I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2385
To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to provide for more equitable 
allotment of funds to States for centers for independent living. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2003
Mr. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. ABERCROMBIE) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to provide for 
more equitable allotment of funds to States for centers 
for independent living.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. STATE ALLOTMENTS FOR CENTERS FOR INDE-
PENDENT LIVING. 
Section 721 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (42 
U.S.C. 796f) is amended 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 
2003. 
‘‘(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 
appropriation 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 
‘‘(ii) the appropriation for fiscal year 
2003. 
‘‘(2) ALLOTMENTS TO STATES FROM BASE AP-
PROPRIATION.—After the reservation required by 
subsection (b) has been made, the Commissioner 
shall allot to each State whose State plan has been
approved 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 2003 bears to the total amount that all 
States received under this subsection for fiscal year 
2003. 
‘‘(3) ALLOTMENTS TO STATES ADDITIONAL AP-
PROPRIATION.—From any additional appropriation 
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 
appropriation. 
‘‘(4) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Commissioner 
shall not make a payment for the allotments de-
scribed in this subsection to any State for a fis-
cal year unless the Commissioner—
‘‘(i) determines that the State inde-
pendent living expenditure for the first 
preceding fiscal year is not less than the
State independent living expenditure for 
the second preceding fiscal year; or 
‘‘(ii) reduces the amount of the pay-
ment by the amount by which the State 
independent living expenditure for the sec-
ond preceding fiscal year exceeds the State 
independent living expenditure for the first 
preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘State independent living expenditure’, 
used with respect to a fiscal year, means the 
total expenditure in the State of other Federal 
funds (other than funds made available to carry 
out this part), State funds, and local funds for 
that fiscal year to provide assistance for centers 
for independent living.’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT. 
Section 704(m)(4)(D) of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (42 U.S.C. 795c(m)(4)(D)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘, including reports indicating the manner in which and 
extent to which the State complied with the maintenance 
of effort requirement specified in section 721(c)(4)(A)(i)’’ 
before the semicolon.
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