Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Part A · Chapter 35 — Programs for Older Americans
§ 3032g. Native American programs
Statutory text
Establishment
In general
The Assistant Secretary shall make grants or enter into contracts with not fewer than two and not more than four eligible entities to establish and operate Resource Centers on Native American Elders (referred to in this section as “Resource Centers”). The Assistant Secretary shall make such grants or enter into such contracts for periods of not less than 3 years.
Functions
In general
Each Resource Center that receives funds under this section shall—
gather information;
perform research;
provide for the dissemination of results of the research; and
provide technical assistance and training to entities that provide services to Native Americans who are older individuals.
Areas of concern
In conducting the functions described in subparagraph (A), a Resource Center shall focus on priority areas of concern for the Resource Centers regarding Native Americans who are older individuals, which areas shall be—
health (including mental health) problems;
long-term care, including in-home care;
elder abuse; and
other problems and issues that the Assistant Secretary determines are of particular importance to Native Americans who are older individuals.
Preference
In awarding grants and entering into contracts under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary shall give preference to institutions of higher education that have conducted research on, and assessments of, the characteristics and needs of Native Americans who are older individuals.
Consultation
In determining the type of information to be sought from, and activities to be performed by, Resource Centers, the Assistant Secretary shall consult with the Director of the Office for American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian Aging and with national organizations with special expertise in serving Native Americans who are older individuals.
Eligible entities
To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a contract under paragraph (1), an entity shall be an institution of higher education with experience conducting research and assessment on the needs of older individuals.
Report to Congress
The Assistant Secretary, with assistance from each Resource Center, shall prepare and submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate an annual report on the status and needs, including the priority areas of concern, of Native Americans who are older individuals.
Training grants
The Assistant Secretary shall make grants and enter into contracts to provide in-service training opportunities and courses of instruction on aging to Indian tribes through public or nonprofit Indian aging organizations and to provide annually national trainings for directors of programs under this subchapter.
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.
Older Americans Act of 1965
Pub. L. 89–73 title IV § 418 · 79 Stat. 218
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 3032g
Pub. L. 89–73, title IV, § 418, as added Pub. L. 106–501, title IV, § 401, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2263
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 89–73, title IV, § 418, as added Pub. L. 106–501, title IV, § 401, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2263Pub. L. 109–365 title IV § 407 · 120 Stat. 2557
Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 3032g(a)(2)(B)(i)
Pub. L. 109–365 inserted “(including mental health)” after “health”
Unresolved: Pub. L. 109–365 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(2)(B)(i). Pub. L. 109–365 inserted “(including mental health)” after “health”.Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2016
Pub. L. 114–144 § 5(b) · 130 Stat. 334
Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 3032g(b)
Pub. L. 114–144 substituted “national trainings for” for “a national meeting to train”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–144 substituted “national trainings for” for “a national meeting to train”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Native American Programs.— Section 418(b) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032g(b)) is amended by striking “a national meeting to train” and inserting “national trainings for”.
1 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial · 1 unresolved
Editorial Notes
Amendments2006–2016 · 2 rounds
2016
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–144 substituted “national trainings for” for “a national meeting to train”.
2006
Subsec. (a)(2)(B)(i). Pub. L. 109–365 inserted “(including mental health)” after “health”.
Credits
2000–2016 · 3 acts
- 2000Pub. L. 89–73, title IV, § 418, as added Pub. L. 106–501, title IV, § 401, , 114 Stat. 2263
- 2006amended Pub. L. 109–365, title IV, § 407, , 120 Stat. 2557
- 2016Pub. L. 114–144, § 5(b), , 130 Stat. 341.
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(Pub. L. 89–73, title IV, § 418, as added Pub. L. 106–501, title IV, § 401, , 114 Stat. 2263; amended Pub. L. 109–365, title IV, § 407, , 120 Stat. 2557; Pub. L. 114–144, § 5(b), , 130 Stat. 341.)