I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5610 
To provide a technical adjustment with respect to funding for independent 
living centers under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 in order to ensure 
stability for such centers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2010 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. FILNER, 
and Mr. FARR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To provide a technical adjustment with respect to funding 
for independent living centers under the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 in order to ensure stability for such centers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Independent Living 
Centers Technical Adjustment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTERS TECHNICAL AD-
JUSTMENT. 
In awarding funds to existing centers for independent 
living (described in section 722(c) of the Rehabilitation 
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Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f–1(c))) in fiscal year 2010 
and thereafter in accordance with the priority established 
under section 722(e)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 796f– 
1(e)(1)), the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services 
Administration shall disregard any funds provided to such 
centers from funds appropriated by the American Recov-
ery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) 
for the centers for independent living program under part 
C of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
796f et seq.) if, notwithstanding any contrary provision 
of a State plan submitted under section 704 of such Act 
(29 U.S.C. 796c)— 
(1) the Commissioner receives a request from 
the State, not later than July 15, 2010, jointly 
signed by the State’s designated State unit (referred 
to in section 704(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
796c(c))) and the State’s Statewide Independent 
Living Council (established under section 705 of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 796d)), for the Commissioner 
to disregard any funds provided to centers for inde-
pendent living in the State from funds appropriated 
by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
2009 (Public Law 111–5) for the centers for inde-
pendent living program under part C of title VII of 
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the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f et 
seq.); 
(2) the Commissioner is not conducting a com-
petition to establish a new center for independent 
living with such funds in the State; and 
(3) such funds were not distributed among ex-
isting centers for independent living in the same pro-
portion as the regular funds appropriated for fiscal 
year 2009 for the centers for independent living pro-
gram under part C of title VII of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f et seq.). 
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