PUBLIC LAW 102-569—OCT. 29, 1992 106 STAT. 4487

disorders" would be appropriate, or whether some other
term should be used.

(3) DEFINITION.—The Notice of Inquiry shall contain the
following proposed definition for use in the regulations
implementing such Act:

"(1) As used in section 602(aXD of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401(a)(D):

"(A) The term 'serious emotional disturbance' means
a disability that is—

"(i) characterized by behavioral or emotional
response in school programs so different from appro-
priate age, cultural, or ethnic norms that the responses
adversely affect educational performance, including
academic, social, vocational or personal skills;

"(ii) more than a temporary, expected response
to stressful events in the environment;

"(iii) consistently exhibited in two different set-
tings, at least one of which is school-related; and

"(iv) unresponsive to direct intervention applied
in general education, or the condition of a child is
such that general education interventions would be
insufficient.

"(B) The term includes such a disability that co-exists
with other disabilities.

"(C) The term includes a schizophrenic disorder, affec-
tive disorder, anxiety disorder, or other sustained disorder
of conduct or adjustment, affecting a child, if the disorder
affects educational performance as described in paragraph
(1).

"(2) The term 'seriously emotionally disturbed' means, with
respect to a child, that the child has a serious emotional
disturbance.".

(4) REPORT.—The Secretary shall, within 10 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, prepare a report containing
a summary of the public comments described in paragraph
(2KB) received as a result of the Notice of Inquiry, and rec-
ommendations concerning whether such Act should be amend-
ed. The report shall be submitted to the appropriate committees
of Congress, including the Subcommittee on Select Education
of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Disability Policy
of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate.

SEC. 913. TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS
WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1988.

The Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With
Disabilities Act of 1988 is amended—

(1) in section 221(aXl) (29 U.S.C. 2251(aXD), by striking
"nonprofit or for-profit entities" and inserting "public or private
agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher
education,";

(2) in section 222(a) (29 U.S.C. 2252(a)), by striking >>n-
profit and for-profit entities" and inserting "public or private
agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher edu-
cation,"; and

(3) in section 231(a) (29 U.S.C. 2252(a)), by striking "non- 29 use 2261.
profit and for-profit entities" and inserting "public or private