I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5610 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 28, 2010 Mr. George Miller of California (for himself, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Farr) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To provide a technical adjustment with respect to funding for independent living centers under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 in order to ensure stability for such centers.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Independent Living Centers Technical Adjustment Act.

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Independent living centers technical adjustment

In awarding funds to existing centers for independent living (described in section 722(c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f–1(c))) in fiscal year 2010 and thereafter in accordance with the priority established under section 722(e)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 796f–1(e)(1)), the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration shall disregard any funds provided to such centers from funds appropriated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) for the centers for independent living program under part C of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f et seq.) if, notwithstanding any contrary provision of a State plan submitted under section 704 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 796c)— (1)the Commissioner receives a request from the State, not later than July 15, 2010, jointly signed by the State’s designated State unit (referred to in section 704(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 796c(c))) and the State’s Statewide Independent Living Council (established under section 705 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 796d)), for the Commissioner to disregard any funds provided to centers for independent living in the State from funds appropriated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) for the centers for independent living program under part C of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f et seq.); (2)the Commissioner is not conducting a competition to establish a new center for independent living with such funds in the State; and (3)such funds were not distributed among existing centers for independent living in the same proportion as the regular funds appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for the centers for independent living program under part C of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f et seq.).