[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.