of the older persons in such State, as determined by the Commissioner, may elect to pay part of the costs of the administration of State and area plans either out of sums allotted under this section or out of sums made available for the administration of area plans pursuant to section. 303(e)(1), but shall not pay such costs out of sums allotted under both such sections.

(b)(1) From the sums appropriated for any fiscal year under section 303 for carrying out the purposes of this section, each State shall be allotted 46 an amount which bears the same ratio to such sum as the population aged sixty or over in such State bears to the population aged sixty or over in all States, except that (A) no State shall be allotted less than one-half of 1 per centum of the sum appropriated for the fiscal year for which the determination is made, or $160,000,47 whichever is greater, and (B) Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 48 shall each be allotted no less than one-fourth of 1 per centum of the sum appropriated for the fiscal year for which the determination is made, or $50,000, whichever is greater. For the purpose of the exception contained in clause (A) of this paragraph, the term "State" does not include Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.48

(2) The number of persons aged sixty or over in any State and in all States shall be determined by the Commissioner on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data available to him.

(c) The amounts of any State's allotment under subsection (b) for any fiscal year which the Commissioner determines will not be required for that year shall be reallotted, from time to time and on such dates during such year as the Commissioner may fix, to other States in proportion to the original allotments to such States under subsection (b) for that year, but with such proportionate amount for any of such other States being reduced to the extent it exceeds the sum the Commissioner estimates such State needs and will be able to use for such year; and the total of such reductions shall be similarly reallotted among the States whose proportionate amounts were not so reduced. Such reallotments shall be made on the basis of the State plan so approved,

46 See footnote 36.

47 The 1965 Act, sec. 304 provided a minimum of $15,000 for State plan administration, which was increased to $25,000 by the 1967 Amendments, sec. 3, and to $75,000 by the 1969 Amendments, sec. 4(b). 48 See footnote 35.

49 See footnote 37.

after taking into consideration the population aged sixty or over. Any amount reallotted to a State under this subsection during a year shall be deemed part of its allotment under subsection (b) for that year.

(d) The allotment of a State under this section for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, shall remain available until the close of the following fiscal year.

PAYMENTS

SEC. 307. (a) Payments of grants or contracts under this title may be made (after necessary adjustments on account of previously made overpayments or underpayments) in advance or by way of reimbursement, and in such installments, as the Commissioner may determine.50 From a State's allotment for a fiscal year which is available pursuant to section 306 the Commissioner may pay to a State which does not have a State plan approved under section 305 such amounts as he deems appropriate for the purpose of assisting such State in developing a State plan. From a State's allotment for a fiscal year which is available pursuant to section 303, the Commissioner may, during the period ending one year after the date of enactment of the Older Americans Comprehensive Services Amendments, pay, in accordance with such regulations as he may prescribe, to a State which does not have a State plan approved under section 305, such amounts as he deems appropriate for the purpose of continuing Federal financial assistance for activities assisted under the plan of such State approved under section 303 of this Act prior to enactment of the Older Americans Comprehensive Services Amendments.

(b) Beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, not less than 25 per centum of the non-Federal share (pursuant to section 303 (e)) of the total expenditures under the State plan shall be met from funds from State or local public sources.

(c) A State's allotment under section 303 for a fiscal year shall be reduced by the percentage (if any) by which its expenditures for such year from State sources under its State plan approved under section. 305 are less than its expenditures from such sources for the preceding fiscal year.

50 The first sentence of sec. 307 is substantially identical to sec. 305 of the 1965 Act, which was not amended before enactment of the 1973 Amendments. The remainder of sec. 307 was added by the 1973 Amendments.

MODEL PROJECTS 51

SEC. 308. (a) The Commissioner may, after consultation with the State agency,52 make grants to any public or nonprofit private agency or organization or contracts with any agency or organization 53 within such State for paying part or all 54 of the cost of developing or operating statewide, regional, metropolitan area, county, city, or community model projects which will expand or improve social services or otherwise promote the well-being of older persons. In making grants and contracts under this section, the Commissioner shall give special consideration 55 to projects designed to

(1) assist in meeting the special housing needs of older persons by (A) providing financial assistance to such persons, who own their own homes, necessary to enable them to make the repairs and renovations to their homes which are necessary for them to meet minimum standards, (B) studying and demonstrating methods of adapting existing housing, or construction of new housing, to meet the needs of older persons suffering from physical disabilities, and (C) demonstrating alternative methods of relieving older persons of the burden of real property taxes on their homes;

(2) provide continuing education to older persons designed to enable them to lead more productive lives by broadening the educational, cultural, or social awareness of such older persons, emphasizing, where possible, free tuition arrangements with colleges and universities:

(3) provide preretirement education, information, and relevant services (including the training of personnel to carry out such programs and the conducting of research with respect to the development and

31 Sec. 308, as added to Title III by the 1973 Amendments, supersedes sec. 305 ("Areawide Model Projects"), which was added to the Act by the 1969 Amendments. Major differences between the two are discussed in footnotes 52 through 56, below.

52 In lieu of "after consultation with the State agency", the section added by the 1969 Amendments at this point contained the phrase, "upon such terms as he may deem appropriate."

53 The section added by the 1969 Amendments permitted model project grants to or contracts with State agencies on aging only.

54 The section added by the 1969 Amendments permitted payment of not exceeding 75 percent of modei project costs from funds authorized by that section.

55 In the section added by the 1969 Amendments there was no provision for special consideration to be given projects designed to accomplish certain special objectives.

operation of such programs) to persons planning retirement; or

(4) provide services to assist in meeting the particular needs of the physically and mentally impaired older persons including special transportation and escort services, homemaker, home health and shopping services, reader services, letter writing services, and other services designed to assist such individuals in leading a more independent life.

(b) For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975.56

TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS 57

SEC. 309. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated $35,000.000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, to carry out the purposes of this section. From sums appropriated under this section, the Commissioner is authorized to make grants to each State having a State plan approved under section 305 for the purpose of paying up to 75 per centum of the costs of meeting the transportation needs of older persons, with special emphasis on providing supportive transportation in connection with nutrition projects operated pursuant to title VII of this Act. Sums appropriated under this section shall be allotted to the States in accordance with the allotment formula contained in section 303.

(b) The allotment to a State under this section shall remain available until December 31, 1975, for grants and contracts to area agencies on aging, organized under section 305(b), or to other public or nonprofit private agencies that the State agency determines have the capacity to meet the transportation needs of older persons and to provide supportive transportation services in connection with nutrition projects operated under title VII. In making grants and contracts under this section, State agencies shall give priority to applicants proposing to serve areas in which there is no public transportation or in which existing public transportation is inadequate to meet the special needs of older persons.

(c) Within ninety days following the enactment of legislation appro

56 Authorizations in the section added by the 1969 Amendments were $5,000,000 for FY 1970, and $10,000,000 each for Fiscal Years 1971 and 1972.

57 Sec. 309 was added by the 1974 Amendments, sec. 3.

priating funds as authorized by this section, the Commissioner shall issue final regulations for implementation of the prograr herein authorized.

(d) The Commissioner is authorized and directed to request the technical assistance and cooperation of the Secretary of Transportation and such other departments and agencies of the Federal Government as may be appropriate for the proper and effective administration. of this section.

TITLE IV-TRAINING 58 AND RESEARCH

PART A-TRAINING

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

SEC. 401. The purpose of this part is to improve the quality of service and to help meet critical shortages of adequately trained personnel for programs in the field of aging by (1) developing information on the actual needs for personnel to work in the field of aging, both present and long range; (2) providing a broad range of quality training and retraining opportunities, responsive to changing needs of programs in the field of aging; (3) attracting a greater number of qualified persons into the field of aging; and (4) helping to make personnel training programs more responsive to the need for trained personnel in the field of aging.

APPRAISING PERSONNEL NEEDS IN THE FIELD OF AGING

SEC. 402. (a) The Commissioner shall from time to time appraise the Nation's existing and future personnel needs in the field of aging, at all levels and in all types of programs, and the adequacy of the Nation's efforts to meet these needs. In developing information relating to personnel needs in the field of aging, the Commissioner shall consult with, and make maximum utilization of statistical and other related information of the Department of Labor, the Veterans' Administration, the

58 From the 1965 Act until the 1973 Amendments, the provisions of the Act relating to Training were in Title V, which was devoted exclusively to that subject. The 1973 Amendments repealed Title V and devoted this new Part A, Title TV, to that subject. Before the 1973 Amendments, sec. 501 contained language somewhat comparable to that of the new sec. 404. There was nothing in the former Title V com