Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/1625

 PUBLIC LAW 97-115—DEC. 29, 1981

95 STAT. 1599

meals to older individuals in a congregate setting; and (ii) shall, in awarding such funds, select such organizations in a manner which complies with the provisions of subparagraph (H);". (d) Section 307(a)(13)(C)(ii) is amended by inserting before the 42 USC 3027. semicolon at the end thereof a comma and the following: "to facilitate access to such meals, and to provide other supportive services directly related to nutrition services". (e) Section 307(a)(13XD) is amended by inserting after the clause designation the following: "in the case of meals served in a congregate setting,", and by striking out "or home delivered meals are furnished to eligible individuals who are homebound". (f) Section 307(a)(13XI) is amended to read as follows: "(I) each area agency shall establish procedures that will allow nutrition project administrators the option to offer a meal, on the same basis as meals are provided to elderly participants, to individuals providing volunteer services during the meal hours;". (g) Section 307(a) is amended— (1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (15) thereof; (2) by redesignating paragraph (16) thereof as paragraph (18); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new paragraphs: "(16) provide, with respect to education and training services, assurances that area agencies on aging may enter into grants and contracts with providers of education and training services which can demonstrate the experience or capacity to provide such services (except that such contract authority shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent, or in such amounts, as are provided in appropriations Acts); "(17) provide assurances that, if a substantial number of the older individuals residing in any planning and service area in the State are of limited English-speaking ability, then the State will require the area agency on aging for each such planning and service area— "(A) to utilize, in the delivery of outreach services under section 306(a)(2)(A), the services of workers who are fluent in 42 USC 3026. the language spoken by a predominant number of such older individuals who are of limited English-speaking ability; and "(B) to designate an individual employed by the area agency on aging, or available to such area agency on aging on a full-time basis, whose responsibilities will include— "(i) taking such action as may be appropriate to assure that counseling assistance is made available to such older individuals who are of limited English-speaking ability in order to assist such older individuals in participating in programs and receiving assistance under this Act; and "(ii) providing guidance to individuals engaged in the delivery of supportive services under the area plan involved to enable such individuals to be aware of cultural sensitivities and to take into account effectively linguistic and cultural differences.", (h) Section 307(b) is amended by striking out clause (2) and by redesignating clause (3) as clause (2).

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