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[CITE: 42USC3035d]

 
                 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. 3035d. National impact activities


(a) Authority to make grants or enter into contracts

    (1) The Assistant Secretary may carry out directly or through grants 
or contracts--
        (A) innovation and development projects and activities of 
    national significance which show promise of having substantial 
    impact on the expansion or improvement of supportive services, 
    nutrition services, or multipurpose senior centers, or otherwise 
    promoting the well-being of older individuals; and
        (B) dissemination of information activities related to such 
    programs.

    (2) The Assistant Secretary shall carry out, directly or through 
grants or contracts, special training programs and technical assistance 
designed to improve services to minorities.

(b) Use of appropriated funds

    An amount not to exceed 15 percent of any sums appropriated under 
section 3037 of this title may be used for carrying out this section.

(Pub. L. 89-73, title IV, Sec. 425, as added Pub. L. 97-115, Sec. 11(a), 
Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1605; amended Pub. L. 98-459, title IV, 
Sec. 410(a), Oct. 9, 1984, 98 Stat. 1785; Pub. L. 100-175, title I, 
Sec. 134(c)(6), Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 941; Pub. L. 103-171, 
Sec. 3(a)(13), Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 1990.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 3035d, Pub. L. 89-73, title IV, Sec. 423, as added 
Pub. L. 95-478, title I, Sec. 104(c)(1)(C), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 
1542, related to special demonstration projects on legal services for 
older Americans, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by 
Pub. L. 97-115. See section 3035c of this title.
    A prior section 425 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 
utility and home heating cost demonstration projects and was classified 
to section 3035f 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 3035e of this title prior to the general amendment of this 
subchapter by Pub. L. 97-115.


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-171 substituted ``Assistant 
Secretary'' for ``Commissioner'' in pars. (1) and (2).
    1987--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-175, designated existing provisions 
as par. (1), substituted subpar. (A) and (B) designations for former 
par. (1) and (2) designations, and added par. (2).
    1984--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-459 added subsec. (a) designation.


                    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.
