‘‘(D) Willful obstruction of the audit proc-
ess. 
‘‘(E) Failure to provide services to appli-
cants as agreed to in a current or recent grant 
or to meet applicable performance measures. 
‘‘(F) 
Failure 
to 
correct 
deficiencies 
brought to the grantee’s attention in writing as 
a result of monitoring activities, reviews, assess-
ments, or other activities. 
‘‘(G) Failure to return a grant closeout 
package or outstanding advances within 90 
days of the grant expiration date or receipt of 
closeout package, whichever is later, unless an 
extension has been requested and granted. 
‘‘(H) Failure to submit required reports. 
‘‘(I) Failure to properly report and dispose 
of Government property as instructed by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(J) Failure to have maintained effective 
cash management or cost controls resulting in 
excess cash on hand. 
‘‘(K) Failure to ensure that a subrecipient 
complies with its Office of Management and 
Budget Circular A-133 audit requirements 
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specified at section 667.200(b) of title 20, Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(L) Failure to audit a subrecipient within 
the required period. 
‘‘(M) Final disallowed costs in excess of 5 
percent of the grant or contract award if, in the 
judgment of the grant officer, the disallowances 
are egregious findings. 
‘‘(N) Failure to establish a mechanism to 
resolve a subrecipient’s audit in a timely fash-
ion. 
‘‘(5) DETERMINATION.—Applicants that are de-
termined to be not responsible shall not be selected 
as grantees. 
‘‘(6) DISALLOWED
COSTS.—Interest on dis-
allowed costs shall accrue in accordance with the 
Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996. 
‘‘SEC. 515. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. 
‘‘(b) Amounts appropriated under this section for any 
fiscal year shall be available for obligation during the an-
nual period that begins on July 1 of the calendar year 
immediately following the beginning of such fiscal year 
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and that ends on June 30 of the following calendar year. 
The Secretary may extend the period during which such 
amounts may be obligated or expended in the case of a 
particular organization or agency that receives funds 
under this title if the Secretary determines that such ex-
tension is necessary to ensure the effective use of such 
funds by such organization or agency. 
‘‘(c) At the end of the program year, the Secretary 
may recapture any unexpended funds for the program 
year, and reobligate such funds within the 2 succeeding 
program years for— 
‘‘(1) technical assistance; or 
‘‘(2) grants or contracts for any other program 
under this title. 
‘‘SEC. 516. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘For purposes of this title: 
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT-BASED 
TRAINING.—The term ‘community service employ-
ment-based 
training’ 
means 
training 
provided 
through work experience that is related to providing 
social, health, welfare, and educational services (in-
cluding literacy tutoring), legal and other counseling 
services and assistance, including tax counseling and 
assistance and financial counseling, and library, rec-
reational, and other similar services; conservation, 
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maintenance, or restoration of natural resources; 
community betterment or beautification; antipollu-
tion and environmental quality efforts; weatheriza-
tion activities; economic development; and such other 
services essential and necessary to the community as 
the Secretary determines by rule. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible in-
dividual’ means an individual who is 55 years 
old or older who has a low income (including 
any such individual whose income is not more 
that 125 percent of the poverty line). 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Pursuant to regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary, any such in-
dividual who otherwise meets the requirements 
of subparagraph (A) and meets one or more of 
the following criteria shall have priority for the 
work opportunities provided under this title. 
‘‘(i) is 65 years old or older; 
‘‘(ii) has one or more of the following 
barriers to employment: 
‘‘(I) A disability. 
‘‘(II) Limited English proficiency 
or low literacy skills. 
‘‘(III) Residing in a rural area. 
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‘‘(IV) Having low employment 
prospects. 
‘‘(V) Having failed to find em-
ployment after utilizing services pro-
vided under title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998. 
‘‘(C) FOUR-YEAR
TIME
LIMIT.—Notwith-
standing section 502(b)(1)(C), an individual 
who meets the requirements of this paragraph 
may only participate in projects carried out 
under this title for a period that does not ex-
ceed 48 months in the aggregate (whether or 
not consecutive). 
‘‘(3) PACIFIC ISLAND AND ASIAN AMERICANS.— 
The term ‘Pacific Island and Asian Americans’ 
means Americans having origins in any of the origi-
nal peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the In-
dian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands. 
‘‘(4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means 
the older American community service employment- 
based training program established under this 
title.’’. 
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SEC. 29. NATIVE AMERICANS CAREGIVER SUPPORT PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 643 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3057n) is amended by striking ‘‘2001’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘2007’’. 
SEC. 30. VULNERABLE ELDER RIGHTS PROTECTION ACTIVI-
TIES. 
Section 702 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3058a) is amended by striking ‘‘2001’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘2007’’. 
SEC. 31. NATIVE AMERICAN ORGANIZATION PROVISIONS. 
Section 751(d) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3058aa(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2001’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2007’’. 
SEC. 32. ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION PRE-
VENTION AMENDMENT. 
Section 721 (b) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3058i(b)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) providing for public education and out-
reach to promote financial literacy and prevent iden-
tity theft and financial exploitation of older individ-
uals;’’; and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(8) as paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively. 
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SEC. 33. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
The Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2001 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 202(e)(1)(A) by adding a period 
at the end, and 
(2) by inserting before section 401 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘TITLE 
IV—ACTIVITIES 
FOR 
HEALTH, 
INDEPENDENCE 
AND LONGEVITY’’. 
Æ 
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