Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 5.djvu/770

 106 STAT. 4408 PUBLIC LAW 102-569—OCT. 29, 1992 "(ii) provide encouragement and support for initiatives and new approaches by individual and institutional investigators; and "(iii) establish and medntain close working relationships with other governmental and volimtary institutions and organizations engaged in similar efforts in order to unify and coordinate scientific efforts, encourage joint planning, and promote the interchange of data and reports among spinal cord injury investigations. "(B) Any agency or organization carrying out a project or demonstration project assisted by a grant under this paragraph that provides services to individuals with spinal cord injuries shall— "(i) establish, on an appropriate regional basis, a multidisciplinary system of providing vocational and other rehabilitation services, specifically designed to meet the special needs of individuals with spinal cord injuries, including acute care as well as periodic inpatient or outpatient followup and services; "(ii) demonstrate and evaluate the benefits to individuals with spinal cord injuries served in, and the degree of cost effectiveness of, such a regional system; "(iii) demonstrate and evaluate existing, new, and improved methods and equipment essential to the care, management, and rehabilitation of individuals with spinal cord injuries; and "(iv) demonstrate and evaluate methods of community outreach for individuals with spinal cord injuries and community education in connection with the problems of such individuals in areas such as housing, transportation, recreation, employ- ment, and community activities. "(C) In awarding grants under this paragraph, the Director shall take into account the location of any proposed Spinal Cord Injury Center and the appropriate geographic and regional allocation of such Centers."; (3) in paragraphs (5) through (16) (as so redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection), by striking "Conduct of the first place in each such paragraph that the term appears and inserting "Research grants may be used to conduct"; (4) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection), to read as follows: "(9) Research grants may be used to conduct a program of research related to the rehabilitation of children, or older individuals, who are individuals with disabilities, including older American Indians who are individuals with disabilities. Such research program may include projects designed to assist the adjustment of, or maintain as residents in the community, older workers who are individuals with disabilities on leaving the work force."; (5) in paragraph (12)(A) (as so redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection), by inserting "assessment," after "early intervention,"; and (6) in paragraph (13) (as so redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking "developing the employment potential" and inserting "addressing the employment needs"; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking "potential" and inserting "needs".

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