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[CITE: 42USC3035l]

 
                 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. 3035l. Senior transportation demonstration program grants


(a) Establishment

    The Assistant Secretary shall establish and carry out senior 
transportation demonstration programs. In carrying out the programs, the 
Assistant Secretary shall award grants to not fewer than five eligible 
entities for the purpose of improving the mobility of older individuals 
and transportation services for older individuals (referred to in this 
section as ``senior transportation services'').

(b) Use of funds

    Grants made under subsection (a) of this section may be used to--
        (1) develop innovative approaches for improving access by older 
    individuals to supportive services under part B of subchapter III of 
    this chapter, nutrition services under part C of subchapter III of 
    this chapter, health care, and other important services;
        (2) develop comprehensive and integrated senior transportation 
    services; and
        (3) leverage additional resources for senior transportation 
    services by--
            (A) coordinating various transportation services; and
            (B) coordinating various funding sources for transportation 
        services, including--
                (i) sources of assistance under--
                    (I) sections 5307, 5310(a)(2), and 5311 of title 49; 
                and
                    (II) titles XIX and XX of the Social Security Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. and 1397 et seq.); and

                (ii) State and local sources.

(c) Award of grants

                           (1) Preference

        In awarding grants under subsection (a) of this section, the 
    Assistant Secretary shall give preference to entities that--
            (A) demonstrate special needs for enhancing senior 
        transportation services and resources for the services within 
        the geographic area served by the entities;
            (B) establish plans to ensure that senior transportation 
        services are coordinated with general public transportation 
        services and other specialized transportation services;
            (C) demonstrate the ability to utilize the broadest range of 
        available transportation and community resources to provide 
        senior transportation services;
            (D) demonstrate the capacity and willingness to coordinate 
        senior transportation services with services provided under 
        subchapter III of this chapter and with general public 
        transportation services and other specialized transportation 
        services; and
            (E) establish plans for senior transportation demonstration 
        programs designed to serve the special needs of low-income, 
        rural, frail, and other at-risk, transit-dependent older 
        individuals.

                         (2) Rural entities

        The Assistant Secretary shall award not less than 50 percent of 
    the grants authorized under this section to entities located in, or 
    primarily serving, rural areas.

(d) Application

    An entity that seeks a grant under this section shall submit an 
application to the Assistant Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Assistant Secretary may require, 
including at a minimum--
        (1) information describing senior transportation services for 
    which the entity seeks assistance;
        (2) a comprehensive strategy for developing a coordinated 
    transportation system or leveraging additional funding resources, to 
    provide senior transportation services;
        (3) information describing the extent to which the applicant 
    intends to coordinate the services of the applicant with the 
    services of other transportation providers;
        (4) a plan for evaluating the effectiveness of the proposed 
    senior transportation demonstration program and preparing a report 
    containing the evaluation to be submitted to the Assistant 
    Secretary; and
        (5) such other information as may be required by the Assistant 
    Secretary.

(e) Eligible entities

    Entities eligible to receive grants under this section shall be--
        (1) State agencies;
        (2) area agencies on aging; and
        (3) other public agencies and nonprofit organizations.

(f) Report

                           (1) Preparation

        The Assistant Secretary shall prepare, either directly or 
    through grants or contracts, annual reports on the senior 
    transportation demonstration programs established under this 
    section. The reports shall contain an assessment of the 
    effectiveness of each demonstration project and recommendations 
    regarding legislative, administrative, and other initiatives needed 
    to improve the access to and effectiveness of transportation 
    services for older individuals.

                           (2) Submission

        The Assistant Secretary shall submit the report described in 
    paragraph (1) to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
    President pro tempore of the Senate.

(Pub. L. 89-73, title IV, Sec. 429D, as added Pub. L. 102-375, title IV, 
Sec. 413, Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1254; amended Pub. L. 103-171, 
Sec. 3(a)(13), Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 1990.)

                       References in Text

    The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(3)(B)(i)(II), is 
act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, as amended. Titles XIX and XX 
of the Act are classified generally to subchapters XIX (Sec. 1396 et 
seq.) and XX (Sec. 1397 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this title, 
respectively. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
section 1305 of this title and Tables.

                          Codification

    In subsec. (b)(3)(B)(i)(I), ``sections 5307, 5310(a)(2), and 5311 of 
title 49'' substituted for ``sections 9, 16(b)(2), and 18 of the Urban 
Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (49 U.S.C. App.)'' on authority of Pub. 
L. 103-272, Sec. 6(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1378 (the first section 
of which enacted subtitles II, III, and V to X of Title 49, 
Transportation), and of Pub. L. 102-240, title III, Sec. 3003(b), Dec. 
18, 1991, 105 Stat. 2088, which provided that references in laws to the 
Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 be deemed to be references to the 
Federal Transit Act.


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsecs. (a), (c), (d), (f). Pub. L. 103-171 substituted 
``Assistant Secretary'' for ``Commissioner'' wherever appearing.


                             Effective Date

    Section inapplicable with respect to fiscal year 1992, see section 
905(b)(3) of Pub. L. 102-375, set out as an Effective Date of 1992 
Amendment note under section 3001 of this title.
