[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5610 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5610
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 12, 2010
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions
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AN ACT
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.
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 ``Independent Living Centers Technical
Adjustment Act''.
SEC. 2. INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTERS TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT.
(a) Grants to Centers for Independent Living in States in Which
Federal Funding Exceeds State Funding.--
(1) In general.--If the conditions described in paragraph
(2) are satisfied with respect to a State, 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 the State, the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services
Administration--
(A) in fiscal year 2010--
(i) shall distribute among such centers
funds appropriated 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.) by any Act other than the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Public Law 111-5) in the same proportion as
such funds were distributed among such centers
in the State in fiscal year 2009,
notwithstanding section 722(e) of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f-
1(e)) and any contrary provision of a State
plan submitted under section 704 of such Act
(29 U.S.C. 796c); and
(ii) shall disregard any funds provided to
such centers from funds appropriated by the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 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.); and
(B) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent fiscal
years, 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.).
(2) Conditions.--The conditions described in this paragraph
are the following:
(A) The Commissioner receives a request from the
State, not later than July 30, 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 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.).
(B) The Commissioner is not conducting a
competition to establish a new part C center for
independent living with funds appropriated by the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 in the
State.
(b) Grants to Centers for Independent Living in States in Which
State Funding Equals or Exceeds Federal Funding.--In awarding funds to
existing centers for independent living (described in section 723(c) of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f-2(c))) in a State, the
director of the designated State unit that has approval to make such
awards--
(1) in fiscal year 2010--
(A) may distribute among such centers funds
appropriated 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.) by any Act other
than the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
in the same proportion as such funds were distributed
among such centers in the State in fiscal year 2009,
notwithstanding section 723(e) of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f-2(e)) and any contrary
provision of a State plan submitted under section 704
of such Act (29 U.S.C. 796c); and
(B) may disregard any funds provided to such
centers from funds appropriated by the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 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.); and
(2) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent fiscal years, may
disregard any funds provided to such centers from funds
appropriated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
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.).
Passed the House of Representatives June 30, 2010.
Attest:
LORRAINE C. MILLER,
Clerk.