SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.

SEC. 308. SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS. (a) Grants.— Section 311(a) (29 U.S.C. 777a(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking “and, where appropriate, constructing facilities”; and (B) by striking “blind or deaf individuals,” and all that follows and inserting the following: “individuals who are members of populations that are unserved or under-served by the programs under this Act, individuals who are blind, and individuals who are deaf,”; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking “new careers);” and inserting “new careers and career advancement);”; (3) in paragraph (3), by striking “and, where appropriate, renovating and constructing facilities”; and (4) by striking the matter after and below paragraph (4). (b) Certain Requirements.— Section 311 (29 U.S.C. 777a) is amended by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (b) through (d), respectively. (c) Special Projects and Demonstrations Providing Sup-ported Employment.— Section 311(c) (29 U.S.C. 777a(d)) (as so redesignated by subsection (b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking “rehabilitation facilities” and inserting “community rehabilitation programs”; and (ii) by inserting before the period the following: “, including continuation of determinations of the effectiveness of natural supports or other alternatives to providing extended employment services”; (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking “and” before “(iii)”; and (ii) in clause (iii), by striking “community-based rehabilitation facilities” and inserting “community rehabilitation programs”; and (C) by adding at the end the following subparagraph: 106 STAT. 4419 “(C) Not less than two such grants shall serve individuals who either are low-functioning and deaf or low-functioning and hard-of-hearing.”; (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking “, 1988, and on each subsequent June 1” and inserting “of each year”; and (3) in paragraph (4), by striking “$9,000,000” and all that follows and inserting “such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1993 through 1997.”. (d) Model Statewide Transitional Planning Services.— Section 311(d) (29 U.S.C. 777a(e)) (as so redesignated by subsection (b)) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (3); (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; (3) in paragraph (3)(A) (as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection)— (A) by striking clause (ii); and (B) by striking the clause designation; and (4) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection), by striking “$450,000” and all that follows and inserting “such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1997.”. (e) Educational and Vocational Rehabilitation Demonstration Projects Regarding Low-Functioning.— Section 311 (29 U.S.C. 777a), as amended by subsection (b), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(e) (1) The Commissioner may make grants to public or private institutions to pay for the cost of developing special projects and demonstration projects to address the general education, counseling, vocational training, work transition, supported employment, job placement, followup, and community outreach needs of individuals who are either low-functioning and deaf or low-functioning and hard-of-hearing. Such projects shall provide educational and vocational rehabilitation services that are not otherwise available in the region involved and shall maximize the potential of such individuals, including individuals who are deaf and have additional severe disabilities. “(2) The Commissioner shall monitor the activities of the recipients of grants under this subsection to ensure that the recipients carry out the projects in accordance with paragraph (1), that the recipients coordinate the projects as described in paragraph (3), and that information about innovative methods of service delivery developed by such projects is disseminated. “(3) The Commissioner shall prepare and submit an annual report to Congress that includes an assessment of the manner in which the recipients carrying out the projects coordinate the projects with projects carried out by other public or nonprofit agencies serving individuals who are deaf, to expand or improve services for such individuals.”. (f) Relationship to Special Demonstration Programs.— Section 311 (29 U.S.C. 777a), as amended by subsection (e), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(f) (1) Consistent with paragraph (2), and consistent with the general authority set forth in this section to fund special demonstration programs, projects, and activities, nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the Commissioner from exercising authority under this title, or making available funds appropriated to carry out this title, to fund programs, projects, and activities described in section 802. 106 STAT. 4420 “(2) If the amount of funds appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this section exceeds the amount of funds appropriated for the preceding fiscal year to carry out this section, adjusted by the percent by which the average of the estimated gross domestic product fixed-weight price index for that fiscal year differs from that estimated index for the preceding fiscal year, the amount of the excess shall be treated as if the excess were appropriated under title VIII.”.