Office of Education, Federal Council on the Aging, the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, State educational agencies, other State and local public agencies and offices dealing with problems of the aging, State employment security agencies, and other appropriate public and private agencies. (b) The Commissioner shall prepare and publish annually as a part of the annual report provided in section 208 a report on the professions dealing with the problems of the aging, in which he shall present in detail his view on the state of such professions and the trends which he discerns with respect to the future complexion of programs for the aging throughout the Nation and the funds and the needs for welleducated personnel to staff such programs. The report shall indicate the Commissioner's plans concerning the allocation of Federal assistance under this title in relation to the plans and programs of other Federal agencies. ATTRACTING QUALIFIED PERSONS TO THE FIELD OF AGING SEC. 403. The Commissioner may make grants to State agencies referred to in section 304, State or local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, or other public or nonprofit private agencies, organizations, or institutions, and he may enter into contracts with any agency, institution, or organization for the purpose of (1) publicizing available opportunities for careers in the field of aging; (2) encouraging qualified persons to enter or reenter the field of aging; (3) encouraging artists, craftsmen, artisans, scientists, and persons from other professions and vocations and homemakers, to undertake assignments on a part-time basis or for temporary periods in the field of aging; or (4) preparing and disseminating materials, including audiovisual materials and printed materials, for use in recruitment and training of parable to the new sections 401, 402, and 403. The 1973 Amendments repealed sec. 503, which had been added by the 1967 Amendments, sec. 6. That section of the Act authorized the Secretary to study and report to the President and to the Congress concerning needs for trained personnel in aging. The study was conducted and the report was transmitted, as required. persons employed or preparing for employment in carrying out programs related to the purposes of this Act. TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PERSONNEL IN THE FIELD OF AGING SEC. 404. (a) The Commissioner may make grants to any public or nonprofit private agency, organization, or institution or with State agencies referred to in section 304, or contracts with any agency, organization, or institution, to assist them in training persons who are employed or preparing for employment in fields related to the purposes of this Act (1) to assist in covering the cost of courses of training or study (including short-term or regular session institutes and other inservice and preservice training programs), (2) for establishing and maintaining fellowships to train persons to be supervisors or trainers of persons employed or preparing for employment in fields related to the purposes of this Act, (3) for seminars, conferences, symposiums, and workshops in the field of aging, including the conduct of conferences and other meetings for the purposes of facilitating exchange of information and stimulating new approaches with respect to activities related to the purposes of this Act, (4) for the improvement of programs for preparing personnel for careers in the field of aging, including design, development, and evaluation of exemplary training programs, introduction of high quality and more effective curricula and curricula materials, and (5) the provision of increased opportunities for practical experience. (b) The Commissioner may include in the terms of any contract or grant under this part provisions authorizing the payment, to persons participating in training programs supported under this part, of such stipends (including allowances for subsistence and other expenses for such persons and their dependents) as he determines to be consistent with prevailing practices under comparable federally supported programs. Where the Commissioner provides for the use of funds under this section for fellowships, he shall (in addition to stipends for the recipients) pay to colleges or universities in which the fellowship is being pursued such amounts as the Commissioner shall determine to be consistent with prevailing practices under comparable federally supported programs. PART B-RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 59 DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES SEC. 411.60 The Commissioner may make grants to any public or nonprofit private agency, organization, or institution and contracts with any 61 agency, organization, or institution or with any individual for the purposes of (1) studying current patterns and conditions of living of older persons and identifying factors which are beneficial or detrimental to the wholesome and meaningful living of such persons; (2) developing or demonstrating new approaches, techniques, and methods (including the use of multipurpose 62 centers) which hold promise of substantial contribution toward wholesome and meaningful living for older persons; (3) developing or demonstrating approaches, methods, and techniques for achieving or improving coordination of community services for older persons; (4) evaluating these approaches, techniques, and methods, as well as others which may assist older persons to enjoy wholesome and meaningful lives and to continue to contribute to the strength and welfare of our Nation; (5) 63 collecting and disseminating, through publications and other appropriate means, information concerning research findings, demonstration results, and other materials developed in connection with activities assisted under this part; or (6) 63 conducting conferences and other meetings for the purposes of facilitating exchange of information and stimulating new approaches with respect to activities related to the purposes of this part. 59 From the 1965 Act until the 1973 Amendments, Title IV was devoted exclusively to "Research and Development Projects". 60 Sec. 411 is similar in most respects to sec. 401 of the Act as it read from the 1965 Act until the 1973 Amendments. 61 The 1969 Amendments, sec. 7(a) deleted “any such agency" and substituted "any agency". 62 The 1967 Amendments, sec. 5(a) deleted "activity" between "multipurpose" and "centers". 63 The 1969 Amendments, sec. 7(b) added to sec. 401, as it then read, subsections (e) and (f), which were substantially identical to paragraphs (5) and (6) of the present sec. 411. SPECIAL STUDY AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ON THE SEC. 412. (a) The Commissioner shall, after consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, conduct a comprehensive study and survey of the transportation problems of older Americans with emphasis upon solutions that are practicable and can be implemented in a timely fashion. In conducting the study and survey, the Commissioner shall consider (1) the use of all community transportation facilities, particularly public transportation systems, the possible use of school buses, and excess Department of Defense vehicles; and (2) the need for revised and improved procedures for obtaining motor vehicle insurance by older Americans to be implemented for use in a coordinated transportation system. (b) In connection with the study required by subsection (a), the Commissioner, in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall conduct research and demonstration projects, either directly or by grants or contracts with public or private nonprofit agencies and organizations, in order to (1) demonstrate possible solutions of economic and service aspect of furnishing adequate transportation to older persons in rural and urban areas including transportation services furnished by social service. agencies; (2) demonstrate improvement of transportation services available to older persons with emphasis on (A) establishing special transportation subsystems for older persons or similar groups with similar mobility restrictions, (B) providing portal-to-portal service and demand actuated services, (C) making payments directly to older persons to enable them to obtain reasonable and necessary transportation services; (3) demonstrate improved coordination between transportation systems and social service delivery systems; and (4) demonstrate innovative solutions for other special transportation problems confronting older Americans. (c) At least half of the projects authorized under subsection (b) of this section shall be conducted in States that are predominantly rural in character. (d) Not later than January 1, 1975, the Commissioner shall prepare and transmit to the Secretary, to the President, and to the Congress, a 64 The 1973 Amendments added sec. 412 and Part C to the Act. report on his findings and recommendations, including a plan for implementation of improved transportation services for older Americans and recommendations for additional legislation, administrative and other measures to provide solutions to the transportation problems of older Americans not later than January 1, 1975, as he deems advisable. (e) In carrying out the study and survey, and the demonstration and research projects under this section, the Commissioner is authorized to (1) procure temporary or intermittent services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and (2) secure directly from any executive department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent establishment or instrumentality information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purpose of this section; and each such department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent establishment or instrumentality is authorized and directed, to the extent permitted by law, to furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the Commissioner upon request made by him. PART C-MULTIDISCIPLINARY CENTERS OF SEC. 421. The Commissioner may make grants to public and private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions for the purpose of establishing or supporting multidisciplinary centers of gerontology. A grant may be made under this section only if the application therefor (1) provides satisfactory assurance that the applicant will expend the full amount of the grant to establish or support a multidisciplinary center of gerontology which shall (A) recruit and train personnel at the professional and subprofessional levels, (B) conduct basic and applied research on work, leisure, and education of older people, living arrangements of older people. social services for older people, the economics of aging, and other related areas, (C) provide consultation to public and voluntary organizations with respect to the needs of older people and in planning and developing services for them, (D) serve as a repository of information and knowledge with respect to the areas for which it conducts basic and applied research, 64 See footnote on previous page. |