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HR 4410 97th Congress House Education Authorization Children and youth Disabled Economics and Public Finance Education of handicapped children Educational technology Elementary and secondary education Federal aid to handicapped services Information services Learning disabilities Research Teacher education

A bill to amend the Education of the Handicapped Act to provide for permanent authorizations of appropriations for certain discretionary grant programs administered by the Secretary of Education.

Introduced: August 4, 1981 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Sep 4, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education.
Aug 4, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Aug 4, 1981
Introduced in House
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Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act to authorize appropriations in necessary amounts for fiscal year 1983 and for each of the succeeding fiscal years for: (1) regional education programs; (2) grants or contracts to improve recruiting of educational personnel and dissemination of information concerning educational opportunities for the handicapped; and (3) research in the education of the handicapped.

Authorizes appropriations in necessary amounts for fiscal year 1982 and for each of the succeeding fiscal years for: (1) instructional media for the handicapped; and (2) research, training, and model centers for special programs for children with specific learning disabilities.

What's happening now September 4, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4410: A bill to amend the Education of the Handicapped Act to provide for permanent authorizations of appropriations for certain discretionary grant programs administered by the Secretary of Education.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4410/
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"H.R. 4410: A bill to amend the Education of the Handicapped Act to provide for permanent authorizations of appropriations for certain discretionary grant programs administered by the Secretary of Education.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4410/.
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H.R. 4410, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4410/.
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[H.R. 4410: A bill to amend the Education of the Handicapped Act to provide for permanent authorizations of appropriations for certain discretionary grant programs administered by the Secretary of Education.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4410/)
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