PUBLIC LAW 102-569—OCT. 29, 1992

106 STAT. 4443

TITLE VII—INDEPENDENT LIVING
SERVICES AND CENTERS FOR INDE-
PENDENT LIVING

SEC. 701. SERVICES AND CENTERS.

The Act is amended—

(1) by striking title VII (29 U.S.C. 796 et secj.); and

(2) by adding at the end the following new title:

"TITLE VII—INDEPENDENT LIVING
SERVICES AND CENTERS FOR INDE-
PENDENT LIVING

"CHAPTER 1—INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES
"PART A—GENERAL PROVISIONS

"SEC. 701. PURPOSE. 29 USC 796.

The purpose of this chapter is to promote a philosophy of
independent living, including a philosophy of consumer control,
peer support, self-help, self-determination, equal access, and
individual and system advocacy, in order to maximize the leader-
ship, empowerment, independence, and productivity of individuals
with disabilities, and the integration and full inclusion of individ-
uals with disabilities into the mainstream of American society,
by—

"(1) providing financial assistance to States for providing,
expanding, and improving the provision of independent living
services;

"(2) providing financial assistance to develop and support
statewide networks of centers for independent living; and

"(3) providing financial assistance to States for improving
working relationships among State independent living
rehabilitation service programs, centers for independent living,
Statewide Independent Living Councils established under sec-
tion 705, State vocational rehabilitation programs receiving
assistance under title I, State programs of supported employ-
ment services receiving assistance under part C of title VI,
client assistance programs receiving assistance under section
112, programs funded under other titles of this Act, programs
funded under other Federal programs, and programs funded
through non-Federal sources.

"SEC. 702. DEFINITIONS. 29 USC 796a.

"As used in this chapter:

"(1) CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING.—The term 'center
for independent living* means a consumer-controlled, commu-
nity-based, cross-disability, nonresidential private nonprofit
agency that—-

"(A) is designed and operated within a local community
by individuals with disabilities; and

M(B) provides an array of independent living services.