H.R. 4255: United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2007-12-04 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-12-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2008

Plain summary

United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make a grant to the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) to plan, develop, manage, and implement the Paralympic Program (Program) for disabled veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces (members). Directs the USOC to use a grant to recruit, support, encourage, schedule, facilitate, supervise, and implement paralympic instruction and competition activities, training and technical assistance, and coordination and program development activities for such disabled veterans and members. Requires: (1) the Secretary to conduct an outreach program to inform eligible veterans and separating members about the Program; and (2) a memorandum of understanding or cooperative agreement between the Secretary and the USOC regarding Program implementation. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) an Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events, headed by a Director, to carry out qualifying programs and events for disabled veterans and members. Authorizes the Director to provide an allowance for a disabled veteran for each month in which the veteran is training or competing in a USOC-sanctioned event or residing at a USOC training center. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to direct the VA's Under Secretary for Health to: (1) make VA medical staff available to facilitate veteran participation in USOC sporting events; (2) allow such personnel to participate in the Program without requiring the use of personal leave; and (3) support other similar activities or events.

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United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · 13 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4255, United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2008 (2008-07-23); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4255, United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2008 (2008-07-23)

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John Boozman (R-AR), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), André Carson (D-IN)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr4255.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>

Record fed-us-cong110-hr4255 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110