An Act to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for other purposes
PL 91-69 (H.R.11235), enacted 09/17/1969

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PUBLIC LAW 91-69-SEPT. 17, 1969 
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Public Law 91-69 
September 17, 1969 
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A C T 
[H.R. 11235] 
rjr^f juueiKl t h e Older A m e r i c a n s Act of 1CM3.J, a n d for o t h e r purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Semite and House of Representatives 
of the 
Ac^^Amend'me^^"^ /^w/fe^? Sttttes of Amciica in Congress assembled^ That this Act may 
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f 1969?" ^" ^ l>e cited as the "Older Americans Act Amendments of 1969''. 
EXTEXSIOX OF PROGRAMS 
SEC. 2. (a) The second sentence of section 301 of the Older Amer-
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H''"^^ -^^^ '^*' ^^^^ ^^'^ U.S.C. 3021) is amended by striking "and for the 
fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and the two succeeding- fiscal years, 
such sums as the Congress may liereafter authorize by law"' and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "$20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30,1970, 
$25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and $30,000,000 
for the fiscal year ending June 30,1972". 
(b) Section 603 of such Act (42 L^.S.C. 3053) is amended by striking 
out "and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and the two succeed-
ing fiscal years, such sums may be appropriated as the Congress may 
hereafter authorize by law'* and inserting in lieu thereof "$12,000,000 
for the fiscal year encling June 30, 1970, $15,000,000 for the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1971, and .$20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 
June 30, 1972". 
EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PROJECT SUPPORT 
SEC. 3. (a) Effective with resj^ect to appropriations for fiscal years 
})eginning after June 30,1969, the last sentence of section 302(c) of the 
79 Stat. 221. 
Qlder Amerlcaus Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3022) is amended: 
(1) by inserting "such percentage of the cost of any project as 
the State agency (designated or established pursuant to section 
303(a)(1)) may provide but not in excess o f before "75 per 
centum''; 
(2) by striking out "the third year of such project" and all that 
follows down to but excluding the period and inserting in lieu 
thereof "the third and any subsequent year of such project". 
(b) Effective with respect to appropriations for fiscal years begin-
ning after June 30, 1969, section 303(a) (2) (42 U.S.C. 3023) of such 
Act is amended by striking out "after termination of Federal financial 
support under this title". 
S T A T E P L A N 
REQUIREMENTS FOR PLANNING, COORDINATION, AND 
EVALUATION 
SEC. 4. (a) Eft'ective with respect to appropriations for fiscal years 
beginning after June 30, 1969, section 303(a) of the Older Americans 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3023) is amended by striking out ", and for 
coordinating the activities of such agencies and organizations to the 
extent feasible" in clause (3) ; by redesignating clauses (4) through 
(8) as clauses (5) through (9), respectively; and by adding the 
following new clause after clause (3) : 
"(4) provides for statewide planning, coordination, and evalu-
ation of programs and activities related to the purposes of this 
Act in accordance with criteria established by the Secretary after 
consultation with representatives of the State agencies established 
or designated as provided in clause (1) ;". 
(b) Effective for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1969, section 
304 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3024) is amended 
to read as follows: 
Allotments. 
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"PLANNING, COORDINATION, AND EVALUATION AND ADMINISTRATION 
OF STATE PLANS 
"SEC. 304. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 
each for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and the next two fiscal 
years for making grants to each State, Avhich has a State plan approved 
under this title, to pay such percentage, not in excess of 75 per centum, 
as the State agency (established or designated as provided in section 
303(a) (1)) may provide, of the costs of planning, coordinating, and 
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evaluating programs and activities related to the purposes of this Act 
and of administering the State i^lan approved under this title. Funds 
appropriated pursuant to the preceding sentence for the fiscal years 
ending June 30, 1970, and June 30, 1971, but not expended because a 
State did not have authority under State law to expend such funds, as 
determined by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection 
(b) of this section, shall remain available as provided in such 
paragraph. 
"(b) (1) From the sum appropriated for a fiscal year under subsec-
tion (a), the Virgin Islands, (xuam, the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
Islands, and American Samoa shall be allotted an amount equal to 
one-half of 1 per centum of such sum or $25,000, whichever is greater, 
and each other State shall be allotted an amount equal to 1 per centum 
of such sum. 
"(2) From the remainder of the sum so appropriated for a fiscal 
year each State shall be allotted an additional amount which bears 
the same ratio to such remainder as the population aged sixty-five or 
over in such State bears to the population aged sixty-five or over in all 
of the States, as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most 
recent information available to him, including any relevant data 
furnished to him by the Department of Commerce. 
"(3) A State's allotment for a fiscal year under this section shall be 
equal to the sum of the amounts allotted to it under paragraphs (1) 
and (2); except that if such sum is for any State, other than the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and Amer-
ican Samoa, less than $75,000 it shall be increased to that amount, the 
total of the increases thereby required being derived by proportionately 
reducing such sum for each of the remaining States (except the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, tlie Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and Amer-
ican Samoa), but with such adjustments as may be necessary to prevent 
such sum for any of sucli remaining States from being reduced to less 
than $75,000. 
"(4) In any case in which a State does not have authority under 
State law to expend the full amount of its allotment under this sub-
section in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, the amount of such 
allotment which the Secretary determines the State did not have such 
authority to expend during a part of that fiscal year shall remain avail-
able to such State until June 30, 1971, subject to reallotment after 
June 30, 1970, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of 
this section, except as provided by the following sentence. In any case 
in which a State does not have authority under State law to expend 
the full amount of its allotment under this subsection, including any 
amount available pursuant to the preceding sentence, in the fiscal year 
ending June 30,1971, the amount of such allotment which the Secretary 
determines the State did not have such authority to expend during a 
part of that fiscal year shall remain available to such State until 
June 30,1972, subject to reallotment after June 30,1971, in accordance 
with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section. 
"(c) The amount of any allotment to a State under subsection (b) 
for any fiscal year which the Secretary determines will not be required 
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(i) for meeting the costs in such State referred to in subsection (a) 
and (ii) for the purposes set forth in paragraph (4) of subsection (b) 
shall be reallotted from time to time, on such dates as the Secretary 
may fix, to other States which the Secretary determines (1) have need 
in meeting the costs referred to in subsection (a] for sums in excess 
of those previously allotted to them under subsection (b) and (2) will 
be able to use such excess amounts for meeting such costs during any 
period for which the allotment is available. Such reallotments shall be 
made on the basis of such need and ability, after taking into considera-
tion the population aged sixty-five or over. Any amount so reallotted 
to a State shall be deemed part of its allotment under subsection (b), 
"(d) The allotment of any State under subsection (b) for any fiscal 
year shall be available for payments pursuant to this section to State 
agencies which have provided reasonable assurance that there will be 
expended for the purposes for which such payments are made, for the 
year for which such payments are made and from funds from State 
sources, not less than the amount expended for such purposes from such 
fmids for the fiscal year ending June 30,1969." 
(c) (1) The heading of title I I I of the Older Americans Act is 
amended to read "TITLE III—GRANTS FOR STATE AND COM-
MUNITY jPROGRAMS ON AGING". 
(d) Section 302 of such act is amended by— 
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^^"^ deleting the word "title" in subsection (a) (3) and inserting 
in lieu thereof "section"; and 
(2) deleting the phrase "for carrying out the State plan (if any) 
approved under this title" in subsection (b) and inserting in li^u 
thereof "for grants with respect to projects in the State under this 
title". 
AUTHORIZATION Or AREAWIDE MODEL PROJECTS UNDER TITLE III 
SEC. 5. Title I I I of the Older Americans Act of 1965 is amended by 
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redesignating section 305 as section 306, and inserting after section 
304 the following new section: 
"AREAWIDE MODEL PROJECTS 
"SEC. 305. (a) The Secretary is authorized, upon such terms as he 
may deem appropriate, to make grants to or contracts with State agen-
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(.jgg established or designated as provided in section 303(a) (1) to pay 
not to exceed 75 per centum of the cost of the development and opera-
tion of statewide, regional, metropolitan area, county, city, or other 
areawide model projects for carrying out the purposes of this title, 
to be conducted by such State agencies (directly or through contract 
real arrangements). Such projects shall provide services for, or create 
opportunities for, older persons, and shall be in fields of service and 
for categories of older persons determined in accordance with regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary after consultation with representa-
tives of such State agencies. 
"(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and $10,000,-
000 each for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and the fiscal year 
ending June 30,1972." 
REALLOTMENT 
SEC. 6. The first sentence of subsection (b) of section 302 of the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3022) is amended by striking 
out "the State notifies the Secretary will" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"the Secretary determines will". 
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EXTEXSIOX OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOFMEXT 
PROJECTS 
79 Stat. 224. 
SEC. 7. (a) Section 401 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3031) is amended by striking out "any such agency" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "any agency*'. 
(b) Such section is further amended by (1) striking out "or" at the 
end of paragraph (c) ; (2) striking out the period at the end of para-
graph (d) and inserting in lieu thereof ";'"; and (3) inserting at the 
end thereof the following new paragraphs: 
"(e) to collect and disseminate, through publications and other 
appropriate means, information concerning research 
findings, 
demonstration results, and other materials developed in connec-
tion with activities assisted under this title; or 
"(f) to conduct conferences and other meetings for the purposes 
of facilitating exchange of information and stimulating new 
approaches with respect to activities related to the purposes of 
this title." 
TRAIXIXG PROJECTS 
SEC. 8. Section 501 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3041) is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 501. The Secretary is authorized to make grants to any public 
or nonprofit private agency, organization, or institution, and contracts 
with any agency, organization, or institution, for— 
"(a) the specialized training of persons employed or preparing 
for employment in carrying out programs related to the purposes 
of this Act and the development of curriculums for such training; 
"(b) the conduct of studies of the need for trained personnel 
to carry out such programs; 
"(c) the preparation and dissemination of materials, includ-
ing audiovisual materials and printed materials, for use in recruit-
ment and training of such personnel; 
"(d) the conduct of conferences and other meetings for the 
purposes of facilitating exchange of information and stimulating 
new approaches with respect to activities related to the purposes 
of this title; and 
" (e) the publication and distribution of information concerning 
studies, findings, and other materials developed in connection 
with activities under this title." 
NATIONAL OLDER AMERICANS VOLUNTEER 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 9. The Older Americans Act of 1965 is amended by redesignat-
ing title VI as title VII and sections 601, 602, and 603 as sections 701, 
702, and 703, respectively, and by inserting after title V the follow- 3053 
ing new title: 
"TITLE VI—NATIONAL OLDER AMERICANS VOLUNTEER 
PROGRAM 
"PART A—RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 
"GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROJECTS 
"SEC. 601. (a) In order to help retired persons to avail themselves 
of opportunities for voluntary service in their community, the Secre-
tary is authorized to make grants to State agencies (established or 
designated pursuant to section 303(a) (1)) or grants to or contracts 
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with other public and nonprofit private agencies and organizations 
to pay part or all of the costs for the development or operation, or both, 
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of volunteer service programs under this section, if lie determines in 
accordance with such reguhitions as he may prescribe that— 
"(1) volunteers shall not be compensated for other than trans-
portation, meals, and other out-of-pocket expenses incident to 
their services; 
"(2) only individuals aged sixty or over will provide services 
in the program (except for administrative purposes), and such 
services will be performed in the community where such individ-
uals reside or in nearby communities either (a) on publicly owned 
and operated facilities or projects, or (b) on local projects spon-
sored by private nonprofit organizations (other than political 
parties), other than projects involving the construction, operation, 
or maintenance of so much of any facility used or to be used for 
sectarian instruction or as a place for religious worship; 
"(3) the program will not result in the displacement of em-
ployed workers or impair existing contracts for services; 
'"(4) the program includes such short-term training as may 
be necessary to make the most effective use of the skills and talents 
of those individuals who are participating, and provides for the 
payment of the reasonable expenses of trainees; 
"(5) the program is being established and will be carried out 
with the advice of persons competent in the field of service being 
staffed, and of persons with interest in and knowledge of the needs 
of older persons; and 
"(6) the program is coordinated with other related Federal 
and State programs, 
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u ^|^^ Paymeuts under this part pursuant to a grant or contract may 
be made (after necessary adjustment, in the case of grants, on account 
of previously made overpayments or underpayments) in advance or by 
way of reimbursement, in such installments and on such conditions, 
as the Secretary may determine. 
" (c) The Secretary shall not award any grant or contract under this 
pait for a project in any State to any agency or organization unless, if 
such State has a State agency established or designated pursuant to sec-
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('^) (1) 5 such ageucy is the recipient of the award or such agency 
lias had not less than sixty days in which to review the project applica-
tion and make recommendations thereon. 
"AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS 
"SEC. 60.3. There are authorized to be appropriated, for grants or 
contracts under this part, $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1970, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and 
$15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30,1972. 
"PART B—FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM 
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contracts. 
''SEC. 611. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to or con-
tracts with public and nonprofit private agencies and organizations to 
pay not to exceed 90 per centum of the cost of the development and 
operation of projects designed to provide opportunities for low-income 
persons aged sixty or over to render supportive person-to-person serv-
ices in health, education, welfare, and related settings to children 
having exceptional needs, including services as "Foster Grandparents" 
to children receiving care in hospitals, homes for dependent and 
neglected children, or other establishments providing care for chil-
dren with special needs. 
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ii ^-^^ Payuieiits under this part pursuant to a gTant or contract may 
be made (after necessary adjustment, in the case of grants, on account 
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of previously made overpayments or underpayments) in advance or 
by way of reimbursement, in such installments and on such conditions, 
as the Secretary may determine. 
"CONDITIONS o r 
GRANTS AND 
CONTRACTS 
"SEC. 612. (a) (1) In administering this part the Secretary shall— 
"(A) assure that the new participants in any project are older 
persons of low income who are no longer in the regular work 
force; 
"(B) award a grant or contract only if he determines that the 
project will not result in the displacement of employed workers 
or impair existing contracts for services. 
"(2) The Secretary shall not award a grant or contract under this 
part which involves a project proposed to be carried out throughout 
the State or over an area more comprehensive than one community 
unless— 
"(A) the State agency (established or designated under section 
.303(a) (1)) is the applicant for such grant or contract or, if not, 
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such agency has been afforded a reasonable opportunity to apply 
for and receive such award and to administer or supervise the 
administration of the project; and 
"(B) in cases in which such agency is not the grantee or con-
tractor (including cases to which subparagraph (A) applies but 
in which such agency has not availed itself of the opportunity to 
apply for and receive such award), the application contains or 
is supported by satisfactory assurance that the project has been 
developed, and will to the extent appropriate be conducted in con-
sultation with, or with the participation of, such agency. 
"(3) The Secretary shall not award a grant or contract under this 
title which involves a project proposed to be undertaken entirely in a 
community served by a community action agency unless— 
"(A) such agency is the applicant for such grant or contract or, 
if not, such agency has been afforded a reasonable opportunity to 
apply for and receive such award and to administer or supervise 
the administration of the project; and 
"(B) in cases in which such agency is not the grantee or con-
tractor (including cases to which subparagraph (A) applies but 
in which such agency has not availed itself of the opportunity to 
apply for and receive such award), the application contains or is 
supported by satisfactory assurance that the project has been 
developed, and will to the extent appropriate be conducted in con-
sultation with, or with the participation of, such agency: and 
" (C) if such State has a State agency established or designated 
pursuant to section 303(a) (1), such agency has had not less than 
45 days in which to review the project application and make recom-
mendations thereon. 
"(b) The term 'community action agency' as used in this section, ac't'i^n"™ency." 
means a community action agency established under title II of the Eco-
nomic Opportunity Act of 1964. 
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"INTERAGENCT COOPERATION 
"SEC. 613. In administering this part, the Secretary shall consult with 
the Office of Economic Opportunity, the Department of Labor, and any 
other Federal agencies administering relevant progTams with a view to 
achieving optimal coordination with such other programs and shall 
promote the coordination of projects under this part with other public 
or private programs or projects carried out at State and local levels. 
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Such Federal agencies shall cooperate witli the Secretary in dissemi-
nating information about the availability of assistance under this part 
and in promoting the identification and interest of low-income older 
persons whose services may be utilized in projects under this part. 
ii. 
•AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
"SEC. 614. There are authorized to be appropriated for grants or 
contracts under this part, $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1970, $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and 
$25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30,1972. 
TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS 
SEC. 10. (a) Section 102(3) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3002) is amended by striking "and American Samoa"' and 
inserting in lieu thereof, "American Samoa, and the Trust Territory 
of the Pacific Islands". 
(b) Section 302(a) (1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3022) is amended 
by striking "and American Samoa" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"American Samoa and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands". 
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 11. For the purposes of section 701 of the Economic Oppor-
tunity Act of 1964, payments made to or on behalf of any person under 
a project (of the kind formerly carried on under the Economic Oppor-
tunity Act of 1964) assisted under the title VI of the Older Americans 
Act of 1965, added thereto by this Act, shall be deemed to be pay-
ments made to or on behalf of such person under title I of the Eco-
nomic Opportunity Act of 1964. 
EVALUATION 
SEC. 12. The title of the Older Americans Act of 1965 herein redesig-
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nated as title VII is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following new section: 
a. 
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"SEC. 704. Such portion of any ai^propriation under title I I I or VI 
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or section 703 for any fiscal year ending after June 30, 1969, as the 
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Secretary may determine, but not exceeding 1 per centum thereof, 
shall be available to the Secretary for evaluation (directly or by 
grants or contracts) of the programs authorized by this Act and, in 
the case of allotments from such an appropriation, the amount avail-
able for such allotments (and the amount deemed appropriated there-
for) shall be reduced accordingly." 
J O I N T FUNDING OF PROJECTS 
SEC. 13. The Older Americans Act is further amended by adding at 
the end thereof (after section 704, added by section 12 of this Act) 
the following new section: 
"JOINT FUNDING OF PROJECTS 
"SEC. 705. Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the President, 
where funds are advanced for a single project by more than one Fed-
eral agency to an agency, organization, institution, or person assisted 
under this Act, any one Federal agency may be designated to act for 
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all in administering tlie funds advanced. In such cases, a single non-
Federal share requirement may be established according to the propor-
tion of funds advanced by each Federal agency, and any such agency 
may waive any technical grant or contract requirement (as defined 
by such regulations) which is inconsistent with the similar require-
ments of the administering agency or which the administering agency 
does not impose." 
Approved September 17, 1969. 
Public Law 91-70 
J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N 
September l 7, 1969 
Authorizing the President of the United States of America to proclaim Septem- 
[H. J. Res. 250] 
ber 17, 1969, General von Steuben Memorial Day for the observance and com-
memoration of the birth of General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the 
United States of America is authorized and requested to issue a procla-
mation designating the I7th of September 1969 as General von Steuben 
Memorial Day^ calling upon officials of the Government to display the 
flag of the United States on all governmental buildings, and inviting 
the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate 
ceremonies and activities to commemorate the birth and services to the 
United States of General von Steuben. 
Approved September 17, 1969. 
General von 
Steuben Memo-
rial Day. 
Proclamation. 
Public Law 91-71 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To extend for three months the authority to limit the rates of interest or divi-
dends payable on time and savings deposits and accounts. 
September22, 1969 
[S.J. Res. 149] 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That section 7 of the Act 
of September 21, 1966, as amended (Public Law 89-597), is amended 
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by striking out "September" and inserting in lieu thereof "December", note. 
Approved September 22, 1969. 
Public Law 91-72 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Authorizing the I'resident to proclaim the week of September 28, 1969, through 
October 4, 1JH«», as "National Adult-Youth Communications Week". 
September 24, 1969 
[H. J. R e s . 614] 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States 
of America 
in Congress assetiihled, That the President is 
hereby authorized and requested to issue a proclamation designating 
the week of September 28, 1969, through October 4,1969, as "National 
Adult-Youth Communications "Week" and calling upon the people 
of the United States to observe such week with appropriate cere-
monies and activities designed to encourage the communication of 
ideas and cooperation between persons of different generations. 
Approved September 24, 1969. 
National Adult-
Youth Communi-
cations Week. 
Proclamation.