PUBLIC LAW 99-506—OCT. 21, 1986
100 STAT. 1821
(b) REFERENCES.—The Act is amended by striking out "National 29 USC 76la Institute of Handicapped Research" each place it appears in the Act note, (including the table of contents) and inserting in lieu thereof "National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research". Any reference in any other provision of law to the "National Institute of Handicapped Research" shall be considered to be a reference to the "National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research". SEC. 303. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH.
29 USC 761a.
(a) AMERICAN INDIAN SERVICES.—Section 202(b) of the Act is amended— (1) in paragraph (2) by inserting "tribal," after "State,"; and (2) in paragraph (8) by inserting "the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health Service," after "Administration,". (b) PACIFIC BASIN REHABILITATION CENTER.—Section 202(j)(2) of the
Act is amended— (1) by inserting immediately before the period the following: "in order to improve services to individuals with handicaps through relevant rehabilitation research and training in the Pacific Basin and to assist in the coordination of rehabilitation services provided by a broad range of agencies and entities; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following: "Such Center shall (A) develop a sound demographic base, (B) analyze, develop, and utilize appropriate technology, (C) develop a culturally relevant rehabilitation manpower development program, and (D) facilitate interagency communication and cooperation, implementing advanced information technology.". (c) RURAL REHABILITATION CENTER.—Section 202(j) of the Act is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(3) The Director shall establish, directly or by grant or contract, a Contracts, center associated with an institution of higher education, for re- Grants, search and training concerning the delivery of rehabilitation services to rural areas.". (d) GRANTS FOR TRAINING.—Section 202 of the Act is amended by
inserting after subsection (j) the following subsection: "(k) The Director shall make grants to institutions of higher education for the training of researchers in the field of rehabilitation of individuals with handicaps.". (e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Section 202 of the Act is amended by
inserting after subsection (k) the following new subsection: "(1) The Director shall submit to the Congress, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1986, policy recommendations for the establishment by the Congress of an agency designed to ensure (1) the development and cost-effective production and marketing of technological devices; and (2) the efficient distribution of such technology to individuals with handicaps. Such recommendations shall specifically evaluate the feasibility of the chartering by Congress of a private organization or the establishment of a joint public-private corporation to provide marketing and production-related services to the public and private sectors. The policy recommendation shall include suggested funding alternatives for an organization or agency and such other suggestions as the Director or the Committee on Handicapped Research may consider appropriate. Further such recommendations shall consider any potential conflicts of interest in the evaluation
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