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 104 STAT. 1120 PUBLIC LAW 101-476—OCT. 30, 1990 Grant programs. Government contracts. "(iii) consultative, counseling, and training services for the families of deaf-blind infants, toddlers, children, and youth."; (4) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)— (A) in subparagraph (A), (i) by striking "organizations serving, or proposing to serve," and inserting the following: "organizations that are preparing deaf-blind adolescents for adult placements, or that are preparing to receive deaf- blind young adults into adult living and work environments, or that serve, or propose to serve,", and (ii) by striking "who have attained age twenty-two years"; and (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting supervised," after "rehabilitative,"; (5) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by amending such paragraph to read as follows: "(5) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary is authorized to enter into a number of grants or cooperative agreements to establish and support single and multi-State centers for the provision of technical assistance and pilot supplementary services, for the purposes of program development and expansion, for children and youth with deaf-blindness and their families.". (b) AMENDMENTS TO SUBSECTION (C).— Section 622(c)(l) (20 U.S.C. 1422(c)(l)) is amended— (1) in clause (A), by inserting "sex," after "severity,"; (2) in clause (C), by inserting before the period the following: "and the setting in which the services are provided"; and (3)(A) by striking "and" at the end of clause (B); (B) by striking the period at the end of clause (C) and inserting "; and"; and (C) by adding at the end the following new clause: "(D) student outcomes, where appropriate.". (c) AMENDMENTS TO SUBSECTION (d). — Section 622(d) (20 U.S.C. 1422(d)) is amended to read as follows: "(d) The Secretary shall make a grant, or enter into a contract or cooperative agreement, for a national clearinghouse for children and youth with deaf-blindness— "(1) to identify, coordinate, and disseminate information on deaf-blindness, emphasizing information concerning effective practices in working with deaf-blind infants, toddlers, children, and youth; "(2) to interact with educators, professional groups, and parents to identify areas for programming, materials development, training, and expansion of specific services; "(3) to maintain a computerized data base on local, regional, and national resources; and "(4) to respond to information requests from professionals, parents, and members of the community.". (d) AMENDMENTS TO SUBSECTION (e). —Section 622(e) (20 U.S.C. 1422(e)) is amended to read as follows: "(e) In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall take into consideration the availability and quality of existing services for deaf-blind infants, toddlers, children, and youth in the country, and, to the extent practicable, ensure that all parts of the country have an opportunity to receive assistance under this section."; (e) AMENDMENTS TO SUBSECTION (f).— Section 622(f) (20 U.S.C. 1422(f)) is amended by striking "with," and all that follows and inserting the following: "with organizations or public or nonprofit

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