1 2 (1) make available comprehensive programs which 2 include a full range of health, education, and social 3 services to our older citizens who need them, (2) give full and special consideration to citizens with special needs in planning such programs, and, pending the availability of such programs for all citizens, give priority to the elderly with the greatest economic and social need, (3) provide comprehensive programs which will deliver a full range of essential services to our older citizens, and, where applicable, also furnish meaningful employment opportunities for many individuals, including older persons, young persons, and volunteers from the community, and (4) insure that the planning and operation of such programs will be undertaken as a partnership of community, and State and local governments, with appropriate assistance from the Federal Government. (b) Section 101 (8) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") is amended by inserting after "services" the following: ", including access to low-cost transportation,". EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS SEC. 3. (a) Section 301 of the Act is amended by strik ing out "and" after "1971," and inserting after "1972" the 4 1 ment of Health, Education, and Welfare for carrying out this 2 Act. In the performance of his functions, he shall be directly 3 responsible to the Secretary and not to or through any 4 other officer of that department. The Commissioner on 5 Aging shall not delegate any of his functions to any other 6 officer who is not directly responsible to him." 7 (b) (1) Section 202 of the Act is amended by striking 8 out "and" at the end of paragraph (7), by striking out the 9 period at the end of paragraph (8) and inserting in lieu 10 thereof "; and", and by adding at the end thereof the 11 following new paragraphs: "(9) develop basic policies and set priorities with respect to the development and operation of programs and activities related to the purpose of this Act; "(10) provide for the coordination of Federal programs and activities related to such purposes; "(11) coordinate, and assist in, the planning and development by public (including Federal, State, and local) and nonprofit private agencies of programs for older persons, with a view to the establishment of a nationwide network of comprehensive, coordinated services and opportunities for such persons; "(12) call conferences of such authorities and officials of public (including Federal, State, and local) and nonprofit private agencies or organizations concerned with the development and operation of programs tor oider persous as the Secretary deems necessary or proper for the development and implementation of policies related to the purposes of this Act; (13) develop and operate programs providing services and opportunities related to the purposes of th's A which are not otherwise provided by existing pro grams for older persons: **(14) carry on a continuing evaluation of the progrims and activities related to the purposes of this Act with partiesar amendon to the impact of medeare and zeball de Age Discrimilanna Aer, and the per mas of the National Hosing An mating to bonng the elderly and the setting if mandaris Sze the Brensing of nursing homes, remmedate at inces. and der heities priming at fir miter people: serve as a dearing house fir angleadous fe Feder, wastanes parent wancies mi ntulias fir de eisiment and igendin en t pocas mi dones reared a de tus |