Pub. L. 111-32, tit. VIII, sec. 803

Sec. 803. The Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, or the Director of a designated State unit that has approval to make awards under section 723 of the Rehabilitation Act, may allocate funds appropriated under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) (“ARRA”) for the Centers for Independent Living Program among centers in a State without regard to the priority in section 722(e)(3) or section 723(e)(3) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for funding new centers if the allocation is consistent with the provisions of the State plan submitted under section 704 of the Rehabilitation Act and approved by the Commissioner. Such funds and other Independent Living funds available under ARRA that are being set aside by the Department of Education for competitive grants may be used to support multi-year grants of up to 5 years and may be expended by any recipients of such multi-year grants during the project period of the grant, notwithstanding any provision in the Rehabilitation Act limiting the period of availability for obligation or expenditure by the grantee.