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                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
  CHAPTER 75--PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
 
             SUBCHAPTER V--PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
 
Sec. 6081. Purpose

    The purpose of this subchapter is to provide for grants and 
contracts for projects of national significance that support the 
development of national and State policy to enhance the independence, 
productivity, and integration and inclusion of individuals with 
developmental disabilities through--
        (1) data collection and analysis;
        (2) technical assistance to enhance the quality of State 
    Developmental Disabilities Councils, protection and advocacy 
    systems, and university affiliated programs; and
        (3) other projects of sufficient size and scope that hold 
    promise to expand or improve opportunities for individuals with 
    developmental disabilities, including--
            (A) technical assistance for the development of information 
        and referral systems;
            (B) educating policymakers;
            (C) Federal interagency initiatives;
            (D) the enhancement of participation of racial and ethnic 
        minorities in public and private sector initiatives in 
        developmental disabilities;
            (E) transition of youth with developmental disabilities from 
        school to adult life; and
            (F) special pilots and evaluation studies to explore the 
        expansion of programs under subchapter II of this chapter to 
        individuals with severe disabilities other than developmental 
        disabilities.

(Pub. L. 88-164, title I, Sec. 161, as added Pub. L. 98-527, Sec. 2, 
Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2683; amended Pub. L. 100-146, title V, 
Sec. 501(a), Oct. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 857; Pub. L. 101-496, Sec. 20, 
Oct. 31, 1990, 104 Stat. 1203; Pub. L. 103-230, title V, Sec. 502, Apr. 
6, 1994, 108 Stat. 328.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 6081, Pub. L. 88-164, title I, Sec. 145, as added 
Pub. L. 94-103, title I, Sec. 105, Oct. 4, 1975, 89 Stat. 495; amended 
Pub. L. 95-602, title V, Secs. 504(b)(2), (3), 513, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 
Stat. 3006, 3016; Pub. L. 96-32, Sec. 3(a), July 10, 1979, 93 Stat. 82; 
Pub. L. 97-35, title IX, Sec. 913, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 563; Pub. L. 
98-221, title III, Sec. 305, Feb. 22, 1984, 98 Stat. 35, set forth grant 
authority for special projects grants, prior to the general amendment of 
this chapter by Pub. L. 98-527. See sections 6082 and 6083 of this 
title.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-230 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, 
section read as follows: ``The purpose of this subchapter is to provide 
for grants and contracts for projects of national significance to 
increase and support the independence, productivity, and integration 
into the community of persons with developmental disabilities, and to 
support the development of national and State policy which enhances the 
independence, productivity, and integration of persons with 
developmental disabilities through data collection and analysis, 
technical assistance to program components, technical assistance for the 
development of information and referral systems, educating policymakers, 
Federal interagency initiatives, and the enhancement of minority 
participation in public and private sector initiatives in developmental 
disabilities.''
    1990--Pub. L. 101-496 inserted before period at end ``, and to 
support the development of national and State policy which enhances the 
independence, productivity, and integration of persons with 
developmental disabilities through data collection and analysis, 
technical assistance to program components, technical assistance for the 
development of information and referral systems, educating policymakers, 
Federal interagency initiatives, and the enhancement of minority 
participation in public and private sector initiatives in developmental 
disabilities''.
    1987--Pub. L. 100-146 substituted ``and contracts for projects of 
national significance'' for ``for demonstration projects''.


                    Effective Date of 1987 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 100-146 effective Oct. 1, 1987, see section 601 
of Pub. L. 100-146, set out as a note under section 6000 of this title.
