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[CITE: 42USC3035c]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                CHAPTER 35--PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS
 
   SUBCHAPTER IV--TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND DISCRETIONARY PROJECTS AND 
                                PROGRAMS
 
         Part B--Research, Demonstrations, and Other Activities
 
Sec. 3035c. Special demonstration and support projects for legal 
        assistance for older individuals
        

(a) Authority to make grants or enter into contracts

    The Assistant Secretary shall make grants and enter into contracts, 
in order to--
        (1) provide a national legal assistance support system (operated 
    by one or more grantees or contractors) of activities to State and 
    area agencies on aging for providing, developing, or supporting 
    legal assistance for older individuals, including--
            (A) case consultations;
            (B) training;
            (C) provision of substantive legal advice and assistance; 
        and
            (D) assistance in the design, implementation, and 
        administration of legal assistance delivery systems to local 
        providers of legal assistance for older individuals; and

        (2) support demonstration projects to expand or improve the 
    delivery of legal assistance to older individuals with social or 
    economic needs.

(b) Requisite assurances

    Any grants or contracts made under subsection (a)(2) of this section 
shall contain assurances that the requirements of section 3027(a)(15) of 
this title are met.

(c) Grants or contracts with national nonprofit legal assistance 
        organizations

    To carry out subsection (a)(1) of this section, the Assistant 
Secretary shall make grants to or enter into contracts with national 
nonprofit legal assistance organizations experienced in providing 
support, on a nationwide basis, to local legal assistance providers.

(Pub. L. 89-73, title IV, Sec. 424, as added Pub. L. 97-115, Sec. 11(a), 
Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1604; amended Pub. L. 98-459, title IV, 
Sec. 409, Oct. 9, 1984, 98 Stat. 1784; Pub. L. 103-171, Sec. 3(a)(13), 
Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 1990.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 3035c, Pub. L. 89-73, title IV, Sec. 422, as added 
Pub. L. 95-478, title I, Sec. 104(c)(1)(C), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 
1541, related to special projects in comprehensive long-term care, prior 
to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 97-115.
    A prior section 424 of Pub. L. 89-73, as added by Pub. L. 95-478, 
title I, Sec. 104(c)(1)(C), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1543, related to 
national impact demonstrations and was classified to section 3035e of 
this title, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 
97-115.
    Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained 
in section 3035d of this title prior to the general amendment of this 
subchapter by Pub. L. 97-115.


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsecs. (a), (c). Pub. L. 103-171 substituted ``Assistant 
Secretary'' for ``Commissioner''.
    1984--Pub. L. 98-459 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, 
section read as follows:
    ``(a) The Commissioner shall make grants to, and enter into 
contracts with, public and private nonprofit agencies or organizations 
in order to--
        ``(1) provide support activities to State and area agencies on 
    aging providing, developing, or supporting legal services to older 
    individuals; and
        ``(2) support demonstration projects to expand or improve the 
    delivery of legal services to older individuals with social or 
    economic need.
    ``(b) Any grants or contracts entered into under subsection (a)(2) 
of this section shall contain assurances that the requirements of 
section 3027(a)(15) of this title are met.''


                    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.
