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 PUBLIC LAW 102-569 —OCT. 29, 1992 106 STAT. 4401 1992 may, at the pleasure of the President, continue to serve as Director."; and (B) by striking the fourth sentence. (2) QUALIFICATIONS.— Section 202(c)(2) (29 U.S.C. 761a(c)(2)) is amended— (A) by inserting after the first sentence the following: "The Deputy Director shall be an individual with substantial experience in rehabilitation and in research administration."; (B) in the sentence beginning "The Deputy Director shall be compensated"— (i) by striking "the rate provided for grade GS- 17 of the General Schedule under section 5332" and inserting "the rate of pay for level 4 of the Senior Executive Service Schedule under section 5382"; and (ii) by striking "or disability of the Director" and inserting "of the Director or the inability of the Director to perform the essential functions of the job"; and (C) by striking the last sentence. (d) FELLOWSHIPS. — Section 202(d) (29 U.S.C. 761a(d)) is amended by inserting ", including individuals with disabilities," after "fellows". (e) SCIENTIFIC REVIEW. —Section 202(e) (29 U.S.C. 761a(e)) is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" after the subsection designation; (2) by striking "rehabilitation field." and inserting the following: "rehabilitation field (including experts in the independent living field) competent to review research grants and programs, including knowledgeable individuals with disabilities, and the parents, family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives of the individuals. The Director shall solicit nominations for such peer review groups from the public and shall publish the names of the individuals selected. Individuals comprising each peer review group shall be selected from a pool of qualified individuals to facilitate knowledgeable, cost-effective review."; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(2) In providing for such scientific review, the Secretary shall provide for training of such individuals and mechanisms to receive input from individuals with disabilities, and from the parents, family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives of the individuals.". (f) USE OF FUNDS. —Section 202 (29 U.S.C. 761a) is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following: "(f) Not less than 90 percent of the funds appropriated under this title for any fiscal year shall be expended by the Director to carry out activities under this title through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. Up to 10 percent of the funds appropriated under this title for any fiscal year may be expended directly for the purpose of carrying out the functions of the Director under this section.". (g) LONG-RANGE PLAN.— Section 202(g) (29 U.S.C. 761a(g)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking "within eighteen months after the effective date of this section, (2) in paragraph (1), by striking "problems encountered" and all that follows and inserting "full inclusion and integration

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