Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research

Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, and the Helen Keller National Center Act, $2,956,382,000, of which $1,000,000 shall be used to improve the quality of applied orthotic and prosthetic research and help meet the demand for provider services: Provided, That the funds provided for title I of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (“the AT Act”) shall be allocated notwithstanding section 105(b)(1) of the AT Act: Provided further, That section 101(f) of the AT Act shall not limit the award of an extension grant to 3 years: Provided further, That no State or outlying area awarded funds under section 101 shall receive less than the amount received in fiscal year 2002: Provided further, That $3,540,000 of the funds for section 303 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 shall be available for the projects and in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act.