Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 1.djvu/346

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108 STAT. 320 PUBLIC LAW 103-230—APR. 6, 1994 a college or university, to provide a leadership role in the promotion of independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion into the community of individuals with developmental disabilities through the provision of the following activities, which are conducted in a culturally competent manner: "(1) Interdisciplinary preservice preparation of students and fellows, including the preparation of leadership personnel. "(2) Community service activities that shall include community training and technice. assistance for or with individuals with developmental disabilities, family members of individuals with developmental disabilities, professionals, paraprofessionals, students, and volunteers. Such activities may include state-of-the-art direct services including family support, individual support, personal assistance services, educational, vocational, clinical, health, prevention, or other direct services. "(3) Dissemination of information and research findings, which may include the empirical validation of activities relevant to the purposes described in paragraphs (1) and (2) and contributions to the development of new knowledge in the field of developmental disabilities.". SEC. 403. GRANT AUTHORITY. (a) SECTION HEADING.—Section 152 (42 U.S.C. 6062) is amended— (1) by striking "SEC. 152."; and (2) in the section heading, by striking "GRANT AUTHORITY" and inserting the following new section heading: "SEC. 152. GRANT AUTHORITY. ". (b) AUTHORITY. —Section 152 (42 U.S.C. 6062) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking "From appropriations" and inserting "ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION.— From appropriations'^ and (B) by striking "102(18)." and inserting "151. Grants may be awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years."; (2) in subsection (b), to read as follows: "(h) TRAINING PROJECTS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— From amounts appropriated under section 156(a), the Secretary shall make grants to luiiversity affiliated programs receiving grants under subsection (a) to support training projects to train personnel to address the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities in areas of emerging national significance, as described in paragraph (3). Grants awarded under this subsection shall be awarded on a competitive basis and may be awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years. "(2) ELIGIBILITY LIMITATIONS. —^A university affiliated program shall not be eligible to receive funds for training projects under this subsection unless— "(A) such program has operated for at least 1 year; or "(B) the Secretary determines that such program has demonstrated the capacity to develop an effective training project during the first year such program is operated. "(3) AREAS OF FOCUS. — Training projects under this subsection shall train personnel to address the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities in the areas of emerging