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<dc:title>117 HR 8863 IH: Words Matter Act of 2022</dc:title>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">117th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">2d Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 8863</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20220915">September 15, 2022</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="P000607">Mr. Pocan</sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="S000250">Mr. Sessions</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="M001159">Mrs. Rodgers of Washington</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="N000147">Ms. Norton</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="S001201">Mr. Suozzi</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00">Committee on the Judiciary</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To amend Federal law to remove the terms <quote>mentally retarded</quote> and <quote>mental retardation</quote>, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H2739638FA6EC48FA90ACFC0617C25BB8" style="OLC"><section id="HFBBAE72510424CC3AEA7158D28C80AFE" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Words Matter Act of 2022</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="H41F96446B9CE4C74B10EAFE79139ED56"><enum>2.</enum><header>Removal of <quote>mentally retarded</quote> and <quote>mental retardation</quote> from Federal law</header><subsection id="H5C9BFD7AE0FD4553B1672B7F93166871"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Contracts for medical care for spouses and children</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1079(d)(3)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>is moderately or severely mentally retarded, has a serious physical disability, or has</quote> and inserting <quote>has a moderate to severe intellectual disability, a serious physical disability, or</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H83DDE1F87B3547BE91DC3EA9E54DAD10"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mortgage insurance for nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, and board and care homes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 232(d)(4)(A) of the National Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715w">12 U.S.C. 1715w(d)(4)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>the mentally retarded or developmentally disabled</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H698F818FD8614BEEB2C1B4D5392735F0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation of a sentence of death</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3596(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>is mentally retarded</quote> and inserting <quote>has an intellectual disability</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H267E9FDE230E41A186CC39A24D10EBA1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Fetal alcohol syndrome definition</header><text>Section 4(9)(A) of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/1603">25 U.S.C. 1603(9)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>mental retardation</quote> and inserting <quote>intellectual disability</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2D47CB76E5F146C89BFA900851CC6748"><enum>(e)</enum><header>General programs definitions</header><text>Section 701 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/1665">25 U.S.C. 1665</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>mental retardation</quote> and inserting <quote>intellectual disability</quote> each place it appears.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8FDB855D371A4754B3BC558EA07493F4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Grant authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2201 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/10471">34 U.S.C. 10471</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H8B9F7EB8A7794CE8A80BE3458BD161EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>mental retardation</quote> and inserting <quote>intellectual disabilities</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H496481F765814ABC99628CB407BD3FF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="HD959ED7293BB47C794BF9C1A91EAE66E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>a mentally ill or mentally retarded offender</quote> and inserting <quote>an offender who has a mental illness or intellectual disability</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF585792490B348C3967572C0E00890FD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>of a mentally ill or mentally retarded defendant’s cases</quote> and inserting <quote>cases of a defendant who has a mental illness or intellectual disability</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3BD10BD36E914E40AAD660FF4CFACED4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Mental health courts definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2202(2) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/10472">34 U.S.C. 10472(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>mental retardation</quote> and inserting <quote>intellectual disability</quote> each place it appears. </text></subsection><subsection id="HB1A4702D8B6F4E4983CD66B15ECE89AA"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Donation of personal property through state agencies</header><text>Section 549(c)(3)(B)(iv) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>the mentally retarded or physically handicapped</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals with intellectual or physical disabilities</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H029BDBE32C7240A99EB0C6F36BD3D943"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Training opportunities for direct care workers</header><text>Section 747A(a) of the Public Health Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/293k-1">42 U.S.C. 293k–1(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>mental retardation</quote> and inserting <quote>intellectual disabilities</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7294568926D347069E8639D6D05D19C3"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Criminal penalties for acts involving Federal health care programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1128B of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320a-7b">42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>the mentally retarded</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals with intellectual disabilities</quote> each place it appears.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2CAA8ABDD8F04B0680FFD82EFD96F8C3"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Long-Term care facility or provider</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6201(a)(6)(E)(ix) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7l(a)(6)(E)(ix)) is amended by striking <quote>the mentally retarded</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals with intellectual disabilities</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H40C87FEFB2A64E27A84E48A45C0404C8"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Grants for planning comprehensive action To respond to the needs of individuals with intellectual disabilities</header><text>Title XVII of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1391">42 U.S.C. 1391 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HA84B1999D6614038BA924C6CBA05DF9C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the title heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="title" style="OLC">combat mental retardation</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="title" style="OLC">meet the needs of individuals with intellectual disabilities</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD7ECD2776A7545CDB6A3BD845B84CBA0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 1701, by striking <quote>combat mental retardation</quote> and inserting <quote>meet the needs of individuals with intellectual disabilities</quote> each place it appears;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H42C7B5EF1C614C6FAB9DACA0C2C958A4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 1702—</text><subparagraph id="H34394168D0A04EF7827E5E463C56E017"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>needed to combat mental retardation</quote> and inserting <quote>needed to meet the needs of individuals with intellectual disabilities</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8303F3BB59DD40EB8565EACDB8F2A6E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the mental retardation problem and of the need for combating it</quote> and inserting <quote>such needs</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H754A29C2911F4FEBBC64DD01682282E3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>relating to the various aspects of mental retardation and its prevention, treatment, or amelioration</quote> and inserting <quote>to meet such needs</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H051C68DBE9984F209F4A408ECBE9E54A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking <quote>community action to combat mental retardation</quote> and inserting <quote>community action to meet such needs</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H93F60159337D410F954F6D424762696F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 1703 by striking <quote>the mentally retarded</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals with intellectual disabilities</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H856ED27C17DE4568B24757CBECC09B41"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Requirements for, and assuring quality care in, skilled nursing facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1819(b)(4) of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395i-3">42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(b)(4)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HCB719F0FCDD3429C907ED21BBBCD4257"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(vii) by striking <quote>mentally ill and mentally retarded residents</quote> and inserting <quote>residents with mental illnesses or intellectual disabilities</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0EE1A8ADE21F423A955B124D642190FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(ii)(IV) by striking <quote>the mentally ill and the mentally retarded</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals with mental illnesses or intellectual disabilities</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HADC532F3026642F69225AD8FA2AA9567"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Grants to States for medical assistance programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title XIX of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H4747B0EC55964A7A9BE5F831851D3C27"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded</quote> and inserting <quote>intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities</quote> each place it appears;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H65AF8B250A074179A834A7AC902D6053"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded</quote> and inserting <quote>intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities</quote> each place it appears; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDBC3AEE960D84F46BCC05E7909A328B5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 1905(d)—</text><subparagraph id="H9F042DF88E1C458FA0084CCF18B160C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>the mentally retarded or persons with</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals with intellectual disabilities or</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE1EB9A0B5BC44FA8719005E14FEE154"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>mentally retarded individuals</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals with intellectual disabilities</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A1BC4B240D141558266B545007E6E4F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>mentally retarded individual</quote> and inserting <quote>individual who has an intellectual disability</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H507082ED3A1B46FBB05F17ABBED2CE37"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in the section heading of section 1910 by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">the mentally retarded</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">individuals with intellectual disabilities</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB664A073ECEA47D9A874EB595A4099F8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section 1915(c)(7)(C) by striking <quote>mental retardation or a related condition</quote> and inserting <quote>intellectual disabilities or related conditions</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF2907AD032D64251AE42378E5BDDAE34"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 1919—</text><subparagraph id="H01625C0B14B0422391E62BDBCBEA9511"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(3)—</text><clause id="HA0DD8DEB66CA452E848BB62FA9525FF5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E)—</text><subclause id="HE6242693217D47508FE6981AC5FDE3F5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>mental retardation</quote> and inserting <quote>intellectual</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H30A7AD496E7741EDA3290402018CFE03"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>is mentally ill or mentally retarded</quote> and inserting <quote>has a mental illness or intellectual disability</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H8B25DE8321FE4620BE223B1A6BF4B6A8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F)—</text><subclause id="HC76FC65A25D84B1B80622CC2BA308F42"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the subparagraph heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">mentally ill and mentally retarded individuals</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">individuals who have mental illnesses or intellectual disabilities</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H1F9FC8BD53184091A948FF680F02DF0B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>State mental retardation</quote> and inserting <quote>State intellectual</quote> each place it appears; </text></subclause><subclause id="H7CA0DD0A69174B6EA4856F93E910B74D"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i) by striking <quote>is mentally ill</quote> and inserting <quote>has a mental illness</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H8FCB088AC27846338227DC168ABC97E0"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>in clause (ii)—</text><item id="H25A83B709DEA405D9A8AA609C699AD87"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by striking <quote>is mentally retarded</quote> and inserting <quote>has an intellectual disability</quote>; and</text></item><item id="HB57E8C48D7054803B66C4DF0887AFA9A"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by striking <quote>for mental retardation</quote> and inserting <quote>for such intellectual disability</quote>;</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64AAA3918C3949B3AB34F3B4844550CE" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(4)—</text><clause id="HAD69B4104BED4C21AE199AE494B3F48C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(vii) by striking <quote>mentally ill and mentally retarded residents</quote> and inserting <quote>residents with mental illnesses or intellectual disabilities</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H7FABB86307AF49129ABA8DBD08B75EDE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(ii)(IV) by striking <quote>the mentally ill and the mentally retarded</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals with mental illnesses or intellectual disabilities</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65611B0B5FCE4543BBD800F45170746D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(7)—</text><clause id="H09F1CF1FFF5940EBB923A8CF86D28878"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking <quote>mentally ill and mentally retarded individuals</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals with mental illnesses or intellectual disabilities</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H7D60DB2AA3D04AEF9FFE8E07084FFD6C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="HD8DB8AE2E6DD46579D140AB66CE6A64A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>State mental retardation</quote> and inserting <quote>State intellectual</quote> each place it appears;</text></subclause><subclause id="HD1949CF789644FE8A798514E4C470FE6"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii)—</text><item id="H4396319A59C44EA5BAC4C035F52BA604"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>in the clause heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="clause" style="traditional">mentally retarded residents</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="clause" style="traditional">residents with intellectual disabilities</header-in-text></quote>;</text></item><item id="H97AF8F58A5054EA99E6CB746C37875C3"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (I) by striking <quote>is mentally retarded</quote> and inserting <quote>has an intellectual disability</quote>; and</text></item><item id="HB9823723E64C498781B42FD977A0F646"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>in subclause (II) by striking <quote>mental retardation</quote> and inserting <quote>an intellectual disability</quote>; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="HF0EF0C25890240D3B08A83A445111367"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (iii) by striking <quote>mentally ill or mentally retarded resident</quote> and inserting <quote>resident who has a mental illness or intellectual disability</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HF1FD7861B434483CA383429BB599CC34"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>mental retardation</quote> and inserting <quote>intellectual disability</quote> in each place it appears;</text></clause><clause id="H2F72F3A390CD44BDA51CE52C0D1B0BCA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E)—</text><subclause id="H11D4C72472E14F619AE8BF8695F7E15D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>are mentally retarded or mentally ill</quote> and inserting <quote>have an intellectual disability or mental illness</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H70ABF70AD4404B0E9917AEFE4E606798"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>mental retardation</quote> and inserting <quote>intellectual disability</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H375D1248CCD74B4E9ACFBB1B0E5D89EA"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G)—</text><subclause id="HB4C89C6D083141DCB2326C67EC19579F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i) by inserting <quote>or have a <quote>mental illness</quote></quote> after <quote><quote>mentally ill</quote></quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H5C25A91133C04BD2A0B83647BA289985"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii) by striking <quote>be <quote>mentally retarded</quote> if the individual is mentally retarded or a person with</quote> and inserting <quote>have an <quote>intellectual disability</quote> if the individual has an intellectual disability or</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H55FA0B44D16F429BB9FDBF7C313E8273"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in the section heading of section 1922 by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">the mentally retarded</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">individuals with intellectual disabilities</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H67351BB33FCF4EAD9C5D80E4A251A097"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Payments to States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2002(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1397a">42 U.S.C. 1397a(a)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>the mentally retarded</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals with intellectual disabilities</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H469340A675CD4D799326EF160734CB30"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Miscellaneous provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 12(d)(5) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1760">42 U.S.C. 1760(d)(5)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>the mentally retarded</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals with intellectual disabilities</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6A30ADEFEF4A420E82E50C0EBB926F4F"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Child nutrition definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 15(3) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1784">42 U.S.C. 1784(3)</external-xref> is amended by striking <quote>the mentally retarded</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals with intellectual disabilities</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H953B484EE3DE44F7BE3612385794DB2D"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Institutionalized persons definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2(1)(B) of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1997">42 U.S.C. 1997(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HD7154B4665EC4F19A61BDFF0F834023F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (i) by striking <quote>disabled, or retarded, or chronically ill or handicapped</quote> and inserting <quote>physically or intellectually disabled, or chronically ill</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7834BE4FC48642DFA822F46698ADB57D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (iv)(III) by striking <quote>mentally ill or disabled, mentally retarded, or chronically ill or handicapped</quote> and inserting <quote>mentally ill, physically or intellectually disabled, or chronically ill</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC80AE339FDAE437B9CD1F19637AB3EA7"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Programs for individuals with developmental disabilities</header><text>Title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15001">42 U.S.C. 15001 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HBADCA13D8E2240B99D55BE067BB218C1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Intermediate Care Facility (Mental Retardation)</quote> and inserting <quote>intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities</quote> each place it appears; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFC1C3CC656F8414099EEEDC68CD47A6E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 109(a)(4)(B)(i) by striking <quote>the mentally retarded</quote> and inserting <quote>individuals with intellectual disabilities</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA0145E2602DF4580B9989B74BFAD0A51"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 125(c)(7)(F)(i) by striking <quote>Intermediate Care Facilities (Mental Retardation)</quote> and inserting <quote>intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB487F692EF0741949E57D85C84877EB4"><enum>3.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the purposes of a regulation issued to carry out a provision amended by this Act—</text><paragraph id="H5FF11B80B6084FEB9F16B377B996FF07"><enum>(1)</enum><text>before the regulation is amended to carry out this Act—</text><subparagraph id="HB755354C5E4E4559993D755704F22AA4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a reference in the regulation to <quote>mental retardation</quote> shall be considered to be a reference to <quote>an intellectual disability</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF5BFB21F5F1412494AC7F4578F65F6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a reference in the regulation to <quote>the mentally retarded</quote>, or <quote>individuals who are mentally retarded</quote>, shall be considered to be a reference to <quote>individuals with intellectual disabilities</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA0AF3809D4F242AAB421D3D4D5EAC481"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in amending a regulation to carry out this Act, a Federal agency shall ensure that the regulation clearly states—</text><subparagraph id="H0E045259E40D46D7A829719A7D24AF79"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that <quote>an intellectual disability</quote> was formerly termed <quote>mental retardation</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8FB23FF6FCD14D14A979A5A81C2CDBFD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that <quote>individuals with intellectual disabilities</quote> were formerly termed <quote>the mentally retarded</quote> or <quote>individuals who are mentally retarded</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H81FFC5A9948649DCB105802F8176BABB"><enum>4.</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act shall be construed to amend Federal law to remove the term <quote>mentally retarded</quote> and <quote>mental retardation</quote> without any intent to—</text><paragraph id="H7F457E23624C4397BDF73C6D2C355096"><enum>(1)</enum><text>change the coverage, eligibility, rights, responsibilities, or definitions referred to in the amended provisions; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE45A6DE7DCF74CCFA40BF517434EB0D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>compel States to change terminology in State laws for individuals covered by a provision amended by this Act.</text></paragraph></section></legis-body></bill> 

