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[H.R. 3161 Engrossed in House (EH)]

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 3161

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                                 AN ACT

To make technical amendments necessitated by the enactment of the Older 
       Americans Act Amendments of 1992, and for other purposes.






103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3161

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                                 AN ACT


 
To make technical amendments necessitated by the enactment of the Older 
       Americans Act Amendments of 1992, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Older Americans Act Technical 
Amendments of 1993''.

SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965.

    The Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001-3058ee) is 
amended--
            (1) in section 102(3) by inserting ``of the United States'' 
        after ``Virgin Islands'',
            (2) in section 202(a)(18)--
                    (A) by striking ``, and service providers,'', and
                    (B) by inserting ``, and service providers,'' after 
                ``on aging'',
            (3) in section 202(a)(27)(C) by striking ``1994'' and 
        inserting ``1995'',
            (4) in section 203(a)(3) by striking ``Federal'' the first 
        place it appears,
            (5) in section 206(g)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``1994'' and 
                inserting ``1995'',
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ``1993'' and 
                inserting ``1994'', and
                    (C) in paragraph (3) by striking ``1994'' and 
                inserting ``1995'',
            (6) in the first sentence of section 211 by striking 
        ``agencies,'' and inserting ``agencies'',
            (7) in section 302 by striking paragraph (10),
            (8) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 305(b) by striking 
        ``clause (1) of subsection (a)'' each place it appears, and 
        inserting ``subsection (a)(1)'',
            (9) in section 307--
                    (A) in section 307(a)--
                            (i) in the last sentence of paragraph (8) 
                        by striking ``knowledgable'' and inserting 
                        ``knowledgeable'', and
                            (ii) in paragraph (24) by striking the 
                        semicolon at the end and inserting a period, 
                        and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ``the 
                requirement described in clause (3)(B) of subsection 
                (a)'' and inserting ``such requirement'',
            (10) in section 310(a)(1) by striking ``Disaster Relief and 
        Emergency Assistance Act'' and inserting ``Robert T. Stafford 
        Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act'',
            (11) in section 314(a) by striking ``(a) Promotion.--'',
            (12) in section 321(a)(15) by striking ``clause (16) of 
        section 307(a)'' and inserting ``chapter 3 of subtitle A of 
        title VII and section 307(a)(16)'',
            (13) in section 361(a) by inserting ``and Prevention'' 
        after ``Control'',
            (14) in section 402(b) by striking ``Alcohol, Drug Abuse, 
        and Mental Health Administration'' and inserting ``Substance 
        Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration'',
            (15) in section 411(e) by striking ``431(b)'' and inserting 
        ``section 431(b)'',
            (16) in the first sentence of section 421(a) by striking 
        ``purposes'' the last place it appears and inserting 
        ``purpose'',
            (17) in section 429G(a)(2)(B)(v)(X) by striking ``and'' at 
        the end,
            (18) in subsections (a) and (b)(2) of section 429I by 
        striking ``black'' and inserting ``Black'',
            (19) in section 429J(a)(2)(D) by inserting ``of 1974'' 
        after ``Act'',
            (20) in section 510 by striking ``section 203 of such Act 
        (29 U.S.C. 1603)'' and inserting ``sections 203 and 
        204(d)(5)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1603, 1604(d)(5)(A))'', and
            (21) in subsections (c) and (d) of section 614 by striking 
        ``Commission'' and inserting ``Assistant Secretary''.

SEC. 3. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AGING.

    (a) Amendments to the Older Americans Act of 1965.--The Older 
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001-3058ee) is amended--
            (1) by amending section 102(2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) The term `Assistant Secretary' means the Assistant 
        Secretary for Aging.'',
            (2) in section 201--
                    (A) in subsection (a) by striking ``a Commissioner 
                on'' and inserting ``an Assistant Secretary for'',
                    (B) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2) by striking ``an 
                        Associate Commissioner on'' and inserting ``a 
                        Director of the Office for'', and
                            (ii) in paragraph (3) by striking 
                        ``Associate Commissioner on'' and inserting 
                        ``Director of the Office for'',
                    (C) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) by striking ``an Associate Commissioner 
                        for Ombudsman Programs'' and inserting ``a 
                        Director of the Office of Long-Term Care 
                        Ombudsman Programs'', and
                            (ii) by striking ``Associate Commissioner'' 
                        each place it appears and inserting 
                        ``Director'', and
                    (D) by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Assistant Secretary'',
            (3) in section 202--
                    (A) in the heading by striking ``commissioner'' and 
                inserting ``assistant secretary'',
                    (B) in subsection (a)(21)(A) by striking 
                ``Associate Commissioner for Ombudsman Programs'' and 
                inserting ``Director of the Office of Long-Term Care 
                Ombudsman Programs'',
                    (C) in subsection (e)(1)(A)(iv) by striking 
                ``Associate Commissioner on'' and inserting ``Director 
                of the Office for'', and
                    (D) by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Assistant Secretary'',
            (4) in sections 212 and 429E--
                    (A) by striking ``Associate Commissioner on'' and 
                inserting ``Director of the Office for'', and
                    (B) by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Assistant Secretary'',
            (5) in section 307--
                    (A) in subsections (d) and (e) by striking 
                ``Commissioner's'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``Assistant Secretary's'', and
                    (B) by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Assistant Secretary'',
            (6) in section 311(a)(4)(B) by striking ``Commissioner'' 
        and inserting ``Assistant Secretary for Aging'',
            (7) in section 427--
                    (A) in subsection (a) by striking ``Commissioner'' 
                and inserting ``Assistant Secretary'', and
                    (B) in subsection (b) by striking ``Commissioner on 
                Aging'' each place is appears and inserting ``Assistant 
                Secretary'',
            (8) in subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 503, and in 
        section 505(a), by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``Assistant Secretary for Aging'',
            (9) in section 712--
                    (A) in subsection (h)(4)(A) by striking ``Associate 
                Commissioner for Ombudsman Programs'' and inserting 
                ``Director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman 
                Programs'', and
                    (B) by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Assistant Secretary'',
            (10) in section 751--
                    (A) in subsection (a) by striking ``Associate 
                Commissioner on'' and inserting ``Director of the 
                Office for'', and
                    (B) in subsections (a) and (b) by striking 
                ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``Assistant Secretary'',
            (11) in the headings of sections 338B(b), 429A(g)(2), 
        429G(c)(2), and 763(b) by striking ``Commissioner'' and 
        inserting ``Assistant Secretary'',
            (12) in the heading of section 433 by striking 
        ``commissioner'' and inserting ``assistant secretary'', and
            (13) by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it appears, 
        and inserting ``Assistant Secretary'', in sections 203(a), 
        203A, 204(d), 205, 206(g), 207, 211, 214, 215(b)(2), 301, 304, 
        305, 306, 308, 309(a), 310, 312, 313(a), 314, 321, 331, 336, 
        337, 338(a), 338A, 338B, 341, 351, 361, 381, 402, 411, 412, 
        421, 422, 423, 424, 425(a), 428, 429, 429A, 429B, 429C, 429D, 
        429F, 429G, 429H, 429I, 429J, 431, 432, 433, 613, 614, 614A, 
        623, 624, 631, 632, 701, 703, 705(a)(7)(D), 713, 741(a)(4)(G), 
        763, and 764(a).
    (b) Amendments to Other Law.--(1) Section 5315 of title 5 of the 
United States Code is amended in the item relating to Assistant 
Secretaries of Health and Human Services by striking ``(5)'' and 
inserting ``(6)''.
    (2) Section 9(b) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the 
Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 958(b)) is amended by striking 
``Commissioner on Aging'' and inserting ``Assistant Secretary for 
Aging''.
    (3) Sections 911(a)(8) and 921(a)(2) of the Alzheimer's Disease and 
Related Dementias Services Research Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11211(a)(8), 
11221(a)(2)) are amended by striking ``Commissioner on Aging'' and 
inserting ``Assistant Secretary for Aging''.
    (4) Section 17(o)(3)(A) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1766(o)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``Commissioner of Aging'' and 
inserting ``Assistant Secretary for Aging''.
    (c) References.--Any reference to the Commissioner on Aging in any 
order, rule, guideline, contract, grant, suit, or proceeding that is 
pending, enforceable, or in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the Assistant Secretary for 
Aging.

SEC. 4. MATTERS RELATING TO THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1992.

    (a) Technical Amendments.--The Older Americans Act Amendments of 
1992 (Public Law 102-375; 106 Stat. 1195-1310) is amended--
            (1) in section 202(g) by striking ``1993'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``1994'',
            (2) in section 211 by striking ``1994'' and inserting 
        ``1995'', and
            (3) in section 502(b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
                striking ``The first sentence of section'' and 
                inserting ``Section'', and
                    (B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``in the first 
                sentence'' after ``(1)''.
    (b) Delayed Applicability of Certain Amendments.--The amendments 
made by--
            (1) sections 303(a)(2), 303(a)(3), 304 (excluding 
        paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a)), 305, 306, 307, and 
        317, and
            (2) title VII,
of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992 (Public Law 102-375; 106 
Stat. 1221 et seq.) shall not apply with respect to fiscal year 1993.

SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS ACT OF 
              1974.

    The Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991-2992d) is 
amended--
            (1) in section 802 by striking ``Alaskan'' and inserting 
        ``Alaska'', and
            (2) in the first sentence of section 803(a) by striking 
        ``nonreservation areas'' and inserting ``areas that are not 
        Indian reservations or Alaska Native villages'',
            (3) in section 803A--
                    (A) in subsections (b), (c), and (d)(1) by striking 
                ``to which a grant is awarded under subsection (a)(1)'' 
                each place it appears,
                    (B) in subsection (d)(2) by striking ``to which a 
                grant is made under subsection (a)(1)'', and
                    (C) in subsection (f)(1) by striking ``for fiscal 
                years 1988, 1989, and 1990 the aggregate amount 
                $3,000,000 for all such fiscal years'' and inserting 
                ``for each of the fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994, 
                $1,000,000'',
            (4) in section 803B(c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (5) by striking ``individuals 
                who'' and inserting ``agencies described in section 
                803(a) that'', and
                    (B) in paragraph (6) by striking ``such 
                individuals'' and inserting ``Native Americans,'',
            (5) in section 806(a)(2) by striking ``Alaskan'' and 
        inserting ``Alaska'',
            (6) in section 815--
                    (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``Alaskan'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``Alaska'', and
                    (B) in paragraph (4) by adding a semicolon at the 
                end, and
            (6) in section 816--
                    (A) in subsections (a) and (b) by inserting a comma 
                after ``803A'' each place it appears,
                    (B) in subsection (c) by striking ``are'' and 
                inserting ``is'',
                    (C) in subsection (e) by striking ``fiscal years 
                1992 and 1993'' and inserting ``fiscal year 1994'', and
                    (D) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
                subsections (d) and (e), respectively.

SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS REGARDING THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING.

    Title II of the Older Americans Amendments of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3001 
note) is amended--
            (1) in section 202(a) by striking ``December 31, 1994'' and 
        inserting ``May 31, 1995,'',
            (2) in section 203(b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``subsection 
                (a)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(3)'', and
                    (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``subsection 
                (a)(5)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(6)'',
            (3) in section 204--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1) by striking ``90 days 
                        after the enactment of the Older Americans Act 
                        Amendments of 1992'' and inserting ``December 
                        31, 1993'', and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ``60 
                        days'' and inserting ``90 days'',
                    (B) in subsection (b) by moving the left margin of 
                paragraph (2) 2 ems to the right so as to align such 
                margin with the left margin of paragraph (1), and
                    (C) in subsection (d) by striking ``prescribed rate 
                for GS-18 under section 5332'' and inserting 
                ``equivalent of the maximum rate of pay payable under 
                section 5376'',
            (4) in section 206(5) by inserting ``of the United States'' 
        after ``Virgin Islands'', and
            (5) in section 207--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``1994'' and 
                inserting ``1996'', and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``June 30, 1995, 
                                or'', and
                                    (II) by striking ``, whichever 
                                occurs earlier'',
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) by striking ``June 30, 1995, 
                                or'', and
                                    (II) by striking ``, whichever 
                                occurs earlier,'', and
                            (iii) in paragraph (3) by striking ``June 
                        30, 1994'' and inserting ``December 31, 1995''.

SEC. 7. AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT ACT.

    (a) Discretionary Authority.--Section 681(a)(2) of the Community 
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9910(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``(including'' and all 
        that follows through ``facilities'', and inserting ``, 
        including rental housing for low-income individuals'',
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as 
        subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively, and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
                    ``(E) technical assistance and training programs 
                regarding the planning and development of rural 
                community facilities (in selecting entities to carry 
                out such programs, the Secretary shall give priority to 
                organizations described in subparagraph (D));''.
    (b) Annual Report.--Section 682 of the Community Services Block 
Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9911) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``contract with'' and 
                        inserting ``awarding a grant or contract to'',
                            (ii) by striking ``this subtitle'' and 
                        inserting ``section 674'', and
                            (iii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
                        and inserting the following:
            ``(A) The uses of the Community Services Block Grant to the 
        States that are related to the purposes of the subtitle.
            ``(B) The number of entities eligible for funds under this 
        subtitle, the number of low-income persons served under this 
        subtitle, and that amount of information concerning the 
        demographics of the low-income populations served by such 
        eligible entities as is determined to be feasible.
            ``(C) Any information in addition to that described in 
        subparagraph (B) that the Secretary considers to be appropriate 
        to carry out this subtitle, except that the Secretary may not 
        require a State to provide such additional information until 
        the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date on 
        which the Secretary notifies such State that such additional 
        information will be required to be provided.'',
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3), and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) In selecting an entity to prepare a report under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall give a preference to any nonprofit 
entity that has demonstrated the ability to secure the voluntary 
cooperation of grantees under this subtitle in designing and 
implementing national Community Services Block Grant information 
systems.'', and
            (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``Not later'' and all 
        that follows through ``prepared, the'', and inserting ``The''.
    (c) Technical Amendments.--The Community Services Block Grant Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9901-9912) is amended--
            (1) in section 673(4) by inserting ``of the United States'' 
        after ``Virgin Islands'',
            (2) in section 674(a)--
                    (A) in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(A)(ii) by striking 
                ``681(c)'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``681(d)'', and
                    (B) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``of the United 
                States'' after ``Virgin Islands'',
            (3) in section 680(a) by striking ``681(c)'' and inserting 
        ``681(d)'', and
            (4) in section 681A by striking ``Statewide'' and inserting 
        ``statewide''.

SEC. 8. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS WITH RESPECT TO CHILD CARE.

    Section 8 of Public Law 102-586 is amended by striking ``Child Care 
and Development Block Grant Act Amendments of 1992'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990''.

SEC. 9. AMENDMENTS TO THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT.

    (a) In General.--The first sentence of section 114(d) of the Child 
Abuse, Domestic Violence, Adoption and Family Services Act of 1992 (42 
U.S.C. 5106a note; Public Law 102-295) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``on October 1, 1993, or'', and
            (2) by striking ``, whichever occurs first''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) take 
effect on September 30, 1993.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 8, 1993.

            Attest:






                                                                 Clerk.

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