The

he Fiscal 1977 Labor-HEW Appropriations Act, passed over a Presidential veto on Sept. 30, provides $401.6 million for programs under the Administration on Aging. This is the highest funding level in the agency's history.

The Appropriations Act (P.L. 94-439) passed by a vote of 312 to 93 in the House and 67 to 15 in the

went to the Title VII Nutrition Program for the Elderly which was awarded $203,525,000 in funds.

The Federal Council on Aging received $575,000 for fiscal 1977.

Additional Aging Programs Funded

A number of other programs benefitting the elderly were also funded under the Labor-HEW Appropriations Act. The National Institute on Aging received $30 million to carry out research in the biomedical and behavioral aspects of aging. Under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act, $19 million was appropriated for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, $34 million for Foster Grandparents, and $3.8 million for Senior Companions.

The Community Services Act included appropriations of $330 million for Community Action Programs, $10 million for Senior Opportunities and Services, and $27.5 million each for the Community

Food and Nutrition and Emergency Energy Conservation programs. The $27.5 million for EEC programs, which provides for housing winterization projects, represents funding for the first six months of fiscal 1977.

Other appropriations included $3,553,000 for the Community adult education classes in public Schools Program, which provides school facilities; $2,540,000 for programs under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; and $1.3 million for the Service Corps of Retired Executives.

The Appropriations Act also provides $90.6 million for Title IX, The Older American Community Service Employment Act, from July 1, 1977 to June 30, 1978.

The funding will increase the number of jobs under Title IX from 15,000 to 22,600. House and Senate conferees called for 18,800 positions to be allocated to national contractors and 3,800 jobs to the States.