penditures have been made in accordance with the Act and this part.

§ 904.13 Publications, copyrights, and

inventions.

(a) Publications. Grantees under this part may publish results of any projects without prior review by the Administration on Aging, provided that such publications carry a footnote acknowledging assistance received under the Act, and that the claimed findings and conclusions do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration on Aging, and provided that copies of the publication are furnished to the Administration on Aging.

(b) Copyright. Where the grantsupported activity results in a book or other copyrightable material, the author is free to copyright, but the Administration on Aging reserves a royaltyfree, nonexclusive, and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish, translate, or otherwise use, and to authorize others to use, all copyrightable or copyrighted material resulting from the grant-supported activity.

(c) Inventitons. Any invention arising out of the grant-supported activity shall be promptly and fully reported to the Administration on Aging. Ownership and the manner of disposition shall be determined by the Secretary in accordance with Department patent regulations and policy.

CONTRACTS

§ 904.14 Contracts.

(a) Eligibility. The Secretary is authorized to make contracts to carry out the purposes of this part with any public or private nonprofit agency, organization or institution (except Federal agencies and institutions), or with any individual, after consulting with the designated State agency.

(b) Provisions. Any contract under this part shall be entered into in accordance with and shall conform to all applicable laws, regulations and Department policy.

(c) Payments. Payments may be made in advance or by way of reimbursement, and in such installments and on such conditions, as the Secretary may determine. To the extent he deems it appropriate, the Secretary shall require the contractor to contribute money, facilities, or services for carrying out the project for which the contract was made.

The Secretary, after consulting with the designated State agency, is authorized to make grants to any public or nonprofit private agency, organization, or institutions (except Federal agencies and institutions) for paying in whole or part the costs of projects designed to carry out the purposes of this part. § 905.3 Application.

Any applicant eligible for a grant award under § 905.2 may file application therefor with the Secretary on such forms and in such detail as the Secretary may prescribe. Such application shall set forth adequately the nature, duration, purpose and plan of the project, the qualifications of the principal staff members to be responsible for the project, the total facilities and resources that will be available, a justification of the amount of the requested grant, and

such other pertinent information as the Secretary may require. The application shall be executed by an individual authorized to act for the applicant and to assume on behalf of the applicant the obligations imposed by the terms and conditions of any award, including the regulations of this part.

§ 905.4 Nondiscrimination and civil rights.

Attention is called to the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Section 601 provides that no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance (42 U.S.C. section 2000d). The regulation implementing such Title VI has been issued by the Secretary with the approval of the President (Part 80 of this title) and is applicable to Federal financial assistance extended under this part.

Within the limits of funds available for such purpose, the Secretary will award a grant to those applicants whose approved projects will in his judgment best promote the purposes of the Act and this part. All grant awards shall be in writing, shall set forth the amount of funds granted, and shall constitute for such amounts the encumbrance of Federal funds available for such purpose on the date of the award. The initial award shall also specify the project period for which support is contemplated if the activity is satisfactorily carried out and Federal funds are available. For con

(a) To the extent he deems it appropriate, the Secretary shall require the recipients of any grant under this part to contribute money, facilities, or services for carrying out the project.

(b) The Secretary shall from time to time make payments to a grantee of all or a portion of any grant award, either in advance or by way of reimbursement for expenses to be incurred or incurred in the project period, to the extent he determines such payments necessary to promote prompt initiation and advancement of the approved project. All such payments shall be recorded by the grantee in accounting records separate from all other fund accounts, including funds derived for other grant awards. Amounts paid shall be available for expenditure by the grantee in accordance with the regulations of this part throughout the project period subject to such limitations as the Secretary may prescribe.

§ 905.8 Termination.

A grant may be terminated in whole or in part at any time at the discretion of the Secretary. Noncancellable obligations properly incurred prior to the receipt of the notice of termination will be honored. The grantee shall be promptly notified of such termination in writing and given the reasons therefor. § 905.9

Reports.

The grantee shall make such reports to the Secretary in such form and containing such information as may reasonably be necessary to enable him to perform his functions under this part and shall keep such records and afford such access thereto as the Secretary may find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports.

§ 905.10

Project expenditures.

Grants under this part will be available for the following types of expenditures for approved projects:

(a) Salaries, stipends, cost of travel and related expenses of project personnel;

(b) Necessary supplies, equipment, and related expenses;

(c) Costs of administration and other indirect costs of the project, subject to

All fiscal transactions by a grantee relating to grants under this part are subject to audit by the Office of Audit of the Department to determine whether expenditures have been made in accordance with the Act and this part.

§ 905.13 Publications, copyrights, inventions and training materials.

(a) Publications. Grantees under this part may publish results of any projects without prior review by the Administration on Aging, provided that such publications carry a footnote acknowledging assistance received under the Act, and that claimed findings and conclusions do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration on Aging, and provided that copies of the publication are furnished to the Administration on Aging.

(b) Copyrights. Where the grantsupported activity results in a book or other copyrightable material, the author is free to copyright, but the Administration on Aging reserves a royalty-free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish, translate, or otherwise use, and to authorize others to use, all copyrightable or copyrighted material resulting from the grant-supported activity.

(c) Training materials. All educational materials developed in connection with training projects under Title V of the Act shall be available to the Secretary.

(d) Inventions. Any invention arising out of the grant-supported activity shall be promptly and fully reported to the Administration on Aging. Ownership and the manner of disposition shall be determined by the Secretary in accordance with Department patent regulations and policy.

(a) Eligibility. The Secretary is authorized to make contracts to carry out the purposes of this part with any public or private nonprofit agency, organization or institution (except Federal agencies and institutions), after consulting with the designated State agency.

(b) Provisions. Any contract under this part shall be entered into in accordance with and shall conform to all applicable laws, regulations and Department policy.

(c) Payments. Payments may be made in advance or by way of reimbursement, and in such installments and on such conditions, as the Secretary may determine. To the extent he deems it appropriate, the Secretary shall require the contractor to contribute money, facilities, or services for carrying out the project for which the contract was made.

PART 906-ADVISORY COMMITTEES Sec. 906.1

906.2

Advisory Committee on Older Ameri

cans.

Technical advisory committees. 906.3 Per diem payments.

AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Part 906 issued under secs. 101-603, 79 Stat. 218-226; 42 U.S.C. secs. 3001-3053.

SOURCE: The provisions of this Part 906 appear at 30 F.R. 13262, Oct. 19, 1965, unless otherwise noted.

§ 906.1 Advisory Committee on Older Americans.

(a) Appointment and composition. The Advisory Committee on Older Americans shall consist of the Commissioner, who shall be Chairman, and 15 persons not otherwise full-time employees of the United States, appointed by the Secretary without regard to the civil service laws. Members shall be selected from among persons who are experienced in or have demonstrated particular interest in special problems of aging.

(b) Term of office. Each member of the Advisory Committee shall hold office for a term of 3 years, except that (1) any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term, and (2) the terms

of office of the members first taking office shall expire, as designated by the Secretary at the time of appointment, five at the end of the first year, five at the end of the second year, and five at the end of the third year after the date of appointment.

(c) Duties. The Advisory Committee on Older Americans will advise the Secretary on matters bearing on his responsibilities under the Act and related activities of his Department.

§ 906.2 Technical advisory committees.

The Secretary is authorized to appoint, without regard to the civil service laws, such technical advisory committees as he deems appropriate for advising him in carrying out his functions under this Act.

§ 906.3 Per diem payments.

Members of the Advisory Committee on Older Americans, or of any technical advisory Committee appointed under § 906.2 who are not regular full-time employees of the United States, shall, while attending meetings or conferences of such committee or otherwise engaged on business of such committee, be entitled to receive compensation at a rate fixed by the Secretary but not exceeding $75 per diem, including travel time, and while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5 of the Admiinstrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 73b-2) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.

Part

1030 Community Action programs.

the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance from the Office of Economic Opportunity.

§ 1010.2 Definitions.

As used in this part

(a) The term "Office" means the Office of Economic Opportunity, and includes all of its organizational units.

(b) The term "Director" means the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity.

(c) The term "responsible Office official" with respect to any program receiving Federal financial assistance means the Director or other official of the Office who by law or by delegation has the principal responsibility within the Office for the administration of the law extending such assistance.

(d) The term "United States" means the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Wake Island, the Canal Zone, and the territories and possessions of the United States, and the term "State" means any one of the foregoing.

(e) The term "Federal financial assistance" includes (1) grants and loans of Federal funds, (2) the grant or donation of Federal property and interests in property, (3) the detail of Federal personnel, (4) the referral or assignment of VISTA volunteers (except the referral or assignment of such volunteers to work in pro