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allotment percentage for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands shall be 75 per centum;

"(B) the number of persons aged fifty-five or over in any State and in all States, and the per capita income in any State and in all States, shall be determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most satisfactory data available to him; and

"(C) for the purpose of determining the allotment percentage, the term 'United States' means the fifty States and the District of Columbia.

"(b) The amount allotted for projects within any State under subsection (a) for any fiscal year which the Secretary determines will not be required for such year shall be reallotted, from time to time and on such dates during such year as the Secretary may fix, to projects within other States in proportion to the original allotments to projects within such States under subsection (a) for such year, but with such proportionate amount for any of such other States being reduced to the extent it exceeds the sum the Secretary estimates that projects within such State need 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. Any amount reallotted to a State under this subsection during a year shall be deemed part of its allotment under subsection (a) for su`ì

year.

"(c) The amount apportioned for projects within each State under subsection (a) shall be apportioned among areas within each such State in an equitable manner, taking into consideration (1) the proportion which eligible individuals in each such area bears to the total number of such individuals, respectively, in that State, and (2) the relative distribution of such individuals residing in rural and urban areas within the State.

"DEFINITIONS

"SEC. 907. As used in this title—

"(1) the term 'State' means any of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands;

"(2) the term 'eligible individual' means an individual who is fifty-five years old or over, who has a low income, and who has or would have difficulty in securing employment, except that, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary, any such individual who is sixty years old or over shall have priority for the work opportunities provided for under this title;

"(3) the term 'community service' means social, health, welfare, and educational services, legal and other counseling services and assistance, including tax counseling and assistance and financial counseling, and library, recreational, and other similar services; conservation, maintenance, or restoration of natural resources; community betterment or beautification; antipollution and environmental quality efforts; economic development; and such other services essential and necessary to the community as the Secretary, by regulation, may prescribe; and

"(4) the term 'program' means the older American community service employment program established under this title.

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"AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

"SEC. 908. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, $37,500,000 for the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976, $150,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $200,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978.".

(b) Title IX of the Older Americans Comprehensive Services Amendments of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 3061 et seq.) is hereby repealed.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, sums appropriated to carry out title IX of the Older Americans Comprehensive Services Amendments of 1973 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, may be used for older American community service employment projects conducted as part of the Operation Mainstream program under title III of the Com prehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973.

TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

SEC. 114. (a) Section 102(1) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 3002(1)) is amended by striking out the semicolon at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a period.

(b) The heading for section 202 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 3012) is amended by striking out "OFFICE" and inserting in lieu thereof "ADMINISTRATION”. (c) Section 202(a)(8) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 3022(a)(8)) is amended by striking out "and" at the end thereof.

(d) Section 303(b)(1) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 3023(b)(1)) is amended by striking out "authorized to be".

(e) The last sentence of section 305(e) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 3025 (e)) is amended by striking out "Commissioners' " and inserting in lieu thereof "Commissioner's".

(f) Section 432(b) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 3037a (b)) is amended by striking out "part" and inserting in lieu thereof "title".

(g) The last sentence of section 507 (b) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 3041f(b)) is amended by striking out "or" the second place it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "of".

(h) The heading for section 703 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 3045b) is amended by striking out "ALLOTTMENT" and inserting in lieu thereof "ALLOTMENT". (i) The last sentence of section 703(c) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 3045b(c)) is amended by striking out "in kind" and inserting in lieu thereof "inkind"

(j) The last sentence of section 703(d) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 3045b(d)). is amended by striking out "in kind" and inserting in lieu thereof "in-kind".

(k) Section 705(a) (2) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 3045d (a) (2)) is amended by striking out "sets" and inserting in lieu thereof "set".

(1) Section 705(a) (2) (B) of the Act (42 U.S.Č. 3045d(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking out "cost, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973," and all that follows through "1973, funds" and inserting in lieu thereof "cost. Funds".

(m) Section 705(a) (5) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 3045d(a)(5)) is amended by striking out "areas" and inserting in lieu thereof "area".

(n) The last sentence of section 705 (c) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 3045d(c)) is amended by inserting a comma immediately after "failure" the first place it appears therein, and such sentence is further amended by striking out "part" and inserting in lieu thereof "title".

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(0) Section 706 (a) (5) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 3045e (a) (5)) is amended by inserting a comma immediately after "requirements" the second place it appears therein.

(P) Section 706 (a) (8) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 3045e (a) (8)) is amended by inserting a comma immediately after "program" the second place it appears therein.

TITLE II-AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965

SEC. 201. Section 110(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1008a(b)) is amended by striking out "July 1, 1977" and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1, 1978", by striking out "and" immediately after "1973," and inserting in lieu thereof "for", and by inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof the following: and for the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976".

ADULT EDUCATION ACT

SEC. 202. Section 310(b) of the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1208a (b)) is amended by striking out "July 1, 1975" and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1, 1978", by striking out "and" immediately after "1973," and inserting in lieu thereof "for", and by inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof the following: ", and for the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976”.

OLDER AMERICANS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES AMENDMENTS OF 1973

SEC. 203. Section 805 of the Older Americans Comprehensive Services Amendments of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 2809 note) is amended

(1) by striking out "fiscal year" the second place it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "five fiscal years and the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976"; and

(2) by striking out "Economic Opportunity Act of 1964" and inserting in lieu thereof "Community Services Act of 1974".

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963

SEC. 204. Section 161(d) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 (20 U.S.C. 1841(d)) is amended by inserting "(1)" immediately before "At least one-third" and by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

"(2) From funds made available under this section, special consideration shall be given to special consumer and homemaking programs for persons aged sixty or older who are in need of services provided by such programs, as determined by the Commissioner. Such programs shall be designed to assist such persons to live independently in their own homes and to alleviate the adverse effects of loneliness and isolation.".

DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973

SEC. 205. (a) (1) Section 502(a) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5082 (a)), hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Act", is amended

(A) by striking out "and" immediately after "1974,"; and

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(B) by inserting immediately after "respectively," the following: "$6,000,000 for the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976, and $22,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1977, and September 30, 1978,". (2) Section 502(b)(1) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 5082(b)(1)) is amended

(A) by striking out "and" immediately after "1974," each place it appears therein;

(B) by inserting immediately after "respectively," the first place it appears therein the following: $10,750,000 for the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976, and $43,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1977, and September 30, 1978,";

(C) by inserting immediately after "respectively," the second place it appears therein the following: $8,750,000 for the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976, and $35,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1977, and September 30, 1978,"; and

(D) by inserting immediately after "respectively," the third place it appears therein the following: $2,000,000 for the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976, and $8,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1977, and September 30, 1978,".

(b) (1) The first sentence of section 211(a) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 5011(a)) is amended

(A) by striking out "volunteers" the first and third places it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "individuals"; and (B) by striking out "serve as volunteers to".

(2) Section 211(b) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 5011(b)) is amended by striking out "volunteers" and inserting in lieu thereof "individuals". (3) Section 212 (a) (1) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 5012 (a) (1)) is amended by striking out "rolunteers" and inserting in lieu thereof "individuals".

(c) (1) In order to provide maximum coordination between programs carried out under title III and title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 3045 et seq.) and national older American volunteer programs carried out under title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5001 et seq.), and in order to enhance the effectiveness of the support provided to such national older American volunteer programs by the ACTION Agency, the Director of the ACTION Agency shall designate an aging resource specialist with respect to programs carried out in each State under title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.

(2)(A) Each aging resource specialist designated under paragraph (1) shall be qualified to serve in such capacity by appropriate experience and training, and shall be stationed in a State office of the ACTION Agency.

(B) The primary responsibility of each aging resource specialist shall be

(i) to support programs carried out under title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 in any State or other jurisdiction served by the State office involved; and

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(ii) to seek to coordinate such programs with programs carried out under title III and title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 in any such State or other jurisdiction.

(3) For purposes of this subsection

(A) the term "ACTION Agency" means the ACTION Agency established by section 401 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 5041);

(B) the term "primary responsibility" means the devotion of more than one-half of regular working hours to the performance of duties described in paragraph (2) (B); and

(C) the term "State" means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

AMENDMENT TO RESEARCH ON AGING ACT OF 1974

SEC. 206. Section 464 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289k-5) is amended by striking out "one year" and inserting in lieu thereof "two years”.

TITLE III-PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON AGE

SHORT TITLE

SEC. 301. The provisions of this title may be cited as the “Age Discrimination Act of 1975".

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

SEC. 302. It is the purpose of this title to prohibit unreasonable discrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance, including programs or activities receiving funds under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 (31 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.).

PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION

SEC. 303. Pursuant to regulations prescribed under section 304, and except as provided by section 304(b) and section 304(c), no person in the United States shall, on the basis of age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

REGULATIONS

SEC. 304. (a) (1) Not later than one year after the transmission of the report required by section 307 (b), or two and one-half years after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs first, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall publish in the Federal Register proposed general regulations to carry out the provisions of

section 303.

(2) (A) The Secretary shall not publish such proposed general regulations until the expiration of a period comprised of

(i) the forty-five day period specified in section 307 (e); and (ii) an additional forty-five day period, immediately following the period described in clause (i), during which any committee