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 106 STAT. 5206 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—OCT. 5, 1992 "*(e)(l) The Commissioner may make grants to public or private institutions to pay for the cost of developing special projects and demonstration projects to address the general education, coimseling, vocational training, work transition, supported employment, job placement, followup, and community outreach needs of individuals who are either low-functioning and deaf or low-functioning and hard-of-hearing. Such projects shall provide educational and vocational rehabilitation services that are not otherwise available in the region involved and shall maximize the potential of such individuals, including individuals who are deaf and have additional severe disabilities. carry out the projects in accordance with paragraph (1), that the recipients coordinate the projects as described in paragraph (3), and that information about innovative methods of service delivery developed by such projects is disseminated. "'(3) The Commissioner shall prepare and submit an annual report to Congress that includes an assessment of the manner in which the recipients carrying out the projects coordinate the projects with projects carried out by other public or nonprofit agencies serving individuals who are deaf, to expand or improve services for such individuals.*. "(0 RELATIONSHIP TO SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS. — Section 311 (29 U.S.C. 777a), as amended by subsection (e), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "'(fKl) Consistent with paragraph (2), and consistent with the general authority set forth in this section to fiuid special demonstration programs, projects, and activities, nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the Commissioner from exercising authority under this title, or making available funds appropriated to carry out this title, to fund programs, projects, and activities described in section 802. " *(2) If the amount of funds appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this section exceeds the amount of funds appropriated for the preceding fiscal year to carry out this section, adjusted by the percent by which the average of the estimated gross domestic product fixed-weight price index for that fiscal year differs from that estimated index for the preceding fiscal year, the amount of the excess shall be treated as if the excess were appropriated under title VIII.*". (2) In section 801 of the bill: (A) Redesignate subsection (b) as subsection (c). (B) Insert after subsection (a) the following subsection: a distinct designated budget account identification code number in the President*s budget, for activities under title VIII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Funding for such activities shall be available only to such extent as is provided, or in such amounts as are provided, in appropriations Acts. Such account shall be separate and distinct from the accounts for all other activities under titles I through VII of such Act.**. Agreed to October 5, 1992.
 * (2) The Commissioner shall monitor the activities of the recipients of grants under this subsection to ensure that the recipients
 * (b) ACCOUNT.—There shall be established an account with

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