This information analysis paper examines the Educational Amendments of 1976 projecting the effect of the amendments of vocational and technical education which may result and discussing immediate as well as long-range implications of the amendments. Organization of the paper is around areas of special legislative emphasis that will create the greatest change in vocational education: planning, data and information, evaluation, elimination of sex bias and sex stereotyping, special groups (disadvantaged, handicapped, English deficient), and program improvement (research and curriculum). Overall directives of the amendments are summarized and changes in internal operations of departments and programs of vocational education and changes that affect vocational education's relationships with other agencies such as the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act and with the public are discussed. Noting that the law is a good one but that there are problems with how it is funded, the author concludes that planning, data and information, and evaluation systems will probably become more sophisticated and will involve and influence a much broader segment of society, that the thrust to eliminate sex bias and stereotyping will hopefully cause vocational education to become more open and accepting in both programs and staffing, and that research has a tremendous challenge in providing the understanding and knowledge needed to channel change. (TA)