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106 STAT. 1290 PUBLIC LAW 102-375 —SEPT. 30, 1992 "(E) comply with the requirements specified in subparagraphs (U) through (F) of paragraph (1) with respect to the State public benefits assistance program; "(F) provide for the collection and dissemination of timely and accurate information to staff (including volunteers) related to public benefits; "(G) provide for the coordination of information on public benefits between the staff of State entities and the staff (including volimteers) of the State public benefits assistance program; and "(H) make recommendations related to consumer protection that may affect individuals eligible for, or receiving, public benefits. "(d) ADMINISTRATION.—The State agency may operate the State insurance assistance program and the State public benefits assistance program directly, in cooperation with other State agencies, or under an agreement with a statewide nonprofit organization, an area agency on aging, or another public or nonprofit agency or organization. "(e) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT. —Any funds appropriated for the activities under this chapter shall supplement, and shall not supplant, funds that are expended for similar purposes under any Federal, State, or local program providing insurance benefits or public benefits. "(f) COORDINATION.— A State that receives an allotment under section 703 and receives a grant to provide services under section 4360 of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 1395b- 4) shall coordinate the services with activities provided by the State agency through the programs described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b).". SEC. 706. NATIVE AMERICAN ORGANIZATION PROVISIONS. Title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (as added by section 701, and amended by the preceding sections) is amended by adding at the end the following: "Subtitle B—Native American Organization Provisions 42 USC 3058aa. "SEC. 751. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAM. "(a) ESTABLISHMENT. — The Commissioner, acting through the Associate Commissioner on American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian Aging, shall esteblish and carry out a program for— "(1) assisting eligible entities in prioritizing, on a continuing basis, the needs of the service population of the entities relating to elder rights; and "(2) making grants to eligible entities to carry out vulnerable elder rights protection activities that the entities determine to be priorities. "(b) APPLICATION.—In order to be eligible to receive assistence under this subtitle, an entity shall submit an application to the Commissioner, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Commissioner may require. "(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY. —An entity eligible to receive assistence under this section shall be—