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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Part D · Chapter 35 — Programs for Older Americans

§ 3030m. Program authorized

Statutory text

(a)

Grants to States

The Assistant Secretary shall carry out a program for making grants to States under State plans approved under section 3027 of this title to provide evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion services and information at multipurpose senior centers, at congregate meal sites, through home delivered meals programs, or at other appropriate sites. In carrying out such program, the Assistant Secretary shall provide technical assistance on the delivery of evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion services in different settings and for different populations, and consult with the Directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute on Aging.

(b)

Community organizations and agencies

The Assistant Secretary shall, to the extent possible, assure that services provided by other community organizations and agencies are used to carry out the provisions of this part.

(c)

Improving indoor air quality

The Assistant Secretary shall work in consultation with qualified experts to provide information on methods of improving indoor air quality in buildings where older individuals congregate.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Older Americans Act of 1965

    Pub. L. 89–73 title III § 361 · 79 Stat. 218

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 3030m

    Pub. L. 89–73, title III, § 361, as added Pub. L. 100–175, title I, § 143(c), Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 947

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 89–73, title III, § 361, as added Pub. L. 100–175, title I, § 143(c), Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 947

  2. Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–375 § 319(a)(1) · 106 Stat. 1195

    Amended · 42 U.S.C. § 3030m(a)

    Pub. L. 102–375, § 319(a)(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “The Commissioner shall carry out a program for making grants to States under State plans approved under section 3027 of this title for periodic preventive health services to be provided at senior centers or alternative sites as appropriate.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–375, § 319(a)(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “The Commissioner shall carry out a program for making grants to States under State plans approved under section 3027 of this title for periodic preventive health services to be provided at senior centers or alternative sites as appropriate.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: “(a) The Commissioner shall carry out a program for making grants to States under State plans approved under section 307 to provide disease prevention and health promotion services and information at multipurpose senior centers, at congregate meal sites, through home delivered meals programs, or at other appropriate sites. In carrying out such program, the Commissioner shall consult with the Directors of the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institute on Aging.”;

  3. Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–375 § 319(a)(2) · 106 Stat. 1195

    1. Redesignated · 42 U.S.C. § 3030m(b); 42 U.S.C. § 3030m(c)

      Pub. L. 102–375, § 319(a)(2), (3), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b)

    2. Struck · 42 U.S.C. § 3030m(b); 42 U.S.C. § 3030m(c)

      Pub. L. 102–375, § 319(a)(2), (3), struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “Preventive health services under this part may not include services eligible for reimbursement under Medicare.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 102–375, § 319(a)(2), (3), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “Preventive health services under this part may not include services eligible for reimbursement under Medicare.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) by striking subsection (b); and

  4. Older Americans Act Technical Amendments of 1993

    Pub. L. 103–171 · 107 Stat. 1988

    1. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 3030m(a)

      Pub. L. 103–171, §§ 2(13), 3(a)(13), substituted “Assistant Secretary” for “Commissioner” in two places

    2. Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 3030m(a)

      Pub. L. 103–171, §§ 2(13), 3(a)(13), inserted “and Prevention” after “Control”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–171, §§ 2(13), 3(a)(13), substituted “Assistant Secretary” for “Commissioner” in two places and inserted “and Prevention” after “Control”.

  5. Older Americans Act Technical Amendments of 1993

    Pub. L. 103–171 § 3(a)(13) · 107 Stat. 1988

    Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 3030m(b)

    Pub. L. 103–171, § 3(a)(13), substituted “Assistant Secretary” for “Commissioner”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–171, § 3(a)(13), substituted “Assistant Secretary” for “Commissioner”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (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).

  6. Pub. L. 109–365 title III § 319 · 120 Stat. 2551

    Added · 42 U.S.C. § 3030m(c)

    Pub. L. 109–365 added subsec. (c)

    Unresolved: Pub. L. 109–365 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–365 added subsec. (c).

  7. Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2016

    Pub. L. 114–144 § 4(j)(2) · 130 Stat. 334

    Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 3030m(a)

    Pub. L. 114–144 inserted “evidence-based” after “to provide”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–144 inserted “evidence-based” after “to provide”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) in section 361(a), 42 USC 3030m. by inserting “evidence-based” after “to provide”.

  8. Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020

    Pub. L. 116–131 title I § 117(b) · 131 Stat. 240

    Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 3030m(a)

    Pub. L. 116–131 inserted “provide technical assistance on the delivery of evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion services in different settings and for different populations, and” before “consult”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–131 inserted “provide technical assistance on the delivery of evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion services in different settings and for different populations, and” before “consult”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Evidence-Based Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services.— Section 361(a) (42 U.S.C. 3030m(a)) is amended in the second sentence by inserting “provide technical assistance on the delivery of evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion services in different settings and for different populations, and” before “consult”.

6 of 10 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 3 partial · 1 unresolved

Editorial Notes

Amendments1992–2020 · 5 rounds

2020

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–131 inserted “provide technical assistance on the delivery of evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion services in different settings and for different populations, and” before “consult”.

2016

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–144 inserted “evidence-based” after “to provide”.

2006

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–365 added subsec. (c).

1993

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–171, §§ 2(13), 3(a)(13), substituted “Assistant Secretary” for “Commissioner” in two places and inserted “and Prevention” after “Control”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–171, § 3(a)(13), substituted “Assistant Secretary” for “Commissioner”.

1992

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–375, § 319(a)(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “The Commissioner shall carry out a program for making grants to States under State plans approved under section 3027 of this title for periodic preventive health services to be provided at senior centers or alternative sites as appropriate.”

Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 102–375, § 319(a)(2), (3), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “Preventive health services under this part may not include services eligible for reimbursement under Medicare.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective , 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 , 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.

Credits

1987–2020 · 6 acts
  1. 1987Pub. L. 89–73, title III, § 361, as added Pub. L. 100–175, title I, § 143(c), , 101 Stat. 947
  2. 1992amended Pub. L. 102–375, title III, § 319(a), , 106 Stat. 1241
  3. 1993Pub. L. 103–171, §§ 2(13), 3(a)(13), , 107 Stat. 1989, 1990
  4. 2006Pub. L. 109–365, title III, § 319, , 120 Stat. 2551
  5. 2016Pub. L. 114–144, § 4(j)(2), , 130 Stat. 340
  6. 2020Pub. L. 116–131, title I, § 117(b), , 134 Stat. 246.
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(Pub. L. 89–73, title III, § 361, as added Pub. L. 100–175, title I, § 143(c), , 101 Stat. 947; amended Pub. L. 102–375, title III, § 319(a), , 106 Stat. 1241; Pub. L. 103–171, §§ 2(13), 3(a)(13), , 107 Stat. 1989, 1990; Pub. L. 109–365, title III, § 319, , 120 Stat. 2551; Pub. L. 114–144, § 4(j)(2), , 130 Stat. 340; Pub. L. 116–131, title I, § 117(b), , 134 Stat. 246.)

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