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[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 773 Introduced in House (IH)]

106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 773

 To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend the authorizations 
   of appropriations for that Act, and to make technical corrections.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 1999

Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
   Becerra, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
Borski, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown 
 of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Carson, Mr. Capuano, 
 Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
DeGette, Ms. Danner, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, 
   Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Engel, Mr. English, Ms. 
 Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Farr of California, 
Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Traficant, 
  Mr. Turner, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Walden of 
Oregon, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
 Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Filner, 
 Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
  Mr. Frost, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hall of 
  Texas, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jackson of 
 Illinois, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. 
  Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
 Lampson, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
McGovern, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Markey, Mr. Mascara, 
  Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. Meek of 
Florida, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. 
    Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Moran of 
 Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
 Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, 
  Mr. Pastor, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
   Pomeroy, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Regula, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Roemer, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sabo, Ms. 
 Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sherman, 
Mr. Shows, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Schakowksy, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Stabenow, 
Mr. Stark, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mrs. Tauscher, and 
 Mr. Tierney) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL

 
 To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend the authorizations 
   of appropriations for that Act, and to make technical corrections.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Expired Provisions.--(1) Section 202(a)(27) of the Older 
Americans Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C. 3012(a)(27)) is amended by striking 
subparagraph (C).
    (2) Section 205 of the Older Americans Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C. 3016) 
is amended--
            (A) by striking subsection (c), and
            (B) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
        (c) and (d), respectively.
    (3) Section 206(g) of the Older Americans Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C. 
3017(g)) is amended--
            (A) by striking paragraph (1), and
            (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (1) and (2), respectively.
    (b) Name Changes.--Section 207(b)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 
1995 (42 U.S.C. 3018(b)(2)) is amended--
                    (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``Labor'' and 
                inserting ``the Workforce'', and
                    (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``Labor and 
                Human Resources'' and inserting ``Health, Education, 
                Labor, and Pensions

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Federal Council on the Aging.--Section 204(g) of the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3015(g)) is amended by striking 
``$300, 000 for fiscal year 1992 and such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting ``such sums as may be 
necessary for fiscal years 2000 through 2002''.
    (b) Administration.--Section 215 of the Older Americans Act of 1995 
(42 U.S.C. 3020f) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``1992, 1993, 1994, and 
        1995'' and inserting ``2000 through 2002'', and
            (2) in subsection (b) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
        follows:
            ``(1) $29,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 
        2002; and''.
    (c) Grants for State and Community Programs on Aging.--Section 303 
of the Older Americans Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C. 3023) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``$461,376,000 for 
        fiscal year 1992 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
        years 1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting ``such sums as may 
        be necessary for fiscal years 2000 through 2002'',
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``$505,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 1992 and such sums as may be necessary for 
                fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting 
                ``such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2000 
                through 2002'',
                    (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``$120,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 1992 and such sums as may be necessary for 
                fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting 
``such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2000 through 2002'', 
and
                    (C) in paragraph (3) by striking 
                ``$15,000,000 for fiscal year 1992 and such sums as may 
                be necessary for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995'' 
                and inserting ``such sums as may be necessary for 
                fiscal years 2000 through 2002'',
            (3) in subsection (d) by striking ``$45,388,000 for fiscal 
        year 1992 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
        1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting ``such sums as may be 
        necessary for fiscal years 2000 through 2002'',
            (4) in subsection (e) by striking ``the fiscal years 1992, 
        1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2000 
        through 2002'',
            (5) in subsection (f) by striking ``$25,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1992 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
        1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting ``such sums as may be 
        necessary for fiscal years 2000 through 2002'', and
            (6) in subsection (g) by striking ``$15,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1992 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
        1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting ``such sums as may be 
        necessary for fiscal years 2000 through 2002''.
    (d) Availability of Surplus Commodities.--Section 311(c)(1)(A) of 
the Older Americans Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C. 3030a(c)(1)(A)) is amended 
by striking 
``$250,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, $310,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, 
$380,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and 
$460,000,000 for fiscal year 1995'' and inserting 
``$460,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2002''.
    (e) Training, Research, and Discretionary Projects and Programs.--
Section 431 of the Older Americans Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C. 3037) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking 
        ``$72,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, and such sums as may be 
        necessary for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting 
        ``such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2000 through 
        2002'', and
            (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``$450,000 for each of 
        the fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting 
        ``$450,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2002''.
    (f) Community Service Employment for Older Americans.--Section 
508(a)(1) of the Older Americans Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C. 3056f(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ``$470,671,000 for fiscal year 1992, and such sums 
as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995'' and 
inserting ``such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2000 through 
2002''.
    (g) Grants for Native Americans.--Section 633(a) of the Older 
Americans Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C. 3057n(a)) is amended by striking 
``$30,000,000 for fiscal year 1992 and such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting ``such sums as 
may be necessary for fiscal years 2000 through 2002''.
    (h) Allotments for Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection Activities.--
Section 702 of the Older Americans Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C. 3058a) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``$40,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1992 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
        1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting ``such sums as may be 
        necessary for fiscal years 2000 through 2002'',
            (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``$15,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1992 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
        1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting ``such sums as may be 
        necessary for fiscal years 2000 through 2002'',
            (3) in subsection (c) by striking ``$10,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1992 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
        1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting ``such sums as may be 
        necessary for fiscal years 2000 through 2002'', and
            (4) in subsection (d) by striking ``$15,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1992 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
        1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting ``such sums as may be 
        necessary for fiscal years 2000 through 2002''.
    (i) Native American Program.--Section 751(d) of the Older Americans 
Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C. 3058aa(d)) is amended by striking ``$5,000,000 
for fiscal year 1992, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
years 1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting ``such sums as may be 
necessary for fiscal years 2000 through 2002''.

SEC. 3. TRANSFERS.

    Section 308(b) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3028(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)(B)--
                    (A) by striking ``fiscal year 1993, 1994, 1995, or 
                1996'' and inserting ``a fiscal year'', and
                    (B) by striking ``need--'' and all that follows and 
                inserting ``need, an additional 10 percent of the funds 
                so received for the fiscal year.'', and
            (2) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``not more than 
                30 percent for fiscal year 1993, not more than 25 
                percent for fiscal year 1994, not more than 25 percent 
                for fiscal year 1995, and not more than 20 percent for 
                fiscal year 1996'' and inserting ``not more than 20 
                percent for the fiscal year involved'', and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``(B)(i)'' and all that 
                        follows through ``(ii) If'' and inserting ``(B) 
                        If'', and
                            (ii) by striking ``for fiscal year 1996'' 
                        and inserting ``for a fiscal year''.
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