SERVICES TO OLDER NATIVE AMERICANS.

SEC. 134. SERVICES TO OLDER NATIVE AMERICANS. (a) Organization.—(1) Section 805(a)(1)(E) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 8025(a)(1)(E)), as amended by section 132(a)(1), is amended by inserting “the distribution of older Indians residing in such areas,” after “such areas,” the second place it appears. 101 STAT. 941 (2) Section 306(a)(1) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3026(a)(1)), as amended by section 132(b)(1), is amended by inserting “, and the number of older Indians residing in such area,” before “and” the last place it appears in the parenthetical. (b) Area Plans.—Section 306(a)(6) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3026(a)(6)), as amended by sections 127 and 133, is amended— (1) by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (L), (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (M) and inserting “; and”, and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(N) if there is a significant population of older Indians in the planning and service area of the area agency, the area agency shall conduct outreach activities to identify older Indians in such area and shall inform such older Indians of the availability of assistance under this Act.”. (c) Education and Training.—(1) Section 402 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 3030bb) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(c) The Commissioner shall ensure that grants and contracts under this title are equitably awarded to agencies, organizations, and institutions representing minorities.”. (2) Section 410(5) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030jj(5)) is amended by inserting “(including centers of gerontology to improve, enhance, and expand minority personnel and training programs)” after “gerontology”. (3) Section 411(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3031(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(4) To provide in-service training opportunities and courses of instruction on aging to Indian tribes through public and nonprofit Indian aging organizations.”. (4) The matter in parentheses in the first sentence of section 412(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032(a)) is amended— (A) by striking “and” and inserting a comma, and (B) by inserting “and minority populations” after “services”. (5) Section 423(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3035b(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(4) The Commissioner shall ensure that grants and contracts under this section are equitably awarded to agencies, organizations, and institutions representing minorities.”. (6) Section 426(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3035d(a)) is amended— (A) by striking “(1)” and “(2)” and inserting “(A)” and “(B)”, respectively, (B) by inserting “(1)” after “(a)”, and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(2) The Commissioner shall carry out, directly or through grants or contracts, special training programs and technical assistance designed to improve services to minorities.”. (d) Task Force.—(1) The Commissioner on Aging shall establish a permanent interagency task force that is representative of departments and agencies of the Federal Government with an interest in older Indians and their welfare, and is designed to make recommendations with respect to facilitating the coordination of services and the improvement of services to older Indians. (2) The task force shall be chaired by the Associate Commissioner on American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian Aging101 STAT. 942 and shall submit its findings and recommendations to the Commissioner at 6-month intervals beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. Such findings and recommendations shall be included in the annual report required by section 207(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to be submitted by the Commissioner. (e) Special Report on Services for Older Indians.—(1) The Commissioner on Aging shall enter into a contract with a public agency or nonprofit private organization to conduct a thorough study of the availability and quality of services under the Older Americans Act of 1965 to older Indians. The study shall include— (A) an analysis of how many Indians now participate in programs under titles III and VI of such Act as compared to how many older Indians are eligible to participate in such programs, (B) a description of how grants under titles III and VI of such Act are made to Indian tribes and how services are made available to older Indians, and (C) a determination of what services are currently provided through title VI of such Act to older Indians and how well the Administration on Aging assures that supportive services under title VI of such Act to Indians are commensurate with supportive services under title III of such Act with special consideration to information and referral services, legal services, transportation services, and the ombudsman services. (2) Not later than December 31, 1988, the Commissioner on Aging shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report on the study required by this subsection, together with such recommendations, including recommendations for legislation, as the Commissioner considers to be appropriate.