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 102 STAT. 1058

29 USC 2216.

PUBLIC LAW 100-407—AUG. 19, 1988

(1) IN GENERAL.—Any State that fails to comply with the requirements of this title shall be subject to a corrective action plan. (2) PENALTIES.—A State that fails to comply with the requirements of this title may be subject to penalties such as— (A) partial or complete fund termination; (B) ineligibility to participate in the grant program in the following year; or (C) reduction in funding for the following year. (3) APPEALS PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall establish appeals procedures for States that are found in noncompliance with the provisions of this title as the result of an onsite visit or failure to supply information required under subsection (a)(4). (c) EFFECT ON OTHER ASSISTANCE.—Nothing in this title shall be construed to permit the State or any Federal agency to reduce medical or other assistance available or to alter eligibility under— (1) title n, V, XVI, XVm, XIX, or XX of the Social Security Act; (2) the Education of the Handicapped Act; (3) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; or (4) laws relating to veterans' benefits. SEC.106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $9,000,000 for the fiscal year 1989 and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year ending before October 1, 1993. O> RESERVATION.— t) (1) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall reserve 1

percent of funds appropriated in any fiscal year under subsection (a), or $500,000, whichever is greater, for the purpose of providing States with information and technical assistance with respect to the development and implementation of consumerresponsive statewide p r < ^ a m s of technology-related assistance. (2) ONSITE VISITS.—The Secretary may reserve from amounts appropriated in any fiscal year under subsection (a) such sums as the Secretary considers necessary for the purposes of conducting onsite visits as required by section 105(a)(2). 29 USC 2217. Contracts.

SEC 107. EVALUATION. (a) EJVALUATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, directly or by contract, shall conduct a national evaluation of the program of grants to States authorized by this title. (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall report to the Congress on the results of the evaluation conducted as required by paragraph (1) not later than October 1, 1992. Qy) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the evaluation required by subsection (a) shall be— (1) to assess, through representative samples, the status and effects of State efforts to develop statewide p r t ^ a m s of technology-related assistance for individuals with disabilities in a manner consistent with the provisions of this title, particularly in terms of the impact of such efforts on individuals with disabilities; and

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