Volume 107 · 1988

Public Law 103–171

To make technical amendments necessitated by the enactment of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992, and for other purposes.

Approved December 2, 1993

Statutory text

An Act

To make technical amendments necessitated by the enactment of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Older Americans Act Technical Amendments of 1993”.

SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1966.

The Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001–3058ee) is amended—

(1) 42 USC 3002.

in section 102(3) by inserting “of the United States” after “Virgin Islands”,

(2) 42 USC 3012.

in section 202(a)(18)—

by striking and service providers,”, and

by inserting “, and service providers,” after “on aging”,

in section 202(a)(27)(C) by striking “1994” and inserting “1995”,

(4) 42 USC 3013.

in section 203(a)(3) by striking “Federal” the first place it appears,

(5) 42 USC 3017.

in section 206(g)—

in paragraph (1) by striking “1994” and inserting “1995”,

in paragraph (2)(B) by striking “1993” and inserting “1994”, and

in paragraph (3) by striking “1994” and inserting “1995”,

(6) 42 USC 3020b.

in the first sentence of section 211 by striking “agencies,” and inserting “agencies”,

(7) 42 USC 3022.

in section 302 by striking paragraph (10),

(8) 42 USC 3025.

in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 305(b) by striking “clause (1) of subsection (a)” each place it appears, and inserting “subsection (a)(1)”,

(9) 42 USC 3027.

in section 307—

in section 307(a)—

in the last sentence of paragraph (8) by striking “knowledgable” and inserting “knowledgeable”, and

in paragraph (24) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period, and

in subsection (b)(2) by striking “the requirement described in clause (3)(B) of subsection (a)” and inserting “such requirement”,

in section 310(a)(1) by striking “Disaster Relief and

42 USC 3030.

Emergency Assistance Act” and inserting “Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act”,

in section 314(a) by striking “(a) Promotion.—”,

42 USC 3030c–1.

in section 321(a)(15) by striking “clause (16) of section

42 USC 3030d.

307(a)” and inserting “chapter 3 of subtitle A of title VII and section 307(a)(16)”,

in section 361(a) by inserting “and Prevention” after

42 USC 3030m.

“Control”,

in section 402(b) by striking “Alcohol, Drug Abuse,

42 USC 3030bb.

and Mental Health Administration” and inserting “Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration”,

in section 411(e) by striking “431(b)” and inserting

42 USC 3031.

“section 431(b)”,

in the first sentence of section 421(a) by striking

42 USC 3035.

“purposes” the last place it appears and inserting “purpose”,

in section 429G(a)(2)(B)(v)(X) by striking “and” at the

42 USC 3035o.

end,

in subsections (a) and (b)(2) of section 4291 by striking

42 USC 3035q.

“black” and inserting “Black”,

in section 429J(a)(2)(D) by inserting “of 1974” after

42 USC 3035r.

“Act”,

in section 510 by striking “section 203 of such Act

42 USC 3056h.

(29 U.S.C. 1603)” and inserting “sections 203 and 204(d)(5)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1603, 1604(d)(5)(A))”, and

in subsections (c) and (d) of section 614 by striking

42 USC 3057e.

“Commission” and inserting “Assistant Secretary”.

SEC. 3. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AGING.

Amendments to the Older Americans Act of 1965.—

The Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001–3058ee) is amended—

by amending section 102(2) to read as follows:

42 USC 3002.

“(2)
The term ‘Assistant Secretary’ means the Assistant Secretary for Aging.”,
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in section 201—

42 USC 3011.

in subsection (a) by striking “a Commissioner on” and inserting “an Assistant Secretary for”,

in subsection (c)—

in paragraph (2) by striking “an Associate Commissioner on” and inserting “a Director of the Office for”, and

in paragraph (3) by striking “Associate Commissioner on” and inserting “Director of the Office for”.

in subsection (d)—

by striking “an Associate Commissioner for Ombudsman Programs” and inserting “a Director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs”, and

by striking “Associate Commissioner” each place it appears and inserting “Director”, and

by striking “Commissioner” each place it appears and inserting “Assistant Secretary”,

(3) 42 USC 3012.

in section 202—

in the heading by striking “commissioner” and inserting “assistant secretary”,

in subsection (a)(21)(A) by striking “Associate Commissioner for Ombudsman Programs” and inserting “Director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs”,

in subsection (e)(1)(A)(iv) by striking “Associate Commissioner on” and inserting “Director of the Office for”, and

by striking “Commissioner” each place it appears and inserting “Assistant Secretary”,

(4) 42 USC 3020c, 3035m.

in sections 212 and 429E—

by striking “Associate Commissioner on” and inserting “Director of the Office for”, and

by striking “Commissioner” each place it appears and inserting “Assistant Secretary”,

(5) 42 USC 3027.

in section 307—

in subsections (d) and (e) by striking “Commissioner’s” each place it appears and inserting “Assistant Secretary’s”, and

by striking “Commissioner” each place it appears and inserting “Assistant Secretary”,

(6) 42 USC 3030a.

in section 311(a)(4)(B) by striking “Commissioner” and inserting “Assistant Secretary for Aging”,

(7) 42 USC 3035f.

in section 427—

in subsection (a) by striking “Commissioner” and inserting “Assistant Secretary”, and

in subsection (b) by striking “Commissioner on Aging” each place it appears and inserting “Assistant Secretary”,

(8) 42 USC 3056a, 3056c.

in subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 503, and in section 505(a), by striking “Commissioner” each place it appears and inserting “Assistant Secretary for Aging”,

(9) 42 USC 3058g.

in section 712—

in subsection (h)(4)(A) by striking “Associate Commissioner for Ombudsman Programs” and inserting “Director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs”, and

by striking “Commissioner” each place it appears and inserting “Assistant Secretary”,

(10) 42 USC 3058aa.

in section 751—

in subsection (a) by striking “Associate Commissioner on” and inserting “Director of the Office for”, and

in subsections (a) and (b) by striking “Commissioner” each place it appears and inserting “Assistant Secretary”,

(11) 42 USC 3030g–13, 3035i, 3035o, 3058dd.

in the headings of sections 338B(b), 429A(g)(2), 429G(c)(2), and 763(b) by striking “Commissioner” and inserting “Assistant Secretary”,

(12) 42 USC 3037b.

in the heading of section 433 by striking “commissioner” and inserting “assistant secretary”, and

(13) 42 USC 3013 et seq.

by striking “Commissioner” each place it appears, and inserting “Assistant Secretary”, in sections 203(a), 203A, 204(d), 205, 206(g), 207, 211, 214, 215(b)(2), 301, 304, 305, 306, 308, 309(a), 310, 312, 313(a), 314, 321, 331, 336, 337, 338(a), 338A, 338B, 341, 351, 361, 381, 402, 411, 412, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425(a), 428, 429, 429A, 429B, 429C, 429D, 429F, 429G, 429H, 4291, 429J, 431, 432, 433, 613, 614, 614A, 623, 624, 631, 632, 701, 703, 705(a)(7)(D), 713, 741(a)(4)(G), 763, and 764(a).

Amendments to Other Law.—

Section 5315 of title 5 of the United States Code is amended in the item relating to Assistant Secretaries of Health and Human Services by striking “(5)” and inserting “(6)”.

Section 9(b) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 958(b)) is amended by striking “Commissioner on Aging” and inserting “Assistant Secretary for Aging”.

Sections 911(a)(8) and 921(a)(2) of the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Services Research Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. U2U(a)(8), 11221(a)(2)) are amended by striking “Commissioner on Aging” and inserting “Assistant Secretary for Aging”.

Section 17(o)(3)(A) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(o)(3)(A)) is amended by striking “Commissioner of Aging” and inserting “Assistant Secretary for Aging”.

References.—

Any reference to the Commissioner on Aging

42 USC 3011 note.

in any order, rule, guideline, contract, grant, suit, or proceeding that is pending, enforceable, or in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the Assistant Secretary for Aging.

SEC. 4. MATTERS RELATING TO THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1W2.

Technical Amendments.—

The Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992 (Public Law 102–375; 106 Stat. 1195–1310) is amended—

in section 202(g) by striking “1993” each place it appears

106 Stat. 1205.

and inserting “1994”,

in section 211 by striking “1994” and inserting “1995”,

42 USC 3001 note.

and

in section 502(b)—

42 USC 3056a.

in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking “The first sentence of section” and inserting “Section”, and

in paragraph (1) by inserting “in the first sentence” after “(1)”.

Delayed Applicability of Certain Amendments.—

The

42 USC 3001 note.

amendments made by—

sections 303(a)(2), 303(a)(3), 304 (excluding paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a)), 305, 306, 307, and 317, and

title VII, of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992 (Public Law 102–375; 106 Stat. 1221 et seq.) shall not apply with respect to fiscal year 1993.

SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS ACT OF 1074.

The Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991–2992d) is amended—

in section 802 by striking “Alaskan” and inserting

42 USC 2991a.

“Alaska”, and

in the first sentence of section 803(a) by striking “non-reservation

42 USC 2991b.

areas” and inserting “areas that are not Indian reservations or Alaska Native villages”,

in section 803A—

42 USC 2991b–1.

in subsections (b), (c), and (d)(1) by striking “to which a grant is awarded under subsection (a)(1)” each place it appears,

in subsection (d)(2) by striking “to which a grant is made under subsection (a)(1)”, and

in subsection (f)(1) by striking “for fiscal years 1988, 1989, and 1990 the aggregate amount $3,000,000 for sill such fiscal years” and inserting “for each of the fiscal years 1992,1993, and 1994, $1,000,000”,

(4) 42 USC 2991b–2.

in section 803B(c)—

in paragraph (5) by striking “individuals who” and inserting “agencies described in section 803(a) that”, and

in paragraph (6) by striking “such individuals” and inserting “Native Americans,”,

(5) 42 USC 2991d–1.

in section 806(a)(2) by striking “Alaskan” and inserting “Alaska”,

(6) 42 USC 2992c.

in section 815—

in paragraph (2) by striking “Alaskan” each place it appears and inserting “Alaska”, and

in paragraph (4) by adding a semicolon at the end, and

(6) 42 USC 2992d.

in section 816—

in subsections (a) and (b) by inserting a comma after “803A” each place it appears,

in subsection (c) by striking “are” and inserting “is”,

in subsection (e) by striking “fiscal years 1992 and 1993” and inserting “fiscal year 1994”, and

by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively.

SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS REGARDING THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING.

Title II of the Older Americans Amendments of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3001 note) is amended—

in section 202(a) by striking “December 31, 1994” and inserting “May 31, 1995,”,

in section 203(b)—

in paragraph (1) by striking “subsection (a)(2)” and inserting “subsection (a)(3)”, and

in paragraph (3) by striking “subsection (a)(5)” and inserting “subsection (a)(6)”,

in section 204—

in subsection (a)—

in paragraph (1) by striking “90 days after the enactment of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992” and inserting “December 31, 1993”, and

in paragraph (2)(B) by striking “60 days” and inserting “90 days”,

in subsection (b) by moving the left margin of paragraph (2) 2 ems to the right so as to align such margin with the left margin of paragraph (1), and

in subsection (d) by striking “prescribed rate for GS–18 under section 5332” and inserting “equivalent of the maximum rate of pay payable under section 5376”,

in section 206(5) by inserting “of the United States” after “Virgin Islands”, and

in section 207—

in subsection (a)(1) by striking “1994” and inserting “1996”, and

in subsection (b)—

in paragraph (1)—

by striking “June 30, 1995, or”, and

by striking “, whichever occurs earlier”,

in paragraph (2)—

by striking “June 30, 1995, or”, and

by striking “, whichever occurs earlier,”, and

in paragraph (3) by striking “June 30, 1994” and inserting “December 31, 1995”.

SEC. 7. AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT ACT.

Discretionary Authority.—

Section 681(a)(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9910(a)(2)) is amended—

in subparagraph (D) by striking “(including” and all that follows through “facilities”, and inserting “, including rental housing for low-income individuals”,

by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively, and

by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:

“(E)
technical assistance and training programs regarding the planning and development of rural community facilities (in selecting entities to carry out such programs, the Secretary shall give priority to organizations described in subparagraph (D));”.
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Annual Report.—

Section 682 of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9911) is amended—

in subsection (a)—

in paragraph (1)—

by striking “contract with” and inserting “awarding a grant or contract to”,

by striking “this subtitle” and inserting “section 674”, and

by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:

“(A)
The uses of the Community Services Block Grant to the States that are related to the purposes of the subtitle.
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“(B)
The number of entities eligible for funds under this subtitle, the number of low-income persons served under this subtitle, and that amount of information concerning the demographics of the low-income populations served by such eligible entities as is determined to be feasible.
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“(C)
Any information in addition to that described in subparagraph (B) that the Secretary considers to be appropriate to carry out this subtitle, except that the Secretary may not require a State to provide such additional information until the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date on which the Secretary notifies such State that such additional information will be required to be provided.”,
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by striking paragraphs (2) and (3), and

by adding at the end the following:

“(2)
In selecting an entity to prepare a report under this subsection, the Secretary shall give a preference to any nonprofit entity that has demonstrated the ability to secure the voluntary cooperation of grantees under this subtitle in designing and implementing national Community Services Block Grant information systems.”, and
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in subsection (b) by striking “Not later” and all that follows through “prepared, the”, and inserting “The”.

Technical Amendments.—

The Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901–9912) is amended—

(1) 42 USC 9902.

in section 673(4) by inserting “of the United States” after “Virgin Islands”,

(2) 42 USC 9903.

in section 674(a)—

in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(A)(ii) by striking “681(c)” each place it appears and inserting “681(d)”, and

in paragraph (3) by inserting “of the United States” after “Virgin Islands”,

(3) 42 USC 9909.

in section 680(a) by striking “681(c)” and inserting “681(d)”, and

(4) 42 USC 9910a.

in section 681A by striking “Statewide” and inserting “statewide”.

SEC. 8. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS WITH RESPECT TO CHILD CARE.

42 USC 9858h, 9858q, 9858n.

Section 8 of Public Law 102–586 is amended by striking “Child Care and Development Block Grant Act Amendments of 1992” each place it appears and inserting “Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990”.

SEC. 9. AMENDMENTS TO THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT.

In General.—

The first sentence of section 114(d) of the Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Adoption and Family Services Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 5106a note; Public Law 102–295) is amended— (1) by striking “on October 1, 1993, or”, and (2) by striking “, whichever occurs first”.

Effective Date.—

The amendments made by subsection (a) take effect on September 30, 1993.

Approved December 2, 1993.