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 118 STAT. 2760 PUBLIC LAW 108–446—DEC. 3, 2004 ‘‘(D) prepare and submit an annual report to the Gov ernor and to the Secretary on the status of early interven tion programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families operated within the State. ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITY.—The council may advise and assist the lead agency and the State educational agency regarding the provision of appropriate services for children from birth through age 5. The council may advise appropriate agencies in the State with respect to the integration of services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and at risk infants and toddlers and their families, regardless of whether at risk infants and toddlers are eligible for early intervention services in the State. ‘‘(f) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.—No member of the council shall cast a vote on any matter that is likely to provide a direct financial benefit to that member or otherwise give the appearance of a conflict of interest under State law. ‘‘SEC. 642. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION. ‘‘Sections 616, 617, and 618 shall, to the extent not inconsistent with this part, apply to the program authorized by this part, except that— ‘‘(1) any reference in such sections to a State educational agency shall be considered to be a reference to a State’s lead agency established or designated under section 635(a)(10); ‘‘(2) any reference in such sections to a local educational agency, educational service agency, or a State agency shall be considered to be a reference to an early intervention service provider under this part; and ‘‘(3) any reference to the education of children with disabil ities or the education of all children with disabilities shall be considered to be a reference to the provision of appropriate early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabil ities. ‘‘SEC. 643. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. ‘‘(a) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR OUTLYING AREAS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the sums appropriated to carry out this part for any fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve not more than 1 percent for payments to Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Common wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in accordance with their respective needs for assistance under this part. ‘‘(2) CONSOLIDATION OF FUNDS.—The provisions of Public Law 95–134, permitting the consolidation of grants to the out lying areas, shall not apply to funds those areas receive under this part. ‘‘(b) PAYMENTS TO INDIANS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, subject to this sub section, make payments to the Secretary of the Interior to be distributed to tribes, tribal organizations (as defined under section 4 of the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act), or consortia of the above entities for the coordination of assistance in the provision of early intervention services by the States to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families on reservations served by elementary schools and secondary schools for Indian children operated or funded by the Department of the Interior. The amount of such payment 20 USC 1443. Applicability. 20 USC 1442. Reports.

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