CAREER PREPARATION FOR THE FIELD OF AGING.

SEC. 418. CAREER PREPARATION FOR THE FIELD OF AGING. Part B of title TV of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3034–3035g) (as amended by the preceding sections) is amended by adding at the end the following: “SEC. 429I. CAREER PREPARATION FOR THE FIELD OF AGING. “(a) Grants.— The Commissioner shall make grants to institutions of higher education, historically black colleges or universities, Hispanic Centers of Excellence in Applied Gerontology, and other educational institutions that serve the needs of minority students, to provide education and training to prepare students for careers in the field of aging. “(b) Definitions.— For purposes of subsection (a): “(1) Hispanic center of excellence in applied gerontology.— The term ‘Hispanic Center of Excellence in Applied Gerontology’ means an institution of higher education with a program in applied gerontology that— “(A) has a significant number of Hispanic individuals enrolled in the program, including individuals accepted for enrollment in the program; “(B) has been effective in assisting Hispanic students of the program to complete the program and receive the degree involved; (C) has been effective in recruiting Hispanic individuals to attend the program, including providing scholarships and other financial assistance to such individuals and encouraging Hispanic students of secondary educational institutions to attend the program; and “(D) has made significant recruitment efforts to increase the number and placement of Hispanic individuals serving in faculty or administrative positions in the program. “(2) Historically black college or university.— The term ‘historically black college or university’ has the meaning given the term ‘part B institution’ in section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)).