TRANSITION.

SEC. 303. TRANSITION.(a) Orderly Transition.—118 STAT. 2804(1) In general.—The Secretary of Education (in this section referred to as “the Secretary”) shall take such steps as are necessary to provide for the orderly transition from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as such Act was in effect on the day preceding the date of enactment of this Act, to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and part E of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, as amended by this Act. (2) Limitation.—The Secretary’s authority in paragraph (1) shall terminate 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.(b) Multi-year Awards.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may use funds appropriated under part D of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to make continuation awards for projects that were funded under section 618, and part D, of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (as such section and part were in effect on September 30, 2004), in accordance with the terms of the original awards. (c) Research.—Notwithstanding section 302(b) or any other provision of law, the Secretary may award funds that are appropriated under the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2005 for special education research under either of the headings “Special Education” or “Institute of Education Sciences” in accordance with sections 672 and 674 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as such sections were in effect on October 1, 2004.