PUBLIC LAW 106-501—NOV. 13, 2000 114 STAT. 2257 "(b) EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS. — The Assistant Secretary shall provide for evaluation of the effectiveness of programs and activities funded with grants made under this section, and for dissemination to States of descriptions aind evaluations of such programs and activities, to enable States to incorporate successful approaches into their programs carried out under this part. "(c) SUNSET PROVISION. —This section shall be effective for 3 fiscal years after the date of the enactment of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000. "SEC. 376. ACTIVITIES OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 42 USC 3030s- 12 "(a) IN GENERAL.— The Assistant Secretary shall, directly or by grant or contract, carry out activities of national significance to promote quality and continuous improvement in the support provided to family and other informal caregivers of older individuals through program evaluation, training, technical assistance, and research. "(b) SUNSET PROVISION. —This section shall be effective for 3 fiscal years after the date of the enactment of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000.". TITLE IV—TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND DISCRETIONARY PROJECTS AND PRO- GRAMS SEC. 401. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. Title IV of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030aa et seq.) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 401. PURPOSES. 42 USC 3031. "The purposes of this title are— "(1) to expand the Nation's knowledge and understanding of the older population and the aging process; "(2) to design, test, and promote the use of innovative ideas and best practices in programs and services for older individuals; "(3) to help meet the needs for trained personnel in the field of aging; and "(4) to increase awareness of citizens of all ages of the need to assume personal responsibility for their own longevity. "PART A—GRANT PROGRAMS "SEC. 411. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 42 USC 3032. "(a) IN GENERAL. —For the purpose of carrying out this section, the Assistant Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with States, public agencies, private nonprofit agencies, institutions of higher education, and organizations, including tribal organizations, for— "(1) education and training to develop an adequately trained workforce to work with and on behalf of older individuals; "(2) applied social research and analysis to improve access to and delivery of services for older individuals;
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