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 PUBLIC LAW 95-602—NOV. 6, 1978 (2) by transferring section 203 to title III and redesignating such section as section 304; (3) by repealing section 204 and redesignating section 202 as section 204; and (4) by inserting after section 201 the following new sections:

92 STAT. 2963 29 USC 763. 29 USC 774. Repeal. 29 USC 764, 762.

29 USC 761.

"NATIONAL INSTITUTE or HANDICAPPED RESEARCH

"SEC. 202. (a) In order to promote and coordinate research with Establishment. respect to handicapped individuals and to more effectively carry out 29 USC 761a. the programs under section 204, there is established within the Depart- Supra. ment of Health, Education, and Welfare a National Institute of Handicapped Eesearch (hereinafter in this title referred to as the 'Institute'), which shall be headed by a Director (hereinafter in this title referred to as the 'Director'). In the performance of his functions, the Director shall be directly responsible to the Secretary or to the same Under Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to whom the Commissioner is responsible under section 3(a) of this Act. "(b) The Director, through the Institute, shall be responsible for— Responsibilities. " (1) administering the programs described in section 204; "(2) disseminating information acquired through research funded by the Institute to other Federal, State, and local public agencies and to private organizations engaged in research relating to rehabilitation or providing rehabilitation services; "(3) coordinating, through the Interagency Committee established by section 203 of this Act, all Federal programs and poli- Post, p. 2965. cies relating to research in rehabilitation; "(4) disseminating educational materials to primary and sec. ondary schools, institutions of higher education, and to public and private entities concerning how the quality of life of handicapped individuals may be improved; "(5) conducting an education program to inform the public about ways of providing for the rehabilitation of handicapped individuals, including information relating to family care and self care; "(6) conducting conferences, seminars, and workshops (including in-service training programs) concerning research and engineering advances in rehabilitation pertinent to the problems of handicapped individuals; "(7) taking whatever action is necessary to keep the Congress fully and currently informed with respect to the implementation and conduct of programs and activities carried out under this title; and "(8) producing, in conjunction with the Department of Labor, the National Center for Health Statistics, the Bureau of the Census, the Social Security Administration, and other Federal departments and agencies, as may be appropriate, statistical reports and studies on the employment, health, income, and other demographic characteristics of handicapped individuals and disseminating such reports and studies to rehabilitation professionals and others to assist in the planning and evaluation of vocational and other rehabilitation services for the handicapped. "(c)(1) The Director of the Institute shall be appointed by the Appointment. President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director shall be compensated at the rate payable for level V of the Execu-

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