I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4255 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to provide assistance to the Paralympic Program of the United 
States Olympic Committee, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 4, 2007 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to 
the Paralympic Program of the United States Olympic 
Committee, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘United States Olympic 
Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
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(3) To provide training and support to local or-
ganizations to provide paralympic sports training to 
physically disabled members of the Armed Forces 
and veterans in their own communities. 
SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROVISION 
OF ASSISTANCE TO UNITED STATES OLYMPIC 
COMMITTEE PARALYMPIC PROGRAM. 
(a) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—Sub-
chapter II of chapter V of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 521 the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 521A. Assistance for the United States Olympic 
Committee’s Paralympic Program 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.— 
The Secretary may make a grant to the United States 
Olympic Committee to plan, develop, manage, and imple-
ment the Paralympic Program for veterans and members 
of the Armed Forces. 
‘‘(b) OVERSIGHT
BY
UNDER
SECRETARY
FOR 
HEALTH.—As a condition of receiving a grant under this 
section, the United States Olympic Committee shall per-
mit the Under Secretary for Health to conduct such over-
sight of the use of grant funds as the Under Secretary 
determines is appropriate. 
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‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—(1) The United States Olym-
pic Committee, with the assistance and cooperation of the 
Secretary and the heads of other appropriate Federal and 
State departments and agencies, shall use a grant under 
this section to recruit, support, encourage, schedule, facili-
tate, supervise, and implement the activities described in 
paragraph (3) for veterans and members of the Armed 
Forces with physical disabilities, either directly or by sup-
porting a program described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) A program described in this paragraph is a com-
munity-based paralympic sport program, including such a 
program that promotes basic physical activity, games, 
recreation, training, and competition, that— 
‘‘(A) is approved by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) provides services and activities for vet-
erans and members of the Armed Forces with phys-
ical disabilities and may provide such services and 
activities for individuals with physical disabilities 
who are not veterans or members of the Armed 
Forces. 
‘‘(3) Activities described in this paragraph are— 
‘‘(A) instruction and competition in paralympic 
sports; 
‘‘(B) training and technical assistance to pro-
gram administrators, coaches, recreational thera-
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pists, instructors, Department employees, and other 
appropriate individuals; and 
‘‘(C) coordination, Paralympic classification of 
athletes, athlete assessment, sport-specific training 
techniques, program development, program specific 
medical and personal care support, sports equip-
ment, supplies, program evaluation, and other activi-
ties related to the implementation and operation of 
the program. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—If a program 
described in subsection (c)(2) provides services or activi-
ties for individuals with physical disabilities who are not 
veterans or members of the Armed Forces, funds provided 
to the program through the United States Olympic Com-
mittee under this section may not be used for such services 
and activities. 
‘‘(e) OUTREACH
REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 
shall inform all veterans with physical disabilities about 
the existence of the Paralympic Program and shall provide 
for, facilitate, and encourage participation of such vet-
erans. 
‘‘(f) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall ensure ac-
cess to and use of appropriate Department facilities by 
all individuals participating in the Paralympic Program. 
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‘‘(g) APPLICATION REQUIREMENT.—Before the Sec-
retary may make a grant to the United States Olympic 
Committee under this section, the United States Olympic 
Committee shall submit to the Secretary an application 
that describes the activities to be carried out with the 
grant, including information on specific measurable goals 
and objectives to be achieved using grant funds. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2012 $10,000,000 to carry out this sec-
tion.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 521 the following new 
item: 
‘‘521A. Assistance for United States Olympic Committee’s Paralympic Pro-
gram.’’. 
(c) DEADLINE
FOR
MEMORANDUM
OF
UNDER-
STANDING.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not 
award a grant under section 521A of title 38, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), until the United 
States Olympic Committee has entered into a memo-
randum of understanding or cooperative agreement with 
the Secretary regarding implementation of the Paralympic 
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Program. Such agreement shall be concluded not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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