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(1) provide support to Special Olympics to in-
crease athlete participation in and public awareness 
about the Special Olympics movement; 
(2) dispel negative stereotypes about people 
with intellectual disabilities; 
(3) build athletic and family involvement 
through sport; and 
(4) promote the extraordinary gifts of people 
with intellectual disabilities. 
SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS. 
(a) EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation may award grants to, or enter into contracts or co-
operative agreements with, Special Olympics to carry out 
the following: 
(1) Activities to promote the expansion of Spe-
cial Olympics, including activities to increase the 
participation of individuals with intellectual disabil-
ities within the United States. 
(2) The design and implementation of Special 
Olympics education programs, including character 
education and volunteer programs that support the 
purposes of this Act, that can be integrated into 
classroom instruction and are consistent with aca-
demic content standards.
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(b) INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of 
State may award grants to, or enter into contracts or co-
operative agreements with, Special Olympics to carry out 
the following: 
(1) Activities to increase the participation of in-
dividuals with intellectual disabilities in Special 
Olympics outside of the United States. 
(2) Activities to improve the awareness outside 
of the United States of the abilities and unique con-
tributions that individuals with intellectual disabil-
ities can make to society. 
(c) HEALTHY ATHLETES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services may award grants to, or enter into 
contracts or cooperative agreements with, Special 
Olympics for the implementation of on-site health 
assessments, screening for health problems, health 
education, data collection, and referrals to direct 
health care services. 
(2) COORDINATION.—Activities under para-
graph (1) shall be coordinated with private health 
providers, existing authorized programs of State and 
local jurisdictions, or the Department of Health and 
Human Services, as applicable.
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(d) LIMITATION.—Amounts appropriated to carry 
out this section shall not be used for direct treatment of 
diseases, medical conditions, or mental health conditions. 
Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed to 
limit the use of non-Federal funds by Special Olympics. 
SEC. 4. APPLICATION AND ANNUAL REPORT. 
(a) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for a grant, 
contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection 
(a), (b), or (c) of section 3, Special Olympics shall 
submit an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary of 
Education, Secretary of State, or Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, as applicable, may re-
quire. 
(2) CONTENT.—At a minimum, an application 
under this subsection shall contain the following: 
(A) ACTIVITIES.—A description of activi-
ties to be carried out with the grant, contract, 
or cooperative agreement. 
(B) MEASURABLE GOALS.—Information on 
specific measurable goals and objectives to be 
achieved through activities carried out with the 
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition on receipt of 
any funds under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 
3, Special Olympics shall agree to submit an annual 
report at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary of Education, Sec-
retary of State, or Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, as applicable, may require. 
(2) CONTENT.—At a minimum, each annual re-
port under this subsection shall describe the degree 
to which progress has been made toward meeting the 
goals and objectives described in the applications 
submitted under subsection (a). 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated— 
(1) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agree-
ments under section 3(a), $5,500,000 for fiscal year 
2005, and such sums as may be necessary for each 
of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; 
(2) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agree-
ments under section 3(b), $3,500,000 for fiscal year 
2005, and such sums as may be necessary for each 
of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; and
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(3) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agree-
ments under section 3(c), $6,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2005 through 2009. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 6, 
2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.