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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1972

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to improve the provisions relating

to Indians, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 18, 1996

Mr. MCCAIN (for himself, Mr. INOUYE, and Mr. STEVENS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

A BILL

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’’.

6 SEC. 2. INDIAN EMPLOYMENT; DEFINITION OF INDIAN RES7 ERVATION.

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

9 3056(b)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(B)(i) will provide employment for eligible in2 dividuals in the community in which such individuals

3 reside, or in nearby communities; or

4 ‘‘(ii) if such project is carried out by a tribal or5 ganization that enters into an agreement under sub6 section (b) or receives assistance from a State that

7 enters into such an agreement, will provide employ8 ment for such individuals who are Indians residing

9 on an Indian reservation, as the term is defined in

10 section 2601(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992

11 (25 U.S.C. 3501(2)).’’.

12 SEC. 3. POPULATION STATISTICS DEVELOPMENT.

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

14 amended by striking ‘‘certification’’ and inserting ‘‘ap15 proval’’.

16 SEC. 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

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

18 amended—

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

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

21 paragraph:

22 ‘‘(2) The Assistant Secretary shall provide waivers

23 and exemptions of the reporting requirements of sub24 section (a)(3) for applicants that serve Indian populations

25 in geographically isolated areas, or applicants that serve
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1 small Indian populations, where the small scale of the

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

3 the reporting requirements unreasonable under the cir4 cumstances. The Assistant Secretary shall consult with

5 such applicants in establishing appropriate waivers and

6 exemptions.’’.

7 SEC. 5. EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR NUTRITION SERV8 ICES.

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

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

11 the end the following new paragraph:

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

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

14 Secretary shall provide maximum flexibility to an appli15 cant who seeks to take into account subsistence needs,

16 local customs, and other characteristics that are appro17 priate to the unique cultural, regional, and geographic

18 needs of the Indian populations to be served.’’.

19 SEC. 6. COORDINATION OF SERVICES.

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

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

22 the end the following new paragraph:

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

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

25 Secretary shall require only that an applicant provide an
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1 appropriate narrative description of the geographical area

2 to be served and an assurance that procedures will be

3 adopted to ensure against duplicate services being pro4 vided to the same recipients.’’.

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