To amend the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act to modify certain provisions relating to programs for individuals with developmental disabilities, Federal assistance for priority area activities for individuals with developmental disabilities, protection and advocacy of individual rights, university affiliated programs, and projects of national significance, and for other purposes.
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act to revise the Act's statements of findings and purpose and to declare related policy.
Requires: (1) advance public notice of any Federal programmatic and administrative review; (2) solicitation of public comment on State systems to protect and advocate the rights of persons with developmental disabilities; (3) inclusion of the comment findings in the onsite visit report; and (4) distribution of the review results.
Removes from the definition of "State," as it applies to university affiliated programs under the Act, references to the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
Authorizes appropriations under the Act for priority area activities, protection and advocacy of the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities, university affiliated programs, and projects of national significance.
Became Public Law No: 103-230.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 103-378.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 103-378.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 208.
Mr. Waxman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10545-10547)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Laid on the table. See S. 1284 for further action.