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[CITE: 42USC3030p]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                CHAPTER 35--PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS
 
    SUBCHAPTER III--GRANTS FOR STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING
 
    Part G--Supportive Activities for Caretakers Who Provide In-Home 
                   Services to Frail Older Individuals
 
Sec. 3030p. Program authorized

    The Assistant Secretary shall carry out a program for making grants 
to States under State plans approved under section 3027 of this title to 
carry out a program to provide supportive activities for caretakers who 
provide in-home services to frail older individuals (including older 
individuals who are victims of Alzheimer's disease or related disorders 
with neurological and organic brain dysfunction). Such supportive 
activities may include--
        (1) providing training and counseling for such caretakers;
        (2) technical assistance to such caretakers to assist them to 
    form or to participate in support groups;
        (3) providing information--
            (A) to frail older individuals and their families regarding 
        how to obtain in-home services and respite services; and
            (B) to caretakers who provide such services, regarding--
                (i) how to provide such services; and
                (ii) sources of nonfinancial support available to them 
            as a result of their providing such services; and

        (4) maintaining lists of individuals who provide respite 
    services for the families of frail older individuals.

(Pub. L. 89-73, title III, Sec. 381, as added Pub. L. 102-375, title 
III, Sec. 320, Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1243; amended Pub. L. 103-171, 
Sec. 3(a)(13), Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 1990.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 3030p, Pub. L. 89-73, title III, Sec. 371, as added 
Pub. L. 100-175, title I, Sec. 144(e), Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 949, 
authorized program for prevention of abuse, neglect and exploitation of 
older individuals, prior to the general amendment of this part by 
section 320 of Pub. L. 102-375.


                               Amendments

    1993--Pub. L. 103-171 substituted ``Assistant Secretary'' for 
``Commissioner'' in introductory provisions.


                             Effective Date

    Part inapplicable with respect to fiscal year 1992, see section 
905(b)(2) of Pub. L. 102-375, set out as an Effective Date of 1992 
Amendment note under section 3001 of this title.
