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PUBLIC LAW 93-29-MAY 3, 1973

[87 STAT.

Public Law 93-29 May 3, 1973 1^^' ^^^ -

AN ACT To strengthen and improve the Older Americans Act of 1985, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Older Americans United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be se°rvrcesAme''i^d- citcd Rs the "Older Americans Comprehensive Services Amendments ments of 1973.

of 1973".

TITLE I—DECLARATION OF OBJECTIVES riNDIXGS AND PURPOSES

79 sta^- ^218.

42 USC 3001 note

42 USC 3001.

SEC. 101. The Congress finds that millions of older citizens in this Nation are sutiering unnecessary harm from the lack of adequate services. I t is therefore the purpose of this Act, in support of the objectives of the Older Americans Act of 1965, to— (1) make available comprehensive programs which include a full range of health, education, and social services to our older citizens who need them, (2) give full and special consideration to older citizens with special needs in planning such programs, and, pending the availability of such programs for all older citizens, give priority to the elderly with the greatest economic and social need, (3) provide comprehensive programs which will assure the coordinated delivery of a full range of essential services to our older citizens, and, where applicable, also furnish meaningful employment opportunities for many individuals, including older persons, young persons, and volunteers from the community, and (4) insure that the planning and operation of such programs will be undertaken as a partnership of older citizens, community agencies, and State and local governments, with appropriate assistance from the Federal Government. gj;c. 102. Section 101(8) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after "services" the following: ", including access to low-cost transportation,". TITLE II — ADMINISTRATION ON A G I N G

42 USC 3011.

g^c. 201. (a) Section 201 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 is amended to read as follows: "ESTABLISHMENT OF ADMINISTRATION ON AGING

"SEC. 201. (a) There is established in the Office of the Secretary an Administration on Aging (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the 'Administration') which shall be headed by a Commissioner on Aging (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the 'Commissioner'). Except for title VI and as otherwise specifically provided by the Older Americans Comprehensive Services Amendments of 1973, the Administration shall be the principal agency for carrying out this Act. In the performance of his functions, the Commissioner shall be directly responsible to the Office of the. Secretary. The Secretary shall not approve any delegation of the functions of the Commissioner to any other officer not directly responsible to the Commissioner unless the Secretary shall first submit a plan for such delegation to the Congress. Such delegation is effective at the end of the first period of sixty calen-

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