service providers, 
        educators and related services providers, technology experts 
        (including engineers), employers, and other appropriate 
        individuals and entities with--
                ``(i) the degree of their ongoing involvement in the 
            development and implementation of the consumer-responsive 
            comprehensive statewide program of technology-related 
            assistance;
                ``(ii) the specific systems change and advocacy 
            activities described in section 101(b) (including the 
            activities described in section 102(e)(7)) carried out by 
            the State under the development grant or the initial 
            extension grant;
                ``(iii) progress made toward the development and 
            implementation of a consumer-responsive comprehensive 
            statewide program of technology-related assistance; and
                ``(iv) the ability of the lead agency to carry out the 
            activities described in section 102(d)(3).
        ``(5) Comments.--A summary of any comments received concerning 
    the issues described in paragraph (4) and response of the State to 
    such comments, solicited through a public hearing referred to in 
    paragraph (4) or through other means, from individuals affected by 
    the consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide program of 
    technology-related assistance, including--
            ``(A) individuals with disabilities and their family 
        members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives;
            ``(B) public service providers and private service 
        providers;
            ``(C) educators and related services personnel;
            ``(D) technology experts (including engineers);
            ``(E) employers; and
            ``(F) other appropriate individuals and entities.
        ``(6) Compatibility and accessibility of electronic equipment.--
    An assurance that the State, or any recipient of funds made 
    available to the State under section 102 of this section, will 
    comply with guidelines established under section 508 of the 
    Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d).
    ``(e) Public Hearing.--
        ``(1) Initial extension grant.--To be eligible to receive a 
    grant under subsection (a)(1), a State shall hold a public hearing 
    in the third year of a program carried out under a grant made under 
    section 102, after providing appropriate and sufficient notice to 
    allow interested groups and organizations and all segments of the 
    public an opportunity to comment on the program.
        ``(2) Second extension grant.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
    under subsection (a)(2), a State shall hold a public hearing in the 
    second year of a program carried out under a grant made under 
    subsection (a)(1), after providing the notice described in paragraph 
    (1).''.

SEC. 104. PROGRESS CRITERIA AND REPORTS.

    Section 104 (29 U.S.C. 2214) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 104. PROGRESS CRITERIA AND REPORTS.

    ``(a) Guidelines.--The Secretary shall develop guidelines to be used 
in assessing the extent to which a State that received a grant under 
section 102 or 103 is making significant progress in developing and 
implementing a consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide program of 
technology-related assistance consistent with section 2(b)(1).
    ``(b) Reports.--Each State that receives a grant under section 102 
or 103 to carry out such a program shall submit annually to the 
Secretary a report that documents significant progress in developing and 
implementing a consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide program of 
technology-related assistance, consistent with sections 2(b)(1), 101, 
and 102(e), and that documents the following:
        ``(1) The progress the State has made, as determined in the 
    State's annual assessment described in section 102(e)(8) (consistent 
    with the guidelines established by the Secretary under subsection 
    (a)), in achieving the State's goals, objectives, and outcomes as 
    identified in the State's application as described in section 
    102(e)(6), and areas of need that require attention in the next 
    year, including unanticipated problems with the achievement of the 
    goals, objectives, and outcomes described in the application, and 
    the activities the State has undertaken to rectify these problems.
        ``(2) The systems change and advocacy activities carried out by 
    the State including--
            ``(A) an analysis of the laws, regulations, policies, 
        practices, procedures, and organizational structures that the 
        State has changed, has attempted to change, or will attempt to 
        change during the next year, to facilitate and increase timely 
        access to, provision of, or funding for, assistive technology 
        devices and assistive technology services; and
            ``(B) a description of any written policies and procedures 
        that the State has developed and implemented regarding access 
        to, provision of, and funding for, assistive technology devices 
        and assistive technology services, particularly policies and 
        procedures regarding access to, provision of, and funding for, 
        such devices and services under education (including special 
        education), vocational rehabilitation, and medical assistance 
        programs.
        ``(3) The degree of involvement of various State agencies, 
    including the State insurance department, in the development, 
    implementation, and evaluation of the program, including any 
    interagency agreements that the State has developed and implemented 
    regarding access to, provision of, and funding for, assistive 
    technology devices and assistive technology services such as 
    agreements that identify available resources for assistive 
    technology devices and assistive technology services and the 
    responsibility of each agency for paying for such devices and 
    services.
        ``(4) The activities undertaken to collect and disseminate 
    information about the documents or activities analyzed or described 
    in paragraphs (1) through (3), including outreach activities to 
    underrepresented populations and rural populations and efforts to 
    disseminate information by means of electronic communication.
        ``(5) The involvement of individuals with disabilities who 
    represent a variety of ages and types of disabilities in the 
    planning, development, implementation, and assessment of the 
    consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide program of technology-
    related assistance, including activities undertaken to improve such 
    involvement, such as consumer training and outreach activities to 
    underrepresented populations and rural populations.
        ``(6) The degree of consumer satisfaction with the program, 
    including satisfaction by underrepresented populations and rural 
    populations.
        ``(7) Efforts to train personnel as well as consumers.
        ``(8) Efforts to reduce the service delivery time for receiving 
    assistive technology devices and assistive technology services.
        ``(9) Significant progress in the provision of protection and 
    advocacy services, in each of the areas described in section 
    102(f)(2)(A)(ii).''.

SEC. 105. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Review of Participating States.--Section 105(a) (29 U.S.C. 
2215(a)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period the 
    following: ``, consistent with the guidelines established under 
    section 104(a)'';
        (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
        ``(2) Onsite visits.--
            ``(A) Visits.--
                ``(i) Development grant program.--The Secretary shall 
            conduct an onsite visit during the final year of each 
            State's participation in the development grant program.
                ``(ii) Extension grant program.--Except as provided in 
            clause (iii), the Secretary shall conduct an additional 
            onsite visit to any State that applies for a second 
            extension grant under section 103(a)(2) and whose initial 
            onsite visit occurred prior to the date of the enactment of 
            the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With 
            Disabilities Act Amendments of 1994. The Secretary shall 
            conduct any such visit to the State not later than 12 months 
            after the date on which the Secretary awards the second 
            extension grant.
                ``(iii) Determination.--The Secretary shall not be 
            required to conduct a visit described in clause (ii) if the 
            Secretary determines that the visit is not necessary to 
            assess whether the State is making significant progress 
            toward development and implementation of a consumer-
            responsive comprehensive statewide program of technology-
            related assistance.
            ``(B) Team.--Two-thirds of the onsite monitoring team in 
        each case shall be qualified peer reviewers, who--
                ``(i) shall not be lead agency personnel;
                ``(ii) shall be from States other than the State being 
            monitored; and
                ``(iii) shall include an individual with a disability, 
            or a family member, a guardian, an advocate, or an 
            authorized representative of such an individual.
            ``(C) Compensation.--
                ``(i) Officers or employees.--Members of any onsite 
            monitoring team who are officers or full-time employees of 
            the United States shall serve without compensation in 
            addition to that received for their services as officers or 
            employees of the United States, but may be allowed travel 
            expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as 
            authorized by section 5702 of title 5, United States Code, 
            for individuals in the Government service traveling on 
            official business.
                ``(ii) Other members.--Members of any onsite monitoring 
            team who are not officers or full-time employees of the 
            United States shall receive compensation at a rate not to 
            exceed the daily equivalent of the rate of pay for level IV 
            of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
            United States Code, for each day (including traveltime) 
            during which such members are engaged in the actual 
            performance of their duties as members of an onsite 
            monitoring team. In addition, such members may be allowed 
            travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
            as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States 
            Code, for individuals in the Government service employed 
            intermittently.
            ``(D) Report.--The Secretary shall prepare a report of 
        findings from the onsite visit. The Secretary shall consider the 
        findings in determining whether to continue funding the program 
        either with or without changes. The report shall be available to 
        the public.'';
        (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) 
    and (5), respectively;
        (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
        ``(3) Advance public notice.--The Secretary shall provide 
    advance public notice of the onsite visit and solicit public comment 
    through such notice from individuals with disabilities and their 
    family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized 
    representatives, public service providers and private service 
    providers, educators and related services personnel, technology 
    experts (including engineers), employers, and other appropriate 
    individuals and entities, regarding the State program funded through 
    a grant made under section 102 or 103. The public comment 
    solicitation notice shall be included in the onsite visit report 
    described in paragraph (2).''; and
        (5) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated in paragraph (3)) by 
    striking ``statewide program'' and inserting ``consumer-responsive 
    comprehensive statewide program''.
    (b) Corrective Action Plan.--Section 105(b) (29 U.S.C. 2215(b)) is 
amended--
        (1) in paragraph (2)--
            (A) in the heading, by striking ``Penalties'' and inserting 
        ``Corrective actions'';
            (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``penalties'' and inserting ``corrective actions'';
            (C) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
            (D) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(D) required redesignation of the lead agency, in 
        accordance with subsection (c).''; and
        (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``subsection (a)(4)'' and 
    inserting ``subsection (a)(5)''.
    (c) Redesignation.--Section 105 (29 U.S.C. 2215) is amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (c); and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Redesignation of Lead Agency.--
        ``(1) Monitoring panel.--
            ``(A) Appointment.--Once a State becomes subject to a 
        corrective action plan pursuant to subsection (b), the Governor 
        of the State, subject to approval by the Secretary, shall 
        appoint, within 30 days after the submission of the plan to the 
        Secretary, a monitoring panel consisting of the following 
        representatives:
                ``(i) The head of the lead agency designated by the 
            Governor.
                ``(ii) 2 representatives from different public or 
            private nonprofit organizations that represent the interests 
            of individuals with disabilities.
                ``(iii) 2 consumers who are users of assistive 
            technology devices and assistive technology services and who 
            are not--

                    ``(I) members of the advisory council, if any, of 
                the consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide program 
                of technology-related assistance; or
                    ``(II) employees of the State lead agency.

                ``(iv) 2 service providers with knowledge and expertise 
            in assistive technology devices and assistive technology 
            services.
            ``(B) Membership and chairperson.--The monitoring panel 
        shall be ethnically diverse. The panel shall select a 
        chairperson from among the members of the panel.
            ``(C) Information.--The panel shall receive periodic reports 
        from the State regarding progress in implementing the corrective 
        action plan and shall have the authority to request additional 
        information necessary to determine compliance.
            ``(D) Meetings.--The meetings of the panel to determine 
        compliance shall be open to the public (subject to 
        confidentiality concerns) and held at locations that are 
        accessible to individuals with disabilities.
            ``(E) Period.--The panel shall carry out the duties of the 
        panel for the entire period of the corrective action plan, as 
        determined by the Secretary.
            ``(F) Funding.--The panel shall be funded by a portion of 
        the funds received by the State under this title, as directed by 
        the Secretary.
        ``(2) Failure to appoint monitoring panel.--A failure by a 
    Governor of a State to comply with the requirements of paragraph (1) 
    shall result in the termination of funding for the State under this 
    title.
        ``(3) Determination.--
            ``(A) Panel.--Based on its findings, a monitoring panel may 
        determine that a lead agency designated by a Governor has not 
        accomplished the purposes described in section 2(b)(1) and that 
        there is good cause for redesignation of the agency and the 
        temporary loss of funds by the State under this title.
            ``(B) Good cause.--In this paragraph, the term `good cause' 
        includes--
                ``(i) lack of progress with employment of qualified 
            staff;
                ``(ii) lack of consumer-responsive activities;
                ``(iii) lack of resource allocation to systems change 
            and advocacy activities;
                ``(iv) lack of progress with meeting the assurances in 
            section 102(e); or
                ``(v) inadequate fiscal management.
            ``(C) Recommendation and action.--If a monitoring panel 
        makes such a determination, the panel shall recommend to the 
        Secretary that further remedial action be taken or that the 
        Secretary order the Governor to redesignate the lead agency 
        within 90 days or lose funds under this title. The Secretary, 
        based on the findings and recommendations of the monitoring 
        panel, and after providing to the public notice and an 
        opportunity for comment, shall make a final determination 
        regarding whether to order the Governor to redesignate the lead 
        agency. The Governor shall make any such redesignation in 
        accordance with the requirements that apply to designations 
        under section 102(d).
    ``(d) Change of Protection and Advocacy Services Provider.--
        ``(1) Determination.--The Governor of a State, based on input 
    from individuals with disabilities and their family members, 
    guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives, may determine 
    that the entity providing protection and advocacy services required 
    by section 102(e)(20) (referred to in this subsection as the `first 
    entity') has not met the protection and advocacy service needs of 
    the individuals with disabilities and their family members, 
    guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives, for securing 
    funding for and access to assistive technology devices and assistive 
    technology services, and that there is good cause to provide the 
    protection and advocacy services for the State through a contract 
    with a second entity.
        ``(2) Notice and opportunity to be heard.--On making such a 
    determination, the Governor may not enter into a contract with a 
    second entity to provide the protection and advocacy services unless 
    good cause exists and unless--
            ``(A) the Governor has given the first entity 30 days notice 
        of the intention to enter into such contract, including 
        specification of the good cause, and an opportunity to respond 
        to the assertion that good cause has been shown;
            ``(B) individuals with disabilities and their family 
        members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives, 
        have timely notice of the determination and opportunity for 
        public comment; and
            ``(C) the first entity has the opportunity to appeal the 
        determination to the Secretary within 30 days of the 
        determination on the basis that there is not good cause to enter 
        into the contract.
        ``(3) Redesignation.--
            ``(A) In general.--When the Governor of a State determines 
        that there is good cause to enter into a contract with a second 
        entity to provide the protection and advocacy services, the 
        Governor shall hold an open competition within the State and 
        issue a request for proposals by entities desiring to provide 
        the services.
            ``(B) Timing.--The Governor shall not issue such request 
        until the first entity has been given notice and an opportunity 
        to respond. If the first entity appeals the determination to the 
        Secretary in accordance with paragraph (2)(C), the Governor 
        shall issue such request only if the Secretary decides not to 
        overturn the determination of the Governor. The Governor shall 
        issue such request within 30 days after the end of the period 
        during which the first entity has the opportunity to respond, or 
        after the decision of the Secretary, as appropriate.
            ``(C) Procedure.--Such competition shall be open to entities 
        with the same expertise and ability to provide legal services as 
        a system referred to in section 102(e)(20). The competition 
        shall ensure public involvement, including a public hearing and 
        adequate opportunity for public comment.
    ``(e) Annual Report.--
        ``(1) In general.--Not later than December 31 of each year, the 
    Secretary shall prepare, and submit to the President and to the 
    Congress, a report on Federal initiatives, including the initiatives 
    funded under this Act, to improve the access of individuals with 
    disabilities to assistive technology devices and assistive 
    technology services.
        ``(2) Contents.--Such report shall include information on--
            ``(A) the demonstrated successes of such Federal initiatives 
        at the Federal and State levels in improving interagency 
        coordination, streamlining access to funding for assistive 
        technology, and producing beneficial outcomes for users of 
        assistive technology;
            ``(B) the demonstration activities carried out through the 
        Federal initiatives to--
                ``(i) promote access to such funding in public programs 
            that were in existence on the date of the initiation of the 
            demonstration activities; and
                ``(ii) establish additional options for obtaining such 
            funding;
            ``(C) the education and training activities carried out 
        through the Federal initiatives to promote such access in public 
        programs and the health care system and the efforts carried out 
        through such activities to train professionals in a variety of 
        relevant disciplines, and increase the competencies of the 
        professionals with respect to technology-related assistance;
            ``(D) the education and training activities carried out 
        through the Federal initiatives to train individuals with 
        disabilities and their family members, guardians, advocates, or 
        authorized representatives, individuals who work for public 
        agencies, or for private entities (including insurers), that 
        have contact with individuals with disabilities, educators and 
        related services personnel, technology experts (including 
        engineers), employers, and other appropriate individuals, about 
        technology-related assistance;
            ``(E) the education and training activities carried out 
        through Federal initiatives to promote awareness of available 
        funding in public programs;
            ``(F) the research activities carried out through the 
        Federal initiatives to improve understanding of the costs and 
        benefits of access to assistive technology for individuals with 
        disabilities who represent a variety of ages and types of 
        disabilities;
            ``(G) the program outreach activities to rural and inner-
        city areas that are carried out through the Federal initiatives;
            ``(H) the activities carried out through the Federal 
        initiatives that are targeted to reach underrepresented 
        populations and rural populations; and
            ``(I) the consumer involvement activities in the programs 
        carried out under this Act.
        ``(3) Availability of assistive technology devices and assistive 
    technology services.--As soon as practicable, the Secretary shall 
    include in the annual report required by this subsection information 
    on the availability of assistive technology devices and assistive 
    technology services. When a national classification system for 
    assistive technology devices and assistive technology services is 
    developed pursuant to section 201, the Secretary shall report such 
    information in a manner consistent with such national classification 
    system.
    ``(f) Interagency Disability Coordinating Council.--
        ``(1) Contents.--On or before October 1, 1995, the Interagency 
    Disability Coordinating Council established under section 507 of the 
    Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794c) shall prepare and submit 
    to the President and to the Congress a report containing--
            ``(A) the response of the Interagency Disability 
        Coordinating Council to--
                ``(i) the findings of the National Council on Disability 
            resulting from the study entitled `Study on the Financing of 
            Assistive Technology Devices and Services for Individuals 
            with Disabilities', carried out in accordance with section 
            201 of this Act, as in effect on the day before the date of 
            the enactment of this subsection; and
                ``(ii) the recommendations of the National Council on 
            Disability for legislative and administrative change, 
            resulting from such study; and
            ``(B) information on any other activities of the Interagency 
        Disability Coordinating Council that facilitate the 
        accomplishment of section 2(b)(1) with respect to the Federal 
        Government.
        ``(2) Comments.--The report shall include any comments submitted 
    by the National Council on Disability as to the appropriateness of 
    the response described in paragraph (1)(A) and the effectiveness of 
    the activities described in paragraph (1)(B) in meeting the needs of 
    individuals with disabilities for assistive technology devices and 
    assistive technology services.
    ``(g) Effect on Other Assistance.--This title may not be construed 
as authorizing a Federal or a State agency to reduce medical or other 
assistance available or to alter eligibility under any other Federal 
law.''.

SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 106 (29 U.S.C. 2216) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this title $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, 
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 
through 1998.
    ``(b) Reservations.--
        ``(1) Provision of information and technical assistance.--
            ``(A) In general.--Of the funds appropriated for any fiscal 
        year under subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve at least 
        2 percent or $1,500,000, whichever is greater, of such funds, 
        for the purpose of providing information and technical 
        assistance as described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) to States, 
        individuals with disabilities and their family members, 
        guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives, community-
        based organizations, and protection and advocacy agencies.
            ``(B) Technical assistance to states.--In providing such 
        information and technical assistance to States, the Secretary 
        shall consider the input of the directors of consumer-responsive 
        comprehensive statewide programs of technology-related 
        assistance, shall provide a clearinghouse for activities that 
        have been developed and implemented through programs funded 
        under this title, and shall provide information and technical 
        assistance that--
                ``(i) facilitate service delivery capacity building, 
            training of personnel from a variety of disciplines, and 
            improvement of evaluation strategies, research, and data 
            collection;
                ``(ii) foster the development and replication of 
            effective approaches to information referral, interagency 
            coordination of training and service delivery, outreach to 
            underrepresented populations and rural populations, and 
            public awareness activities;
                ``(iii) improve the awareness and adoption of successful 
            approaches to increasing the availability of public and 
            private funding for and access to the provision of assistive 
            technology devices and assistive technology services by 
            appropriate State agencies;
                ``(iv) assist in planning, developing, implementing, and 
            evaluating appropriate activities to further extend 
            consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide programs of 
            technology-related assistance;
                ``(v) promote effective approaches to the development of 
            consumer-controlled systems that increase access to, funding 
            for, and awareness of, assistive technology devices and 
            assistive technology services;
                ``(vi) provide technical assistance and training to the 
            entities carrying out activities funded pursuant to this 
            title, to establish or participate in electronic 
            communication activities with other States; and
                ``(vii) provide any other appropriate information and 
            technical assistance to assist the States in accomplishing 
            the purposes of this Act.
            ``(C) Information and technical assistance to individuals 
        with disabilities and other persons.--The Secretary shall 
        provide information and technical assistance to individuals with 
        disabilities and their family members, guardians, advocates, or 
        authorized representatives, community-based organizations, and 
        protection and advocacy agencies, on a nationwide basis, to--
                ``(i) disseminate information about, and foster 
            awareness and understanding of, Federal, State, and local 
            laws, regulations, policies, practices, procedures, and 
            organizational structures, that facilitate, and overcome 
            barriers to, funding for, and access to, assistive 
            technology devices and assistive technology services, to 
            promote fuller independence, productivity, and inclusion for 
            individuals with disabilities of all ages;
                ``(ii) identify, collect, and disseminate information, 
            and provide technical assistance, on effective systems 
            change and advocacy activities;
                ``(iii) improve the understanding and use of assistive 
            technology funding decisions made as a result of policies, 
            practices, and procedures, or through regulations, 
            administrative hearings, or legal actions, that enhance 
            access to funding for assistive technology devices and 
            assistive technology services for individuals with 
            disabilities;
                ``(iv) promote effective approaches to Federal-State 
            coordination of programs for individuals with disabilities, 
            through information dissemination and technical assistance 
            activities in response to funding policy issues identified 
            on a nationwide basis by organizations, and individuals, 
            that improve funding for or access to assistive technology 
            devices and assistive technology services for individuals 
            with disabilities of all ages; and
                ``(v) promote effective approaches to the development of 
            consumer-controlled systems that increase access to, funding 
            for, and awareness of, assistive technology devices and 
            assistive technology services, including the identification 
            and description of mechanisms and means that successfully 
            support self-help and peer mentoring groups for individuals 
            with disabilities.
            ``(D) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate the 
        information and technical assistance activities carried out 
        under subparagraph (B) or (C) with other activities funded under 
        this Act.
            ``(E) Grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements.--
                ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall provide the 
            technical assistance and information described in 
            subparagraphs (B) and (C) through grants, contracts, or 
            cooperative agreements with public or private agencies and 
            organizations, including institutions of higher education, 
            with documented experience, expertise, and capacity to carry 
            out identified activities related to the provision of such 
            technical assistance and information.
                ``(ii) Entities with expertise in assistive technology 
            service delivery, interagency coordination, and systems 
            change and advocacy activities.--For the purpose of 
            achieving the objectives described in paragraph (1)(B), the 
            Secretary shall reserve not less than 45 percent and not 
            more than 55 percent of the funds reserved under 
            subparagraph (A) for each fiscal year for grants to, or 
            contracts or cooperative agreements with, public or private 
            agencies or organizations with documented experience with 
            and expertise in assistive technology service delivery, 
            interagency coordination, and systems change and advocacy 
            activities.
                ``(iii) Entities with expertise in assistive technology 
            systems change and advocacy activities, public funding 
            options, and other services.--For the purpose of achieving 
            the objectives described in paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary 
            shall reserve not less than 45 percent and not more than 55 
            percent of the funds reserved under subparagraph (A) for 
            each fiscal year for grants to, or contracts or cooperative 
            agreements with, public or private agencies or organizations 
            with documented experience with and expertise in--

                    ``(I) assistive technology systems change and 
                advocacy activities;
                    ``(II) public funding options; and
                    ``(III) services to increase nationwide the 
                availability of funding for assistive technology devices 
                and assistive technology services.

                ``(iv) Application.--The Secretary shall make any 
            grants, and enter into any contracts or cooperative 
            agreements, under this subsection on a competitive basis. To 
            be eligible to receive funds under this subsection an 
            agency, organization, or institution shall submit an 
            application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
            and containing such information, as the Secretary may 
            require.
        ``(2) Onsite visits.--The Secretary may reserve, from amounts 
    appropriated for any fiscal year under subsection (a), such sums as 
    the Secretary considers to be necessary for the purposes of 
    conducting onsite visits as required by section 105(a)(2).''.

SEC. 107. REPEALS.

    Section 107 (20 U.S.C. 2217) is repealed.
               TITLE II--PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

SEC. 201. NATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM.

    Title II (29 U.S.C. 2231 et seq.) is amended by repealing part A and 
inserting the following:
              ``Subtitle A--National Classification System

``SEC. 201. CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM.

    ``(a) System Development Project.--
        ``(1) In general.--In fiscal year 1995, the Secretary shall 
    initiate a system development project, based on a plan developed in 
    consultation and coordination with other appropriate Federal and 
    State agencies, to develop a national classification system for 
    assistive technology devices and assistive technology services, with 
    the goal of obtaining uniform data through such a system on such 
    devices and services across public programs and information and 
    referral networks.
        ``(2) Project plan.--
            ``(A) Representatives.--In developing a plan for the system 
        development project, the Secretary shall consult with, and 
        coordinate activities with--
                ``(i) representatives of Federal agencies, including 
            agencies that are headed by members of the Interagency 
            Disability Coordinating Council established under section 
            507 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794c); and
                ``(ii) as determined by the Secretary, representatives 
            of State agencies and other appropriate organizations that 
            have responsibility for or are involved in the development 
            and modification of assistive technology devices, the 
            provision of assistive technology devices and assistive 
            technology services, or the dissemination of information 
            about assistive technology devices and assistive technology 
            services, including recipients of grants or contracts for 
            the provision of technical assistance to State assistive 
            technology projects under section 106(b), assistive 
            technology reimbursement specialists, representatives of the 
            State assistive technology projects, and representatives of 
            organizations involved in information and referral 
            activities.
            ``(B) Issues.--The Secretary shall conduct such 
        consultation, and such coordination of activities, with respect 
        to the following:
                ``(i) The costs and benefits, on an agency-by-agency 
            basis, of obtaining uniform data through a national 
            classification system for assistive technology devices and 
            assistive technology services across public programs and 
            information and referral networks.
                ``(ii) The types of data that should be collected, 
            including data regarding funding, across a range of 
            programs, including the programs listed in subsection 
            (c)(2), as appropriate.
                ``(iii) A methodology for developing a single taxonomy 
            and nomenclature for both assistive technology devices and 
            assistive technology services across a range of programs, 
            including the programs listed in subsection (c)(2), as 
            appropriate.
                ``(iv) The process for developing an appropriate data 
            collection instrument or instruments.
                ``(v) A methodology for collecting data across a range 
            of programs, including the programs listed in subsection 
            (c)(2), as appropriate.
                ``(vi) The use of a national classification system by 
            the Internal Revenue Service and State finance agencies to 
            determine whether devices and services are assistive 
            technology devices or assistive technology services for the 
            purpose of determining whether a deduction or credit is 
            allowable under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or State 
            tax law.
        ``(3) Contracts and cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may 
    carry out this section directly, or, if necessary, by entering into 
    contracts or cooperative agreements with appropriate entities.
    ``(b) Single Taxonomy.--In conducting the system development 
project, the Secretary shall develop a national classification system 
that includes a single taxonomy and nomenclature for assistive 
technology devices and assistive technology services.
    ``(c) Data Collection Instrument.--In conducting the system 
development project, the Secretary shall develop a data collection 
instrument to--
        ``(1) collect data regarding funding for assistive technology 
    devices and assistive technology services; and
        ``(2) collect such data from public programs, including, at a 
    minimum--
            ``(A) programs carried out under title I, VI, or VII of the 
        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq., 795 et seq., 
        or 796 et seq.);
            ``(B) programs carried out under part B or H of the 
        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et 
        seq. or 1471 et seq.);
            ``(C) programs carried out under title V or XIX of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq. or 1396 et seq.);
            ``(D) programs carried out under the Older Americans Act of 
        1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); and
            ``(E) programs carried out under the Developmental 
        Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6000 
        et seq.).
    ``(d) Consultation.--The Secretary shall conduct the system 
development project in consultation with the Federal agencies that were 
consulted in developing the project plan.
    ``(e) Report to the President and the Congress on Implementation of 
Uniform Data Collection System.--Not later than July 1, 1997, the 
Secretary shall prepare and submit to the President and the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report containing--
        ``(1) the results of the system development project; and
        ``(2) the recommendations of the Secretary concerning 
    implementation of a national classification system, including 
    uniform data collection.
    ``(f) Reservation.--From the amounts appropriated under subtitle C 
for fiscal year 1995, the Secretary shall reserve up to $200,000 to 
carry out this subtitle.''.

SEC. 202. TRAINING AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

    Title II (29 U.S.C. 2231 et seq.) is amended by repealing parts B, 
C, and D and inserting the following:
            ``Subtitle B--Training and Demonstration Projects

``SEC. 211. TRAINING.

    ``(a) Technology Training.--
        ``(1) General authority.--The Secretary shall make grants to, or 
    enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, appropriate 
    public or private agencies and organizations, including institutions 
    of higher education and community-based organizations, for the 
    purposes of--
            ``(A) conducting training sessions;
            ``(B) developing, demonstrating, disseminating, and 
        evaluating curricula, materials, and methods used to train 
        individuals regarding the provision of technology-related 
        assistance, to enhance opportunities for independence, 
        productivity, and inclusion of individuals with disabilities; 
        and
            ``(C) providing training to develop awareness, skills, and 
        competencies of service providers, consumers, and volunteers, 
        who are located in rural areas, to increase the availability of 
        technology-related assistance in community-based settings for 
        rural residents who are individuals with disabilities.
        ``(2) Eligible activities.--Activities conducted under grants, 
    contracts, or cooperative agreements described in paragraph (1) may 
    address the training needs of individuals with disabilities and 
    their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized 
    representatives, individuals who work for public agencies, or for 
    private entities (including insurers), that have contact with 
    individuals with disabilities, educators and related services 
    personnel, technology experts (including engineers), employers, and 
    other appropriate individuals.
        ``(3) Uses of funds.--An agency or organization that receives a 
    grant or enters into a contract or cooperative agreement under 
    paragraph (1) may use amounts made available through the grant, 
    contract, or agreement to--
            ``(A) pay for a portion of the cost of courses of training 
        or study related to technology-related assistance; and
            ``(B) establish and maintain scholarships related to such 
        courses of training or study, with such stipends and allowances 
        as the Secretary may determine to be appropriate.
        ``(4) Application.--
            ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant or 
        enter into a contract or cooperative agreement under paragraph 
        (1), an agency or organization shall submit an application to 
        the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
        information as the Secretary may require.
            ``(B) Strategies.--At a minimum, any such application shall 
        include a detailed description of the strategies that the agency 
        or organization will use to recruit and train persons to provide 
        technology-related assistance, in order to--
                ``(i) increase the extent to which such persons reflect 
            the diverse populations of the United States; and
                ``(ii) increase the number of individuals with 
            disabilities, and individuals who are members of minority 
            groups, who are available to provide such assistance.
        ``(5) Priorities.--
            ``(A) In general.--Beginning in fiscal year 1994, the 
        Secretary shall--
                ``(i) establish priorities for activities carried out 
            with assistance under this subsection;
                ``(ii) publish such priorities in the Federal Register 
            for the purpose of receiving public comment; and
                ``(iii) publish such priorities in the Federal Register 
            in final form not later than the date on which the Secretary 
            publishes announcements for assistance provided under this 
            subsection.
            ``(B) Explanation of determination of priorities.--
        Concurrent with the publications required by subparagraph (A), 
        the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register an 
        explanation of the manner in which the priorities were 
        determined.
    ``(b) Technology Careers.--
        ``(1) In general.--
            ``(A) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to assist 
        public or private agencies and organizations, including 
        institutions of higher education, to prepare students and 
        faculty working in specific fields for careers relating to the 
        provision of assistive technology devices and assistive 
        technology services.
            ``(B) Fields.--The specific fields described in subparagraph 
        (A) may include--
                ``(i) engineering;
                ``(ii) industrial technology;
                ``(iii) computer science;
                ``(iv) communication disorders;
                ``(v) special education and related services;
                ``(vi) rehabilitation; and
                ``(vii) social work.
        ``(2) Priority.--In awarding grants under paragraph (1), the 
    Secretary shall give priority to the interdisciplinary preparation 
    of personnel who provide or who will provide technical assistance, 
    who administer programs, or who prepare other personnel, in order 
    to--
            ``(A) support the development and implementation of 
        consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide programs of 
        technology-related assistance to individuals with disabilities; 
        and
            ``(B) enhance the skills and competencies of individuals 
        involved in the provision of technology-related assistance, 
        including assistive technology devices and assistive technology 
        services, to individuals with disabilities.
        ``(3) Uses of funds.--An agency or organization that receives a 
    grant under paragraph (1) may use amounts made available through the 
    grant to--
            ``(A) pay for a portion of the cost of courses of training 
        or study related to technology-related assistance; and
            ``(B) establish and maintain scholarships related to such 
        courses of training or study, with such stipends and allowances 
        as the Secretary may determine to be appropriate.
        ``(4) Application.--
            ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this section, an agency or organization shall submit an 
        application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
        containing such information as the Secretary may require.
            ``(B) Strategies.--At a minimum, any such application shall 
        include a detailed description of the strategies that the agency 
        or organization will use to recruit and train persons to provide 
        technology-related assistance, in order to--
                ``(i) increase the extent to which such persons reflect 
            the diverse populations of the United States; and
                ``(ii) increase the number of individuals with 
            disabilities, and individuals who are members of minority 
            groups, who are available to provide such assistance.
    ``(c) Grants to Historically Black Colleges.--In exercising the 
authority granted in subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall 
reserve an adequate amount for grants to historically black colleges and 
universities and other institutions of higher education whose minority 
student enrollment is at least 50 percent.

``SEC. 212. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.

    ``The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with an organization 
whose primary function is to promote technology transfer from, and 
cooperation among, Federal laboratories (as defined in section 4(6) of 
the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
3703(6))), under which funds shall be provided to promote technology 
transfer that will spur the development of assistive technology devices.
    ``SEC. 213. DEVICE AND EQUIPMENT REDISTRIBUTION INFORMATION SYSTEMS 
      AND RECYCLING CENTERS.
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make grants to, or enter into 
contracts or cooperative agreements with, public agencies, private 
entities, or institutions of higher education for the purpose of 
developing and establishing recycling projects.
    ``(b) Project Activities.--Such recycling projects may include--
        ``(1) a system for accepting, on an unconditional gift basis, 
    assistive technology devices, including a process for valuing the 
    devices and evaluating their use and potential;
        ``(2) a system for storing and caring for such devices;
        ``(3) an information system (including computer databases) by 
    which local educational agencies, rehabilitation entities, local 
    community-based organizations, independent living centers, and other 
    entities, would be informed, on a periodic and timely basis, about 
    the availability and nature of the devices currently held; and
        ``(4) a system that makes such devices available to consumers 
    and the entities listed in paragraph (3), and provides for tracking 
    each device throughout the useful life of the device.
    ``(c) Multiple Providers.--
        ``(1) In general.--With respect to activities funded under this 
    section, an agency, entity, or institution may utilize a single 
    service provider or may establish a system of service providers.
        ``(2) Assurances.--If an agency, entity, or institution uses 
    multiple providers, the agency, entity, or institution shall assure 
    that--
            ``(A) all consumers within a State will receive equal access 
        to services, regardless of the geographic location or 
        socioeconomic status of the consumers; and
            ``(B) all activities of the providers will be coordinated 
        and monitored by the agency, entity, or institution.
    ``(d) Other Laws.--Nothing in this section shall affect the 
provision of services or devices pursuant to title I of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.) or part B of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.).
    ``(e) Existing Programs.--Public agencies, private entities, or 
institutions of higher education that have established recycling 
programs prior to receiving assistance under this section may use funds 
made available under this section to extend and strengthen such programs 
through grants, contracts, or agreements under this section.

``SEC. 214. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

    ``The Secretary may make grants to individuals with disabilities to 
enable the individuals to establish or operate commercial or other 
enterprises that develop or market assistive technology devices or 
assistive technology services.

``SEC. 215. PRODUCTS OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN.

    ``The Secretary may make grants to commercial or other enterprises 
and institutions of higher education for the research and development of 
products of universal design. In awarding such grants, the Secretary 
shall give preference to enterprises that are owned or operated by 
individuals with disabilities.

``SEC. 216. GOVERNING STANDARDS FOR ACTIVITIES.

    ``Persons and entities that carry out activities pursuant to this 
subtitle shall--
        ``(1) be held to the same consumer-responsive standards as the 
    persons and entities carrying out programs under title I;
        ``(2) make available to individuals with disabilities and their 
    family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives 
    information concerning technology-related assistance in a form that 
    will allow such individuals with disabilities to effectively use 
    such information;
        ``(3) in preparing such information for dissemination, consider 
    the media-related needs of individuals with disabilities who have 
    sensory and cognitive limitations and consider the use of auditory 
    materials, including audio cassettes, visual materials, including 
    video cassettes and video discs, and braille materials; and
        ``(4) coordinate their efforts with the consumer-responsive 
    comprehensive statewide program of technology-related assistance for 
    individuals with disabilities in any State in which the activities 
    are carried out.
              ``Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

``SEC. 221. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 1995 through 1998.''.
               TITLE III--ALTERNATIVE FINANCING MECHANISMS
    SEC. 301. ALTERNATIVE FINANCING MECHANISMS AUTHORIZED.
    The Act (29 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
              ``TITLE III--ALTERNATIVE FINANCING MECHANISMS
``SEC. 301. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE FINANCING 
MECHANISMS.
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to States to pay 
for the Federal share of the cost of the establishment and 
administration of, or the expansion and administration of, alternative 
financing mechanisms (referred to individually in this title as an 
`alternative financing mechanism') to allow individuals with 
disabilities and their family members, guardians, and authorized 
representatives to purchase assistive technology devices and assistive 
technology services.
    ``(b) Mechanisms.--The alternative financing mechanisms may 
include--
        ``(1) a low-interest loan fund;
        ``(2) a revolving fund;
        ``(3) a loan insurance program;
        ``(4) a partnership with private entities for the purchase, 
    lease, or other acquisition of assistive technology devices or the 
    provision of assistive technology services; and
        ``(5) other alternative financing mechanisms that meet the 
    requirements of this Act and are approved by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
affecting the authority of a State to establish alternative financing 
mechanisms under title I.

``SEC. 302. APPLICATIONS AND PROCEDURES.

    ``(a) Eligibility.--States that receive or have received grants 
under section 102 or 103 shall be eligible to compete for grants under 
section 301.
    ``(b) Requirements.--The Secretary shall make grants under section 
301 under such conditions as the Secretary shall, by regulation, 
determine, except that--
        ``(1) a State may receive only 1 grant under section 301 and may 
    only receive such a grant for 1 year under this title;
        ``(2) a State that desires to receive a grant under section 301 
    shall submit an application to the Secretary, at such time and in 
    such manner as the Secretary may require, containing--
            ``(A) an assurance that the State will provide at least 50 
        percent of the cost described in section 301(a), as set forth in 
        section 304, for the purpose of supporting the alternative 
        financing mechanisms that are covered by the grant;
            ``(B) an assurance that an alternative financing mechanism 
        will continue on a permanent basis; and
            ``(C) a description of the degree to which the alternative 
        financing mechanisms to be funded under section 301 will expand 
        and emphasize consumer choice and control;
        ``(3) a State that receives a grant under section 301--
            ``(A) shall enter into a contract, with a community-based 
        organization (or a consortia of such organizations) that has 
        individuals with disabilities involved at all organizational 
        levels, for the administration of the alternative financing 
        mechanisms that are supported under section 301; and
            ``(B) shall require that such community-based organization 
        enter into a contract, for the purpose of expanding 
        opportunities under section 301 and facilitating the 
        administration of the alternative financing mechanisms, with--
                ``(i) commercial lending institutions or organizations; 
            or
                ``(ii) State financing agencies; and
        ``(4) a contract between a State that receives a grant under 
    section 301 and a community-based organization described in 
    paragraph (3)--
            ``(A) shall include a provision regarding the administration 
        of the Federal and the non-Federal shares in a manner consistent 
        with the provisions of this title; and
            ``(B) shall include any provision required by the Secretary 
        dealing with oversight and evaluation as may be necessary to 
        protect the financial interests of the United States.

``SEC. 303. GRANT ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.

    ``A State that receives a grant under section 301, together with any 
community-based organization that enters into a contract with the State 
to administer an alternative financing mechanism that is supported under 
section 301, shall develop and submit to the Secretary, pursuant to a 
timeline that the Secretary may establish or, if the Secretary does not 
establish a timeline, within the 12-month period beginning on the date 
that the State receives the grant, the following policies or procedures 
for administration of the mechanism:
        ``(1) A procedure to review and process in a timely fashion 
    requests for financial assistance for both immediate and potential 
    technology needs, including consideration of methods to reduce 
    paperwork and duplication of effort, particularly relating to need, 
    eligibility, and determination of the specific device or service to 
    be provided.
        ``(2) A policy and procedure to assure that access to the 
    alternative financing mechanism shall be given to consumers 
    regardless of type of disability, age, location of residence in the 
    State, or type of assistive technology device or assistive 
    technology service requested and shall be made available to 
    applicants of all income levels.
        ``(3) A procedure to assure consumer-controlled oversight.

``SEC. 304. FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the costs described in 
section 301(a) shall be not more than 50 percent.
    ``(b) Requirements.--A State that desires to receive a grant under 
section 301 shall include in the application submitted under section 302 
assurances that the State will meet the following requirements regarding 
funds supporting an alternative funding mechanism assisted under section 
301:
        ``(1) The State shall make available the funds necessary to 
    provide the non-Federal share of the costs described in section 
    301(a), in cash, from State, local, or private sources.
        ``(2) Funds that support an alternative financing mechanism 
    assisted under section 301--
            ``(A) shall be used to supplement and not supplant other 
        Federal, State, and local public funds expended to provide 
        public funding options; and
            ``(B) may only be distributed through the entity carrying 
        out the alternative financing mechanism as a payer of last 
        resort for assistance that is not available in a reasonable or 
        timely fashion from any other Federal, State, or local source.
        ``(3) All funds that support an alternative financing mechanism 
    assisted under section 301, including funds repaid during the life 
    of the mechanism, shall be placed in a permanent separate account 
    and identified and accounted for separately from any other fund. 
    Funds within this account may be invested in low-risk securities in 
    which a regulated insurance company may invest under the law of the 
    State for which the grant is provided and shall be administered with 
    the same judgment and care that a person of prudence, discretion, 
    and intelligence would exercise in the management of the financial 
    affairs of such person.
        ``(4) Funds comprised of the principal and interest from an 
    account described in paragraph (3) shall be available to support an 
    alternative financing mechanism assisted under section 301. Any 
    interest or investment income that accrues on such funds after such 
    funds have been placed under the control of the entity administering 
    the mechanism, but before such funds are distributed for purposes of 
    supporting the mechanism, shall be the property of the entity 
    administering the mechanism and shall not be taken into account by 
    any officer or employee of the Federal Government for any purpose.

``SEC. 305. AMOUNT OF GRANTS.

    ``(a) Amount.--
        ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a grant 
    under section 301 shall be for an amount that is not more than 
    $500,000.
        ``(2) Increases.--Such a grant may be increased by any 
    additional funds made available under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Excess Funds.--If funds appropriated under section 308 for a 
fiscal year exceed the amount necessary to fund the activities described 
in acceptable applications submitted under section 302 for such year, 
the Secretary shall make such excess amount available, on a competitive 
basis, to States receiving grants under section 301 for such year. A 
State that desires to receive additional funds under this subsection 
shall amend and resubmit to the Secretary the application submitted 
under section 302. Such amended application shall contain an assurance 
that the State will provide an additional amount for the purpose of 
supporting the alternative financing mechanisms covered by the grant 
that is not less than the amount of any additional funds paid to the 
State by the Secretary under this subsection.
    ``(c) Insufficient Funds.--If funds appropriated under section 308 
for a fiscal year are not sufficient to fund each of the activities 
described in the acceptable applications for such year, a State whose 
application was approved as acceptable for such year but that did not 
receive a grant under section 301, may update such application for the 
succeeding fiscal year. Priority shall be given in such succeeding 
fiscal year to such updated applications, if acceptable.

``SEC. 306. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide information and 
technical assistance to States under this title, and the information and 
technical assistance shall include--
        ``(1) assisting States in the preparation of applications for 
    grants under section 301;
        ``(2) assisting States that receive such grants in developing 
    and implementing alternative financing mechanisms; and
        ``(3) providing any other information and technical assistance 
    to assist States in accomplishing the objectives of this title.
    ``(b) Grants, Contracts, and Agreements.--The Secretary shall 
provide the information and technical assistance described in subsection 
(a) through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with public or 
private agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher 
education, with documented experience, expertise, and capacity to assist 
States in the development and implementation of the alternative 
financing mechanisms described in section 301.

``SEC. 307. ANNUAL REPORT.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than December 31 of each year, the 
Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress stating whether each 
State program to provide alternative financing mechanisms that was 
supported under section 301 during the year is making significant 
progress in achieving the objectives of this title.
    ``(b) Contents.--The report shall include information on--
        ``(1) the number of applications for grants under section 301 
    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 alternative financing mechanisms to 
    the amount of Federal 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 which each 
    State has entered into a contract; and
        ``(5) the amount of assistance given to consumers (who shall be 
    classified by age, type of disability, type of assistive technology 
    device or assistive technology service received, geographic 
    distribution within the State, gender, and whether the consumers are 
    part of an underrepresented population or a rural population).

``SEC. 308. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 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 1998.
    ``(b) Availability in Succeeding Fiscal Year.--Amounts appropriated 
under subsection (a) shall remain available for obligation for the 
fiscal year immediately following the fiscal year for which such amounts 
were appropriated.
    ``(c) Reservation.--Of the amounts appropriated under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall reserve $250,000 for the purpose of providing 
information and technical assistance 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 subparagraph (D) and 
    inserting a comma;
        (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) and 
    inserting ``, and''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(F) training in the use, applications, and benefits of 
    assistive technology devices and assistive technology services (as 
    defined in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 3 of the Technology-
    Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988 (29 
    U.S.C. 2202 (2) and (3))).''.

SEC. 402. REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973.

    (a) National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.--
Section 202(b)(8) of the Rehabilitation 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 
disabilities, including information on individuals with disabilities who 
live in rural or inner-city settings, with particular attention given to 
underserved populations,''.
    (b) Training.--Section 302(b)(1)(B) of the Rehabilitation 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 assistive 
        technology services (as defined in paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
        section 3 of the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals 
        With Disabilities Act of 1988 (29 U.S.C. 2202 (2) and (3))).''.
    SEC. 403. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE HEAD START ACT.
    Section 644(f) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9839(f)) is 
amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1)--
            (A) by inserting ``, or to request approval of the purchase 
        (after December 31, 1986) of facilities,'' after ``to purchase 
        facilities''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary 
        shall suspend any proceedings pending against any Head Start 
        agency to claim costs incurred in purchasing such facilities 
        until the agency has been afforded an opportunity to apply for 
        approval of the purchase and the Secretary has determined 
        whether the purchase will be approved. The Secretary shall not 
        be required to repay claims previously satisfied by Head Start 
        agencies for costs incurred in the purchase of such 
        facilities.''; and
        (2) in paragraph (2)--
            (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or that was 
        previously purchased'' before the semicolon;
            (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                (i) by inserting ``, or the previous purchase has 
            resulted,'' after ``purchase will result'' in clause (i); 
            and
                (ii) in clause (ii)--

                    (I) by inserting ``, or would have prevented,'' 
                after ``will prevent''; and
                    (II) by striking ``and'' at the end;

            (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
        and
            (D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
        ``(D) in the case of a request regarding a previously purchased 
    facility, information demonstrating that the facility will be used 
    principally as a Head Start center, or a direct support facility for 
    a Head Start program; and''.

SEC. 404. 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--
        (1) by striking ``3(1)'' and inserting ``3(2)''; and
        (2) by striking ``2202(1)'' and inserting ``2202(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--
        (1) by striking ``3(2)'' and inserting ``3(3)''; and
        (2) by striking ``2202(2)'' and inserting ``2202(3)''.
                         TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--Except as otherwise specifically provided in this 
Act, this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Compliance.--Each State receiving a grant under the Technology-
Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988 shall 
comply with the amendments made by this Act--
        (1) as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of 
    this Act, consistent with the effective and efficient administration 
    of the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With 
    Disabilities Act of 1988; but
        (2) not later than--
            (A) the next date on which the State receives an award 
        through a grant under section 102 or 103 of such Act; or
            (B) October 1, 1994,
    whichever is sooner.







                                Speaker of the House of Representatives.







                             Vice President of the United States and    
                                                President of the Senate.