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 98 STAT. 32

PUBLIC LAW 98-221—FEB. 22, 1984 AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

29 USC 796i. Supra. 29 USC 796.

29 USC 796e.

29 USC 796f.

29 USC 796g.

SEC. 172. (a)(1) Section 731 of the Act the second time it appears is redesignated as section 741. (2) The table of contents of the Act is amended by striking out "Sec. 731" after part E and inserting in lieu thereof "Sec. 741". (b)(1) Section 741(a) of the Act (as so redesignated) is amended to read as follows: "(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of this title such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1984, 1985, and 1986.". (2) Section 741(b) of the Act (as so redesignated) is amended to read as follows: "(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of this title $21,000,000 for the fiscal year 1984, $22,000,000 for the fiscal year 1985, and $23,000,000 for the fiscal year 1986.". (3) Section 741(c)(1) of the Act (as so redesignated) is amended to read as follows: "(c) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part C of this title such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1984, 1985, and 1986.". (4) Section 741 of the Act (as so redesignated) is amended by inserting after subsection (c)(1) (as amended by paragraph (3) of this subsection) the following: "(d)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part D of this title such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1984, 1985, and 1986.".

Helen Keller National enter Act.

TITLE II—REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER FOR DEAF-BLIND YOUTHS AND ADULTS

29 USC 1901 note.

SEC. 201. This title may be cited as the "Helen Keller National Center Act".

SHORT TITLE

CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS 29 USC 1901.

SEC. 202. The Congress finds that— (1) deaf-blindness is among the most severe of all forms of disabilities, and there is a great and continuing need for services and training to help deaf-blind individuals attain the highest possible level of development; (2) due to the rubella epidemic of the 1960's and recent advances in medical technology that have sustained the lives of many severely disabled individuals, including deaf-blind individuals, who might not otherwise have survived, the need for services for deaf-blind individuals is even more pressing now than in the past; (3) helping deaf-blind individuals to become self-sufficient, independent, and employable by providing the services and training necessary to accomplish that end will benefit the Nation, both economically and socially; (4) the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults is a vital national resource for meeting the needs of deaf-blind individuals and no State currently has the facilities or personnel to meet such needs;

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