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PUBLIC LAW 89-73-JULY 14, 1965

[79 STAT.

TITLE II—ADMINISTRATION ON AGING ESTABLISHMENT OF ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 201. (a) There is hereby established within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare an Administration to be known as the Administration on Aging (hereinafter referred to as the "Administration"). o,J^A^^^r^°"'' (b) The Administration shall be under the direction of a CommisAppointment by sioncr ou Aging to be appointed by the President by and with the President. udvice and consent of the Senate. FUNCTIONS OF OFFICE

SEC. 202. It shall be the duty and function of the Administration to— (1) serve as a clearinghouse for information related to problems of the aged and aging; (2) assist the Secretary in all matters pertaining to problems of the aged and aging; (3) administer the grants provided by this Act; (4) develop plans, conduct and arrange for research and demonstration programs in the field of aging; (5) provide technical assistance and consultation to States and political subdivisions thereof with respect to programs for the aged and aging; (6) prepare, publish, and disseminate educational materials dealing with the welfare of older persons; (7) gather statistics in the field of aging which other Federal agencies are not collecting; and (8) stimulate more effective use of existing resources and available services for the aged and aging. TITLE III—GEANTS FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING, SERVICES, AND TRAINING AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 301. The Secretary shall carry out during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and each of the four succeeding fiscal years, a program of grants to States in accordance with this title. There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and $8,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and each of the two succeeding fiscal years, such sums may be appropriated as the Congress may hereafter authorize by law, for— (1) community planning and coordination of programs for carrying out the purposes of this Act;

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