92 STAT. 1538 42 USC 3033.
PUBLIC LAW 95-478—OCT. 18, 1978
(B) Section 403(4) is amended by striking out "to the purposes of this Act" and inserting in lieu thereof "to the field of aging". 42 USC 3034. (4)(A) Section 404(a) is amended— (i) by striking out "The" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "In accordance with the requirements set forth in the national manpower policy, the"; and '^ (ii) by striking out "fields related to the purposes of this Act" and inserting in lieu thereof "the field of aging". (B) Section 404(a)(1) is amended by striking out "purposes of this Act" and inserting in lieu thereof "field of aging". (C) Section 404(a) is further amended by redesignating clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) as clauses (2), (3),( 4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively, and by inserting after the dash the following new clause: "(1) to coordinate the training efforts of all programs serving the elderly at the Federal, State, and local levels recognizing the continual growth of the elderly population,". (D) Section 404(a) is further amended by redesignating clauses (6) and (7), as so redesignated in subparagraph (C), as clauses (8) and (9), respectively, and by inserting after clause (5), as so redesignated in subparagraph (C), the following new clauses: "(6) to assess future national personnel needs, including the ' need for training of advocates, with respect to the elderly with special emphasis on the needs of elderly minority group individuals and the need for the training of minority group individuals to meet such needs, " (7) to assist in paying the costs, in whole or in part, of special courses of training designed to meet the needs of service providers in rural areas,". 42 USC 3035. (b)(1)(A) Section 411 is amended by inserting " (a) " after the section designation. (B) Section 411(a), as so redesignated in subparagraph (A), is ^ amended by striking out "The" and inserting in lieu thereof "To support research efforts related to the implementation of this Act together with areas of concern relating to the living conditions of the elderly, the". (2) Section 411 is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: Grants and "(b) In accordance with the purposes of this part, the Commissioner contracts. shall make grants to any public agency or nonprofit private organization or institution and contracts with any agency, organization, or institution or with an individual for the purpose of— Study. " (1) conducting a study related to the problems experienced by State and area agencies on aging and other service providers inoperating transportation services, with particular emphasis on the difficulties of continually rising insurance costs and restrictions being placed upon the operation of such services by insurance ,,,^. underwriters; "(2) revising existing Federal transportation programs for older individuals to— "(A) provide more coordinated and comprehensive services > sI to such individuals; "(B) eliminate unnecessary duplication among such programs; "(C) eliminate disparities in eligibility requirements among Federal transportation programs for older individuals; and
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