((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** 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.20 U.S.C. 9567