§3021. Purpose and program
(a) Congressional declaration of purpose
(1) It is the purpose of this subchapter to encourage and assist State agencies and area agencies on aging to concentrate resources in order to develop greater capacity and foster the development and implementation of comprehensive and coordinated systems to serve older individuals by entering into new cooperative arrangements in each State with the persons described in paragraph (2), for the planning, and for the provision of, supportive services, and multipurpose senior centers, in order to-
(A) secure and maintain maximum independence and dignity in a home environment for older individuals capable of self care with appropriate supportive services;
(B) remove individual and social barriers to economic and personal independence for older individuals;
(C) provide a continuum of care for vulnerable older individuals;
(D) secure the opportunity for older individuals to receive managed in-home and community-based long-term care services; and
(E) measure impacts related to social determinants of health of older individuals.
(2) The persons referred to in paragraph (1) include-
(A) State agencies and area agencies on aging;
(B) other State agencies, including agencies that administer home and community care programs;
(C) Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations;
(D) the providers, including voluntary organizations or other private sector organizations, of supportive services, nutrition services, and multipurpose senior centers;
(E) organizations representing or employing older individuals or their families; and
(F) organizations that have experience in providing training, placement, and stipends for volunteers or participants who are older individuals (such as organizations carrying out Federal service programs administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service), in community service settings.
(b) Administration of program
(1) In order to effectively carry out the purpose of this subchapter, the Assistant Secretary shall administer programs under this subchapter through the Administration.
(2) In carrying out the provisions of this subchapter, the Assistant Secretary may request the technical assistance and cooperation of the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Transportation, the Office of Community Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,,1 and such other agencies and departments of the Federal Government as may be appropriate.
(c) Ombudsman program
The Assistant Secretary shall provide technical assistance and training (by contract, grant, or otherwise) to State long-term care ombudsman programs established under section 3027(a)(9) of this title in accordance with section 3058g of this title, and to individuals within such programs designated under section 3058g of this title to be representatives of a long-term care ombudsman, in order to enable such ombudsmen and such representatives to carry out the ombudsman program effectively.
(d) Use of funds
(1) Any funds received under an allotment as described in section 3024(a) of this title, or funds contributed toward the non-Federal share under section 3024(d) of this title, shall be used only for activities and services to benefit older individuals and other individuals as specifically provided for in this subchapter.
(2) No provision of this subchapter shall be construed as prohibiting a State agency or area agency on aging from providing services by using funds from sources not described in paragraph (1).
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Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3021,
Another prior section 3021,
Amendments
2020-Subsec. (a)(1)(E).
2006-Subsec. (a)(2)(F).
2000-Subsec. (c).
Subsec. (d).
1993-Subsecs. (b), (c).
1992-Subsec. (a).
"(1) secure and maintain maximum independence and dignity in a home environment for older individuals capable of self care with appropriate supportive services;
"(2) remove individual and social barriers to economic and personal independence for older individuals; and
"(3) provide a continuum of care for the vulnerable elderly."
Subsec. (b)(1).
Subsec. (b)(2).
Subsec. (c).
1991-Subsec. (b)(2).
1988-Subsec. (a).
1987-Subsec. (a).
Subsec. (b)(2).
Subsec. (c).
1984-Subsec. (a).
1981-Subsec. (a).
Subsec. (b)(2).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Section effective at close of Sept. 30, 1978, see section 504 of
Coordination and Consolidation of Services Under Chapter
"(1) The Congress finds that-
"(A) approximately 3 percent of the eligible population is presently served under community services programs authorized under the Older Americans Act of 1965 [this chapter], 17 percent of whom are minority group members;
"(B) approximately 1 percent of the eligible population is presently served by the nutrition program authorized under the Older Americans Act of 1965 [this chapter], 21 percent of whom are minority group members;
"(C) there is program fragmentation at the national, State, and local levels which inhibits effective use of existing resources; and
"(D) coordination and consolidation of services provided under the Older Americans Act of 1965 [this chapter] allowing greater local determination to assess the need for services will facilitate achieving the goals of the Older Americans Act of 1965.
"(2) It is the purpose of the amendments made by subsection (b) [amending sections 3021 to 3029 of this title and enacting sections 3030 to 3030g of this title] to combine within a consolidated title, subject to the modifications imposed by the provisions and requirements of the amendments made by subsection (b), the programs authorized by title III, title V, and title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 [former subchapters III, V, and VII of this chapter, respectively, as in effect prior to their revision by