71 of participating volunteers and individuals, and provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses of such volunteers while undergoing such training; and (4) the program is being established and will be carried out with the advice of persons competent in the field of service involved, and of persons with interest in and knowledge of the needs of older persons. (b) The Director shall not award any grant or contract under this part for a project in any State to any agency or organization unless, if such State has a State agency established or designated pursuant to section 304 (a) (1) of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3024 (a) (1)), such agency itself is the recipient of the award or such agency has been afforded at least sixty days in which to review the project application and make recommendations thereon. (c) Any State which has established or designated a State agency under section 304(a)(1) of the Older Americans Act of 1965, shall designate a person to coordinate and serve as a resource person with respect to the carrying out of programs under title III of such Act and programs under this title. Such State agency shall compensate such person from funds made available to such State agency under this title. PART B-FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM AND OLDER AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS GRANTS AND CONTRACTS [FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROJECTS SEC. 211. (a) The Director is authorized to make grants to or contracts with public and nonprofit private agencies and organizations to pay part or all of the cost of development and operation of projects (including direct payments to [volunteers] individuals serving under this part) designed for the purpose of providing opportunities for lowincome persons aged sixty or over to serve as volunteers to provide supportive person-to-person services in health, education, welfare, and related settings to children having exceptional needs, including services by [volunteers] individuals serving as "foster grandparents" to children receiving care in hospitals, homes for dependent and neglected children, or other establishments providing care for children with special needs. The Director may approve assistance in excess of 90 per centum of the costs of the development and operation of such projects only if he determines, in accordance with regulations he shall prescribe establishing objective criteria, that such action is required in furtherance of the purpose of this section. Provision for such assistance shall be effective as of September 19, 1972. In the case of any project with respect to which, prior to such date, a grant or contract has been made under section 611(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3044b) or with respect to any project under the Foster Grandparent program in effect prior to September 17, 1969, contributions in cash or in kind from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, toward the cost of the project may be counted as part of the cost thereof which is met from non-Federal sources. (b) The Director is also authorized to make grants or contracts to carry out the purpose described in subsection (a) of this section in the 72 case of persons (other than children) having exceptional needs, including services by [volunteers] individuals serving as "senior health aides" to work with persons receiving home health care, nursing care, or meals on wheels or other nutritional services, and as "senior companions" to persons having developmental disabilities or other special needs for companionship. CONDITIONS OF GRANTS AND CONTRACTS SEC. 212. (a) (1) In carrying out this part, the Director shall insure that [volunteers] individuals receiving assistance in any project are older persons of low income who are no longer in the regular work force. (2) The Director shall not award a grant or contract under this. part which involves a project proposed to be carried out throughout the State or over an area more comprehensive than one community unless (A) the State agency established or designated under section 304 (a) (1) of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended (42: U.S.C. 3024 (a) (1)) is the applicant for such grant or contract. or, if not, such agency has been afforded a reasonable opportunity to apply for and receive such award and to administer or supervise the administration of the project; and (B) in cases in which such agency is not the grantee or contractor (including cases to which clause (A) applies but in which such agency has not availed itself of the opportunity to apply for and receive such award), the application contains or is supported by satisfactory assurances that the project has been developed, and will to the extent appropriate be conducted, in consultation with, or with the participation of, such agency. (3) The Director shall not award a grant or contract under this part which involves a project proposed to be undertaken entirely in a community served by a community action agency unless— (A) such agency is the applicant for such grant or contract or, if not, such agency has been afforded a reasonable opportunity to apply for and receive such award and to administer or supervise the administration of the project; (B) in cases in which such agency is not the grantee or contractor (including cases to which clause (A) applies but in which such agency has not availed itself of the opportunity to apply for and receive such award), the application contains or is supported by satisfactory assurances that the project has been developed, and will to the extent appropriate be conducted in consultation with, or with the participation of, such agency; and (C) if such State has a State agency established or designated pursuant to section 304 (a) (1) of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3024 (a) (1), such agency has been afforded at least forty-five days in which to review the project application and make recommendations thereon. (b) The term "community action agency" as used in this section means a community action agency as defined in title II of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2781-2837). 73 TITLE V-AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS SEC. 501. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated $37,600,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and such sums as may be necessary each for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1975, and June 30, 1976, for the purpose of carrying out title I of this Act. In each such year, of the sums appropriated pursuant to this title not less than $29,600,000 shall be expended on programs designed to eliminate lems and poverty-related human, social, and environmental prob Of this amount not less than $22,300,000 shall be expended on programs authorized under part A of title I in each such fiscal year. (b) Any sums authorized to be appropriated for title I of this Act in excess of $37,600,000 shall be reflected in a commensurate increase in the sums to be made available for part A of such title. NATIONAL OLDER AMERICANS [VOLUNTEER] PROGRAMS SEC. 502. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated $17,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, [and] $20,000,000 each for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, respectively, $24,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, $28,800,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, and $34,560,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, to be used for the purpose of carrying out programs under part A of title II of this Act. (b) (1) There are authorized to be appropriated $32,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, [and] $40,000,000 each for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1975, and June 30, 1976, respectively, $48,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, $57,600,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, and $69,120,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, for the purpose of carrying out programs under part B of such title of which (A) $26,500,000 for the fiscal ending June 30, 1974, [and] $32,000,000 each for the fiscal years endyear ing June 30, 1975, and June 30, 1976, respectively, $38,400,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, $46,080,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, and $55,296,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, shall be available for such years for grants or contracts under subsection (a) of section 211, and (B) $6,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, [and] $8,000,000 each for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1975, and June 30, 1976, respectively, $9,600,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, $11,520,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, and $13,824,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, shall be available for such years for grants or contracts under subsection (b) of such section. (2) If the sums authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1) of this subsection are not appropriated and made available in full for each such fiscal year, then such sums as are appropriated and made available for each such fiscal year shall be allocated so that (A) any amounts appropriated not in excess of a sum which then added to carryover balances otherwise available for obligation under subsection (a) of section 211 equal $25,000,000 shall be used for grants or contracts under such subsection; and 74 (B) any amounts appropriated in excess of a sum which when added to carryover balances otherwise available for obligation under subsection (a) of section 211 equals $31,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and $33,000,000 each for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1975, and June 30, 1976, respectively, shall be used for grants or contracts for such fiscal years under such subsection. |