H. R. 3161

One Hundred Third Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three

An Act

To make technical amendments necessitated by the enactment of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

Amendments of 1993’’.

SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT

OF 1965.

The Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001–3058ee)

is amended—

(1) in section 102(3) by inserting ‘‘of the United States’’

after ‘‘Virgin Islands’’,

(2) in section 202(a)(18)—

(A) by striking ‘‘, and service providers,’’, and

(B) by inserting ‘‘, and service providers,’’ after ‘‘on

aging’’,

(3) in section 202(a)(27)(C) by striking ‘‘1994’’ and inserting

‘‘1995’’,

(4) in section 203(a)(3) by striking ‘‘Federal’’ the first place

it appears,

(5) in section 206(g)—

(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘1994’’ and inserting

‘‘1995’’,

(B) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ‘‘1993’’ and inserting

‘‘1994’’, and

(C) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘1994’’ and inserting

‘‘1995’’,

(6) in the first sentence of section 211 by striking ‘‘agencies,’’ and inserting ‘‘agencies’’,

(7) in section 302 by striking paragraph (10),

(8) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 305(b) by striking

‘‘clause (1) of subsection (a)’’ each place it appears, and inserting

‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’,

(9) in section 307—

(A) in section 307(a)—

(i) in the last sentence of paragraph (8) by striking

‘‘knowledgable’’ and inserting ‘‘knowledgeable’’, and

(ii) in paragraph (24) by striking the semicolon

at the end and inserting a period, and

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(B) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ‘‘the requirement

described in clause (3)(B) of subsection (a)’’ and inserting

‘‘such requirement’’,

(10) in section 310(a)(1) by striking ‘‘Disaster Relief and

Emergency Assistance Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Robert T. Stafford

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act’’,

(11) in section 314(a) by striking ‘‘(a) PROMOTION.—’’,

(12) in section 321(a)(15) by striking ‘‘clause (16) of section

307(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 3 of subtitle A of title VII and

section 307(a)(16)’’,

(13) in section 361(a) by inserting ‘‘and Prevention’’ after

‘‘Control’’,

(14) in section 402(b) by striking ‘‘Alcohol, Drug Abuse,

and Mental Health Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Substance

Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’’,

(15) in section 411(e) by striking ‘‘431(b)’’ and inserting

‘‘section 431(b)’’,

(16) in the first sentence of section 421(a) by striking

‘‘purposes’’ the last place it appears and inserting ‘‘purpose’’,

(17) in section 429G(a)(2)(B)(v)(X) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the

end,

(18) in subsections (a) and (b)(2) of section 429I by striking

‘‘black’’ and inserting ‘‘Black’’,

(19) in section 429J(a)(2)(D) by inserting ‘‘of 1974’’ after

‘‘Act’’,

(20) in section 510 by striking ‘‘section 203 of such Act

(29 U.S.C. 1603)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 203 and 204(d)(5)(A)

of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1603, 1604(d)(5)(A))’’, and

(21) in subsections (c) and (d) of section 614 by striking

‘‘Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’.

SEC. 3. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AGING.

(a) AMENDMENTS TO THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965.—

The Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001–3058ee) is

amended—

(1) by amending section 102(2) to read as follows:

‘‘(2) The term ‘Assistant Secretary’ means the Assistant

Secretary for Aging.’’, (2) in section 201—

(A) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘a Commissioner on’’

and inserting ‘‘an Assistant Secretary for’’, (B) in subsection (c)—

(i) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘an Associate

Commissioner on’’ and inserting ‘‘a Director of the

Office for’’, and

(ii) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘Associate

Commissioner on’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the Office

for’’,

(C) in subsection (d)—

(i) by striking ‘‘an Associate Commissioner for

Ombudsman Programs’’ and inserting ‘‘a Director of

the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs’’,

and

(ii) by striking ‘‘Associate Commissioner’’ each

place it appears and inserting ‘‘Director’’, and

(D) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ each place it appears

and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’,

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(3) in section 202—

(A) in the heading by striking ‘‘COMMISSIONER’’ and

inserting ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY’’,

(B) in subsection (a)(21)(A) by striking ‘‘Associate

Commissioner for Ombudsman Programs’’ and inserting

‘‘Director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Programs’’,

(C) in subsection (e)(1)(A)(iv) by striking ‘‘Associate

Commissioner on’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the Office

for’’, and

(D) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ each place it appears

and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’,

(4) in sections 212 and 429E—

(A) by striking ‘‘Associate Commissioner on’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the Office for’’, and

(B) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ each place it appears

and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’,

(5) in section 307—

(A) in subsections (d) and (e) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’s’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Assistant

Secretary’s’’, and

(B) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ each place it appears

and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’,

(6) in section 311(a)(4)(B) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ and

inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Aging’’,

(7) in section 427—

(A) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ and

inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’, and (B) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘Commissioner on

Aging’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Assistant

Secretary’’,

(8) in subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 503, and in

section 505(a), by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ each place it appears

and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Aging’’, (9) in section 712—

(A) in subsection (h)(4)(A) by striking ‘‘Associate

Commissioner for Ombudsman Programs’’ and inserting

‘‘Director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Programs’’, and (B) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ each place it appears

and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’,

(10) in section 751—

(A) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Associate Commissioner on’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the Office for’’, and (B) in subsections (a) and (b) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’,

(11) in the headings of sections 338B(b), 429A(g)(2),

429G(c)(2), and 763(b) by striking ‘‘COMMISSIONER’’ and inserting ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY’’,

(12) in the heading of section 433 by striking ‘‘COMMISSIONER’’ and inserting ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY’’, and

(13) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ each place it appears, and

inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’, in sections 203(a), 203A, 204(d),

205, 206(g), 207, 211, 214, 215(b)(2), 301, 304, 305, 306, 308,

309(a), 310, 312, 313(a), 314, 321, 331, 336, 337, 338(a), 338A,

338B, 341, 351, 361, 381, 402, 411, 412, 421, 422, 423, 424,

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425(a), 428, 429, 429A, 429B, 429C, 429D, 429F, 429G, 429H,

429I, 429J, 431, 432, 433, 613, 614, 614A, 623, 624, 631, 632,

701, 703, 705(a)(7)(D), 713, 741(a)(4)(G), 763, and 764(a).

(b) AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAW.—(1) Section 5315 of title

5 of the United States Code is amended in the item relating to

Assistant Secretaries of Health and Human Services by striking

‘‘(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘(6)’’.

(2) Section 9(b) of the National Foundation on the Arts and

the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 958(b)) is amended by

striking ‘‘Commissioner on Aging’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Aging’’.

(3) Sections 911(a)(8) and 921(a)(2) of the Alzheimer’s Disease

and Related Dementias Services Research Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C.

11211(a)(8), 11221(a)(2)) are amended by striking ‘‘Commissioner

on Aging’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Aging’’.

(4) Section 17(o)(3)(A) of the National School Lunch Act (42

U.S.C. 1766(o)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘Commissioner of

Aging’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Aging’’.

(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Commissioner on Aging

in any order, rule, guideline, contract, grant, suit, or proceeding

that is pending, enforceable, or in effect on the date of the enactment

of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the Assistant

Secretary for Aging.

SEC. 4. MATTERS RELATING TO THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1992.

(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—The Older Americans Act

Amendments of 1992 (Public Law 102–375; 106 Stat. 1195–1310)

is amended—

(1) in section 202(g) by striking ‘‘1993’’ each place it appears

and inserting ‘‘1994’’, (2) in section 211 by striking ‘‘1994’’ and inserting ‘‘1995’’,

and

(3) in section 502(b)—

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking

‘‘The first sentence of section’’ and inserting ‘‘Section’’, and (B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘in the first sentence’’ after ‘‘(1)’’.

(b) DELAYED APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN AMENDMENTS.—The

amendments made by— (1) sections 303(a)(2), 303(a)(3), 304 (excluding paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a)), 305, 306, 307, and 317, and

(2) title VII,

of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992 (Public Law

102–375; 106 Stat. 1221 et seq.) shall not apply with respect to

fiscal year 1993.

SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS ACT OF 1974.

The Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991–

2992d) is amended—

(1) in section 802 by striking ‘‘Alaskan’’ and inserting

‘‘Alaska’’, and

(2) in the first sentence of section 803(a) by striking ‘‘nonreservation areas’’ and inserting ‘‘areas that are not Indian

reservations or Alaska Native villages’’,

(3) in section 803A—

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(A) in subsections (b), (c), and (d)(1) by striking ‘‘to

which a grant is awarded under subsection (a)(1)’’ each

place it appears,

(B) in subsection (d)(2) by striking ‘‘to which a grant

is made under subsection (a)(1)’’, and

(C) in subsection (f)(1) by striking ‘‘for fiscal years

1988, 1989, and 1990 the aggregate amount $3,000,000

for all such fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘for each of the

fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994, $1,000,000’’,

(4) in section 803B(c)—

(A) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘individuals who’’ and

inserting ‘‘agencies described in section 803(a) that’’, and

(B) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘such individuals’’

and inserting ‘‘Native Americans,’’,

(5) in section 806(a)(2) by striking ‘‘Alaskan’’ and inserting

‘‘Alaska’’,

(6) in section 815—

(A) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘Alaskan’’ each place

it appears and inserting ‘‘Alaska’’, and

(B) in paragraph (4) by adding a semicolon at the

end, and

(6) in section 816—

(A) in subsections (a) and (b) by inserting a comma

after ‘‘803A’’ each place it appears,

(B) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘are’’ and inserting

‘‘is’’,

(C) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1992

and 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 1994’’, and

(D) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively.

SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS REGARDING THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE

ON AGING.

Title II of the Older Americans Amendments of 1987 (42 U.S.C.

3001 note) is amended—

(1) in section 202(a) by striking ‘‘December 31, 1994’’ and

inserting ‘‘May 31, 1995,’’,

(2) in section 203(b)—

(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(2)’’

and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(3)’’, and

(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(5)’’

and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(6)’’,

(3) in section 204—

(A) in subsection (a)—

(i) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘90 days after

the enactment of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 1993’’,

and

(ii) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ‘‘60 days’’ and

inserting ‘‘90 days’’,

(B) in subsection (b) by moving the left margin of

paragraph (2) 2 ems to the right so as to align such margin

with the left margin of paragraph (1), and

(C) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘prescribed rate for

GS–18 under section 5332’’ and inserting ‘‘equivalent of

the maximum rate of pay payable under section 5376’’,

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(4) in section 206(5) by inserting ‘‘of the United States’’

after ‘‘Virgin Islands’’, and

(5) in section 207—

(A) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘1994’’ and inserting

‘‘1996’’, and

(B) in subsection (b)—

(i) in paragraph (1)—

(I) by striking ‘‘June 30, 1995, or’’, and

(II) by striking ‘‘, whichever occurs earlier’’,

(ii) in paragraph (2)—

(I) by striking ‘‘June 30, 1995, or’’, and

(II) by striking ‘‘, whichever occurs earlier,’’,

and

(iii) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘June 30, 1994’’

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 1995’’.

SEC. 7. AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

ACT.

(a) DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY.—Section 681(a)(2) of the

Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9910(a)(2)) is

amended—

(1) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘(including’’ and all

that follows through ‘‘facilities’’, and inserting ‘‘, including

rental housing for low-income individuals’’,

(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively, and

(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:

‘‘(E) technical assistance and training programs regarding the planning and development of rural community

facilities (in selecting entities to carry out such programs,

the Secretary shall give priority to organizations described

in subparagraph (D));’’. (b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 682 of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9911) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking ‘‘contract with’’ and inserting

‘‘awarding a grant or contract to’’, (ii) by striking ‘‘this subtitle’’ and inserting ‘‘section

674’’, and

(iii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and

inserting the following: ‘‘(A) The uses of the Community Services Block Grant

to the States that are related to the purposes of the subtitle.

‘‘(B) The number of entities eligible for funds under this

subtitle, the number of low-income persons served under this

subtitle, and that amount of information concerning the demographics of the low-income populations served by such eligible

entities as is determined to be feasible.

‘‘(C) Any information in addition to that described in

subparagraph (B) that the Secretary considers to be appropriate

to carry out this subtitle, except that the Secretary may not

require a State to provide such additional information until

the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date on

which the Secretary notifies such State that such additional

information will be required to be provided.’’,

(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3), and

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(C) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(2) In selecting an entity to prepare a report under this subsection, the Secretary shall give a preference to any nonprofit

entity that has demonstrated the ability to secure the voluntary

cooperation of grantees under this subtitle in designing and

implementing national Community Services Block Grant information systems.’’, and

(2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘Not later’’ and all that

follows through ‘‘prepared, the’’, and inserting ‘‘The’’.

(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—The Community Services Block

Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901–9912) is amended—

(1) in section 673(4) by inserting ‘‘of the United States’’

after ‘‘Virgin Islands’’,

(2) in section 674(a)—

(A) in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(A)(ii) by striking

‘‘681(c)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘681(d)’’, and

(B) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘of the United States’’

after ‘‘Virgin Islands’’,

(3) in section 680(a) by striking ‘‘681(c)’’ and inserting

‘‘681(d)’’, and

(4) in section 681A by striking ‘‘Statewide’’ and inserting

‘‘statewide’’.

SEC. 8. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS WITH RESPECT TO CHILD CARE.

Section 8 of Public Law 102–586 is amended by striking ‘‘Child

Care and Development Block Grant Act Amendments of 1992’’

each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Child Care and Development

Block Grant Act of 1990’’.

SEC. 9. AMENDMENTS TO THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND

TREATMENT ACT.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section 114(d) of the

Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Adoption and Family Services Act

of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 5106a note; Public Law 102–295) is amended—

(1) by striking ‘‘on October 1, 1993, or’’, and

(2) by striking ‘‘, whichever occurs first’’.

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection

(a) take effect on September 30, 1993.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.

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