H.R. 782 · 106th Congress · enacted
Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000
Became Public Law No: 106-501.
Latest official action 2000-11-13 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Older Americans Amendments of 1999 - Revises the Older Americans Act of 1965 in toto. Older Americans Act of 1999 - Retains the Administration on Aging in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as well as the Assistant Secretary for Aging. Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish: (1) an Office on Native Americans (currently, the Office for American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian Programs); and (2) an office of long-term care ombudsman programs (currently, the Office of Long-term Care Ombudsman Programs). (Sec. 3) Directs the Assistant Secretary to designate individuals with pertinent expertise who shall be responsible for administration of: (1) grants for Native American programs on aging; (2) Federal activities relating to State long-term care ombudsman programs; and (3) nutrition services. Revises the duties of the Assistant Secretary. Directs the Assistant Secretary to: (1) make education and training grants to institutions of higher education, historically Black colleges or universities, Hispanic Centers of Excellence in Applied Gerontology, and other educational institutions that serve the needs of minority students, to prepare students for careers in the field of aging; (2) establish and carry out pension rights demonstration projects; and (3) make grants to eligible public agencies and nonprofit private organizations for health care s…
Congressional Research Service · 1999-09-28
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