FEDERAL COUNCIL ON THE AGING.

SEC. 205. FEDERAL COUNCIL ON THE AGING. (a) Establishment.— Section 204(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3015(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the second sentence by striking “Members shall serve for terms of three years” and inserting “Except as provided in subsection (b))(1)(A), members shall serve for terms of 3 years, ending on March 31 regardless of the actual date of appointment,”; and (B) in the third sentence by inserting “from among individuals who have expertise and experience in the field of aging” after “appointed”; and (2) in paragraph (2) by striking “1984” and inserting “1992”. (b) Terms of Appointment.— Section 204(b)(1)(A) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3015(b)(l)(A)) is amended to read as follows: “(A) (i) The initial members of the Federal Council on the Aging shall be appointed on April 1, 1993, as follows: “(I) 5 members, who shall be referred to as class 1 members, shall be appointed for a term of 1 year; “(II) 5 members, who shall be referred to as class 2 members, shall be appointed for a term of 2 years; and “(III) 5 members, who shall be referred to as class 3 members, shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. “(ii) Members appointed in 1994 and each third year thereafter shall be referred to as class 1 members. Members appointed in 1995 and each third year thereafter shall be referred to as class 2 members. Members appointed in 1996 and each third year thereafter shall be referred to as class 3 members.”. (c) Duties of Council.— Section 204(d) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3015(d)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: “and of identifying duplication and gaps106 STAT. 1212 among the types of services provided under such programs and activities”; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: “(2) directly advise the Commissioner on matters affecting the special needs of older individuals for services and assistance under this Act;”. (d) Reports.— Section 204(f) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3015(f)) is amended by striking “such interim reports as it deems advisable” and inserting “interim reports”. (e) Authorization of Appropriations.— Section 204(g) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3015(g)) is amended to read as follows: “(g) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $300,000 for fiscal year 1992 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995.”.