Pub. L. 94-274, tit. I, sec. 105

Sec. 105. (a) For the purposes of sections 210(a). 305(a), and 307(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3020(a), 3025 (a), and 3027(c)), the period of July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, shall be considered part of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1975, and the exercise of authority pursuant to those provisions shall be subject to the conditions stated in the following paragraphs: (1) the term “appropriation Act” in section 216(a) (42 U.S.C. 3020(a)) shall be considered to include any appropriation Act for the period of July 1, 1975, through September 30, 1976; (2) notwithstanding the provisions of section 307(c) (42 U.S.C. 3027(c)), a State’s allotment, under section 303 for the period of July 1, 1975, through September 30, 1976, shall be reduced by the percentage by which its expenditures for such period from State sources under its State plan approved under section 305 are less than 125 per centum of its expenditures from such sources of the preceding fiscal year, and, notwithstanding the provisions of section 307(c), a State’s allotment under section 303 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, shall be reduced by the percentage by which its expenditure for that year from State sources under its State plan, approved under section 305, are less than 80 per centum of its expenditures for the period of July 1, 1975, through September 30, 1976; and (3) the assurances required by that, portion of paragraph (10) of section 305(a) of the Act preceding the exception clause shall be that not less than 50 per centum of the amount by which the allotment for the period of July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1977, exceeds 125 per centum of the allotment for fiscal year 1975, shall be used for the purposes of section 305(b). (b) For the purposes of sections 303(b) and 306(b) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3023(b) and 3026(b)), the period of July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, shall be considered a fiscal year, and the exercise of authority pursuant to those provisions shall be subject to the conditions stated in the following paragraphs: (1) the amount specified in section 303(b)(2)(C) shall Lie decreased by 75 per centum for that period: (2) the amount of $200,000 specified in section 306(b)(1)(A) shall be decreased to $50,000 for that period; and (3) the amount of $62,500 specified in section 306 (b)(1)(B) shall be decreased to $15,625 for that period, and the amount90 STAT. 386 specified in section 306(b)(3) shall be decreased by 75 per centum for that period.