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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1637
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend authorizations of
appropriations for programs under the Act through fiscal year 2004,
to establish a National Family Caregiver Support Program, to modernize
aging programs and services, to address the need to engage in life
course planning, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 29, 1999
Mr. MARTINEZ 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 extend au-
thorizations of appropriations for programs under the
Act through fiscal year 2004, to establish a National
Family Caregiver Support Program, to modernize aging
programs and services, to address the need to engage
in life course planning, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT; TABLE OF
CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Older Americans Act Amendments of 1999’’.
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(b) REFERENCES.—Except where otherwise specifi-
cally provided, references in this Act shall be considered
to be made to the Older Americans Act of 1965, or to
a section or other provision thereof.
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; references in Act.
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965
PART A—ADMINISTRATION ON AGING
Sec. 101. National Eldercare Locator Service.
Sec. 102. Repeal of executed requirements.
Sec. 103. Development of performance outcome measures.
Sec. 104. Federal agency consultation.
Sec. 105. Acceptance of gifts for certain purposes.
Sec. 106. Authorization of appropriations.
PART B—STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING
Sec. 111. Clarification concerning services to non-elderly.
Sec. 112. Reorganization and streamlining of area plan requirements.
Sec. 113. Coordination of services for individuals with disabilities under area
plans.
Sec. 114. Eligibility of older Native Americans for services under area plans.
Sec. 115. Reorganization and streamlining of state plan requirements.
Sec. 116. Health care information systems.
Sec. 117. State option for cost sharing.
Sec. 118. State option concerning consumer-directed services.
Sec. 119. State-area agency service innovation development projects.
Sec. 120. Transfer of funds between programs.
Sec. 121. Availability of disaster relief funds to tribal organizations.
Sec. 122. Nutrition services incentive program.
Sec. 123. Waivers of certain requirements for State programs.
Sec. 124. Consolidation of authorities for supportive services and senior centers.
Sec. 125. Consolidation of authorities for nutrition services.
Sec. 126. National family caregiver support program.
Sec. 127. Authorization of appropriations.
PART C—STATE AND LOCAL INNOVATIONS AND PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL
SIGNIFICANCE
Sec. 141. Revision of title IV.
Sec. 142. Authorization of appropriations.
PART D—COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER AMERICANS
Sec. 151. Purposes of projects.
Sec. 152. Program authorized.
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Sec. 153. Administration.
Sec. 154. Equitable distribution of assistance.
Sec. 155. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 156. Workforce investment activities.
Sec. 157. Additional provisions.
PART E—GRANTS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS
Sec. 161. Limit of one grant per Native American organization.
Sec. 162. Expenditures for nutrition services.
Sec. 163. Authorization of appropriations.
PART F—VULNERABLE ELDER RIGHTS PROTECTION
Sec. 171. Consolidated authorization of appropriations and related amend-
ments.
Sec. 172. Life course planning program.
Sec. 173. Demonstration authority extended to life course planning.
Sec. 174. Amendment of inconsistent provisions concerning assistance program
for insurance and public benefits.
PART G—DEFINITIONS
Sec. 181. Definitions.
PART H—EFFECTIVE DATE
Sec. 191. Effective date.
TITLE II—WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING
Sec. 201. White House Conference authorized.
Sec. 202. Conference administration.
Sec. 203. Policy Committee; related committees.
Sec. 204. Report of the Conference.
Sec. 205. Definitions.
Sec. 206. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE
OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965
PART A—ADMINISTRATION ON AGING
SEC. 101. NATIONAL ELDERCARE LOCATOR SERVICE.
Section 202(a)(24) (42 U.S.C. 3012(a)(24)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(24) develop and operate, either directly
or through contracts, grants, or cooperative
agreements, a National Eldercare Locator Serv-
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ice, providing nationwide toll-free information
and assistance services to identify community
resources for older individuals;’’.
SEC. 102. REPEAL OF EXECUTED REQUIREMENTS.
(a) STUDY
ON TARGETING
OF FUNDS.—Section
202(a) (42 U.S.C. 3012(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (27); and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (28) through
(30) as paragraphs (27) through (29), respectively.
(b) EVALUATION OF NUTRITION SERVICES.—Section
206 (42 U.S.C. 3017) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (g); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (g).
SEC. 103. DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE OUTCOME
MEASURES.
Section 202 (42 U.S.C. 3012) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(f) PERFORMANCE OUTCOME MEASURES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary, in
accordance with the process described in paragraph
(2), shall develop in collaboration with a representa-
tive group of State and area agencies on aging, and
publish by December 31, 2000, a set of performance
outcome measures to be used for planning, man-
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aging, and evaluating activities performed and serv-
ices provided under the Act.
‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE.—The process
for developing the performance outcome measures
described in paragraph (1) shall include—
‘‘(A) a review of such measures currently
in use by State and area agencies on aging;
‘‘(B) development of a set of such meas-
ures that provide information about the major
activities performed and services provided under
this Act;
‘‘(C) pilot testing of the proposed set of
such measures, including an identification of re-
source, infrastructure, and data collection
issues at the State and local levels; and
‘‘(D) evaluation of the pilot test and rec-
ommendations for modification of the proposed
measures.’’.
SEC. 104. FEDERAL AGENCY CONSULTATION.
Section 203(b) (42 U.S.C. 3013(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(17);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (18) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(19) title I of the Workforce Investment Act
of 1998.’’.
SEC. 105. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.
Section 215 (42 U.S.C. 3020f) is amended—
(1) in the caption, by striking ‘‘APPROPRIA-
TIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘APPROPRIATIONS; GIFTS.’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) GIFTS.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS.—The As-
sistant Secretary may accept, on behalf of the
United States, gifts (in cash or in kind, including
voluntary and uncompensated services), which shall
be available until expended for the purposes specified
in paragraph (2). Gifts of cash shall be available in
addition to amounts appropriated to carry out this
Act.
‘‘(2) USE OF GIFTS.—Gifts accepted pursuant
to paragraph (1) may be used either directly, or for
grants to or contracts with public or non-profit pri-
vate entities, for the following activities under this
title:
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‘‘(A) The design and implementation of
demonstrations of innovative ideas and best
practices in programs and services for older in-
dividuals.
‘‘(B) The planning and conduct of con-
ferences for the purpose of exchange among
concerned individuals and public and private
entities and organizations of information relat-
ing to programs under this Act and other pro-
grams and services for older individuals.
‘‘(C) The development, publication, and
dissemination of informational materials (in
print, visual, electronic, or other media) relating
to the programs and services under this Act
and other matters of concern to older individ-
uals.
‘‘(3) ETHICS GUIDELINES.—The Assistant Sec-
retary shall establish written guidelines setting forth
the criteria to be used in determining whether the
acceptance of gifts or donations pursuant to this
paragraph would reflect unfavorably upon the ability
of the Administration on Aging, or the Department
of Health and Human Services, or any employee to
carry out its responsibilities or official duties in a
fair and objective manner, or would compromise the
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integrity or the appearance of integrity of its pro-
grams or of any official involved in those pro-
grams.’’.
SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) FEDERAL COUNCIL ON THE AGING.—Section
204(g) (42 U.S.C. 3015(g)) is amended by striking all
that follows ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated’’
and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary to carry
out this section.’’.
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION ON AGING.—Section 215 (42
U.S.C. 3020f) (as amended by section 102) is further
amended—
‘‘(1) by striking ‘‘for the Administration’’ and
all that follows and inserting the following:
‘‘for the Administration—
‘‘(1) $16,830,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
‘‘(2) such sums as may be necessary for each
of the four succeeding fiscal years.’’;
(2) by striking subsection (b); and
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) (as added by
section 102) as subsection (b).
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PART B—STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON
AGING
SEC. 111. CLARIFICATION CONCERNING SERVICES TO NON-
ELDERLY.
Section 301 (42 U.S.C. 3021) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) SCOPE OF SERVICES; USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) RESTRICTED USE OF RESOURCES UNDER THE
ACT.—Federal funds paid to States under this title, and
cash and in-kind contributions required by section 304(d)
as the non-Federal share of expenditures under this title,
shall be used only for activities and services to benefit
older individuals and other individuals as specifically pro-
vided in this title.
‘‘(2) RESTRICTION
INAPPLICABLE
TO
OTHER
RESOURCES.—Neither paragraph (1) nor any other
provision of this title shall be construed to prohibit
State or area agencies on aging from engaging in ac-
tivities or providing services to benefit individuals
not described in paragraph (1) using cash or in-kind
resources from sources not described in paragraph
(1).
SEC. 112. REORGANIZATION AND STREAMLINING OF AREA
PLAN REQUIREMENTS.
(a) AREA PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Section 306(a)
(42 U.S.C. 3026(a)) is amended—
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(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ‘‘Each such plan shall—’’ and inserting
‘‘Each such plan shall comply with the following re-
quirements:’’;
(2) in paragraph (1), to read as follows:
‘‘(1) SERVICES PROVIDED.—The plan shall pro-
vide for the furnishing, through a comprehensive
and coordinated system, of services the need for
which has been determined pursuant to paragraph
(3), including—
‘‘(A) supportive services (including at least
the service specified in paragraph (2);
‘‘(B) nutrition services; and
‘‘(C) where appropriate, the establishment,
maintenance, or construction of multipurpose
senior centers.’’;
(3) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘PRIORITY SERVICES.—
The plan shall’’ after ‘‘(2)’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘section 307(a)(22)’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 307(a)(2)’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘and specify annually in
such plan, as submitted or as amended’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and assurances that the area agency
will report annually to the State agency’’; and
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(D) by striking the semicolon at the end
and inserting a period;
(4) by striking paragraphs (3) (designation of
focal points for service delivery in each community)
and (4) (information and assistance services);
(5) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(3) DETERMINATION
OF
NEEDS.—The plan
shall provide for determining the extent of need for
the services specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) in
the area taking into consideration, among other
things—
‘‘(A) the numbers of older individuals re-
siding in such area—
‘‘(i) who have low incomes;
‘‘(ii) who have greatest economic need
(with particular attention to low-income
minority individuals);
‘‘(iii) who have greatest social need
(with particular attention to low-income
minority individuals); or
‘‘(iv) who are Native Americans; and
‘‘(B) the effectiveness of use of resources
(including efforts of volunteers and voluntary
organizations) in meeting such need.’’;
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(6) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (4), and amending the paragraph—
(A) by inserting ‘‘OBJECTIVES FOR SERV-
ICES TO OLDER INDIVIDUALS WITH GREATEST
NEED.—The plan shall’’ after ‘‘(4)’’; and
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end
and inserting a period;
(7) in paragraph (6)—
(A) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘POLICY
DEVELOP-
MENT.—The plan shall—’’ after ‘‘(6)’’;
(B) by striking subparagraphs (A) (evalua-
tions and public hearings) and (B) (technical
assistance to providers);
(C) by relocating and redesignating sub-
paragraph (D) as subparagraph (A);
(D) by relocating and redesignating sub-
paragraph (F) as subparagraph (B);
(E) by relocating and redesignating sub-
paragraph (M) as subparagraph (D);
(F) by striking the semicolon at the end of
subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated) and in-
serting a period; and
(G) by striking subparagraphs (E) (ar-
rangements with specified organizations), (G)
(methods for determining priority services), (J)
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(identification of protective service providers),
(L) (coordination of services for Alzheimer’s pa-
tients), (O) (information on higher education),
(Q) (coordination with housing providers), (R)
(telephone listings of area agencies), and (S)
(coordination of transportation services);
(8) by striking paragraphs (7) through (10)
(assurances that funds will be spent for the purposes
awarded);
(9) by striking subparagraphs (I) and (K) of
paragraph (6) (community-based long-term care
services) and inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(7) COMMUNITY-BASED
LONG-TERM
CARE
SERVICES.—The plan shall provide that the area
agency will facilitate the coordination of community-
based, long-term care services designed to enable
older individuals to remain in their homes, by means
including—
‘‘(A) development of case management
services as a component of the long-term care
services, consistent with the requirements of
paragraph (8);
‘‘(B) involvement of long-term care pro-
viders in the coordination of such services; and
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‘‘(C) increasing community awareness of
and involvement in addressing the needs of resi-
dents of long-term care facilities.’’;
(10) by relocating and redesignating paragraph
(20) as paragraph (8), and amending such para-
graph by inserting ‘‘PROVISION OF CASE MANAGE-
MENT SERVICES.—The plan shall’’ after ‘‘(8)’’;
(11) by redesignating paragraph (11) as para-
graph (9), and amending such paragraph—
(A) by inserting ‘‘MAINTENANCE OF EF-
FORT FOR OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM.—The plan
shall’’ after ‘‘(9)’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘section 307(a)(12)’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 307(a)(9)’’; and
(C) by striking the semicolon at the end
and inserting a period;
(12) by redesignating and relocating paragraph
(6)(P) as paragraph (10), and amending such
paragraph—
(A) by inserting ‘‘GRIEVANCE
PROCE-
DURE.—The plan shall’’ after ‘‘(10)’’; and
(B) by striking the semicolon and inserting
a period;
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(13) by striking paragraphs (6)(N), (18), and
(19), and inserting after paragraph (10) the fol-
lowing paragraph:
‘‘(11) SERVICES TO NATIVE AMERICANS.—The
plan shall provide the following assurances con-
cerning services to older Native Americans:
‘‘(A) If there is a significant population of
older individuals who are Native Americans in
the area, the area agency will pursue activities,
including outreach, to increase access of such
individuals to programs and benefits under this
title.
‘‘(B) The area agency will, to the max-
imum extent practicable, coordinate the services
it provides under this title with services pro-
vided under title VI.’’;
(14) by striking paragraph (12) (area option
concerning volunteer services coordinator);
(15) by striking paragraphs (13) through (16)
(description of and assurances concerning activities
of area agency);
(16) by striking paragraph (17); and
(17) by striking paragraph (6)(H), and insert-
ing after paragraph (11) the following new para-
graph:
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‘‘(12) COORDINATION
WITH
PROGRAMS
OF
OTHER AGENCIES.—The plan shall provide that the
area agency on aging will establish procedures for
coordination with entities conducting other Federal
or Federally assisted programs for older individuals
at the local level, with particular emphasis on enti-
ties conducting programs described in section 203(b)
within the area.’’.
(b) STATE WAIVERS.—Section 306(b) (42 U.S.C.
3026(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (2) (procedural re-
quirements for State agency waivers to area agen-
cies); and
(2) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’.
SEC. 113. COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS
WITH DISABILITIES UNDER AREA PLANS.
Section 306(a) (42 U.S.C. 3026(a)) (as amended by
section 112 of this Act) is further amended by inserting
after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR INDIVID-
UALS WITH DISABILITIES.—The plan shall provide
assurances that the area agency on aging will coordi-
nate planning, identification, assessment of needs,
and services for older individuals with disabilities,
with particular attention to individuals with severe
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disabilities, with agencies that develop or provide
services for individuals with disabilities.’’.
SEC. 114. ELIGIBILITY OF OLDER INDIANS FOR SERVICES
UNDER AREA PLANS.
(a) UNDER AREA PLANS.—Section 306(a)(11) (42
U.S.C. 3026(a)(11)) (as added by section 112) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding any provision of this
Act restricting eligibility for services to individ-
uals aged 60 or older, the area agency will
make services under the area plan available, to
the same extent as such services are available
to older individuals within the service area, to
older Indians eligible for services under an ap-
proved plan under title VI.’’.
(b) UNDER GRANTS FOR INDIANS.—Sections 602,
611, 613, and 614 (42 U.S.C. 3057a. 3057b, 3057d, and
3057e, respectively) are each amended by striking ‘‘indi-
viduals who are’’ each place it appears.
SEC. 115. REORGANIZATION AND STREAMLINING OF STATE
PLAN REQUIREMENTS.
Section 307(a) (42 U.S.C. 3027(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(1) AREA PLANS.—The plan shall—
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‘‘(A) require each area agency designated
under section 305(a)(2)(A) to develop and sub-
mit to the State agency for approval, in accord-
ance with a uniform format developed by the
State agency, an area plan meeting the require-
ments of section 306; and
‘‘(B) be based on such area plans.’’;
(2) by striking paragraphs (3)(A) (evaluation of
need for services), (9) (information and assistance
services), and (22) (funding shares for priority serv-
ices), and amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION
OF
SERVICE
NEEDS.—
The plan shall provide that the State agency will—
‘‘(A) evaluate, using uniform procedures
under section 202(a)(29), the need for sup-
portive services (including legal assistance, in-
formation and assistance, and transportation
services), nutrition services, and multipurpose
senior centers within the State;
‘‘(B) determine the extent to which exist-
ing public or private programs and resources
(including volunteers and programs and services
of voluntary organizations) meet such need; and
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‘‘(C) specify a minimum percentage of the
funds received by each area agency for part B
to be expended (unless waived by the State
agency under section 306(b)) (42 U.S.C.
3026(b)) by such area agency to provide each
of the categories of services specified in section
306(a)(2).’’;
(3) by striking paragraphs (3)(B) (maintaining
rural funding), (29) and (37) (rural services and
costs thereof), and (33) (intra-State funding for-
mula), and adding after paragraph (2) the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(3) INTRA-STATE FUNDING REQUIREMENTS.—
The plan shall—
‘‘(A) include (and may not be approved un-
less the Assistant Secretary approves) the state-
ment and demonstration required by para-
graphs (2) and (4) of section 305(d) (con-
cerning intra-State distribution of funds); and
‘‘(B) with respect to services to older indi-
viduals residing in rural areas—
‘‘(i) provide assurances that the State
agency will spend for each fiscal year,
under this title and titles V and VII, not
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less than 105 percent of the amount so ex-
pended for fiscal year 1978;
‘‘(ii) identify, for each fiscal year
under the plan, the projected costs of pro-
viding such services (including the cost of
providing access to such services); and
‘‘(iii) describe the methods used to
meet the needs for the such services in the
fiscal year preceding the first year to
which such plan applies.’’;
(4) by striking paragraph (4) (methods of ad-
ministration, personnel standards);
‘‘(5) by striking paragraph (8) (evaluations and
hearings) and inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing paragraph:
‘‘(4) EVALUATIONS.—The plan shall provide
that the State agency will conduct periodic evalua-
tions of, and public hearings on, activities and
projects carried out in the State under this title and
title VII, including evaluations of the effectiveness of
outreach and provision of services to individuals with
greatest economic need, greatest social need, or dis-
abilities, with particular attention to low-income mi-
nority individuals.’’;
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(6) by striking paragraph (43) (grievance pro-
cedures) and amending paragraph (5) (hearing for
area agencies and providers) to read as follows:
‘‘(5) ‘‘HEARINGS
FOR
AREA
AGENCIES
AND
PROVIDERS; GRIEVANCE
PROCEDURES.—The plan
shall provide that the State agency will—
‘‘(A) afford an opportunity for a hearing
upon request, in accordance with published pro-
cedures, to any area agency submitting a plan
under this title, or to any provider of (or appli-
cant to provide) services under such a plan; and
‘‘(B) issue guidelines applicable to griev-
ance 
procedures 
required 
by 
section
306(a)(10).’’;
‘‘(7) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘RE-
PORTS.—’’ after ‘‘(6)’’;
‘‘(8) in paragraph (7)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘FISCAL CONTROLS.—’’
after ‘‘(7)’’; and
‘‘(B) by striking subparagraph (C);
(9) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para-
graph (8) and amending such paragraph by insert-
ing ‘‘RESTRICTION ON DIRECT PROVISION OF SERV-
ICES.—’’ after ‘‘(8)’’;
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(10) by striking paragraph (11) (hiring pref-
erence for older individuals and individuals trained
in field of aging);
(11)(A) by redesignating paragraph (12) as
paragraph (9), and amending such paragraph—
(i) by inserting ‘‘LONG-TERM
CARE
OM-
BUDSMAN PROGRAM.—after ‘‘(9)’’; and
(ii) by adding before the period ‘‘, and will
expend for such purpose not less than the total
amount so expended by the State agency in fis-
cal year 1991’’; and
(B) by striking paragraph (21);
(12) by redesignating paragraph (13) as para-
graph (10), and amending such paragraph—
(A) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘NUTRITION
SERV-
ICES.—’’ after ‘‘(10)’’;
(B) by striking subparagraphs (B) (pri-
mary consideration to congregate meals), (D)
(accessibility of congregate meal site), (E) (out-
reach), (H) (grandfathered providers of home-
delivered meals), and (M) (nonfinancial eligi-
bility criteria); and
(C)(i) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of
subparagraph (K);
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(ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (L) and inserting a period; and
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C)
and the remaining subparagraphs as subpara-
graphs (B) through (H);
(13) by striking paragraph (14) (restrictions on
use of funds under the Act for acquisition, alter-
ation, or construction of facilities);
(14)(A) by redesignating paragraph (15) as
paragraph (12), and amending such paragraph—
(i) by inserting ‘‘LEGAL ASSISTANCE.—’’
after ‘‘(12)’’; and
(ii)(I) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (D); and
(II) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (E) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(B)(i) by amending paragraph (18) by striking
all that precedes ‘‘assign personnel’’ and inserting
‘‘the State will’’; and
(ii) by relocating and redesignating such para-
graph (18) as paragraph (12)(F);
(15) by redesignating paragraph (16) as para-
graph (13), and amending such paragraph by insert-
ing ‘‘PREVENTION OF ABUSE.—’’ after ‘‘(13)’’;
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(16) by striking paragraph (17) (in-service per-
sonnel training);
(17) by striking paragraph (19) (guarantees
that area agencies may give grants or contracts to
providers of education and training services);
(18) by redesignating paragraph (20) as para-
graph (14), and amending such paragraph by insert-
ing ‘‘OLDER
INDIVIDUALS
OF
LIMITED
ENGLISH-
SPEAKING ABILITY.—’’;
(19) by redesignating paragraph (23) as para-
graph (15), and amending such paragraph by insert-
ing 
‘‘SPECIAL
NEEDS
POPULATIONS.—’’ 
after
‘‘(15)’’;
(20) by redesignating paragraph (24) as para-
graph (16), and amending such paragraph by insert-
ing ‘‘OUTREACH.—’’ after ‘‘(16)’’;
(21) by redesignating paragraph (25) as para-
graph (17), and amending such paragraph by insert-
ing ‘‘OLDER INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE DISABIL-
ITIES.—after ‘‘(17)’’;
(22) by redesignating paragraph (26) as para-
graph (18), and amending such paragraph—
(A) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘COMMUNITY-BASED
SERVICES.—(A) 
LONG-TERM
CARE
SERV-
ICES.—’’ after ‘‘(18)’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘section 306(a)(6)(I)’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 306(a)(6)(D)’’; (23) by relo-
cating and redesignating paragraph (44) as
paragraph (18)(B);
(24) by striking paragraph (27) (assurances
concerning part D in-home services program);
(25) by striking paragraph (28) (assurances
concerning part E special needs program);
(26) by redesignating paragraph (30) as para-
graph (19), and amending such paragraph by insert-
ing ‘‘TITLE VII PROGRAM.—’’ after ‘‘(19)’’;
(27) by striking paragraph (31) (State volun-
teer services coordinator);
(28) by redesignating paragraph (32) as para-
graph (20), and amending such paragraph by insert-
ing ‘‘TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
TO
PROVIDERS.—’’
after ‘‘(20)’’;
(29)(A) by redesignating paragraph (34) as
paragraph (21), and amending such paragraph by
inserting ‘‘OLDER NATIVE AMERICANS.—(A)’’ after
‘‘(21)’’; and
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (A) and (B)
of paragraph (35) as clauses (i) and (ii), and redes-
ignating and relocating such paragraph (35) as sub-
paragraph (B) of paragraph (21);
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(30) by redesignating paragraph (36) as para-
graph (22), and amending such paragraph by insert-
ing ‘‘CASE
MANAGEMENT
PROVIDERS.—’’ after
‘‘(22)’’;
(31) by striking paragraphs (38) and (39) (as-
surances concerning use of funds);
(32) by striking paragraph (40) (assurances
concerning part G program for inhome caretakers);
(33) by striking paragraph (41) (efforts to co-
ordinate services and provide multigenerational ac-
tivities); and
(34) by striking paragraph (42) (coordination
of transportation services);
SEC. 116. HEALTH CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
Section 307(a) (42 U.S.C. 3027(a)) (as previously
amended) is amended by inserting after paragraph (10)
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(11) HEALTH
CARE
INFORMATION, COUN-
SELING, ADVOCACY, AND COORDINATION.—
‘‘(A) ASSURANCE.—The plan shall contain
an assurance that the State agency will make
demonstrable efforts—
‘‘(i) to develop, arrange for, and oper-
ate a system providing any one or more of
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the services specified in subparagraph (B);
or
‘‘(ii) to coordinate the provision, by
another entity or entities within the State,
of any one or more of such services.
‘‘(B) SERVICES.—The services which may
be provided for under subparagraph (A)
include—
‘‘(i) health care information services
to assist older individuals to make in-
formed health care choices;
‘‘(ii) counseling of older individuals in
the selection of public and private health
care benefits, policies, and options;
‘‘(iii) a health care ombudsman pro-
gram to provide health care advocacy and
assist vulnerable older individuals with
health care choices and appeals; and
‘‘(iv) assistance to providers of nutri-
tion and supportive services and providers
of acute and chronic health care with re-
spect to identifying and meeting health
care needs of older individuals.’’.
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SEC. 117. STATE OPTION FOR COST SHARING.
(a) STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT.—Section 307(a)
(42 U.S.C. 3027(a)) (as previously amended) is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(23) STATE OPTION FOR COST SHARING.—If
the State elects to require cost sharing by recipients
of services under the State plan (or to require or
permit area agencies on aging to require cost shar-
ing by recipients of services under area plans), the
plan shall—
‘‘(A) provide that no cost sharing shall be
required for—
‘‘(i) information and assistance, out-
reach, or case management services;
‘‘(ii) ombudsman or other protective
services; or
‘‘(iii) congregate or home-delivered
nutrition services; and
‘‘(B)(i) exempt from cost-sharing require-
ments individuals who declare that they have
incomes below a low-income threshold set by the
State, and
‘‘(ii) set cost-sharing rates for individuals
with incomes above such threshold on a sliding-
fee scale based on income.’’.
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(b) AREA PLAN REQUIREMENT.—Section 306(a) (42
U.S.C. 3026(a)) (as previously amended) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(12) provide assurances that any requirements
for cost-sharing by recipients of services under the
plan will be consistent with the provisions of the
State plan under section 307(a)(23)’’.
SEC. 118. STATE OPTION CONCERNING CONSUMER-DI-
RECTED SERVICES.
(a) STATE PLAN AMENDMENT.—Section 307(a) (42
U.S.C. 3027(a)) (as previously amended by this Act) is
further amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(24) STATE
OPTION
CONCERNING
CON-
SUMER-DIRECTED
SERVICES.—The plan shall
specify—
‘‘(A) whether (and if so, with respect to
which supportive or nutrition services) the State
elects to permit area agencies on aging—
‘‘(i) to provide services to older indi-
viduals through direct contracts with the
individuals delivering such services; or
‘‘(ii) to provide vouchers or cash to
older individuals to permit such older indi-
viduals to contract with individuals or enti-
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ties for the delivery of such services (and,
if so, any requirements for the setting of
payment rates or amounts);
‘‘(B) the qualifications and other require-
ments that must be met by individuals and enti-
ties providing services under such arrange-
ments; and
‘‘(C) whether (and, if so, the conditions
under which) services may be provided to an
older individual by a family member under such
an arrangement;
‘‘(D) how the State will monitor activities
described in subparagraph (A)(ii) to ensure that
vouchers or cash are used for the purposes for
which they are provided; and
‘‘(E) that the State agency will implement
procedures necessary to ensure appropriate
withholding and crediting of taxes and other
amounts from payments to individuals and enti-
ties providing consumer-directed services, in
compliance with applicable Federal and State
laws.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 210(b) (42
U.S.C. 302a(b)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including any
cash or voucher provided in accordance with section
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307(a)(24)(A)(ii)’’ before ‘‘may be treated as income or
benefits’’.
SEC. 119. STATE-AREA AGENCY SERVICE INNOVATION DE-
VELOPMENT PROJECTS.
(a) PROJECTS
AUTHORIZED.—Section 307 (42
U.S.C. 3027) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), as previously amended by
this Act, by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(25) STATE OPTION FOR SERVICE INNOVATION
DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS.—The plan shall state
whether the State elects to operate a program under
subsection (g), and if so shall provide the informa-
tion required by subsection (g)(2).’’.
‘‘(g) 
SERVICE
INNOVATION
DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS.—
‘‘(1) PROJECTS AUTHORIZED.—A State agency
may elect to implement a project or projects, in col-
laboration with one or more area agencies, to de-
velop, test, and implement innovative, cost-effective
methods of delivering to older individuals and their
families services that may be provided with funds
under this Act.
‘‘(2) STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT.—The State
plan shall specify—
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‘‘(A) the service innovations to be devel-
oped and tested;
‘‘(B) the area agencies that will partici-
pate;
‘‘(C) the period during which the project
will be implemented;
‘‘(D) the methodology to be used to evalu-
ate the results of the demonstration;
‘‘(E) the amount of funds to be used; and
‘‘(F) such other information as the Assist-
ant Secretary may require.
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The State agency may
reserve, from the total amount appropriated for
a fiscal year under subsections (a) and (b) of
section 303 and allotted to the State under sec-
tion 304, up to the greater of 4 percent of such
total amount or
‘‘(i) $300,000, in the case of each of
the fifty States, the District of Columbia,
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
and
‘‘(ii) $50,000, in the case of Guam,
the United States Virgin Islands, American
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Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.
‘‘(B) RESTRICTION.—Amounts available
under this subsection shall be used only for
costs of delivering services, and may not be
used for related administrative costs.’’.
SEC. 120. TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN PROGRAMS.
(a) STREAMLINING OF GENERAL RULES.—Section
308(b) (42 U.S.C. 3028(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(4)’’; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) (Assist-
ant Secretary’s discretion to permit State to
transfer additional amounts between congregate
and home-delivered meal programs); and
(2) in paragraph (5) (authority to transfer
funds between nutrition and services programs), to
read as follows:
‘‘(5) Of the funds received by a State for a fiscal year
from funds appropriated under subsections (a)(1), and
(b)(1) and (2), of section 303, the State may elect to
transfer not more than 20 percent between programs
under part B and part C, for use as the State considers
appropriate.
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(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—For the Assistant Sec-
retary’s authority to waive limitations on amounts trans-
ferable between programs, see section 123 of this Act,
adding a new section 314.
SEC. 121. AVAILABILITY OF DISASTER RELIEF FUNDS TO
TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 310 (42 U.S.C. 3030) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(or to any tribal organi-
zation receiving a grant under title VI)’’ after
‘‘any State’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘(or used by such tribal
organization)’’ before ‘‘for the delivery of sup-
portive services’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘and trib-
al organizations’’ after ‘‘States’’; and
(3) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ‘‘or tribal
organization’’ after ‘‘State’’ each place it appears;
and
(4) in subsections (b)(1) and (c), by inserting
‘‘and tribal organizations’’ after ‘‘States’’.
SEC. 122. NUTRITION SERVICES INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
(a) ADJUSTMENT OF ALLOTMENT FORMULA.—Sec-
tion 311 (42 U.S.C. 3030a) is amended—
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(1) in the caption, to read: ‘‘NUTRITION SERV-
ICES INCENTIVE PROGRAM’’;
(2) by relocating and redesignating subsection
(a)(4)(B) as subsection (b)(4);
(3) by striking the balance of subsection (a)(4);
(4) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c),
and (d) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respec-
tively;
(5) by inserting after the caption the following
new subsections:
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program under
this section is to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to
provide incentives to encourage and reward effective per-
formance by States and tribal organizations in the effi-
cient delivery of nutritious meals to older Americans.
‘‘(b) NUTRITION SERVICES INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall allot
any pay, to each State agency with a plan approved
under this title for a fiscal year, and to each tribal
organization with an application approved under title
VI for such fiscal year, an amount bearing the same
ratio to the total amount appropriated for such fis-
cal year under subsection (e) as the number of meals
served in the State, under such plan approved for
the preceding fiscal year (or the number of meals
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served by the tribal organization, under such appli-
cation approved for such preceding fiscal year),
bears to the total number of such meals served in
all States and by all tribal organizations under all
such plans and applications approved for such pre-
ceding fiscal year.
‘‘(2) CALCULATION OF ALLOTMENT FOR CER-
TAIN
TRIBAL
ORGANIZATIONS.—For purposes of
paragraph (1), in the case of a tribal organization
that has a plan approved under title VI for a fiscal
year but that did not receive assistance under this
section for the preceding fiscal year, the number of
meals served by the tribal organization in the pre-
ceding fiscal year shall be deemed to equal the num-
ber of meals that the Assistant Secretary estimates
will be served by the tribal organization in the cur-
rent fiscal year.’’; and
(6) in subsection (e), as redesignated, to read
as follows:
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—For
carrying out the purposes of this section (other than sub-
section (c)(1)), there are authorized to be appropriated
$150,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may
be necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal years.’’.
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(b) ELIMINATION OF MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—
Section 339A is repealed.
SEC. 123. WAIVERS OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR
STATE PROGRAMS.
(a) GENERAL WAVIER AUTHORITY.—Part A of title
III (42 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 315. WAIVERS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary may
waive any of the provisions enumerated in subsection (b)
with respect to a State, upon application by the State
agency containing or accompanied by documentation suffi-
cient to establish, to the satisfaction of the Assistant Sec-
retary, that—
‘‘(1) approval of the States legislature has been
obtained or is not required;
‘‘(2) the State agency has consulted with area
agencies on aging with respect to the proposal for
which waiver is sought;
‘‘(3) such proposal has been made available for
public review and comment within the State (and a
summary of comments received shall be included
with the application); and
‘‘(4) the State agency has given adequate con-
sideration to the probable positive and negative con-
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plan (but only to the extent that the non-Federal
share of expenditures is not reduced below any min-
imum specified in section 304(d) or any other provi-
sion of this title).
‘‘(c) DURATION OF WAIVER.—The application by a
State agency for a waiver under this section shall include
a recommendation as to the duration of the waiver (not
to exceed the duration of the State plan). The Assistant
Secretary, in granting any waiver, shall specify the dura-
tion of the waiver, which may be the duration rec-
ommended by the State agency or such shorter time period
as the Assistant Secretary finds appropriate.
‘‘(d) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.—The State agency
shall make to the Assistant Secretary, with respect to each
waiver granted under this section, not later than one year
after the expiration of such waiver, and at any times dur-
ing the waiver period that the Assistant Secretary may
require, concerning the impact of the waiver on the oper-
ation and effectiveness of programs and services under
this title in the State.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 207(a) (42 U.S.C. 3018(a)) is
amended—
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and
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(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and
(5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.
(2) Section 307(b) (42 U.S.C. 3027(b)) is
amended—
(A) by striking paragraph (2) (waiver of
maintenance of effort for rural areas); and
(B) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’.
SEC. 124. CONSOLIDATION AND REVISION OF AUTHORITIES
FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND SENIOR
CENTERS.
(a) ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING HOUSING.—Section
321(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 3030d(a)(4)) is amended by striking
‘‘or (D)’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘or (D) to
assist older individuals to obtain housing assisted under
programs of the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment;’’.
(b) COMMUNITY-BASED CARE AND SERVICES.—Sec-
tion 321(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 3030d(a)(5)) is amended by
striking ‘‘including’’ and all that follows and inserting
‘‘including—
‘‘(A) client assessment, case management,
and development and coordination of commu-
nity services;
‘‘(B) in-home services for frail older indi-
viduals (including supportive services for vic-
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tims of Alzheimer’s disease and related dis-
orders with neurological and organic brain dys-
function, and for the families of such individ-
uals);
‘‘(C) supportive activities to meet the spe-
cial needs of caregivers, including caretakers
who provide in-home services to frail older indi-
viduals;
‘‘(D) in-home and other community serv-
ices, including home health, homemaker, shop-
ping, escort, reader, and letter writing services,
to assist older individuals to live independently
in a home environment;’’.
(c) EMPLOYMENT-RELATED
PROGRAMS.—Section
321(a)(12) (42 U.S.C. 3030d(a)(12)) is amended by add-
ing before the semicolon’’, including coordination with pro-
grams administered or assisted by the Department of
Labor’’.
(d) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Section 321(a)(22) (42
U.S.C. 3030d(a)(22)) is amended by inserting ‘‘necessary
for the general welfare of older individuals’’ after ‘‘any
other services’’.
(e) RELOCATION OF DEFINITIONS.—
(1) Section 342 (42 U.S.C. 3030i) (definition of
‘‘in-home services’’) is relocated and redesigned as
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paragraph (46) of section 102 (42 U.S.C. 3002),
and is amended by striking ‘‘For purposes of this
part, the term’’ and inserting ‘‘The term’’.
(2) Section 363 (42 U.S.C. 3030o) (definition
of ‘‘disease prevention and health promotion serv-
ices’’) is relocated and redesignated as paragraph
(47) of section 102, and is amended by striking
‘‘For purposes of this part, the term’’ and inserting
‘‘The term’’.
(f) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITIES.—
(1) SUBSTANTIVE AUTHORITY.—Part (D) (In-
Home Services for Frail Older Individuals), part E
(Additional Assistance for Special Needs of Older
Individuals), and part G (Supportive Activities for
Caretakers Who Provide In-Home Services to Frail
Order Individuals) (42 U.S.C. 3030h, et seq., 3030l,
et seq., and 3030p, et seq., respectively) are re-
pealed.
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—(A)
REPEALS; 
REDESIGNATION.—Section 
303 
(42
U.S.C. 3022) is amended by striking subsections
(d), (e), and (g), and by redesignating subsections
(f) and (h) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively.
(B) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Sections
202(a)(24) (42 U.S.C. 3012(a)(24)) and 304(b)(2)
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(42 U.S.C. 3024(b)(2)) are each amended by strik-
ing ‘‘303(h)’’ and inserting ‘‘303(f)’’.
SEC. 125. CONSOLIDATION OF AUTHORITIES FOR NUTRI-
TION SERVICES.
(a) SCHOOL-BASED MEALS AS CONGREGATE NUTRI-
TION SERVICES.—
(1) Section 331 (42 U.S.C. 3030e) is amended
by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ after ‘‘331.’’.
(2) Section 338(a) (42 U.S.C. 3030g–11(a)) is
relocated and redesignated as subsection (b) of sec-
tion 331, and is amended, in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking all that precedes
‘‘projects’’ and inserting instead the following:
‘‘(b) 
SCHOOL-BASED
MEALS
AND
MULTI-
GENERATIONAL PROGRAMS.—The State may include, in
programs under this section,’’.
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—
(1) SUBSTANTIVE AUTHORITY.—Part C of title
III (42 U.S.C. 3030e et seq.) is amended by striking
subpart 3 and redesignating subpart 4 as subpart 3.
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
Section 303(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 3023(b)(2)) is re-
pealed.
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SEC. 126. NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT PRO-
GRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Part D of title
III (42 U.S.C. 3030h et seq.) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘PART D—NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER
SUPPORT PROGRAM
‘‘Subpart 1—State Grant Program
‘‘SEC. 341. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary shall
carry out a program under this subpart for making grants
to States under State plans approved under section 307
for multi-faceted systems of support for families and other
informal providers of in-home and community care to
older individuals.
‘‘(b) COORDINATION WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS.—
In carrying out the provisions of this supart, each area
agency on aging shall coordinate with other community
agencies and voluntary organizations providing the types
of services for which funding is available under this sub-
part.
‘‘(c) FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT SERVICES.—The
services provided in a State program under this subpart
shall include—
‘‘(1) provision of information to caregivers
about available services;
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‘‘(2) assistance to caregivers in gaining access
to such services;
‘‘(3) individual counseling, organization of sup-
port groups, and provision of caregiver training to
help families make decisions and solve problems re-
lating to their caregiving roles;
‘‘(4) respite care to enable families and other
informal caregivers to be temporarily relieved from
their caregiving responsibilities; and
‘‘(5) provision of supplemental services, on a
limited basis, to complement the care provided by
families and other informal caregivers.
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY.—In order for the caregiver or
caregivers of an older individual to be eligible to receive
services provided by a State program under this subpart,
the State must—
‘‘(1) determine that the older individual meets
the condition specified in either subparagraph (A)(i)
or (B) of section 102(28); and
‘‘(2) give priority for services to older individ-
uals and families with the greatest social and eco-
nomic need, consistent with the requirements of sec-
tion 305(a)(2)(E).
‘‘(e) QUALITY STANDARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY.—
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‘‘(1) The State shall have in place mechanisms
designed to assure the quality of services provided
with assistance under this subpart.
‘‘(2) The State shall collect data and furnish
records at the times and in the standardized format
that the Assistant Secretary may require in order to
enable the Assistant Secretary to monitor State pro-
gram administration and compliance, and to evalu-
ate and compare the effectiveness of State programs
under this subpart.
‘‘(3) The State shall report to the Assistant
Secretary on the data and information required
under section 341(e)(2), including the services and
activities funded under this subpart, and standards
and methods by which the quality of services shall
be assured.
‘‘(f) STATE OPTION FOR COST SHARING.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State may elect to re-
quire cost sharing under this subpart for services de-
scribed in paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (a)
(or to require or permit area agencies on aging to
require cost sharing by recipients of such services
under area plans), but—
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‘‘(A) individuals with incomes below the
Federal poverty line shall be exempt from cost-
sharing requirements; and
‘‘(B) cost-sharing rates for individuals with
incomes above such threshold shall be set on a
sliding-fee scale based on income.
‘‘(2) ASSISTANT
SECRETARY
APPROVAL.—Fee
scales imposed under this subsection are subject to
approval by the Assistant Secretary.
‘‘(3) REPORTING REQUIRED IF FEE SCHEDULE
NOT USED.—A State electing not to require or per-
mit fees pursuant to this subsection shall report to
the Assistant Secretary on the alternative methods
used by the State to satisfy the requirement of sec-
tion 305(a)(2)(E) to give priority to individuals with
greatest economic and social need.
‘‘(g) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The program under this
subpart shall be carried out with the balance of
funds appropriated under section 303(d) remaining
after reservation of funds under sections 345 and
346 for carrying out subpart 2.
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF
AREA PLANS.—Amounts made available to a State
under this subpart may be used, in addition to
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amounts available in accordance with section
303(c)(1), for costs of administration of area plans.
‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘(A) 
Notwithstanding 
section
304(d)(1)(D), amounts made available to a
State under this subpart shall be available to
pay not more than 75 percent of the costs of
services provided under this subpart.
‘‘(B) Federal funds and cost sharing by re-
cipients of services provided under this subpart
cannot be used for the non-Federal share of
funds under this subpart.
‘‘SEC. 342. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.
‘‘Funds made available under this subpart shall be
in addition to, and may not be used to supplant, any funds
that are or would otherwise be expended under any Fed-
eral, State, or local law by a State or unit of general pur-
pose local government (including area agencies on aging)
which have in their planning and service areas existing
services equivalent to the services which may be funded
under this subpart.
‘‘Subpart 2—National Innovation Programs
‘‘SEC. 345. INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary shall
carry out a program for making grants on a competitive
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basis to foster the development and testing of new ap-
proaches to sustaining the efforts of families and other
informal caregivers of older individuals, and to serving
particular groups of caregivers of older individuals, includ-
ing minority caregivers and distant caregivers.
‘‘(b) EVALUATION
AND DISSEMINATION
OF RE-
SULTS.—The Assistant Secretary shall provide for evalua-
tion of the effectiveness of programs and activities funded
with grants under this subpart, and for dissemination to
States of descriptions and evaluations of such programs
and activities, to enable States to incorporate successful
approaches into their programs under this part.
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary
shall reserve up to 10 percent of the amount appro-
priated under section 303(d) to carry out the pro-
gram under this section.
‘‘(2) NATIVE
AMERICAN
PROGRAMS.—20 per-
cent of the amount reserved under paragraph (1)
shall be available for programs and activities for Na-
tive Americans.
‘‘SEC. 346. ACTIVITIES OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary shall,
directly or by grant or contract, carry out activities of na-
tional significance to promote quality and continuous im-
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provement in the support provided to family and other in-
formal caregivers of older individuals through program
evaluation, training, technical assistance, and research.
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The Assistant Sec-
retary shall reserve up to 2 percent of the amount appro-
priated under section 303(d) to carry out the program
under this section.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
303 (as amended by section 124(d)(2) of this Act) is
amended by adding after subsection (c) the following new
subsection:
‘‘(d) NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER PROGRAM.—
There are authorized to be appropriated $125,000,000 for
fiscal year 2000, and such sums as may be necessary for
each of the four succeeding fiscal years, to carry out the
programs under part D of this title (relating to the na-
tional family caregiver program).’’.
(c) ALLOTMENTS TO STATES.—Section 304(a)(1) is
amended in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘remaining
after reservations of funds in accordance with sections 345
and 346’’ after ‘‘from the sums appropriated under sec-
tion 303 for each fiscal year’’.
(d) AVAILABILITY OF TITLE III–D FUNDS FOR RE-
ALLOTMENT.—Section 304(b) is amended in the first sen-
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tence by striking ‘‘part B or C’’ and inserting ‘‘part B,
C, or D’’.
SEC. 127. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND SENIOR CENTERS.—
Section 303(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 3023(a)(1)) is amended by
striking all that precedes ‘‘for the purposes’’ and inserting
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated $310,082,000
for fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary
for each of the four succeeding fiscal years,’’.
(b) CONGREGATE NUTRITION SERVICES.—Section
303(b)(1) is amended by striking all that precedes ‘‘for
the purpose’’ and inserting ‘‘There are authorized to be
appropriated $374,412,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such
sums as may be necessary for each of the four succeeding
fiscal years,’’.
(c) HOME-DELIVERED NUTRITION SERVICES.—Sec-
tion 303(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 3023(b)(2)) is amended by
striking all that precedes ‘‘for the purpose’’ and inserting
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated $147,000,000
for fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary
for each of the four succeeding fiscal years,’’.
(d) 
PREVENTIVE
HEALTH
SERVICES.—Section
303(e) (as redesignated by section 124 of this Act) is
amended by striking all that precedes ‘‘for the purpose’’
and inserting ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated
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$16,123, 000 for fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may
be necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal years,’’.
PART C—STATE AND LOCAL INNOVATIONS AND
PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
SEC. 141. REVISION OF TITLE IV.
Title IV is amended—
(1) in the heading, to read as follows:
‘‘TITLE IV—STATE AND LOCAL
INNOVATIONS 
AND 
PRO-
GRAMS 
OF 
NATIONAL 
SIG-
NIFICANCE’’;
(2) in section 401, to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 401. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this title to expand the Nation’s
knowledge and understanding of the older population and
the aging process; to design, test, and promote utilization
of innovative ideas and best practices in programs and
services for older individuals; to help meet the needs for
trained personnel in the field of aging; and to increase
the awareness of citizens of all ages of the need to assume
personal responsibility for their own longevity.’’;
(3) by striking parts A and B in their entirety and
inserting the following new part:
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‘‘PART A—PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES
AUTHORIZED
‘‘SEC. 410. DISCRETIONARY PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS.
‘‘In order to accomplish the purpose of this title, the
Assistant Secretary may make grants to States, public or
nonprofit private agencies, organizations, and institutions,
and tribal organizations, and may enter into contracts
with any agency, organization, institution, or individual
for the following activities—
‘‘(1) education and training to develop an ade-
quately trained workforce to work with and on be-
half of older individuals;
‘‘(2) applied social research and analysis to im-
prove access and delivery of services for older indi-
viduals, as well as evaluation of the performance and
measurement of the results of programs, activities,
and services provided under this Act;
‘‘(3) developments of methods and practices to
improve quality and effectiveness of such services;
‘‘(4) demonstration of new approaches to de-
sign, deliver, and coordinate programs and services
for older individuals;
‘‘(5) technical assistance in planning, develop-
ment, implementation, and improvement of services
and activities conducted under this Act;
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‘‘(6) dissemination of information related to
longevity and its ramifications for various segments
of the elderly population, life course planning, and
services and programs for older individuals that in-
corporates new ideas, utilizes advances in our knowl-
edge, and stimulates the adoption of innovative best
practices to benefit older individuals; and
‘‘(7) other similar activities that, in the judg-
ment of the Assistant Secretary, will achieve the
purposes of this title.’’’;
(4) by redesignating part C as part B; and
(5) by redesignating sections 431, 432, and
433, respectively, (42 U.S.C. 3037, 3037a and
3037b, respectively) as sections 421, 422, and 423.
SEC. 142. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 421 (42 U.S.C. 3035) (as redesignated by
section 141 of this Act) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), to read as follows:
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this title $22,000,000 for
fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary
for each of the succeeding fiscal years.
‘‘(2) NATIONAL
OMBUDSMAN
AND
ELDER
ABUSE CENTERS.—Funds available under this sub-
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section may be used, to the extent the Assistant Sec-
retary finds necessary.’’;
(2) by striking subsection (b); and
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(b) RESTRICTIONS.—’’.
PART D—COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT
FOR OLDER AMERICANS
SEC. 151. PURPOSES OF PROJECTS.
Section 502(a) (42 U.S.C. 3056(a)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘SEC. 502. (a)’’;
and
(2) by inserting at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) To foster individual economic self-sufficiency
and to increase the number of persons who may enjoy the
benefits of the program, the Secretary shall encourage
projects to place participants in unsubsidized employ-
ment.’’.
SEC. 152. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
(a) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.—Section 502(b)(1)
(42 U.S.C. 3056(b)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (H), by inserting in the
parenthetical clause after ‘‘including’’ the following:
‘‘arrangements with the local one-stop delivery sys-
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tem established under title I of the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998 and’’;
(2) in subparagraph (N)(i)—
(A) by striking all that follows ‘‘will’’
through ‘‘except’’ and inserting ‘‘prepare an as-
sessment of the participants’ skills and talents
and their needs for services, except’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘the Job Training Partner-
ship Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or the Carl
D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.)’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Workforce Investment Act of
1998, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Tech-
nical Education Act of 1998, or part A of title
IV of the Social Security Act’’; and
(3) by striking subparagraph (O) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(O) will provide appropriate services for
participants through the local one-stop delivery
system established under title I of the Work-
force Investment Act of 1998, and will be in-
volved in the planning and operations of such
system pursuant to a memorandum of under-
standing with the local workforce investment
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board in accordance with section 121(c) of such
Act; and’’.
(b) ASSESSMENTS.—Section 502(b) (42 U.S.C.
3056(b)) is further amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (4);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and by insert-
ing after paragraph (1) the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(2)(A) An assessment and service strategy
provided for an eligible individual under this title
shall satisfy any conditions for an assessment or in-
dividual employment plan for an adult participant
under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998, in order to determine whether such individual
qualifies for intensive training services in accordance
with such Act.
‘‘(B) An assessment and service strategy pro-
vided for an eligible individual under title I of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 shall satisfy any
conditions for an assessment and service strategy
under this title.’’; and
(3) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by
striking ‘‘prime sponsors,’’.
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(c) COST
LIMITATIONS.—Section 502(c)(3) (42
U.S.C. 3056(c)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal year
1987 and each fiscal year thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘for
any fiscal year’’.
(d) DISTRIBUTION OF PROGRAMS.—Section 502(d)
(42 U.S.C. 3056(d)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sponsor’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘grantee’’; and
(2) in the last sentence of paragraph (2), by
striking all that follows ‘‘opportunity’’ and inserting
‘‘for public comments’’.
(e) MISCELLANEOUS.—Section 502(e) (42 U.S.C.
3056(e)) is amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (2)(C) to read as
follows:
‘‘(C) require the coordination of projects
carried out under such agreements, with the
programs carried out under title I of the Work-
force Investment Act of 1998.’’; and
(2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4).
(f) EVALUATION REQUIREMENT.—Section 502 (42
U.S.C. 3056) is further amended by inserting at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(f) The Secretary shall, on a regular basis, carry out
evaluations of the programs authorized under this title,
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which may include but are not limited to projects de-
scribed in subsection (e).’’.
SEC. 153. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) COORDINATION.—Section 503 (42 U.S.C. 3056a)
is amended—
(1) in subsections (a)(2) and (b)(1), by striking
‘‘titles III, IV, and VI’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘other titles of this Act’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Job Training Partnership
Act’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘Workforce Investment Act of 1998’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Vocational Education Act
of 1984’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical
Education Act of 1998, the National and Com-
munity Services Act of 1990, and the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973,’’; and
(3) by amending subsection (f) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(f) MONITORING, FISCAL CONTROLS, AND RE-
PORTS.—
‘‘(1) MONITORING.—The Secretary shall mon-
itor programs receiving financial assistance under
this title to determine whether the grantees are com-
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plying with the provisions of and regulations issued
under this title.
‘‘(2) FISCAL CONTROLS.—Each grantee receiv-
ing funds under this title shall comply with the ap-
plicable uniform cost principles and appropriate ad-
ministrative requirements for grants and contracts
that are applicable to the type of entity receiving
funds, as issued in circulars or rules of the Office
of Management and Budget.
‘‘(3) REPORTS.—Each grantee shall maintain
such records and submit such reports, in such form
and containing such information, as the Secretary
may require regarding activities carried out under
this title, including the performance of programs.
Each grantee receiving funds under this title shall
keep records that are sufficient to permit the prepa-
ration of reports required pursuant to this title and
to permit the tracing of funds to a level of expendi-
ture adequate to ensure that the funds have not
been spent unlawfully.’’.
(b) INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.—Section 505 (42
U.S.C. 3056c) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (c);
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (c); and
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(3) in paragraph (2) of such subsection (c) (as
so redesignated), by striking ‘‘Carl D. Perkins Voca-
tional and Applied Technology Education Act (20
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Carl D. Per-
kins Vocational and Technical Education Act of
1998’’.
SEC. 154. EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE.
(a) DISTRIBUTION
OF FUNDS.—Section 506 (42
U.S.C. 3056d) is amended by striking all that precedes
subsection (b) and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 506. EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE.
‘‘(a) FUNDS RESERVED OR ALLOTTED.—
‘‘(1) From the sums available from appropria-
tions to carry out this title for each fiscal year, 78
percent of the amount remaining after the Secretary
makes the reservation under paragraph (3) shall be
used in accordance with the provisions of the fol-
lowing subparagraphs:
‘‘(A) The Secretary shall first reserve such
sums as may be necessary for national grants
or contracts with public agencies and public or
nonprofit private organizations to maintain the
level of activities carried on under such grants
or contracts, in the aggregate, at least at the
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level of such activities supported under this title
in the preceding year.
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall reserve such
sums as may be necessary for national grants
or contracts with public or nonprofit national
Indian aging organizations with the ability to
provide employment services to older Indians
and with national public or nonprofit Pacific Is-
land and Asian American aging organizations
with the ability to provide employment to older
Pacific Island and Asian Americans.
‘‘(C) Preference in awarding grants or con-
tracts under this paragraph shall be given to
national organizations, and agencies, of proven
ability in providing employment services to eligi-
ble individuals under this program and similar
programs.
‘‘(2) The Secretary, in awarding grants and
contracts under paragraphs (1) and (4) of this sub-
section, shall, to the extent feasible, assure an equi-
table distribution of activities under such grants and
contracts among the States, in accordance with the
allotments among the States required by paragraph
(5).
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‘‘(3) From the sums available from appropria-
tions to carry out this title for each fiscal year, the
Secretary shall reserve an amount, which shall be at
least 1 percent but not more than 5 percent of the
amount appropriated, for the purpose of—
‘‘(A) entering into agreements under sec-
tion 502(e), relating to improved transition to
private employment; and
‘‘(B) incentive grants for performance as
described in section 514(d).
‘‘(4) From the sums available from appropria-
tions to carry out this title for each fiscal year, 22
percent of the amount remaining after the Secretary
makes the reservation under paragraph (3) shall be
allotted to the appropriate public agencies of the
States for carrying out projects and activities au-
thorized in this title.
‘‘(5) In carrying out paragraphs (1) and (4),
the Secretary shall allot the sums available from ap-
propriations for any fiscal year under section 508 of
this title so that each State will receive an amount
which bears the same ratio to such sums as the
product of the number of persons aged fifty-five or
over in the State and the allotment percentage of
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such State bears to the sum of the corresponding
product for all States, except that—
‘‘(A) no State (except as described in sub-
paragraph (C)) shall be allotted less than one-
half of 1 percent of the sum available from ap-
propriations for the fiscal year for which the de-
termination is made, or $100,000, whichever is
greater;
‘‘(B) no State shall be allotted less than 95
percent of its proportionate share of the total
allotments received by all of the States under
this section for the preceding fiscal year; and
‘‘(C) Guam, American Samoa, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
and the Virgin Islands shall each be allotted an
amount which is not less than one-fourth of 1
percent of the sums available from appropria-
tions for the fiscal year for which the deter-
mination is made, or $50,000, whichever is
greater.
‘‘(6) For the purpose of this subsection—
‘‘(A) the allotment percentage of each
State shall be 100 percent less that percentage
which bears the same ration to 50 percent as
the per capita income of such State bears to the
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per capita income of the United States, except
that (i) the allotment percentage shall in no
case be more than 75 percent or less than 33
percent, and (ii) the allotment percentage for
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Amer-
ican Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands shall be 75 percent;
‘‘(B) the number of persons aged fifty-five
or over in any State and in all States, and the
per capita income in any State and in all
States, shall be determined by the Secretary on
the basis of the most satisfactory data available
to the Secretary; and
‘‘(C) for the purpose of determining the al-
lotment percentage, the term ‘‘United States’’
means the fifty States and the District of Co-
lumbia.’’.
(b) STUDY AND REPORT.—Section 506 (42 U.S.C.
3056d) is further amended by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing new subsections:
‘‘(e) After consulting with grantees under this title
and other interested parties, the Secretary shall conduct
a study concerning improvement in the formula described
in this section for distributing funds for activities under
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this title. In conducting the study, the Secretary shall ex-
amine means of improving the allocation of funds by devel-
oping a formula which is based on statistically reliable
data and consistent with the goals and objectives of this
title. The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Con-
gress a report containing the results of the study, includ-
ing recommendations for improved formulas for allocating
funds under this title. Such report shall be submitted to
the Congress no later than 2 years after the enactment
of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1999.
‘‘(f) The Secretary shall periodically conduct an eval-
uation of cost factors applicable under this title, including
the average annual cost per authorized enrollee position.’’.
SEC. 155. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 508 (42 U.S.C. 3056f) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 2000, and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years;
and’’;
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘used’’ and in-
serting ‘‘available for obligation’’, and by striking
the last sentence; and
(3) by inserting at the end of such section the
following new subsection:
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‘‘(c) The Secretary may recapture any unexpended
funds from a completed program year, and may re-obli-
gate any such funds within the two succeeding program
years for incentive grants under section 514(d), for tech-
nical assistance, or for grants or contracts for any other
program purpose authorized by this title.’’.
SEC. 156. WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES.
Section 510 (42 U.S.C. 3056h) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘SEC. 510. ELIGIBILITY FOR WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AC-
TIVITIES.
‘‘Eligible individuals under this title may be deemed
by local workforce investment boards established under
title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to satisfy
the requirements for receiving services under such title
that are applicable to adults.’’.
SEC. 157. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.
Title V (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) is further amended
by inserting at the end thereof the following new sections:
‘‘SEC. 512. COORDINATION WITH THE WORKFORCE INVEST-
MENT ACT.
‘‘(a) Grantees under this title shall be partners as de-
scribed in section 121(b)(1)(B)(vi) of the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998 in the appropriate local one-stop de-
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livery system under section 134(c) of such Act, and shall
carry out the responsibilities relating to such partners.
‘‘(b) In local workforce investment areas where more
than one grantee provides services, the grantees shall co-
ordinate their activities related to the one-stop delivery
system, and each grantee shall be a signatory of the
memorandum of understanding established under section
121(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
‘‘SEC. 513. WAIVERS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to a written request
submitted by a grantee receiving funds under paragraph
(1), (3), or (4) of section 506(a), the Secretary may waive
any of the statutory or regulatory requirements of this
title except the basic purposes of the program, wage and
labor standards, worker rights, participation and protec-
tion of workers and participants, grievance procedures, ju-
dicial review, and eligibility of participants.
‘‘(b) REQUEST.—Any grantee seeking a waiver under
subsection (a) shall submit a request that describes the
goals of the waiver and the expected improvements in the
program if the request is approved.
‘‘(c) DURATION.—The duration of each waiver ap-
proved under this section shall be limited to the duration
of the grant agreement. Such waiver may be renewed pur-
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suant to approval of a subsequent request that meets the
requirements of this section.
‘‘(d) REPORT.—With respect to each waiver approved
under this section, each grantee shall submit a report to
the Secretary concerning the impact of the waiver on the
operation and effectiveness of programs and services
under this title. Such reports shall be submitted not later
than one year after the expiration of such waiver, and at
such times during the waiver period as the Secretary may
require.
‘‘SEC. 514. PERFORMANCE.
‘‘(a) MEASURES.—The Secretary shall establish, in
consultation with grantees under this title, measures of
performance that are appropriate to older worker activities
authorized by this title. The measures shall consist of indi-
cators of performance and levels of performance applicable
to each indicator. The levels of performance shall be ad-
justed by taking into account such factors as economic
conditions and the characteristics of participants.
‘‘(b) REQUIRED INDICATORS.—Such measures shall
include, at a minimum, the following indicators of per-
formance:
‘‘(1) the number of persons served;
‘‘(2) community services provided;
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‘‘(3) entry into and retention in unsubsidized
employment; and
‘‘(4) satisfaction of customers, including partici-
pants and employers, with the services provided in
activities under this title.
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL INDICATORS.—The measures es-
tablished pursuant to subsection (a) may include such ad-
ditional indicators of performance as the Secretary may
determine to be appropriate to evaluate services and per-
formance.
‘‘(d) INCENTIVE GRANTS.—From funds available
under section 506(a)(3) or section 508(c), the Secretary
shall award incentive grants annually to grantees that ex-
ceed the performance measures established by the Sec-
retary under this section.’’.
PART E—GRANTS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS
SEC. 161. LIMIT OF ONE GRANT PER NATIVE AMERICAN OR-
GANIZATION.
Section 612 (42 U.S.C. 3057c) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(c) ONE-GRANT LIMIT.—A federally recognized
tribe represented by an organization specified in sub-
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section (a) shall be eligible for only one grant under this
title for any fiscal year.’’.
SEC. 162. EXPENDITURES FOR NUTRITION SERVICES.
Section 614(c) (42 U.S.C. 3057e(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(c) APPROVAL BY ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
NUTRITION
PRO-
GRAMS.—In determining whether an application
complies with the requirements of subsection (a)(8),
the Assistant Secretary shall provide maximum flexi-
bility to an applicant that seeks to take into account
subsistence needs, local customs, and other charac-
teristics that are appropriate to the unique cultural,
regional, and geographic needs of the Indian popu-
lations to be served.’’.
SEC. 163. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 633(a) (42 U.S.C. 3057n(a)) is amended by
striking all that precedes ‘‘to carry out this title’’ and in-
serting ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated
$18,457,000 for fiscal year 2000, and such sums as may
be necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal years’’.
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PART F—VULNERABLE ELDER RIGHTS
PROTECTION
SEC. 171. CONSOLIDATED AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS AND RELATED AMENDMENTS.
(a) CONSOLIDATED AUTHORIZATION.—Section 702
(42 U.S.C. 3058a) is amended by striking all that follows
the heading and inserting the following:
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subtitle $12,181,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such
sums as may be necessary for each of the four succeeding
fiscal years.’’.
(b) MINIMUM
FUNDING
FOR
OMBUDSMAN
AND
ELDER RIGHTS ACTIVITIES.—
(1) REPEAL OF MINIMUM ALLOTMENTS.—Sec-
tion 
703(a)(2) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
3058b(a)(2)) 
is
amended—
(A) by striking subparagraph (C); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (C).
(2) 
MAINTENANCE
OF
EFFORT
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 705(a) (42 U.S.C. 3058d(a)) is
amended—
(A) by redesignating paragraph (8) as
paragraph (9);
(B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the
following new paragraph:
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‘‘(8) an assurance that total State expenditures
in any fiscal year for the long-term care ombudsman
program under section 712 shall not be less than
total State expenditures for such programs under
this Act in fiscal year 1999; and
(C) in paragraph (9), as redesignated, by
striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) through (7)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraphs (1) through (8).’’.
(c) OPTIONAL STATE IMPLEMENTATION OF TITLE
VII PROGRAMS.—
(1) STATE ASSURANCES CONCERNING EXPENDI-
TURES.—Section 
705(a)(7)(A) 
(42 
U.S.C.
3058(a)(7)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘funds ap-
propriated under section 702(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘any
funds used by the State’’.
(2) OMBUDSMAN
PROGRAM.—Section 712(a)
(42 U.S.C. 3058g(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘In
order to be eligible to receive an allotment under
section 703 from funds appropriated under section
702(a), a State agency shall’’ and inserting ‘‘With
funds allotted to a State under section 703, the
State agency shall’’.
(3) 
ELDER
ABUSE
PREVENTION.—Section
721(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 3058i(a)(1)) is amended by
striking ‘‘In order to be eligible to receive an allot-
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ment under section 703 from funds appropriated
under section 702(b), a State agency shall’’ and in-
serting ‘‘With funds allotted to a State under section
703, the State agency shall’’.
(4) ELDER RIGHTS AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE.—
Section 731(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 3058j(a)(1)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘In order to be eligible to receive an
allotment under section 703 from funds appro-
priated under section 702(c), a State agency shall’’
and inserting ‘‘With funds allotted to a State under
section 703, the State agency of a State electing to
implement a program under this chapter shall’’.
(5) OUTREACH, 
COUNSELING, 
AND
ASSIST-
ANCE.—
(A) Section 741(b) (42 U.S.C. 3058k(b))
is amended by striking ‘‘In order to be eligible
to receive an allotment under section 703 from
funds appropriated under section 702(d), a
State agency shall’’ and inserting ‘‘With funds
allotted to a State under section 703, consistent
with section 705(a)(7), the State agency of a
State electing to implement a program under
this chapter shall’’.
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(B) Section 741(c) (42 U.S.C. 3058k(c)) is
amended by striking ‘‘The State agency shall’’
and inserting ‘‘The State agency may’’.
(C) Section 741(e) (42 U.S.C. 3058k(e)) is
amended by striking ‘‘MAINTENANCE OF EF-
FORT.—Any funds appropriated’’ and inserting
‘‘SUPPLEMENTATION
REQUIREMENT.—Any
funds used’’.
SEC. 172. LIFE COURSE PLANNING PROGRAM.
(a) REDESIGNATION AND EXPANSION OF OUTREACH,
COUNSELING, AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Chapter 5 of
subtitle A of title VII (42 U.S.C. 3058k et seq.) is
amended—
(1) in the heading, to read as follows:
‘‘CHAPTER 5—LIFE COURSE PLANNING’’;
(2) in the heading of section 741 (42 U.S.C.
3058k), to read: ‘‘STATE
LIFE
COURSE
PLAN-
NING PROGRAM’’;
(3) in section 741(a) (42 U.S.C. 3058k)—
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2)
through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), re-
spectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following new paragraph:
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‘‘(2) LIFE COURSE PLANNING.—The term ‘life
course planning’ means the identification and imple-
mentation by an individual of appropriate measures
to prepare for the financial, health, and social as-
pects of longevity and to ensure the protection of
elder rights, and includes such planning with respect
to—
‘‘(A) economic security, including financial
literacy and knowledge of pension and public
benefits;
‘‘(B) options for community participation
and social activities, including access to employ-
ment, volunteer, education, and leisure opportu-
nities;
‘‘(C) housing options;
‘‘(D) insurance benefits; and
‘‘(E) consumer protection, including de-
fenses against telemarketing scams and fraudu-
lent investment offers.’’;
(4) in section 741(b) (42 U.S.C. 3058k(b)), in
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘es-
tablish—’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘estab-
lish a program to provide, to older individuals and
to others preparing for retirement and old age, out-
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‘‘(G) ensure that staff and volunteers are
not subject to conflicts of interest.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 741(a)(6) (42 U.S.C. 3058k(a)(6)),
as redesignated, is amended by striking ‘‘subsection
(b)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(1)(A)(i)’’.
(2) Section 741(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 3058k(a)(7)),
as redesignated, is amended by striking ‘‘subsection
(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii)’’.
SEC. 173. DEMONSTRATION AUTHORITY EXTENDED TO
LIFE COURSE PLANNING.
(a) SCOPE OF DEMONSTRATION.—Section 706(a) (42
U.S.C. 3058e(a)), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(2);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding after paragraph (3) the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(4) assistance with life course planning (as de-
fined in section 741(a)(2)).’’.
(b) BENEFITS.—Section 706(b)(1) (42 U.S.C.
3058e(b)(1)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon
‘‘, and regarding other available benefits, assistance, or
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services identified through life course planning described
in paragraph (4) of subsection (a)’’.
PART G—DEFINITIONS
SEC. 181. DEFINITIONS.
(a) RELOCATION, REORDERING, AND REDESIGNA-
TION OF DEFINITIONS.—
(1)(A) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 302
(42 U.S.C. 3022) are relocated and redesignated as
paragraphs (48) and (49) of section 102 (42 U.S.C.
3).
(B) Paragraph (3) of section 302 (42 U.S.C.
3022) is repealed.
(2)(A) Section 102(5) (42 U.S.C. 3022(5)) is
amended by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(5)’’.
(B) Section 102(6) (42 U.S.C. 3022(6)) is
amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and ‘‘(B)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(i)’’ and ‘‘(ii)’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B)’’.
(C) Section 102(7) (42 U.S.C. 3022(7)) is
amended by striking ‘‘(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘(C)’’.
(3)(A) Section 102(8) (42 U.S.C. 3022(8)) is
amended—
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(i) by striking the subparagraph designa-
tions ‘‘(A)’’ through ‘‘(H)’’ and inserting clause
designations ‘‘(i)’’ through ‘‘(vii)’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(8)’’.
(B) Section 102(9) (42 U.S.C. 3022(9)) is
amended—
(i) by striking the subparagraph designa-
tions ‘‘(A)’’ and ‘‘(B)’’ and inserting the clause
designations ‘‘(i)’’ and ‘‘(ii)’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B)’’.
(b) ELIMINATION OF THE DEFUNCT TRUST TERRI-
TORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS (TTPI) FROM DEFINI-
TION OF STATE.—
(1) ELIMINATION OF DEFINITION OF TTPI.—
Section 103(12) (42 U.S.C. 3022(12)) is repealed.
(2) AMENDMENT OF DEFINITION OF STATES.—
Section 102(3) (42 U.S.C. 3022(3)) is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘American
Samoa’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘the Trust Territory of the
Pacific Islands’’.
(3) AMENDMENT TO ALLOTMENT FORMULAS.—
(A) 
BASIC
STATE
GRANTS.—Section
304(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 3024(a)(1)) is amended—
(i) in the first sentence—
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(I) by striking ‘‘(B) Guam,’’ and
inserting ‘‘(B) Guam and’’;
(II) by striking ‘‘, and the Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands,’’; and
(ii) in the last sentence, by striking
‘‘the Trust Territory of the Pacific Is-
lands,’’.
(B) GRANTS FOR STATE PLAN ADMINIS-
TRATION.—Section 308(b) (42 U.S.C. 3028(b))
is amended in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) by
striking ‘‘the Trust Territory of the Pacific is-
lands,’’.
(c) DEFINITION
OF NATIVE AMERICAN.—Section
102 (42 U.S.C. 3022) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(45) The term ‘Native American’ includes an
Indian (as defined in paragraph (5)) and a Native
Hawaiian (as defined in section 625).’’.
PART H—EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 191. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, the amend-
ments made by this title shall become effective October
1, 1999.