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‘‘(3) subtitle B, the Foster Grandparent Pro-
gram, to afford low-income older individuals an op-
portunity to provide supportive, individualized serv-
ices to children with exceptional or special needs,
and
‘‘(4) subtitle C, the Senior Companion Pro-
gram, to afford low-income older individuals the op-
portunity to provide personal assistance and com-
panionship to other older individuals through volun-
teer service.
‘‘Subtitle A—Retired and Senior
Volunteer Program
‘‘SEC. 411. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR VOLUNTEER
SERVICE PROJECTS.
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS
AND CON-
TRACTS.—To carry out a Retired and Senior Volunteer
Program under this subtitle to help retired individuals and
working older individuals to avail themselves of opportuni-
ties for volunteer service in their community, the Assistant
Secretary may make grants to State agencies, or grants
to or contracts with other public and nonprofit private
agencies and organizations, to pay part or all of the costs
for the development, operation, or both, of volunteer serv-
ice projects under this subtitle, if the Assistant Secretary
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determines, in accordance with rules the Assistant Sec-
retary shall prescribe, the following:
‘‘(1) LIMITATION
ON
REIMBURSEMENT.—Vol-
unteers will not be reimbursed for other than trans-
portation, meals, and other out-of-pocket expenses
incident to providing services under this subtitle.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—Only older indi-
viduals will be enrolled, and individuals 60 years of
age or older will be given priority for enrollment, as
volunteers to provide services under this subtitle (ex-
cept for administrative purposes) in the communities
where such individuals reside or in nearby commu-
nities in either—
‘‘(A) publicly owned and operated facilities
or projects, or
‘‘(B) local projects sponsored by nonprofit
private agencies and organizations (other than
political parties), other than projects involving
the construction, operation, or maintenance of
so much of any facility as is used, or is to be
used for sectarian instruction or as a place for
religious worship,
‘‘(3) TRAINING.—Such projects include such
short-term training as may be necessary to make the
most effective use of the skills and talents of partici-
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pating volunteers and individuals, and provide for
the payment of the reasonable expenses of such vol-
unteers while undergoing such training, and
‘‘(4) ADVICE
REQUIRED.—Such projects are
being established and will be carried out with the ad-
vice of persons competent in the fields of service in-
volved, and persons with interest in and knowledge
of the needs of older individuals.
‘‘(b) LOCAL CONTRIBUTION.—The required local
contribution (including any in-kind contribution) to the
cost of a project for which a grant or contract is made
under this section shall be—
‘‘(1) 10 percent in the 1st year for which such
grant or contract is made for such project,
‘‘(2) 20 percent in the 2nd year for which such
grant or contract is made for such project, and
‘‘(3) 30 percent in any subsequent year for
which such grant or contract is made for such
project,
except that the Assistant Secretary may waive all or part
of such local contribution in cases of demonstrated need,
determined (in accordance with rules which the Assistant
Secretary shall issue) on the basis of the financial capabil-
ity of a particular recipient of such grant or contract, to
permit a lesser local contribution than any required per-
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centage contribution established by the Assistant Sec-
retary in generally applicable rules.
‘‘(c) STATE REVIEW OF APPLICATION.—The Assist-
ant Secretary shall not make a grant to or contract with
any agency or organization under this subtitle for a
project in any State unless, if such State has a State agen-
cy designated under section 303(a)(1), such State agency
is the recipient of the grant or contract, or such State
agency has been afforded at least 45 days in which to re-
view the project application and make recommendations
thereon.
‘‘(d) SERVICE NOT DEEMED EMPLOYMENT.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, volunteer service
under this subtitle shall not be deemed to be employment
for any purpose which the Assistant Secretary finds is not
fully consistent with the provisions, and in furtherance,
of the purpose of this subtitle.
‘‘Subtitle B—Foster Grandparent
Program
‘‘SEC. 421. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR VOLUNTEER
SERVICE PROJECTS.
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS
AND CON-
TRACTS.—(1)(A) To carry out a Foster Grandparent Pro-
gram under this subtitle, the Assistant Secretary may
make grants to or contracts with public and nonprofit pri-
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vate agencies and organizations to pay part or all of the
cost of development and operation of projects (including
direct payments to individuals serving under this subtitle)
designed to provide opportunities for low-income older in-
dividuals to serve as foster grandparents under this sub-
title to provide supportive person-to-person services in
health, education, welfare, and related settings to children
having exceptional needs. Such services may include serv-
ices by older individuals serving as foster grandparents
under this subtitle to children who are individuals with
disabilities, who have chronic health conditions, who are
receiving care in hospitals, who are residing in homes for
dependent and neglected children, or who are receiving
services provided by day-care centers, schools, early inter-
vention programs under part H of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.), Head
Start agencies under the Head Start Act (20 U.S.C. 9831
et seq.), or any of a variety of other programs, establish-
ments, and institutions providing services for children with
special or exceptional needs. Older individuals serving as
foster grandparents under this subtitle may provide per-
son-to-person services to one or more children, depending
on the needs of the project and local site.
‘‘(B) Only older individuals will be enrolled, and indi-
viduals 60 years of age or older will be given priority for
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enrollment as volunteers to provide services under this
subtitle.
‘‘(2)(A) The Assistant Secretary may provide assist-
ance in excess of 90 percent of the cost of the development
and operation of such projects only if the Assistant Sec-
retary determines, in accordance with rules the Assistant
Secretary shall issue establishing objective criteria, that
such action is required in furtherance of the purpose of
this subtitle.
‘‘(B) In the case of any project with respect to which,
before September 19, 1972, a grant or contract has been
made under section 611(a) of the Older Americans Act
of 1965, as in effect before that date or with respect to
any project under the Foster Grandparent program in ef-
fect before September 17, 1969, contributions in cash or
in kind from the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Depart-
ment of the Interior toward the cost of the project may
be counted as part of the cost thereof which is met from
non-Federal sources.
‘‘(b) SELECTION
OF RECIPIENT CHILDREN.—(1)
Any public or nonprofit private agency or organization re-
sponsible for providing person-to-person services to a child
in a project carried out under subsection (a) shall have
the exclusive authority to determine, pursuant to para-
graph (2)—