Title 42The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§3056m Report on service to minority individuals

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 35— - PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IX— - COMMUNITY SERVICE SENIOR OPPORTUNITIES › § 3056m

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must prepare an annual report on how minority individuals take part in and do in the program. The report must show participation and results for each grantee (groups that receive program funds), by service area, and in total, starting with program year 2005. It must describe each grantee’s efforts to reach minority individuals using information the grantees provide. The report must rate grantees using criteria the Secretary sets in line with the program’s goals. It must analyze whether changes in grantees affected participation, note factors linked to participation rates, and give recommendations to increase minority participation. The Secretary must send the report each year to the appropriate Congressional committees.

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Title 42, §3056m

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(a)The Secretary shall annually prepare a report on the levels of participation and performance outcomes of minority individuals served by the program carried out under this subchapter.
(b)(1)Such report shall present information on the levels of participation and the outcomes achieved by such minority individuals with respect to each grantee under this subchapter, by service area, and in the aggregate, beginning with data that applies to program year 2005.
(2)The report shall also include a description of each grantee’s efforts to serve minority individuals, based on information submitted to the Secretary by each grantee at such time and in such manner as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(3)The report shall also include—
(A)an assessment of individual grantees based on the criteria established under subsection (c);
(B)an analysis of whether any changes in grantees have affected participation rates of such minority individuals;
(C)information on factors affecting participation rates among such minority individuals; and
(D)recommendations for increasing participation of minority individuals in the program.
(c)The Secretary shall establish criteria for determining the effectiveness of grantees in serving minority individuals in accordance with the goals set forth in section 3056(a)(1) of title.
(d)The Secretary shall annually submit such a report to the appropriate committees of Congress.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 3056m, Pub. L. 89–73, title V, § 515, as added Pub. L. 106–501, title V, § 501, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2286, related to authorization of appropriations, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 109–365. See section 3056o of this title.

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42 U.S.C. § 3056m

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73