Program Name	Purpose	Act* Original Act	Senate		House of Representatives		Agency, Office
			Committee	Subcommittee	Committee	Subcommittee
Assistive Technology Act (ATA) of 1998	To provide grants to states to support capacity building and advocacy activities, designed to assist the states in maintaining permanent comprehensive, consumer-responsive statewide programs of technology-related assistance for individuals with disabilities of all ages. Revises ATA state grant programs to direct the Secretary of Education to make AT grants to states to maintain comprehensive statewide programs designed to (1) maximize the ability of individuals with disabilities, and their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives, to obtain AT; and (2) increase access to AT. Requires states to use portions of AT grant funds for (1) state-level activities, including state financing system activities (which may include loan programs) to increase access to and funding for AT devices and services, as well as for programs for device reutilization, device loan, and device demonstration and information; and (2) state leadership activities, including training and technical assistance, public-awareness activities, and coordination and collaboration.	Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (P.L. 108-364, Dec. 25, 2004) (Codified as amended at 29 U.S.C. sec. 3001 et seq.)	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions	Employment, Safety, and Training Subcommittee	Committee on Education and the Workforce	Workforce Protections Subcommittee	Department of Education, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitation Services