CLARIFICATION OF MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT.

SEC. 601. CLARIFICATION OF MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT.(a) In General.—Section 614A of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3057e–1) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(c) Clarification.—“(1) Definition.—In this subsection, the term ‘covered year’ means fiscal year 2006 or a subsequent fiscal year.“(2) Consortia of tribal organizations.—If a tribal organization received a grant under this part for fiscal year 1991 as part of a consortium, the Assistant Secretary shall consider the tribal organization to have received a grant under this part for fiscal year 1991 for purposes of subsections (a) and (b), and shall apply the provisions of subsections (a) and (b)(1) (under the conditions described in subsection (b)) to the tribal organization for each covered year for which the tribal organization submits an application under this part, even if the tribal organization submits—“(A) a separate application from the remaining members of the consortium; or“(B) an application as 1 of the remaining members of the consortium.”.(b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to grants awarded under part A of title VI of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3057b et seq.) during the grant period beginning April 1, 2008, and all subsequent grant periods.