2 services to older Americans supplied through housing projects for the elderly and other means; (3) to provide a focal point in a community for the development and delivery of social services designed primarily for older Americans; (4) to provide an opportunity for older Americans to realize the full potential of their retirement years; (5) to provide assistance to senior citizens in overcoming the financial hardships of retirement, the physical hardships of declining health and decreasing mobility and the psychological hardships of the loneliness and isolation that often beset the older person; (6) to build upon and expand the successful community-based programs and demonstration projects funded by titles III and IV of the Older Americans Act of 1965 as amended; and (7) to provide expanded opportunities for service by senior citizens to other seniors and to the community, including those opportunities provided by existing programs funded by the Department of Labor, the Office of Economic Opportunity, and other Federal agencies. 3 1 TITLE I-CONSTRUCTION OF MULTIPURPOSE 2 3 4 COMMUNITY CENTERS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 101. There are authorized to be appropriated for 5 grants for construction of public and other nonprofit com6 munity centers for senior citizens, $70,000,000 for the fiscal 7 year ending June 30, 1973, $140,000,000 for the fiscal year 8 ending June 30, 1974, and $200,000,000 for the fiscal year 9 ending June 30, 1975. 11 SEC. 102. (a) For each fiscal year, the Secretary of 12 Health, Education, and Welfare shall, in accordance with 13 regulations, make allotments from the sums appropriated 14 under section 101 to the several States on the basis of (1) 15 the total population and the population of senior citizens, 16 (2) the extent of the need for community centers for senior 17 citizens, and (3) the financial need of the respective States; 18 except that no allotment to any State, other than the Virgin 19 Islands, American Samoa, and Guam, for any fiscal year may be less than $100,000. Sums so allotted to a State for 20 21 a fiscal year and remaining unobligated at the end of such 4 1 year shall remain available to such State for such purpose 2 for the next fiscal year (and for such year only), in addition 3 4 to the sums allotted for such State for such next fiscal year. (b) In accordance with regulations of the Secretary, any 5 State may file with him a request that a specified portion 6 of its allotment under this title be added to the allotment of 7 another State under this title for the purpose of meeting a 8 portion of the Federal share of the cost of a project for 9 the construction of a community center for senior citizens in 10 such other State. If it is found by the Secretary that con11 struction of the center with respect to which the request 12 is made would meet needs of the State making the request 13 and that use of the specified portion of such State's allotment, as requested by it, would assist in carrying out the purposes 15 of this title, such portion of such State's allotment shall be 16 added to the allotment of the other State under this title to 14 17 be used for the purpose referred to above. 18 19 REGULATIONS SEC. 103. Within six months after enactment of this 20 Act, the Secretary shall, after consultation with Federal, 21 State, and local agencies concerned with services for senior 22 citizens as well as representatives of private groups concerned 23 with services for senior citizens, by general regulations appli24 cable uniformly to all the States, prescribe— 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 5 (1) the kinds of community centers and community services needed to provide adequate social services for senior citizens residing in a State; (2) the general manner in which the State agency (designated as provided in the State plan approved under this title) shall determine the priority of projects 7 based on the relative need of different areas, giving special consideration to projects on the basis of the extent to which the centers to be constructed thereby will, alone or in conjunction with other facilities owned or operated by the applicant or affiliated or associated with the applicant, provide comprehensive services (as determined by the Secretary in accordance with regulations) for senior citizens in a particular community or communities or which will be an extension of or closely associated with an existing senior citizen center or community-based senior citizen program funded under title III of the Older Americans Act; 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 (3) general standards of construction and equipment for centers of different classes and in different types of location; and (4) that the State plan shall provide for adequate community centers for senior citizens residing in the State. 1 2 3 6 STATE PLANS SEC. 104. (a) After regulations pursuant to section 103 have been issued, any State desiring to take advantage 4 of this title shall submit a revised version of the State plan 5 required under title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, for carrying out the purposes of this title. Such a revised State plan must (1) designate a single State agency as the sole agency for the administration of the plan, or designate such agency as the sole agency for supervising the administration of the plan; (2) contain satisfactory evidence that the State agency designated in accordance with paragraph (1) hereof will have authority to carry out such plan in conformity with this title; (3) provide for the designation of a State advisory council which shall include representatives of nongovernment organizations or groups, and of State agencies concerned with planning, operation, or utilization of community centers for senior citizens, including representatives of consumers of the services provided by such centers and facilities who are familiar with the need for such services, to consult with the State agency in carrying out such plan; (4) set forth a program for construction of commu |