    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 124, 111th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 111-213
    111th Congress

    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

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    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 August 5, 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

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    part C of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
    796f et seq.).

    Approved July 29, 2010.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 5610:
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    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010):
    June 30, considered and passed House.
    July 27, considered and passed Senate, amended.
    July 28, House concurred in Senate amendment.