# § 1482. Administrative provisions
**(a)** **Applicant and recipient responsibilities**
**(1)** **Development and assessment of projects** The Secretary shall require that an applicant for, and a recipient of, a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement for a project under part B or C—
**(A)** involve individuals with disabilities or parents of individuals with disabilities ages birth through 26 in planning, implementing, and evaluating the project; and
**(B)** where appropriate, determine whether the project has any potential for replication and adoption by other entities.
**(2)** **Additional responsibilities** The Secretary may require a recipient of a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under part B or C to—
**(A)** share in the cost of the project;
**(B)** prepare any findings and products from the project in formats that are useful for specific audiences, including parents, administrators, teachers, early intervention personnel, related services personnel, and individuals with disabilities;
**(C)** disseminate such findings and products; and
**(D)** collaborate with other such recipients in carrying out subparagraphs (B) and (C).
**(b)** **Application management**
**(1)** **Standing panel**
**(A)** **In general** The Secretary shall establish and use a standing panel of experts who are qualified, by virtue of their training, expertise, or experience, to evaluate each application under part B or C that requests more than $75,000 per year in Federal financial assistance.
**(B)** **Membership** The standing panel shall include, at a minimum—
**(i)** individuals who are representatives of institutions of higher education that plan, develop, and carry out high quality programs of personnel preparation;
**(ii)** individuals who design and carry out scientifically based research targeted to the improvement of special education programs and services;
**(iii)** individuals who have recognized experience and knowledge necessary to integrate and apply scientifically based research findings to improve educational and transitional results for children with disabilities;
**(iv)** individuals who administer programs at the State or local level in which children with disabilities participate;
**(v)** individuals who prepare parents of children with disabilities to participate in making decisions about the education of their children;
**(vi)** individuals who establish policies that affect the delivery of services to children with disabilities;
**(vii)** individuals who are parents of children with disabilities ages birth through 26 who are benefiting, or have benefited, from coordinated research, personnel preparation, and technical assistance; and
**(viii)** individuals with disabilities.
**(C)** **Term** No individual shall serve on the standing panel for more than 3 consecutive years.
**(2)** **Peer-review panels for particular competitions**
**(A)** **Composition** The Secretary shall ensure that each subpanel selected from the standing panel that reviews an application under part B or C includes—
**(i)** individuals with knowledge and expertise on the issues addressed by the activities described in the application; and
**(ii)** to the extent practicable, parents of children with disabilities ages birth through 26, individuals with disabilities, and persons from diverse backgrounds.
**(B)** **Federal employment limitation** A majority of the individuals on each subpanel that reviews an application under part B or C shall be individuals who are not employees of the Federal Government.
**(3)** **Use of discretionary funds for administrative purposes**
**(A)** **Expenses and fees of non-Federal panel members** The Secretary may use funds available under part B or C to pay the expenses and fees of the panel members who are not officers or employees of the Federal Government.
**(B)** **Administrative support** The Secretary may use not more than 1 percent of the funds appropriated to carry out part B or C to pay non-Federal entities for administrative support related to management of applications submitted under part B or C, respectively.
**(c)** **Program evaluation** The Secretary may use funds made available to carry out part B or C to evaluate activities carried out under part B or C, respectively.
**(d)** **Minimum funding required**
**(1)** **In general** Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall ensure that, for each fiscal year, not less than the following amounts are provided under parts B and C to address the following needs:
**(A)** $12,832,000 to address the educational, related services, transitional, and early intervention needs of children with deaf-blindness.
**(B)** $4,000,000 to address the postsecondary, vocational, technical, continuing, and adult education needs of individuals with deafness.
**(C)** $4,000,000 to address the educational, related services, and transitional needs of children with an emotional disturbance and those who are at risk of developing an emotional disturbance.
**(2)** **Ratable reduction** 20 U.S.C. 9567
If the sum of the amount appropriated to carry out parts B and C, and part E of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 [ et seq.] for any fiscal year is less than $130,000,000, the amounts listed in paragraph (1) shall be ratably reduced for the fiscal year.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 682, as added Pub. L. 108–446, title I, § 101, Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2797.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, referred to in subsec. (d)(2), is title I of , , . Part E of the Act is classified generally to part E (§ 9567 et seq.) of subchapter I of chapter 76 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
### Prior Provisions
A prior section 1482, , as added , , , related to parent training and information centers, prior to the general amendment of subchapters I to IV of this chapter by .
Another prior section 1482, , as added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , §§ 18, 25(a)(18), (b), , , 606, 607, related to establishment of State Interagency Coordinating Councils, prior to repeal by , , , effective .
A prior section 1483, , as added , , , which related to community parent resource centers, was omitted in the general amendment of subchapters I to IV of this chapter by .
Another prior section 1483, , as added , , ; amended , (184), , ; , , , related to Federal administration, prior to repeal by , , , effective .
A prior section 1484, , as added , , , which related to technical assistance for parent training and information centers, was omitted in the general amendment of subchapters I to IV of this chapter by .
Another prior section 1484, , as added , , ; amended , , ; , §§ 19(a)(1), (b), 25(b), , , 601, 607; , , , related to allocation of funds, prior to repeal by , , , effective .
A prior section 1484a, , as added , , ; amended , , ; , , , related to establishment, composition, functions, etc., of the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council, prior to repeal by , , , effective .
A prior section 1485, , as added , , ; amended , , , which related to coordinated technical assistance and dissemination, was omitted in the general amendment of subchapters I to IV of this chapter by .
Another prior section 1485, , formerly § 685, as added , , ; renumbered § 686 and amended , §§ 20, 21(1), , , related to authorization of appropriations, prior to repeal by , , , effective .
A prior section 1486, , as added , , , which authorized appropriations, was omitted in the general amendment of subchapters I to IV of this chapter by .
A prior section 1487, , as added , , , which related to technology development, demonstration, and utilization and media services, was omitted in the general amendment of subchapters I to IV of this chapter by .
Prior sections 1491 to 1491, which comprised former subchapter IX of this chapter, were repealed by , , , effective .
Section 1491, , as added , , , provided that former subchapter IX of this chapter could be cited as the “Families of Children With Disabilities Support Act of 1994”.
Section 1491a, , as added , , , related to findings, purposes, and policy.
Section 1491b, , as added , , , related to definitions.
Section 1491c, , as added , , , related to grants to States.
Section 1491d, , as added , , , related to information and assurances required in application for grant.
Section 1491e, , as added , , , related to designation of lead entity by State desiring to receive grant.
Section 1491f, , as added , , , related to designation or establishment by State of a State Policy Council for Families of Children with Disabilities and its composition, functions, etc.
Section 1491g, , as added , , , related to activities authorized for use of grant funds.
Section 1491h, , as added , , , related to creation and submission of strategic plan by lead entity of State in conjunction with State Policy Council.
Section 1491i, , as added , , , related to progress criteria and reports.
Section 1491j, , as added , , , related to administrative provisions.
Section 1491k, , as added , , , related to technical assistance.
Section 1491, , as added , , , related to program evaluation by Secretary.
Section 1491m, , as added , , , related to projects of national significance.
Section 1491n, , as added , , , related to construction of provisions of subchapters I through VIII of this chapter as being inapplicable to subchapter IX of this chapter.
Section 1491, , as added , , , related to authorization of appropriations.