42 USC 3035f: Ombudsman, legal assistance, and advocacy demonstration projects
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42 USC 3035f: Ombudsman, legal assistance, and advocacy demonstration projects Text contains those laws in effect on January 23, 2000
From Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 35-PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANSSUBCHAPTER IV-TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND DISCRETIONARY PROJECTS AND PROGRAMSPart B-Research, Demonstrations, and Other Activities
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§3035f. Ombudsman, legal assistance, and advocacy demonstration projects

(a) The Assistant Secretary is authorized to make grants to not less than three nor more than ten States to demonstrate and evaluate cooperative projects between the State long-term care ombudsman program, legal assistance agencies, and the State protection and advocacy systems for developmental disabilities and mental illness, established under part A of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act [42 U.S.C. 6000 et seq.] and under the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–319) [42 U.S.C. 10801 et seq.].

(b) The Assistant Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report of the study and evaluation required by subsection (a) of this section. Such report shall contain such recommendations as the Assistant Secretary deems appropriate.

(Pub. L. 89–73, title IV, §427, as added Pub. L. 100–175, title I, §156(e)(1), Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 955 ; amended Pub. L. 102–375, title IV, §408, Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1249 ; Pub. L. 103–171, §3(a)(7), Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 1990 .)

References in Text

The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is title I of Pub. L. 88–164, as added by Pub. L. 98–527, §2, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2662 , and amended. Part A of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act is classified generally to subchapter I (§6000 et seq.) of chapter 75 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6000 of this title and Tables.

The Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 99–319, May 23, 1986, 100 Stat. 478 , as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 114 (§10801 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 10801 of this title and Tables.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 3035f, Pub. L. 89–73, title IV, §425, as added Pub. L. 95–478, title I, §104(c)(1)(C), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1543 , provided for utility and home heating cost demonstration projects, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 97–115, §11(a), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1601 . See section 3035e of this title.

Amendments

1993-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–171, §3(a)(7)(A), substituted "Assistant Secretary" for "Commissioner".

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–171, §3(a)(7)(B), substituted "Assistant Secretary" for "Commissioner on Aging" in two places.

1992-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–375 inserted ", legal assistance agencies," after "ombudsman program".

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1987, except not applicable with respect to any area plan submitted under section 3026(a) of this title or any State plan submitted under section 3027(a) of this title and approved for any fiscal year beginning before Nov. 29, 1987, see section 701(a), (b) of Pub. L. 100–175, set out as an Effective Date of 1987 Amendment note under section 3001 of this title.