Sec. 434. Interagency Committee
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Section 203 (29 U.S.C. 763) is amended— in subsection (a)(1)— by striking and cooperation and inserting , cooperation, and collaboration ; by inserting disability and after agencies conducting ; by inserting the Chairman of the National Council on Disability, the Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the Office on Disability of the Department of Health and Human Services, after Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, ; and by striking and the Director of the National Science Foundation. and inserting the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. ; in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), by striking from targeted individuals and inserting individuals with disabilities and their representatives ; and in paragraph (2)— by striking subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)and inserting the following: share information regarding the range of assistive technology research, rehabilitation research, and research that incorporates the principles of universal design, that is being carried out by members of the Committee and other Federal departments and organizations; identify and make efforts to address, gaps in assistive technology research, rehabilitation research, and research that incorporates the principles of universal design, that are not being adequately addressed; ; in subparagraph (D)— by striking and research that incorporates the principles of universal design and inserting , rehabilitation research, and research that incorporates the principles of universal design ; and by striking and after the semicolon; and in subparagraph (E), by striking and research that incorporates the principles of universal design. and inserting , rehabilitation research, and research that incorporates the principles of universal design; and ; by striking subsection (d); by redesignating subsection
(c)as subsection (d); by inserting after subsection
(b)the following: Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2012, and periodically thereafter, the Committee shall host a disability and rehabilitation research summit, for the purposes of establishing a research agenda to ensure projects are relevant and applicable, bringing together policymakers, representatives from Federal agencies conducting disability and rehabilitation research, nongovernmental funders of rehabilitation research, and organizations representing individuals with disabilities, researchers, and providers. Based on the proceedings of the summit described in paragraph (1), the Committee shall develop a comprehensive Government-wide strategic plan for disability and rehabilitation research. The strategic plan shall include measurable goals and objectives, action-oriented measures, timetables, budgets, and assignment of responsible individuals and agencies for carrying out research activities. At a minimum, the strategic plan shall include— research priorities and recommendations; the development of a searchable Government-wide inventory of disability and rehabilitation research for trend and data analysis across Federal agencies; a set of guiding principles and policies and procedures for conducting and administering disability and rehabilitation research across Federal agencies; and a summary of underemphasized and of duplicative areas of research. Not later than 90 days after the conclusion of the summit described in paragraph (1), the strategic plan described in paragraph
(2)shall be submitted to the President and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives. The annual report prepared by the Committee under subsection
(d)shall include an annual accounting of the progress made in implementing the strategic plan described in paragraph (2), including achievement of measurable goals and objectives, timetables, budgets, and the assignment of responsible individuals and agencies. The Committee shall have the authority to facilitate collaborative projects among Federal agencies by receiving the transfer of funds from such agencies. ; in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (4), by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting the following: describes the progress of the Committee in fulfilling the duties described in subsections
(b)and (c), and including specifically for subsection (c)— a report of the progress made in implementing the strategic plan; a description of the achievement of measurable goals, objectives, and timetables; detailed budgetary information; and the assignment of responsible individuals and agencies. ; and in subsection (e)— in paragraph (1), by striking and after the semicolon; in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: the term rehabilitation research means research on issues and topics related to attaining maximum self sufficiency and function by individuals with disabilities, including research on assistive technology and universal design, employment, education, health and function, and community integration and participation. .
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