42 U.S.C. § 3058AA
Section 3058aa · Native American program
Viewing 42 U.S.C. § 3058AA as in effect on November 13, 2000. The text changed in 1 later edition (most recent October 17, 2006).
View current version →The Assistant Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office for American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian Aging, shall establish and carry out a program for—
(1) assisting eligible entities in prioritizing, on a continuing basis, the needs of the service population of the entities relating to elder rights; and
(2) making grants to eligible entities to carry out vulnerable elder rights protection activities that the entities determine to be priorities.
In order to be eligible to receive assistance under this part, an entity shall submit an application to the Assistant Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Assistant Secretary may require.
An entity eligible to receive assistance under this section shall be—
(1) an Indian tribe; or
(2) a public agency, or a nonprofit organization, serving older individuals who are Native Americans.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001, and such sums as may be necessary for subsequent fiscal years.
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Amendments
2000—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–501 amended heading and text of subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995.”
1993—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 103–171 substituted “Assistant Secretary” for “Commissioner” and “Director of the Office for” for “Associate Commissioner on” in subsec. (a) and “Assistant Secretary” for “Commissioner” in two places in subsec. (b).