111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5220 

AN ACT 

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 3,000,000 athletes with intellectual dis4 abilities in 26 sports and plans to expand the bene5 fits of participation through sport to hundreds of 

6 thousands of people with intellectual disabilities 

7 within the United States and worldwide over the 

8 next 5 years. 

9 ‘‘(7) Research shows that participation in ac10 tivities involving both people with intellectual disabil11 ities and nondisabled people results in more positive 

12 support for inclusion in society, including in schools. 

13 ‘‘(8) Special Olympics has demonstrated its 

14 ability to provide a major positive effect on the qual15 ity of life of people with intellectual disabilities, im16 proving their health and physical well-being, building 

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

18 voice to become active and productive members of 

19 their communities. 

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

21 has become a vehicle and platform for reducing prej22 udice, improving public health, promoting inclusion 

23 efforts in schools and communities, and encouraging 

24 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 rec5 ognizes Special Olympics as a valued and important 

6 component of the global community. 

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

8 ‘‘(1) provide support to Special Olympics to in9 crease athlete participation in, and public awareness 

10 about, the Special Olympics movement, including ef11 forts to promote broader community inclusion; 

12 ‘‘(2) dispel negative stereotypes about people 

13 with intellectual disabilities; 

14 ‘‘(3) build community engagement through in15 volvement in sports; and 

16 ‘‘(4) promote the extraordinary gifts and con17 tributions of people with intellectual disabilities. 

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

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

20 Education may award grants to, or enter into contracts 

21 or cooperative agreements with, Special Olympics to carry 

22 out each of the following: 

23 ‘‘(1) Activities to promote the expansion of Spe24 cial Olympics, including activities to increase the full 

25 participation of people with intellectual disabilities in 
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1 athletics, sports and recreation, and other inclusive 

2 school and community activities with non-disabled 

3 people. 

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

5 Olympics education programs, including character 

6 education and volunteer programs that support the 

7 purposes of this Act, that can be integrated into 

8 classroom instruction and are consistent with aca9 demic content standards. 

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

11 State, acting through the Assistant Secretary of State for 

12 Educational and Cultural Affairs, may award grants to, 

13 or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, 

14 Special Olympics to carry out each of the following: 

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

16 people with intellectual disabilities in Special Olym17 pics outside of the United States. 

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

19 of the United States of the abilities and unique con20 tributions that people with intellectual disabilities 

21 can make to society. 

22 ‘‘(c) HEALTHY ATHLETES.— 

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

24 and Human Services may award grants to, or enter 

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

2 health assessments, screening for health problems, 

3 health education, community-based prevention, data 

4 collection, and referrals to direct health care serv5 ices. 

6 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—Activities under para7 graph (1) shall be coordinated with appropriate 

8 health care entities, including private health care 

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

10 or international programs, and the Department of 

11 Health and Human Services, as applicable. 

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

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

14 diseases, medical conditions, or mental health conditions. 

15 Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed to 

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

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

18 ‘‘(a) APPLICATION.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be considered for a 

20 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under sub21 section (a), (b), or (c) of section 3, Special Olympics 

22 shall submit an application at such time, in such 

23 manner, and containing such information as the Sec24 retary of Education, Secretary of State, or Secretary 
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1 of Health and Human Services, as applicable, may 

2 require. 

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 spe7 cific activities to be carried out with the grant, 

8 contract, or cooperative agreement. 

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

10 of specific measurable annual benchmarks, 

11 long-term goals and objectives, and outcomes to 

12 be achieved through specified activities carried 

13 out with the grant, contract, or cooperative 

14 agreement, which shall include, at a minimum, 

15 the following: 

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 nondisabled people. 

21 ‘‘(ii) Education programs that dispel 

22 negative stereotypes about people with in23 tellectual disabilities, in the case of appli24 cations for a grant under section 3(a). 
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1 ‘‘(iii) Activities to increase the partici2 pation of people with intellectual disabil3 ities in Special Olympics outside of the 

4 United States, in the case of applications 

5 for a grant under section 3(b). 

6 ‘‘(iv) Health-related activities, includ7 ing on-site health assessments, screening 

8 for health problems, health education, com9 munity-based prevention, data collection, 

10 and referrals to direct health care services, 

11 in the case of applications for a grant 

12 under section 3(c). 

13 ‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the re15 ceipt of any funds for a program under subsection 

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

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

18 such manner, and containing such information as 

19 the Secretary of Education, Secretary of State, or 

20 Secretary of Health and Human Services, as appli21 cable, may require. 

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

23 report under this subsection shall describe— 

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

25 made toward meeting the annual benchmarks, 
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1 long-term goals and objectives, and outcomes 

2 described in the applications submitted under 

3 subsection (a); and 

4 ‘‘(B) demographic data about Special 

5 Olympics participants, including the number of 

6 people with intellectual disabilities served in 

7 each program referred to in paragraph (1). 

8 ‘‘SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

9 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated— 

10 ‘‘(1) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agree11 ments under section 3(a), $9,500,000 for fiscal year 

12 2011, and such sums as may be necessary for each 

13 of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; 

14 ‘‘(2) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agree15 ments under section 3(b), $4,500,000 for fiscal year 

16 2011, and such sums as may be necessary for each 

17 of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; and 

18 ‘‘(3) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agree19 ments under section 3(c), $8,500,000 for fiscal year 

20 2011, and such sums as may be necessary for each 

21 of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 

22 TITLE II—BEST BUDDIES 

23 SEC. 201. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

24 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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1 (1) Best Buddies operates the first national so2 cial and recreational program in the United States 

3 for people with intellectual disabilities. 

4 (2) Best Buddies is dedicated to helping people 

5 with intellectual disabilities become part of main6 stream society. 

7 (3) Best Buddies is determined to end social 

8 isolation for people with intellectual disabilities by 

9 promoting meaningful friendships between them and 

10 their non-disabled peers in order to help increase the 

11 self-esteem, confidence, and abilities of people with 

12 and without intellectual disabilities. 

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

14 lives of people with intellectual disabilities by pro15 viding opportunities for 1-to-1 friendships and inte16 grated employment. 

17 (5) Best Buddies is an international organiza18 tion spanning 1,300 middle school, high school, and 

19 college campuses. 

20 (6) Best Buddies implements programs that 

21 will positively impact more than 700,000 individuals 

22 in 2010. 

23 (7) The Best Buddies Middle Schools program 

24 matches middle school students with intellectual dis-
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1 abilities with other middle school students and sup2 ports 1-to-1 friendships between them. 

3 (8) The Best Buddies High Schools program 

4 matches high school students with intellectual dis5 abilities with other high school students and sup6 ports 1-to-1 friendships between them. 

7 (9) The Best Buddies Colleges program 

8 matches adults with intellectual disabilities with col9 lege students and creates 1-to-1 friendships between 

10 them. 

11 (10) The Best Buddies e-Buddies program sup12 ports e-mail friendships between people with and 

13 without intellectual disabilities. 

14 (11) The Best Buddies Citizens program pairs 

15 adults with intellectual disabilities in 1-to-1 friend16 ships with other people in the corporate and civic 

17 communities. 

18 (12) The Best Buddies Jobs program promotes 

19 the integration of people with intellectual disabilities 

20 into the community through supported employment. 

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

22 (1) provide support to Best Buddies to increase 

23 participation in and public awareness about Best 

24 Buddies programs that serve people with intellectual 

25 disabilities; 
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1 (2) dispel negative stereotypes about people 

2 with intellectual disabilities; and 

3 (3) promote the extraordinary contributions of 

4 people with intellectual disabilities. 

5 SEC. 202. ASSISTANCE FOR BEST BUDDIES. 

6 (a) EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of Edu7 cation may award grants to, or enter into contracts or co8 operative agreements with, Best Buddies to carry out ac9 tivities to promote the expansion of Best Buddies, includ10 ing activities to increase the participation of people with 

11 intellectual disabilities in social relationships and other as12 pects of community life, including education and employ13 ment, within the United States. 

14 (b) LIMITATIONS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated to 

16 carry out this title may not be used for direct treat17 ment of diseases, medical conditions, or mental 

18 health conditions. 

19 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES.—Not more 

20 than 5 percent of amounts appropriated to carry out 

21 this title for a fiscal year may be used for adminis22 trative activities. 

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

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

25 by Best Buddies. 
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1 SEC. 203. APPLICATION AND ANNUAL REPORT. 

2 (a) APPLICATION.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—To be considered for a 

4 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under sec5 tion 202(a), Best Buddies shall submit an applica6 tion at such time, in such manner, and containing 

7 such information as the Secretary of Education may 

8 require. 

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

10 under this subsection shall contain the following: 

11 (A) A description of activities to be carried 

12 out under the grant, contract, or cooperative 

13 agreement. 

14 (B) Information on specific measurable 

15 goals, objectives, and outcomes to be achieved 

16 through activities carried out under the grant, 

17 contract, or cooperative agreement. 

18 (b) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

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

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

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

22 such manner, and containing such information as 

23 the Secretary of Education may require. 

24 (2) CONTENT.—At a minimum, each annual re25 port under this subsection shall describe the degree 

26 to which progress has been made toward meeting the 
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1 specific measurable goals, objectives, and outcomes 

2 described in the applications submitted under sub3 section (a). 

4 SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec6 retary of Education for grants, contracts, or cooperative 

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

8 year 2011 and such sums as may be necessary for each 

9 of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. 

10 TITLE III—ESTABLISHMENT OF 

11 EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER 

12 INSTITUTES FOR SPORT AND 

13 SOCIAL IMPACT 

14 SEC. 301. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

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

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

17 Shriver dedicated her life, energies, and resources 

18 without bounds to improving the lives of people with 

19 intellectual and developmental disabilities around the 

20 world. She stands as the iconic founder and leader 

21 of one of the most important disability rights move22 ments in history. 

23 (2) Eunice Kennedy Shriver founded and influ24 enced the development of Special Olympics and Best 

25 Buddies, both of which celebrate the possibilities of 
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1 a world where everybody matters, everybody counts, 

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

3 (b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to im4 prove and advance opportunities for people with intellec5 tual disabilities to fully participate and engage in inclusive 

6 sports and recreation, social activities, and other commu7 nity opportunities, through— 

8 (1) conducting research, data collection, and 

9 evaluation activities; 

10 (2) providing technical assistance and training; 

11 (3) fostering and promoting interdisciplinary 

12 collaboration, cooperation, and partnerships; and 

13 (4) commemorating the work and contributions 

14 of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and encouraging others 

15 to emulate her leadership, including her efforts to 

16 encourage and promote greater social and commu17 nity opportunities for people with intellectual disabil18 ities and their families. 

19 SEC. 302. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSTITUTES. 

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

21 under section 304 that is not reserved under subsection 

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

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

24 establishing Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport 
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1 and Social Impact (referred to in this title as ‘‘Insti2 tutes’’). 

3 (b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this title, the term ‘‘eligi4 ble entity’’ means an institution of higher education (as 

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

6 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) with demonstrated expertise 

7 and experience in research, technical assistance, and train8 ing related to improving and advancing opportunities for 

9 people with intellectual disabilities to fully participate and 

10 engage in inclusive community opportunities, in partner11 ship with a nonprofit organization with demonstrated ex12 pertise and experience in inclusive sports, recreation, so13 cial, educational, and community opportunities for people 

14 with intellectual disabilities. 

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

16 title shall be for a 3-year period. 

17 (d) GRANT RECIPIENT CONTRIBUTION.—An eligible 

18 entity receiving a grant under this title shall provide a con19 tribution (which may include an in-kind contribution), in 

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

21 activities assisted under the grant, to carry out such ac22 tivities. 

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

24 available under this title shall be used to supplement, and 
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1 not supplant, other Federal, State, and local funds ex2 pended to carry out the purpose of this title. 

3 (f) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity shall submit an 

4 application to the Secretary of Education at such time, 

5 in such manner, and containing such information and as6 surances as the Secretary may require. Such application 

7 shall, at a minimum, include— 

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

9 consistent with section 303; and 

10 (2) annual measurable benchmarks and long11 term goals and objectives to be achieved through 

12 such activities. 

13 (g) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR NATIONAL ACTIVI14 TIES.—From the amount appropriated under section 304, 

15 the Secretary of Education shall reserve not more than 

16 10 percent to enter into a cooperative agreement, on a 

17 competitive basis, with an eligible entity for the purpose 

18 of implementing national coordination activities, including 

19 development of mechanisms for communication among 

20 grantees, dissemination of information resulting from ac21 tivities under the grants, dissemination of evidence-based 

22 practices, and technical assistance to grantees. 

23 SEC. 303. ACTIVITIES OF INSTITUTES. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Each grantee under this title shall 

25 use the grant to advance the quality of life and inclusion 
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1 of people with intellectual disabilities through research 

2 and evaluation, technical assistance, training, data collec3 tion, evaluation, collaboration, and dissemination of evi4 dence-based best practices. 

5 (b) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each grantee under this 

7 title shall use grant funds to— 

8 (A) establish a research agenda and an9 nual measurable benchmarks and long-term 

10 goals, and conduct research and evaluation of 

11 evidence-based best practices, with the goal of 

12 improving the quality of life and furthering the 

13 social inclusion of people with intellectual dis14 abilities, in cooperation and consultation with— 

15 (i) people with intellectual disabilities; 

16 (ii) family members of people with in17 tellectual disabilities; 

18 (iii) University Centers for Excellence 

19 in Developmental Disabilities Education, 

20 Research, and Service (as designated in 

21 section 151 of the Developmental Disabil22 ities Act (42 U.S.C. 15061)); 

23 (iv) other relevant Federal, State, and 

24 local entities conducting research related to 

25 people with intellectual disabilities; 
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1 (v) other Federal, State, and local en2 tities serving people with intellectual dis3 abilities; and 

4 (vi) other relevant nonprofit organiza5 tions. 

6 (B) provide training and technical assist7 ance to people with intellectual disabilities, fam8 ilies of people with intellectual disabilities, non9 profit organizations, public entities, educational 

10 programs, recreation programs, and others to 

11 increase opportunities for inclusive participation 

12 by such people in sports and recreation, social 

13 opportunities, education, and the community, 

14 including provision of assistance to programs 

15 and entities serving primarily non-disabled peo16 ple in order to successfully include people with 

17 intellectual disabilities in activities with non-dis18 abled people; 

19 (C) collect and analyze data related to bar20 riers to, and factors ensuring, access to full in21 clusion and participation in community and 

22 quality of life for people with intellectual dis23 abilities, including demographic data; and 
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1 (D) report on the research, findings, con2 clusions, and recommendations resulting from 

3 the activities of the grant. 

4 (2) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.—Research, 

5 evaluation, and data collection described in subpara6 graph (A) and (C) of paragraph (1) shall include— 

7 (A) best practices in preventive health and 

8 wellness for people with intellectual disabilities, 

9 including sports and recreational activities; 

10 (B) identification of barriers to, and fac11 tors ensuring, access to full inclusion and par12 ticipation in community and quality of life for 

13 people with intellectual disabilities; 

14 (C) best practices in supporting independ15 ence, community living, and inclusive social en16 gagement for people with intellectual disabil17 ities; 

18 (D) physical and mental health disparities 

19 for people with intellectual disabilities; and 

20 (E) other relevant activities related to the 

21 purpose of this title, as described by the eligible 

22 entity in the application submitted under sec23 tion 302(f). 

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

25 title shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of Edu-
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1 cation an annual report that includes information on 

2 progress made in achieving the projected goals and out3 comes of the activities of the Institute for the previous 

4 year, including demographic information on the popu5 lations served and measurable accomplishments in advanc6 ing the quality of life and inclusion of people with intellec7 tual disabilities in the community. 

8 SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

9 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

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

11 2011 through 2015. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2010. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5220 

AN ACT 

To reauthorize the Special Olympics Sport and Empurposes. opment of mentoring programs, and for other Best Buddies to support the expansion and devel- powerment Act of 2004, to provide assistance to