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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1972

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 9, 1996

Referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities

AN ACT

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to improve

the provisions relating to Indians, and for other purposes.

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 In5 dian Technical Amendments Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. INDIAN EMPLOYMENT; DEFINITION OF INDIAN RES2 ERVATION.

3 Section 502(b)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C.

4 3056(b)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:

5 ‘‘(B)(i) will provide employment for eligible in6 dividuals in the community in which such individuals

7 reside, or in nearby communities; or

8 ‘‘(ii) if such project is carried out by a tribal or9 ganization that enters into an agreement under sub10 section (b) or receives assistance from a State that

11 enters into such an agreement, will provide employ12 ment for such individuals who are Indians residing

13 on or near an Indian reservation, as the term is de14 fined in section 2601(2) of the Energy Policy Act of

15 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501(2)).’’.

16 SEC. 3. POPULATION STATISTICS DEVELOPMENT.

17 Section 614(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3057e(b)) is

18 amended by striking ‘‘certification’’ and inserting ‘‘ap19 proval’’.

20 SEC. 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

21 Section 614(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3057e(c)) is

22 amended—

23 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; and

24 (2) by adding at the end the following new

25 paragraph:
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1 ‘‘(2) The Assistant Secretary shall provide waivers

2 and exemptions of the reporting requirements of sub3 section (a)(3) for applicants that serve Indian populations

4 in geographically isolated areas, or applicants that serve

5 small Indian populations, where the small scale of the

6 project, the nature of the applicant, or other factors make

7 the reporting requirements unreasonable under the cir8 cumstances. The Assistant Secretary shall consult with

9 such applicants in establishing appropriate waivers and

10 exemptions.’’.

11 SEC. 5. EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR NUTRITION SERV12 ICES.

13 Section 614(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3057e(c)), as

14 amended by section 4, is further amended by adding at

15 the end the following new paragraph:

16 ‘‘(3) In determining whether an application complies

17 with the requirements of subsection (a)(8), the Assistant

18 Secretary shall provide maximum flexibility to an appli19 cant who seeks to take into account subsistence needs,

20 local customs, and other characteristics that are appro21 priate to the unique cultural, regional, and geographic

22 needs of the Indian populations to be served.’’.
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1 SEC. 6. COORDINATION OF SERVICES.

2 Section 614(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3057e(c)), as

3 amended by section 5, is further amended by adding at

4 the end the following new paragraph:

5 ‘‘(4) In determining whether an application complies

6 with the requirements of subsection (a)(12), the Assistant

7 Secretary shall require only that an applicant provide an

8 appropriate narrative description of the geographical area

9 to be served and an assurance that procedures will be

10 adopted to ensure against duplicate services being pro11 vided to the same recipients.’’.

Passed the Senate September 6, 1996.

Attest: KELLY D. JOHNSTON,

Secretary.