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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Part B · Chapter 35 — Programs for Older Americans

§ 3058aa. Native American program

Statutory text

(a)

Establishment

The Assistant Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office for American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian Aging, shall establish and carry out a program for—

(1)

assisting eligible entities in prioritizing, on a continuing basis, the needs of the service population of the entities relating to elder rights;

(2)

making grants to eligible entities to carry out vulnerable elder rights protection activities that the entities determine to be priorities; and

(3)

enabling the eligible entities to support multidisciplinary elder justice activities, such as—

(A)

establishing a coordinating council, which shall identify the needs of an individual Indian tribe or other Native American group and provide the Assistant Secretary with information and recommendations relating to efforts by the Indian tribe or the governing entity of the Native American group to combat elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation;

(B)

providing training, technical assistance, and other methods of support to groups carrying out multidisciplinary efforts for an Indian tribe or other Native American group; and

(C)

broadening and studying various models for elder fatality and serious injury review teams, to make recommendations about their composition, protocols, functions, timing, roles, and responsibilities, with a goal of producing models and information that will allow for replication based on the needs of Indian tribes and other Native American groups (other than the ones in which the review teams were used).

(b)

Application

In order to be eligible to receive assistance under this section, an entity shall submit an application to the Assistant Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Assistant Secretary may require.

(c)

Eligible entity

An entity eligible to receive assistance under this section shall be—

(1)

an Indian tribe; or

(2)

a public agency, or a nonprofit organization, serving older individuals who are Native Americans.

(d)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007, and such sums as may be necessary for subsequent fiscal years.

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 VII § 751 · 79 Stat. 218

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 3058aa

    Pub. L. 89–73, title VII, § 751, as added Pub. L. 102–375, title VII, § 706, Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1290

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 89–73, title VII, § 751, as added Pub. L. 102–375, title VII, § 706, Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1290

  2. Older Americans Act Technical Amendments of 1993

    Pub. L. 103–171 § 3(a)(10) · 107 Stat. 1988

    1. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 3058aa(a); 42 U.S.C. § 3058aa(b)

      Pub. L. 103–171 substituted “Assistant Secretary” for “Commissioner” in two places in subsec. (b)

    2. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 3058aa(a); 42 U.S.C. § 3058aa(b)

      Pub. L. 103–171 substituted “Director of the Office for” for “Associate Commissioner on” in two places in subsec. (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 103–171 substituted “Assistant Secretary” for “Commissioner” and “Director of the Office for” for “Associate Commissioner on” in subsec. (a) and “Assistant Secretary” for “Commissioner” in two places in subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (10) 42 USC 3058aa. in section 751— (A) in subsection (a) by striking “Associate Commissioner on” and inserting “Director of the Office for”, and (B) in subsections (a) and (b) by striking “Commissioner” each place it appears and inserting “Assistant Secretary”,

  3. Pub. L. 106–501 title VII § 707 · 114 Stat. 2226

    Amended · 42 U.S.C. § 3058aa(d)

    Pub. L. 106–501 amended heading and text of subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–501 amended heading and text of subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 707. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS. Section 751(d) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3058aa(d)) is amended to read as follows: “(d) Authorization of Appropriations.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001, and such sums as may be necessary for subsequent fiscal years.”.

  4. Pub. L. 109–365 § 703(1) · 120 Stat. 2592

    Added · 42 U.S.C. § 3058aa(a)(3)

    Pub. L. 109–365, § 703(1), added par. (3)

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

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 109–365, § 703(1), added par. (3).

  5. Pub. L. 109–365 § 703(2) · 120 Stat. 2592

    Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 3058aa(b)

    Pub. L. 109–365, § 703(2), substituted “this section” for “this part”

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

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–365, § 703(2), substituted “this section” for “this part”.

  6. Pub. L. 109–365 § 703(3) · 120 Stat. 2592

    1. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 3058aa(d)

      Pub. L. 109–365, § 703(3), substituted “this part” for “this section”

    2. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 3058aa(d)

      Pub. L. 109–365, § 703(3), substituted “2007” for “2001”

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

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 109–365, § 703(3), substituted “this part” for “this section” and “2007” for “2001”.

3 of 8 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial · 4 unresolved

Editorial Notes

Amendments1993–2006 · 3 rounds

2006

Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 109–365, § 703(1), added par. (3).

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–365, § 703(2), substituted “this section” for “this part”.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 109–365, § 703(3), substituted “this part” for “this section” and “2007” for “2001”.

2000

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–501 amended heading and text of subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995.”

1993

Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 103–171 substituted “Assistant Secretary” for “Commissioner” and “Director of the Office for” for “Associate Commissioner on” in subsec. (a) and “Assistant Secretary” for “Commissioner” in two places in subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section inapplicable with respect to fiscal year 1993, see section 4(b) of Pub. L. 103–171, set out as an Effective Date of 1992 Amendment note under section 3001 of this title.

Section inapplicable with respect to fiscal year 1992, see section 905(b)(6) of Pub. L. 102–375, set out as an Effective Date of 1992 Amendment note under section 3001 of this title.

Credits

1992–2006 · 4 acts
  1. 1992Pub. L. 89–73, title VII, § 751, as added Pub. L. 102–375, title VII, § 706, , 106 Stat. 1290
  2. 1993amended Pub. L. 103–171, § 3(a)(10), , 107 Stat. 1990
  3. 2000Pub. L. 106–501, title VII, § 707, , 114 Stat. 2291
  4. 2006Pub. L. 109–365, title VII, § 703, , 120 Stat. 2592.
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(Pub. L. 89–73, title VII, § 751, as added Pub. L. 102–375, title VII, § 706, , 106 Stat. 1290; amended Pub. L. 103–171, § 3(a)(10), , 107 Stat. 1990; Pub. L. 106–501, title VII, § 707, , 114 Stat. 2291; Pub. L. 109–365, title VII, § 703, , 120 Stat. 2592.)

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