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SEC. 484. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.
Section 721 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 796f) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(c) ALLOTMENTS TO STATES.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
‘‘(A) 
ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATION.—The
term ‘additional appropriation’ means the
amount (if any) by which the appropriation for
a fiscal year exceeds the total of—
‘‘(i) the amount reserved under sub-
section (b) for that fiscal year; and
‘‘(ii) the appropriation for fiscal year
2005.
‘‘(B) APPROPRIATION.—The term ‘appro-
priation’ means the amount appropriated to
carry out this part.
‘‘(C) 
BASE
APPROPRIATION.—The 
term
‘base appropriation’ means the portion of the ap-
propriation for a fiscal year that is equal to the
lesser of—
‘‘(i) an amount equal to 100 percent of
the appropriation, minus the amount re-
served under subsection (b) for that fiscal
year; or
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‘‘(ii) the appropriation for fiscal year
2005.
‘‘(2) ALLOTMENTS TO STATES FROM BASE AP-
PROPRIATION.—After the reservation required by sub-
section (b) has been made, the Commissioner shall
allot to each State whose State plan has been ap-
proved under section 706 an amount that bears the
same ratio to the base appropriation as the amount
the State received under this subsection for fiscal year
2005 bears to the total amount that all States received
under this subsection for fiscal year 2005.
‘‘(3) ALLOTMENTS TO STATES OF ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATION.—From any additional appropria-
tion for each fiscal year, the Commissioner shall allot
to each State whose State plan has been approved
under section 706 an amount equal to the sum of—
‘‘(A) an amount that bears the same ratio
to 50 percent of the additional appropriation as
the population of the State bears to the popu-
lation of all States; and
‘‘(B) 1⁄56 of 50 percent of the additional ap-
propriation.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) CARRYOVER AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law—
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‘‘(1) any funds appropriated for a fiscal year to
carry out a grant program under section 722 or 723,
that are not obligated and expended by recipients
prior to the beginning of the succeeding fiscal year
shall remain available for obligation and expenditure
by such recipients during that succeeding fiscal year
and the subsequent fiscal year; and
‘‘(2) any amounts of program income received by
recipients under a grant program under section 722
or 723 in a fiscal year, that are not obligated and ex-
pended by recipients prior to the beginning of the suc-
ceeding fiscal year, shall remain available for obliga-
tion and expenditure by such recipients during that
succeeding fiscal year and the subsequent fiscal
year.’’.
SEC. 485. GRANTS TO CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
IN STATES IN WHICH FEDERAL FUNDING EX-
CEEDS STATE FUNDING.
Section 722(c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 796f–1(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘grants’’ and inserting ‘‘grants
for a fiscal year’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘by September 30, 1997’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for the preceding fiscal year’’.
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SEC. 486. GRANTS TO CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
IN 
STATES 
IN 
WHICH 
STATE 
FUNDING
EQUALS OR EXCEEDS FEDERAL FUNDING.
Section 723(c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 796f–2(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘grants’’ and inserting ‘‘grants
for a fiscal year’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘by September 30, 1997’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for the preceding fiscal year’’.
SEC. 487. STANDARDS AND ASSURANCES FOR CENTERS FOR
INDEPENDENT LIVING.
Section 725(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 796f–4(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(8) PROMOTING FULL ACCESS TO COMMUNITY
LIFE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The center shall pro-
vide independent living services that promote full
access to community life for individuals with
significant disabilities.
‘‘(B) SERVICES.—The services shall include,
as appropriate—
‘‘(i) facilitating transitions of—
‘‘(I) youth who are individuals
with significant disabilities and have
completed 
individualized 
education
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programs under section 614(d) of the
Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)) to post-
secondary life, including employment;
and
‘‘(II) individuals with significant
disabilities from nursing homes and
other institutions, including institu-
tions serving individuals with cog-
nitive disabilities, to community-based
residences;
‘‘(ii) assisting individuals with signifi-
cant disabilities at risk of entering institu-
tions to remain in the community; and
‘‘(iii) 
promoting 
home 
ownership
among individuals with significant disabil-
ities.’’.
SEC. 488. CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING AUTHORIZA-
TION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 727 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 796f–6) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1999
through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2006 through
2011’’.
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SEC. 489. INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES FOR OLDER IN-
DIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND.
Chapter 2 of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(29 U.S.C. 796j et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating sections 752 and 753 as sec-
tions 753 and 754, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after section 751 the following:
‘‘SEC. 752. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
‘‘(a) GRANTS; CONTRACTS; OTHER ARRANGEMENTS.—
For any fiscal year for which the funds appropriated to
carry out this chapter exceed the funds appropriated to
carry out this chapter for fiscal year 2005, the Commis-
sioner shall first reserve from such excess, to provide train-
ing and technical assistance to designated State agencies
for such fiscal year, not less than 1.8 percent, and not more
than 2 percent, of the funds appropriated to carry out this
chapter for the fiscal year involved.
‘‘(b) ALLOCATION.—From the funds reserved under
subsection (a), the Commissioner shall make grants to, and
enter into contracts and other arrangements with, entities
that demonstrate expertise in the provision of services to
older individuals who are blind to provide training and
technical assistance with respect to planning, developing,
conducting, administering, and evaluating independent liv-
ing programs for older individuals who are blind.
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‘‘(c) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—The Commissioner shall
conduct a survey of designated State agencies that receive
grants under section 753 regarding training and technical
assistance needs in order to determine funding priorities
for grants, contracts, and other arrangements under this
section.
‘‘(d) REVIEW.—To be eligible to receive a grant or
enter into a contract or other arrangement under this sec-
tion, an entity shall submit an application to the Commis-
sioner at such time, in such manner, containing a proposal
to provide such training and technical assistance, and con-
taining such additional information as the Commissioner
may require.
‘‘(e) PROHIBITION ON COMBINED FUNDS.—No funds
reserved by the Commissioner under this section may be
combined with funds appropriated under any other Act or
part of this Act if the purpose of combining funds is to
make a single discretionary grant or a single discretionary
payment, unless such reserved funds are separately identi-
fied in the agreement for such grant or payment and are
used for the purposes of this chapter.’’.
SEC. 490. PROGRAM OF GRANTS.
Section 753 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as redes-
ignated by section 489, is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (h);
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(2) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as
subsections (h) and (i), respectively;
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘section 753’’
and inserting ‘‘section 754’’;
(4) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section
753’’ and inserting ‘‘section 754’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘subsection (j)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (i)’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (i)’’ and
inserting ‘‘subsection (h)’’;
(5) in subsection (g), by inserting ‘‘, or contracts
with,’’ after ‘‘grants to’’;
(6) in subsection (h), as redesignated by para-
graph (2)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (j)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (i)(4)’’;
and
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)(vi), by adding
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(III), by
striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period;
and
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(iii) by striking subparagraph (C);
and
(7) in subsection (i), as redesignated by para-
graph (2)—
(A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(2) MINIMUM ALLOTMENT.—
‘‘(A) STATES.—In the case of any of the
several States, the District of Columbia, or the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the amount re-
ferred to in paragraph (1)(A) for a fiscal year
is the greater of—
‘‘(i) $350,000;
‘‘(ii) an amount equal to the amount
the State, the District of Columbia, or the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico received to
carry out this chapter for fiscal year 2005;
or
‘‘(iii) an amount equal to 1⁄3 of 1 per-
cent of the amount appropriated under sec-
tion 754, and not reserved under section
752, for the fiscal year and available for al-
lotments under subsection (a).
‘‘(B) CERTAIN TERRITORIES.—In the case
of Guam, American Samoa, the United States
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Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, the amount referred
to in paragraph (1)(A) for a fiscal year is
$60,000.’’;
(B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 753’’ and inserting ‘‘section 754, and not
reserved under section 752,’’; and
(C) in paragraph (4)(B)(i), by striking
‘‘subsection (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (h)’’.
SEC. 491. INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES FOR OLDER IN-
DIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 754 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as redes-
ignated by section 489, is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2006
through 2011’’.
Subtitle H—Miscellaneous
SEC. 495. HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER ACT.
(a) GENERAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
The first sentence of section 205(a) of the Helen Keller Na-
tional Center Act (29 U.S.C. 1904(a)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2006 through
2011’’.
(b) HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER FEDERAL EN-
DOWMENT FUND.—The first sentence of section 208(h) of