[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5131 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.5131

                       One Hundred Eighth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
           the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four


                                 An Act


 
   To provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion of 
  Special Olympics and development of education programs and a Healthy 
                Athletes Program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Special Olympics Sport and 
Empowerment Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
        (1) Special Olympics celebrates the possibilities of a world 
    where everybody matters, everybody counts, every person has value, 
    and every person has worth.
        (2) The Government and the people of the United States 
    recognize the dignity and value the giftedness of children and 
    adults with an intellectual disability.
        (3) The Government and the people of the United States are 
    determined to end the isolation and stigmatization of people with 
    an intellectual disability.
        (4) For more than 36 years, Special Olympics has encouraged 
    skill, sharing, courage, and joy through year-round sports training 
    and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual 
    disabilities.
        (5) Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and 
    competitive opportunities to 1,500,000 athletes with intellectual 
    disabilities in 26 sports and plans to expand the joy of 
    participation through sport to hundreds of thousands of people with 
    intellectual disabilities within the United States and worldwide 
    over the next 5 years.
        (6) Special Olympics has demonstrated its ability to provide a 
    major positive effect on the quality of life of people with 
    intellectual disabilities, improving their health and physical 
    well-being, building their confidence and self-esteem, and giving 
    them a voice to become active and productive members of their 
    communities.
        (7) In society as a whole, Special Olympics has become a 
    vehicle and platform for breaking down artificial barriers, 
    improving public health, changing negative attitudes in education, 
    and helping athletes overcome the prejudice that people with 
    intellectual disabilities face in too many places.
        (8) The Government of the United States enthusiastically 
    supports Special Olympics, recognizes its importance in improving 
    the lives of people with intellectual disabilities, and recognizes 
    Special Olympics as a valued and important component of the global 
    community.
    (b) Purpose.--The purposes of this Act are to--
        (1) provide support to Special Olympics to increase athlete 
    participation in and public awareness about the Special Olympics 
    movement;
        (2) dispel negative stereotypes about people with intellectual 
    disabilities;
        (3) build athletic and family involvement through sport; and
        (4) promote the extraordinary gifts of people with intellectual 
    disabilities.

SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS.

    (a) Education Activities.--The Secretary of Education may award 
grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, 
Special Olympics to carry out the following:
        (1) Activities to promote the expansion of Special Olympics, 
    including activities to increase the participation of individuals 
    with intellectual disabilities within the United States.
        (2) The design and implementation of Special Olympics education 
    programs, including character education and volunteer programs that 
    support the purposes of this Act, that can be integrated into 
    classroom instruction and are consistent with academic content 
    standards.
    (b) International Activities.--The Secretary of State may award 
grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, 
Special Olympics to carry out the following:
        (1) Activities to increase the participation of individuals 
    with intellectual disabilities in Special Olympics outside of the 
    United States.
        (2) Activities to improve the awareness outside of the United 
    States of the abilities and unique contributions that individuals 
    with intellectual disabilities can make to society.
    (c) Healthy Athletes.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services may 
    award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements 
    with, Special Olympics for the implementation of on-site health 
    assessments, screening for health problems, health education, data 
    collection, and referrals to direct health care services.
        (2) Coordination.--Activities under paragraph (1) shall be 
    coordinated with private health providers, existing authorized 
    programs of State and local jurisdictions, or the Department of 
    Health and Human Services, as applicable.
    (d) Limitation.--Amounts appropriated to carry out this section 
shall not be used for direct treatment of diseases, medical conditions, 
or mental health conditions. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be 
construed to limit the use of non-Federal funds by Special Olympics.

SEC. 4. APPLICATION AND ANNUAL REPORT.

    (a) Application.--
        (1) In general.--To be eligible for a grant, contract, or 
    cooperative agreement under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 
    3, Special Olympics shall submit an application at such time, in 
    such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary of 
    Education, Secretary of State, or Secretary of Health and Human 
    Services, as applicable, may require.
        (2) Content.--At a minimum, an application under this 
    subsection shall contain the following:
            (A) Activities.--A description of activities to be carried 
        out with the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.
            (B) Measurable goals.--Information on specific measurable 
        goals and objectives to be achieved through activities carried 
        out with the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.
    (b) Annual Report.--
        (1) In general.--As a condition on receipt of any funds under 
    subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 3, Special Olympics shall 
    agree to submit an annual report at such time, in such manner, and 
    containing such information as the Secretary of Education, 
    Secretary of State, or Secretary of Health and Human Services, as 
    applicable, may require.
        (2) Content.--At a minimum, each annual report under this 
    subsection shall describe the degree to which progress has been 
    made toward meeting the goals and objectives described in the 
    applications submitted under subsection (a).

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated--
        (1) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under 
    section 3(a), $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2005, and such sums as may 
    be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years;
        (2) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under 
    section 3(b), $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2005, and such sums as may 
    be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; and
        (3) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under 
    section 3(c), $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 
    2009.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.