To ensure that organizations promoting competitive and non-competitive sporting events involving individuals with disabilities may receive direct and indirect assistance to carry out national service programs.

SA 693. Mr. JOHANNS proposed an amendment to amendment SA 687 by Ms.
Mikulski (for herself and Mr. Isakson) to the bill H.R. 1388, to
reauthorize and reform the national service laws; as follows:

On page 115, line 15, strike ``1 percent'' and insert ``2
percent''.
On page 115, line 20, strike ``$10,000,000'' and insert
``$20,000,000''.
On page 213, after line 21, insert the following:

SEC. 1613. AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Special Olympics is a nonprofit movement with the
mission to provide year-round sports training and athletic
competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children
and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them
continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness,
demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a
sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families,
other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
(2) With sports at the core, Special Olympics is a leader
in the field of intellectual disability, and is making
impressive strides in the areas of health, education, family
support, research, and policy change for people with
intellectual disabilities.
(b) Amendment.--Subtitle F of title I is further amended
by inserting after section 184 the following:

``SEC. 184A. AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.

``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act
relating to eligibility, a reference in subtitle C, D, E, or
H of title I regarding an entity eligible to receive direct
or indirect assistance to carry out a national service
program shall include an organization promoting competitive
and non-competitive sporting events involving individuals
with disabilities (including the Special Olympics), which
promote the quality of life for individuals with
disabilities.''.
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