FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

SEC. 701. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. Section 661 (20 U.S.C. 1461) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking “provision of early intervention” and inserting “provision of related services and early intervention services”; (2) in paragraph (1)— (A) by inserting “assistive technology,” after “technology,”; and (B) by striking “more effectively” and inserting “most effectively, efficiently, and appropriately”; (3) in paragraphs (2) through (4), by striking “new technology,” each place such term appears and inserting “technology, assistive technology,”; (4) in paragraph (4), by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, where appropriate, to entities described in section 610(g)”; (5) (A) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (3); (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting a comma; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(5) increasing access to and use of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services in the education of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities, and other activities authorized under the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988, as such Act relates to the education of students with disabilities, and “(6) examining how these purposes can address the problem of illiteracy among individuals with disabilities.”; and 104 STAT. 1141 (6) by inserting “(a)” after the section designation and by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(b) (1) With respect to new technology, media, and materials utilized with funds under this part to improve the education of students with disabilities, the Secretary shall make efforts to ensure that such instructional materials are closed captioned. “(2) The Secretary may not award a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a) unless the applicant for such assistance agrees that activities carried out with the assistance will be coordinated, as appropriate, with the State entity receiving funds under title I of Public Law 100–407.”.