AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) In General.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $9,000,000 for the fiscal year 1989 and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year ending before October 1, 1993. (b) Reservation.— (1) Provision of information.—The Secretary shall reserve 1 percent of funds appropriated in any fiscal year under subsection (a), or $500,000, whichever is greater, for the purpose of providing States with information and technical assistance with respect to the development and implementation of consumer-responsive statewide programs of technology-related assistance. (2) Onsite visits.—The Secretary may reserve from amounts appropriated in any fiscal year under subsection (a) such sums as the Secretary considers necessary for the purposes of conducting onsite visits as required by section 105(a)(2).