Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 2.djvu/236

 92 STAT. 1516

PUBLIC LAW 95-478—OCT. 18, 1978 "REDUCTION OF PAPERWORK

42 USC 3020b.

" SEC. 212. I n order to reduce unnecessary, duplicative, or disruptive demands for information, the Commissioner, in consultation with State agencies designated under section 305(a)(1), and other approp r i a t e agencies and organizations, shall continually review and evaluate all requests by the Administration on A g i n g for information under this Act and take such action as may be necessary to reduce the paperwork required under this Act. The Commissioner shall request only such information as the Commissioner deems essential to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Act. "CONTRACTING AND GRANT AUTHORITY

42 USC 3020c.

" SEC. 213. None of the provisions of this Act shall be construed to prevent a recipient of a g r a n t or a contract from entering into an agreement, subject to the approval of the State agency, with a profitmaking organization, where such organization demonstrates clear superiority with respect to the quality of services covered by such contract to carry out the provisions of this Act and of the appropriate State plan. SURPLUS PROPERTY ELIGIBILITY

42 USC 3020cl. 42 USC 601, 1397. 42 USC 2701 note.

" SEC. 214. Any State or local government agency, and any nonprofit organization or institution, which receives funds appropriated for programs for older individuals under this Act, under title IV or title X X of the Social Security Act, or under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, shall be deemed eligible to receive for such programs, property which is declared surplus to the needs of the Federal Government in accordance w i t h laws applicable to surplus property.". GRANTS FOR STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING

42 USC 3021 note. 42 USC 3001 note.

Post, p. 1517. 42 USC 3041, 3045.

SEC. 103. (a)(1) The Congress finds that— (A) approximately 3 percent of the eligible population is presently served under community services programs authorized under the Older Americans Act of 1965, 17 percent of whom are minority group members; (B) approximately 1 percent of the eligible population is presently served by the nutrition program authorized under the Older Americans Act of 1965, 21 percent of whom are minority group members; (C) there is program fragmentation at the national. State, and local levels which inhibits effective use of existing resources; and (D) coordination and consolidation of services provided under the Older Americans Act of 1965 allowing greater local determination to assess the need for services will facilitate achieving the goals of the Older Americans Act of 1965. (2) I t is the purpose of the amendments made by subsection (b) to combine within a consolidated title, subject to the modifications imposed by the provisions and requirements of the amendments made by subsection (b), the programs authorized by title III, title V, and title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 in the fiscal year 1978, and funds appropriated to carry out such consolidated title shall be used solely for the purposes and for the assistance of the same types of program s authorized under the provisions of such titles. (b) Title III is amended to read as follows:

�