WHAT THE LAW DOINCongress, in plain words

The law › Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 35

42 U.S.C. 3021: Purpose and program

Created in 1978 by Public Law 89-73. Changed by 11 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 1395i-3, 42 U.S.C. 1396r, 42 U.S.C. 1762a, 42 U.S.C. 5021, 42 U.S.C. 8011.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2020

    • Pub. L. 116–131 added subpar. (E). (Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020) Law text · (a)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–365 added subpar. (F). (Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006) Law text · (a)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–501, §801(c)(1), substituted "3027(a)(9)" for "3027(a)(12)". (Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 106–501, §301, added subsec. (d). (Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000) Law text · (d)

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–171 substituted "Assistant Secretary" for "Commissioner" wherever appearing. · (b), (c)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–375, §301, amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: "It is the purpose of this subchapter to encourage and assist State and area agencies to concentrate resources in order to develop greater capacity and foster the development and impl… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 102–375, §102(b)(1)(A), substituted "Administration" for "Administration on Aging". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 102–321 substituted "the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration" for "the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 102–375, §708(a)(2)(B), substituted "in accordance with section 3058g of this title, and to individuals within such programs designated under section 3058g of this title" for ", and to individuals designated under such section". · (c)

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–54 substituted "Department of Veterans Affairs" for "Veterans' Administration". · (b)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–628 substituted "Native Hawaiian organizations," for "Native Hawaiian organizations,,". · (a)

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–175, §121, inserted ", with Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations," after second reference to "agencies". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 100–175, §105(c), inserted "the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration," after "Veterans' Administration,". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 100–175, §104(b), inserted ", the Veterans' Administration," after "Office of Community Services". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 100–175, §129(a), added subsec. (c). · (c)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–459 substituted "area agencies" for "local agencies" in two places, inserted "and implementation", inserted ", including voluntary organizations,", and struck out "for the provision of" after "planning". · (a)

    1981

    • Pub. L. 97–115, §3(d), substituted "supportive services" for "social services" in two places. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 97–115, §3(a), substituted "cooperation of the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Transportation, the Office of Community Services, and such other agencies and departments" for "cooperation of … · (b)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.