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the problem of financial exploitation of the elderly
and to provide an estimate of the number and type
of financial transactions considered to constitute fi-
nancial exploitation faced by older individuals. The
study shall also examine the adequacy of current
Federal and State legal protections to prevent such
exploitation.
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after
the date of enactment of the Older Americans Act
Amendments of 2000, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report, which shall include—
‘‘(A) the results of the study conducted
under this subsection; and
‘‘(B) recommendations for future actions
to combat the financial exploitation of older in-
dividuals.’’.
SEC. 706. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
Subtitle A of title VII of the Older Americans Act
of 1965 (42 U.S.C 3058 et seq.) is amended by repealing
chapters 4 and 5 and inserting the following:
‘‘CHAPTER 4—STATE LEGAL ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
‘‘SEC. 731. STATE LEGAL ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT.
‘‘A State agency shall provide the services of an indi-
vidual who shall be known as a State legal assistance de-
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veloper, and the services of other personnel, sufficient to
ensure—
‘‘(1) State leadership in securing and maintain-
ing the legal rights of older individuals;
‘‘(2) State capacity for coordinating the provi-
sion of legal assistance;
‘‘(3) State capacity to provide technical assist-
ance, training, and other supportive functions to
area agencies on aging, legal assistance providers,
ombudsmen, and other persons, as appropriate;
‘‘(4) State capacity to promote financial man-
agement services to older individuals at risk of con-
servatorship;
‘‘(5) State capacity to assist older individuals in
understanding their rights, exercising choices, bene-
fiting from services and opportunities authorized by
law, and maintaining the rights of older individuals
at risk of guardianship; and
‘‘(6) State capacity to improve the quality and
quantity of legal services provided to older individ-
uals.’’.
SEC. 707. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS.
Section 751(d) of the Older Americans Act of 1965
(42 U.S.C. 3058aa(d)) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001, and
such sums as may be necessary for subsequent fiscal
years.’’.
TITLE VIII—TECHNICAL AND
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
SEC. 801. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) TITLE I.—Section 102(34)(C) of the Older Amer-
icans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002(34)(C)) is amended
by striking ‘‘307(a)(12)’’ and inserting ‘‘307(a)(9)’’.
(b) TITLE II.—
(1) Section 201(d)(3) of the Older Americans
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3011(d)(3)) is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking
‘‘307(a)(12)’’ and inserting ‘‘307(a)(9)’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (J), by striking
‘‘307(a)(12)’’ and inserting ‘‘307(a)(9)’’.
(2) Section 202 of the Older Americans Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3012) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) in paragraph (19)(C), by striking
‘‘paragraphs (2) and (5)(A) of section
306(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and
(4)(A) of section 306(a)’’; and
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(ii) in paragraph (26), by striking
‘‘sections 307(a)(18) and 731(b)(2)’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 307(a)(13) and section
731’’;
(B) in subsection (c)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘(c)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(c)’’; and
(ii) by striking paragraph (2); and
(C) in subsection (e)(1)(A)—
(i) by striking clause (i) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(i) provide information about grants and
projects under title IV;’’; and
(ii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘, and
the information provided by the Resource
Centers on Native American Elders under
section 429E’’.
(3) Section 205(a)(2)(A) of the Older Ameri-
cans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3016(a)(2)(A)) is
amended by striking ‘‘subparts 1, 2, and 3’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subparts 1 and 2’’.
(4) Section 207(a) of the Older Americans Act
of 1965 (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.
(5) Section 214 of the Older Americans Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3020e) is amended by striking
‘‘307(a)(13)(J)’’ and inserting ‘‘339(2)(J)’’.
(c) TITLE III.—
(1) Section 301(c) of the Older Americans Act
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3021(c)) is amended by striking
‘‘307(a)(12)’’ and inserting ‘‘307(a)(9)’’.
(2) Section 304 of the Older Americans Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3024) is amended—
(A) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking
‘‘307(a)(12)’’ and inserting ‘‘307(a)(9)’’; and
(B) by striking subsection (e).
(3) Section 305(a)(2)(F) of the Older Ameri-
cans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3025(a)(2)(F)) is
amended by striking ‘‘307(a)(24)’’ and inserting
‘‘307(a)(16)’’.
(4) Section 307 of the Older Americans Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3027) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), in paragraph (22)
(as redesignated by section 305(19)), by strik-
ing ‘‘306(a)(20)’’ and inserting ‘‘306(a)(8)’’;
and
(B) in subsection (f)—