Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/1624

 95 STAT. 1598

42 USC 3025.

PUBLIC LAW 97-115—DEC. 29, 1981

inserting in lieu thereof "except as provided in subsection (b)(5), designate for each such area". (c) Section 305(b) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(5) A State which on or before October 1, 1980, had designated, with the approval of the Commissioner, a single planning and service area covering all of the older individuals in the State, in which the State agency was administering the area plan, may after that date designate one or more additional planning and service areas within the State to be administered by public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations as area £^encies on aging, after considering the factors specified in subsection (a)(l)(E). iTie State agency shall continue to perform the functions of an area agency for any area of the State not included in a planning and service area for which an area agency has been designated.", (d) Section 305(c) is amended— (1) by striking out "or" at the end of clause (3), (2) by inserting "or" at the end of clause (4), and (3) by adding after clause (4) the following new clause: "(5) in the case of a State specified in subsection (b)(5), the State agency;". AREA PLANS

42 USC 3026.

SEC. 6. (a) The first sentence of section 306(a) is amended by striking out "for a 3-year period" and inserting in lieu thereof "for a two-, three-, or four-year period determined by the State agency,". (b) Section 306(a)(2) is amended by striking out "at least 50 percent" and inserting in lieu thereof "em adequate proportion". (c)(1) Section 306(b)(l) is repealed. (2)(A) Paragraph (2) of section 306(b) is redesignated as subsection (b). (B) The first sentence of section 306(b) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)) is amended by striking out "may" and inserting in lieu thereof "shall". (C) The second sentence of section 306(b) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)) is repealed. STATE PLANS

42 USC 3027.

42 USC 3030f.

SEC. 7. (a) The first sentence of section 307(a) is amended by striking out "for a 3-year period," and inserting in lieu thereof "for a two-, three-, or four-year period determined by the State agency,". (b) Section 307(a)(13XA) is amended by striking out the comma, and by inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof the following: ", and may be made available to handicapped or disabled individuals who have not attained 60 years of age but who reside in housing facilities occupied primarily by the elderly at which congregate nutrition services are provided". (c) Section 307(a)(13XB) is amended to read as follows: "(B) primary consideration shall be given to the provision of meals in a congregate setting, except that each area agency (i) may award funds made available under this title to organizations for the provision of home delivered meals to older individuals in accordance with the provisions of subpart 2 of part C, based upon a determination of need made by the recipient of a grant or contract entered into under this title, without requiring that such organizations also provide

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