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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 28, 1993
Older Americans Act Technical Amendments of 1993 - Makes numerous miscellaneous technical amendments necessitated by the enactment of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992 to various provisions of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA), including those extending the deadlines for certain reports to the Congress, and those uner OAA and other specified Federal laws elevating the Commissioner on Aging to Assistant Secretary for Aging within the Department of Health and Human Services. Amends the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992 to: (1) extend the deadlines for obligating funds for operation of the National Ombudsman Resource Center and National Center on Elder Abuse; and (2) delay the applicability of certain amendments, including those relating to vulnerable elder rights protection activities. Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to: (1) make numerous miscellaneous technical amendments; and (2) authorize appropriations for FY 1994 for demonstration projects for research related to Native American studies and Indian policy development and for a plan for the establishment of a National Center for Native American Studies and Indian Policy Development. Amends the Older Americans Amendments of 1987 to: (1) extend the deadline for the President to convene the White House Conference on Aging; (2) authorize appropriations for FY 1995 and 1996 for the Conference; and (3) make miscellaneous technical amendments regarding Conference administration and availability of funds. Amends the Community Services Block Grant Act to: (1) make miscellaneous technical amendments; and (2) change annual reporting requirements; and (3) split the discretionary grants program for rural housing and community facilities in to two separate items. Amends specified Federal law authorizing appropriations for the continued implementation of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to replace references to the Development Block Grant Act Amendments of 1992 with references to the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. Amends the Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Adoption and Family Services Act of 1992 to make certain changes to the State grant program for child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment effective only after annual appropriations reach 40 million.
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Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31] · D–CA
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Became Public Law No: 103-171.
Became Public Law No: 103-171.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S15805)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S15805)
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minuutes of debate.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8884-8886)
Mr. Martinez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 181.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 103-330.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 103-330.
Rereferred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs discharged.
Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs discharged.
RE-REFERRAL OF H.R. 3161 - Mr. Martinez asked unanimous consent that the bill H.R. 3161 be re-referred solely to the Committee on Education and Labor. Agreed to without objection.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Referred jointly to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Referred jointly to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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