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PUBLIC LAW 93-29-MAY 3, 1973

Report X.O Secretary of Transportation, P r e s i dent, and Congress.

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contracts with public or private nonprofit agencies and organizations, in order to— "(1) demonstrate i30ssible solutions of economic and service aspect of furnishing adequate transportation to older persons in rural and urban areas including transportation services furnished by social service agencies; '•(2) demonstrate improvement of transportation services available to older persons with emphasis on (A) establishing special transjwrtation subsystems for older persons or similar groups with similar mobility restrictions, (B) providing portalto-portal service and demand actuated services, (C) making payments directly to older persons to enable them to obtain reasonable and necessary transportation services; "(3) demonstrate improved coordination between transportation systems and social service delivery systems; and "(4) demonstrate innovative solutions for other special transportation problems confronting older Americans. "(c) A t least half of the projects authorized under subsection (b) of this section shall be conducted in States that are predominantly rural in character. Congress, a report on his findings and recommendations, including a plan for implementation of improved transportation services for older Americans and recommendations for additional legislation, administrative and other measures to provide solutions to the transl)ortation problems of older Americans not later than January 1, 1975, as he deems advisable. "(e) I n carrying out the study and survey, and the demonstration and research projects under this section, the Commissioner is authorized to— " (1) procure temporary or intermittent services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and "(2) secure directly from any executive department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent establishment or instrumentality information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purpose of this section; and each such department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent establishment or instrumentality is authorized and directed, to the extent permitted by law, to furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the Commissioner upon request made by him. " P A R T C—MULTIDISCIPLIXARY CENTERS OF GP:ROXTOLOGY
 * '(d) yiot later than January 1, 1975, the Commissioner shall prepare and transmit to the Secretary, to the President, and to the

Grants.

"SEC. 421. The Commissioner may make grants to public and private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions for the purpose of establishing or supporting multidisciplinary centere of gerontologvA grant may be made under this section only if the application therefor— "(1) provides satisfactory assurance that the applicant will expend the full amount of the grant to establish or support a multidisciplinary center of gerontology which shall— " (A) recruit and train personnel at the professional and subprofessional levels, " (B) conduct basic and applied research on work, leisure, and education of older people, living arrangements of older

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