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 113 STAT. 1890 PUBLIC LAW 106-170—DEC. 17, 1999 "(4) ALLOCATION OF COSTS.— The costs of carrying out this section shall be paid from amounts made available for the administration of title II and amounts made available for the administration of title XVI, and shall be gJlocated Eimong those amounts as appropriate. "(c) DEFINITIONS.— In this section: "(1) COMMISSIONER.— The term 'Commissioner' means the Commissioner of Social Security. "(2) DISABLED BENEFICIARY.—The term 'disabled beneficiary' has the meaning given that term in section 1148(k)(2). "(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— T here are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $23,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004.". SEC. 122. STATE GRANTS FOR WORK INCENTIVES ASSISTANCE TO DIS- ABLED BENEFICIARIES. Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), as amended by section 121 of this Act, is amended by adding after section 1149 the following new section: "STATE GRANTS FOR WORK INCENTIVES ASSISTANCE TO DISABLED BENEFICIARIES 42 USC "SEC. 1150. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), the 1320b-21. Commissioner may make payments in each State to the protection and advocacy system established pursuant to part C of title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assisteince and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6041 et seq.) for the purpose of providing services to disabled beneficiaries. "(b) SERVICES PROVIDED.—Services provided to disabled beneficisuies pursuant to a payment made under this section may include— "(1) information and advice about obtedning vocational rehabilitation and employment services; and "(2) advocacy or other services that a disabled beneficiary may need to secure or regedn gainful employment. "(c) APPLICATION.—In order to receive payments under this section, a protection and advocacy system shall submit an application to the Commissioner, at such time, in such form and manner, and accompanied by such information and assurances as the Commissioner may require. " (d) AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to the amount appropriated for a fiscal year for making pa5maents under this section, a protection and advocacy system shall not be paid an amoxuit that is less than— "(A) in the case of a protection and advocacy system located in a State (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) other thsui Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the greater of— "(i) $100,000; or "(ii) Vs of 1 percent of the amount available for payments under this section; and "(B) in the case of a protection and advocacy system located in Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, $50,000.

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