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[CITE: 42USC3021]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                CHAPTER 35--PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS
 
    SUBCHAPTER III--GRANTS FOR STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING
 
                       Part A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 3021. Purpose and program


(a) Congressional declaration of purpose

    (1) It is the purpose of this subchapter to encourage and assist 
State agencies and area agencies on aging to concentrate resources in 
order to develop greater capacity and foster the development and 
implementation of comprehensive and coordinated systems to serve older 
individuals by entering into new cooperative arrangements in each State 
with the persons described in paragraph (2), for the planning, and for 
the provision of, supportive services, and multipurpose senior centers, 
in order to--
        (A) secure and maintain maximum independence and dignity in a 
    home environment for older individuals capable of self care with 
    appropriate supportive services;
        (B) remove individual and social barriers to economic and 
    personal independence for older individuals;
        (C) provide a continuum of care for vulnerable older 
    individuals; and
        (D) secure the opportunity for older individuals to receive 
    managed in-home and community-based long-term care services.

    (2) The persons referred to in paragraph (1) include--
        (A) State agencies and area agencies on aging;
        (B) other State agencies, including agencies that administer 
    home and community care programs;
        (C) Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian 
    organizations;
        (D) the providers, including voluntary organizations or other 
    private sector organizations, of supportive services, nutrition 
    services, and multipurpose senior centers; and
        (E) organizations representing or employing older individuals or 
    their families.

(b) Administration of program

    (1) In order to effectively carry out the purpose of this 
subchapter, the Assistant Secretary shall administer programs under this 
subchapter through the Administration.
    (2) In carrying out the provisions of this subchapter, the Assistant 
Secretary may request the technical assistance and cooperation of the 
Department of Education, the Department of Labor, the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Transportation, the 
Office of Community Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,,\1\ and such 
other agencies and departments of the Federal Government as may be 
appropriate.
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(c) Ombudsman program

    The Assistant Secretary shall provide technical assistance and 
training (by contract, grant, or otherwise) to State long-term care 
ombudsman programs established under section 3027(a)(12) of this title 
in accordance with section 3058g of this title, and to individuals 
within such programs designated under section 3058g of this title to be 
representatives of a long-term care ombudsman, in order to enable such 
ombudsmen and such representatives to carry out the ombudsman program 
effectively.

(Pub. L. 89-73, title III, Sec. 301, as added Pub. L. 95-478, title I, 
Sec. 103(b), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1516; amended Pub. L. 97-115, 
Sec. 3(a), (d), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1596, 1597; Pub. L. 98-459, 
title III, Sec. 301, Oct. 9, 1984, 98 Stat. 1771; Pub. L. 100-175, title 
I, Secs. 104(b), 105(c), 121, 129(a), Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 929, 930, 
933, 934; Pub. L. 100-628, title VII, Sec. 705(3), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 
Stat. 3247; Pub. L. 102-54, Sec. 13(q)(9)(B), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 
281; Pub. L. 102-321, title I, Sec. 163(c)(2)(B), July 10, 1992, 106 
Stat. 377; Pub. L. 102-375, title I, Sec. 102(b)(1)(A), title III, 
Sec. 301, title VII, Sec. 708(a)(2)(B), Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1200, 
1219, 1292; Pub. L. 103-171, Sec. 3(a)(13), Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 
1990.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 3021, Pub. L. 89-73, title III, Sec. 301, as added 
Pub. L. 93-29, title III, Sec. 301, May 3, 1973, 87 Stat. 36, related to 
the purpose of this subchapter, prior to the general amendment of this 
subchapter by Pub. L. 95-478.
    Another prior section 3021, Pub. L. 89-73, title III, Sec. 301, July 
14, 1965, 79 Stat. 220; Pub. L. 90-42, Sec. 2(a), July 1, 1967, 81 Stat. 
106; Pub. L. 91-69, Sec. 2(a), Sept. 17, 1969, 83 Stat. 108, related to 
a description of activities and authorized appropriations for fiscal 
years ending June 30, 1966, through 1972, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 93-
29, title III, Sec. 301, May 3, 1973, 87 Stat. 36.


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 103-171 substituted ``Assistant 
Secretary'' for ``Commissioner'' wherever appearing.
    1992--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-375, Sec. 301, amended subsec. (a) 
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: ``It is the 
purpose of this subchapter to encourage and assist State and area 
agencies to concentrate resources in order to develop greater capacity 
and foster the development and implementation of comprehensive and 
coordinated service systems to serve older individuals by entering into 
new cooperative arrangements in each State with State and area agencies, 
with Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, and with the providers, including voluntary 
organizations, of supportive services, including nutrition services and 
multipurpose senior centers, for the planning, and for the provision of, 
supportive services, nutrition services, and multipurpose senior 
centers, in order to--
        ``(1) secure and maintain maximum independence and dignity in a 
    home environment for older individuals capable of self care with 
    appropriate supportive services;
        ``(2) remove individual and social barriers to economic and 
    personal independence for older individuals; and
        ``(3) provide a continuum of care for the vulnerable elderly.''
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102-375, Sec. 102(b)(1)(A), substituted 
``Administration'' for ``Administration on Aging''.
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102-321 substituted ``the Substance Abuse 
and Mental Health Services Administration'' for ``the Alcohol, Drug 
Abuse, and Mental Health Administration''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-375, Sec. 708(a)(2)(B), substituted ``in 
accordance with section 3058g of this title, and to individuals within 
such programs designated under section 3058g of this title'' for ``, and 
to individuals designated under such section''.
    1991--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102-54 substituted ``Department of 
Veterans Affairs'' for ``Veterans' Administration''.
    1988--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-628 substituted ``Native Hawaiian 
organizations,'' for ``Native Hawaiian organizations,,''.
    1987--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-175, Sec. 121, inserted ``, with 
Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian 
organizations,'' after second reference to ``agencies''.
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 100-175, Sec. 105(c), inserted ``the 
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration,'' after 
``Veterans' Administration,''.
    Pub. L. 100-175, Sec. 104(b), inserted ``, the Veterans' 
Administration,'' after ``Office of Community Services''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-175, Sec. 129(a), added subsec. (c).
    1984--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-459 substituted ``area agencies'' for 
``local agencies'' in two places, inserted ``and implementation'', 
inserted ``, including voluntary organizations,'', and struck out ``for 
the provision of'' after ``planning''.
    1981--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-115, Sec. 3(d), substituted 
``supportive services'' for ``social services'' in two places.
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 97-115, Sec. 3(a), substituted ``cooperation 
of the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Transportation, the 
Office of Community Services, and such other agencies and departments'' 
for ``cooperation of the Department of Labor, the Community Services 
Administration, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the 
Department of Transportation, and such other agencies and departments''.


                    Effective Date of 1992 Amendments

    Amendment by section 708(a)(2)(B) of Pub. L. 102-375 inapplicable 
with respect to fiscal year 1993, see section 4(b) of Pub. L. 103-171, 
set out as a note under section 3001 of this title.
    Amendment by section 708(a)(2)(B) of Pub. L. 102-375 inapplicable 
with respect to fiscal year 1992, see section 905(b)(6) of Pub. L. 102-
375, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title.
    Amendment by Pub. L. 102-321 effective Oct. 1, 1992, see section 
801(c) of Pub. L. 102-321, set out as a note under section 836 of this 
title.


                    Effective Date of 1987 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 100-175 effective Oct. 1, 1987, except not 
applicable with respect to any area plan submitted under section 3026(a) 
of this title or any State plan submitted under section 3027(a) of this 
title and approved for any fiscal year beginning before Nov. 29, 1987, 
see section 701(a), (b) of Pub. L. 100-175, set out as a note under 
section 3001 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 98-459 effective Oct. 9, 1984, see section 
803(a) of Pub. L. 98-459, set out as a note under section 3001 of this 
title.


                             Effective Date

    Part effective at close of Sept. 30, 1978, see section 504 of Pub. 
L. 95-478, set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under 
section 3001 of this title.


        Coordination and Consolidation of Services Under Chapter

    Section 103(a) of Pub. L. 95-478 provided that:
    ``(1) The Congress finds that--
        ``(A) approximately 3 percent of the eligible population is 
    presently served under community services programs authorized under 
    the Older Americans Act of 1965 [this chapter], 17 percent of whom 
    are minority group members;
        ``(B) approximately 1 percent of the eligible population is 
    presently served by the nutrition program authorized under the Older 
    Americans Act of 1965 [this chapter], 21 percent of whom are 
    minority group members;
        ``(C) there is program fragmentation at the national, State, and 
    local levels which inhibits effective use of existing resources; and
        ``(D) coordination and consolidation of services provided under 
    the Older Americans Act of 1965 [this chapter] allowing greater 
    local determination to assess the need for services will facilitate 
    achieving the goals of the Older Americans Act of 1965.
    ``(2) It is the purpose of the amendments made by subsection (b) 
[amending sections 3021 to 3029 of this title and enacting sections 3030 
to 3030g of this title] to combine within a consolidated title, subject 
to the modifications imposed by the provisions and requirements of the 
amendments made by subsection (b), the programs authorized by title III, 
title V, and title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 [former 
subchapters III, V, and VII of this chapter, respectively, as in effect 
prior to their revision by Pub. L. 95-478] in the fiscal year 1978, and 
funds appropriated to carry out such consolidated title shall be used 
solely for the purposes and for the assistance of the same types of 
programs authorized under the provisions of such titles.''
