§3058aa. Native American program

(a) Establishment

The Assistant Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office for American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian Aging, shall establish and carry out a program for-

(1) assisting eligible entities in prioritizing, on a continuing basis, the needs of the service population of the entities relating to elder rights; and

(2) making grants to eligible entities to carry out vulnerable elder rights protection activities that the entities determine to be priorities.

(b) Application

In order to be eligible to receive assistance under this part, an entity shall submit an application to the Assistant Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Assistant Secretary may require.

(c) Eligible entity

An entity eligible to receive assistance under this section shall be-

(1) an Indian tribe; or

(2) a public agency, or a nonprofit organization, serving older individuals who are Native Americans.

(d) Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001, and such sums as may be necessary for subsequent fiscal years.

(Pub. L. 89–73, title VII, §751, as added Pub. L. 102–375, title VII, §706, Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1290 ; amended Pub. L. 103–171, §3(a)(10), Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 1990 ; Pub. L. 106–501, title VII, §707, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2291 .)

Amendments

2000-Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–501 amended heading and text of subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995."

1993-Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 103–171 substituted "Assistant Secretary" for "Commissioner" and "Director of the Office for" for "Associate Commissioner on" in subsec. (a) and "Assistant Secretary" for "Commissioner" in two places in subsec. (b).