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[CITE: 42USC3035f]

 
                 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. 3035f. Ombudsman, legal assistance, and advocacy 
        demonstration projects
        
    (a) The Assistant Secretary is authorized to make grants to not less 
than three nor more than ten States to demonstrate and evaluate 
cooperative projects between the State long-term care ombudsman program, 
legal assistance agencies, and the State protection and advocacy systems 
for developmental disabilities and mental illness, established under 
part A of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights 
Act [42 U.S.C. 6000 et seq.] and under the Protection and Advocacy for 
Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-319) [42 U.S.C. 
10801 et seq.].
    (b) The Assistant Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Congress 
a report of the study and evaluation required by subsection (a) of this 
section. Such report shall contain such recommendations as the Assistant 
Secretary deems appropriate.

(Pub. L. 89-73, title IV, Sec. 427, as added Pub. L. 100-175, title I, 
Sec. 156(e)(1), Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 955; amended Pub. L. 102-375, 
title IV, Sec. 408, Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1249; Pub. L. 103-171, 
Sec. 3(a)(7), Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 1990.)

                       References in Text

    The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, 
referred to in subsec. (a), is title I of Pub. L. 88-164, as added by 
Pub. L. 98-527, Sec. 2, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2662, and amended. Part 
A of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act is 
classified generally to subchapter I (Sec. 6000 et seq.) of chapter 75 
of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
Short Title note set out under section 6000 of this title and Tables.
    The Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 
1986, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 99-319, May 23, 1986, 100 
Stat. 478, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 114 
(Sec. 10801 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this 
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 10801 of 
this title and Tables.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 3035f, Pub. L. 89-73, title IV, Sec. 425, as added 
Pub. L. 95-478, title I, Sec. 104(c)(1)(C), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 
1543, provided for utility and home heating cost demonstration projects, 
prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 97-115, 
Sec. 11(a), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1601. See section 3035e of this 
title.


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-171, Sec. 3(a)(7)(A), substituted 
``Assistant Secretary'' for ``Commissioner''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-171, Sec. 3(a)(7)(B), substituted 
``Assistant Secretary'' for ``Commissioner on Aging'' in two places.
    1992--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-375 inserted ``, legal assistance 
agencies,'' after ``ombudsman program''.


                             Effective Date

    Section 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 an Effective Date of 1987 Amendment 
note under section 3001 of this title.
