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 92 STAT. 2998 42 USC 6011. 20 USC 1412, 1413.

Approval.

29 USC 721, Ante, pp. 2958, 2959.

PUBLIC LAW 95-602—NOV. 6, 1978 struction Act, and sections 612(4) and 614(a)(5) of the Education for All H and i c a p p e d Children Act of 1975, respectively; " (5) provide assurances that the State will conduct periodic reviews of the progress of individuals assisted under this title to determine whether services provided to such individuals should be continued, modified, or discontinued; " (6) provide assurances that special efforts will be undertaken to provide technical assistance to urban and r u r a l poverty areas with respect to the provision of comprehensive services for severely handicapped individuals and describe such efforts; " (7) provide assurances that handicapped individuals shall have a substantial role in developing the State p l a n; " (8) provide assurances that not less than 20 percent of the funds received by a State under this part shall be used to make grants to local public agencies and private nonprofit organizations for the conduct of independent living services except that the Commissioner may waive the requirement of this clause if the Commissioner determines, on the basis of evidence submitted by the State, that such State cannot feasibly use the funds required to be expended under this section for the purposes of this clause; and " (9) contain such other information, and be submitted in such form and in accordance with such procedures, as the Commissioner may require. " (b) As soon as practicable after receiving a State plan submitted under subsection (a), the Commissioner shall approve or disapprove such plan. The Commissioner shall approve any State plan which he determines meets the requirements and purposes of this section. The provisions of subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 101 of this Act shall apply to any State plan submitted to the Commissioner pursuant to this section, except that for purposes of this section, all references in such subsections to the Secretary shall be deemed to be references to the Commissioner. " P A R T B — C E N T E R S FOR INDEPENDENT L IV I N G "CFRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED

29 USC 796e.

Application.



" SEC. 711. (a) The Commissioner may make g r a n t s to any designated State unit which administers the State plan under section 705 to provide for the establishment and operation of independent living centers, which shall be facilities offering the services described in subsection (c)(2). " (b) No g r a n t may be made under this section unless an application therefore has been submitted to and approved by the Commissioner. The Commissioner may not approve an application for a g r a n t unless the application— " (1) contains assurances that the designated State unit will use funds provided by such g r a n t in accordance with subsection (c); and " (2) contains such other information, and is submitted in such form and in accordance with such procedures, as the Commissioner may require. " (c) A n application by a public or nonprofit agency or organization for such g r a n t shall— " (1) provide assurances that handicapped individuals will be substantially involved in policy direction and management of such center, and will be employed by such center;

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