[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4749 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4749

          To reauthorize the Helen Keller National Center Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 2023

  Mr. Pocan (for himself, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Cole, and Ms. Davids of 
   Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
          To reauthorize the Helen Keller National Center Act.

    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 ``Helen Keller National Center 
Reauthorization Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER ACT.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 205(a) of the Helen 
Keller National Center Act (20 U.S.C. 1904(a)) is amended by striking 
``fiscal years 1999 through 2003'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2024 
through 2028''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 206(2)(B) of the Helen Keller National 
Center Act (29 U.S.C. 1905(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``or obtaining 
vocational objectives'' and inserting ``or obtaining competitive 
integrated employment (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102))''.
    (c) Construction of Act; Effect on Agreements.--Section 207 of the 
Helen Keller National Center Act (29 U.S.C. 1906) is amended by 
striking ``the Helen Keller Services for the Blind, Incorporated'' and 
inserting ``Helen Keller Services''.
    (d) Helen Keller National Center Federal Endowment Program.--
Section 208(h) of the Helen Keller National Center Act (29 U.S.C. 
1907(h)) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 1999 through 2003'' and 
inserting ``fiscal years 2024 through 2028''.
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