Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§3056o Authorization of Appropriations

Title 42 › CHAPTER 35 — PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS › SUBCHAPTER IX — COMMUNITY SERVICE SENIOR OPPORTUNITIES › § 3056o

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Provides specific yearly funding amounts: $428,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, $453,680,000 for 2021, $480,900,800 for 2022, $509,754,848 for 2023, and $540,340,139 for 2024. For each fiscal year, the money must be available for the federal government to commit from April 1 of the calendar year after the fiscal year starts through June 30 of the next year. Money given to grantees can be used during a program year that runs from July 1 of that same calendar year through the following June 30. The Secretary can extend those time limits for a particular recipient if needed. At the end of a program year, the Secretary may take back any unspent funds and reassign them within the two succeeding program years for incentive grants to state or national grantees under section 3056(b), for technical assistance, or for other grants or contracts under this subchapter.

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Title 42, §3056o

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(a)In general
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subchapter $428,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, $453,680,000 for fiscal year 2021, $480,900,800 for fiscal year 2022, $509,754,848 for fiscal year 2023, and $540,340,139 for fiscal year 2024.
(b)Obligation
Amounts appropriated under this section for any fiscal year shall be available for Federal obligation during the annual period that begins on April 1 of the calendar year immediately following the beginning of such fiscal year and that ends on June 30 of the following calendar year. Such amounts obligated to grantees shall be available for obligation and expenditure by grantees during the program year that begins on July 1 of the calendar year immediately following the beginning of the fiscal year in which the amounts are appropriated and that ends on June 30 of the following calendar year. The Secretary may extend the period during which such amounts may be obligated or expended in the case of a particular organization or agency that receives funds under this subchapter if the Secretary determines that such extension is necessary to ensure the effective use of such funds by such organization or agency.
(c)Recapturing funds
At the end of the program year, the Secretary may recapture any unexpended funds for the program year, and reobligate such funds within the 2 succeeding program years for— (1)
(2)technical assistance; or
(3)grants or contracts for any other activity under this subchapter.

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Amendments

2020—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–131 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subchapter $445,189,405 for fiscal year 2017, $454,499,494 for fiscal year 2018, and $463,809,605 for fiscal year 2019.” 2016—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–144, § 6(f)(1), substituted “$445,189,405 for fiscal year 2017, $454,499,494 for fiscal year 2018, and $463,809,605 for fiscal year 2019.” for “such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.” Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–144, § 6(f)(2), substituted “April 1” for “July 1” and inserted “Federal” before “obligation during” and “Such amounts obligated to grantees shall be available for obligation and expenditure by grantees during the program year that begins on July 1 of the calendar year immediately following the beginning of the fiscal year in which the amounts are appropriated and that ends on June 30 of the following calendar year.” before “The Secretary may extend”.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 3056o

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110