A bill to amend title VII of the Older Americans Act relating to the nutrition program for the elderly to provide authorization of appropriations, and for other purposes.
PL 93-351 (H.R.11105), enacted 07/12/1974

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PUBLIC LAW 93-351-JULY 12, 1974 
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Public Law 93-351 
AN A C T 
July 12,1974 
To amend title VII of the Older Americans Act relating to the nutrition pro- ———— 
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gram for the elderly to provide authorization of appropriations, and for other 
purposes. 
older Ameri-
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatwes 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the first sen-
tence of section 708 of the Older Americans Act is amended by striking amendments/^^^' 
out the word "and" before "$150,000,000" and by inserting before the 
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period a comma and the following: "$150,000,000 for the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1975, $200,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 
30, 1976, and $250,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1977". 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 201(a) of the Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. 
3011) is amended by striking out everything in such section that fol-
lows the word "Commissioner" the second time it appears in the fourth 
sentence of such section and inserting in lieu thereof a period. 
(b) Any delegation of the functions of the Commissioner on Aging de?e°'^'tio^n ^
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in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, issued pursuant to section functions, modifi-
201(a) of such Act, shall be modified by the Commissioner to comply ''^1''2^'QC 3 on 
with the provisions of the amendment made by this section. 
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SEC. 3. Title I I I of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3021ff.) is amended by adding the following new section: 
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"TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS 
"SEC. 309. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated $35,000,000 
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for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, to carry out the purposes of 
this section. From sums appropriated under this section, the Commis-
sioner is authorized to make grants to each State having a State plan 
approved under section 305 for the purpose of paying up to 75 per 
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centum of the costs of meeting the transportation needs of older 
persons, with special emphasis on providing supportive transportation 
in connection with nutrition projects operated pursuant to title VTI 
of this Act. Sums appropriated under this section shall be allotted 
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"(b) The allotment to a State under this section shall remain avail- avaiiabTu"y!' 
able until December 31,1975, for grants and contracts to area agencies 
on aging, organized under section 305(b), or to other public or non-
profit private agencies that the State agency determines have the 
capacity to meet the transportation needs of older persons and to 
provide supportive transportation services in connection with nutri-
tion projects operated under title VII. In making grants and contracts 
under this section, State agencies shall give priority to applicants pro- 
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posing to serve areas m which there is no public transportation or in 
which existing public transportation is inadequate to meet the special 
needs of older persons. 
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appropriating funds as authorized by this section, the Commissioner 
shall issue final regulations for implementation of the program herein 
authorized. 
"(d) The Commissioner is authorized and directed to request the siltan"^'^^'^^ 
technical assistance and cooperation of the Secretary of Transporta-
tion and such other departments and agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment as may be appropriate for the proper and effective administration 
SEC. 4. Section 201 of Public Law 93-113 (87 Stat. 401, October 1, 
1973) is amended by inserting the following new subsection (b) after 
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PUBLIC LAW 93-352-JULY 23, 1974 
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Local contri-
butions, required 
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Level of as-
sistance. 
Food stamps, 
regulations. 
subsection (a) and redesignating the present subsection (b) as sub-
section (c) : 
" (b) In no event shall the required proportion of the local contribu-
tion (including in-kind contributions) for a grant or contract made 
under this section be more than 10 per centum in the first year of assist-
ance under this section, 20 per centum in the second such year, 30 per 
centum in the third such year, 40 per centum in the fourth such year, 
and 50 per centum in any subsequent such years: Provided^ lioweiieT^ 
That the Director may make exceptions in cases of demonstrated need, 
determined (in accordance with regulations which the Director shall 
prescribe) on the basis of the financial capability of a particular recip-
ient of assistance under this section, to permit a lesser local contribution 
proportion than any required contribution proportion established by 
the Director in generally applicable regulations.". 
SEC. 5. Section 707 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: 
"(d) In donating commodities pursuant to this section, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall maintain an annually programed level of assist-
ance of not less than 10 cents per meal: Provided^ That this amount 
shall be adjusted on an annual basis each fiscal year after June 30, 
1975, to reflect changes in the series for food away from home of the 
Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of 
the Department of Labor. Such adjustment shall be computed to the 
nearest one-fourth cent. Among the commodities delivered under this 
section, the Secretary shall give special emphasis to high protein 
foods, meat, and meat alternates. The Secretary of Agriculture, in 
consultation with the Commissioner, is authorized to prescribe the 
terms and conditions respecting the donating of commodities pursuant 
to this section, and, within ninety days after the date of enactment of 
this subsection (d), the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue regulations 
governing the donation of such commodities. 
"(e) The Secretary of Agriculture in consultation with the Com-
missioner shall, within ninety days after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, issue regulations clarifying the use of food stamps under 
this title.". 
Approved July 12, 1974. 
Public Law 93-352 
July 23, 1974 
[S. 2893] 
National can-
cer program, im-
provement. 
National Cancer 
Act Amendments 
of 1974. 
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note. 
42 u s e 282. 
AN ACT 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve tlie national cancer program 
and to authorize appropriations for such program for the next three fiscal 
years. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress 
assembled, 
TITLE I—EXTENSION OF (\\NCER 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 101. This title may be cited as the "National Cancer Act Amend-
ments of 1974". 
SEC. 102. Section 402(b) of the Public Health Service Act is 
amended— 
(1) by striking out "in amounts not to exceed $35,000" in para-
graph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "if the direct costs of such 
research and training do not exceed $35,000, but only"; and 
(2) by striking out "in amounts exceeding $35,000" in para-