PUBLIC LAW 100-630—NOV. 7, 1988 102 STAT. 3295

If the Secretary withholds";

(B) by striking "he" in the second sentence and inserting
"the Secretary";

(C) by striking "his jurisdiction" in the penultimate sen-
tence and inserting "the Secretary's jurisdiction"; and

(2) in subsection (b)(l), by striking "on which he based his
action" and inserting "upon which the Secretary's action was
based"; and

(3) in subsection (b)(2), by striking "his" and inserting "the
Secretary's".

(g) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 617 of the Education of the Handi-
capped Act (20 U.S.C. 1417) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)(l), by striking "his" and inserting "the
Secretary's";

(2) in subsection (a)(l)(D), by inserting after "1975" the follow-
ing: "and every year thereafter"; and

(3) in subsection (d), by striking "his" and inserting "the
Secretary's".

(h) EVALUATION.—Section 618 of the Education of the Handi-
capped Act (20 U.S.C. 1418) is amended—

(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a) The Secretary shall, directly or by grant, contract, or coopera- Grants.
tive agreement, collect data and conduct studies, investigations, and Contracts.
evaluations—

"(1) to assess progress in the implementation of this Act;

"(2) to assess the impact and effectiveness of State and local

efforts, and efforts by the Secretary of the Interior, to provide—

"(A) free appropriate public education to handicapped

children and youth; and

"(B) early intervention services to handicapped infants
and toddlers; and
"(3) to provide—

"(A) Congress with information relevant to policymaking;
and

"(B) State, local, and Federal agencies, including the
Department of the Interior, with information relevant to
program management, administration, and effectiveness
with respect to such education and early intervention
services/;

(2) in subsection (b)(l), by striking "intervention services" and
all that follows through the comma at the end and inserting the
following: "intervention services—

"(A) in age groups 0-2 and 3-5, and
"(B) in age grouos 6-11,12-17, and 18-21,
by disability category, ;

(3) in subsection (b)(3), by striking "or otherwise" and all that
follows through the comma at the end and inserting the follow-
ing: "or otherwise—

"(A) in age group 3-5, and

"(B) in age groups 6-11,12-17, and 18-21,

by disability category and anticipated services for the next
year,";

(4) in subsection (b)(6), by striking "handicapped children and
youth" and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting the following: "handicapped children and youth—

"(A) in age group 3-5, and
"(B) in age groups 6-11,12-17, and 18-21,
and by disability category/';