There is established an Office on Aging. The Office shall provide within the District government a single administrative unit, responsible to the Mayor, to administer the provisions of the Older Americans Act (P.L. 89-73, as amended), and such other programs as shall be delegated to it by the Mayor or the Council of the District of Columbia, and to promote the welfare of the aged.
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(Oct. 29, 1975, D.C. Law 1-24, title III, § 301, 22 DCR 2457; Oct. 17, 1981, D.C. Law 4-42, § 9(b)(1), 28 DCR 3425.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-2211.
1973 Ed., § 6-1711.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 1-24, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 7-501.01.
Law 4-42, the “Governmental Reorganization Procedures Act of 1981,” was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 4-197, which was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on June 16, 1981, and June 30, 1981, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on July 23, 1981, it was assigned Act No. 4-71 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.
References in Text
The “Older Americans Act” is codified at 42 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq.