HR 5610 EAS

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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

’, do pass with the following

AMENDMENT:

I Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(a) Grants to Centers for Independent Living in States in Which Federal Funding Exceeds State Funding-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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 2(a)(2)(A), strike [Struck out722(c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f->][ July 30 ][<1(c))) in the State, the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in fiscal year 2010--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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-Struck out] 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 insertany contrary provision of a State plan submitted under section 704 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 796c); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) CONDITIONS- The conditions described in this paragraph are the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) The Commissioner receives a request from the State, not later than August 5

Attest:

Secretary.

111th CONGRESS

2d Session

H.R. 5610

AMENDMENT

, 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.).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink




(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in fiscal year 2010--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink