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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 782

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations

for fiscal years 2000 through 2003.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 23, 1999

Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MCKEON, Mr.

GOODLING, and Mr. CLAY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

A BILL

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize

appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2003.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Older Americans Act

5 Amendments of 1999’’.

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

7 (a) FEDERAL COUNCIL ON THE AGING.—Section

8 204(g) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.

9 3015(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘$300,000 for fiscal year

10 1992 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years
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1 1993, 1994, and 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may

2 be necessary for fiscal years 2000 through 2003’’.

3 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 215 of the Older

4 Americans Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C. 3020f) is amended—

5 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘1992, 1993,

6 1994, and 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘2000 through

7 2003’’, and

8 (2) in subsection (b) by amending paragraph

9 (1) to read as follows:

10 ‘‘(1) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal

11 years 2000 through 2003; and’’.

12 (c) GRANTS FOR STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

13 ON AGING.—Section 303 of the Older Americans Act of

14 1995 (42 U.S.C. 3023) is amended—

15 (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking

16 ‘‘$461,376,000 for fiscal year 1992 and such sums

17 as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and

18 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be nec19 essary for fiscal years 2000 through 2003’’,

20 (2) in subsection (b)—

21 (A) in paragraph (1) by striking

22 ‘‘$505,000,000 for fiscal year 1992 and such

23 sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993,

24 1994, and 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as
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1 may be necessary for fiscal years 2000 through

2 2003’’,

3 (B) in paragraph (2) by striking

4 ‘‘$120,000,000 for fiscal year 1992 and such

5 sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993,

6 1994, and 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as

7 may be necessary for fiscal years 2000 through

8 2003’’, and

9 (C) in paragraph (3) by striking

10 ‘‘$15,000,000 for fiscal year 1992 and such

11 sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993,

12 1994, and 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as

13 may be necessary for fiscal years 2000 through

14 2003’’,

15 (3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘$45,388,000

16 for fiscal year 1992 and such sums as may be nec17 essary for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995’’ and

18 inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fiscal

19 years 2000 through 2003’’,

20 (4) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘the fiscal

21 years 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995’’ and inserting

22 ‘‘fiscal years 2000 through 2003’’,

23 (5) in subsection (f) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000

24 for fiscal year 1992 and such sums as may be nec25 essary for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995’’ and
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1 inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fiscal

2 years 2000 through 2003’’, and

3 (6) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘$15,000,000

4 for fiscal year 1992 and such sums as may be nec5 essary for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995’’ and

6 inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fiscal

7 years 2000 through 2003’’.

8 (d) AVAILABILITY OF SURPLUS COMMODITIES.—Sec9 tion 311(c)(1)(A) of the Older Americans Act of 1995 (42

10 U.S.C. 3030a(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking

11 ‘‘$250,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, $310,000,000 for fis12 cal year 1993, $380,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and

13 $460,000,000 for fiscal year 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘such

14 sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2000 through

15 2003’’.

16 (e) TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND DISCRETIONARY

17 PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS.—Section 431 of the Older

18 Americans Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C. 3037) is amended—

19 (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking

20 ‘‘$72,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, and such sums

21 as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and

22 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be nec23 essary for fiscal years 2000 through 2003’’, and

24 (2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘$450,000 for

25 each of the fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, and
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1 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be nec2 essary for fiscal years 2000 through 2003’’.

3 (f) COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER

4 AMERICANS.—Section 508(a)(1) of the Older Americans

5 Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C. 3056f(a)(1)) is amended by strik6 ing ‘‘$470,671,000 for fiscal year 1992, and such sums

7 as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and

8 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for

9 fiscal years 2000 through 2003’’.

10 (g) GRANTS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS.—Section

11 633(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C.

12 3057n(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘$30,000,000 for fiscal

13 year 1992 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal

14 years 1993, 1994, and 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums

15 as may be necessary for fiscal years 2000 through 2003’’.

16 (h) ALLOTMENTS FOR VULNERABLE ELDER RIGHTS

17 PROTECTION ACTIVITIES.—Section 702 of the Older

18 Americans Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C. 3058a) is amended—

19 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘$40,000,000

20 for fiscal year 1992 and such sums as may be nec21 essary for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995’’ and

22 inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fiscal

23 years 2000 through 2003’’,

24 (2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘$15,000,000

25 for fiscal year 1992 and such sums as may be nec-
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1 essary for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995’’ and

2 inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fiscal

3 years 2000 through 2003’’,

4 (3) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000

5 for fiscal year 1992 and such sums as may be nec6 essary for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995’’ and

7 inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fiscal

8 years 2000 through 2003’’, and

9 (4) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘$15,000,000

10 for fiscal year 1992 and such sums as may be nec11 essary for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995’’ and

12 inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fiscal

13 years 2000 through 2003’’.

14 (i) NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAM.—Section 751(d) of

15 the Older Americans Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C. 3058aa(d))

16 is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000,000 for fiscal year 1992,

17 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993,

18 1994, and 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be nec19 essary for fiscal years 2000 through 2003’’.

20 SEC. 3. TRANSFERS.

21 Section 308(b) of the Older Americans Act of 1965

22 (42 U.S.C. 3028(b)) is amended—

23 (1) in paragraph (4)(B)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 1993, 1994,

2 1995, or 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘a fiscal year’’,

3 and

4 (B) by striking ‘‘need—’’ and all that fol5 lows and inserting ‘‘need, an additional 10 per6 cent of the funds so received for the fiscal

7 year.’’, and

8 (2) in paragraph (5)—

9 (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘not

10 more than 30 percent for fiscal year 1993, not

11 more than 25 percent for fiscal year 1994, not

12 more than 25 percent for fiscal year 1995, and

13 not more than 20 percent for fiscal year 1996’’

14 and inserting ‘‘not more than 20 percent for

15 the fiscal year involved’’, and

16 (B) in subparagraph (B)—

17 (i) by striking ‘‘(B)(i)’’ and all that

18 follows through ‘‘(ii) If ’’ and inserting

19 ‘‘(B) If ’’, and

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 1996’’

21 and inserting ‘‘for a fiscal year’’.

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