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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2152 

To reauthorize the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004, 

to provide assistance to Best Buddies to support the expansion and 

development of mentoring programs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 13, 2011 

Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. 

DELAURO, Mr. MORAN, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. 

NORTON, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, 

Ms. SPEIER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. CARNEY, Mrs. 

CHRISTENSEN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 

SCHIFF, Mr. FARR, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. FILNER, Mr. 

ENGEL, Mr. OLVER, Ms. ESHOO, and Mr. CICILLINE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and 

Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004, to provide assistance to Best Buddies 

to support the expansion and development of mentoring 

programs, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—REAUTHORIZATION OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS ACT 

Sec. 101. Reauthorization. 

TITLE II—BEST BUDDIES 

Sec. 201. Findings and purpose. 

Sec. 202. Assistance for Best Buddies. 

Sec. 203. Application and annual report. 

Sec. 204. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE III—ESTABLISHMENT OF EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER 

INSTITUTES FOR SPORT AND SOCIAL IMPACT 

Sec. 301. Findings and purpose. 

Sec. 302. Establishment of Institutes. 

Sec. 303. Activities of Institutes. 

Sec. 304. Authorization of appropriations. 

6 TITLE I—REAUTHORIZATION OF 

7 SPECIAL OLYMPICS ACT 

8 SEC. 101. REAUTHORIZATION. 

9 Sections 2 through 5 of the Special Olympics Sport 

10 and Empowerment Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15001 note) 

11 are amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

13 ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

14 ‘‘(1) Special Olympics celebrates the possibili15 ties of a world where everybody matters, everybody 

16 counts, and every person contributes. 


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1 ‘‘(2) The Government and the people of the 

2 United States recognize the dignity and value the 

3 giftedness of children and adults with intellectual 

4 disabilities. 

5 ‘‘(3) The Government and the people of the 

6 United States recognize that children and adults 

7 with intellectual disabilities experience significant 

8 health disparities, including lack of access to pri9 mary care services and difficulties in accessing com10 munity-based prevention and treatment programs 

11 for chronic diseases. 

12 ‘‘(4) The Government and the people of the 

13 United States are determined to end the isolation 

14 and stigmatization of people with intellectual disabil15 ities, and to ensure that such people are assured of 

16 equal opportunities for community participation, ac17 cess to appropriate health care, and inclusive edu18 cation, and to experience life in a nondiscriminatory 

19 manner. 

20 ‘‘(5) For more than 40 years, Special Olympics 

21 has encouraged skill development, sharing, courage, 

22 and confidence through year-round sports training 

23 and athletic competition for children and adults with 

24 intellectual disabilities. 


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1 ‘‘(6) Special Olympics provides year-round 

2 sports training and competitive opportunities to 

3 more than 3,700,000 athletes with intellectual dis4 abilities in 30 individual and team sports and plans 

5 to expand the benefits of participation through sport 

6 to hundreds of thousands of people with intellectual 

7 disabilities within the United States and worldwide 

8 over the next 5 years. 

9 ‘‘(7) Research shows that participation in ac10 tivities involving both people with intellectual disabil11 ities and people without disabilities results in more 

12 positive support for inclusion in society, including in 

13 schools. 

14 ‘‘(8) Special Olympics has demonstrated its 

15 ability to provide a major positive effect on the qual16 ity of life of people with intellectual disabilities, im17 proving their health and physical well-being, building 

18 their confidence and self-esteem, and giving them a 

19 voice to become active and productive members of 

20 their communities. 

21 ‘‘(9) In society as a whole, Special Olympics 

22 has become a vehicle and platform for reducing prej23 udice, improving public health, promoting inclusion 

24 efforts in schools and communities, and encouraging 

25 society to value the contributions of all members. 


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1 ‘‘(10) The Government of the United States en2 thusiastically supports the Special Olympics move3 ment, recognizes its importance in improving the 

4 lives of people with intellectual disabilities and their 

5 families, and recognizes Special Olympics as a val6 ued and important component of the global commu7 nity. 

8 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purposes of this Act are to— 

9 ‘‘(1) provide support to Special Olympics to in10 crease athlete participation in, and public awareness 

11 about, the Special Olympics movement, including ef12 forts to promote broader community inclusion; 

13 ‘‘(2) dispel negative stereotypes about people 

14 with intellectual disabilities; 

15 ‘‘(3) build community engagement through 

16 sport involvement; and 

17 ‘‘(4) promote the extraordinary gifts and con18 tributions of people with intellectual disabilities. 

19 ‘‘SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS. 

20 ‘‘(a) EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of 

21 Education may award grants to, or enter into contracts 

22 or cooperative agreements with, Special Olympics to carry 

23 out each of the following: 

24 ‘‘(1) Activities to promote the expansion of Spe25 cial Olympics, including activities to increase the full 


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1 participation of people with intellectual disabilities in 

2 athletics, sports and recreation, and other inclusive 

3 school and community activities with people without 

4 disabilities. 

5 ‘‘(2) The design and implementation of Special 

6 Olympics education programs, including character 

7 education and volunteer programs that support the 

8 purposes of this Act, that can be integrated into 

9 classroom instruction and are consistent with aca10 demic content standards. 

11 ‘‘(b) INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of 

12 State, acting through the Assistant Secretary of State for 

13 Educational and Cultural Affairs, may award grants to, 

14 or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, 

15 Special Olympics to carry out each of the following: 

16 ‘‘(1) Activities to increase the participation of 

17 people with intellectual disabilities in Special Olym18 pics outside of the United States. 

19 ‘‘(2) Activities to improve the awareness outside 

20 of the United States of the abilities and unique con21 tributions that people with intellectual disabilities 

22 can make to society. 

23 ‘‘(c) HEALTHY ATHLETES.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health 

25 and Human Services may award grants to, or enter 


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1 into contracts or cooperative agreements with, Spe2 cial Olympics for the implementation of on-site 

3 health assessments, screening for health problems, 

4 health education, community-based prevention, data 

5 collection, and referrals to direct health care serv6 ices. 

7 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—Activities under para8 graph (1) shall be coordinated with appropriate 

9 health care entities, including private health care 

10 providers, entities carrying out local, State, Federal, 

11 or international programs, and the Department of 

12 Health and Human Services, as applicable. 

13 ‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—Amounts appropriated to carry 

14 out this section shall not be used for direct treatment of 

15 diseases, medical conditions, or mental health conditions. 

16 Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed to 

17 limit the use of non-Federal funds by Special Olympics. 

18 ‘‘SEC. 4. APPLICATION AND ANNUAL REPORT. 

19 ‘‘(a) APPLICATION.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for a grant, 

21 contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection 

22 (a), (b), or (c) of section 3, Special Olympics shall 

23 submit an application at such time, in such manner, 

24 and containing such information as the Secretary of 

25 Education, Secretary of State, or Secretary of 


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1 Health and Human Services, as applicable, may re2 quire. 

3 ‘‘(2) CONTENT.—At a minimum, an application 

4 under this subsection shall contain each of the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(A) ACTIVITIES.—A description of activi7 ties to be carried out with the grant, contract, 

8 or cooperative agreement. 

9 ‘‘(B) MEASURABLE GOALS.—A description 

10 of specific measurable annual benchmarks and 

11 long-term goals and objectives to be achieved 

12 through specified activities carried out with the 

13 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, 

14 which specified activities shall include, at a 

15 minimum, each of the following activities: 

16 ‘‘(i) Activities to increase the full par17 ticipation of people with intellectual dis18 abilities in athletics, sports and recreation, 

19 and other inclusive school and community 

20 activities with people without disabilities. 

21 ‘‘(ii) Education programs that dispel 

22 negative stereotypes about people with in23 tellectual disabilities. 

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1 ities in Special Olympics outside of the 

2 United States. 

3 ‘‘(iv) Health-related activities as de4 scribed in section 3(c). 

5 ‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition on receipt of 

7 any funds for a program under subsection (a), (b), 

8 or (c) of section 3, Special Olympics shall agree to 

9 submit an annual report at such time, in such man10 ner, and containing such information as the Sec11 retary of Education, Secretary of State, or Secretary 

12 of Health and Human Services, as applicable, may 

13 require. 

14 ‘‘(2) CONTENT.—At a minimum, each annual 

15 report under this subsection shall describe— 

16 ‘‘(A) the degree to which progress has been 

17 made toward meeting the annual benchmarks 

18 and long-term goals and objectives described in 

19 the applications submitted under subsection (a); 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(B) demographic data about Special 

22 Olympics participants, including the number of 

23 people with intellectual disabilities served in 

24 each program referred to in paragraph (1). 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated— 

3 ‘‘(1) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agree4 ments under section 3(a), $9,500,000 for fiscal year 

5 2012, and such sums as may be necessary for each 

6 of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; 

7 ‘‘(2) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agree8 ments under section 3(b), $4,500,000 for fiscal year 

9 2012, and such sums as may be necessary for each 

10 of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; and 

11 ‘‘(3) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agree12 ments under section 3(c), $8,500,000 for fiscal year 

13 2012, and such sums as may be necessary for each 

14 of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 

15 TITLE II—BEST BUDDIES 

16 SEC. 201. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

17 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

18 (1) Best Buddies operates the first national so19 cial and recreational program in the United States 

20 for people with intellectual disabilities. 

21 (2) Best Buddies is dedicated to helping people 

22 with intellectual disabilities become part of main23 stream society. 

24 (3) Best Buddies is determined to end social 

25 isolation for people with intellectual disabilities by 

26 promoting meaningful friendships between them and 


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1 their peers without disabilities in order to help in2 crease the self-esteem, confidence, and abilities of 

3 people with and without intellectual disabilities. 

4 (4) Since 1989, Best Buddies has enhanced the 

5 lives of people with intellectual disabilities by pro6 viding opportunities for 1-to-1 friendships and inte7 grated employment. 

8 (5) Best Buddies is an international organiza9 tion spanning 1,300 middle school, high school, and 

10 college campuses. 

11 (6) Best Buddies implements programs that 

12 will positively impact more than 700,000 individuals 

13 in 2011. 

14 (7) The Best Buddies Middle Schools program 

15 matches middle school students with intellectual dis16 abilities with other middle school students and sup17 ports 1-to-1 friendships between them. 

18 (8) The Best Buddies High Schools program 

19 matches high school students with intellectual dis20 abilities with other high school students and sup21 ports 1-to-1 friendships between them. 

22 (9) The Best Buddies Colleges program 

23 matches adults with intellectual disabilities with col24 lege students and creates 1-to-1 friendships between 

25 them. 


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1 (10) The Best Buddies e-Buddies program sup2 ports e-mail friendships between people with and 

3 without intellectual disabilities. 

4 (11) The Best Buddies Citizens program pairs 

5 adults with intellectual disabilities in 1-to-1 friend6 ships with other people in the corporate and civic 

7 communities. 

8 (12) The Best Buddies Jobs program promotes 

9 the integration of people with intellectual disabilities 

10 into the community through supported employment. 

11 (b) PURPOSE.—The purposes of this title are to— 

12 (1) provide support to Best Buddies to increase 

13 participation in and public awareness about Best 

14 Buddies programs that serve people with intellectual 

15 disabilities; 

16 (2) dispel negative stereotypes about people 

17 with intellectual disabilities; and 

18 (3) promote the extraordinary contributions of 

19 people with intellectual disabilities. 

20 SEC. 202. ASSISTANCE FOR BEST BUDDIES. 

21 (a) EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of Edu22 cation may award grants to, or enter into contracts or co23 operative agreements with, Best Buddies to carry out ac24 tivities to promote the expansion of Best Buddies, includ25 ing activities to increase the participation of people with 


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1 intellectual disabilities in social relationships and other as2 pects of community life, including education and employ3 ment, within the United States. 

4 (b) LIMITATIONS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated to 

6 carry out this title may not be used for direct treat7 ment of diseases, medical conditions, or mental 

8 health conditions. 

9 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES.—Not more 

10 than 5 percent of amounts appropriated to carry out 

11 this title for a fiscal year may be used for adminis12 trative activities. 

13 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this title 

14 shall be construed to limit the use of non-Federal funds 

15 by Best Buddies. 

16 SEC. 203. APPLICATION AND ANNUAL REPORT. 

17 (a) APPLICATION.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for a grant, 

19 contract, or cooperative agreement under section 

20 202(a), Best Buddies shall submit an application at 

21 such time, in such manner, and containing such in22 formation as the Secretary of Education may re23 quire. 

24 (2) CONTENT.—At a minimum, an application 

25 under this subsection shall contain the following: 


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1 (A) A description of activities to be carried 

2 out under the grant, contract, or cooperative 

3 agreement. 

4 (B) Information on specific measurable 

5 goals and objectives to be achieved through ac6 tivities carried out under the grant, contract, or 

7 cooperative agreement. 

8 (b) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receipt of 

10 any funds under section 202(a), Best Buddies shall 

11 agree to submit an annual report at such time, in 

12 such manner, and containing such information as 

13 the Secretary of Education may require. 

14 (2) CONTENT.—At a minimum, each annual re15 port under this subsection shall describe the degree 

16 to which progress has been made toward meeting the 

17 specific measurable goals and objectives described in 

18 the applications submitted under subsection (a). 

19 SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

20 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec21 retary of Education for grants, contracts, or cooperative 

22 agreements under section 202(a), $10,000,000 for fiscal 

23 year 2012 and such sums as may be necessary for each 

24 of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. 


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1 TITLE III—ESTABLISHMENT OF 

2 EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER 

3 INSTITUTES FOR SPORT AND 

4 SOCIAL IMPACT 

5 SEC. 301. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

6 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows: 

7 (1) For more than 50 years, Eunice Kennedy 

8 Shriver dedicated her life, energies, and resources 

9 without bounds to improving the lives of people with 

10 intellectual and developmental disabilities around the 

11 world. She stands as the iconic founder and leader 

12 of one of the most important disability rights move13 ments in history. 

14 (2) Eunice Kennedy Shriver founded and influ15 enced the development of Special Olympics and Best 

16 Buddies, both of which celebrate the possibilities of 

17 a world where everybody matters, everybody counts, 

18 every person has value, and every person has worth. 

19 (b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to im20 prove and advance opportunities for people with intellec21 tual disabilities to fully participate and engage in inclusive 

22 sports and recreation, social activities, and other commu23 nity opportunities, through— 

24 (1) conducting research, data collection, and 

25 evaluation activities; 


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1 (2) providing technical assistance and training; 

2 (3) fostering and promoting interdisciplinary 

3 collaboration, cooperation, and partnerships; and 

4 (4) commemorating the work and contributions 

5 of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and encouraging others 

6 to emulate her leadership, including her efforts to 

7 encourage and promote greater social and commu8 nity opportunities for people with intellectual disabil9 ities and their families. 

10 SEC. 302. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSTITUTES. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—From the amount made available 

12 under section 304 that is not reserved under subsection 

13 (g), the Secretary of Education shall award competitive 

14 grants to one or more eligible entities for the purpose of 

15 establishing Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport 

16 and Social Impact (referred to in this title as ‘‘Insti17 tutes’’). 

18 (b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this title, the term ‘‘eligi19 ble entity’’ means an institution of higher education (as 

20 defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 

21 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) with demonstrated expertise 

22 and experience in research, technical assistance, and train23 ing related to improving and advancing opportunities for 

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1 ship with a nonprofit organization with demonstrated ex2 pertise and experience in inclusive sports, recreation, so3 cial, educational, and community opportunities for people 

4 with intellectual disabilities. 

5 (c) GRANT PERIOD.—Each grant awarded under this 

6 title shall be for a 3-year period. 

7 (d) GRANT RECIPIENT CONTRIBUTION.—An eligible 

8 entity receiving a grant under this title shall provide a con9 tribution (which may include an in-kind contribution), in 

10 an amount not less than 25 percent of the costs of the 

11 activities assisted under the grant, to carry out such ac12 tivities. 

13 (e) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 

14 available under this title shall be used to supplement, and 

15 not supplant, other Federal, State, and local funds ex16 pended to carry out the purpose of this title. 

17 (f) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity that desires to 

18 receive a grant under this title shall submit an application 

19 to the Secretary of Education at such time, in such man20 ner, and containing such information and assurances as 

21 the Secretary may require. Such application shall, at a 

22 minimum, include— 

23 (1) a description of activities to be carried out 

24 consistent with section 303; and 


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1 (2) proposed annual measurable benchmarks 

2 and long-term goals and objectives to be achieved 

3 through such activities. 

4 (g) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR NATIONAL ACTIVI5 TIES.—From the amount appropriated under section 304, 

6 the Secretary of Education shall reserve not more than 

7 10 percent to enter into a cooperative agreement, on a 

8 competitive basis, with an eligible entity for the purpose 

9 of implementing national coordination activities, including 

10 development of mechanisms for communication between 

11 grant recipients, dissemination of information resulting 

12 from activities under the grants, and technical assistance 

13 to grant recipients. 

14 SEC. 303. ACTIVITIES OF INSTITUTES. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity that receives 

16 a grant under this title shall use the grant to advance the 

17 quality of life and inclusion of people with intellectual dis18 abilities through research and evaluation, technical assist19 ance, training, data collection, evaluation, collaboration, 

20 and dissemination of evidence-based best practices. 

21 (b) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity receiving 

23 a grant under this title shall use grant funds to— 

24 (A) establish a research agenda and an25 nual measurable benchmarks and long-term 


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1 goals, and conduct research and evaluation of 

2 evidence-based best practices, to improve the 

3 quality of life and further the social inclusion of 

4 people with intellectual disabilities, in coopera5 tion and consultation with— 

6 (i) people with intellectual disabilities; 

7 (ii) family members of people with in8 tellectual disabilities; 

9 (iii) University Centers for Excellence 

10 in Developmental Disabilities Education, 

11 Research, and Service (as designated in 

12 section 151 of the Developmental Disabil13 ities Act (42 U.S.C. 15061)); and 

14 (iv) other relevant Federal, State, and 

15 local entities conducting research related to 

16 people with intellectual disabilities; 

17 (B) provide training and technical assist18 ance to people with intellectual disabilities, fam19 ilies of people with intellectual disabilities, non20 profit organizations, public entities, educational 

21 programs, recreation programs, and others to 

22 increase opportunities for inclusive participation 

23 by such people in sports and recreation, social 

24 opportunities, education, and the community, 

25 including provision of assistance to programs 


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1 and entities serving primarily people without 

2 disabilities in order to successfully include peo3 ple with intellectual disabilities in activities with 

4 people without disabilities; 

5 (C) collect and analyze data related to bar6 riers to, and factors assuring, access to full in7 clusion and participation in community and 

8 quality of life for people with intellectual dis9 abilities, including demographic data; and 

10 (D) report on the research, findings, con11 clusions, and recommendations resulting from 

12 the activities of the grant. 

13 (2) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.—Research, 

14 evaluation, and data collection described in para15 graph (1)(A) shall include— 

16 (A) best practices in preventive health and 

17 wellness for people with intellectual disabilities, 

18 including sports and recreational activities; 

19 (B) identification of barriers to, and fac20 tors assuring, access to full inclusion and par21 ticipation in community and quality of life for 

22 people with intellectual disabilities; 

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1 gagement for people with intellectual disabil2 ities; 

3 (D) physical and mental health disparities 

4 for people with intellectual disabilities; and 

5 (E) other relevant activities related to the 

6 purpose of this title, as described by the eligible 

7 entity in the application submitted under sec8 tion 302(f). 

9 (c) REPORT.—Each recipient of a grant under this 

10 title shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of Edu11 cation an annual report that includes information on 

12 progress made in achieving the projected goals and out13 comes of the activities of the Institute for the previous 

14 year, including demographic information on the popu15 lations served and measurable accomplishments in advanc16 ing the quality of life and inclusion of people with intellec17 tual disabilities in the community. 

18 SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

19 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

20 this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 

21 2012 through 2016. 

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