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[CITE: 7USC5933]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                          CHAPTER 88--RESEARCH
 
            SUBCHAPTER VII--MISCELLANEOUS RESEARCH PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 5933. Assistive technology program for farmers with 
        disabilities
        

(a) Special demonstration grants

                           (1) In general

        The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with other 
    appropriate Federal agencies, shall make demonstration grants to 
    support cooperative programs between State Cooperative Extension 
    Service agencies and private nonprofit disability organizations to 
    provide on-the-farm agricultural education and assistance directed 
    at accommodating disability in farm operations for individuals with 
    disabilities who are engaged in farming and farm-related occupations 
    and their families.

                        (2) Eligible services

        Grants awarded under paragraph (1) may be used to support 
    programs serving individuals with disabilities, and their families, 
    who are engaged in farming and farm-related occupations.

                        (3) Eligible programs

        Grants awarded under paragraph (1) may be used to initiate, 
    expand, or sustain programs that--
            (A) provide direct education and assistance to accommodate 
        disability in farming to individuals with disabilities who 
        engage in farming and farm-related occupations;
            (B) provide on-the-farm technical advice concerning the 
        design, fabrication, and use of agricultural and related 
        equipment, machinery, and tools, and assist in the modification 
        of farm worksites, operations, and living arrangements to 
        accommodate individuals with disabilities who engage in farming, 
        farm living and farm-related tasks;
            (C) involve community and health care professionals, 
        including Extension Service agents and others, in the early 
        identification of farm and rural families that are in need of 
        services related to the disability of an individual;
            (D) provide specialized education programs to enhance the 
        professional competencies of rural agricultural professionals, 
        rehabilitation and health care providers, vocational counselors, 
        and other providers of service to individuals with disabilities, 
        and their families, who engage in farming or farm-related 
        occupations; and
            (E) mobilize rural volunteer resources, including peer 
        counseling among farmers with disabilities and rural ingenuity 
        networks promoting cost effective methods or accommodating 
        disabilities in farming and farm-related activities.

                   (4) Extension Service agencies

        Grants shall be awarded under this subsection directly to State 
    Extension Service agencies to enable them to enter into contracts, 
    on a multiyear basis, with private nonprofit community-based direct 
    service organizations to initiate, expand, or sustain cooperative 
    programs described under paragraphs (2) and (3).

                         (5) Minimum amount

        A grant awarded under this subsection may not be less than 
    $150,000.

(b) National grant for technical assistance, training, and dissemination

    The Secretary of Agriculture shall award a competitive grant to a 
national private nonprofit disability organization to enable such 
organization to provide technical assistance, training, information 
dissemination and other activities to support community-based direct 
service programs of on-site rural rehabilitation and assistive 
technology for individuals with disabilities, and their families, who 
are engaged in farming or farm-related occupations.

(c) Authorization of appropriations

                           (1) In general

        Subject to paragraph (2), there is authorized to be appropriated 
    to carry out this section $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 
    through 2002.

                         (2) National grant

        Not more than 15 percent of the amounts made available under 
    paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall be used to carry out 
    subsection (b) of this section.

(Pub. L. 101-624, title XVI, Sec. 1680, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3781; 
Pub. L. 104-127, title VIII, Sec. 841, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1170; 
Pub. L. 105-185, title II, Sec. 246, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 556.)


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 105-185, Sec. 246(1), struck out 
heading and text of par. (6). Text read as follows: ``There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection--
        ``(A) not less than $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1991 
    and 1992; and
        ``(B) not less than $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 
    through 1997.''
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-185, Sec. 246(2), struck out par. (1) 
designation and heading and struck out heading and text of par. (2). 
Text read as follows: ``There are authorized to be appropriated 
$1,000,000 to carry out this subsection for each of the fiscal years 
1991 through 1997.''
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-185, Sec. 246(3), added subsec. (c).
    1996--Subsecs. (a)(6)(B), (b)(2). Pub. L. 104-127 substituted 
``1997'' for ``1996''.
