US Congress Senate Bill 3293 (Prior Session Legislation)

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April 29 2010 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2809-2811)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act - Reauthorizes the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004 for FY2011-FY2015. Directs the Secretary of State to act through the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs in awarding grants or entering agreements with Special Olympics for activities outside the United States. Includes community-based prevention among the activities for which the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) may award grants or enter into agreements with Special Olympics. Requires grant or agreement applications to include a description of specific measurable annual benchmarks, as well as long-term goals and objectives, to be achieved through specified activities, which must include: (1) activities to increase the full participation of people with intellectual disabilities in inclusive school and community activities with nondisabled people; (2) education programs that dispel negative stereotypes about people with intellectual disabilities; and (3) activities to increase the participation of people with intellectual disabilities in Special Olympics outside of the United States. Requires annual reports by Special Olympics to describe demographic data about Special Olympics participants. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements to promote the expansion of Best Buddies, including activities to increase the participation of people with intellectual disabilities in social relationships and other aspects of community life, including education and employment, within the United States. Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education to establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact. Requires recipients to use grant funds to advance the quality of life and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities through research and evaluation, technical assistance, training, data collection, evaluation, collaboration, and dissemination of evidence-based best practices.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act

Sen Reid, Harry	Sen Hatch, Orrin G.	Sen Burr, Richard	Sen Johanns, Mike
Sen Franken, Al	Sen Collins, Susan M.	Sen Kohl, Herb	Sen Snowe, Olympia J.
Sen Harkin, Tom	Sen Dodd, Christopher J.	Sen Mikulski, Barbara A.	Sen Stabenow, Debbie
Sen Menendez, Robert	Sen Kerry, John F.	Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr.	Sen Risch, James E.

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-29		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2809-2811)
2010-04-29		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (S2808-2809)

HB5190 (Same As) 2010-05-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
HB5220 (Same As) 2010-05-20 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN03293:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111s3293is/pdf/BILLS-111s3293is.pdf