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                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                CHAPTER 35--PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS
 
    SUBCHAPTER III--GRANTS FOR STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING
 
                       Part B--Supportive Services
 
Sec. 3030d. Grants for supportive services

    (a) The Assistant Secretary shall carry out a program for making 
grants to States under State plans approved under section 3027 of this 
title for any of the following supportive services:
        (1) health (including mental health), education and training, 
    welfare, informational, recreational, homemaker, counseling, or 
    referral services;
        (2) transportation services to facilitate access to supportive 
    services or nutrition services, or both;
        (3) services designed to encourage and assist older individuals 
    to use the facilities and services (including information and 
    assistance services) available to them, including language 
    translation services to assist older individuals with limited-
    English speaking ability to obtain services under this subchapter;
        (4) services designed (A) to assist older individuals to obtain 
    adequate housing, including residential repair and renovation 
    projects designed to enable older individuals to maintain their 
    homes in conformity with minimum housing standards; (B) to adapt 
    homes to meet the needs of older individuals who have physical 
    disabilities; (C) to prevent unlawful entry into residences of older 
    individuals, through the installation of security devices and 
    through structural modifications or alterations of such residences; 
    or (D) to receive applications from older individuals for housing 
    under section 1701q of title 12;
        (5) services designed to assist older individuals in avoiding 
    institutionalization and to assist individuals in long-term care 
    institutions who are able to return to their communities, including 
    client assessment through case management and integration and 
    coordination of community services such as preinstitution evaluation 
    and screening and home health services, homemaker services, shopping 
    services, escort services, reader services, and letter writing 
    services, through resource development and management to assist such 
    individuals to live independently in a home environment;
        (6) services designed to provide to older individuals legal 
    assistance and other counseling services and assistance, including--
            (A) tax counseling and assistance, financial counseling, and 
        counseling regarding appropriate health and life insurance 
        coverage;
            (B) representation--
                (i) of individuals who are wards (or are allegedly 
            incapacitated); and
                (ii) in guardianship proceedings of older individuals 
            who seek to become guardians, if other adequate 
            representation is unavailable in the proceedings; and

            (C) provision, to older individuals who provide 
        uncompensated care to their adult children with disabilities, of 
        counseling to assist such older individuals with permanency 
        planning for such children;

        (7) services designed to enable older individuals to attain and 
    maintain physical and mental well-being through programs of regular 
    physical activity, exercise, music therapy, art therapy, and dance-
    movement therapy;
        (8) services designed to provide health screening to detect or 
    prevent illnesses, or both, that occur most frequently in older 
    individuals;
        (9) services designed to provide, for older individuals, 
    preretirement counseling and assistance in planning for and 
    assessing future post-retirement needs with regard to public and 
    private insurance, public benefits, lifestyle changes, relocation, 
    legal matters, leisure time, and other appropriate matters;
        (10) services of an ombudsman at the State level to receive, 
    investigate, and act on complaints by older individuals who are 
    residents of long-term care facilities and to advocate for the well-
    being of such individuals;
        (11) services which are designed to meet the unique needs of 
    older individuals who are disabled, and of older individuals who 
    provide uncompensated care to their adult children with 
    disabilities;
        (12) services to encourage the employment of older workers, 
    including job and second career counseling and, where appropriate, 
    job development, referral, and placement;
        (13) crime prevention services and victim assistance programs 
    for older individuals;
        (14) a program, to be known as ``Senior Opportunities and 
    Services'', designed to identify and meet the needs of low-income 
    older individuals in one or more of the following areas: (A) 
    development and provision of new volunteer services; (B) effective 
    referral to existing health, employment, housing, legal, consumer, 
    transportation, and other services; (C) stimulation and creation of 
    additional services and programs to remedy gaps and deficiencies in 
    presently existing services and programs; and (D) such other 
    services as the Assistant Secretary may determine are necessary or 
    especially appropriate to meet the needs of low-income older 
    individuals and to assure them greater self-sufficiency;
        (15) services for the prevention of abuse of older individuals 
    in accordance with subpart III of part A of subchapter XI of this 
    chapter and section 3027(a)(16) of this title;
        (16) inservice training and State leadership for legal 
    assistance activities;
        (17) health and nutrition education services, including 
    information concerning prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and 
    rehabilitation of age-related diseases and chronic disabling 
    conditions;
        (18) services designed to enable mentally impaired older 
    individuals to attain and maintain emotional well-being and 
    independent living through a coordinated system of support services;
        (19) services designed to support family members and other 
    persons providing voluntary care to older individuals that need 
    long-term care services;
        (20) services designed to provide information and training for 
    individuals who are or may become guardians or representative payees 
    of older individuals, including information on the powers and duties 
    of guardians and representative payees and on alternatives to 
    guardianships;
        (21) services to encourage and facilitate regular interaction 
    between school-age children and older individuals, including visits 
    in long-term care facilities, multipurpose senior centers, and other 
    settings; or
        (22) any other services;

if such services meet standards prescribed by the Assistant Secretary 
and are necessary for the general welfare of older individuals. For 
purposes of paragraph (5), the term ``client assessment through case 
management'' includes providing information relating to assistive 
technology.
    (b)(1) The Assistant Secretary shall carry out a program for making 
grants to States under State plans approved under section 3027 of this 
title for the acquisition, alteration, or renovation of existing 
facilities, including mobile units, and, where appropriate, construction 
of facilities to serve as multipurpose senior centers.
    (2) Funds made available to a State under this part may be used for 
the purpose of assisting in the operation of multipurpose senior centers 
and meeting all or part of the costs of compensating professional and 
technical personnel required for the operation of multipurpose senior 
centers.

(Pub. L. 89-73, title III, Sec. 321, as added Pub. L. 95-478, title I, 
Sec. 103(b), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1535; amended Pub. L. 97-115, 
Secs. 3(d), 10(a)-(c), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1597, 1600; Pub. L. 98-
459, title III, Sec. 312, Oct. 9, 1984, 98 Stat. 1779; Pub. L. 100-175, 
title I, Secs. 136(d), 146(b), 182(m), Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 943, 
950, 967; Pub. L. 102-375, title III, Sec. 312, title VII, Sec. 708(b), 
title IX, Sec. 904(a)(15), Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1237, 1292, 1308; 
Pub. L. 103-171, Secs. 2(12), 3(a)(13), Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 1989, 
1990.)


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-171, Sec. 3(a)(13), substituted 
``Assistant Secretary'' for ``Commissioner'' in introductory and 
concluding provisions and in par. (14).
    Subsec. (a)(15). Pub. L. 103-171, Sec. 2(12), which directed 
amendment of par. (15) by substituting ``subpart III of part A of 
subchapter XI of this chapter and section 3027(a)(16) of this title'' 
for ``clause (16) of section 3027(a) of this title'', was executed by 
making the substitution for ``paragraph (16) of section 3027(a) of this 
title'' to reflect the probable intent of Congress and amendment by Pub. 
L. 102-375, Sec. 904(a)(15)(C). See 1992 Amendment note below.
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103-171, Sec. 3(a)(13), substituted 
``Assistant Secretary'' for ``Commissioner''.
    1992--Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 102-375, Sec. 312(1), (2), inserted 
``(including information and assistance services)'' after ``and 
services'' and ``, including language translation services to assist 
older individuals with limited-English speaking ability to obtain 
services under this subchapter'' before semicolon at end.
    Subsec. (a)(4)(C). Pub. L. 102-375, Sec. 904(a)(15)(A), substituted 
``residences of older'' for ``residences of elderly''.
    Subsec. (a)(4)(D). Pub. L. 102-375, Sec. 312(3), added subpar. (D).
    Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 102-375, Sec. 312(4), amended par. (6) 
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (6) read as follows: ``services 
designed to provide legal assistance and other counseling services and 
assistance, including tax counseling and assistance, financial 
counseling, and counseling regarding appropriate health and life 
insurance coverage, to older individuals;''.
    Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 102-375, Sec. 312(5), substituted ``physical 
activity, exercise, music therapy, art therapy, and dance-movement 
therapy'' for ``physical activity and exercise''.
    Subsec. (a)(9). Pub. L. 102-375, Sec. 312(6), substituted ``, for 
older individuals, preretirement counseling and assistance in planning 
for and assessing future post-retirement needs with regard to public and 
private insurance, public benefits, lifestyle changes, relocation, legal 
matters, leisure time, and other appropriate matters'' for 
``preretirement and second career counseling for older individuals''.
    Subsec. (a)(11). Pub. L. 102-375, Sec. 312(7), inserted before 
semicolon at end ``, and of older individuals who provide uncompensated 
care to their adult children with disabilities''.
    Subsec. (a)(12). Pub. L. 102-375, Sec. 312(8), inserted ``and second 
career'' after ``including job''.
    Subsec. (a)(14). Pub. L. 102-375, Sec. 904(a)(15)(B)(i), substituted 
``low-income older individuals'' for ``older, poor individuals 60 years 
of age or older''.
    Subsec. (a)(14)(D). Pub. L. 102-375, Sec. 904(a)(15)(B)(ii), 
substituted ``low-income older individuals'' for ``the older poor''.
    Subsec. (a)(15). Pub. L. 102-375, Sec. 904(a)(15)(C), substituted 
``paragraph'' for ``clause''.
    Pub. L. 102-375, Sec. 708(b), which directed the substitution of 
``subpart III of part A of subchapter XI of this chapter and section 
3027(a)(16) of this title'' for ``clause (16) of section 3027(a) of this 
title'' in par. (15) of this section could not be executed because this 
section does not contain a par. (15).
    Subsec. (a)(17). Pub. L. 102-375, Sec. 312(9), inserted before 
semicolon at end ``, including information concerning prevention, 
diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of age-related diseases and 
chronic disabling conditions''.
    Subsec. (a)(19) to (22). Pub. L. 102-375, Sec. 312(10)-(12), added 
pars. (19) to (21) and redesignated former par. (19) as (22).
    1987--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-175, Sec. 146(b), inserted sentence 
at end defining ``client assessment through case management'' for 
purposes of par. (5).
    Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100-175, Sec. 136(d)(1), inserted 
``(including mental health)'' after ``health''.
    Subsec. (a)(4)(B). Pub. L. 100-175, Sec. 136(d)(2), substituted 
``who have physical disabilities'' for ``suffering from physical 
disabilities''.
    Subsec. (a)(10). Pub. L. 100-175, Sec. 182(m), inserted ``for'' 
after ``advocate''.
    1984--Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 98-459, Sec. 312(a)(1), in amending 
par. (5) generally, substituted ``services designed to assist older 
individuals in avoiding institutionalization and to assist individuals 
in long-term care institutions who are able to return to their 
communities, including client assessment through case management and 
integration and coordination of community services such as'' for 
``services designed to assist older individuals in avoiding 
institutionalization, including'' and ``and letter writing services, 
through resource development and management to assist such individuals 
to live'' for ``letter writing services, and other similar services 
designed to assist such individuals to continue living''.
    Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 98-459, Sec. 312(a)(2), substituted ``legal 
assistance'' for ``legal services'' and ``, financial counseling, and 
counseling regarding appropriate health and life insurance coverage'' 
for ``and financial counseling''.
    Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 98-459, Sec. 312(a)(3), substituted 
``illnesses'' for ``illness''.
    Subsec. (a)(15) to (19). Pub. L. 98-459, Sec. 312(a)(4)-(6), added 
pars. (15) to (18) and redesignated former par. (15) as (19).
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 98-459, Sec. 312(b)(1), struck out provision 
that senior centers had to be community facilities for the organization 
and provision of a broad spectrum of services, including provision of 
health, social, nutritional, and educational services and provision of 
facilities for recreational activities for older individuals.
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 98-459, Sec. 312(b)(2), struck out the comma 
after ``may be used'' and substituted ``centers and meeting'' for 
``centers, to meet''.
    1981--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-115, Sec. 3(d), substituted 
``supportive services'' for ``social services'' in provisions preceding 
par. (1).
    Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 97-115, Sec. 10(a), substituted ``education 
and training'' for ``continuing education''.
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 97-115, Sec. 3(d), substituted ``supportive 
services'' for ``social services''.
    Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 97-115, Sec. 10(b), designated existing 
provisions as cls. (A) and (B) and added cl. (C).
    Subsec. (a)(12) to (15). Pub. L. 97-115, Sec. 10(c), added pars. 
(12) to (14) and redesignated former par. (12) as (15).


                    Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

    Amendment by section 708(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(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.


                    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.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 3002, 3035a of this title.
