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 PUBLIC LAW 102-421—OCT. 16, 1992 106 STAT. 2159 as may be necessary pursuant to the provisions of section 3109 of title 5, United States Code. "(b) REPORT. —The Secretary, as part of the annual report required under section 426 oi the Department of Education Organization Act, shall include a description of the monitoring and evaluation activities pursuant to subsection (a), together with such recommendations, including recommendations for legislation, as the Secretary may consider necessary. "(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There are authorized to be appropriated such simis as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997 to carry out the monitoring and evaluation activities authorized under this section.". (b) REPORT. — Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Education of the Deaf Act Amendments of 1992, the Secretary of Education shall submit a report to Congress regarding progress made by the Department of Education in implementing the recommendations of the Commission on Education of the Deaf pertaining to the provision of a free and appropriate public education to children who are deaf, and children who are hard of hearing, and with respect to the establishment of standards for programs and personnel to meet the educational, communicative, and psychological needs of children who are deaf, and children who are hard of hearing. In preparing this report, the Secretary of Education shall solicit input from the community of individuals who are deaf, and individuals who are hard of hearing. SEC. 136. LIAISON FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. Section 206 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, as redesignated by section 101(b)(6) of this Act, is amended— 20 USC 4356. (1) in subsection (a), by striking "and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973." and inserting the following: ", the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and other Federal or non-Federal agencies, institutions, or organizations involved with the education or rehabilitation of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing."; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (1); (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following paragraph: "(2) review research and other activities carried out by the University, NTID, and other Federal or non-Federal agencies, institutions, or organizations involved with the education or rehabilitation of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing for the purpose of determining overlap and opportunities for coordination among such entities; and". SEC. 137. FEDERAL ENDOWMENT PROGRAMS. The Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, as amended by section 101(b)(6) of this Act, is amended— (1) by striking sections 207 and 208; and 20 USC 4357, (2) by inserting after section 206 the following section: ^^^^ •«EC. 207. FEDERAL ENDOWMENT PROGRAMS FOR GALLAUDET 20 USC 4357. UNIVERSITY AND THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF. "(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAMS.—

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