118 STAT. 1726 PUBLIC LAW 108–364—OCT. 25, 2004 of the grant made for such system under this section, unless the system provides otherwise for payment of the grant amount. ‘‘(d) CERTAIN STATES.— ‘‘(1) GRANT TO LEAD AGENCY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, with respect to a State that, on November 12, 1998, was described in section 102(f)(1) of the Technology Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988, the Secretary shall pay the amount of the grant described in subsection (a), and made under subsection (b), to the lead agency designated under section 4(c)(1) for the State. ‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—A lead agency to which a grant amount is paid under paragraph (1) shall determine the manner in which funds made available through the grant will be allocated among the entities that were providing protec tion and advocacy services in that State on the date described in such paragraph, and shall distribute funds to such entities. In distributing such funds, the lead agency shall not establish any additional eligibility or procedural requirements for an entity in the State that supports protection and advocacy serv ices through a protection and advocacy system. Such an entity shall comply with the same requirements (including reporting and enforcement requirements) as any other entity that receives funding under this section. ‘‘(3) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS.—Except as provided in this subsection, the provisions of this section shall apply to the grant in the same manner, and to the same extent, as the provisions apply to a grant to a system. ‘‘(e) CARRYOVER.—Any amount paid to an eligible system for a fiscal year under this section that remains unobligated at the end of such fiscal year shall remain available to such system for obligation during the subsequent fiscal year. Program income gen erated from such amount shall remain available for 2 additional fiscal years after the year in which such amount was paid to an eligible system and may only be used to improve the awareness of individuals with disabilities about the accessibility of assistive technology and assist such individuals in the acquisition, utilization, or maintenance of assistive technology devices or assistive tech nology services. ‘‘(f) REPORT TO SECRETARY.—An entity that receives a grant under this section shall annually prepare and submit to the Sec retary a report that contains such information as the Secretary may require, including documentation of the progress of the entity in— ‘‘(1) conducting consumer responsive activities, including activities that will lead to increased access, for individuals with disabilities, to funding for assistive technology devices and assistive technology services; ‘‘(2) engaging in informal advocacy to assist in securing assistive technology devices and assistive technology services for individuals with disabilities; ‘‘(3) engaging in formal representation for individuals with disabilities to secure systems change, and in advocacy activities to secure assistive technology devices and assistive technology services for individuals with disabilities; ‘‘(4) developing and implementing strategies to enhance the long term abilities of individuals with disabilities and their
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