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 PUBLIC LAW 105-394—NOV. 13, 1998 112 STAT. 3653 "(B) in other programs designed to promote a cohesive, strategic Federal program of research described in subparagraph (A). "(2) The projects and programs described in paragraph (1) shall be jointly administered by at least 2 agencies or departments with representatives on the Committee. "(3) In recommending activities to be funded in the projects and programs, the Committee shall obtain input from targeted individuals, and other organizations and individuals the Committee determines to be appropriate, concerning the availability and potential of technology for individuals with disabilities. "(e) In this section, the terms 'assistive technology*, 'targeted individuals', and 'universal design' have the meanings given the terms in section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998.". SEC. 202. NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY. Section 401 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended by section 407 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998) is amended 29 USC 781. by adding at the end the following: "(c)(1) Not later than December 31, 1999, the Council shall Deadline, prepare a report describing the barriers in Federal assistive tech- Reports, nology policy to increasing the availability of and access to assistive technology devices and assistive technology services for individuals with disabilities. "(2) In preparing the report, the Council shall obtain input from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research and the Association of Tech Act Projects, and from targeted individuals, as defined in section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998. "(3) The Council shall submit the report, along with such recommendations as the Council determines to be appropriate, to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives.". SEC. 203. ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 792) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (i) as subsections (e) through (j), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: "(d) Beginning in fiscal year 2000, the Access Board, after Effective date, consultation with the Secretary, representatives of such public and private entities as the Access Board determines to be appropriate (including the electronic and information technology industry), targeted individuals (as defined in section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998), and State information technology officers, shall provide training for Federal and State employees on any obligations related to section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973."; and (3) in the second sentence of paragraph (1) of subsection (e) (as redesignated in paragraph (1)), by striking "subsection (e)" and inserting "subsection (f)". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 506(c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794(c)) is amended by striking "section 29 USC 794b. 502(h)(1)" and inserting "section 502(i)(l)".

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