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 118 STAT. 2799 PUBLIC LAW 108–446—DEC. 3, 2004 ‘‘(A) $12,832,000 to address the educational, related services, transitional, and early intervention needs of chil dren with deaf blindness. ‘‘(B) $4,000,000 to address the postsecondary, voca tional, technical, continuing, and adult education needs of individuals with deafness. ‘‘(C) $4,000,000 to address the educational, related services, and transitional needs of children with an emo tional disturbance and those who are at risk of developing an emotional disturbance. ‘‘(2) RATABLE REDUCTION.—If the sum of the amount appro priated to carry out subparts 2 and 3, and part E of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 for any fiscal year is less than $130,000,000, the amounts listed in paragraph (1) shall be ratably reduced for the fiscal year.’’. TITLE II—NATIONAL CENTER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION RESEARCH SEC. 201. NATIONAL CENTER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION RESEARCH. (a) AMENDMENT.—The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating part E as part F; and (2) by inserting after part D the following: ‘‘PART E—NATIONAL CENTER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION RESEARCH ‘‘SEC. 175. ESTABLISHMENT. ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Institute a National Center for Special Education Research (in this part referred to as the ‘Special Education Research Center’). ‘‘(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Special Education Research Center is— ‘‘(1) to sponsor research to expand knowledge and under standing of the needs of infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities in order to improve the developmental, educational, and transitional results of such individuals; ‘‘(2) to sponsor research to improve services provided under, and support the implementation of, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); and ‘‘(3) to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in coordination with the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. ‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY OF EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM ACT OF 2002.—Parts A and F, and the standards for peer review of applica tions and for the conduct and evaluation of research under sections 133(a) and 134, respectively, shall apply to the Secretary, the Director, and the Commissioner in carrying out this part. ‘‘SEC. 176. COMMISSIONER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION RESEARCH. ‘‘The Special Education Research Center shall be headed by a Commissioner for Special Education Research (in this part referred to as the ‘Special Education Research Commissioner’) who 20 USC 9567a. 20 USC 9567.

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