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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3293 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 29, 2010 

Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. HATCH, Mr. DODD, Mr. REID, Ms. SNOWE, Ms. 

MIKULSKI, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CASEY, Mr. RISCH, Mr. FRANKEN, and Mr. 

JOHANNS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 


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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. 

1 TITLE I—REAUTHORIZATION OF 

2 SPECIAL OLYMPICS ACT 

3 SEC. 101. REAUTHORIZATION. 

4 Sections 2 through 5 of the Special Olympics Sport 

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

6 are amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

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

9 ‘‘(1) Special Olympics celebrates the possibili10 ties of a world where everybody matters, everybody 

11 counts, and every person contributes. 

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

13 United States recognize the dignity and value the 

14 giftedness of children and adults with intellectual 

15 disabilities. 

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

17 United States recognize that children and adults 


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1 with intellectual disabilities experience significant 

2 health disparities, including lack of access to pri3 mary care services and difficulties in accessing com4 munity-based prevention and treatment programs 

5 for chronic diseases. 

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

7 United States are determined to end the isolation 

8 and stigmatization of people with intellectual disabil9 ities, and to ensure that such people are assured of 

10 equal opportunities for community participation, ac11 cess to appropriate health care, and inclusive edu12 cation, and to experience life in a nondiscriminatory 

13 manner. 

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

15 has encouraged skill development, sharing, courage, 

16 and confidence through year-round sports training 

17 and athletic competition for children and adults with 

18 intellectual disabilities. 

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

20 sports training and competitive opportunities to 

21 more than 3,000,000 athletes with intellectual dis22 abilities in 26 sports and plans to expand the bene23 fits of participation through sport to hundreds of 

24 thousands of people with intellectual disabilities 


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1 within the United States and worldwide over the 

2 next 5 years. 

3 ‘‘(7) Research shows that participation in ac4 tivities involving both people with intellectual disabil5 ities and nondisabled people results in more positive 

6 support for inclusion in society, including in schools. 

7 ‘‘(8) Special Olympics has demonstrated its 

8 ability to provide a major positive effect on the qual9 ity of life of people with intellectual disabilities, im10 proving their health and physical well-being, building 

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

12 voice to become active and productive members of 

13 their communities. 

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

15 has become a vehicle and platform for reducing prej16 udice, improving public health, promoting inclusion 

17 efforts in schools and communities, and encouraging 

18 society to value the contributions of all members. 

19 ‘‘(10) The Government of the United States en20 thusiastically supports the Special Olympics move21 ment, recognizes its importance in improving the 

22 lives of people with intellectual disabilities, and rec23 ognizes Special Olympics as a valued and important 

24 component of the global community. 

25 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—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, including ef4 forts to promote broader community inclusion; 

5 ‘‘(2) dispel negative stereotypes about people 

6 with intellectual disabilities; 

7 ‘‘(3) build community engagement through 

8 sport involvement; and 

9 ‘‘(4) promote the extraordinary gifts and con10 tributions of people with intellectual disabilities. 

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

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

13 Education may award grants to, or enter into contracts 

14 or cooperative agreements with, Special Olympics to carry 

15 out each of the following: 

16 ‘‘(1) Activities to promote the expansion of Spe17 cial Olympics, including activities to increase the full 

18 participation of people with intellectual disabilities in 

19 athletics, sports and recreation, and other inclusive 

20 school and community activities with non-disabled 

21 people. 

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

23 Olympics education programs, including character 

24 education and volunteer programs that support the 

25 purposes of this Act, that can be integrated into 


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1 classroom instruction and are consistent with aca2 demic content standards. 

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

4 State, acting through the Assistant Secretary of State for 

5 Educational and Cultural Affairs, may award grants to, 

6 or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, 

7 Special Olympics to carry out each of the following: 

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

9 people with intellectual disabilities in Special Olym10 pics outside of the United States. 

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

12 of the United States of the abilities and unique con13 tributions that people with intellectual disabilities 

14 can make to society. 

15 ‘‘(c) HEALTHY ATHLETES.— 

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

17 and Human Services may award grants to, or enter 

18 into contracts or cooperative agreements with, Spe19 cial Olympics for the implementation of on-site 

20 health assessments, screening for health problems, 

21 health education, community-based prevention, data 

22 collection, and referrals to direct health care serv23 ices. 

24 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—Activities under para25 graph (1) shall be coordinated with appropriate 


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1 health care entities, including private health care 

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

3 or international programs, and the Department of 

4 Health and Human Services, as applicable. 

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

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

7 diseases, medical conditions, or mental health conditions. 

8 Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed to 

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

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

11 ‘‘(a) APPLICATION.— 

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

13 contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection 

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

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

16 and containing such information as the Secretary of 

17 Education, Secretary of State, or Secretary of 

18 Health and Human Services, as applicable, may re19 quire. 

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

21 under this subsection shall contain each of the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(A) ACTIVITIES.—A description of activi24 ties to be carried out with the grant, contract, 

25 or cooperative agreement. 


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

2 of specific measurable annual benchmarks and 

3 long-term goals and objectives to be achieved 

4 through specified activities carried out with the 

5 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, 

6 which specified activities shall include, at a 

7 minimum, each of the following activities: 

8 ‘‘(i) Activities to increase the full par9 ticipation of people with intellectual dis10 abilities in athletics, sports and recreation, 

11 and other inclusive school and community 

12 activities with nondisabled people. 

13 ‘‘(ii) Education programs that dispel 

14 negative stereotypes about people with in15 tellectual disabilities. 

16 ‘‘(iii) Activities to increase the partici17 pation of people with intellectual disabil18 ities in Special Olympics outside of the 

19 United States. 

20 ‘‘(iv) Health-related activities as de21 scribed in section 3(c). 

22 ‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

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

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

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


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1 submit an annual report at such time, in such man2 ner, and containing such information as the Sec3 retary of Education, Secretary of State, or Secretary 

4 of Health and Human Services, as applicable, may 

5 require. 

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

7 report under this subsection shall describe— 

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

9 made toward meeting the annual benchmarks 

10 and long-term goals and objectives described in 

11 the applications submitted under subsection (a); 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(B) demographic data about Special 

14 Olympics participants, including the number of 

15 people with intellectual disabilities served in 

16 each program referred to in paragraph (1). 

17 ‘‘SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

18 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated— 

19 ‘‘(1) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agree20 ments under section 3(a), $9,500,000 for fiscal year 

21 2011, and such sums as may be necessary for each 

22 of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; 

23 ‘‘(2) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agree24 ments under section 3(b), $4,500,000 for fiscal year 


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1 2011, and such sums as may be necessary for each 

2 of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; and 

3 ‘‘(3) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agree4 ments under section 3(c), $8,500,000 for fiscal year 

5 2011, and such sums as may be necessary for each 

6 of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 

7 TITLE II—BEST BUDDIES 

8 SEC. 201. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

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

10 (1) Best Buddies operates the first national so11 cial and recreational program in the United States 

12 for people with intellectual disabilities. 

13 (2) Best Buddies is dedicated to helping people 

14 with intellectual disabilities become part of main15 stream society. 

16 (3) Best Buddies is determined to end social 

17 isolation for people with intellectual disabilities by 

18 promoting meaningful friendships between them and 

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

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

21 and without intellectual disabilities. 

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

23 lives of people with intellectual disabilities by pro24 viding opportunities for 1-to-1 friendships and inte25 grated employment. 


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1 (5) Best Buddies is an international organiza2 tion spanning 1,300 middle school, high school, and 

3 college campuses. 

4 (6) Best Buddies implements programs that 

5 will positively impact more than 700,000 individuals 

6 in 2010. 

7 (7) The Best Buddies Middle Schools program 

8 matches middle school students with intellectual dis9 abilities with other middle school students and sup10 ports 1-to-1 friendships between them. 

11 (8) The Best Buddies High Schools program 

12 matches high school students with intellectual dis13 abilities with other high school students and sup14 ports 1-to-1 friendships between them. 

15 (9) The Best Buddies Colleges program 

16 matches adults with intellectual disabilities with col17 lege students and creates 1-to-1 friendships between 

18 them. 

19 (10) The Best Buddies e-Buddies program sup20 ports e-mail friendships between people with and 

21 without intellectual disabilities. 

22 (11) The Best Buddies Citizens program pairs 

23 adults with intellectual disabilities in 1-to-1 friend24 ships with other people in the corporate and civic 

25 communities. 


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1 (12) The Best Buddies Jobs program promotes 

2 the integration of people with intellectual disabilities 

3 into the community through supported employment. 

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

5 (1) provide support to Best Buddies to increase 

6 participation in and public awareness about Best 

7 Buddies programs that serve people with intellectual 

8 disabilities; 

9 (2) dispel negative stereotypes about people 

10 with intellectual disabilities; and 

11 (3) promote the extraordinary contributions of 

12 people with intellectual disabilities. 

13 SEC. 202. ASSISTANCE FOR BEST BUDDIES. 

14 (a) EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of Edu15 cation may award grants to, or enter into contracts or co16 operative agreements with, Best Buddies to carry out ac17 tivities to promote the expansion of Best Buddies, includ18 ing activities to increase the participation of people with 

19 intellectual disabilities in social relationships and other as20 pects of community life, including education and employ21 ment, within the United States. 

22 (b) LIMITATIONS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated to 

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1 ment of diseases, medical conditions, or mental 

2 health conditions. 

3 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES.—Not more 

4 than 5 percent of amounts appropriated to carry out 

5 this Act for a fiscal year may be used for adminis6 trative activities. 

7 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 

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

9 by Best Buddies. 

10 SEC. 203. APPLICATION AND ANNUAL REPORT. 

11 (a) APPLICATION.— 

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

13 contract, or cooperative agreement under section 

14 202(a), Best Buddies shall submit an application at 

15 such time, in such manner, and containing such in16 formation as the Secretary of Education may re17 quire. 

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

19 under this subsection shall contain the following: 

20 (A) A description of activities to be carried 

21 out under the grant, contract, or cooperative 

22 agreement. 

23 (B) Information on specific measurable 

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1 tivities carried out under the grant, contract, or 

2 cooperative agreement. 

3 (b) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

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

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

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

7 such manner, and containing such information as 

8 the Secretary of Education may require. 

9 (2) CONTENT.—At a minimum, each annual re10 port under this subsection shall describe the degree 

11 to which progress has been made toward meeting the 

12 specific measurable goals and objectives described in 

13 the applications submitted under subsection (a). 

14 SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

15 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec16 retary of Education for grants, contracts, or cooperative 

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

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

19 of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. 

20 TITLE III—ESTABLISHMENT OF 

21 EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER 

22 INSTITUTES FOR SPORT AND 

23 SOCIAL IMPACT 

24 SEC. 301. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

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


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

2 Shriver dedicated her life, energies, and resources 

3 without bounds to improving the lives of people with 

4 intellectual and developmental disabilities around the 

5 world. She stands as the iconic founder and leader 

6 of one of the most important disability rights move7 ments in history. 

8 (2) Eunice Kennedy Shriver founded and influ9 enced the development of Special Olympics and Best 

10 Buddies, both of which celebrate the possibilities of 

11 a world where everybody matters, everybody counts, 

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

13 (b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to im14 prove and advance opportunities for people with intellec15 tual disabilities to fully participate and engage in inclusive 

16 sports and recreation, social activities, and other commu17 nity opportunities, through— 

18 (1) conducting research, data collection, and 

19 evaluation activities; 

20 (2) providing technical assistance and training; 

21 (3) fostering and promoting interdisciplinary 

22 collaboration, cooperation, and partnerships; and 

23 (4) commemorating the work and contributions 

24 of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and encouraging others 

25 to emulate her leadership, including her efforts to 


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1 encourage and promote greater social and commu2 nity opportunities for people with intellectual disabil3 ities and their families. 

4 SEC. 302. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSTITUTES. 

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

6 under section 304 that is not reserved under subsection 

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

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

9 establishing Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport 

10 and Social Impact (referred to in this title as ‘‘Insti11 tutes’’). 

12 (b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this title, the term ‘‘eligi13 ble entity’’ means an institution of higher education (as 

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

15 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) with demonstrated expertise 

16 and experience in research, technical assistance, and train17 ing related to improving and advancing opportunities for 

18 people with intellectual disabilities to fully participate and 

19 engage in inclusive community opportunities, in partner20 ship with a nonprofit organization with demonstrated ex21 pertise and experience in inclusive sports, recreation, so22 cial, educational, and community opportunities for people 

23 with intellectual disabilities. 

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

25 title shall be for a 3-year period. 


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1 (d) GRANT RECIPIENT CONTRIBUTION.—An eligible 

2 entity receiving a grant under this title shall provide a con3 tribution (which may include an in-kind contribution), in 

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

5 activities assisted under the grant, to carry out such ac6 tivities. 

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

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

9 not supplant, other Federal, State, and local funds ex10 pended to carry out the purpose of this title. 

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

12 receive a grant under this title shall submit an application 

13 to the Secretary of Education at such time, in such man14 ner, and containing such information and assurances as 

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

16 minimum, include— 

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

18 consistent with section 303; and 

19 (2) proposed annual measurable benchmarks 

20 and long-term goals and objectives to be achieved 

21 through such activities. 

22 (g) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR NATIONAL ACTIVI23 TIES.—From the amount appropriated under section 304, 

24 the Secretary of Education shall reserve not more than 

25 10 percent to enter into a cooperative agreement, on a 


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1 competitive basis, with an eligible entity for the purpose 

2 of implementing national coordination activities, including 

3 development of mechanisms for communication between 

4 grant recipients, dissemination of information resulting 

5 from activities under the grants, and technical assistance 

6 to grant recipients. 

7 SEC. 303. ACTIVITIES OF INSTITUTES. 

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

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

10 quality of life and inclusion of people with intellectual dis11 abilities through research and evaluation, technical assist12 ance, training, data collection, evaluation, collaboration, 

13 and dissemination of evidence-based best practices. 

14 (b) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.— 

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

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

17 (A) establish a research agenda and an18 nual measurable benchmarks and long-term 

19 goals, and conduct research and evaluation of 

20 evidence-based best practices, to improve the 

21 quality of life and further the social inclusion of 

22 people with intellectual disabilities, in coopera23 tion and consultation with— 

24 (i) people with intellectual disabilities; 


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1 (ii) family members of people with in2 tellectual disabilities; 

3 (iii) University Centers for Excellence 

4 in Developmental Disabilities Education, 

5 Research, and Service (as designated in 

6 section 151 of the Developmental Disabil7 ities Act (42 U.S.C. 15061)); and 

8 (iv) other relevant Federal, State, and 

9 local entities conducting research related to 

10 people with intellectual disabilities; 

11 (B) provide training and technical assist12 ance to people with intellectual disabilities, fam13 ilies of people with intellectual disabilities, non14 profit organizations, public entities, educational 

15 programs, recreation programs, and others to 

16 increase opportunities for inclusive participation 

17 by such people in sports and recreation, social 

18 opportunities, education, and the community, 

19 including provision of assistance to programs 

20 and entities serving primarily non-disabled peo21 ple in order to successfully include people with 

22 intellectual disabilities in activities with non-dis23 abled people; 

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1 clusion and participation in community and 

2 quality of life for people with intellectual dis3 abilities, including demographic data; and 

4 (D) report on the research, findings, con5 clusions, and recommendations resulting from 

6 the activities of the grant. 

7 (2) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.—Research, 

8 evaluation, and data collection described in para9 graph (1)(A) shall include— 

10 (A) best practices in preventive health and 

11 wellness for people with intellectual disabilities, 

12 including sports and recreational activities; 

13 (B) identification of barriers to, and fac14 tors assuring, access to full inclusion and par15 ticipation in community and quality of life for 

16 people with intellectual disabilities; 

17 (C) best practices in supporting independ18 ence, community living, and inclusive social en19 gagement for people with intellectual disabil20 ities; 

21 (D) physical and mental health disparities 

22 for people with intellectual disabilities; and 

23 (E) other relevant activities related to the 

24 purpose of this title, as described by the eligible 


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1 entity in the application submitted under sec2 tion 302(f). 

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

4 title shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of Edu5 cation an annual report that includes information on 

6 progress made in achieving the projected goals and out7 comes of the activities of the Institute for the previous 

8 year, including demographic information on the popu9 lations served and measurable accomplishments in advanc10 ing the quality of life and inclusion of people with intellec11 tual disabilities in the community. 

12 SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

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

15 2011 through 2015. 

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