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 PUBLIC LAW 100-175—NOV. 29, 1987

101 STAT. 931 Indians.

SEC. 107. OLDER NATIVE AMERICANS. (a)

IMPROVED ADMINISTRATION FOR

NATIVE

AMERICAN

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GRAMS.—Section 201 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3011) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(c)(1) There is established in the Administration on Aging an Office for American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian Programs. "(2) The Office shall be headed by an Associate Commissioner on American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian Aging appointed by the Commissioner. "(3) The Associate Commissioner on American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian Aging shall— "(A)(i) evaluate the adequacy of outreach under title III and title VI for older Native Americans and recommend to the Commissioner necessary action to improve service delivery, outreach, coordination between title III and title VI services, and particular problems faced by older Indians and Native Hawaiians; and "(ii) include a description of the results of such evaluation and Reports. recommendations in the annual report required by section 207(a) to be submitted by the Commissioner; "(B) serve as the effective and visible advocate in behalf of older Native Americans within the Department of Health and Human Services and with other departments and agencies of the Federal Government regarding all Federal policies affecting older Native Americans; "(C) coordinate activities between other Federal departments and agencies to assure a continuum of improved services through memoranda of agreements or through other appropriate means of coordination; "(D) administer and evaluate the grants provided under this Grants. Act to Indian tribes, public agencies and nonprofit private organizations serving Native Hawaiians; "(E) recommend to the Commissioner policies and priorities with respect to the development and operation of programs and activities conducted under the Act relating to older Native Americans; "(F) collect and disseminate information related to problems experienced by older Native Americans; "(G) develop research plans, and conduct and arrange for research, in the field of American Native aging with a special emphasis on the gathering of statistics on the status of older Native Americans; and "(H) develop and provide technical assistance and training programs to grantees under title VI.". (b) FEDERAL COUNCIL ON AGING.—The third sentence of section 204(a)(1) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3015(a)(1)) is amended by inserting "Indian tribes" after "minorities". (c) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—Section 212 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3020c) is amended by inserting after "State agency" the following: "(or in the case of a grantee under title VI, subject to the recommendation of the Associate Commissioner on American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian Aging and the approval of the Commissioner)".

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