PUBLIC LAW 100-175—NOV. 29, 1987
101 STAT. 951
PART C—DEMONSTRATION GRANTS SEC. 151. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS; PURPOSE.
Section 401(1) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030aa(l)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: ", with special emphasis on minority individuals, low-income individuals, frail individuals, and individuals with disabilities",
Minorities. Disadvantaged persons. Handicapped persons.
SEC. 152. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
Section 422 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3035a) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting "(1)" after "(a)", and (B) by adding at the end the following: "(2) The Commissioner may, after consultation with the State agency in the State involved, make grants to or enter into contracts with public or private institutions of higher education having graduate programs with capability in public health, the medical sciences, psychology, pharmacology, nursing, social work, health education, nutrition, or gerontology, for the purpose of designing and developing prototype health education and promotion programs for the use of State and area agencies on aging in implementing preventive health service programs.", and (2) in subsection (b) by striking "this section" and inserting "subsection (a)(D".
State and local governments. Contracts. Schools and colleges. Health and medical care.
SEC. 153. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.
Section 422(b) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3035a) is amended— (1) in paragraph (7) by striking "and" at the end, (2) in paragraph (8) by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and", and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(9) provide expanded, innovative volunteer opportunities to older individuals which are designed to fulfill unmet commuT nity needs, while at the same time avoiding duplication of existing volunteer programs, which may include— "(A) projects furnishing intergenerational services by ... f older individuals addressing the needs of children, such as— "(i) tutorial services in elementary and special schools; '. ' "(ii) after school programs for latch key children; "(iii) voluntary services for day care center programs; 'h
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"(B) volunteer service credit projects operated in conjunction with ACTION, permitting elderly volunteers to earn credits for services furnished, which may later be redeemed for similar volunteer services.". SEC. 154. SPECIAL PROJECTS IN COMPREHENSIVE LONG-TERM CARE.
Section 423(a)(1) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3035b(a)(l)), as amended by section 134(c)(5), is amended by striking "may" and inserting "shall".
Children and youth.
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