Purposes

to expand the Nation’s knowledge and understanding of the older population and the aging process; to design, test, and promote the use of innovative ideas and best practices in programs and services for older individuals; to help meet the needs for trained personnel in the field of aging; and to increase awareness of citizens of all ages of the need to assume personal responsibility for their own longevity. The purposes of this subchapter are— (Source: (Pub. L. 89–73, title IV, § 401, as added Pub. L. 106–501, title IV, § 401, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2257.))