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grant authority Sec. 502. (a) Section 162(a) is amended— (1) by inserting “and enter into contracts with” after “make grants to” in the matter preceding paragraph (1); (2) by striking out paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(1) projects of national significance relating to persons with developmental disabilities, including projects to educate policy-makers, develop an ongoing data collection system, determine101 STAT. 858 the feasibility and desirability of developing a nationwide information and referral system, and pursue Federal interagency initiatives, and other projects of sufficient size and scope and which hold promise of expanding or otherwise improving opportunities for persons with developmental disabilities (especially those who are multihandicapped or disadvantaged, including minority groups, Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, and other underserved groups); and”; and (3) by inserting “the advocacy functions of the State Planning Council, the functions performed by university affiliated programs and satellite centers under part D, and” after “otherwise improving” in paragraph (2). (b) The last sentence of section 162(b) is amended— (1) by striking out “for each” and inserting in lieu thereof “in such”; and (2) by striking out “in which an applicant’s project will be conducted”. (c) Section 162 is further amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: “(c) Not later than January 1 of each year, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register proposed priorities for grants and contracts under this part and shall allow a period of 60 days for public comments and suggestions concerning such proposed priorities. After analyzing and considering such comments, the Secretary shall publish final priorities for such grants and contracts in the Federal Register.”.