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Calendar No. 746 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2852 

To provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion of Special 

Olympics and development of education programs and a Healthy Athletes 

Program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 

Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. REID, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. 

BUNNING, Mr. BURNS, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. COLEMAN, 

Ms. COLLINS, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. DODD, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENZI, Mr. 

GRASSLEY, Mr. HAGEL, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KERRY, 

Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LUGAR, 

Mr. MILLER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. REED, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SESSIONS, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. TALENT, Mr. WARNER, Mr. 

STEVENS, and Mr. BENNETT) introduced the following bill; which was 

read the first time 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

A BILL 

To provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion of Special Olympics and development of education 

programs and a Healthy Athletes Program, 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. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Special Olympics Sport 

3 and Empowerment Act of 2004’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

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

6 (1) Special Olympics celebrates the possibilities 

7 of a world where everybody matters, everybody 

8 counts, every person has value, and every person has 

9 worth. 

10 (2) The Government and the people of the 

11 United States recognize the dignity and value the 

12 giftedness of children and adults with intellectual 

13 disabilities. 

14 (3) The Government and the people of the 

15 United States are determined to end the isolation 

16 and stigmatization of individuals with intellectual 

17 disabilities. 

18 (4) For more than 36 years, Special Olympics 

19 has encouraged skill, sharing, courage, and joy 

20 through year-round sports training and athletic com21 petition for children and adults with intellectual dis22 abilities. 

23 (5) Special Olympics provides year-round sports 

24 training and competitive opportunities to 1,500,000 

25 athletes with intellectual disabilities in 26 sports and 

26 plans to expand the joy of participation through 
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1 sport to hundreds of thousands of individuals with 

2 intellectual disabilities within the United States and 

3 worldwide over the next 5 years. 

4 (6) Special Olympics has demonstrated its abil5 ity to provide a major positive effect on the quality 

6 of life of individuals with intellectual disabilities, im7 proving their health and physical well-being, building 

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

9 voice to become active and productive members of 

10 their communities. 

11 (7) In society as a whole, Special Olympics has 

12 become a vehicle and platform for breaking down ar13 tificial barriers, improving public health, changing 

14 negative attitudes in education, and helping athletes 

15 with intellectual disabilities overcome the prejudice 

16 that individuals with intellectual disabilities face in 

17 too many places. 

18 (8) The Government of the United States en19 thusiastically supports Special Olympics, recognizes 

20 its importance in improving the lives of individuals 

21 with intellectual disabilities, and recognizes Special 

22 Olympics as a valued and important component of 

23 the global community. 

24 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to— 
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1 (1) provide support to Special Olympics to in2 crease athlete participation in and public awareness 

3 about the Special Olympics movement; 

4 (2) dispel negative stereotypes about individuals 

5 with intellectual disabilities; 

6 (3) build athletic and family involvement 

7 through sport; and 

8 (4) promote the extraordinary gifts of individ9 uals with intellectual disabilities. 

10 SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS. 

11 (a) EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of Edu12 cation may award grants to, or enter into contracts or co13 operative agreements with, Special Olympics to carry out 

14 the following: 

15 (1) Activities to promote the expansion of Spe16 cial Olympics, including activities to increase the 

17 participation of individuals with intellectual disabil18 ities within the United States. 

19 (2) The design and implementation of Special 

20 Olympics education programs, including character 

21 education and volunteer programs that support the 

22 purposes of this Act, that can be integrated into 

23 classroom instruction and are consistent with aca24 demic content standards. 
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1 (b) INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of 

2 State may award grants to, or enter into contracts or co3 operative agreements with, Special Olympics to carry out 

4 the following: 

5 (1) Activities to increase the participation of in6 dividuals with intellectual disabilities in Special 

7 Olympics outside of the United States. 

8 (2) Activities to improve the awareness outside 

9 of the United States of the abilities of individuals 

10 with intellectual disabilities and the unique contribu11 tions that individuals with intellectual disabilities 

12 can make to society. 

13 (c) HEALTHY ATHLETES.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 

15 Human Services may award grants to, or enter into 

16 contracts or cooperative agreements with, Special 

17 Olympics for the implementation of onsite health as18 sessments, screening for health problems, health 

19 education, data collection, and referrals to direct 

20 health care services. 

21 (2) COORDINATION.—Activities under para22 graph (1) shall be coordinated with activities of pri23 vate health care providers, authorized programs of 

24 State and local jurisdictions, and activities of the 
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1 Department of Health and Human Services, as ap2 plicable. 

3 (d) LIMITATION.—Amounts appropriated to carry 

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

5 diseases, medical conditions, or mental health conditions. 

6 Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed to 

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

8 SEC. 4. APPLICATION AND ANNUAL REPORT. 

9 (a) APPLICATION.— 

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

11 contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection 

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

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

14 and containing such information as the Secretary of 

15 Education, Secretary of State, or Secretary of 

16 Health and Human Services, as applicable, may re17 quire. 

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

19 under this subsection shall contain the following: 

20 (A) ACTIVITIES.—A description of activi21 ties to be carried out with the grant, contract, 

22 or cooperative agreement. 

23 (B) MEASURABLE GOALS.—Information on 

24 specific measurable goals and objectives to be 
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1 achieved through activities carried out with the 

2 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement. 

3 (b) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

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

5 any funds under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 

6 3, Special Olympics shall agree to submit an annual 

7 report at such time, in such manner, and containing 

8 such information as the Secretary of Education, Sec9 retary of State, or Secretary of Health and Human 

10 Services, as applicable, may require. 

11 (2) CONTENT.—At a minimum, each annual re12 port under this subsection shall describe the degree 

13 to which progress has been made toward meeting the 

14 goals and objectives described in the applicable ap15 plication submitted under subsection (a). 

16 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

17 There are authorized to be appropriated— 

18 (1) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agree19 ments under section 3(a), $5,500,000 for fiscal year 

20 2005, and such sums as may be necessary for each 

21 of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; 

22 (2) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agree23 ments under section 3(b), $3,500,000 for fiscal year 

24 2005, and such sums as may be necessary for each 

25 of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; and 
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1 (3) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agree2 ments under section 3(c), $6,000,000 for each of fis3 cal years 2005 through 2009. 

Calendar No. 746 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2852 

A BILL 

To provide assistance to Special Olympics to supletes Program, and for other purposes. ment of education programs and a Healthy Ath- port expansion of Special Olympics and developSEPTEMBER 29, 2004 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar