[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 621 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 621

  To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish the National 
                   Resource Center for Grandparents.


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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 19 (legislative day, March 3), 
                                  1993

               March 19 (legislative day, March 3), 1993

 Mr. Pryor (for himself and Mr. Cohen) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish the National 
                   Resource Center for Grandparents.

    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 ``National Grandparent Resource Center 
Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

    Section 202 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3012) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f)(1) The Commissioner shall make grants to, or enter into 
contracts with, one eligible entity to establish and operate the 
National Resource Center for Grandparents (in this subsection referred 
to as the `Center') to serve as a central source of information and 
assistance to older individuals who--
            ``(A) raise their grandchildren;
            ``(B) encounter problems obtaining access to their 
        grandchildren for purposes of visitation; or
            ``(C) need financial, legal, emotional, or informational 
        assistance regarding their relationship with their 
        grandchildren.
    ``(2) The Center shall--
            ``(A) be staffed by employees and volunteers, including 
        such older individuals;
            ``(B) provide a toll-free telephone number to increase 
        access to the information and assistance available from the 
        Center;
            ``(C) collect and make available to such older individuals 
        information regarding programs, projects, and activities of 
        public and private entities (including governmental entities) 
        relating to the matters described in subparagraphs (A), (B), 
        and (C) of paragraph (1), including information on State law 
        regarding grandparent visitation and Federal assistance 
        available to such older individuals; and
            ``(D) refer individual grandparents to public and private 
        entities that provide information or assistance regarding the 
        rearing of grandchildren, including information regarding the 
        prevention of drug abuse and the promotion of good health and 
        nutrition.
    ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term `eligible entity' 
means a nonprofit private organization with a demonstrated record of 
experience in representing the concerns of older individuals with 
respect to their relationship to their grandchildren.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect on the first day 
of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

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