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 PUBLIC LAW 100-407—AUG. 19, 1988

102 STAT. 1059

(2) to recommend amendments to this title that the Secretary considers necessary to assist States to fully accomplish the purposes of this title, (c) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The Secretary shall work with the States to consider and develop an information system designed to report and compile, from information provided by the States, a qualitative and quantitative description of the impact of the program of grants to States authorized by this title on— (1) the lives of individuals with disabilities, particularly with r ^ a r d to the purposes described in section 2(a)(3); (2) public agencies; (3) fiscal resources committed to technology-related assistance for individuals with disabilities; (4) community-based organizations; and (5) employers.

TITLE II—PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE PART A—STUDY ON FINANCING OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES SEC. 201. STUDY BY NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE HANDICAPPED. (a) STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The National Council on the

Handicapped (hereafter in this part referred to as the "Council"), in addition to the duties of the Council described in section 401 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, shall conduct a study and make recommendations to the Congress and the President concerning— (1) Federal laws, r^ulations, procedures, and practices that facilitate or impede the ability of the States to develop and implement consumer-responsive statewide programs of technol(^y-related assistance for individuals with disabilities; (2) Federal and State laws, regulations, procedures, and practices that facilitate or impede the acquisition of, financing of, or payment for assistive technology devices and assistive technology services for individuals with disabilities; (3) poUcies, practices, and procedures of private entities (including insurers) that facilitate or impede the acquisition of, financing of, or payment for assistive technology devices and assistive technol(^y services for individuals with disabilities; and (4) alternative strategies for acquiring or paying for assistive technol(^y devices and assistive technology services. (b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Council shall appoint an advisory committee in accordance with section 404(c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to assist the Council in canning out the duties of the Council under this part. Such advisory committee shall be appointed from individuals from both the public and private sectors who have broad experience and expertise directly relevant to the issues to be studied by the Council under this part, and shall also include individuals with disabilities, families of individuals with disabilities.

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