To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend the authorizations of appropriations for that Act, and for other purposes.
Latest action (29 Jul 1998): Introduced
What this bill does
H.R. 4344 would amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend and update the law's authorizations of appropriations. Many of the Act's funding provisions—covering the Federal Council on the Aging, program administration, state and community aging grants, surplus commodities for meal programs, training and research activities, community service employment for older Americans, grants for Native Americans, elder rights protection programs, and related activities—had authorization language tied to fiscal years 1992 through 1996. The bill would replace those outdated year references with fiscal years 1999 through 2001, in most cases authorizing "such sums as may be necessary" and in some cases setting specific dollar figures. It also adjusts rules in Section 308(b) governing how states may transfer funds between certain aging-services programs, removing year-specific limits and replacing them with standing percentage caps that apply to any fiscal year.
The bill primarily affects federal agencies and state and local organizations that administer aging services—such as senior nutrition programs, community-based aging services, elder rights and protection programs, and Native American aging programs—by determining the funding authority available to them for 1999–2001. Older adults who rely on these federally supported services are indirectly affected, since the bill governs the funding structure underlying such programs.
The bill was introduced on July 29, 1998, by Rep. Peter DeFazio with numerous cosponsors, and was referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. It did not receive a vote and did not advance further before the end of the 105th Congress.
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Official summary
Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for FY 1999 through 2001 for: (1) the Federal Council on the Aging; (2) administration; (3) grants for State and community programs on aging; (4) the availability of surplus commodities; (5) training, research, and discretionary projects and programs; (6) community service employment for older Americans; (7) grants for Native Americans; (8) allotments for vulnerable elder rights protection activities; and (9) the Native American Program. Revises guidelines governing the transfer between specified grant programs of certain Federal funds received by a State.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 4344 do?
- H.R. 4344 would amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend and update the law's authorizations of appropriations. Many of the Act's funding provisions—covering the Federal Council on the Aging, program administration, state and community aging grants, surplus commodities for meal programs, training and research activities, community service employment for older Americans, grants for Native Americans, elder rights protection programs, and related activities—had authorization language tied to fiscal years 1992 through 1996. The bill would replace those outdated year references with fiscal years 1999 through 2001, in most cases authorizing "such sums as may be necessary" and in some cases setting specific dollar figures. It also adjusts rules in Section 308(b) governing how states may transfer funds between certain aging-services programs, removing year-specific limits and replacing them with standing percentage caps that apply to any fiscal year. The bill primarily affects federal agencies and state and local organizations that administer aging services—such as senior nutrition programs, community-based aging services, elder rights and protection programs, and Native American aging programs—by determining the funding authority available to them for 1999–2001. Older adults who rely on these federally supported services are indirectly affected, since the bill governs the funding structure underlying such programs. The bill was introduced on July 29, 1998, by Rep. Peter DeFazio with numerous cosponsors, and was referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. It did not receive a vote and did not advance further before the end of the 105th Congress.
- Has H.R. 4344 become law?
- Not yet. As of 29 Jul 1998, H.R. 4344 is introduced.
- Who sponsored H.R. 4344?
- H.R. 4344 was sponsored by Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR4, 1987-2022] (Democrat-OR), with 188 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 4344?
- Introduced (29 Jul 1998).
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