A summary is presented of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1985, a new four-title Senate bill (S.1874) covering: (1) the oversight of Gallaudet University (District of Columbia); (2) the oversight of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf; (3) the establishment of a Commission on Education of the Deaf; and (4) general provisions. The summary of Title I includes information on: changing the name of Gallaudet College to Gallaudet University; property rights; board of direct trustees; and authority of the University for the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School and the Model Secondary School for the Deaf. Information presented in the summary of Title II covers authority to operate the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. The summary of Title III includes information on: establishment of the Commission on Education for the Deaf; duties of the Commission; administrative provisions; and compensation of members. General provisions summarized for Title IV include definitions of terms used in the Act, gifts, audits, reports, monitoring and evaluation, project officer, oversight, appropriations, repeals, committee views, and budget estimates. (CB)