Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 100 Part 2.djvu/68

 100 STAT. 1170

Federal Register, publication.

Reports.

Post, p. 1174.

PUBLIC LAW 99-457—OCT. 8, 1986

"(5) The dissemination of information on research and related activities conducted under this part to regional resource centers and interested individuals and organizations. "(6) The development of instruments, including tests, inventories, and scales for measuring progress of handicapped infants, toddlers, children and youth across a number of developmental domains. "(b) In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the special education or early intervention experience of applicants under such subsection. "(c) The Secretary shall publish proposed research priorities in the Federal Register every 2 years, not later than July 1, and shall allow a period of 60 days for public comments and suggestions. After analyzing and considering the public comments, the Secretary shall publish final research priorities in the Federal Register not later than 30 days after the close of the comment period. "(d) The Secretary shall provide an index (including the title of each research project and the name and address of the researching organization) of all research projects conducted in the prior fiscal year in the annual report described under section 618. The Secretary shall make reports of research projects available to the education community at large and to other interested parties. "(e) The Secretary shall coordinate the research priorities established under subsection (c) with research priorities established by the National Institute of Handicapped Research and shall provide information concerning research priorities established under such subsection to the National Council on the Handicapped, and to the Bureau of Indian Affairs Advisory Committee for Exceptional Children.". SEC. 313. PANELS AND EXPERTS.

Section 643 of the Act (20 U.S.C. 1443) is amended to read as follows: "PANELS OF EXPERTS

20 USC

1421-1454; post, p. 1172.

"SEC. 643. (a) The Secretary shall convene, in accordance with subsection (b), panels of experts who are competent to evaluate proposals for projects under parts C through G. The panels shall be composed of— "(1) individuals from the field of special education for the handicapped and other relevant disciplines who have significant expertise and experience in the content areas and age levels addressed in the proposals, and "(2) handicapped individuals and parents of handicapped individuals when appropriate. "(b)(1) The Secretary shall convene panels under subsection (a) for any application which includes a total funding request exceeding $60,000 and may convene or otherwise appoint panels for applications which include funding requests that are less than such amount. "(2) Such panels shall include a majority of non-Federal members. Such non-Federal members shall be provided travel and per diem not to exceed the rate provided to other educational consultants used by the Department and shall be provided consultant fees at such a rate.

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