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"

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 program 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 IV, 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

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.