[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1447 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  1st Session
                                S. 1447

 To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide for Federal-State 
 performance partnerships, to consolidate all nutrition programs under 
   the Act in the Department of Health and Human Services, to extend 
  authorizations of appropriations for programs under the Act through 
               fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 5, 1995

 Ms. Mikulski (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Pryor) 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 provide for Federal-State 
 performance partnerships, to consolidate all nutrition programs under 
   the Act in the Department of Health and Human Services, to extend 
  authorizations of appropriations for programs under the Act through 
               fiscal year 1998, 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; REFERENCES IN ACT; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Older Americans 
Act Amendments of 1995''.
    (b) Reference.--Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, 
whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference 
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).
    (c) Table of Contents.--The Table of Contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; references in Act.
                   TITLE I--PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIPS

Sec. 101. Responsibilities of Assistant Secretary.
Sec. 102. Funding of performance partnership administrative costs and 
                            incentive awards.
Sec. 103. Responsibilities of States.
Sec. 104. Area plans: reorganization, streamlining, and incorporation 
                            of performance partnerships.
Sec. 105. State plans; reorganization, streamlining, and incorporation 
                            of performance partnerships.
Sec. 106. Effective date.
     TITLE II--OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965

                    Part A--Administration on Aging

Sec. 201. National Eldercare Locator Service.
Sec. 202. Authorization of appropriations.
             Part B--State and Community Programs on Aging

Sec. 211. Clarification concerning services to non-elderly.
Sec. 212. Coordination of services for individuals with disabilities 
                            under area plans.
Sec. 213. Eligibility of older indians for services under area plans.
Sec. 214. State option for cost sharing.
Sec. 215. State option concerning consumer-directed services.
Sec. 216. Transfer of funds between programs.
Sec. 217. Disaster relief.
Sec. 218. Nutrition services incentive program.
Sec. 219. Waivers of certain requirements for State programs.
Sec. 220. Consolidation of authorities for supportive services and 
                            senior centers.
Sec. 221. Consolidation of authorities for nutrition services.
Sec. 222. Authorization of appropriations.
           Part C--Research, Development, and Demonstrations

Sec. 231. Revision of title IV.
        Part D--Community Service Employment for Older Americans

Sec. 241. Transfer of authority.
Sec. 242. Phased reduction of Federal share.
Sec. 243. Authorization of appropriations.
                  Part E--Grants for Native Americans

Sec. 251. Authorization of appropriations.
               Part F--Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection

Sec. 261. Assistance program for insurance and public benefits.
Sec. 262. Authorization of appropriations.
                      Part G--Technical Amendments

Sec. 271. Definitions.
                         Part H--Effective Date

Sec. 281. Effective date.
               TITLE III--WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING

Sec. 301. White House Conference authorized.
Sec. 302. Conference administration.
Sec. 303. Policy Committee; related committees.
Sec. 304. Report of the Conference.
Sec. 306. Authorization of appropriations.

                   TITLE I--PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIPS

SEC. 101. RESPONSIBILITIES OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY.

    (a) Functions of Assistant Secretary.--Section 202(a)(3) is amended 
by inserting before the semicolon ``, and to negotiate performance 
partnership agreements with the States under titles III and VII''.
    (b) Performance Partnerships.--Title II is amended by inserting 
after section 202 the following new section:

                       ``performance partnerships

    ``Sec. 202A. (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
negotiate performance partnership agreements with States in accordance 
with the provisions of this section.
    ``(b) Performance Objectives and Measures.--
            ``(1) Designation of objectives.--The Assistant Secretary, 
        in consultation (as appropriate) with the States, local 
        governments, tribal organizations, and other entities, shall 
        specify, by the end of September 1996 (and from time to time 
        revise, as needed), with respect to the goals specified in 
        sections 305A and 704A--
                    ``(A) a list of performance partnership objectives 
                to accomplish the goals of each such section, and
                    ``(B) a core set for each such section of 
                objectives that address needs of older Americans 
                national significance.
            ``(2) Elements of performance partnership objectives.--Each 
        performance partnership objective specified under paragraph (1) 
        shall include--
                    ``(A) a performance indicator;
                    ``(B) the specific population being addressed;
                    ``(C) a quantifiable performance target; and
                    ``(D) a date by which the target level is to be 
                achieved.
            ``(3) General criteria for designation of objectives.--In 
        specifying the performance partnership objectives, the 
        Assistant Secretary shall be guided by the following 
        principles:
                    ``(A) objectives should be closely related to the 
                goals of the section concerned, and be viewed as 
                important by and understandable to State policymakers 
                and the general public;
                    ``(B) actions taken under the partnership agreement 
                should be expected to have an impact on the objective;
                    ``(C) measurable progress in achieving the 
                objective should be expected over the period of the 
                grant;
                    ``(D) objectives should be results-oriented, 
                including a suitable mix of outcome, process and 
                capacity measures, and, if an objective measures 
                process or capacity, it should be demonstrably linked 
                to the achievement of a specified outcome for older 
                Americans; and
                    ``(E) data to track the objective shall, to the 
                extent practicable, be comparable for all States, meet 
                reasonable statistical standards for quality, and be 
                available in a timely fashion, at appropriate 
                periodicity, and at reasonable cost, and, with respect 
                to core objectives, shall include as appropriate the 
                data specified in section 202(a)(19), collected in 
                accordance with the uniform procedures established 
                pursuant to section 202(a)(29).
    ``(c) State Performance Partnership Proposal.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to meet the requirements of 
        this subsection, a performance partnership proposal submitted 
        to the Assistant Secretary by a State agency under title III or 
        VII shall contain--
                    ``(A) a list of one or more objectives (derived 
                from the performance partnership objectives specified 
                under subsection (b)) toward which the State will work 
                and a performance target for each objective which the 
                applicant will seek to achieve by the end of the 
                partnership period (which shall be coterminous by the 
                period covered by the State plan under section 307);
                    ``(B) a rationale for the applicant's selection of 
                its objectives, including its performance targets, and 
                timeframes;
                    ``(C) a statement of the applicant's strategies for 
                achieving the objectives over the course of the grant 
                period;
                    ``(D) a statement of the estimated amount to be 
                expended to carry out each strategy; and
                    ``(E) an assurance that the State will report to 
                the Assistant Secretary, not later than 60 days after 
                the end of each fiscal year, on progress in the State 
                toward accomplishing core performance objectives 
                specified under subsection (b)(1)(B) (regardless of 
                whether it is working toward those objectives) and the 
                specific objectives toward which the State is working 
                under the performance partnership.
        A State may select an objective that is not a specified 
        performance partnership objective under subsection (b)(1)(A) if 
        it demonstrates to the Assistant Secretary that the objective 
        relates to a significant concern of older Americans in the 
        State that would not otherwise be addressed appropriately (and 
        that a suitable performance indicator exists to measure 
        progress toward the objective).
            ``(2) Elements of state proposals relating to special 
        populations.--Each State proposal for a performance partnership 
        under title III or VII shall, as appropriate, include 
        objectives--
                    ``(A) designed, in consultation with tribal 
                governments (or their representatives) to address the 
                needs of older Indians or Native Hawaiians within the 
                State and to ensure that an appropriate and equitable 
                share of State funding under such title is used to meet 
                such needs; and
                    ``(B) designed to give priority to activities 
                addressing the needs of vulnerable older individuals in 
                the State.
    ``(d) Negotiations and Adjustment.--
            ``(1) Initial negotiations.--In the negotiations concerning 
        a proposed performance partnership agreement submitted under 
        this section, the Assistant Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) consider the extent to which the State's 
                proposed objectives, performance targets, timeframes, 
                and strategies are likely to address appropriately the 
                most significant needs of older Americans (as measured 
                by applicable indicators) within the State, including 
                the needs of vulnerable populations, and
                    ``(B) give particular consideration to the State's 
                proposed performance partnership in addressing progress 
                toward the core set of performance partnership 
                objectives.
            ``(2) Adjustment.--The Assistant Secretary and a State may 
        at any time in the course of a performance partnership 
        renegotiate, and revise by mutual agreement, the elements of 
        the partnership agreement in light of new information or 
        changed circumstances (including information or changes 
        identified during assessments or on-site reviews under 
        subsection (e)).
    ``(e) Annual Assessments; Periodic On-Site Reviews.--
            ``(1) Assessments.--The Assistant Secretary shall assess 
        annually with respect to performance partnerships under each of 
        titles III and VII, on the basis of the report submitted by a 
        State under subsection (c)(1)(E)--
                    ``(A) the progress achieved nationally toward each 
                of the objectives in the core set of performance 
                partnership objectives; and
                    ``(B) in consultation with each State, the State's 
                progress toward each objective agreed upon in the 
                performance partnership under such title.
        The Assistant Secretary shall make assessments publicly 
        available.
            ``(2) Periodic on-site reviews.--The Assistant Secretary 
        shall conduct an on-site review of each State's adherence to 
        its performance partnership agreement under title III or VII 
        not less often than every five years.
    ``(f) Incentive Awards for Effective Performance.--From amounts 
reserved under section 304(a), the Assistant Secretary may make an 
incentive award to any State determined, on the basis of assessments or 
on-site reviews under subsection (e) or other investigation, to have 
performed effectively under a performance partnership agreement under 
title III or VII and to have made significant progress toward meeting 
core national objectives. Incentive awards made to States shall be 
available only for use in furnishing additional services under the 
State's agreement under such title.''.
    (c) Definitions.--Section 102 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(45)(A) The term `performance indicator' means a 
        quantifiable characteristic used as a measurement.
            ``(B) The term `performance target' means a numerical value 
        sought to be achieved within a specified period of time.''.

SEC. 102. FUNDING OF PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND 
              INCENTIVE AWARDS.

    (a) State Administrative Costs Related to Performance 
Partnerships.--Section 308 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(d) In addition to amounts otherwise available under this 
section, each State may use, for costs relating to the administration 
of performance partnerships under this title and title VII, including 
costs of developing, negotiating, administering, monitoring, 
evaluating, and reporting on performance under, such partnerships, such 
additional amounts from the allotment to the State under section 304 
(not to exceed 2 percent of such allotment) as the Assistant Secretary 
may permit.''.
    (b) Set-Aside for Incentive Awards.--
            (1) In general.--Section 304 is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsections (a) through (e) as 
                subsections (b) through (f); and
                    (B) by inserting after ``Sec. 304.'' The following 
                new subsection:
    ``(a) Reservation of Funds for Performance Partnership Incentive 
Awards.--From each of the sums appropriated under section 303 for each 
fiscal year, the Assistant Secretary may reserve up to 10 percent for 
performance incentive awards to States in accordance with section 
205(f).''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 304(b), as redesignated 
        by subsection (a), is amended by striking ``from the sums 
        appropriated'' and inserting ``from the amounts remaining, 
        after application of subsection (a), from the sums 
        appropriated''.

SEC. 103. RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATES.

    (a) Under Basic State Grants Program.--Title III is amended by 
inserting after section 305 the following new section:

                       ``performance partnerships

    ``Sec. 304A. (a) Goals.--The goals of this section are for the 
States and the Federal Government, working together in a partnership, 
to accomplish the purposes specified in section 301(a).
    ``(b) Performance Partnership as Element of State Plan.--In order 
to be eligible to receive a grant from its allotment under this title, 
except as provided in section 309(a), a State shall propose to and 
negotiate with the Assistant Secretary a performance partnership 
agreement in accordance with the provisions of this section and section 
202A, and shall include such agreement as part of the State plan under 
section 307.
    ``(c) Advisory Council.--The State shall establish an Advisory 
Council, with members including representatives of other State agencies 
administering programs serving the elderly, private entities providing 
services under the State plan, and older individuals (with appropriate 
efforts to include members of minority groups), whose responsibilities 
shall include--
            ``(1) reviewing and commenting on the State's proposed 
        performance partnership agreement under this section (and such 
        comments shall be included with the State plan submission under 
        section 307); and
            ``(2) evaluating and reporting on the State's performance 
        under the final agreement negotiated with the Assistant 
        Secretary.''.
    (b) Under Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection Program.--Title VII is 
amended by inserting after section 704 the following new section:

                       ``performance partnerships

    ``Sec. 704A. (a) Goals.--The goals of this section are for the 
States and the Federal Government, working together in a partnership, 
to protect the rights of vulnerable older individuals and to prevent 
elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
    ``(b) State Performance Partnership as Element of State Plan.--In 
order to be eligible to receive a grant from its allotment under this 
title, a State shall propose to and negotiate with the Assistant 
Secretary a performance partnership agreement in accordance with the 
provisions of this section and section 202A, and shall include such 
agreement as part of the State plan under section 307.
    ``(c) Advisory Council.--The responsibilities of the advisory 
council established by the State pursuant to section 305A(c) State 
shall include--
            ``(A) reviewing and commenting on the State's proposed 
        performance partnership agreements under this title (and such 
        comments shall be included with the State plan submission under 
        section 307); and
            ``(B) evaluating and reporting on the State's performance 
        under the final agreement negotiated with the Assistant 
        Secretary under this title.''.
    (c) State Plan Requirement.--Section 307(a) is amended in the first 
sentence by striking ``which meets such criteria'' and inserting 
``which includes the performance partnership agreements under this 
title and title VII negotiated with the Assistant Secretary under 
sections 202A, 305A, and 704A, and meets such other criteria''.

SEC. 104. AREA PLANS: REORGANIZATION, STREAMLINING, AND INCORPORATION 
              OF PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIPS.

    (a) Area Plan Requirements.--Section 306(a) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``Each such plan shall--'' and inserting ``Each such plan shall 
        comply with the following requirements:'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), to read as follows:
            ``(1) Services provided.--The plan shall provide for the 
        furnishing, through a comprehensive and coordinated system, of 
        services the need for which has been determined pursuant to 
        paragraph (3), and which are designed to meet the performance 
        objectives specified under paragraph (4), including--
                    ``(A) supportive services (including at least the 
                service specified in paragraph (2);
                    ``(B) nutrition services; and
                    ``(C) where appropriate, the establishment, 
                maintenance, or construction of multipurpose senior 
                centers.'';
            (3) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``Priority services.--The plan 
                shall'' after ``(2)'';
                    (B) by striking ``section 307(a)(22)'' and 
                inserting ``section 307(a)(2)'';
                    (C) by striking ``and specify annually in such 
                plan, as submitted or as amended'' and inserting ``and 
                assurances that the area agency will report annually to 
                the State agency''; and
                    (D) by striking the semicolon at the end and 
                inserting a period;
            (4) by striking paragraphs (3) (designation of focal points 
        for service delivery in each community) and (4) (information 
        and assistance services);
            (5) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraphs:
            ``(3) Determination of needs.--The plan shall provide for 
        determining the extent of need for the services specified in 
paragraphs (1) and (2) in the area taking into consideration, among 
other things--
                    ``(A) the numbers of older individuals residing in 
                such area--
                            ``(i) who have low incomes,
                            ``(ii) who have greatest economic need 
                        (with particular attention to individuals who 
                        are members of historically disadvantaged 
                        groups),
                            ``(iii) who have greatest social need (with 
                        particular attention to individuals who are 
                        members of historically disadvantaged groups), 
                        or
                            ``(iv) who are Indians; and
                    ``(B) the effectiveness of use of resources 
                (including efforts of volunteers and voluntary 
                organizations) in meeting such need.
            ``(4) Performance partnership objectives.--The plan shall 
        identify area objectives, for purposes of the performance 
        partnership required under sections 305A and 704A, on the basis 
        of the determinations under paragraph (3) (and including 
        objectives required under paragraph (5)), and shall be amended 
        as necessary to incorporate, as appropriate, the objectives 
        specified in the agreements negotiated by the State agency 
        under such sections 305A and 704A.'';
            (6) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) by inserting ``Objectives for services to older 
                individuals with greatest need.--The plan shall'' after 
                ``(5)''; and
                    (B) by striking the semicolon at the end and 
                inserting a period;
            (7) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by inserting ``Policy development.--The plan 
                shall--'' after ``(6)'';
                    (B) by striking subparagraphs (A) (evaluations and 
                public hearings) and (B) (technical assistance to 
                providers);
                    (C) by relocating and redesignating subparagraph 
                (D) as subparagraph (A);
                    (D) by relocating and redesignating subparagraph 
                (F) as subparagraph (B);
                    (E) by striking the semicolon at the end of 
                subparagraph (C) and inserting a period; and
                    (F) by striking subparagraphs (E) (arrangements 
                with specified organizations), (G) (methods for 
                determining priority services), (H) (coordination among 
                programs), (J) (identification of protective services 
                providers), (L) (coordination of services for 
                Alzheimer's patients), (M) (coordination of mental 
                health services), (O) (information on higher 
                education), (Q) (coordination with housing providers), 
                (R) (telephone listings of area agencies), and (S) 
                (coordination of transportation services);
            (8) by striking paragraphs (7) through (10) (assurances 
        that funds will be spent for the purposes awarded);
            (9) by striking subparagraphs (I) and (K) of paragraph (6) 
        (community-based long-term care services) and inserting after 
        paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Community-based long-term care services.--The plan 
        shall provide that the area agency will facilitate the 
        coordination of community-based, long-term care services 
        designed to enable older individuals to remain in their homes, 
        by means including--
                    ``(A) development of case management services as a 
                component of the long-term care services, consistent 
                with the requirements of paragraph (8);
                    ``(B) involvement of long-term care providers in 
                the coordination of such services; and
                    ``(C) increasing community awareness of and 
                involvement in addressing the needs of residents of 
                long-care facilities.'';
            (10) by relocating and redesignating paragraph (20) as 
        paragraph (8), and amending such paragraph by inserting 
        ``Provision of case management services.--The plan shall'' 
        after ``(8)'';
            (11) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (9), and 
        amending such paragraph--
                    (A) by inserting ``Maintenance of effort for 
                ombudsman program.--The plan shall'' after ``(9)'';
                    (B) by striking ``section 307(a)(12)'' and 
                inserting ``section 307(a)(9)''; and
                    (C) by striking the semicolon at the end and 
                inserting a period;
            (12) by redesignating and relocating paragraph (6)(P) as 
        paragraph (10), and amending such paragraph--
                    (A) by inserting ``Grievance procedure.--The plan 
                shall'' after ``(10)''; and
                    (B) by striking the semicolon and inserting a 
                period;
            (13) by striking paragraphs (6)(N), (18), and (19), and 
        inserting after paragraph (10) the following paragraph:
            ``(11) Services to native americans.--The plan shall 
        provide the following assurances containing services to older 
        Native Americans:
                    ``(A) If there is a significant population of older 
                individuals who are Indians in the area, the area 
                agency will pursue activities, including outreach, to 
                increase access of such individuals to programs and 
                benefits under this title.
                    ``(B) The area agency will, to the maximum extent 
                practicable, coordinate the services it provides under 
                this title with services provided under title VI.'';
            (14) by striking paragraph (12) (area option concerning 
        volunteer services coordinator);
            (15) by striking paragraphs (13) through (16) (description 
        of and assurances concerning activities of area agency); and
            (16) by redesignating paragraph (17) as paragraph (12) and 
        amending such paragraph--
                    (A) by inserting ``Special menus in nutrition 
                programs.--'' after ``(12)'';
                    (B) by striking ``section 307(a)(13)(G)'' and 
                inserting ``section 307(a)(10)(D)''; and
                    (C) by striking the semicolon and inserting a 
                period.
    (b) State Waivers.--Section 306(b) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2) (procedural requirements for 
        State agency waivers to area agencies); and
            (2) by striking ``(1)'' after ``(b)''.

SEC. 105. STATE PLANS: REORGANIZATION, STREAMLINING, AND INCORPORATION 
              OF PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIPS.

    (a) State Plan Requirements.--Section 307(a) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) Area plans and performance partnerships.--The plan 
        shall--
                    ``(A) require each area agency designated under 
                section 305(a)(2)(A) to--
                            ``(i) develop and submit to the State 
                        agency for approval, in accordance with a 
                        uniform format developed by the State agency, 
                        an area plan meeting the requirements of 
                        section 306 which specifies area objectives for 
                        purposes of performance partnerships under 
sections 305A and 704A, as required by section 306(a)(4); and
                            ``(ii) amend such area plan as necessary to 
                        incorporate, as appropriate, objectives 
                        specified in the performance partnership 
                        agreements negotiated by the State agency under 
                        such sections 305A and 704A;
                    ``(B) be based on such area plans; and
                    ``(C) include the performance partnership 
                agreements negotiated by the State agency with the 
                Assistant Secretary under such sections 305A and 
                704A.'';
            (2) by striking paragraphs (3)(A) (evaluation of need for 
        services), (9) (information and assistance services), and (22) 
        (funding shares for priority services), and amending paragraph 
        (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) Determination of service needs.--The plan shall 
        provide that the State agency will--
                    ``(A) evaluate, using uniform procedures under 
                section 202(a)(29) the need for supportive services 
                (including legal assistance, information and 
                assistance, and transportation services), nutrition 
                services, and multipurpose senior centers within the 
                State;
                    ``(B) determine the extent to which existing public 
                or private programs and resources (including volunteers 
                and programs and services of voluntary organizations) 
                meet such need; and
                    ``(C) specify a minimum percentage of the funds 
                received by each area agency for part B to be expended 
                (unless waived by the State agency under section 
                306(b)) by such area agency to provide each of the 
                categories of services specified in section 
                306(a)(2).'';
            (3) by striking paragraphs (3)(B) (maintaining rural 
        funding), (29) and (37) (rural services and costs thereof), and 
        (33) (intra-State funding formula), and adding after paragraph 
        (2) the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Intra-state funding requirements.--The plan shall--
                    ``(A) include (and may not be approved unless the 
                Assistant Secretary approves) the statement and 
                demonstration required by paragraphs (2) and (4) of 
                section 305(d) (concerning intra-State distribution of 
                funds); and
                    ``(B) with respect to services to older individuals 
                residing in rural areas--
                            ``(i) provide assurances that the State 
                        agency will spend for each fiscal year, under 
                        this title and titles V and VII, not less than 
                        105 percent of the amount so expended for 
                        fiscal year 1978;
                            ``(ii) identify, for each fiscal year under 
                        the plan, the projected costs of providing such 
                        services (including the cost of providing 
                        access to such services); and
                            ``(iii) describe the methods used to meet 
                        the needs for such services in the fiscal year 
                        preceding the first year to which such plan 
                        applies.'';
            (4) by striking paragraph (4) (methods of administration, 
        personnel standards);
            (5) by striking paragraph (8) (evaluations and hearings) 
        and inserting after paragraph (3) the following paragraph:
            ``(4) Evaluations.--The plan shall provide that the State 
        agency will conduct periodic evaluations of, and public 
hearings on, activities and projects carried out under the State 
plan.'';
            (5) by striking paragraph (43) (grievance procedures) and 
        amending paragraph (5) (hearing for area agencies and 
        providers) to read as follows:
            ``(5) Hearings for area agencies and providers; grievance 
        procedures.--The plan shall provide that the State agency 
        will--
                    ``(A) afford an opportunity for a hearing upon 
                request, in accordance with published procedures, to 
                any area agency submitting a plan under this title, or 
                to any provider of (or applicant to provide) services 
                under such a plan; and
                    ``(B) issue guidelines applicable to grievance 
                procedures required by section 306(a)(1).'';
            (6) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``Reports.--'' after 
        ``(6)'';
            (7) in paragraph (7)--
                    (A) by inserting ``Fiscal controls.--'' after 
                ``(7)''; and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (C);
            (8) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (8) and 
        amending such paragraph by inserting ``Restriction on direct 
        provision of services.--'' after ``(8)'';
            (9) by striking paragraph (11) (hiring preference for older 
        individuals and individuals trained in field of aging);
            (10)(A) by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (9), 
        and amending such paragraph--
                    (i) by inserting ``Long-term care ombudsman 
                program.--'' after ``(9)''; and
                    (ii) by adding before the period ``, and will 
                expend for such purpose not less than the total amount 
                so expended by the State agency in fiscal year 1991''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (21);
            (11) by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (10), and 
        amending such paragraph--
                    (A) by inserting ``Nutrition services.--'' after 
                ``(10)'';
                    (B) by striking subparagraphs (B) (primary 
                consideration to congregate meals), (D) (accessibility 
                of congregate meal site), (E) (outreach), (H) 
                (grandfathered providers of home-delivered meals), and 
                (M) (nonfinancial eligibility criteria); and
                    (C)(i) by inserting ``and'' at the end of 
                subparagraph (K);
                    (ii) by striking ``; and'' at the end of 
                subparagraph (L) and inserting a period; and
                    (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) and the 
                remaining subparagraphs as subparagraphs (B) through 
                (H);
            (12) by striking paragraph (14) (restrictions on use of 
        funds under the Act for acquisition, alteration, or 
        construction of facilities);
            (13)(A) by redesignating paragraph (15) as paragraph (11), 
        and amending such paragraph--
                    (i) by inserting ``Legal assistance.--'' after 
                ``(11)''; and
                    (ii)(I) by striking ``and'' at the end of 
                subparagraph (D); and
                    (II) by striking the period at the end of 
                subparagraph (E) and inserting ``; and''; and
            (B)(i) by amending paragraph (18) by striking all that 
        precedes ``assign personnel'' and inserting ``the State will''; 
        and
            (ii) by relocating and redesignating such paragraph (18) as 
        paragraph (11)(F);
            (14) by redesignating paragraph (16) as paragraph (12), and 
        amending such paragraph by inserting ``Prevention of abuse.--'' 
        after ``(12)'';
            (15) by striking paragraph (17) (in-service personnel 
        training);
            (16) by striking paragraph (19) (guarantees that area 
        agencies may give grants or contracts to providers of education 
        and training services);
            (17) by redesignating paragraph (20) as paragraph (13), and 
        amending such paragraph by inserting ``Older individuals of 
        limited english-speaking ability.--'';
            (18) by redesignating paragraph (23) as paragraph (14), and 
        amending such paragraph by inserting ``Special needs 
        populations.--'' after ``(14)'';
            (19) by redesignating paragraph (24) as paragraph (15), and 
        amending such paragraph by inserting ``Outreach.--'' after 
        ``(15)'';
            (20) by redesignating paragraph (25) as paragraph (16), and 
        amending such paragraph by inserting ``Older individuals with 
        severe disabilities.--'' after ``(15)'';
            (21) by redesignating paragraph (26) as paragraph (17), and 
        amending such paragraph--
                    (A) by inserting ``Community-based services.--
                    (A) Long-term care services.--'' after ``(26)''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``section 306(a)(6)(I)'' and 
                inserting ``section 306(a)(6)(D)'';
            (22) by relocating and redesignating paragraph (44) as 
        paragraph (17)(B);
            (23) by striking paragraph (27) (assurances concerning part 
        D in-home services program);
            (24) by striking paragraph (28) (assurances concerning part 
        E special needs program);
            (25) by redesignating paragraph (30) as paragraph (18), and 
        amending such paragraph by inserting ``Title vii program.--'' 
        after ``(18)'';
            (26) by striking paragraph (31) (State volunteer services 
        coordinator);
            (27) by redesignating paragraph (32) as paragraph (19), and 
        amending such paragraph by inserting ``Technical assistance to 
        providers.--'' after ``(19)'';
            (28)(A) by redesignating paragraph (34) as paragraph (20), 
        and amending such paragraph by inserting ``Older native 
        americans.--(A)'' after ``(34)''; and
            (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
        (35) as clauses (i) and (ii), and redesignating and relocating 
        such paragraph (35) as subparagraph (B) of paragraph (20);
            (29) by redesignating paragraph (36) as paragraph (21), and 
        amending such paragraph by inserting ``Case management 
        providers.--'' after ``(21)'';
            (30) by striking paragraphs (38) and (39) (assurances 
        concerning use of funds);
            (31) by striking paragraph (40) (assurances concerning part 
        G program for in-home caretakers);
            (32) by striking paragraph (41) (efforts to coordinate 
        services and provide multigenerational activities); and
            (33) by striking paragraph (42) (coordination of 
        transportation services).

SEC. 106. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this title shall become effective with 
respect to a State on the effective date of the first State plan under 
section 307 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 that takes effect one 
year or later after the enactment of this Act.

     TITLE II--OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965

                    PART A--ADMINISTRATION ON AGING

SEC. 201. NATIONAL ELDERCARE LOCATOR SERVICE.

    Section 202(a)(24) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(24) develop and operate, either directly or through 
        contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, a National 
Eldercare Locator Service, providing nationwide toll-free information 
and assistance services to identify community resources for older 
individuals;''.

SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Federal Council on the Aging.--Section 204(g) is amended by 
striking all that follows ``to carry out this section'' and inserting 
``$226,000 for fiscal year 1996 and such sums as necessary for each of 
fiscal years 1997 and 1998.''.
    (b) Administration on Aging.--Section 215 is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``Sec. 215. There are authorized to be appropriated, for carrying 
out the responsibilities of the Administration on Aging under this 
title--
            ``(1) for fiscal year 1996, $18,149,000, plus such 
        additional sums as may be necessary to carry out 
        responsibilities with respect to programs under section 311 and 
        title V transferred to the Administration on Aging by the Older 
        Americans Act Amendments of 1995, and
            ``(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 1997 and 1998,
of which up to $1,000,000 for each such fiscal year shall be available 
for operation of the National Eldercare Locator Service under section 
202(a)(24).''.

             PART B--STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING

SEC. 211. CLARIFICATION CONCERNING SERVICES TO NONELDERLY.

    Section 301 is amended by adding at the end of following new 
subsection:
    ``(d) Scope of Services; Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) Restricted use of resources under act.--Federal funds 
        paid to States under this title, and cash and in-kind 
        contributions required by section 304(e) (as redesignated by 
        section 102 of this Act) as the non-Federal share of 
        expenditures under this title, shall be used only for 
        activities and services to benefit older individuals and other 
        individuals as specifically provided in this title.
            ``(2) Restriction inapplicable to other resources.--Neither 
        paragraph (1) nor any other provision of this title shall be 
        construed to prohibit State or area agencies on aging from 
        engaging in activities or providing services to benefit 
        individuals not described in paragraph (1) using cash or in-
        kind resources from sources not described in paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 212. COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES 
              UNDER AREA PLANS.

    Section 306(a) (as amended by section 104 of this Act) is further 
amended by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) provide assurances that the area agency on aging will 
        coordinate planning, identification, assessment of needs, and 
        service for older individuals with disabilities, with 
        particular attention to individuals with severe disabilities, 
        with agencies that develop or provide services for individuals 
        with disabilities.''.

SEC. 213. ELIGIBILITY OF OLDER INDIANS FOR SERVICES UNDER AREA PLANS.

    (a) Under Area Plans.--Section 306(a)(18) is amended by inserting 
before the semicolon ``, including assurances that, notwithstanding any 
provision of this Act restricting eligibility for services to 
individuals aged 60 or older, it will make services under the area plan 
available, to the same extent as such services are available to older 
individuals within the service area, to older Indians eligible for 
services under an approved plan under title VI''.
    (b) Under Grants for Native Americans.--Sections 602, 611, 613, and 
614 are each amended by striking ``individuals who are'' each place it 
appears.

SEC. 214. STATE OPTION FOR COST SHARING.

    (a) State Plan Requirement.--Section 307(a) (as amended by section 
105 of this Act) is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
    ``(31) If the State elects to require cost sharing by recipients of 
services under the State plan (or to require or permit area agencies on 
aging to require cost sharing by recipients of services under area 
plans), the plan shall--
                    ``(A) provide that no cost sharing shall be 
                required for--
                            ``(i) information and assistance, outreach, 
                        or case management services;
                            ``(ii) ombudsman or other protective 
                        services; or
                            ``(iii) congregate or home-delivered 
                        nutrition services; and
                    ``(B)(i) exempt from cost-sharing requirements 
                individuals with incomes below a low-income threshold 
                set by the State, and
                    ``(ii) set cost-sharing rates for individuals with 
                incomes above such threshold on a sliding-fee scale 
                based on income.''.
    (b) Area Plan Requirement.--Section 306(a) (as amended by section 
104 of this Act) is further amended--
            (1) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (11) and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(12) provide assurances that any requirements for cost-
        sharing by recipients of services under the plan will be 
        consistent with the provisions of the State plan under section 
        307(a)(31)''.

SEC. 215. STATE OPTION CONCERNING CONSUMER-DIRECTED SERVICES.

    Section 307(a) (as amended by sections 105 and 214 of this Act) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(32) the plan shall specify--
                    ``(A) whether (and if so, with respect to which 
                supportive or nutrition services) the State elects to 
                permit area agencies on aging--
                            ``(i) to provide services to older 
                        individuals through direct contracts with the 
                        individuals delivering such services; or
                            ``(ii) to provide vouchers or cash to older 
                        individuals to permit such older individuals to 
                        contract with individuals or entities for the 
                        delivery of such services (and, if so, any 
                        requirements for the setting of payment rates 
                        or amounts);
                    ``(B) the qualifications and other requirements 
                that must be met by individuals and entities providing 
                services under such arrangements; and
                    ``(C) whether (and, if so, the conditions under 
                which) services may be provided to an older individual 
                by a family member under such an arrangement.''.

SEC. 216. TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN PROGRAMS.

    (a) Streamlining of General Rules.--Section 308(b) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by striking ``(A)'' after ``(4)''; and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B) (Assistant 
                Secretary's discretion to permit State to transfer 
                additional amounts between congregate and home-
                delivered meal programs); and
            (2) in paragraph (5) (authority to transfer funds between 
        nutrition and services programs), to read as follows:
    ``(5) Of the funds received by a State for a fiscal year from funds 
appropriated under subsections (a)(1), and (b) (1) and (2), of section 
303, the State may elect to transfer not more than 20 percent between 
programs under part B and part C, for use as the State considers 
appropriate.''.
    (b) Waiver Authority.--For the Assistant Secretary's authority to 
waive limitations on amounts transferable between programs, see section 
219 of this Act, adding a new section 314.

SEC. 217. AVAILABILITY OF DISASTER RELIEF FUNDS TO TRIBAL 
              ORGANIZATIONS.

    Section 310 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(or to any tribal organization 
                receiving a grant under title VI)'' after ``any 
                State''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``(or used by such tribal 
                organization)'' before ``for the delivery of supportive 
                services'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``and tribal 
        organizations'' after ``States''; and
            (3) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ``or tribal 
        organization'' after ``State'' each place it appears; and
            (4) in subsections (b)(1) and (c), by inserting ``and 
        tribal organizations'' after ``States''.

SEC. 218. NUTRITION SERVICES INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--Section 311, including the heading 
thereof, is amended to read as follows:

                 ``nutrition services incentive program

    ``Sec. 311. (a) Purpose.--The purpose of the program under this 
section is to provide incentives to encourage and reward effective 
performance by States and tribal organizations in the efficient 
delivery of nutritious meals to older Americans.
    ``(b) Payments to Tribal Organizations.--
            (1) Funding.--the Assistant Secretary shall reserve 3 
        percent of the total amount appropriated for a fiscal year 
        under subsection (d) for payment to tribal organizations in 
        accordance with paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Allotment and payment.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
        allot and pay, to each tribal organization with a plan approved 
        under title VI for a fiscal year, an amount bearing the same 
        ratio to the total amount reserved under paragraph (1) as the 
        number of meals served by such tribal organization, under such 
        plan approved for the preceding fiscal year, bears to the total 
        number of meals served by all tribal organizations under all 
        such plans approved for such preceding fiscal year.
    ``(c) Payments to States.--
            (1) Funding.--The Assistant Secretary shall allot among the 
        States for each fiscal year, in accordance with paragraph (2), 
        the balance of amounts appropriated under subsection (d) 
        remaining after application of subsection (b).
            ``(2) Allotment and payment.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
        allot and pay, to each State agency with a plan approved under 
        this title for a fiscal year, an amount bearing the same ratio 
        to the total amount reserved under paragraph (1) as the number 
        of meals served in the State, under such plan approved for the 
        preceding fiscal year, bears to the total number of meals 
        served in all States under all such plans approved for such 
        preceding fiscal year.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For carrying out the 
purposes of this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$151,250,000 for fiscal year 1996 and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of fiscal years 1997 and 1998.''.
    (b) Elimination of Maintenance of Effort.--Section 339A is 
repealed.

SEC 219. WAIVERS OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS.

    (a) General Waiver Authority.--Part A of title III is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

                               ``waivers

    ``Sec. 315. (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary may waive any 
of the provisions enumerated in subsection (b) with respect to a State, 
upon application by the State agency containing or accompanied by 
documentation sufficient to establish, to the satisfaction of the 
Assistant Secretary, that--
            ``(1) approval of the State legislature has been obtained 
        or is not required;
            ``(2) the State agency has consulted with area agencies on 
        aging with respect to the proposal for which waiver is sought;
            ``(3) such proposal has been made available for public 
        review and comment within the State (and a summary of comments 
        received shall be included with the application); and
            ``(4) the State agency has given adequate consideration to 
        the probable positive and negative consequences of approval of 
        the waiver application, and the probable benefits for older 
        individuals can reasonably by expected to outweigh any negative 
        consequences, or particular circumstances in the State 
        otherwise justify the waiver.
    ``(b) Requirements Subject to Waiver.--The provisions of this title 
that may be waived under this section are--
            ``(1) any provisions of sections 305, 306, and 307 
        requiring statewide uniformity of programs under this title, to 
        the extent necessary to permit demonstrations, in limited areas 
        of a State, of innovative approaches to assist older 
        individuals;
            ``(2) any area plan requirement under section 306(a);
            ``(3) any State plan requirement under section 307(a);
            ``(4) any restriction, under section 308(b) (4) or (5), on 
        the amount that may be transferred between programs under part 
        B and part C, or between programs under subpart 1 and subpart 2 
        of part C; and
            ``(5) all or any part of the reduction in allotment 
        required under section 309(c) with respect to a State which 
        reduces expenditures under its State plan (but only to the 
        extent that the non-Federal share of expenditures is not 
        reduced below any minimum specified in section 304(d) or any 
        other provision of this title.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 307(b) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``paragraph (2) (waiver of maintenance of 
        effort for rural areas);'' and
            (2) by striking ``(1)'' after ``(b)''.

SEC. 220. CONSOLIDATION OF AUTHORITIES FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND 
              SENIOR CENTERS.

    (a) Community-Based Care and Services.--Section 321(a)(5) is 
amended by striking ``including'' and all that follows and inserting 
``including--
                    ``(A) client assessment, case management, and 
                development and coordination of community services;
                    ``(B) in-home services for frail older individuals 
                (including supportive services for victims of 
                Alzheimer's disease and related disorders with 
                neurological and organic brain dysfunction, and for the 
                families of such individuals);
                    ``(C) supportive activities to meet the special 
                needs of caregivers, including caretakers who provide 
                in-home services to frail older individuals;
                    ``(D) in-home and other community services, 
                including home health, homemaker, shopping, escort, 
                reader, and letter writing services, to assist older 
                individuals to live independently in a home 
                environment;''.
    (b) Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.--Section 321(a)(8) is 
amended by inserting ``disease prevention and health promotion services 
and information, including'' after ``(8)''.
    (c) General Authority.--Section 321(a)(22) is amended by inserting 
``necessary for the general welfare of older individuals'' after ``any 
other services''.
    (d) Relocation of Definitions.--
            (1) Section 342 (definition of ``in-home services'') is 
        relocated and redesignated as paragraph (46) of section 102, 
        and is amended by striking ``For purposes of this part, the 
        term'' and inserting ``The term''.
            (2) Section 363 (definition of ``disease prevention and 
        health promotion services'') is relocated and redesignated as 
        paragraph (47) of section 102, and is amended by striking ``For 
        purposes of this part, the term'' and inserting ``The term''.
    (e) Repeal of Superseded Authorities.--
            (1) Substantive authority.--Part D (In-Home Services for 
        Frail Older Individuals), part E (Additional Assistance for 
        Special Needs of Older Individuals), part F (Disease Prevention 
        and Health Promotion Services), and part G (Supportive 
        Activities for Caretakers Who Provide In-Home Services to Frail 
        Older Individuals) are repealed.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--(A) Repeals; 
        redesignation.--Section 303 is amended by striking subsections 
        (d), (e), (f), and (g), and by redesignating subsection (h) as 
        subsection (d).
            (B) Conforming amendment.--Sections 202(a)(24) and 
        304(b)(2) are each amended by striking ``303(h)'' and inserting 
        ``303(d)''.

SEC. 221. CONSOLIDATION OF AUTHORITIES FOR NUTRITION SERVICES.

    (a) School-Based Meals as Congregate Nutrition Services.--
            (1) Section 331 is amended by inserting ``(a) In General.--
        '' after ``331.''.
            (2) Section 338(a) is relocated and redesignated as 
        subsection (b) of section 331, and is amended, in the matter 
        preceding paragraph (1), by striking all that precedes 
        ``projects'' and inserting instead the following:
    ``(b) School-Based Meals and Multigenera- tional Programs.--The 
State may include, in programs under this section,''.
    (b) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--
            (1) Substantive authority.--Part C of title III is amended 
        by striking subpart 3 and redesignating subpart 4 as subpart 3.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 303(b)(3) is 
        repealed.

SEC. 222. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Supportive Services and Senior Centers.--Section 303(a)(1) is 
amended by striking all that precedes ``for the purpose'' and inserting 
``There are authorized to be appropriated $306,711,000 for fiscal year 
1996 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1997 
and 1998,''.
    (b) Congregate Nutrition Services.--Section 303(b)(1) is amended by 
striking all that precedes ``for the purpose'' and inserting ``There 
are authorized to be appropriated $375,809,000 for fiscal year 1996 and 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1997 and 
1998,''.
    (c) Home-Delivered Nutrition Services.--Section 303(b)(2) is 
amended by striking all that precedes ``for the purpose'' and inserting 
``There are authorized to be appropriated $94,065,000 for fiscal year 
1996 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1997 
and 1998,''.

           PART C--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATIONS

SEC. 231. REVISION OF TITLE IV.

    Title IV is amended by striking all that follows the heading of the 
title and inserting the following:

                         ``statement of purpose

    ``Sec. 401. (a) It is the purpose of this title to expand the 
Nation's knowledge and understanding of aging and the aging process; to 
design, test, and promote utilization of innovative ideas and best 
practices in programs and services for older individuals; to help meet 
the needs for trained personnel in the field of aging; and to increase 
the awareness of citizens of all ages of the need to assume personal 
responsibility for their own aging through--
            ``(1) education and training to develop an adequately 
        trained workforce to work with and on behalf of older 
        individuals;
            ``(2) research and policy analysis to improve access to and 
        delivery of services;
            ``(3) development of methods and practices to improve 
        quality and effectiveness of services;
            ``(4) demonstration of new approaches to design, delivery 
        and coordination of programs and services;
            ``(5) technical assistance on planning, development, 
        implementation, evaluation, and improvement of programs and 
        services under this Act; and
            ``(6) dissemination of information on aging issues, their 
        impact on individuals and society, and programs and services 
        benefiting older individuals.
    ``(b) Activities Given Special Attention.--The activities supported 
under this title are intended to fulfill the objectives for older 
Americans specified in section 101, with special attention to the 
service and advocacy goals expressed in section 301(a)(1) (A), (B), (C) 
and (D) and section 601, and to the special population groups 
identified as vulnerable and at risk throughout the Act.

                    ``Part A--Education and Training

                               ``purpose

    ``Sec. 410. The purpose of this part is to improve the quality of 
service and to help meet critical shortages of adequately trained 
personnel for programs in the field of aging by activities including--
            ``(1) identifying workforce training and development needs 
        in the field of aging;
            ``(2) developing a broad range of educational and training 
        programs and activities for professionals, paraprofessionals, 
        administrators, technicians, and service workers;
            ``(3) encouraging recruitment, training, and placement of 
        minority trainees in key positions within agencies and 
        organizations of the aging network;
            ``(4) improving academic gerontology training and education 
        programs to make them more responsive to changing requirements;
            ``(5) increasing the capacity of aging planning and service 
        organizations to improve the performance of their staff and 
        other providers through training and other developmental 
        activities; and
            ``(6) improving the knowledge and skills of teachers, 
        instructors, trainers, guidance counselors, and other personnel 
        development staff in aging concepts and workforce opportunities 
        and practices.

                         ``grants and contracts

    ``Sec. 411. (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary may make 
grants to any public or nonprofit private agency, organization, or 
institution, and may enter into contracts with any agency, 
organization, institution, or individual, for activities to achieve the 
purposes of this part, including--
            ``(1) development and improvement of multidisciplinary 
        education and training programs (including expansion and 
        improvement of curricula, instructional methods and materials, 
        faculty and teacher development, and program administration) in 
        academic institutions and other educational organizations which 
        prepare individuals for employment in programs and occupations 
        serving older individuals;
            ``(2) development and improvement of continuing education 
        and in-service training opportunities for individuals already 
        working in the field of aging, including the personnel of State 
        offices, area agencies on aging, senior centers, and nutrition, 
        counseling, ombudsman, adult protective services, and legal 
        assistance programs; and
            ``(3) development of curriculum and guidance materials for 
        students in secondary and vocational schools to encourage them 
        to pursue employment and careers in the field of aging.
    ``(b) Projects Given Special Consideration.--To achieve the 
purposes of this title, the Assistant Secretary shall give special 
consideration to the support of projects that--
            ``(1) improve opportunities for career training activities 
        to ensure an adequate and competent workforce in aging;
            ``(2) increase the capacity of State and area agency and 
        nonprofit service organizations to provide short-term in-
        service training to staff and volunteers;
            ``(3) develop leadership knowledge and skills of managers 
        and administrators of organizations and agencies which plan, 
        advocate, and provide services to older individuals, through 
        workshops, seminars, and training institutes;
            ``(4) provide in-service training opportunities for program 
        directors and providers of services to older Indians under 
        title VI through grants to tribal and other nonprofit Indian 
        aging organizations; and
            ``(5) improve the training and preparation of the workforce 
        (including professionals, paraprofessionals and volunteers) 
        providing home and community services for older individuals 
        with physical and cognitive disabilities and mental health 
        disorders.

          ``Part B--Research, Development, and Demonstrations

                               ``purpose

    ``Sec. 420. The purpose of this part is to improve the quality and 
efficiency of programs serving older individuals through research and 
development projects, and demonstration projects, designed to--
            ``(1) conduct research and policy analysis to--
                    ``(A) develop and synthesize knowledge about aging 
                programs, practices and policies from multidisciplinary 
                perspectives; and
                    ``(B) assess the effectiveness of services and 
                practices designed to improve access to and delivery of 
                service programs; and
            ``(2) develop, test, and evaluate innovative planning, 
        advocacy, and service practices and programs.

                  ``research and development projects

    ``Sec. 421. (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary may make 
grants to any public or nonprofit private agency, organization, or 
institution, and may enter into contracts with any agency, 
organization, institution, or individual for research or policy 
analysis related to the purposes of this part, including development of 
practices, assessment instruments, and applications involving--
            ``(1) use of technology for planning and delivery of 
        services; and
            ``(2) use of interactive communication systems and 
        assistive devices to maintain or increase the independence of 
        older individuals.
    ``(b) Consultation and Collaboration With Other Federal Agencies.--
The Assistant Secretary may consult with, and may enter into formal 
agreements with, other Federal agencies supporting aging research and 
development activities, including agreements involving interagency 
transfer of funds to support collaborative research activities 
consistent with the conditions specified in section 451(b).

                        ``demonstration projects

    ``Sec. 422. (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary may make 
grants to any public agency or nonprofit private organization or enter 
into contracts with any agency or organization to design, test and 
demonstrate new approaches to planning and delivery of supportive 
services, nutrition services and other activities to maintain or 
increase the independence and improve the quality of life of older 
individuals.
    ``(b) Projects Given Priority Consideration.--The Assistant 
Secretary shall give priority consideration to funding the following 
projects under this section:
            ``(1) Community services for functionally impaired 
        individuals.--Planning, development, and implementation of new 
        approaches to delivery of home and community-based supportive 
        services for older individuals with disabilities limiting their 
        ability to perform activities of daily living, including 
        projects involving coordination and integration of such 
        services with those for nonelderly individuals with similar 
        disabilities, including approaches that--
                    ``(A) promote individual choice in the selection of 
                services;
                    ``(B) eliminate access barriers for populations 
                with greatest need;
                    ``(C) reduce or eliminate duplication and 
                fragmentation of services;
                    ``(D) strengthen the quality, efficiency, and cost-
                effectiveness of nonprofit service providers;
                    ``(E) improve the quality and effectiveness of 
                personnel of public and private entities involved in 
                service delivery; and
                    ``(F) develop cooperative relationships with 
                private entities to increase the effective use of 
                available public and private resources.
            ``(2) Prevention of crime, violence, and abuse.--Planning, 
        development, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive 
        community, State, and tribal models designed to prevent crime, 
        violence, and abuse against the elderly which include--
                    ``(A) public education on prevention for older 
                individuals;
                    ``(B) supportive services for older individuals who 
                have been victimized;
                    ``(C) improvements in information and data 
                reporting systems;
                    ``(D) coordination of public and private sector 
                services and resources; and
                    ``(E) in-service and cross-service training of 
                personnel in criminal justice, health, mental health, 
                law enforcement, social and protective services, and 
                aging and advocacy service systems.
    ``(c) Additional Projects.--The Assistant Secretary may support 
under this section any project designed to achieve the purposes of this 
part, including the following:
            ``(1) Comprehensive community services to individuals at 
        risk of losing independence.--Projects to assist older 
        individuals at risk of losing their independence without 
        assistance in accomplishing activities of daily living, 
        including those disabled by Alzheimer's Disease and related 
        disorders, physical disability, mental illness or emotional 
        stress, and developmental disabilities, through comprehensive 
        State and community model programs for such supportive services 
        to such individuals, their families and caregivers, including--
                    ``(A) in-home health care;
                    ``(B) social and medical adult day care;
                    ``(C) homemaker aides and personal care attendants;
                    ``(D) transportation to and from community health, 
                mental health and social service facilities;
                    ``(E) respite care, caregiver education, training, 
                and counseling and other supportive services for 
                primary caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's Disease, 
                physical and developmental disabilities, or other 
                serious functional impairments; and
                    ``(F) information and referral, outreach, 
                counseling and other services to increase access to 
appropriate medical, nutritional, and supportive services.
            ``(2) Housing services.--Projects addressing the special 
        housing needs of older individuals by activities including--
                    ``(A) developing programs to enable or assist older 
                homeowners--
                            ``(i) to maintain their residences through 
                        repairs or renovations, and
                            ``(ii) to increase their physical safety 
                        through structural modifications or alterations 
                        and installation of security devices;
                    ``(B) studying and demonstrating methods of 
                adapting existing housing, or construction of new 
                housing, to meet the needs of older individuals with 
                functional impairments;
                    ``(C) coordinating counseling services with those 
                available to residents of Federal and State assisted 
                housing facilities with high concentrations of older 
                residents;
                    ``(D) developing information, counseling and 
                referral programs for older renters and homeowners on 
                housing options, including eligibility requirements; 
                application processes; financing; and legal rights and 
                responsibilities of tenancy and restricted ownership, 
                including foreclosure and eviction.
            ``(3) Education and training.--Projects to provide 
        education and training to older individuals designed to enable 
        them to lead more productive lives through development and 
        demonstration of--
                    ``(A) older adult literacy programs, including use 
                of peer tutoring;
                    ``(B) pre-retirement counseling and education 
                programs; and
                    ``(C) older adult occupational training and 
                employment placement and counseling activities not 
                currently supported under title V or programs 
                administered by the Department of Labor.
            ``(4) Transportation services.--Projects to improve and 
        develop transportation systems which--
                    ``(A) increase access of older individuals, 
                especially low-income individuals and those living in 
                rural areas, to community services essential to 
                independent living;
                    ``(B) provide low-cost commuter transportation for 
                in-home personal care aides serving functionally 
                impaired older individuals in under-served public 
                transit areas; and
                    ``(C) provide assisted transportation services for 
                frail and disabled older individuals.
            ``(5) Volunteer opportunities.--Projects developed in 
        conjunction with the Corporation for National and Community 
        Service to develop--
                    ``(A) innovative opportunities for older volunteers 
                to fulfill community needs which are not being met by 
                existing programs (including volunteer programs), 
                including opportunities to provide--
                            ``(i) multigenerational services addressing 
                        the needs of youth and children; and
                            ``(ii) peer support and home and community 
                        services to other older individuals with 
                        functional impairments or otherwise at risk of 
                        losing their ability to live independently; and
                    ``(B) innovative multigenerational volunteer 
                programs affording opportunities for children, youth, 
                and adults to serve unmet needs of functionally 
                impaired older individuals regardless of their living 
                situation.
            ``(6) Health-related services.--Projects to demonstrate 
        effective home and community rehabilitative, health and mental 
        health promotion, and disease prevention activities for older 
        individuals at risk of losing their ability to live 
        independently.
            ``(7) Consumer protection.--Projects to develop innovative 
        approaches to consumer protection for older individuals in home 
        and community settings, addressing consumer rights and 
        protections relating to auto, health, life, and other insurance 
        policies; mortgages, leases, and similar property and housing 
        rights; and personal loans and other financial transactions.

                           ``Part C--Centers

                               ``purpose

    ``Sec. 431. The purpose of this part is to improve the quality of 
services available to older individuals through multi-function, multi-
disciplinary centers and other cross-cutting activities as resources 
for planners, administrators, policy-makers and providers in the field 
of aging.

        ``functions of grantees and contractors; advisory boards

    ``Sec. 432. (a) Functions.--Grantees and contractors under this 
part shall, as appropriate, perform the following functions:
            ``(1) Evaluate, analyze, and report on program policies and 
        practices to assess their effectiveness in meeting the needs 
        and improving the quality of life of older individuals and 
        their families and caregivers.
            ``(2) Compile, select, and make available research, 
        evaluation and demonstration findings which provide useful 
        guidance in determining the needs of older individuals and 
        improving practices in the field of aging.
            ``(3) Develop strategies and models to improve the quality, 
        efficiency, and effectiveness of service programs and 
        activities.
            ``(4) Develop technical assistance and training materials 
        and participate in workshops, conferences and events which 
        promote transfer of useful information and practices.
            ``(5) Sponsor activities which enhance the education and 
        training of a competent workforce in the field of aging.
            ``(6) Assist other grantees conducting demonstration or 
        pilot projects under the Act by providing documentation, 
        assessment, and other assistance in the planning and 
        implementation of such pilot projects.
            ``(7) Conduct information dissemination activities in 
        coordination with such activities of the National Aging 
        Information Center.
    ``(b) Advisory Boards.--Each center supported by a grant under this 
part shall establish an advisory board which--
            ``(1) shall provide policy guidance with respect to the 
        planning and conduct of activities under such grant; and
            ``(2) whose members shall include representatives of--
                    ``(A) State and area agencies on aging;
                    ``(B) appropriate national, State, and local 
                service organizations; and
                    ``(C) other groups as appropriate.

                         ``grants and contracts

    ``Sec. 433. (a) National Centers Providing Support to 
Administrators of Grant Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary may make grants 
        to or enter into contracts with any public or nonprofit private 
        entities, for the purpose of operating national centers serving 
        primarily as informational resources to State and area agencies 
        administering programs under titles III and VII, tribal 
        organizations and other organizations administering programs 
        under title VI, and providers of services under such programs.
            ``(2) Functions of centers.--Centers funded under this 
        subsection shall focus on selected subject-matter areas 
        (including all policy and program issues, such as development, 
        delivery, financing, and coordination of services, concerning 
        such subject-matter area) relating to programs under titles 
        III, VI, and VII, and may include centers such as those 
        focusing on the following program areas:
                    ``(A) Comprehensive home and community-based 
                services, including long-term care services, intended 
                to enable functionally impaired elderly to remain in 
                their homes and communities.
                    ``(B) Nutrition services, including congregate and 
                home-delivered meals, dietary standards, and related 
                matters.
                    ``(C) Information and referral services.
                    ``(D) Older Native Americans, including individuals 
                living in tribal and in non-tribal areas.
                    ``(E) Legal assistance.
            ``(3) National ombudsman and elder abuse centers.--Funds 
        available under this subsection may be used, to the extent the 
        Assistant Secretary finds necessary, to support the activities 
        of the National Ombudsman Resource Center under section 
202(a)(21) and the activities of the National Center on Elder Abuse 
under section 202(d).
    ``(b) National Education and Training Centers.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary may make grants 
        to or enter into contracts with any public or nonprofit private 
        entities, for the purpose of operating national centers to 
        encourage leadership and improve education, training, and 
        employment practices for the workforce needed to plan, 
        administer and provide services under this Act, and to promote 
        policy discussion and development to prepare the Nation for the 
        increased and changing demands of its aging population.
            ``(2) Functions of centers.--Centers funded under this 
        subsection may include--
                    ``(A) multidisciplinary academic centers of 
                gerontology to conduct applied research, education, 
                training, technical assistance and dissemination 
                activities with special attention to human resource and 
                development issues affecting special population groups; 
                and
                    ``(B) a national leadership institute on aging to 
                develop and conduct training activities for executive 
                managers and senior officials of government and 
                nonprofit agencies, voluntary groups, professional 
                associations, and other organizations responsible for 
                planning, financing, and providing programs and 
                services for older individuals.
    ``(c) Cross-Cutting Policy Centers.--
            ``(1) In general.--In addition to the grants and contracts 
        authorized under subsections (a) and (b), the Assistant 
        Secretary may make grants to or enter into contracts with any 
        public or nonprofit private entities, for research, policy 
        analysis, technical assistance, information dissemination or 
        training activities, as appropriate on any area or areas of 
        broad national interest (including social, economic, health, 
        mental health, and environmental issues) affecting older 
        individuals.
            ``(2) Issues addressed.--Issues that may be addressed under 
        a grant under this subsection include--
                    ``(A) broad societal issues addressed in section 
                101, including transportation, housing, employment, 
                income security, public safety, health, and mental 
                health; and
                    ``(B) concerns of special population groups among 
                older individuals, including low income, older women, 
                rural elderly, minorities, and disabled populations.

       ``Part D--Information Dissemination and Related Activities

                               ``purpose

    ``Sec. 441. (a) In General.--The purpose of this part is to improve 
the quality, efficiency, availability, and accessibility of services 
for older individuals through support of information dissemination and 
utilization activities which--
            ``(1) collect, preserve, and disseminate, publish, or 
        otherwise make available relevant materials concerning matters 
        such as research and demonstration findings, and training and 
        technical assistance materials;
            ``(2) synthesize, publish, and disseminate information 
        concerning completed projects under this title which are of 
        demonstrated value, including--
                    ``(A) technical assistance and training in the 
                implementation and adaptation of project methods; and
                    ``(B) the development of additional materials which 
                increase the awareness and acceptance of such project 
                results;
            ``(3) locate, publicize, and make available practical self-
        help information for older individuals and their families and 
        encourage development of appropriate public education 
        activities;
            ``(4) support conferences, forums, and other meetings 
        designed to identify, disseminate and promote utilization of 
        research findings, policy practices, and best practices; and
            ``(5) provide technical assistance to grantees under this 
        title and other recipients of support under this Act on the 
        design, development and promotion of products and information 
        materials.
    ``(b) Coordination With Other Information Sources.--Activities 
supported under this part will be coordinated with the information 
dissemination activities of Centers authorized under part C and other 
Federal information clearinghouses and document repositories.

                         ``grants and contracts

    ``Sec. 442. (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary may make 
grants to any public agency or nonprofit private organization or enter 
into contracts with any agency or organization for activities to carry 
out the purposes of this part, including the following:
            ``(1) Activities of the National Aging Information Center 
        established under section 202(e).
            ``(2) Sponsorship and cosponsorship with other Federal 
        agencies and other public and private organizations of national 
        and regional conferences and other meetings which disseminate 
        discretionary project findings and information related to 
        issues and concerns affecting the well-being of older 
        individuals.
            ``(3) A National Academy on Aging to serve as a forum for 
        policy analysis and debate on current and emerging issues and 
        for informing policy officials and the public about such 
        issues.

                      ``Part E--General Provisions

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 451. (a) Authorization.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out the provisions of this title $44,384,000 for 
fiscal year 1996, and such sums as necessary for each of fiscal years 
1997 and 1998.
    ``(b) Restrictions.--No funds appropriated under this title--
            ``(1) may be transferred to any office or other authority 
        of the Federal Government which is not directly responsible to 
        the Assistant Secretary, unless those funds are used for 
        purposes authorized under this title in accordance with 
        conditions specified by formal interagency agreements with 
        other Federal agencies;
            ``(2) may be used for any program or activity which is not 
        specifically authorized by this title (except as specifically 
        authorized by this Act); or
            ``(3) may be combined with funds appropriated under any 
        other Act if the purpose of combining funds is to make a single 
        discretionary grant or a single discretionary payment, unless 
        such funds appropriated under this title are separately 
        identified in such grant or payment and are used for the 
        purposes of this title.

                          ``payments of grants

    ``Sec. 452. (a) Contributions by Grantees and Contractors.--To the 
extent the Assistant Secretary deems appropriate, the Assistant 
Secretary shall require the recipient of any project grant or contract 
under this title to contribute money, facilities, or services for 
carrying out the project for which such grant or contract is made.
    ``(b) Method of Payment.--Payments under this title 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, and in such installments and on 
such conditions, as the Assistant Secretary may determine.

                            ``administration

    ``Sec. 453. (a) Administration on Aging.--In order to carry out the 
provisions of this title effectively, the Assistant Secretary shall 
administer this title through the Administration on Aging.
    ``(b) Assistance From Other Agencies.--In carrying out the 
provisions of this title, the Assistant Secretary may request the 
technical assistance and cooperation of other agencies and departments 
of the Federal Government as may be appropriate.
    ``(c) Outreach to Applicants.--The Assistant Secretary shall ensure 
that applications from agencies, organizations, and institutions 
representing minorities, are encouraged in the writing of grant 
proposal solicitations and contract requests for proposals.
    ``(d) Consultation.--The Assistant Secretary shall, in developing 
priorities, consistent with the requirements of this title, for 
awarding grants under this title, consult with State agencies on aging, 
area agencies on aging, recipients of grants under title VI, 
institutions of higher education, organizations representing 
beneficiaries of services under this Act, and other organizations and 
individuals with expertise in aging issues.
    ``(e) Evaluations and Reports.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
ensure that grants and contracts awarded under this title--
            ``(1) conduct evaluation and prepare reports indicating 
        their benefit to older individuals, and to programs under this 
        Act; and
            ``(2) comply with the requirements under this Act.
    ``(f) Report to Congress.--The Assistant Secretary shall submit, to 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
tempore of the Senate, a report for each fiscal year that describes 
activities for which funds were provided under this title including--
            ``(1) an abstract describing the purpose and activities of 
        each grant or contract awarded or continued;
            ``(2) the name and address of the organizational recipient;
            ``(3) the name and affiliation of the project director;
            ``(4) the period of project performance; and
            ``(5) the amount of Federal funds awarded in the fiscal 
        year on which the report is made.
    ``(g) External Review.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish by 
regulation and implement an external review process to evaluate 
applications for discretionary grant awards under this title.''.

        PART D--COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER AMERICANS

SEC. 241. TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 502(a) is amended by striking ``Secretary 
of Labor (hereinafter in this title referred to as the `Secretary')'' 
and inserting ``Assistant Secretary''.
    (b) Transfer of Contracts, Grants, Etc.--
            (1) In general.--There are transferred from the Department 
        of Labor to the Department of Health and Human Services any 
        contracts, grants, records, and unexpended balances of 
        appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds 
        employed, held, or used in connection with or arising from the 
        administration of the program under title V of the Older 
        Americans Act of 1965.
            (2) Interagency arrangements.--The Secretaries of Labor and 
        Health and Human Services shall enter into and implement such 
        arrangements as they find reasonable and necessary for the 
        orderly transfer of such program in accordance with this 
        section.
            (3) Continuation of regulations, grants, contracts, etc.--
        All rules, regulations, administrative directives, grants, 
        contracts, and other determinations and agreements in effect 
        under such title V on the effective date of this section shall 
        remain in effect until modified, terminated, suspended, set 
        aside, or repealed by the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services or the Assistant Secretary. References to the 
        Secretary of Labor in such determinations and agreements shall 
        be considered references to the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services or the Assistant Secretary for Aging, as appropriate.
            (4) Continuation of audits.--Audits relating to such title 
        V pending on the effective date of this section shall be 
        unaffected by the enactment of this section.
            (5) Continuation of suits.--Judicial proceedings and 
        proceedings before administrative law judges under or with 
        respect to such title V pending on the effective date of this 
        section shall be unaffected by the enactment of this section, 
        except that the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the 
        Assistant Secretary for Aging shall be substituted for the 
        Secretary of Labor as parties to such proceedings.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 502(b)(1)(P) is amended by striking 
        ``Department of Labor'' and inserting ``Department of Health 
        and Human Services''.
            (2) Section 502(c)(1) is amended by striking ``Health and 
        Human Services'' and inserting ``Labor''.
            (3) Section 503(a)(1) is amended by striking ``the 
        Secretary shall, through the Assistant Secretary for Aging,'' 
        and inserting ``the Assistant Secretary shall''.
            (4) Section 503(a)(2) is amended by striking ``The 
        Secretary of Labor and the Assistant Secretary for Aging'' and 
        inserting ``The Assistant Secretary''.
            (5) Section 503(b)(1) is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``The 
                Secretary'' and inserting ``The Assistant Secretary and 
                the Secretary of Labor''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``The Secretary'' and 
                        inserting ``The Assistant Secretary'', and
                            (ii) by striking ``by the Assistant 
                        Secretary for Aging,''.
            (6) Section 505(a) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting 
                ``The Assistant Secretary''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the Assistant Secretary for 
                Aging'' and inserting ``the Secretary of Labor''.
            (7) Section 505(b) is amended by striking ``Secretary of 
        Health and Human Services'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
        Labor''.
            (8) Title V is further amended throughout by striking 
        ``Secretary'' each place it appears (except where preceded by 
        ``Assistant'' or followed by ``of'') and inserting ``Assistant 
        Secretary''.

SEC. 242. PHASED REDUCTION OF FEDERAL SHARE.

    Section 502(c) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``90 percent'' and 
        inserting ``the Federal share, as specified in paragraph 
        (2),'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (3) and (4); and
            (3) by adding after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(2) the Federal share, for purposes of this subsection, 
        shall be--
                    ``(A) 90 percent for fiscal year 1996,
                    ``(B) 89 percent for fiscal year 1997,
                    ``(C) 87.5 percent for fiscal year 1998,
                    ``(D) 86.5 percent for fiscal year 1999, and
                    ``(E) 84 percent for fiscal year 2000 and each 
                succeeding fiscal year.''.

SEC. 243. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 508(a) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
title such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1996, 
1997, and 1998.''.

                  PART E--GRANTS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS

SEC. 251. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 633(a) is amended by striking all that precedes ``to carry 
out this title'' and inserting ``There are authorized to be 
appropriated $18,402,000 for fiscal year 1996, and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 1997 and 1998''.

               PART F--VULNERABLE ELDER RIGHTS PROTECTION

SEC. 261. ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR INSURANCE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS.

    (a) Clarification of Implementation Options.--Section 741(d) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``If the State 
elects to award funds under this section to area agencies on aging or 
other local entities, it shall give priority to local areas which have 
high concentrations of older individuals with greatest economic or 
social need, and in which outreach activities, application assistance, 
and benefits counseling are inadequate.''.
    (b) Repeal of Inconsistent Provision.--Section 705(a) is amended--
            (1) by adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6);
            (2) by striking paragraph (7); and
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (7).

SEC. 262. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Ombudsman Program.--Section 702(a) is amended by striking all 
that follows ``chapter 2,'' and inserting $4,449,000 for fiscal year 
1996, and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1997 
and 1998.''.
    (b) Prevention of Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation.--Section 
702(b) is amended by striking all that follows ``chapter 3,'' and 
inserting $6,232,000 for fiscal year 1996, and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 1997 and 1998.''.
    (c) State Elder Rights and Legal Assistance Development Program.--
Section 702(c) is amended by striking all that follows ``chapter 4,'' 
and inserting such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
1996, 1997, and 1998.''.
    (d) Outreach, Counseling, and Assistance Program.--Section 702(d) 
is amended by striking all that follows ``chapter 5,'' and inserting 
$1,976,000 for fiscal year 1996, and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of fiscal years 1997 and 1998.''.
    (e) Native American Programs.--Section 751(d) is amended by 
striking all that follows ``this section,'' and inserting ``such sums 
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998.''.

                      PART G--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

SEC. 271. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Relocation, Reordering, and Redesignation of Definitions.--
            (1)(A) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 302 are relocated 
        and redesignated as paragraphs (48) and (49) of section 102.
            (B) Paragraph (3) of section 302 is repealed.
            (2)(A) Section 102(5) is amended by inserting ``(A)'' after 
        ``(5)''.
            (B) Section 102(6) is amended--
                    (i) by striking ``(A)'' and ``(B)'' and inserting 
                ``(i)'' and ``(ii)''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``(6)'' and inserting ``(B)''.
            (C) Section 102(7) is amended by striking ``(7)'' and 
        inserting ``(C)''.
            (3)(A) Section 102(8) is amended--
                    (i) by striking the subparagraph designations 
                ``(A)'' through ``(H)'' and inserting clause 
                designations ``(i)'' through ``(viii); and
                    (ii) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(8)''.
            (B) Section 102(9) is amended--
                    (i) by striking the subparagraph designations 
                ``(A)'' and ``(B)'' and inserting the clause 
                designations ``(i)'' and ``(ii)''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``(9)'' and inserting ``(B)''.
            (4) The paragraphs of section 102 are reordered in 
        alphabetical order by term defined, and renumbered accordingly.

                         PART H--EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 281. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as otherwise specifically provided, the amendments made by 
this title shall become effective October 1, 1995.

               TITLE III--WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING

SEC. 301. WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE AUTHORIZED.

    (a) Authority To Call Conference.--Not later than December 31, 
2005, the President shall convene the White House Conference on Aging 
in order to develop recommendations for additional research and action 
in the field of aging which will further the policy set forth in 
subsection (b).
    (b) Planning and Direction.--The Conference shall be planned and 
conducted under the direction of the Secretary in cooperation with the 
Assistant Secretary for Aging and the heads of such other Federal 
departments and agencies as are appropriate. Such assistance may 
include the assignment of personnel.
    (c) Purpose of the Conference.--The purpose of the Conference shall 
be--
            (1) to increase the public awareness of the interdependence 
        of generations and the essential contributions of older 
        individuals to society for the well-being of all generations:
            (2) to identify the problems facing older individuals and 
        the commonalities of the problems with problems of younger 
        generations;
            (3) to examine the well-being of older individuals, 
        including the impact the well-being of older individuals has on 
        our aging society;
            (4) to develop such specific and comprehensive 
        recommendations for executive and legislative action as may be 
        appropriate for maintaining and improving the well-being of the 
        aging;
            (5) to develop recommendations for the coordination of 
        Federal policy with State and local needs and the 
        implementation of such recommendations; and
            (6) to review the status and multigenerational value of 
        recommendations adopted at previous White House Conferences on 
        Aging.
    (d) Conference Participants and Delegates.--
            (1) Participants.--In order to carry out the purposes of 
        this section, the Conference shall bring together--
                    (A) representatives of Federal, State, and local 
                governments,
                    (B) professional and lay people who are working in 
                the field of aging, and
                    (C) representatives of the general public, 
                particularly older individuals.
            (2) Selection of delegates.--The delegates shall be 
        selected without regard to political affiliation or past 
        partisan activity and shall, to the best of the appointing 
        authority's ability, be representative of the spectrum of 
        thought in the field of aging. Delegates shall include 
        individuals who are professionals, individuals who are 
        nonprofessional, minority individuals, and individuals from 
        low-income families. A majority of delegates shall be aged 55 
        or older.

SEC. 302. CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Administration.--In administering this section, the Secretary 
shall--
            (1) provide written notice to all members of the Policy 
        Committee of each meeting, hearing, or working session of the 
        Policy Committee not later than 48 hours before the occurrence 
        of such meeting, hearing, or working session,
            (2) request the cooperation and assistance of the heads of 
        such other Federal departments and agencies as may be 
        appropriate in the carrying out of this section,
            (3) furnish all reasonable assistance, including financial 
        assistance, to State agencies on aging and to area agencies on 
        aging, and to other appropriate organizations (including 
        organizations representing older Indians), to enable them to 
        organize and conduct conferences and other activities in 
        conjunction with the Conference (including activities in 
        advance of the Conference, as part of the process of planning 
        for the Conference, and activities subsequent to the Conference 
        in connection with dissemination, discussion, and 
        implementation of recommendations of the Conference);
            (4) make available for public comment a proposed agenda, 
        prepared by the Policy Committee, for the Conference which will 
reflect to the greatest extent possible the major issues facing older 
individuals consistent with the provisions of subsection (a),
            (5) prepare and make available background materials for the 
        use of delegates to the Conference which the Secretary deems 
        necessary, and
            (6) engage such additional personnel as may be necessary to 
        carry out the provisions of this section without regard to 
        provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
        appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to 
        chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title 
        relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
    (b) Duties.--The Secretary shall, in carrying out the Secretary's 
responsibilities and functions under this section, and as part of the 
White House Conference on Aging, ensure that--
            (1) the conferences under subsection (a)(3) shall--
                    (A) include a conference on older Indians to 
                identify conditions that adversely affect older 
                Indians, to propose solutions to ameliorate such 
                conditions, and to provide for the exchange of 
                information relating to the delivery of services to 
                older Indians, and
                    (B) be so conducted as to ensure broad 
                participation of older individuals,
            (2) the agenda prepared under subsection (a)(4) for the 
        Conference is published in the Federal Register not later than 
        30 days after such agenda is approved by the Policy Committee, 
        and the Secretary may republish such agenda together with the 
        recommendations of the Secretary regarding such agenda,
            (3) the personnel engaged under subsection (a)(5) shall be 
        fairly balanced in terms of points of views represented and 
        shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation or 
        previous partisan activities,
            (4) the recommendations of the Conference are not 
        inappropriately influenced by any appointing authority or by 
        any special interest, but will instead be the result of the 
        independent judgment of the Conference, and
            (5) current and adequate statistical data, including 
        decennial census data, and other information on the well-being 
        of older individuals in the United States are readily 
        available, in advance of the Conference, to the delegates of 
        the Conference, together with such information as may be 
        necessary to evaluate Federal programs and policies relating to 
        aging. In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary is 
        authorized to make grants to, and enter into cooperative 
        agreements with, public agencies and nonprofit private 
        organizations.
    (c) Gifts.--The Secretary may accept, on behalf of the United 
States, gifts (in cash or in kind, including voluntary and 
uncompensated services), which shall be available to carry out this 
title. Gifts of cash shall be available in addition to amounts 
appropriated to carry out this title.
    (d) Records.--The Secretary shall maintain records regarding--
            (1) the sources, amounts, and uses of gifts accepted under 
        subsection (c); and
            (2) the identity of each person receiving assistance to 
        carry out this title, and the amount of such assistance 
        received by each such person.

SEC. 303. POLICY COMMITTEE; RELATED COMMITTEES.

    (a) Policy Committee.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established a Policy Committee 
        comprised of 25 members to be selected, not later than 90 days 
        after the enactment of the Older Americans Act of 1995, as 
        follows:
                    (A) Presidential appointees.--13 members shall be 
                selected by the President and shall include--
                            (i) 3 members who are officers or employees 
                        of the United States; and
                            (ii) 10 members with experience in the 
                        field of aging, who may include representatives 
                        of public aging agencies, institution-based 
                        organizations, and minority aging 
                        organizations, and shall include a member of 
                        the Federal Council on the Aging.
                    (B) House appointees.--4 members shall be selected 
                by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, after 
                consultation with the minority leader of the House of 
                Representatives, and shall include members of the 
                Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities and 
                the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
                Representatives. Not more than 3 members selected under 
                this subparagraph may be associated or affiliated with 
                the same political party,
                    (C) Senate appointees.--Four members shall be 
                selected by the majority leader of the Senate, after 
                consultation with the minority leader of the Senate, 
                and shall include members of the Committee on Labor and 
                Human Resources and the Special Committee on Aging of 
                the Senate. Not more than 3 members selected under this 
                subparagraph may be associated or affiliated with the 
                same political party.
                    (D) Joint appointees.--Four members shall be 
                selected jointly by the Speaker of the House of 
                Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate, 
                after consultation with the minority leaders of the 
                House and Senate, and shall include representatives 
                with experience in the field of aging, who may include 
                representatives described in subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii). 
                Not more than 2 members selected under this 
                subparagraph may be associated or affiliated with the 
                same political party.
            (2) Duties of the policy committee.--The Policy Committee 
        shall initially meet at the call of the Secretary, but not 
        later than 30 days after the last member is selected under 
        subsection (a). Subsequent meetings of the Policy Committee 
        shall be held at the call of the chairperson of the Policy 
        Committee. Through meetings, hearings, and working sessions, 
        the Policy Committee shall--
                    (A) make recommendations to the Secretary to 
                facilitate the timely convening of the Conference;
                    (B) formulate and approve a proposed agenda for the 
                Conference not later than 60 days after the first 
                meeting of the Policy Committee;
                    (C) make recommendations for participants and 
                delegates of the Conference;
                    (D) establish the number of delegates to be 
                selected under section 301(d)(2); and
                    (E) formulate and approve the initial report of the 
                Conference in accordance with section 304.
            (3) Quorum; committee voting; chairperson.--
                    (A) Quorum.--Thirteen members shall constitute a 
                quorum for the purpose of conducting the business of 
                the Policy Committee, except that 17 members shall 
                constitute a quorum for purposes of approving the 
                agenda required by paragraph (2)(B) and the report 
                required by paragraph (2)(E).
                    (B) Voting.--The Policy Committee shall act by the 
                vote of the majority of the members present.
                    (C) Chairperson.--The President shall select a 
                chairperson from among the members of the Policy 
                Committee. The chairperson may vote only to break a tie 
                vote of the other members of the Policy Committee.
    (b) Other Committees.--The Secretary may establish such other 
committees, including technical committees, as may be necessary to 
assist in the planning, conducting, and reviewing of the Conference.
    (c) Composition of Committees.--Each committee established under 
subsection (b) shall be composed of professionals and public members, 
and shall include individuals from low-income families, and individuals 
who are Native Americans. Appropriate efforts shall be made to include 
individuals who are members of minority groups. A majority of the 
public members of each such committee shall be 55 years of age or 
older.
    (d) Compensation.--Appointed members of any such committee (other 
than any officers or employees of the Federal Government), while 
attending conferences or meetings of the committee or otherwise serving 
at the request of the Secretary, shall be entitled to receive 
compensation at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary, but not to exceed 
the daily prescribed rate for GS-18 under section 5332 of title 5, 
United States Code (including travel time). While away from their homes 
or regular places of business, such members may be allowed travel 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized 
under section 5708 of such title for persons employed intermittently in 
Federal Government service.

SEC. 304. REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE.

    (a) Proposed Report.--A proposed report of the Conference, which 
shall include a statement of comprehensive coherent national policy on 
aging together with recommendations for the implementation of the 
policy, shall be published and submitted to the chief executive 
officers of the States not later than 90 days following the date on 
which the Conference is adjourned. The findings and recommendations 
included in the published proposed report shall be immediately 
available to the public.
    (b) Response to Proposed Report.--The chief executive officers of 
the States, after reviewing and soliciting recommendations and comments 
on the report of the Conference, shall submit to the Policy Committee, 
not later than 90 days after receiving the report, their views and 
findings on the recommendations of the Conference.
    (c) Reports.--
            (1) Initial report.--The Policy Committee shall, after 
        reviewing the views and recommendations of the chief executive 
        officers of the States, prepare and approve an initial report 
        of the Conference, which shall include a compilation of the 
        actions of the chief executive officers of the States and take 
        into consideration the views and findings of such officers.
            (2) Publication of initial report; final report.--Not later 
        than 60 days after such initial report is transmitted by the 
        Policy Committee, the Secretary shall publish such initial 
        report in the Federal Register. The Secretary shall republish a 
        final report together with such additional views and 
        recommendations as the Secretary considers to be appropriate.
    (d) Recommendations of the Policy Committee.--The Policy Committee 
shall, within 90 days after submission of the views of the chief 
executive officers of the States, publish and transmit to the President 
and to the Congress recommendations for the administrative action and 
the legislation necessary to implement the recommendations contained 
within the report.

SEC. 305. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this title--
            (1) the term ``area agency on aging'' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965,
            (2) the term ``State agency on aging'' means the State 
        agency designated under section 305(a)(1) of the Act,
            (3) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health 
        and Human Services,
            (4) the term ``Conference'' means the White House 
        Conference on Aging, and
            (5) the term ``State'' means any of the several States, the 
        District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 
        American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the 
        Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the 
        Pacific Islands.

SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Authorization.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2005 through 
        2007 to carry out this title.
            (2) Contracts.--Authority to enter into contracts under 
        this title shall be effective only to the extent, or in such 
        amounts as are, provided in advance in appropriation Acts.
    (b) Availability of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), funds 
        appropriated to carry out this title and funds received as 
        gifts under section 303(c) shall remain available for 
        obligation or expenditure until the expiration of the one-year 
        period beginning on the date the Conference adjourns.
            (2) Unobligated funds.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (3), any such funds neither expended nor obligated before the 
        expiration of the one-year period beginning on the date the 
        Conference adjourns shall be available to carry out the Older 
        Americans Act of 1965.
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