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 98 STAT. 26 29 USC 777a. Grants.

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20 USC 1425.

PUBLIC LAW 98-221—FEB. 22, 1984 SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS ni mtimun SEC. 136. (a)(1) Section 311(a)(1) of the Act is amended by striking out "individuals with spinal cord injuries and". (2) Section 311(a) of the Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new flush sentence: "The Director of the National Institute of Handicapped Research may make grants to States and to public or nonprofit agencies and organizations to pay part or all of the costs of special projects and demonstrations for spinal cord injuries.". (b) Section 311(b) of the Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "The Director of the National Institute of Handicapped Research shall coordinate each grant made under this subsection with the Commissioner.". (c) Section 311 of the Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c)(1) The Commissioner may make grants to public and nonprofit agencies and organizations to pay part or all of the costs of special projects and demonstrations including research and evaluation for handicapped youths to provide job training and prepare them for entry into the labor force. Such projects shall be designed to demonstrate cooperative efforts between local educational agencies, business and industry, vocational rehabilitation programs, and organizations representing labor and organizations responsible for promoting or assisting in local economic development. "(2) Services under this subsection may include— "(A) jobs search assistance; "(B) on-the-job training; "(C) job development including worksite modification and use of advanced learning technology for skills training; "(D) dissemination of information on program activities to business and industry; and "(E) followup services for individuals placed in employment. "(3) The Commissioner shall assure that projects shall be coordinated with other projects assisted under section 626 of the Education of the Handicapped Act.". SPECIAL RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

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SEC. 137. Section 316 of the Act is amended by inserting "(a)" after the section designation and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1984, $2,100,000 for the fiscal year 1985, and $2,200,000 for the fiscal year 1986.". PART D—NATIONAL COUNCIL

'i-smQ'tnuA ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENT National eouncil on the Handicapped. 29 USC 780. 29 USC 780a. Ante, p. 17.

SEC. 141. (a) Section 400(a) of the Act is amended by striking out "with the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare" and inserting in lieu thereof "within the Federal Government". OoXD Effective on the date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Amendments of 1984, the National Council on the Handicapped shall be an independent agency within the Federal Government and

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