Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretaries of Education, of State, and of Health and Human Services to award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, Special Olympics for specified education, international, and health activities, including ones promoting Special Olympics and a greater understanding of contributions to society by individuals with intellectual disabilities both within and outside of the United States.
[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2852 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]
Calendar No. 746
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2852
To provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion of
Special Olympics and development of education programs and a Healthy
Athletes Program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 28, 2004
Mr. Santorum (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Allen, Mr. Bingaman, Mr.
Bunning, Mr. Burns, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Coleman, Ms.
Collins, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Hagel, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Landrieu, Mr.
Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Miller, Ms. Murkowski,
Mr. Reed, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Stabenow, Mr.
Talent, Mr. Warner, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Bennett) introduced the
following bill; which was read the first time
September 29, 2004
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
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A BILL
To provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion of
Special Olympics and development of education programs and a Healthy
Athletes Program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Special Olympics Sport and
Empowerment Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Special Olympics celebrates the possibilities of a
world where everybody matters, everybody counts, every person
has value, and every person has worth.
(2) The Government and the people of the United States
recognize the dignity and value the giftedness of children and
adults with intellectual disabilities.
(3) The Government and the people of the United States are
determined to end the isolation and stigmatization of
individuals with intellectual disabilities.
(4) For more than 36 years, Special Olympics has encouraged
skill, sharing, courage, and joy through year-round sports
training and athletic competition for children and adults with
intellectual disabilities.
(5) Special Olympics provides year-round sports training
and competitive opportunities to 1,500,000 athletes with
intellectual disabilities in 26 sports and plans to expand the
joy of participation through sport to hundreds of thousands of
individuals with intellectual disabilities within the United
States and worldwide over the next 5 years.
(6) Special Olympics has demonstrated its ability to
provide a major positive effect on the quality of life of
individuals with intellectual disabilities, improving their
health and physical well-being, building their confidence and
self-esteem, and giving them a voice to become active and
productive members of their communities.
(7) In society as a whole, Special Olympics has become a
vehicle and platform for breaking down artificial barriers,
improving public health, changing negative attitudes in
education, and helping athletes with intellectual disabilities
overcome the prejudice that individuals with intellectual
disabilities face in too many places.
(8) The Government of the United States enthusiastically
supports Special Olympics, recognizes its importance in
improving the lives of individuals with intellectual
disabilities, and recognizes Special Olympics as a valued and
important component of the global community.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) provide support to Special Olympics to increase athlete
participation in and public awareness about the Special
Olympics movement;
(2) dispel negative stereotypes about individuals with
intellectual disabilities;
(3) build athletic and family involvement through sport;
and
(4) promote the extraordinary gifts of individuals with
intellectual disabilities.
SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS.
(a) Education Activities.--The Secretary of Education may award
grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with,
Special Olympics to carry out the following:
(1) Activities to promote the expansion of Special
Olympics, including activities to increase the participation of
individuals with intellectual disabilities 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
academic content standards.
(b) International Activities.--The Secretary of State may award
grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with,
Special Olympics to carry out the following:
(1) Activities to increase the participation of individuals
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 of individuals with intellectual
disabilities and the unique contributions that individuals with
intellectual disabilities 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
onsite health assessments, screening for health problems,
health education, data collection, and referrals to direct
health care services.
(2) Coordination.--Activities under paragraph (1) shall be
coordinated with activities of private health care providers,
authorized programs of State and local jurisdictions, and
activities of the Department of Health and Human Services, as
applicable.
(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 require.
(2) Content.--At a minimum, an application under this
subsection shall contain the following:
(A) Activities.--A description of activities 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.--
(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, Secretary of State, or Secretary of
Health and Human Services, as applicable, may require.
(2) Content.--At a minimum, each annual report under this
subsection shall describe the degree to which progress has been
made toward meeting the goals and objectives described in the
applicable application submitted under subsection (a).
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated--
(1) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements 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 agreements 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
(3) for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under
section 3(c), $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through
2009.
Calendar No. 746
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2852
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion of
Special Olympics and development of education programs and a Healthy
Athletes Program, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
September 29, 2004
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9814)
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 746.
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