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PUBLIC LAW 102-119—OCT. 7, 1991 105 STAT. 587 Public Law 102-119 102d Congress An Act To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to strengthen such Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1991". SEC. 2. REFERENCES REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDU- CATION ACT. Any reference made in this Act to an amendment or repeal of a provision shall be considered to be an amendment or repeal, respectively, of that provision of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), unless another public law is specified as being the subject of the amendment or repeal. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS FOR ACT IN GENERAL. Section 602(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1401(a)(1)) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; (2) by inserting "(A)" after "(1)"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: "(B) The term 'children with disabilities' for children aged 3 to 5, inclusive, may, at a State's discretion, include children— "(i) experiencing developmental delays, as defined by the State and as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures, in one or more of the following areas: physical development, cognitive development, communication development, social or emotional development, or adaptive development; and "(ii) who, by reason thereof, need special education and related services.". SEC. 4. SETTLEMENTS AND ALLOCATIONS. (a) AMENDMENTS TO SUBSECTION (c).— Section 611(c)(2)(A)(i)(II) (20 U.S.C. 1411(c)(2)(A)(i)(II)) is amended by striking "$350,000" and inserting "$450,000 ". (b) AMENDMENTS TO SUBSECTION (f).— Section 611(f) (20 U.S.C. 1411(f)) is amended to read as follows: "(f)(1) The Secretary shall make payments to the Secretary of the Interior to meet the need for assistance for the education of children with disabilities on reservations aged 5-21, inclusive, enrolled in elementary and secondary schools for Indian children operated or funded by the Secretary of the Interior. In the case of Indian students ages 3-5, inclusive, who are enrolled in programs affiliated with Bureau of Indian Affairs (hereafter in this subsection referred Oct. 7, 1991 [S. 1106] Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1991. Children and youth. Inter - governme ntal relations. 20 USC 1400 note. Indians.