expansion of instructional media programs to include all handicapped children

expansion of instructional media programs to include all handicapped children Sec. 155. (a) Subsection (b) of the first section of the Act entitled “An Act to provide in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for a loan service of captioned films for the deaf” (42 U.S.C. 2491 et seq.), is amended to read as follows in order to conform its statement of objectives to amendments made to such Act by Public Law 89–258 and by this Act: “(b) to promote the educational advancement of handicapped persons by (1) carrying on research in the use of educational media for the handicapped, (2) producing and distributing educational media for the use of handicapped persons, their parents, their actual or potential employers, and other persons directly involved in work for the 81 Stat. 805advancement of the handicapped, and (3) training persons in the use of educational media for the instruction of the handicapped.” (b) Section 2 of such Act is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: “(4) The term ‘handicapped’ means deaf, mentally retarded, speech impaired, visually handicapped, seriously emotionally disturbed, crippled, or other health impaired persons.” (c) Section 3 of such Act is amended by striking out the word “deaf” and inserting in lieu thereof “handicapped” each time it occurs therein. (d) (1) Subsection (b)(5) of section 3 of such Act is amended by inserting immediately before the semicolon at the end thereof the following: “, including the payment to those persons of such stipends (including allowances for travel and other expenses of such persons and their dependents) as he may determine, which shall be consistent with prevailing practices under comparable federally supported programs”. (2) This subsection shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, except that as to payments made pursuant to such section 3 prior to such date, this subsection shall be effective as of September 28, 1962. (e) Section 4 of such Act is amended by striking out “$5,000,000” and inserting “$8,000,000” in lieu thereof and by striking out “$7,000,000” and inserting “$10,000,000” in lieu thereof.