PUBLIC LAW 102-569—OCT. 29, 1992 106 STAT. 4365

other institutions of higher education whose minority
student enrollment is at least 50 percent;

"(ii) nonprofit and for-proflt agencies at least 51
percent owned or controlled by one or more minority
individuals; and

"(iii) underrepresented populations.
"(C) FUNDING.—For the purpose of implementing the
plan required in subparagraph (A), the Commissioner shall,
for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1997, expend

I percent of the funds appropriated for the fiscal year
involved for carrying out programs authorized in titles

II through VIII of this Act, except programs authorized
under title IV or V.

"(3) EFFORT.—The Commissioner shall exercise the utmost
authority, resourcefulness, and diligence to meet the require-
ments of this section.
"(4) REPORT.—

"(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 31 of each
year, starting with fiscal year 1994, the Commissioner
shall prepare and submit to Congress a final report on
the progress toward meeting the goals of this section during
the preceding fiscal year.

"(B) CONTENTS.—The report shall include—

"(i) a full explanation of any progress toward meet-
ing the goals of this section; and

"(ii) a plan to meet the goals, if necessary.
"(5) DEMONSTRATION.—In awarding grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements under titles I, II, III, VI, VII, and
VIII, and section 509, the Commissioner and the Director of
the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research, where appropriate, shall require applicants to dem-
onstrate how they will address, in whole or in part, the needs
of individuals with disabilities from minority backgrounds.",
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents relating
to the Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 20 (as added by section 110(b)) the following item:

"Sec. 21. Traditionally underserved populations.".

Subtitle B—Vocational Rehabilitation
Services

SEC. 121. POLICY; AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) FINDINGS; PURPOSE; POLICY.—Section 100 (29 U.S.C. 720)
is amended—

(1) in the section heading, by striking "PURPOSE" and insert-
ing "POLICY"; and

(2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
"(aXD Congress finds that—

"(A) work—

"(i) is a valued activity, both for individuals and society;
and

"(ii) fulfills the need of an individual to be productive,
promotes independence, enhances self-esteem, and allows
for participation in the mainstream of life in America;