‘‘(1) REQUEST.—Each State that seeks assist-
ance under this section for a fiscal year shall
request—
‘‘(A) a payment made under paragraph
(2);
‘‘(B) commodities distributed under para-
graph (3); or
‘‘(C)(i) a percentage of the assistance
through such a payment; and
‘‘(ii) the remainder of the assistance
through such commodities.
‘‘(2) PAYMENTS.—
‘‘(A) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall allot, in accordance with subpara-
graph (B), a sum equal to 97 percent of the
amount appropriated for a fiscal year under
subsection (f) to State agencies that—
‘‘(i) request assistance described in
subparagraph (A) or (C)(i) of paragraph
(1) for the fiscal year; and
‘‘(ii) have plans approved under this
title for the fiscal year.
‘‘(B) ALLOTMENT
AND
PAYMENT.—The
Secretary of Agriculture shall allot and pay for
the fiscal year, to each State agency described
in subparagraph (A), an amount that bears the
same ratio to the sum described in subpara-
graph (A) as the number of meals served in the
State, under a plan approved under this title
for the preceding fiscal year, bears to the total
number of meals served in all States under all
such plans approved for the preceding fiscal
year.
‘‘(C) DETERMINATION.—For purposes of
subparagraph (B), if a State requests assist-
ance described in paragraph (1)(C)(i) for a fis-
cal year, the number of meals served in the
State for the preceding fiscal year shall be con-
sidered to be the product of—
‘‘(i) the number of the meals; and
‘‘(ii) the percentage described in para-
graph (1)(C)(i).
‘‘(3) COMMODITIES.—
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE AGENCIES.—The Secretary
of Agriculture shall make commodities available
under this subsection to State agencies that—
‘‘(i) request commodities described in
subparagraph (B) or (C)(ii) of paragraph
(1) for the fiscal year; and
‘‘(ii) have plans approved under this
title for the fiscal year.
‘‘(B) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary of
Agriculture shall distribute commodities to
State agencies described in subparagraph (A),
through authorities including section 32 of the
Act entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Agricultural
Adjustment Act, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), sec-
tion 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7
U.S.C. 1431), and section 709 of the Food and
Agriculture Act of 1965 (7 U.S.C. 1446a–1).
The Secretary of Agriculture shall distribute
sufficient commodities to a State agency under
this paragraph to enable the State agency to
carry out the plan described in subparagraph
(A)(ii), taking into account any payment made
to the State under paragraph (2).
‘‘(d) PAYMENTS TO ORGANIZATIONS.—
‘‘(1) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Agriculture
shall allot, in accordance with paragraph (2), a sum
equal to 3 percent of the amount appropriated for
a fiscal year under subsection (f) to organizations
that have applications approved under title VI for
the fiscal year.
‘‘(2) ALLOTMENT
AND
PAYMENT.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall allot and pay for the fis-
cal year, to each organization described in paragraph
(1), an amount that bears the same ratio to the sum
described in paragraph (1) as the number of meals
served by the organization, under an application ap-
proved under title VI for the preceding fiscal year,
bears to the total number of meals served by all
such organizations under all such applications ap-
proved for the preceding fiscal year.
‘‘(e) REPORTS.—Each State or organization that
seeks assistance under this section for a fiscal year shall
submit, in the reports required by section 307(a)(6),
614(a)(3), or 624(a)(4), as appropriate, information on
the number of meals served in the State under a plan ap-
proved under this title, or by the organization under an
application approved under title VI, for the preceding fis-
cal year.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$151,250,000 for fiscal year 1998 and such sums as may
be necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000.’’.
SEC. 221. WAIVERS 
OF 
CERTAIN 
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR
STATE PROGRAMS.
Part A of title III (42 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 315. WAIVERS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary may
waive any of the requirements specified in subsection (b)
with respect to a State, on submission of an application
by the State agency containing or accompanied by docu-
mentation sufficient to establish, to the satisfaction of the
Assistant Secretary, that—
‘‘(1) approval of the State 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 the waiver is sought;
‘‘(3) such proposal has been made available for
public review and comment within the State (and a
summary of the comment received is submitted with
the application); and
‘‘(4)(A) the State agency has given adequate
consideration to the probable positive and negative
consequences of approval of the application; and
‘‘(B)(i) the probable benefits for older individ-
uals can reasonably be expected to outweigh any
such negative consequences; or
(A) 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
338 
(42
U.S.C. 3030g–11) is amended—
(i) by striking subsection (b); and
(ii) in the matter preceding paragraph
(1) of subsection (a), by striking all that
precedes ‘‘projects’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(b) 
SCHOOL-BASED
MEALS
AND
MULTI-
GENERATIONAL PROGRAMS.—The State may include, in
projects carried out under this section,’’.
(B) PLACEMENT.—Title III is amended by
moving subsection (b) of section 338 (as des-
ignated in subparagraph (A)) to the end of sec-
tion 331.
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—Part C
of title III is amended by repealing subpart 3 (42 U.S.C.
3030g–11 et seq.) (other than section 342 (42 U.S.C.
3030i)) and redesignating subpart 4 (42 U.S.C. 3030g–
21 et seq.) as subpart 3.
(c) ELIMINATION OF MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—
Section 339A (42 U.S.C. 3030g–22) is repealed.
SEC. 224. REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITIES.
Parts D (relating to in-home services for frail older
individuals), E (relating to additional assistance for spe-
cial needs of older individuals), F (relating to disease pre-
vention and health promotion services) (other than section
363 (42 U.S.C. 3030o)), and G (relating to supportive ac-
tivities for caretakers who provide in-home services to frail
older individuals) of title III (42 U.S.C. 3030h et seq.,
3030l, 3030m et seq., and 3030p et seq.) are repealed.
Subtitle C—Research,
Development, and Demonstrations
SEC. 231. REVISION OF TITLE IV.
The Act is amended by striking title IV (42 U.S.C.
3030aa et seq.) and inserting the following:
‘‘TITLE 
IV—TRAINING, 
RE-
SEARCH, 
AND 
DISCRE-
TIONARY 
PROJECTS 
AND
PROGRAMS
‘‘SEC. 401. PURPOSES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The purposes of this title are—
‘‘(1) to expand the knowledge and understand-
ing of the Nation regarding aging and the aging
process;
‘‘(2) to design, test, and promote utilization of
innovative ideas and best practices in programs and
services for older individuals;
‘‘(3) to help meet the needs for trained person-
nel in fields related to aging;
‘‘(4) to increase the awareness of individuals of
all ages of the need to assume personal responsibility
for their aging; and
‘‘(5) to achieve the purposes described in para-
graphs (1) through (4) through—
‘‘(A) education and training to develop an
adequately trained workforce to work with and
on behalf of older individuals;
‘‘(B) research and policy analysis to im-
prove access to and delivery of programs and
services provided under this Act;
‘‘(C) development of methods and practices
to improve the quality and effectiveness of pro-
grams and services provided under this Act;
‘‘(D) demonstration of new approaches to
the design, delivery, and coordination of pro-
grams and services provided under this Act;
‘‘(E) provision of technical assistance on
the planning, development, implementation,
evaluation, and improvement of programs and
services under this Act; and
‘‘(F) dissemination of information on aging
issues, impact of the issues on individuals and
society, and programs and services benefiting
older individuals.
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES GIVEN SPECIAL ATTENTION.—The
purposes of this title include supporting activities under
this title to fulfill the objectives for older individuals speci-
fied in section 101, with special attention given to—
‘‘(1) the service and advocacy objectives ex-
pressed in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of
section 301(a)(1) and in section 601; and
‘‘(2) the special population groups identified as
vulnerable or at risk in this Act.
‘‘Subtitle A—Education and
Training
‘‘SEC. 411. PURPOSE.
‘‘The purpose of this subtitle is to improve the quality
of services provided by, and to help meet critical shortages
of adequately trained personnel for, programs in fields re-
lated to aging by supporting activities, including—
‘‘(1) identifying workforce training and develop-
ment needs in the fields related to aging;
‘‘(2) developing a broad range of educational
and training programs and activities for profes-
sionals, paraprofessionals, administrators, techni-
cians, and service workers;
‘‘(3) encouraging recruitment, training, and
placement of minority trainees in key positions with-
in agencies and organizations that provide services
related to aging;
‘‘(4) improving academic gerontology training
and education programs to make the programs more
responsive to changing requirements;
‘‘(5) increasing the capacity of planning and
service organizations that provide services related to
aging in order to improve the performance of the
staff of such organization and other providers of
such services through training and other devel-
opmental activities; and
‘‘(6) improving the knowledge and skills of
teachers, instructors, trainers, guidance counselors,
and other personnel development staff concerning
aging concepts and workforce opportunities and
practices.
‘‘SEC. 412. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary may
make grants to and enter into contracts with public or
nonprofit private agencies, organizations, institutions, and
individuals, to support activities that achieve the purposes
of this subtitle, including—
‘‘(1) development and improvement of multi-
disciplinary education and training programs (in-
cluding expansion and improvement of curricula, in-
structional methods and materials, faculty and
teacher development, and program administration)
in academic institutions and other educational orga-
nizations, that prepare individuals for employment in
programs and occupations serving older individuals;
‘‘(2) development and improvement of continu-
ing education and in-service training opportunities
for individuals working in fields related to aging, in-
cluding the personnel of State offices, area agencies
on aging, senior centers, nutrition, counseling, om-
budsman, and adult protective services, and legal as-
sistance programs; and
‘‘(3) development of curriculum and guidance
materials for students in secondary or vocational
schools to encourage the students to pursue employ-
ment and careers in fields related to aging.
‘‘(b) PROJECTS GIVEN SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—
To achieve the purposes of this title, the Assistant Sec-
retary shall give special consideration to the support of
projects that—
‘‘(1) improve opportunities for career training
activities to ensure an adequate and competent
workforce in fields related to aging;
‘‘(2) increase the capacity of State agencies,
area agencies on aging, and nonprofit service organi-
zations, to provide short-term in-service training to
staff and volunteers;
‘‘(3) develop leadership knowledge and skills of
managers and administrators of organizations and
agencies that, collectively, plan, advocate, and pro-
vide services to older individuals, through workshops,
seminars, and training institutes;
‘‘(4) provide in-service training opportunities
for program directors and providers of services to
older American Indians, older Alaskan Natives, and
older Native Hawaiians under title VI through
grants to organizations with applications approved
under title VI; and
‘‘(5) improve the training and preparation of
the workforce (including professionals, paraprofes-
sionals, and volunteers) providing home and commu-
nity services for older individuals with physical or
cognitive disabilities or mental health disorders.
‘‘Subtitle B—Research,
Development, and Demonstrations
‘‘SEC. 421. PURPOSE.
‘‘The purpose of this subtitle is to improve the quality
and efficiency of programs serving older individuals
through research and development projects, and dem-
onstration projects, designed to—
‘‘(1) conduct research and policy analysis to—
‘‘(A) develop and synthesize knowledge
about aging programs, practices, and policies
from multidisciplinary perspectives; and
‘‘(B) assess the effectiveness of services
and practices designed to improve access to and
delivery of service programs; and
‘‘(2) develop, test, and evaluate innovative plan-
ning, advocacy, and service practices and programs.
‘‘SEC. 422. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary may
make grants to and enter into contracts with public or
nonprofit private agencies, organizations, institutions, and
individuals, to support research or policy analysis related
to the purpose of this subtitle, including development of
practices, assessment instruments, and applications
involving—
‘‘(1) use of technology for planning and delivery
of services; and
‘‘(2) use of interactive communication systems
and assistive devices to maintain or increase the
independence of older individuals.
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION
AND COLLABORATION WITH
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The Assistant Secretary
may consult with, and may enter into formal agreements
with, other Federal agencies to support aging research and
development activities, including agreements involving
interagency transfer of funds to support collaborative re-
search activities consistent with the conditions specified in
section 451(b).
‘‘SEC. 423. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary may
make grants to and enter into contracts with public or
nonprofit private agencies and organizations, to design,
test, and demonstrate new approaches to planning and de-
livery of supportive services, nutrition services, and other
activities to maintain or increase the independence and im-
prove the quality of life of older individuals.
‘‘(b) PROJECTS GIVEN PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—
The Assistant Secretary shall give priority consideration
to funding any of the following projects under this section:
‘‘(1) Projects for planning, development, and
implementation of new approaches to delivery of
home and community-based supportive services for
older individuals with disabilities that limit the abil-
ity of such individuals to perform activities of daily
living, including projects involving the coordination
and integration of such services with services for in-
dividuals with similar disabilities who are not older
individuals, and including approaches that—
‘‘(A) promote individual choice in the selec-
tion of services;
‘‘(B) eliminate access barriers to services
for populations with the greatest economic need
or the greatest social need;
‘‘(C) reduce or eliminate duplication and
fragmentation of services;
‘‘(D) strengthen the quality, efficiency, and
cost-effectiveness of nonprofit service providers;
‘‘(E) improve the quality and effectiveness
of personnel of public and private entities in-
volved in service delivery; and
‘‘(F) develop cooperative relationships with
private entities to increase the effective use of
available public and private resources.
‘‘(2) Projects for planning, development, imple-
mentation, and evaluation of comprehensive commu-
nity, State, and tribal models that are designed to
prevent crime, violence, and abuse against older indi-
viduals and that include—
‘‘(A) public education on such prevention
for older individuals;
‘‘(B) supportive services for older individ-
uals who have been victimized;
‘‘(C) improvements in information and
data reporting systems;
‘‘(D) coordination of public and private
sector services and resources; and
‘‘(E) in-service and cross-service training
of personnel concerning criminal justice, health,
mental health, and law enforcement fields, so-
cial and protective services, and aging and ad-
vocacy service systems.
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL PROJECTS.—The Assistant Sec-
retary may support under this section any project de-
signed to achieve the purposes of this subtitle, including
the following:
‘‘(1) Projects to assist older individuals who are
at risk of losing their ability to live independently
without assistance in accomplishing activities of
daily living, including older individuals who, collec-
tively, are disabled by Alzheimer’s disease or related
disorders, physical disabilities, mental illnesses, emo-
tional stress, and developmental disabilities, through
comprehensive State and community model pro-
grams providing supportive services to such at-risk
older individuals and their families and caregivers,
including—
‘‘(A) in-home health care;
‘‘(B) social and medical adult day-care;
‘‘(C) assistance provided by homemaker
aides and personal care attendants;
‘‘(D) transportation to and from commu-
nity health, mental health, and social service
facilities;
‘‘(E) respite care, caregiver education,
training, and counseling and other supportive
services, for primary caregivers of persons who,
collectively, are disabled by Alzheimer’s disease
or related disorders, physical and developmental
disabilities, and other serious functional impair-
ments; and
‘‘(F) information and referral, outreach,
counseling, and other services to increase access
of such older individuals to appropriate medical,
nutritional, and supportive services.
‘‘(2) Projects addressing the special housing
needs 
of 
older 
individuals 
through 
activities
including—
‘‘(A) developing programs to enable or as-
sist older individuals who are homeowners—
‘‘(i) to maintain their residences
through repairs or renovations; and
‘‘(ii) to increase their physical safety
through structural modifications to, alter-
ations of, and installation of security de-
vices for, their residences;
‘‘(B) studying and demonstrating methods
of adapting existing housing, or constructing
new housing, to meet the needs of older individ-
uals with functional impairments;
‘‘(C) coordinating counseling services for
older individuals with counseling services avail-
able to residents of Federal- and State-assisted
housing facilities with high concentrations of
older individuals who are residents of such fa-
cilities; and
‘‘(D) developing information, counseling,
and referral programs for older individuals who
are renters or homeowners on housing options,
including information, counseling, and referral
programs relating to—
‘‘(i) eligibility requirements;
‘‘(ii) application processes;
‘‘(iii) financing; and
‘‘(iv) legal rights and responsibilities
of tenancy and restricted ownership, in-
cluding rights and responsibilities related
to foreclosure and eviction.
‘‘(3) Projects to provide education and training
to older individuals, designed to enable the older in-
dividuals to lead more productive lives through de-
velopment and demonstration of—
‘‘(A) literacy programs for older individ-
uals, including programs that use peer tutoring;
‘‘(B) pre-retirement counseling and edu-
cation programs; and
‘‘(C) occupational training and employ-
ment placement and counseling activities for
older individuals, that are not supported under
title V or through programs administered by
the Department of Labor.
‘‘(4) Projects to improve and develop transpor-
tation systems that—
‘‘(A) increase access of older individuals,
especially low-income older individuals and older
individuals living in rural areas, to community
services essential to independent living;
‘‘(B) provide low-cost commuter transpor-
tation for in-home personal care aides serving
functionally impaired older individuals in under-
served public transit areas; and
‘‘SEC. 432. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.
‘‘(a) NATIONAL CENTERS PROVIDING SUPPORT TO
ADMINISTRATORS OF GRANT PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary
may make grants to and enter into contracts with
public or nonprofit private agencies and organiza-
tions, for the purpose of operating national centers
serving primarily as informational resources to State
agencies and area agencies on aging administering
programs under titles III and VII, organizations ad-
ministering programs under title VI, and providers
of services under any program described in this
paragraph.
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS OF CENTERS.—A center fund-
ed under this subsection shall focus on selected sub-
ject matter areas (including all policy and program
issues, such as development, delivery, financing, and
coordination of services, concerning such subject
matter areas) relating to programs under titles III,
VI, and VII, and may focus on program areas such
as any of the following:
‘‘(A) Comprehensive home and community-
based services, including long-term care serv-
ices, intended to enable functionally impaired
older individuals to remain in their homes and
communities.
‘‘(B) Nutrition services, including provision
of congregate and home-delivered meals, devel-
opment of dietary standards, and related
matters.
‘‘(C) Information and referral services.
‘‘(D) Services for older American Indians,
older Alaskan Natives, or older Native Hawai-
ians, including older individuals living in tribal
areas and older individuals living in nontribal
areas.
‘‘(E) Legal assistance.
‘‘(3) NATIONAL
OMBUDSMAN
AND
ELDER
ABUSE CENTERS.—Funds available to carry out this
subsection may be used, to the extent the Assistant
Secretary finds such use to be necessary, to support
the activities of the National Ombudsman Resource
Center established under section 202(a)(21) and the
activities of the National Center on Elder Abuse es-
tablished under section 202(d).
‘‘(b) 
NATIONAL
EDUCATION
AND
TRAINING
CENTERS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary
may make grants to and enter into contracts with
public or nonprofit private agencies and organiza-
tions for the purpose of operating national centers to
encourage leadership and improve education, train-
ing, and employment practices for the workforce
needed to plan, administer, and provide services
under this Act, and to promote policy discussion and
development to prepare the Nation for the increased
and changing demands of the aging population of
the Nation.
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS OF CENTERS.—Centers funded
under this subsection may include—
‘‘(A) multidisciplinary academic centers of
gerontology that conduct applied research, edu-
cation, and training, and provide technical as-
sistance and dissemination activities, with spe-
cial attention given to human resource and de-
velopment issues affecting special population
groups; and
‘‘(B) a national leadership institute on
aging that develops and conducts training ac-
tivities for executive managers and senior offi-
cials of government and nonprofit agencies, vol-
untary groups, professional associations, and
other organizations responsible for planning, fi-
nancing, and providing programs and services
for older individuals.
‘‘(c) MULTIFACETED POLICY CENTERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the grants
and contracts authorized under subsections (a) and
(b), the Assistant Secretary may make grants to and
enter into contracts with public or nonprofit private
agencies and organizations, for research, policy anal-
ysis, technical assistance, information dissemination,
or training activities, as appropriate in areas of
broad national interest (including areas involving so-
cial, economic, health, mental health, or environ-
mental issues) affecting older individuals.
‘‘(2) ISSUES
ADDRESSED.—A recipient of a
grant or contract under this subsection may use
funds made available through the grant or contract
to address issues including—
‘‘(A) broad societal objectives described in
section 101, including issues related to trans-
portation, housing, employment, income secu-
rity, public safety, health, or mental health; and
‘‘(B) concerns of special population groups
of older individuals, including low-income older
individuals, older individuals who are women,
older individuals residing in rural areas, minor-
ity older individuals, and older individuals with
disabilities.
‘‘SEC. 
433. 
FUNCTIONS 
OF 
GRANT 
AND 
CONTRACT
RECIPIENTS; ADVISORY BOARDS.
‘‘(a) FUNCTIONS.—In operating a Center, or carrying
out activities, described in section 432, a recipient of a
grant 
or 
contract 
under 
this 
subtitle 
shall, 
as
appropriate—
‘‘(1) evaluate, analyze, and report on the poli-
cies and practices of programs for older individuals
to assess the effectiveness of the policies and prac-
tices in meeting the needs and improving the quality
of life of older individuals and their families and
caregivers;
‘‘(2) compile, select, and make available re-
search, evaluation, and demonstration project find-
ings that provide useful guidance in determining the
needs of older individuals and improving practices in
fields related to aging;
‘‘(3) develop strategies and models to improve
the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of service
programs and activities for older individuals;
‘‘(4) develop technical assistance and training
materials and participate in workshops, conferences,
and events that promote the transfer of useful infor-
mation and practices concerning older individuals;
‘‘(5) sponsor activities that enhance the edu-
cation and training of a competent workforce in
fields related to aging;
‘‘(6) assist other recipients of grants or con-
tracts who are conducting demonstration or pilot
projects under this Act, by providing documentation,
assessment, and other assistance in the planning
and implementation of such demonstration or pilot
projects; and
‘‘(7) conduct information dissemination activi-
ties in coordination with such activities of the Na-
tional Aging Information Center established in sec-
tion 202(e).
‘‘(b) ADVISORY BOARDS.—Each center supported by
a grant made or contract entered into under this subtitle
shall establish an advisory board that—
‘‘(1) shall provide policy guidance with respect
to the planning and conduct of activities under such
grant or contract; and
‘‘(2) whose members shall include representa-
tives of—
‘‘(A) State agencies and area agencies on
aging;
‘‘(B) appropriate national, State, and local
service organizations; and
‘‘(3) locate, publicize, and make available prac-
tical self-help information for older individuals and
their families and encourage the development of ap-
propriate public education activities;
‘‘(4) support conferences, forums, and other
meetings designed to identify, disseminate, and pro-
mote utilization of research findings, policy prac-
tices, and best practices; and
‘‘(5) provide technical assistance to recipients of
grants or contracts that receive support under this
title and other recipients of support under this Act
on the design, development, and promotion of prod-
ucts and information materials.
‘‘(b) COORDINATION WITH OTHER INFORMATION
SOURCES.—Such recipients of grants or contracts will co-
ordinate activities supported under this subtitle with the
information dissemination activities of centers authorized
under subtitle C and other Federal information clearing-
houses and document repositories.
‘‘SEC. 442. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.
‘‘The Assistant Secretary may make grants to and
enter into contracts with public or nonprofit private agen-
cies and organizations for activities to carry out the pur-
pose of this subtitle, including—
‘‘(1) activities of the National Aging Informa-
tion Center established under section 202(e);
‘‘(2) sponsorship and co-sponsorship with other
Federal agencies and other public and private orga-
nizations of national and regional conferences and
other meetings in which the participants disseminate
project findings and information related to issues
and concerns affecting the well-being of older indi-
viduals; and
‘‘(3) establishment and administration of a Na-
tional Academy on Aging to serve as a forum for
policy analysis and debate on current and emerging
issues affecting the well-being of older individuals
and for informing policy officials and the public
about such issues.
‘‘Subtitle E—General Provisions
‘‘SEC. 451. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this title $44,384,000 for fiscal
year 1998, and such sums as may be necessary for each
of fiscal years 1999 and 2000.
‘‘(b) RESTRICTIONS.—No funds appropriated under
this title—
‘‘(1) may be transferred to any office or other
authority of the Federal Government that is not di-
rectly responsible to the Assistant Secretary, unless
the funds are used for purposes authorized under
this title in accordance with conditions specified by
a formal interagency agreement with the other office
or authority;
‘‘(2) may be used for any program or activity
that is not specifically authorized by this title (ex-
cept as specifically authorized by this Act); or
‘‘(3) may be combined with funds appropriated
under any other Act if the purpose of combining
funds is to make a single discretionary grant or a
single discretionary payment, unless such funds ap-
propriated under this title are separately identified
in such grant or payment and are used for the pur-
poses of this title.
‘‘SEC. 452. PAYMENTS OF GRANTS.
‘‘(a) CONTRIBUTIONS BY RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS OR
CONTRACTS.—To the extent the Assistant Secretary de-
termines to be appropriate, the Assistant Secretary shall
require the recipient of any grant or contract under this
title to contribute money, facilities, or services for carrying
out the project for which such grant or contract is made.
‘‘(b) METHOD OF PAYMENT.—Payments made under
this title pursuant to a grant or contract may be made
(after necessary adjustment, in the case of grants, on ac-
count of previously made overpayments or underpay-
ments) in advance or by way of reimbursement, and in
such installments and on such conditions, as the Assistant
Secretary may determine to be appropriate.
‘‘SEC. 453. ADMINISTRATION.
‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATION ON AGING.—In order to carry
out the provisions of this title effectively, the Assistant
Secretary shall administer this title through the Adminis-
tration.
‘‘(b) ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER AGENCIES.—In car-
rying out this title, the Assistant Secretary may request
the technical assistance and cooperation of such other
agencies and departments of the Federal Government as
may be appropriate.
‘‘(c) OUTREACH TO APPLICANTS.—In writing pro-
posal solicitations for grants made under this title and re-
quests for proposals for contracts made under this title,
the Assistant Secretary shall encourage the submission of
applications from agencies, organizations, and institu-
tions, that represent minorities.
‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—In developing priorities, con-
sistent with the requirements of this title, for making
grants and entering into contracts under this title, the As-
sistant Secretary shall, consult with State agencies, area
agencies on aging, recipients of financial assistance under
title VI, institutions of higher education, organizations
representing beneficiaries of services under this Act, and
other organizations and individuals with expertise on
aging issues.
‘‘(e) EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS.—The Assistant
Secretary shall ensure that recipients of grants and con-
tracts under this title—
‘‘(1) conduct evaluations and prepare reports
indicating the benefit of the activities carried out
under the grants and contracts to older individuals
and to programs carried out under this Act; and
‘‘(2) comply with the requirements under this
Act.
‘‘(f) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—The Assistant Sec-
retary shall prepare and submit, to the Speaker of the
House of Representatives and the President pro tempore
of the Senate, a report for each fiscal year that describes
activities for which funds were provided under this title
and that includes—
‘‘(1) an abstract describing the purpose and ac-
tivities of each grant or contract awarded or contin-
ued for such year;
‘‘(2) the name and address of the recipient of
the grant or contract;
‘‘(3) the name and affiliation of the project di-
rector of the project carried out under the grant or
contract;
‘‘(4) the period of project performance; and
‘‘(5) the amount of Federal funds awarded for
the project in the fiscal year for which the report is
made.
‘‘(g) EXTERNAL REVIEW.—The Assistant Secretary
shall establish by regulation and implement an external
review process to evaluate applications for grants made
and contracts entered into under this title.’’.
Subtitle D—Community Service
Employment for Older Americans
SEC. 241. PHASED REDUCTION OF FEDERAL SHARE.
Section 502(c) (42 U.S.C. 3056(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘90 percent’’
and inserting ‘‘the Federal share, as specified in
paragraph (2),’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(2) The Federal share, for purposes of this sub-
section, shall be—
‘‘(A) 90 percent for fiscal year 1998;
‘‘(B) 89 percent for fiscal year 1999;
‘‘(C) 87.5 percent for fiscal year 2000;
‘‘(D) 86.5 percent for fiscal year 2001; and
‘‘(E) 84 percent for fiscal year 2002 and each
succeeding fiscal year.’’.
SEC. 242. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 508(a) (42 U.S.C. 3056f(a)) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this title such sums as may be necessary for each of
fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000.’’.
Subtitle E—Grants for Native
Americans
SEC. 251. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) TERMINOLOGY.—
(1) Section 602 (42 U.S.C. 3057a) is amended
by striking ‘‘that older’’ and all that follows through
‘‘Native Hawaiians’’ and inserting ‘‘that older Amer-
ican Indians, older Alaskan Natives, and older Na-
tive Hawaiians’’.
(2) Sections 611, 613, and 614(a) (42 U.S.C.
3057b, 3057d, and 3057e(a)) are amended by strik-
ing ‘‘older individuals who are Indians’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘older Indians’’.
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 and
2000.’’.
(c) STATE ELDER RIGHTS AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.—Section 702(c) (42 U.S.C.
3058a(c)) is amended by striking all that follows ‘‘chapter
4,’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for
each of fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000.’’.
(d) OUTREACH, COUNSELING, AND ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.—Section 702(d) (42 U.S.C. 3058a(d)) is amended
by striking all that follows ‘‘chapter 5,’’ and inserting
‘‘$1,976,000 for fiscal year 1998, and such sums as may
be necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000.’’.
SEC. 262. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) REPEAL OF INCONSISTENT PROVISION.—Section
705(a) (42 U.S.C. 3058d(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (6)(C)(iii), by adding ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(2) by striking paragraph (7);
(3) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para-
graph (7); and
(4) in paragraph (7) (as redesignated in para-
graph (3)), by striking ‘‘through (7)’’ and inserting
‘‘through (6)’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) 
Section 
712(a)(5)(B)(i) 
(42 
U.S.C.
3058g(a)(5)(B)(i)) is amended by inserting a comma
after ‘‘welfare’’.
(2) Section 731(b)(4) (42 U.S.C. 3058j(b)(4))
is amended by striking ‘‘Service’’ and inserting
‘‘Services’’.
SEC. 263. ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR INSURANCE AND
PUBLIC BENEFITS.
Section 741(d) (42 U.S.C. 3058k(d)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘If the State
elects to award funds under this section to area agencies
on aging or other local entities, the State shall give prior-
ity to agencies or entities serving planning and service
areas that have high concentrations of older individuals
with the greatest economic need or with the greatest social
need, and in which outreach activities, application assist-
ance, or benefits counseling are inadequate.’’.
SEC. 264. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAM.
Section 751 (42 U.S.C. 3058aa) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘older indi-
viduals who are Native Americans’’ and inserting
‘‘older American Indians, older Alaskan Natives, or
older Native Hawaiians’’; and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking all that follows
‘‘this section,’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 1998, 1999, and
2000.’’.
SEC. 265. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Section 761(2) (42 U.S.C. 3058bb(2)) is amended by
striking ‘‘this title’’ and inserting ‘‘subtitle A’’.
Subtitle G—Technical Amendments
SEC. 271. DEFINITIONS.
(a) RELOCATION OF DEFINITIONS.—
(1) Section 302 (42 U.S.C. 3022) (relating to
definitions of comprehensive and coordinated system,
unit of general purpose local government, and edu-
cation and training service) is amended—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2),
and (3) as paragraphs (46), (47), and (48), re-
spectively; and
(B) by striking all that precedes ‘‘(46)’’.
(2) Section 342 (42 U.S.C. 3030i) (relating to
a definition of in-home services) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (5)—
(i) by striking ‘‘under other pro-
grams’’ and inserting ‘‘, other than under
part B of title III’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘this part’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘title III’’;
(B) in paragraph (7), by redesignating
subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and
(ii), respectively;
(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1)
through (7) as subparagraphs (A) through (G),
respectively; and
(D) by striking all that precedes ‘‘term’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘(49) The’’.
(3) Section 363 (42 U.S.C. 3030o) (relating to
a definition of disease prevention and health pro-
motion services) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (5), by redesignating
subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i)
through (iii), respectively;
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1)
through (12) as subparagraphs (A) through
(L), respectively;
(C) in subparagraph (L) (as redesignated
in subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘paragraphs
(1) through (11)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graphs (A) through (K)’’;
(D) in the second sentence, by striking all
that 
precedes 
‘‘term’’ 
and 
inserting 
the
following:
‘‘The’’; and
(E) by striking all that precedes ‘‘term’’
the first place it appears and inserting the
following:
‘‘(50) The’’.
(4)(A) The Act is amended—
(i) by moving paragraphs (46), (47), and
(48) (as redesignated in paragraph (1)) to the
end of section 102 (as amended in section
101(a)) (42 U.S.C. 3002); and
(ii) by moving paragraphs (49) and (50)
(as designated in paragraphs (2) and (3)) to
the end of section 102.
(B) Such paragraphs (49) and (50) are
amended—
(i) by indenting the clauses in such para-
graphs and aligning the margins of such clauses
with the margins of clause (i) of section
102(22)(A) (42 U.S.C. 3002(22)(A)); and
(ii) by indenting the subparagraphs in such
paragraphs and aligning the margins of such
subparagraphs with the margins of subpara-
graph (B) of section 102(28) (42 U.S.C.
3002(28)).
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(5)(A) Section 102 (as amended in paragraph
(4)) is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(51)(A) The term ‘older Alaskan Native’
means an older individual who is an Alaskan Native.
‘‘(B) The term ‘older American Indian’ means
an older individual who is an American Indian.
‘‘(C) The term ‘older Indian’ means an older in-
dividual who is an Indian.
‘‘(D) The term ‘older Native Hawaiian’ means
an older individual who is a Native Hawaiian.
‘‘(52) The term ‘Alaskan Native’ means a per-
son who is a member of an Alaska Native village or
regional or village corporation referred to in para-
graph (28)(B).
‘‘(53) The term ‘American Indian’ means an
Indian who is not an Alaskan Native.
‘‘(54) The term ‘Native Hawaiian’ means any
individual any of whose ancestors were natives, prior
to 1778, of the area that consists of the Hawaiian
Islands.’’.
(B) Section 625 (42 U.S.C. 3057k) is repealed.
(b) REDESIGNATION OF DEFINITIONS.—
(1) Section 102(5) (42 U.S.C. 3002(5)) is
amended by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(5)’’.
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(2) Section 102(6) (42 U.S.C. 3002(6)) is
amended—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and
(B) by striking ‘‘(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B)’’.
(3) Section 102(7) (42 U.S.C. 3002(7)) is
amended by striking ‘‘(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘(C)’’.
(4) Section 102(8) (42 U.S.C. 3002(8)) is
amended—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
through (I) as clauses (i) through (ix), respec-
tively; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(8)’’.
(5) Section 102(9) (42 U.S.C. 3002(9)) is
amended—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
(B) in clause (ii) (as redesignated in sub-
paragraph (A)), by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (A)
through (G) of paragraph (8)’’ and inserting
‘‘clauses (i) through (vii) of subparagraph (A)’’;
and
(C) by striking ‘‘(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B)’’.
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(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 102(34)(C)
(42 U.S.C. 3002(34)(C)) is amended by striking
‘‘307(a)(12)’’ and inserting ‘‘307(a)(9)’’.
(d) ALPHABETICAL ORDER.—Section 102 (42 U.S.C.
3002) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (13), (14),
(15), (16), (52), (53), (17), (18), (2), (10), (19),
(20), (21), (22), (46), (23), (8), (50), (48), (24),
(25), (26), (27), (28), (29), (30), (49), (5), (31),
(11), (32), (33), (34), (35), (36), (54), (37), (4),
(51), (38), (45), (39), (40), (41), (42), (1), (3),
(43), (44), (12), and (47) as paragraphs (1) through
(51), respectively; and
(2) by moving each of paragraphs (1) through
(51) (as redesignated in paragraph (1)), respectively,
to the end of such section.
SEC. 272. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO
OTHER ACTS.
(a) NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT.—Section 14(c)
of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762a(c))
is amended by striking ‘‘section 311(a)(4) of the Older
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030(a)(4)) or for cash
payments in lieu of such donations under section
311(b)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3030(b)(1))’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘section 311 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42
U.S.C. 3030a)’’.
(b) ENERGY CONSERVATION IN EXISTING BUILD-
INGS ACT OF 1976.—Section 412(6) of the Energy Con-
servation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C.
6862(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs (4), (5), and
(6), respectively, of’’.
SEC. 273. OVERALL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) RECOMMENDED LEGISLATION.—The Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall prepare and submit to
Congress recommended legislation containing technical
and conforming amendments to reflect the changes made
by this Act.
(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 120
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Health and Human Services shall submit the rec-
ommended legislation referred to in subsection (a).
Subtitle H—Effective Date
SEC. 281. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this
title shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this
title shall apply with respect to a State on the effective
date of the first State plan submitted under section 307
of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3027) that
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takes effect 1 year or later after the date of enactment
of this Act.
TITLE III—WHITE HOUSE
CONFERENCE ON AGING
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) AREA AGENCY ON AGING.—The term ‘‘area
agency on aging’’ has the meaning given the term in
section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42
U.S.C. 3002).
(2) CONFERENCE.—The term ‘‘Conference’’
means the White House Conference on Aging.
(3) OLDER AMERICAN INDIAN; OLDER ALASKAN
NATIVE; 
OLDER
NATIVE
HAWAIIAN.—The terms
‘‘older American Indian’’, ‘‘older Alaskan Native’’,
and ‘‘older Native Hawaiian’’ have the meanings
given the terms in section 102 of the Older Ameri-
cans Act of 1965.
(4) OLDER INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘older indi-
vidual’’ has the meaning given the term in section
102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965.
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any of
the several States of the United States, the District
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of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated
States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
(7) STATE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘State agency’’
has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the
Older Americans Act of 1965.
SEC. 302. WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE AUTHORIZED.
(a) AUTHORITY TO CALL CONFERENCE.—Not later
than December 31, 2005, the President shall convene a
White House Conference on Aging in order to develop rec-
ommendations for additional research and action in the
fields related to aging, which will further the purposes
specified in subsection (c).
(b) PLANNING
AND DIRECTION.—The Conference
shall be planned and conducted under the direction of the
Secretary in cooperation with the Assistant Secretary for
Aging and the heads of such other Federal departments
and agencies as may be appropriate. In cooperating with
the Assistant Secretary for aging, the head of such a de-
partment or agency may detail any Federal Government
employee to the Assistant Secretary without reimburse-
ment, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss
of civil service status or privilege.
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(c) PURPOSES OF THE CONFERENCE.—The purposes
of the Conference shall be—
(1) to increase the public awareness of the
interdependence of generations, and the essential
contributions of older individuals to society, for the
well-being of all generations;
(2) to identify the problems facing older individ-
uals and the commonalities of the problems with
problems of younger generations;
(3) to examine the well-being of older individ-
uals, including the impact the well-being of older in-
dividuals has on the aging society of the United
States;
(4) to develop such specific and comprehensive
recommendations for executive and legislative action
as may be appropriate for maintaining and improv-
ing the well-being of older individuals;
(5) to develop—
(A) recommendations for the coordination
of Federal policy with State and local needs, re-
garding older individuals; and
(B) recommendations for the implementa-
tion of the recommendations described in sub-
paragraph (A); and
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(6) to review the status and multigenerational
value of recommendations adopted at previous Con-
ferences, regarding older individuals.
(d) 
CONFERENCE
PARTICIPANTS
AND
DELE-
GATES.—
(1) PARTICIPANTS.—In order to carry out the
purposes described in subsection (c), the Conference
shall bring together—
(A) representatives of Federal, State, and
local governments;
(B) professional and other people who are
working in fields related to aging; and
(C) representatives of the general public,
particularly older individuals.
(2) SELECTION OF DELEGATES.—The delegates
to the Conference shall be selected without regard to
political affiliation or past partisan activity and
shall, to the best of the ability of the appointing au-
thority, be representative of the points of view of
persons in fields related to aging. The delegates
shall include individuals who are professionals, mi-
nority individuals, individuals from low-income fami-
lies, and other individuals. A majority of the dele-
gates shall be age 55 or older.
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SEC. 303. CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION.
(a) ADMINISTRATION.—In administering this title,
the Secretary shall—
(1) provide written notice to all members of the
Policy Committee established in section 304 of each
meeting, hearing, or working session of the Policy
Committee not later than 48 hours before the occur-
rence of such meeting, hearing, or working session;
(2) request the cooperation and assistance of
the heads of such other Federal departments and
agencies as may be appropriate to carry out this
title;
(3) furnish all reasonable assistance, including
financial assistance, to entities that are State agen-
cies, area agencies on aging, or other appropriate or-
ganizations (including organizations representing
older American Indians, older Alaskan Natives, or
older Native Hawaiians), to enable the entities to or-
ganize and conduct conferences and other activities
in conjunction with the Conference, including—
(A) activities carried out in advance of the
Conference, as part of the process of planning
for the Conference; and
(B) activities carried out subsequent to the
Conference in connection with dissemination,
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discussion, and implementation of recommenda-
tions of the Conference;
(4) make available for public comment a pro-
posed agenda, prepared by the Policy Committee, for
the Conference that will reflect to the greatest extent
possible the major issues facing older individuals;
(5) prepare and make available, for the use of
delegates to the Conference, background materials
that the Secretary determines to be necessary; and
(6) engage such additional personnel as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this title
without regard to the provisions of title 5, United
States Code, governing appointments in the competi-
tive service, and without regard to the provisions of
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such
title relating to classification of positions and Gen-
eral Schedule pay rates.
(b) DUTIES.—The Secretary, in carrying out the re-
sponsibilities and functions of the Secretary under this
title, and as part of the Conference, shall ensure that—
(1) the conferences described in subsection
(a)(3)—
(A) include a conference on individuals
who are older American Indians, older Alaskan
Natives, and older Native Hawaiians to identify
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conditions that adversely affect such individ-
uals, to propose solutions to ameliorate such
conditions, and to provide for the exchange of
information relating to the delivery of services
to such individuals; and
(B) are conducted so as to ensure broad
participation of older individuals;
(2) the agenda prepared under subsection
(a)(4) for the Conference is published in the Federal
Register not later than 30 days after the agenda is
approved by the Policy Committee, and the Sec-
retary may republish such agenda together with the
recommendations of the Secretary regarding the
agenda;
(3) the personnel engaged under subsection
(a)(6) are fairly balanced in terms of points of views
represented, and are appointed without regard to po-
litical affiliation or past partisan activity;
(4) the recommendations of the Conference are
not inappropriately influenced by any appointing au-
thority or by any special interest, but are the result
of the independent judgment of the Conference; and
(5) recent and adequate statistical data, includ-
ing decennial census data, and other information on
the well-being of older individuals in the United
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States are readily available, in advance of the Con-
ference, to the delegates of the Conference, together
with such information as may be necessary to evalu-
ate Federal programs and policies relating to aging.
(c) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—In carrying out sub-
section (b)(5), the Secretary may make grants to, and
enter into cooperative agreements with, public or nonprofit
private agencies and organizations.
(d) GIFTS.—The Secretary may accept, on behalf of
the United States, gifts (in cash or in kind, including vol-
untary and uncompensated services), and may use or dis-
pose of such gifts to carry out this title. Such gifts shall
be available in addition to amounts appropriated to carry
out this title.
(e) RECORDS.—The Secretary shall maintain records
regarding—
(1) the sources, amounts, and uses of gifts ac-
cepted under subsection (d); and
(2) the identity of each person receiving assist-
ance to carry out this title and the amount of such
assistance received by each such person.
SEC. 304. POLICY COMMITTEE; RELATED COMMITTEES.
(a) POLICY COMMITTEE.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a
Policy Committee comprised of 25 members to be se-
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lected, not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of the Older Americans Act Amendments of
1997, as follows:
(A) PRESIDENTIAL
APPOINTEES.—Thir-
teen members shall be selected by the President
and shall include—
(i) 3 members who are officers or em-
ployees of the United States; and
(ii) 10 members with experience in
fields related to aging, who may include
representatives of public aging agencies,
institution-based organizations, and minor-
ity aging organizations, and shall include a
member of the Federal Council on the
Aging.
(B) HOUSE APPOINTEES.—Four members
shall be selected by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, after consultation with the
Minority Leader of the House of Representa-
tives, and shall include at least 1 member of the
Committee on Education and the Workplace,
and at least 1 member of the Committee on
Ways and Means, of the House of Representa-
tives. Not more than 3 members selected under
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this subparagraph may be associated or affili-
ated with the same political party.
(C) SENATE APPOINTEES.—Four members
shall be selected by the Majority Leader of the
Senate, after consultation with the Minority
Leader of the Senate, and shall include at least
1 member of the Committee on Labor and
Human Resources, and at least 1 member of
the Special Committee on Aging, of the Senate.
Not more than 3 members selected under this
subparagraph may be associated or affiliated
with the same political party.
(D) JOINT
APPOINTEES.—Four members
shall be selected jointly by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives and the Majority
Leader of the Senate, after consultation with
the Minority Leaders of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate, and shall include rep-
resentatives with experience in fields related to
aging, who may include representatives de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(ii). Not more than
2 members selected under this subparagraph
may be associated or affiliated with the same
political party.