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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 29, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MRS. FORD
VIA:
MARIA DOWNS
FROM:
WAYNE VALIS
SUBJECT:
Honoring some American "Institutions"
Goerge Burns, Jimmy Durante, and Groucho Marx are all comedians
that have entertained the American public since the early part of the
century. Their careers span vaudeville, radio, films and television.
In fact, virtually every American under seventy knows these men as
friends.
While these personalities are almost legendary to many Americans,
all of the three are in their eighties and may have few active years
remaining. Burns is in good health now, but had open heart surgery
last year. Durante has had several strokes in recent years and is
confined to a wheelchair. Marx is rapidly becoming physically feeble,
though he's extremely alert mentally. Some of these three, such as
Groucho Marx, have not been guests at the White House since the
1940's. In a recent interview Groucho said he'd like to be invited to
the White House because he considered Gerald Ford an "honest man. 11
The passing of Jack Benny gives special emphasis to the need to honor
this important human resource -- the people who make America laugh.
A White House dinner or social function honoring "Great Old American
Comedians" (or whatever) would be an appropriate means of publicly
recognizing their contributions to American society.
These comedians' "constituency" encompasses the political spectrum.
Americans of all persuasions could applaud this effort by the White
House to give credit where it is due.
I enclose some information about these men. Thank you for your
consideration.
SERALD 1001
SCHEDULE PROPOSAL
DATE: March 10, 1976
FROM: Wayne H. Valis
VIA: W. W. Nicholson
Maria Downs
MEETING:
Dinner or other event honoring comedians George
Burns, Groucho Marx and Jimmy Durante
DATE:
At the convenience of the First Family
PURPOSE:
To honor these great American comedians whose humor
cut across party lines and the boundaries of age, race,
class, etc.
FORMAT:
location: East Room
participants: First Family and guests
length of participation: at convenience of First Family
SPEECH
General remarks to honor comedians prepared by
MATERIALS:
Bob Orben (with assistance from Wayne Valis)
PRESS
COVERAGE:
Full press coverage
RECOMMEND:
Wayne Valis
PREVIOUS
PARTICIPATION:
None
BACKGROUND:
George Burns, Jimmy Durante and Groucho Marx are
all comedians that have entertained the American public
since the early part of the century. Their careers have
spanned vaudeville, radio, films and television. In fact,
virtually every American under seventy knows these men
as friends.
FORD 1 SERVICE
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BACKGROUND
While these personalities are almost legendary to
(continued)
many Americans, all of the three are in their eighties
and may have but few active years remaining. Burns
is in good health now, but had open heart surgery in
1974. Durante has had several strokes in recent years
and is confined to a wheelchair. Marx is rapidly
becoming physically feeble, though he's extremely
alert mentally. Some of these three, such as Groucho
Marx, have not been guests at the White House since
the 1940's. In a recent interview Groucho said he'd
like to be invited to the White House because he considered
Gerald Ford an "honest man."
The passing of Jack Benny in 1975 provided special
emphasis to the need to honor this important human
resource ** the people who make America laugh. A
White House dinner or social function honoring these
"Great Old American Comedians" for whatever) would
be an appropriate means of publicly recognizing their
contributions to American society.
These comedians' "constituency" encompasses the
political spectrum. Americans of all persuasions could
applaud this effort by the White House to give credit
where it is due.
WHV:pe
SERATE FORD 1
Durante Perks Up
In Beverly Hills, Calif.,
the old timer Jimmy Du-
rante is reported to be
doing "very well." He takes
short, daily walks outside
10/28/75 Ster
August 20, 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DICK WILLIAMS
FROM:
WAYNE VALIS
Since there are going to be five vacancies on the Federal Council
on Aging, I would appreciate a list and biographies on suggested
candidates.
Thanks.
E LISBEY
8/1
WAYNE:
WE SHOULD START WORKING ON THIS
NOW
DICK WILLIAMS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARCH 27, 1974
Office of the White House Press Secretary
THE WHITE HOUSE
The President today announced his intention to nominate fourteen persons
to be members of the Federal Council on the Aging for the terms indicated:
For a term of one year:
Bertha S. Adkins, of Oxford, Maryland, former Under Secretary of
the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
Dorothy Louise Devereaux, of Honolulu, Hawaii, former Member of
the Hawaii State House of Representatives.
Carl Eisdorfer, M.D., Ph.D., of Seattle, Washington, Professor and
Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University
of Washington, past President of the Gerontological Society.
Charles J. Fahey, The Reverend Monsignor, of Syracuse, New York,
Director of the Catholic Charities for the Roman Catholic Diocese
of Syracuse and a member of the Board and Vice President of the
American Association of Homes for the Aging.
John B. Martin, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, Special Consultant to the
American Association of Retired Persons and the National Retired
Teachers Association.
For a term of two years:
Frank B. Henderson, of Worthington, Pennsylvania, Deputy Director,
Armstrong County Community Action Agency.
Frell M. Ow1, of Cherokee, North Carolina, Retired from the Bureau of
Indian Affairs; Member of the Indian Advisory Council of the United
States Senate Special Committee on Aging.
Lennie-Marie P. Tolliver, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Professor, School
of Social Work, the University of Oklahoma.
Charles J. Turrisi, of Norfolk, Virginia, retired as General
Superintendent of Mails. He is highly active in the National Association
of Retired Federal Employees and the American Association of Retired
Persons.
(MORE)
BERALD 1. FORD 1
(OVER)
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For a term of three years:
Nelson Hale Cruikshank, of the District of Columbia, President, National
Council of Senior Citizens.
Sharon Masaye Fujii, of Seattle, Washington, Doctoral Candidate
Florence Heller Graduate School for Advanced Studies in Social Welfare,
Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts.
Hobart C. Jackson, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Executive Vice
President, Stephen Smith Geriatric Center and Administrator of the
Stephen Smith Home for the Aged. Mr. Jackson was the founder of
the National Caucus of the Black Aged and presently serves as Chairman.
Garson Meyer, of Rochester, New York, former Chief Chemist, Eastman
Kodak and the President Emeritus of the National Council on the
Aging
Bernard E. Nash, of Camp Springs, Maryland, Executive Director of the
National Retired Teachers Association and the American Association
of Retired Persons.
The President is also announcing that upon confirmation by the Senate
he will designate Bertha S. Adkins to be Chairman of the Council.
These are new appointments to the Council which was established by
P.L. 93-29 of May 3, 1973, The Older Americans Comprehensive Services
Amendments of 1973. The Council will consist of the Secretary of Health,
Education, and Welfare and the Commissioner on Aging, together with 15
members appointed by the President.
The purpose of the Council is to advise and assist the President and the
Commissioner on Aging on matters relating to the needs of the elderly
and to serve as a spokesman on behalf of the elderly by making
recommendations to the President, the Secretary of Health, Education and
Welfare, the Commissioner on Aging, and the Congress.
#
#
The Spotlight May Yet Shine
Consumer Federation of America, painted Re-
On 'Rating Lobbies' Who Twist
publicans as against consumers on the basis of
eight votes in the House and 13 in the Senate--
Results to Make Partisan Points
which included three in the Senate and one in the
House involving curbs on construction of the
"I think it is time to rate the raters," says Rep.
Louis Frey, Jr., of Florida, Chairman of the
Alaskan pipeline. How delaying the pipeline
would benefit consumers is difficult to fathom
House Republican Research Committee.
since a major consumer problem revolves around
"It would be a wholesome thing to take a good
the energy shortage.
look at them," agrees Democrat Wayne L. Hays
An in-depth look at another of these groups--the
of Ohio, Chairman of the House Administration
National Council of Senior Citizens--was provided
Committee.
by Philip A. Guarino, RNC's Director of Senior
What they are talking about are the special interest
Citizen Activities. The NCSC made its rating on
groups with flag-and-motherhood-sounding names
the basis of 10 carefully selected votes--some of
who rate the records of Congressmen on the basis
which had nothing to do with issues affecting the
of a handful of votes they construe as being for or
needs of the elderly. Said Guarino: "The Council's
against the special interests they represent.
review is not only unfair but it also is obviously a
As Rep. William L. Dickinson of Alabama, rank-
deliberate misinterpretation designed to impugn
ing Republican on the House Administration Com-
the voting records of Republicans by giving them a
mittee, put it: "We see so many groups in this
very low rating while giving a much higher rat-
country who are organized for the express purpose
ing to Democrats."
of affecting legislation on the floor, and label them-
President of the Council is Nelson H. Cruikshank,
selves with a name that sounds good. While they
a former top AFL-CIO official. The Council itself
insist that we divulge everything, they do not even
was described by Rep. John R. Rarick (D-La.) as
declare the sources of their income. They are
being "an offspring of the Senior Citizens for
nothing more and nothing less than lobbying
Kennedy and Johnson organization from the early
groups and should call themselves lobbyists. No
1960s."
member of Congress should object to standing on
He added in the Congressional Record that a close
his record, but it must be his whole record, not
look at the 10 votes selected for the "rating" by
bits and pieces of misinformation."
the Council "would lead one to question whether
The Committee, as part of a campaign reform bill,
those votes were more. representative of the
is considering an amendment which would make
thinking and aims of big labor bosses, rather than
it mandatory that complete financial reports be
votes crucial to older Americans. Every vote called
filed by any special interest group "which com-
for additional government spending. By now we
mits any act for the purpose of influencing di-
should have learned that additional inflationary
rectly or indirectly the nomination for election, or
spending and more big brother Government only
election, of any person for federal office."
adds to the burden of every citizen. This is especi-
As the Republican Congressional Committee
ally true of the elderly in this country living on a
Newsletter pointed out recently, "although most
fixed income. They of all people can least afford a
of these groups label themselves as 'non-partisan,'
soaring inflation rate."
the bulk of them are Democratic-oriented and
Guarino said there actually were at least 27 votes
several are funded by organized labor. The issues
in the first session of the 93rd Congress which
which most of these groups use to rate Congress-
were of concern to older citizens and the votes on
men point up as much as anything their partisan-
these showed the vast majority of Republicans sup-
ship--with votes selected to make Republicans
ported the viewpoint of the elderly. Only 4.6 per-
look bad and Democrats heroic.".
cent of the 191 Republicans in the Congress re-
The Newsletter listed among these organizations
ceived a rating below 65 when all 27 votes were
something called Environmental Action, which
tabulated. On Cruikshank's list of 10 selected
included 10 Republicans in its "Dirty Dozen" Con-
votes, 91.6 percent of the Republicans rated be-
gressmen who were said to have cast "anti-envir-
low 65.
FORD
onment" votes. One of these anti-environment"
As Congressman Rarick put it: "The organiza-
votes was against federal assistance for abortions.
tion's (Council's) close ties with the AFL-CIO and
Another group, Women's Lobby, Inc., made its
the National Democratic Party make their vote
ratings on the basis of only five votes in both the
choice understandable."
(Continued on page 24)
92nd and 93rd Congresses. Still another, the
1 º
The Spotlight May Yet Shine
Consumer Federation of America, painted Re-
On 'Rating Lobbies' Who Twist
publicans as against consumers on the basis of
eight votes in the House and 13 in the Senate--
Results to Make Partisan Points
which included three in the Senate and one in the
"I think it is time to rate the raters," says Rep.
House involving curbs on construction of the
Louis Frey, Jr., of Florida, Chairman of the
Alaskan pipeline. How delaying the pipeline
would benefit consumers is difficult to fathom
House Republican Research Committee.
since a major consumer problem revolves around
"It would be a wholesome thing to take a good
the energy shortage.
look at them," agrees Democrat Wayne L. Hays
An in-depth look at another of these groups--the
of Ohio, Chairman of the House Administration
National Council of Senior Citizens--was provided
Committee.
by Philip A. Guarino, RNC's Director of Senior
What they are talking about are the special interest
Citizen Activities. The NCSC made its rating on
groups with flag-and-motherhood-sounding names
the basis of 10 carefully selected votes--some of
who rate the records of Congressmen on the basis
which had nothing to do with issues affecting the
of a handful of votes they construe as being for or
needs of the elderly. Said Guarino: "The Council's
against the special interests they represent.
review is not only unfair but it also is obviously a
As Rep. William L. Dickinson of Alabama, rank-
deliberate misinterpretation designed to impugn
ing Republican on the House Administration Com-
the voting records of Republicans by giving them a
mittee, put it: "We see so many groups in this
very low rating while giving a much higher rat-
country who are organized for the express purpose
ing to Democrats."
of affecting legislation on the floor, and label them-
President of the Council is Nelson H. Cruikshank,
selves with a name that sounds good. While they
a former top AFL-CIO official. The Council itself
insist that we divulge everything, they do not even
was described by Rep. John R. Rarick (D-La.) as
declare the sources of their income. They are
being "an offspring of the Senior Citizens for
nothing more and nothing less than lobbying
Kennedy and Johnson organization from the early
groups and should call themselves lobbyists. No
1960s."
member of Congress should object to standing on
He added in the Congressional Record that a close
his record, but it must be his whole record, not
look at the 10 votes selected for the "rating" by
bits and pieces of misinformation."
the Council "would lead one to question whether
The Committee, as part of a campaign reform bill,
those votes were more representative of the
is considering an amendment which would make
thinking and aims of big labor bosses, rather than
it mandatory that complete financial reports be
votes crucial to older Americans. Every vote called
filed by any special interest group "which com-
for additional government spending. By now we
mits any act for the purpose of influencing di-
should have learned that additional inflationary
rectly or indirectly the nomination for election, or
spending and more big brother Government only
election, of any person for federal office."
adds to the burden of every citizen. This is especi-
As the Republican Congressional Committee
ally true of the elderly in this country living on a
Newsletter pointed out recently, "although most
fixed income. They of all people can least afford a
of these groups label themselves as 'non-partisan,'
soaring inflation rate."
the bulk of them are Democratic-oriented and
Guarino said there actually were at least 27 votes
several are funded by organized labor. The issues
in the first session of the 93rd Congress which
which most of these groups use to rate Congress-
were of concern to older citizens and the votes on
men point up as much as anything their partisan-
these showed the vast majority of Republicans sup-
ship--with votes selected to make Republicans
ported the viewpoint of the elderly. Only 4.6 per-
look bad and Democrats heroic.".
cent of the 191 Republicans in the Congress re-
The Newsletter listed among these organizations
ceived a rating below 65 when all 27 votes were
something called Environmental Action, which
tabulated. On Cruikshank's list of 10 selected
included 10 Republicans in its "Dirty Dozen" Con-
votes, 91.6 percent of the Republicans rated be-
gressmen who were said to have cast "anti-envir-
low 65.
onment" votes. One of these "anti-environment"
As Congressman Rarickyput it: The organiza-
votes was against federal assistance for abortions.
tion's (Council's) close ties with the AFL-CIO and
Another group, Women's Lobby, Inc., made its
the National Democratic Party make their vote
ratings on the basis of only five votes in both the
choice understandable."
92nd and 93rd Congresses. Still another, the
(Continued on page 24)
1 &
F.V.S.
FEDERAL COUNCIL ON THE AGING
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20201
REGULAR MEETING
Dick
New Executive Office Building
Room 2008
September 10, 1974 9 a.m. p.m.
17 & Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Room 2008
September 11, 1974 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Washington, D.C.
AGENDA
I. STATUS OF BUDGET AND STAFF REQUEST
II. REPORT OF SENIOR SERVICES COMMITTEE
a. Amendments to FCA Rules of Procedure
b. FCA Support for Continued Federal Funding for National Senior Citizens
Law Center
c. FCA Support for Continued Federal Funding of Mainstream
d. FCA Position on SOS Location
e. Status of Formula Study
f. Status of Benefits Study
g. Future Committee Activities
III. BRIEFING ON LONG-TERM CARE
IV. REPORT OF ECONOMICS OF AGING COMMITTEE
a. FCA Support for BLS Intermediate Budget Level for Elderly
b. Federal Action on Condominiums
C. FCA Position on SSA Outreach for SSI
d. Status of Tax Study
e. Proposed Format for FCA Annual Report
f. Future Committee Activities
V. REPORT OF AGING RESEARCH AND MANPOWER COMMITTEE
a. Status of FCA Relationship to National Institute on Aging and Other
Federal Research Bodies
b. Future Committee Activities
BILLS FORD
VI. OUTLINE ANNUAL REPORT
VII. REVIEW PUBLIC INFORMATION MANDATE
FEDERAL COUNCIL ON THE AGING
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20201
FEDERAL COUNCIL ON THE AGING
MINUTES
June 25, 1974
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
New Exec. Office Bldg.
Room 2010
June 26, 1974
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
New Exec. Office Bldg.
Room 2010
Chairman Bertha Adkins presided over the first meeting of the Federal
Council on the Aging and Executive Director Cleonice Tavani served as the
recorder. The new members were sworn into office before Secretary of
Health, Education, and Welfare Caspar Weinberger that morning in the Snow
Room at HEW. Also in attendance were Assistant Secretary for Human
Development Stanley Thomas, Social Security Commissioner Bruce Cardwell
and Commissioner on Aging Arthur Flemming.
Greetings were extended to the Council by Frank Church, Chairman and Hiram
Fong ranking minority member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
Their letter was delivered personally by William Oriol, Staff Director and
John Guy Miller, Minority Staff Director.
The meeting was open to the public.
Attendance
Members
Staff
Bertha S. Adkins
Cleonice Tavani
Nelson H. Cruikshank (6-25-74 only)
F. Richard Williams
Dorothy L. Devereux
Gwendolyn S. Walker
Charles J. Fahey
Sharon M. Fujii
Frank B. Henderson
Hobart C. Jackson (6-26-74 only)
John B. Martin
Garson Meyer
Frell M. Owl
Lennie-Marie P. Tolliver
Charles J. Turrisi
Arthur S. Flemming (6-26-74 only)
Agency
Donald Reilly - HEW/AoA
Virginia Mitz
- NICHS
Ira Laster
- DOT
Kenneth Rice - HEW/AoA
A. G. Huber
- Commerce
Billy August
- ACTION
Olivia Coulter- HEW/AoA
Marie L. Blank
- NIMH
R.F. Sykes
- HUD
Jessie Gertman- HEW/AoA
James G. Hill
- NIH
James Burr
HEW/SRS
Fred Teal
- HEW/AoA
James L. Hill
- OMB
Public
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1.
1. Adoption of Rules of Procedure
Rules of Procedure which had been developed by the Chairman and staff
were presented to the Federal Council on the Aging in fulfillment of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act which calls for government advisory
bodies to establish certain procedures. These are in addition to other
provisions of this Act which regulate the Federal Council on the Aging
and are contained in Circular #A-63 of the Office of Management and Budget.
FCA members asked for clarification of the role of the Chairman as spokes-
man. It was generally agreed that the intent of this provision was to
convey that the Chairman would give the "official word" of the body such
as in official news releases. In no way would this be a limit on the
freedom of individual members to discuss their views on Council action or
to generally describe to their own colleagues and communities what was
happening.
To an inquiry by Mr. Cruikshank on the utilization of alternates for
regular members, the Executive Director gave her interpretation that such
an appointment was not permissible.
Without major change, the Rules of Procedure were adopted and are attached
to these minutes. For the record, Mrs. Devereux voted against the final
version of Section III on Public Participation. She felt there need not
be an advance period of notice by members of the public wishing to speak
at a regular meeting of the Federal Council, Other members felt that there
had to be some order to the input of the public to maintain the integrity
of the agenda of the Council and allow the group to complete its work in
as expeditious a fashion as possible. Furthermore, the vehicle of hearings
and forums will be available for receiving the views of the general public.
2. Establishment of Committees
The Chairman proposed the establishment of three committees as a means of
dividing up the work of the group into areas that might cover the general
field of aging and the Council's responsibilities. The following sub-units,
general mandates and appointments were agreed to:
Committee on Economics of Aging - Nelson Cruikshank (Chairman), Hobart
Jackson, Garson Meyer and Charles Turrisi. Concerned with such issues
as pension reform, retirement policies and practices, effect of taxes
on elderly, income maintenance programs and financing of senior ser-
vices, health care, housing and other benefits.
Committee on Aging Research and Manpower - Carl Eisdorfer (Chairman),
Dorothy Devereux, Sharon Fujii and Bernard Nash. Concerned with over-
sight of Federal research activities and personnel needs in the field
of aging.
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2.
Because these categories do not always fall neatly into place, it was
understood that there would be some overlap in interests but that communi-
cation via full Council meetings and staff could prevent any problems.
The general Committee mandates will be studied in depth by each group and
needed revisions will be brought back to the Council.
3. Initiate Studies Mandated by Congress
General background papers on each of the three one-time studies mandated
by Congress to be carried out by the Federal Council were sent to Council
members in advance. It was agreed that the study on state allotments
under Title III of the Older Americans Act and the study on the interre-
lationships of benefit programs for the elderly should be referred to the
Committee on Senior Services. The study on the combined impact on all
taxes on the elderly was referred to the Committee on the Economics of
Aging.
It was agreed that the general directions suggested by the papers would
be utilized as a basis for the development of contracts and other arrange-
ments which the Committees were authorized to utilize to carry out the
studies. HEW funds and contracting procedures and personnel would be the
means of accomplishing these tasks. FCA staff will have to bear the bur-
den of coordinating development phases of these studies with whatever
assistance can be made available from the Administration on Aging, the
Office of Human Development and other units of HEW.
The Council concurred in the determination by the Secretary of HEW to ask
Congress to change the due dates on the tax and benefits studies from
eighteen months after enactment of the 1973 amendments to eighteen months
after confirmation of the members by the Senate.
4. Relationship to National Institute on Aging
Dr. Eisdorfer who could not be at the meeting had conveyed through staff
his serious interest in the Council's developing a close liaison with the
new National Institute on Aging. The legislation creating the Institute
also calls for the development of a one-time comprehensive, coordinated
research plan in the Federal government. This same assignment was given
to the Technical Advisory Committee on Aging Research which was abolished
by the Secretary of HEW when the Federal Council on the Aging was created
with the understanding that the FCA could now carry out the functions of
TACAR.
Mr. Martin proposed that a first step in assuring a close relationship
with the new Institute on Aging would be to recommend to the Secretary
that a member or members of the Federal Council on the Aging be appointed
as ex-officio members of the National Advisory Council which is the advi-
sory body to the National Institute on Aging. The FCA members concurred. FORD
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3.
5. Public Information Mandate
Materials distributed to members before the meeting described the general
responsibilities of the FCA, set forth in the law, for informing the
public about the problems and needs of the aging in consultation with the
National Information and Resource Clearinghouse for the Aging, providing
public forums on the needs of the aging and conducting public hearings to
obtain information on the elderly.
There had been general agreement that in the course of carrying out the
general work of the Council especially relating to the mandated studies
that hearings and forums would be a useful added tool. The Chairman pro-
posed that the Council might want to join with the Federal government and
the Administration on Aging in using the observation of the Bicentennial
as a means of "informing the public about the needs of the elderly".
Ms. Adkins proposed that the Federal Council might want to convene a
group of scholars to prepare papers on various aspects of the rights and
obligations of older persons. These study materials would then be used
as the basis for four forums to be held in different parts of the country
throughout the next year.
The group generally agreed that it was premature to talk about Council
involvement on issues of rights and responsibilities of older persons until
the Council had gotten a handle on its unique role in the national picture
and gone through a deliberative process on what its overall priorities
would be.
Meanwhile, each Committee is to consider the public information of the
Council within the context of the work it will be doing and report back
to the whole group on further recommendations in this area.
6. Identification of Issues
Council members took several different approaches in determining how to
begin to take hold of their overall mandate. They agreed that certain
background materials such as the annual report of the Senate Special
Committee on Aging (which had been distributed in advance of the meeting)
and the recommendations of the 1971 White House Conference on Aging were
basic documents which each member should utilize. FCA staff was directed
to summarize recommendations from the WHCOA along with the current status
of what had happened on each issue. This would be used by each Committee
as it sets out to determine priority matters in its area of responsibility.
FCA members are to be put on the mailing list for AoA information memoranda.
The Chairman accepted the offer of William Oriol, Staff Director of the
Senate Special Committee on Aging, who was in attendance at the meeting, to
prepare a list of issues which may be of concern to the Council
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The FCA directed the Chairman to gather information from the various
Federal departments and agencies regarding their aging activities in
order to provide material for the evaluation which the FCA is mandated
to carry out. This would coordinate information-seeking rather than
having each Committee Chairman and/or member making inquiries. Dr.
Flemming expressed the hope that the group would first determine that
such information had not been compiled already by the Senate Special
Committee on Aging or the Office of Management and Budget or the Domestic
Council or the Administration on Aging so as not to overburden the agen-
cies with duplicative requests.
There was general discussion of a number of issues on which priority at-
tention should be directed and several members requested that they be
entered on the record in certain areas which would then be referred to
appropriate sub-units of the Federal Council.
Mr. Turrisi:
Social Security improvements - pass-through of Social Security increases
for Old Age Assistance and Veterans pension benefits and raise Social
Security earnings limit to $3,600.
Federal income tax - increase retirement income credit.
Hospital emergency room situation in Miami - situation of elderly
waiting for care dying in wheel chairs.
Nursing home in Virginia Beach - study of terrible conditions and
possibility of closing down home.
Mrs. Devereux:
Medicare reforms - should cover drugs, hearing aids and glasses.
Handicapped - need for specially equipped buses, airplanes with special
arrangements and senior housing should accommodate disabled.
Housing - no rent increases for elderly citizens on fixed incomes.
Mentally retarded elderly - staff will obtain information for Mrs.
Devereux about the work of the President's Committee on Mental
Retardation.
Nutrition - increase food stamps to offset high cost of living
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Rural elderly - concern for this group in all FCA actions.
Mr. Meyer:
Life care contracts - described a situation in Florida where number
of elderly defrauded, matter spreading around country.
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7. Staffing Proposal
The FCA is currently slotted for three full-time staff positions: Execu-
tive Director, Deputy Director and Administrative Aide. A proposal for
adding: three program analysts who would respectively staff the three
standing committees, two secretaries and one administrative assistant was
presented by staff. The members approved this staff pattern as a begin-
ning with the option of again reviewing it as the work of the Council
proceeds. There will be an attempt to obtain two of the positions, namely,
one program analyst and one secretary during Fiscal 1975. A professional
person with a background in economics is particularly required to assist
in carrying out the work in that area which is a specialization not held
by any of the present staff.
Dr. Flemming pointed out that this pattern would provide general staff
support for the activities of the Federal Council on the Aging. He sees
it as part of a broader approach whereby the Council would identify a
particular job that is needed and determine whether a particular Federal
agency should and can carry it out or if it might be accomplished through
a contract or grant outside government. If it is an appropriate job for
the Administration on Aging, as Commissioner, he would do everything possible
to rearrange internal priorities in order to get the job done.
8. Budget Proposal
The Council agreed to an annualized budget of $2 million for regular opera-
tion as presented in materials developed by staff. The Chairman was autho-
rized to work out an incremental approach to this level with the $602,700
allocated for FY '75 as part of this process.
These amounts include the two additional staff positions which will be re-
quested for FY '75 and four persons in FY '76. The budget proposals also
include an increase in the honoraria paid members from $100 to $135. This
latter recommendation was introduced by Mr. Turrisi and unanimously approved.
The group felt that since the law establishing the FCA indicated they could
receive up to the pay level of a GS-18 and because of the high cost of liv-
ing in Washington that an amount higher than permitted by HEW policy for
Presidential-level advisory bodies should be requested.
9. Election of Vice Chairman
Mr. Turrisi nominated Mr. Meyer as Vice Chairman. He was unanimously elected.
10. FCA Schedule
The following schedule was approved for Council meetings with all sessions
to be held in Washington:
September 10-11, 1974
December 5-6, 1974
March 6-7, 1975
May 8-9, 1975
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COMMITTEE ON SENIOR SERVICES
MINUTES
July 29, 1974
9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Donohoe Building
Room 4022
July 30, 1974 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Donohoe Building
Room 4022
Committee Chairman, John Martin presided at this first meeting of the
Senior Services Committee. FCA Executive Director, Cleonice Tavani
served as recorder. The entire session was open to the public. Agency
and public observers were invited to join the discussion on an informal
basis from time to time.
Attendance
Members
Staff
John B. Martin
Cleonice Tavani
Charles J. Fahey
F. Richard Williams
Frank B. Henderson
Gwendolyn S. Walker
Lennie-Marie P. Tolliver
Frell M. Owl
Agency
Jeanne Priester
Dept. Agriculture
James Burr
HEW/SRS
Patience Lauriat
SSA
Sherron Hiemstra
HEW/OHD
Kenneth Rice
HEW/OHD
Susan Mulak
HEW/OHD
Nell Benton
HEW/OHD
Lisa DeFilippis
HEW/OHD
Speakers
Alair Townsend
Herman Brotman
Gene Handelsman HEW/AoA
Muriel Shurr
HEW/AoA
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1. Review of Committee Functions and Operating Procedures
The general duties and mandate assigned to the Senior Services committee
by the Council were reviewed and no need was seen to make any change at
this time. Therefore, this committee will continue to have general
jurisdiction over the Council's interests in the adequacy, effectiveness
and delivery of senior services to older persons.
A process was begun of developing priorities for committee action in
short-range and long-range terms. There was general agreement that this
would be done within a context of evaluating ongoing service and planning
programs especially relatively new ones; taking positions on pending
legislation; and developing long-range and broad policy recommendations
out of the studies which will be conducted under Council sponsorship.
Three matters were referred to the full Council for clarification and
possible adoption of new procedures:
a. The Council should take positions on pending Federal legislation,
where and when appropriate - to the President, and/or the Congress
and/or the Secretary and/or the Commissioner.
b. The Chairman, acting for the Council, may communicate directly
with the Congress concerning the interests of the FCA.
c. Consideration should be given for a procedure for taking positions
outside a regular meeting using a method such as a telephone or mailed
poll.
2. Study of State Allotment Formulae in Older Americans Act
Chairman Bertha Adkins has received a request from Arthur Flemming, Com-
missioner on Aging asking that the study on the formulae for State allot-
ments for area planning and social service programs be expanded to in-
clude the formulae specified for the allocation of State agency admini-
strative funds contained in Section 306 (b) (1) of the Act and the Nutrition
program Section 703 (a) (1). The communication was transmitted to the
Senior Services committee and the study will be expanded accordingly.
Gene Handelsman, Director of the Office of State and Community Programs in
the Administration on Aging provided a general background on the problems
involved with the administration of the three respective formulae.
Herman Brotman, Consulting Gerontologist who will be retained by the
Federal Council on the Aging to carry out the major work of the Congres-
sional study, presented some of the history of the first formula used for
State allotments in the original Older Americans Act in 1965.
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They told how a number of factors such as rural-urban mix and State
median income had been considered but were discarded in favor of
allocating half of the first appropriation under the Act to the States
evenly so that units on aging could be created in each State and divid-
ing the remaining Federal money among the States on the basis of the
size of the older population to provide program grants to local communi-
ties. There have been a number of adjustments over the years as aging
programs have expanded but an overhaul of the basic formula calculations,
which had been advanced as a temporary measure, is long overdue.
At the present time, the formula for allocation for State agency adminis-
tration causes the most distress among the States. Beginning with this
fiscal year, Title VII money is no longer available to the State agencies
to administer the Nutrition program. It was expected that States could
administer both Titles III and VII out of the allocation to administer
Title III. The complication in both of these issues is that there are
two minimums established by the law: a percentage minimum and an abso-
lute dollar minimum. For State agency administration, every State is to
receive 1/2 of 1% of the total amount of money available and no State
shall receive less than $160,000. For area planning and social services,
the law states that the 1/2 of 1% applies and, in addition, no State
shall receive less than their allotment in Fiscal Year 1973.
The Committee generally agreed with Mr. Brotman's proposal that the study
should take the current factors for determining the formulae and add all
or some of such new factors as: number of area agencies on aging to be
supported, revenue sharing criteria and poverty levels in a State. Vari-
ous arrangements of factors should be translated into actual dollar
amounts for States of differing sizes. These computations would be the
basis for a series of options which would be the final work product of
Mr. Brotman, one or two additional consultants and HEW staff. The latter
group would primarily be providing computer capacity and programming as-
sistance. The Senior Services Committee would make a selection among
the options and pass it along to the full Council as the recommendation
to go to the Congress by January 1, 1975.
Certain additional procedural arrangements were also agreed upon:
1. A letter will be sent to each State unit on aging inviting their
general suggestions about the formulae. These would be fed into the
information about formula computation in other relevant Federal pro-
grams which would be obtained by the consultants.
2. Limited field visits would be made by the consultants as part of
the development of a proposal to be completed early in October.
3. The draft proposal would be sent to each State unit for their
written comments prior to a hearing to be held by the Senior Services
committee in Washington on November 6 and half-day on November 7 to
be followed by a regular Committee meeting of a day and a half.
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4. The National Association of State Units on Aging will be invited
to send a delegation and other interested parties including individual
States would be given the opportunity to apply to testify.
The Committee Chairman and FCA staff were authorized to complete all
necessary arrangements pertaining to the study including the obtaining of
consultants and the hearing.
3. Study of Interrelationships of Benefit Programs
Alair Townsend, Research Director of the Subcommittee on Fiscal Policy of
the Joint Economic Committee of Congress had been invited to present high-
lights of the 3-1/2 years of work of the Subcommittee because of its strong
relevancy to the study of interrelationships of benefits programs which the
Congress has directed the Federal Council on the Aging to carry out.
This Subcommittee was initiated by Congresswoman Martha Griffiths during
the debate on the Family Assistance Program. She became concerned about
the range of benefits that FAP recipients would have received in addition
to cash or might lose because of FAP and the administrative complications
because of the different laws and regulations under which each program
operated. Mrs. Griffiths felt the Congress did not have sufficient infor-
mation upon which to evaluate the actual benefits, the equity and the work
incentive which would accrue under FAP.
Several of the study papers of the Subcommittee on Fiscal Policy looked at
programs affecting the elderly and were discussed by Ms. Townsend. Paper
#10 is on the Supplemental Security Income program. Paper #1 on public
income transfer programs was distributed to members of the Senior Services
committee. Distributed in advance of the meeting was a copy of Mrs.
Griffiths recent statement before the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
Ms. Townsend said that she does not believe the elimination of all duplica-
tion and overlap is necessarily the objective of an effort such as the FCA
study. A world with one program which solves all needs is highly unlikely.
She suggests that the purposes of the various income maintenance and social
service programs should be reviewed. If "in kind" benefits such as food
stamps and the emerging transportation vouchers" could be provided just as
easily as cash -- then sweeten Supplemental Security Income payments with
equivalent dollars. Unnecessary duplication should be eliminated and
"cashing-out" should be utilized wherever possible as being more equitable
and economical. Mr. Martin and Ms. Townsend agreed on the need for a
massive education process if this simplification of program is to take
place successfully.
Technically speaking, Ms. Townsend indicated that she would think our study
should be more specific and intensive than the Congressional effort. In
addition to their already completed papers, she thought their Social
Security Volume #16 and a possible paper on the integration of Social
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Security and private pensions would be of assistance in the FCA study.
The Subcommittee on Fiscal policy will go out of existence at the end
of this year but will provide whatever assistance it can to the FCA
during the remaining time.
Ms. Patience Lauriat of the Office of Research and Statistics of the
Social Security Administration joined a discussion on the effects of
adding general revenues to the Social Security Trust funds as the
base for benefit payments. No one has done a study on what the impact
of this would be. The FCA was advised to coordinate their efforts
with the Advisory Committee on Social Security which is concerning
itself with benefit overlap. The SSA Office of Research and Statistics
is most interested in assisting in the study in whatever way possible.
Ms. Tavani has been in contact with the Office of Planning and Evalua-
tion in HEW and they have indicated that they would be able to provide
assistance in developing the study proposal. The Committee authorized
the Chairman of the Senior Services Committee and the FCA staff to
proceed to develop the work plan and Request for Proposal and proceed
to engage a contractor to carry out the study. On a point of clarifi-
cation, the Committee agreed that a strict age limit should not be a
criteria of the study. All programs should be included whether they
are designated as being for senior citizens or whether they generally
benefit older people.
A referral from the FCA Committee on the Economics of Aging that the
problem of the relationship of Veterans benefits to Social Security
increases be given priority attention in this study was considered.
The Senior Services committee agreed that this was an important matter
but that it would be difficult to do anything now about one particular
benefit program because the interrelationship of benefits was the very
core of the study.
4.
Development of Issue Agenda
In planning its work program, the Committee considered a structure and
process which would give advance "warning" of emerging national issues
and allow sufficient study and thought before proposing an FCA position.
In developing specific issues, the Committee utilized the FCA staff
Summary of 1971 White House Conference recommendations that had been
distributed in advance and the suggestions made by FCA members at their
first meeting. This process will be continued by members as preparation
for their next meeting.
Several major topics were chosen as a beginning base with short, mid and
long range issues and actions identified:
HEALTH CARE
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*review implications for elderly in current national health
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the next meeting on this and the scope of benefits and
payments of Medicare and Medicaid. It will be shared
with the Committee on the Economics of Aging which is
also interested in this general area.)
Mid-
*viability of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO) for
health care of elderly
*need for continuum in health care whether in congregate
care or in own place of residence
Long-
*education of health care professionals, not just physicians
(Referred to Committee on Aging Research and Manpower)
SOCIAL SERVICES
Short-
*review Title VII procedures and possible simplifications
(Invite AoA staff to November meeting. FCA staff prepare
summary of relevant comments from Congressional hearings.)
*review AoA evaluation projects of Title III (invite AoA
staff to November meeting)
*recommend FCA position on future location of Senior Oppor-
tunities and Services (SOS) program now in Office of Econo-
mic Opportunity (Staff provide views of Congress and Admini-
stration and develop paper giving alternative locations.)
*recommend FCA support for continuing Federal funding of
National Senior Citizens Law Center. The new national Legal
Service law does not provide funding for university back-up
centers such as this. Limited AoA monies have been made
available to Center for a conference.
*recommend FCA support for renewal of authorization to provide
continued Federal funding of senior employment programs con-
ducted under provisions of Title IX of the Older Americans
Act until it can be ascertained that implementation of the
Comprehensive Employment Training Act will adequately serve
the elderly.
Mid-
*review proposed Title XX of the Social Security Act providing
social services to aged, blind and disabled and its relation-
ship to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients
Long-
*study interface of Medicaid, Title III of the Older Americans
Act and of adult services of the Social Security Act especial-
ly as they relate to long-term care of the elderly.
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LIVING ARRANGEMENTS
Short-
*recommend FCA support for Presidential approval of Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974 (dependent on status
of bill at time of Council meeting)
Mid-
*attain barrier-free environments for elderly (Invite Geron-
tological Society which has AoA funded project in this area
to next meeting.)
Long-
*include certain social services as part of the cost of sub-
sidized housing
PLANNING
Short-
*determine sensitivity of CHP, RMP, CMHP and Hill-Burton to
needs of elderly
Mid-
*evaluation of Title III especially as it relates to Title
VII and the involvement of the elderly in planning and
policy-making
Long-
*consider nature and duration of government intervention in
lives of vulnerable elderly
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COMMITTEE OF ECONOMICS OF AGING
MINUTES
July 23, 1974
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Donohoe Building
Room 4022
July 24, 1974
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Donohoe Building
Room 4022
Committee Chairman, Nelson Cruikshank presided at this first meeting of the
Economics of Aging Committee. FCA Executive Director, Cleonice Tavani
served as recorder. The entire session was open to the public. Agency
and public observers were invited to join the discussion on an informal
basis from time to time.
Attendance
Members
Staff
Nelson H. Crukshank
Cleonice Tavani
Hobart C. Jackson
F. Richard Williams
Garson Meyer
Gwendolyn S. Walker
Agency
Nelson McClung
Dept. of Treasury
Jane Ross
HEW/OS
Patience Lauriat
HEW/SSA
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1. Review of Committee Mandate
Council Chairman Bertha Adkins who attended part of the meeting partici-
pated in a general discussion of the charge given to this Committee and
some of the matters to which they should give early attention. They
agreed that there were many matters other than the tax study that they
should and wanted to work on.
The implementation of the pension reform bill was identified as an impor-
tant matter that the Federal Council might want to hold hearings on in a
year. Meanwhile, staff is to provide members with a summary of the final
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Also set for
early attention was the Age Discrimination Act and its implications for
retirement practices and policies in both the government and non-govern-
ment work.
2. Staffing Arrangement
Staff with a background in economics to provide general support for activi-
ties of the Council in this area and the work of the Committee on Economics
of Aging in particular is a priority for any new full-time slot which the
FCA might be able to obtain in FY '75. In the meantime, the Committee
authorized Mr. Cruikshank to work with staff and Ms. Adkins in obtaining
immediate assistance, especially to serve as "project manager" for the tax
study, through retention of a consultant or whatever arrangement can be
worked out in relation to HEW practices. This would be in addition to
consultant services directly relevant to the tax study.
3. Study of Combined Impact of All Taxes on the Elderly
A format paper developed by staff of the Urban Institute on possible ap-
proaches to this study had been distributed to members at the earlier
Council meeting. Recently, Mr. Cruikshank spoke to several Congressional
committee staff people who expressed considerable interest in the results
of the study. In preparation for this meeting and in consultation with
the Chairman, Ms. Tavani had invited several officials in the Federal
government whose work is related to this study.
Nelson McClung, Assistant Director of the Office of Tax Analysis of the
Treasury department described an endeavor in which he is involved which
could provide the basic data for the tax study. A survey of consumer ex-
penditures which is being conducted by the Census Bureau for the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor is to be used by the Treas-
ury department to get a picture of tax payments of all persons in the two
sample groups of 10,000 each. It could be easily broken between the aged
and non-aged and the Treasury would be interested in doing this for the
Federal Council. The major problem is that of scheduling. The first
tapes will not be available until October and the second set in the Spring
and these are not firm dates. Treasury is now interested in breaking out
data on the elderly and will be requesting the Labor Department to do so
anyway. A reply to this request is expected within a month.
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An alternative would be the simulation analysis route using something
like the TRIM model which Treasury has developed. This is a complicated
set of routines utilizing imputed data and is, therefore, not as reliable
as facts directly derived such as the Consumer Expenditure Survey.
Mr. McClung suggested that the FCA take a chance on the Consumer Expendi-
ture Survey material being available by Spring of 1975 because this route
would provide the best answers upon which to base the recommendations
Congress has requested the Council to produce. The Committee agreed that
this seems to be the best course to follow. The FCA staff, including hope-
fully an additional person who would have expertise in this area, would
maintain liaison with Mr. McClung. As data emerges, break-outs which would
be useful to the FCA study would be negotiated and the staff project manager,
Committee members, consultants and other Federal agencies like the Social
Security Administration could develop appropriate policy questions.
Ms. Patience Lauriat of the Office of Research and Statistics in the Social
Security Administration described the several activities within the SSA
which are relevant to the FCA tax study. Their "Survey of New Beneficiaries"
consists of a series of monthly samples of people who came on the rolls between
July 1968 and June 1970. Fourteen reports have been published thus far
attempting to show what other resources these people have, most of whom are
age 62. The survey did not ask for expenditures or taxes paid but Ms. Lauriat
feels the data could be manipulated to infer the taxes paid thus being useful
for the FCA tax study.
Ms. Lauriat said there is increasing pressure within the Federal government to
do a separate expenditure survey for elderly people but resources are not
available at the present time. Meanwhile, there might be some possibility
that the Social Security Administration could provide some analytical assis-
tance to the FCA of the Consumer Expenditure Survey data referred to by
Mr. McClung. FCA staff will maintain communication with the Office of Re-
search and Statistics at SSA to develop and utilize the number of mutual in-
terests.
The Committee agreed that it would want FCA staff to develop a work statement
for the study including the scope, parameters and objectives of the study.
This paper is to go out to the Committee before the Council meeting for their
reaction and then presented to the Council as a status report.
4. Issue Identification
Mr. Jackson moved that the Federal Council on the Aging include a Black and
other minority aspect to these three studies to be undertaken by the FCA.
There was unanimous agreement.
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3.
Mr. Turrisi urged Committee action to assist World War I veterans' widows
whose benefits are offset whenever there is a Social Security increase.
Because this is an element of the interrelationships of benefits study
which is being carried out by the Senior Services Committee, this matter
was referred to that group for action.
Picking up on Mr. Meyer's concern in relation to a situation in Florida
where elderly persons were defrauded in an apartment purchase and life-
care contract scheme, the Committee turned its attention to the mushroom-
ing development. of condominiums. This has had nationwide implications
for the elderly both in relation to those residing in buildings that have
been converted who cannot finance purchase and those who do want to purchase
but are not aware of all the complications. It was agreed that staff, in
consultation with the Committee Chairman, should develop a recommendation
to be presented at the Council meeting for Federal legislation and/or admini-
strative action to protect older persons involved in condominium conversions
or purchases. Mr. Meyer volunteered to develop further information for the
Committee on what he feels is a growing problem of life-care contracts in
apartment houses.
Mr. Cruikshank expressed concern that so many potential eligibles for Supple-
mental Security Income (SSI) had not been enrolled because of what he feels
is a lack of information dissemination on the part of the Social Security
Administration. He feels that the agency with responsibility for administer-
ing a program should assume responsibility for educating portential clients
of their rights and benefits and not farm it out to some voluntary group.
The Social Security Administration has not done this. The Committee agreed
with him that SSI Alert had not been successful in rural and inner-city
areas. Therefore, the Committee agreed to propose to the Council that they
recommend to the Secretary that he direct the Social Security Administration
to assume an ongoing national program responsibility based on a pilot ef-
fort for an outreach program targeted at the hard-to-reach. Mr. Jackson's
amendment that this be done in cooperation with other Federal agencies was
accepted. He wanted to be sure that previous successive efforts using paid
peer groups be recognized and built on.
Using the summary of recommendations from the White House Conference on Aging
which had been prepared by staff, the Committee began to identify priority
issues for its own work agenda. First of all, they agreed to suggest to the
Council that a kind of scoreboard of implementation of the recommendations
from the 1971 Conference be a feature of the FCA Annual Report.
As a first and immediate priority, Mr. Jackson suggested the attainment of
an income level for older persons pegged at least at the intermediate level
of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Committee agreed that this matter
should be recommended by the Council to the Congress and the Secretary. FCA
staff will obtain the current data on BLS levels.
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4.
Keeping in mind the need for immediate reforms in Medicare and Medicaid,
especially in relation to financing long-term care, the Committee agreed
to take up the matter of National Health Insurance and its implications
for older persons at its next meeting. Staff will provide in advance of
the meeting a side-by-side comparison of what emerges out of the House
Ways and Means Committee and whatever other proposals will still be viable.
The Committee members agreed to utilize the WHCOA summary as homework upon
which to continue their determination of priorities prior to their next meeting.
5. Next Meeting
The Committee agreed to hold its next meeting on October 3-4 meeting from
12 noon to 5 p.m. on Thursday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday.
GEFALD TORD
FEDERAL COUNCIL ON THE AGING
Meeting Announcement
The Federal Council on the Aging was
established by the 1973 amendments to
the Older Americans Act of 1965 for the
purpose of advising the President, the
Secretary of Health, Education, and Wel-
fare, the Commissioner on Aging, and
the Congress on matters relating to the
special needs of older Americans.
The Council will hold & regular meet-
ing on September 10, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
September 11, ! a.m. to 3 p.m. in the New
Executive Office Building, 17th & Penn-
sylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
in Room 2008. The agenda will include
the following items: Review of budget
and staff requests for FY "75 and "76, re-
port from Senior Services committee, re-
port from Economics of Aging Commit-
tee, report from Aging Research and
Manpower committee, outlining of an-
nual report, review of public information
mandate and briefing on long-term care
of the elderly.
Meeting open to public observation.
CLEONICE TAVANI,
Executive Director,
Federal Council on the Aging.
AUGUST 12, 1974.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20201
August 29, 1974
TO: Members, Aging Research and Manpower Committee
Carl Eisdorfer, Chairman
Dorothy Devereux
Sharon Fujii
Bernard Nash
FROM: Cleonice Tavani, Executive Director
RE: September 9th Meeting
The agenda and background materials for your first meeting are
enclosed. Carl Eisdorfer and I tried to put together some basic
items which we thought would be useful in preparation for under-
taking the work of the Aging Research and Manpower Committee.
The annual report "Developments in Aging" issued by the Senate
Special Committee on Aging, which was previously sent to you, will
also be useful in getting an overview to Federal activities.
Martin Sicker, Acting Director of the Office of Research, Develop-
ment and Manpower Resources in AoA will at our meeting as a
resource person.
We look forward to seeing you all on Monday morning September 9th
at 9 a.m. in Room 4022 in the Donohoe Building.
Enclosures:
Paper from Senate Committee on Aging
Summary of White House Conference on
Aging Recommendations
Article on Inter-Agency Committee on
Aging Research
Article on AoA Research and Training
Grants and Contracts
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28
Board of Health and Welfare Services of the United Methodist Church
29
Board of Missions of the United Methodist Church
29
Board of Pensions, Reformed Church in America
30
Board of Pensions of the United Presbyterian Church
30
Board of Social Ministry-Lutheran Church in America
30
Board of Women's Work, Presbyterian Church USA
30
Boston Biomedical Institute
30
Boy Scouts of America
31
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America (AFL-CIO)
31
Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks
31
Catholic Hospital Association
32
Central Conference of American Rabbis
32
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
32
Christian Family Movement
33
The Christian and Missionary Alliance
33
Christian Women's Fellowship of the United Christian Missionary Society
33
Commission on Aging-Friends United Meeting
33
Committee on Retired Workers, United Steelworkers of America
34
Communication Workers of America
34
Conference of Health Services for the Aging of the Catholic Hospital Association
34
Consumer Federation of America, Inc.
34
Consumers Union of U.S., Inc.
35
Cooperative League of the USA
35
Council for Health and Welfare Services-United Church of Christ
36
Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc.
36
Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds
36
Council of the Southern Mountains, Inc.
36
Council of State Chambers of Commerce
37
Council on Family Health
37
Council on Social Work Education
37
Daughters of Isabella, National Circle
38
The Delta Kappa Gamma Society
38
Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.
38
Department of Church in Society, the United Christian Missionary Society
39
Department of Ministerial Benevolence, General Board, Church of the Nazarene
39
Division of Christian Education, National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA
39
Division of Christian Life and Mission, National Council of the Churches of Christ, USA
39
Division of Welfare Services, Lutheran Council in the USA
40
Elks BPOE National Headquarters
40
Episcopal Society for Ministry to the Aging, Inc.
40
Experimental and Specialized Services, Executive Council of the Episcopal Church
40
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Extension Committee on Organization and Policy
41
Evangelical Covenant Church of America
41
Family Service Association of America
41
Farmers Union-Green Thumb
42
First Church of Christ, Scientist
42
Foundation for Cooperative Housing
42
Fraternal Order of Eagles
43
Friends Committee on National Legislation
43
Friends General Conference
43
General Conference Mennonite Church-Commission on Home Ministries
44
General Council of the Assemblies of God
44
General Federation of Women's Clubs
44
General Synod, Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
44
Gerontological Society
44
Girl Scouts of the USA
45
Golden Ring Council of Senior Citizens
45
Goodwill Industries of America, Inc.
46
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
46
Health Insurance Association of America
46
Home Economics Education Association, NEA
46
Information and Counseling Service for Older Persons
46
Institute of Life Insurance
47
Institute on Aging
47
International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO
47
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
47
International Federation of Catholic Alumnae
48
International Ladies' Garment Workers Union-Retiree Service Department
48
International Union of Electrical Radio and Machine Workers, AFL-CIO
48
International Union United Automobile, Aerospace and
Agricultural Implement Workers of America, UAW
49
International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and
Distillery Workers of America, AFL-CIO
49
Jewish Labor Committee
49
Jewish Occupational Council
50
Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America
50
Kiwanis International
50
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
51
League of Women Voters of the United States
51
Life Insurance Association of America
51
The Little Sisters of the Poor
51
Loyal Order of Moose
52
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, Board of Social Ministry
52
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Lutheran Laymen's League
52
Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities
52
Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
53
Moravian Church in America, Northern Province
53
National Assembly for Social Policy and Development
53
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
53
National Association for Mental Health, Inc.
54
National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service, Inc.
54
National Association for Public Continuing and Adult Education
54
National Association for Retarded Children
54
National Association for Statewide Health and Welfare
55
National Association of Blue Shield Plans
55
National Association of Colored Women's Clubs
55
National Association of Evangelicals
55
National Association of Extension Home Economists
56
National Association of Hearing and Speech Agencies
56
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
56
National Association of Intergroup Relations Officials
56
National Association of Jewish Homes for the Aged
57
National Association of Life Underwriters
57
National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's clubs
57
National Association of Negro Women
57
National Association of the Physically Handicapped
57
National Association of Retired Civil Employees
58
National Association of Social Workers, Inc.
58
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
58
National Association of State Units on Aging
59
National Benevolent Association of the Christian Church
59
National Board of the Young Women's Christian Association of the USA
59
National Catholic Community Service
60
National Civil Liberties Clearing House
60
National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing
60
National Conference of Catholic Charities
60
National Conference of Jewish Communal Service
61
National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems
61
National Conference on Social Welfare
62
National Congress of American Indians
62
National Consumers League
62
National Council for Homemaker Services, Inc.
62
National Council of Catholic Men
63
National Council of Catholic Women
63
National Council of Health Care Services
63
National Council of Jewish Women, Inc.
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64
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National Council of Senior Citizens, Inc.
64
National Council of Women of the U.S.
64
National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations
65
National Council on the Aging
65
National Council on Alcoholism, Inc.
65
National Council on Family Relations
66
National Council on Hunger and Malnutrition in the United States
66
National Council on Teacher Retirement
66
National Dairy Council
67
National Dental Association
67
National Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults
67
National Education Association
67
National Federation of the Blind Publications
68
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
68
National Federation of Catholic Physicians' Guilds
68
National Federation of Federal Employees
68
National Federation of Grandmother Clubs of America
69
National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, Inc.
69
National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers
69
National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods
69
National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods
70
National Foundation of Health, Welfare and Pension Funds
70
National Grange
70
National Health Council, Inc.
71
National Jewish Welfare Board
71
National Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the USA
71
National League for Nursing
72
National Legal Aid and Defender Association
72
National Recreation and Park Association
72
National Rehabilitation Association
72
National Retired Teachers Association
73
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
73
National Safety Council
73
National Secretaries Association
74
National Sharecroppers Fund
74
National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, Inc.
74
National Society of the Volunteers of America
75
National Therapeutic Recreation Society
75
National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
75
National University Extension Association
76
National Urban Coalition
76
National Urban League
77
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National Women's League of the United Synagogue of America
77
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
77
Pilot Club International
78
Polish National Union of America
78
Population Reference Bureau, Inc.
78
Puerto Rican Forum
78
The Rabbinical Assembly
79
Rabbinical Council of America
79
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
79
The Salvation Army
79
Serbian St. Sava Charity Home
80
Seventh-Day Adventist Welfare Information Service
80
Sex Information and Education Council of the Untied States
80
Sigma Kappa Sorority
80
Society for Public Health Education
81
Soroptimist Federation of the Americas, Inc.
81
Southern Baptist Association of Executives of Homes for the Aging
81
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
82
Southern Regional Council
82
Superior Council of the United States, Society of St. Vincent De Paul
82
Synagogue Council of America
82
Townsend Plan National Lobby
83
Travelers Aid Association of America
83
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
83
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America
83
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Women's Branch
84
Unitarian Universalist Women's Federation
84
United Cerebral Palsy Association, Inc.
84
United Health Foundations, Inc.
84
United Hias Service
85
United Presbyterian Health, Education and Welfare Association
85
The United States Jaycees
85
United Synagogue of America
85
United Transportation Union
86
United Way of America
86
Upholsterers' International Union of North America, AFL-CIO
86
Veterans of World War I of the USA
87
Zonta International
87
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Income Maintenance:
1. Supplemental Security Income Program: Hearings conducted
by our Committee on July 15-16, 1974, raised serious questions
about (1.) standards for eligibility and methods used for deter-
mining them (2.) need for additional staff to handle increased
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workload at Social Security field offices, and (3.) efforts to
enroll all those qualified to receive benefits. Senator Church
is considering several proposals for legislative or administra-
tive actions. A proposal for tying SSI payments to cost-of-
living increases was incorporated into H.R.8217, now awaiting
action by the President. One of Senator Church's prime goals
is the elimination of poverty among older persons by raising SSI
standards. He and others, although aware of problems which have
arisen in the early months of SSI, are firmly committed to its
continuance and improvement.
2. Numerous attacks on the soundness of the Social Security system
are receiving Committee attention. A Congressional reprint
of a rebuttal prepared by Wilbur Cohen is now available. (At
the University of Michigan Conference on August 5, Mr. Cohen
repeated his confidence in the Social Security system and
invited Commissioner Flemming, as a former Chairman of the
Social Security Advisory Council, to comment. Dr. Flemming
readily supported Dean Cohen's position.)
3. Among those matters now under consideration in conjunction
with our Committee's "Future Directions in Social Security"
study are (1.) treatment of women and minority group members in
conjunction with retirement income maintenance (2.) a definition
of "adequacy" in terms of Federal policy on retirement income
(3.) the future role of private pensions in providing retirement
security, especially in view of pension reform legislation now
apparently approaching enactment.
**An interim report on the "Future Directions" hearings is now
under preparation and may be issued by October.
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2.
Housing for the Elderly:
The House and Senate have agreed in Conference to renew the highly
popular Section 202 Housing Program for the Elderly and Handicapped. Here
are some of the highlights of that agreement:
*** The Secretary of HUD is authorized to borrow from the
Treasury $800 million for loans to sponsors of housing
for the elderly. With the $100 million already avail-
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able in the old program, the combined amount could
produce up to 45,000 units.
*** The loans to sponsors will be made at the Government
borrowing rate, instead of the earlier 3 percent figure.
*** Rents will be brought down to serve the low-income elderly
through the Section 23 Leasing Program which provides that
tenants pay only 25 percent of their income for rent.
National organizations for the elderly are strongly behind this approach,
and they have been meeting to coordinate with HUD the writing of regulations
for the combined Section 202/Section 23 Program so that the eventual adminis-
tration of the program will best serve the needs of the elderly.
Many additional issues remain in housing, despite the major step forward
that would be taken by this legislation. For example, far more should be done
to provide social services, along with units.
*** Marie McGuire Thompson is now working with the Committee
on a study which would explore some of these housing-
related service needs.
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3.
Nursing Homes:
**A major report is now under preparation by our Subcom-
mittee on Long-Term Care, and the first part may be
published in September. Val Halamandaris of our staff
would be happy to discuss the issues with you at any
time you judge to be appropriate.
Health:
Hearings conducted by our Subcommittee on Long-Term Care in July
and June dealt with provisions of the Kennedy-Mills bill related to long-
term care. Witnesses generally agreed that the legislation provided a
welcome emphasis upon a well-rounded range of services designed to prevent
or shorten institutionalization, but some problems remain.
In addition, the Subcommittee and the full Committee continue to be
concerned about problems related to Medicare and Medicaid. (See Chapter
III of our May 13, 1974 annual report for additional discussion.)
One of the major thrusts of the Subcommittee continues to be home
health care. Legislation to encourage development and greater use of
home health agencies has been introduced and is receiving growing support.
Older Americans Act:
To prepare for Congressional action on extension of the Older Americans
Act in 1975, the Committee is devoting special attention to:
1. Early successes and problems of area-wide agencies on aging:
We have received testimony and information indicating that a wide
effort is being made to fulfill expectations of Congress and
the Commissioner on Aging. But we are also concerned about
reports that the funding levels are not adequate to meet such
obligations, that regulations are complex and at times confusing,
and that existing agencies on aging are sometimes bypassed. One
witness in Albuquerque said her A.A.A. is "underfunded and
over-regulated.
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2. Relationships between the Title VII and Title III projects:
Obviously, a transition of some kind must be made, at a time
when programs under both Titles are strong enough to adjust.
In addition, we are concerned about the effect of rising food
costs upon Title VII.
3. Efforts to raise funding levels for varying titles in the Senate:
Wilbur Cohen, for example, called for increases in funding for
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the following programs under the Older Americans Act:
(In millions of dollars)
House
Cohen
Program
Authorization
Allowance
Recommendation
Title III -
Community Services
$130
$96
$125
Title IV - A
Training
Open-ended
8
10
Title IV - C
Multi-disciplinary
Centers of
Gerontology
Open-ended
0
12.5
Title VII -
Nutrition
$150
1/
150
Additionally, he urged that appropriations for the Title IX Older Ameri-
cans Community Service Employment Act (Department of Labor Appropriations) be
raised from $10 million (in the House-passed bill) to $40 million. Moreover,
he recommended that funding for the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
(Department of Labor Appropriations) be increased from $1,755,000 to $3,000,000.
Senators Kennedy and Eagleton have also proposed a $65 million funding
level for the Title IX program. Senator Tunney has called for a two million
funding increase in the Section 308 Model Projects Program -- from $5 million
to $7 million -- to strengthen representation and referral services for the
elderly. Senator Church has recommended a $3 million appropriation for the
Age Discrimination in Employment Act to strengthen enforcement activities.
1/ The House deferred consideration (on June 27) of funds for the
Title VII Nutrition Program until the authorization was extended for fiscal
1975. H.R. 11105 -- which provided for a three-year extension of the
nutrition program and $150 million authorization for fiscal 1975 --- was
signed into law (Public Law 93-351) on July 12, 1974.
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5.
4. Relationship between Titles III and VII of the Older Americans
Act and Title VI of the Social Security Act: The present post-
ponement of implementation of regulations on Title VI was merely
a holding action but it is a matter of some concern that there
is little in the way of a concerted effort to resolve major
issues related to those regulations.
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6.
5. Transportation study mandated under last year's amendments: The
Committee on Aging will be represented at a meeting within the
next few weeks called by Mr. Revis. In addition, the Committee
is considering proposals which would add to the dimensions of
that study.
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*** hearings by the Senate Committee on Aging on "Transportation and
the Elderly, Problems and Progress" in April 1974 will soon be
published. They include proposals for action by the Department
of Transportation and by the Administration on Aging.
6. Training needs in gerontology: At hearings last year (June 19
and 21), the Committee expressed concern about Administration
plans to suspend career training in gerontology. That policy was
later changed to continue present programs until January of this
year. The Committee remains firm in its conviction that basic
opportunity grants will not meet needs in the field of aging, but
Administration plans seem to be under way once again to end present
programs.
*** A Senate Committee on Aging report on innovative actions by state
agencies on aging and state legislatures is now in final preparation
and will be issued by the Senate Committee on Aging in late August
or September. It is based upon questionnaires to all states. Bill
Bechill provided the intrepretation and background.
National Institute on Aging:
At a hearing on August 1, 1974, the Senate Committee on Aging heard
from Administration witnesses and representatives of national organizations
on implementation of the Research in Aging Act. The early hearing explored
such issues as: funding levels, division of labor between AoA and NIA, (and
your Council, as well) and thrusts of research efforts.
** Transcripts should be available by October 1
Age Discrimination Act:
Recent court settlements and a more determined enforcement policy by the
Department of Labor have focussed new attention upon this Act. Senator Fong
has introduced legislation (Senator Church is a cosponsor) which would eliminate
the upper age limit (65) for application of the law.
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*** Several other proposals for dealing with age discrimination may
be found in "Improving the Age Discrimination Law", A Working
Paper Prepared for the Senate Committee on Aging, September 1973.
Inflation:
This year's annual report by this Committee provides useful information
on the impact of inflation upon the elderly on pp. 9-13.
"Energy Crisis" and the Elderly:
Part of this year's hearing on transportation was devoted to a
discussion of plans by the Federal Energy Office (now Federal Energy
Administration) to prepare for possible fuel shortages or high costs
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this past winter. Latest available information from FEA indicates that
there is no contingency plan now in effect or under consideration for the
forthcoming winter. Senator Chiles may hold a hearing this September to
examine the situation further.
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ther areas:
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--Retired Senior Volunteer Program: We are concerned about working
relationships between RSVP and Older Americans Act agencies on
aging.
--Legal Services for older persons: The Committee conducted
hearings on June 14 in Los Angeles in cooperation with the
Judiciary Subcommittee on Representation of Citizen Interests.
Senater Tunney, who presided, plans to take follow-up action.
--Property tax: Your Council's study of tax interrelationships
will certainly deal with this pressing issue. David Affeldt,
our counsel, is very familiar with property tax studies prepared
by the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, and
he has developed material of his own, as well. He stands ready
to be of assistance in this area, and other fields of taxation
as well.
--Employment opportunity for older persons: Title IX. In recent
appropriations bills, the Congress has reaffirmed its intent that
the Title IX 0lder American Community Service Employment Act be
administered primarily by national contractors. Efforts are
also underway to win increased funding for the program (see earlier
discussion of Wilbur Cohen's recommendation and the Kennedy-
Eagleton Amendment.) Legislation is expected to be introduced
during the fall to extend and improve the Title IX program. The
Committee on Aging is also concerned that the new Comprehensive
Employment and Training Act be responsive to the manpower needs
of the elderly.
--A World Assembly on Aging: Senator Church has received considerable
support for this proposal. He envisions an assembly of nations
discussing national policy, and he believes that it could be held
within several years after the 1975 International Congress of
Gerontology in Israel. Such a world assembly could be important
for the United States in terms of helping to develop national
policy which could then be discussed in detail at a White House
Conference on Aging, should one be proposed and held in 1981.
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Page
A. Philip Randolph Institute
5
Adult Education Association of the USA
5
Airline Pilots Association, International-AFL-CIO
5
Altrusa International, Inc.
5
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
6
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, AFL-CIO
6
American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation
6
American Association of Homes for the Aging
6
American Association of Ophthalmology
7
American Association of Public Health Dentists, Division of Dental Health
7
American Association of Retired Persons
8
American Association of University Professors
8
American Association of University Women
8
American Association of Workers for the Blind, Inc.
9
American Baptist Convention
9
American Baptist Women
9
American Bar Association-Section of Family Law
9
American Camping Association, Inc.
9
American Cancer Society, Inc.
10
American College of Physicians
10
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
10
American Council for Nationalities Service
11
American Dental Association
11
American Diabetes Association
11
The American Dietetic Association
12
American Farm Bureau
12
American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO
12
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
12
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
13
American Federation of Teachers (AFL-CIO)
13
American Foundation for the Blind, Inc.
13
American Geriatrics Society
13
American Heart Association
14
American Home Economics Association
14
American Hospital Association
14
American Institute of Architects
15
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American Institute of Planners
15
American Jewish Committee
15
American Legion
15
American Library Association
16
American Lutheran Church-Division of Social Service
16
American Medical Association
17
American Woman's Auxiliary Medical Association
17
American Medical Women's Association, Inc.
18
American National Red Cross
18
American Nurses' Association
18
American Nursing Home Association
18
American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
19
American Optometric Association, Inc.
19
American Optometric Foundation
20
American Orthopsychiatric Association, Inc.
20
American Osteopathic Association
20
American Personnel and Guidance Association
20
American Pharmaceutical Association
20
American Physical Therapy Association
21
American Podiatry Association
21
American Psychiatric Association
21
American Psychological Association
22
American Public Health Association, Inc.
22
American Public Welfare Association
22
American Public Works Association
23
American Society for Personnel Administration
23
American Society of Oral Surgeons
23
American Sociological Association
23
American Speech and Hearing Association
24
American Veterans Committee
24
American Women's Voluntary Services, Inc.
24
Arrow, Inc
25
Arthritis Foundation
25
Association of the Junior Leagues of America
25
Association of Medical Rehabilitation Directors and Coordinators
25
Association of State and Territorial Health Officers
26
Bakery and Confectionery Workers' International Union of America, AFL-CIO
26
Baptist Brotherhood Commission, Southern Baptist Convention
26
Blue Cross Association
26
B'nai B'rith
27
B'nai B'rith Women
27
Board of Christian Social Concerns of the United Methodist Church
28
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to
call
THE white HOUSE
WASHINGTON
DATE: 3/25
TO:
F. DEBACA
PAM POWELL
JEFF EVES
STAN SCOTT
VIRGINIA KNAUER
WAYNE VALIS
PAT LINDH
JOHN VICKERMAN
TED MARRS
DON WEBSTER
FROM: WILLIAM J. BAROODY, JR.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION
FOR YOUR COMMENTS/
RECOMMENTATIONS
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
BE
March 21, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: PUBLIC LIAISON OFFICE
FROM:
PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL Jell OFFICE
SUBJECT:
Federal Council on the Aging
Attached is our proposed memorandum to the President in
which we recommend the reappointment of five persons to the
Federal Council on the Aging.
Please contact Jocelyn Waggoner in Robin West's office (456-2941)
with any comments you may have regarding these proposed actions.
We would appreciate receiving your comments by Thursday,
March 27. If we have not heard from your office by that date,
we shall assume that you have no objections to this memorandum.
Thank you.
Attachment
GERALD P. FORD
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DONALD RUMSFELD
FROM:
WILLIAM N. WALKER
SUBJECT:
Federal Council on Aging (PAS-WAE)
This memorandum seeks your approval of five persons who are
recommended for reappointment to the Federal Council on
Aging.
The Federal Council on Aging was established by P.L. 93-29
on May 3, 1973 (Legislation, Tab A). The purpose of the
Council is to advise the President on matters relating to
the special needs of older citizens, to review Federal
policies that affect the aging, and to educate the public
concerning the problems of the aging. Each year the Council
makes three reports to the Congress.
The Council consists of fifteen members appointed by you
with the advice and consent of the Senate for three year
terms. Members are representative of older citizens,
national organizations with an interest in aging, business,
labor, and the general public. At least five of the members
are themselves older persons. (Membership list, Tab B.)
On June 5, 1975, the terms of five of the original Council
members will expire. Each of these persons has been an
active and interested member of the Council during the past
year, and each represents an important constituency.
I therefore recommend that the following members be reappointed
to serve full three year terms on the Council:
Bertha S. Adkins (Resume, Tab C), a Republican from Maryland.
Miss Adkins, 68, was Under Secretary of Health, Education
and Welfare during the Eisenhower Administration. She was
the Vice Chairman of the 1971 White House Conference on
Aging and Executive Vice Chairman of the Advisory Committee
on Older Americans. Miss Adkins has served ably as Chairman
of the Council since its inception.
Approve
Disapprove
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Carl Eisdorfer, M.D. (Resume, Tab D), a Republican from
Washington. Dr. Eisdorfer, 44, is a past President of the
Gerontological Society and former Director of Duke Univer-
sity's Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development.
He is presently Chairman of the Department and Professor
of Psychiatry at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Dr. Eisdorfer is a psychiatrist and psychologist whose
major research interest concerns behavioral studies on
aging. He is the only physician on the Council.
Approve
Disapprove
Dorothy Louise Devereaux (Resume, Tab E), a Republican from
Hawaii. Mrs. Devereaux, 63, is a professional volunteer
with the handicapped and aged. She chaired the steering
committee for Hawaii's first Conference on the Aging in
1954. From 1958 to 1972, Mrs. Devereaux served in the
Eawaii House of Representatives. Senator Fong strongly
supports Mrs. Devereaux for reappointment to the Council.
Approve
Disapprove
Charles J. Fahey, The Reverend Monsignor (Resume, Tab F)
from New York. Although unregistered, Father Fahey was
supported for appointment to the original Council membership
by Senators Javits and Buckley. He is Director of Catholic
Charities for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New
York. Father Fahey, 41, is a member of the Board and Vice
President of the American Association of Homes for the Aging
and is endorsed by nursing home administrators across the
country and by Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish religious
leaders.
Approve
Disapprove
John B. Martin (Resume, Tab G), a Republican from Maryland.
Mr. Martin, 65, is a former Commissioner on Aging and Special
Assistant to the President on Aging, from Michigan. He
also served as a member of the National Planning Advisory
Committee for the 1961 White House Conference on Aging, and
as the Chairman and the Vice Chairman of the Michigan Commission
on Aging. Mr. Martin was supported by you for his original
appointment to the Council. He is now serving as a special
consultant to the American Association of Retired Persons
and the National Retired Teacher Association.
Approve
Disapprove
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Pub. Law 93-29
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May 3, 1973
May
Apprepriations.
"(c) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the pur-
poses of this section during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and the fiscal year ending June 30,
1975, such sums as may be necessary.
"FEDERAL COUNCIL ON THE AGING
Establishment;
"SEC. 205. (a) There is established a Federal Council on the Aging
membership.
to be composed of fifteen members appointed by the President with
the advice and consent of the Senate for terms of three years without
the (
80 Stat. 378.
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code. Members shall
requi
5 USC 101.
be appointed SO as to be representative of older Americans, national
"If
organizations with an interest in aging, business, labor, and the gen-
interi
eral public. At least five of the members shall themselves be order
mgs
each
persons.
Appointment.
'(b) (1) Of the members first appointed, five shall be appointed for
gress
a term of one year, five shall be appointed for a term of two years, and
five shall be appointed for a term of three years, as designated by the
of be
President at the time of appointment.
local
2
Vacancies.
"(2) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the
no lat
expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall
dent
be appointed only for the remainder of such term. Members shall be
great
eligible for reappointment and may serve after the expiration of their
negat
terms until their successors have taken office.
"(h
of all
(3) Any vacancy in the Council shall not affect its powers, but
shall be filled in the same manner by which the original appointment
3
erty.
was made.
no lat
dent
"(4) Members of the Council shall. while serving on business of
the Council, be entitled to receive compensation at a rate not to exceed
of the
deems
the daily rate specified for grade GS-18 in section 5332 of title 5,
5 USC 5332
United States Code, including traveltime. and while SO serving away
(i)
the eti
note.
from their homes or regular places of business. they may be allowed
the St
travel expenses. including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the saine
manner as the expenses authorized by section 5703(b) of title 5, United
progra
this st
80 Stat. 499;
States Code, for persons in the Government service employed
83 Stat. 190.
intermittently.
togeth
mulae
Chairman.
"(c) The President shall designate the Chairman from among the
Meetings.
members appointed to the Council. The Council shall meet at the call
any cl:
the Se
of the Chairman but not less often than four times a year. The Secre-
Labor
tarv and the Commissioner on Aging shall be ex officio members of the
tion an
Council.
Duties.
(d) The Council shall-
"(1) advise and assist the President on matters relating to the
special needs of older Americans;
"SEC
'(2) assist the Commissioner in making the appraisal of needs
sioner
Post, P. 45.
required by section 402;
(3) review and evaluate, on a continuing basis, Federal policies
pa
regarding the aging and programs and other activities affecting
the aging conducted or assisted by all Federal departments and
agencies for the purpose of appraising their value and their impact
on the lives of older Americans: and
tio
(4) serve as a spokesman on behalf of older Americans by
for
making recommendations to the President, to the Secretary, the
Commissioner, and to the Congress with respect to Federal policies
Co
regarding the aging and federally conducted or assisted programs
"(b)
and other activities relating to or affecting them;
sioner =
(5) inform the public about the problems and needs of the
eral Go
aging, in consultation with the National Information and Resource
organiz:
sioner :
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pur-
Clearing House for the Aging, by collecting and dissentinating
the
information, conducting or commissioning studies and publishing
e 30,
the results thereof, and by issuing publications and reports: and
(6) provide public forums for discussing and publicizing the
problems and needs of the aging and obtaining information relat-
ing thereto by conducting public hearings, and by conducting or
sing
sponsoring conferences, workshops, and other such meetings.
"(e) The Secretary and the Commissioner shall make available to
with
Information,
the Council such staff, information, and other assistance as it may
availability.
hout
shall
require to carry out its activities.
ional
"(f) Beginning with the year 1974 the Council shall make such Report to
interim reports as it deems advisable and an annual report of its find- President,
gen-
ings and recommendations to the President not later than March 31 of
transmittal
to
order
each year. The President shall transmit each such report to the Con-
Congress.
d for
gress together with his comments and recommendations.
(g) The Council shall undertake a study of the interrelationships Studies,
re-
and
of benefit programs for the elderly operated by Federal, State, and port
to
Con-
the
local government agencies. Following the completion of this study. but gress.
2
no later than eighteen months after enactment of this Act, the Presi-
to the
dent shall submit to Congress recommendations for bringing about
3
shall
reports
greater uniformity of eligibility standards, and for eliminating the
all be
negative impact that one program's standards may have on another.
to
their
(h) The Council shall undertake a study of the combined impact
of all taxes on the elderly-including but not limited to income. prop-
s, but
3
ertv. sales. social security taxes. Upon completion of this study. but
tment
no later than eighteen months after enactment of this Act. the Presi-
dent shall submit to Congress, and to the Governor and legislatures
ess of
of the States. the results thereof and such recommendations as he
exceed
deems necessary.
itle 5,
(i) The Council shall undertake a study or studies concerning Post,
p.
37.
away
the effects of the formulae specified in section 303 for allotment among
Howed
the States of sums appropriated for area planning and social service
same
programs authorized under title III of this Act. Upon completion of Post, p. 36.
United
this study, but no later than January 1, 1975, the results of such study,
ployed
together with recommendations for such changes, if any, in such for-
mulae as may be determined to be desirable, and the justification for
11g the
any changes recommended, shall be submitted to the Commissioner,
he call
the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Committee on
Secre-
Labor and Public Welfare of the Senate, and the Committee on Educa-
of the
tion and Labor of the House of Representatives.
"ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACT
to the
"SEC. 206. (a) In carrying out the purposes of this Act, the Commis-
f needs
sioner is authorized to:
"(1) provide consultative services and technical assistance to
policies
public or nonprofit private agencies and organizations;
fecting
(2) provide short-term training and technical instruction;
its and
'(3) conduct research and demonstrations;
impact
(4) collect, prepare, publish, and disseminate special educa-
tional or informational materials, including reports of the projects
cans by
for which funds are provided under this Act; and
ary, the
"(5) provide staff and other technical assistance to the Federal
policies
Council on the Aging.
ograms
"(b) In administering his functions under this Act, the Commis-
sioner may utilize the services and facilities of any agency of the Fed-
of the
eral Government and of any other public or nonprofit agency or
tesource
organization, in accordance with agreements between the Commis-
sioner and the head thereof, and is authorized to pay therefor, in
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Federal Council on the Aging
BIOGRAPHY
Name: ADKINS, Bertha S. (Miss)
born: 8-24-06, Salisbury, Maryland
Home Address:
Business Address:
P.O. Box 396
(Retired)
Oxford, Maryland 21654
Bertha S. Adkins was Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
in 1958-61 during the Eisenhower Administration. During that time, she
was the key departmental official involved in planning the 1961 White
House Conference on Aging. She has just completed service as a Vice
Chairman of the 1971 White House Conference on Aging and was Executive
Vice Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Older Americans until it was
superceded by legislation establishing the Federal Council on the Aging.
Yiss Adkins has a bachelor's degree from Wellesley College in Massachu-
setts and a M.A. from Columbia University. She also has several honorary
doctoral degrees.
She was Dean of Women in Western Maryland College and Dean of Residence
a: Bradford Junior College in Massachusetts before coming to Washington
in 1950 as Executive Director of the Women's Division of the Republican
National Committee.
In 1959, she was United States delegate to the United Nations Seminar on
the Participation of Women in Public Life, held in Bogota, Colombia. The
same year she made an official trip to Poland under auspices of the Inter-
national Education Exchange Program of the Department of State. She also
served on the Defense Advisory Committee for Women in the Service for the
Defense Department.
When Miss Adkins left HEW in 1961 she became Headmistress of the Foxcroft
School in Middleburg. Virginia, She retired in 1967 to her home in
Oxford, Maryland. She is a member of the Talbot County Commission on
Aging and is Chairman of the Talbot County Chapter of the American Red
Cross. She also has been a member of the Advisory Board to the Social
Security Administration.
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BIOGRAPHY
Name: EISDORFER, Carl (Dr.)
born: 6-20-30, Bronx, New York
Home Address:
Business Address:
8548 - 53rd Court, N.E.
Professor and Chairman
Seattle, Washington 98115
Department of Psychiatry
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195
Carl Eisdorfer is both a psychologist and a psychiatrist. He became a
professor and the Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the Uni-
versity of Washington in Seattle in 1972. Just prior to that time, he
was director of the University Center for the Study of Aging and Human
Development at Duke University. He was. recently named Chairman of the
Washington State Commission on Aging. He was a member of the Advisory
Immittee on Older Americans which the Federal Council on the Aging
superceded. A member of the National Planning Board for the White
House Conference on the Aging, he was active with many aspects of the
1971 meetings.
Dr. Eisdorfer is past President of the Gerontological Society and a
Fellow of the American Geriatrics Society. In 1969, he received the
Robert E. Kleemeir award of the Gerontological Society for excellence
in research. He has been a consultant to many agencies at HEW includ-
ing the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
His publications are numerous and include articles and book chapters
on human aging and behavior, psychological reaction to cardiovascular
change in the aged and the phenomenology of aging.
He received an A.B. degree from New York University and three degrees
from Duke: a Ph.D. and a M.D. In 1962, he was a special Fellow of
the U.S. Public Health Service. Dr. Eisdorfer began his career as a
school psychologist in New York City and then served for two years
with the U.S. Army in the field of clinical psychology.
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BIOGRAPHY
Name: DEVEREUX, Dorothy L. (Mrs.)
born: 11-8-11, Spokane, Washington
(h. John William Devereux, d.)
Home Address:
Business Address:
2721 Huapala Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Derothy Devereux was a registered nurse who practiced her profession prior
= and for one year following marriage to physician John Devereux. She had
received her R.N. from California Lutheran School of Nursing in 1931 and
did post graduate work at Chicago Lying-In Hospital. Settling in Hawaii,
Mrs. Devereux then embarked on virtually two full-time careers of rearing
four children and continuous service as a volunteer with groups concerned
about education, youth, health, the handicapped and aging.
She has been: President of the Hawaii Congress of Parents and Teachers,
President of the Oahu Health Council, President of the Oahu Society for
Crippled Children and Adults, President of the Women's Auxiliary to the
Hawaii Medical Association and Chairman of the Steering Committee for Hawaii's
first Conference on Aging in 1954. She was a member of the House of Repre-
sentatives of the Territory of Hawaii in 1958 and then continued in that
body after statehood had been achieved until 1972.
She is presently a member of the Hawaii State Comprehensive Health Planning
Advisory Council, the Board of Directors of the Health and Community Ser-
vices Council and the Hawaii Mental Health Association, and the Salvation
Army Advisory Board.
Mrs. Devereux was Hawaii's "Mother of the Year" in 1955 and has life
membership on the Salvation Army Advisory Board and the Hawaii Rehabilita-
tion Association. Her other awards include: the Distinguished Service
Award of the Hawaii Rehabilitation Association and the Annual Kokua (help)
Award of Abilities Unlimited, Inc., an organization for the handicapped.
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BIOGRAPHY
Name: FAHEY, Charles J. (Rev. Msgr.) born: 4-13-33, Baltimore, Md.
Home Address:
Business Address:
672 W. Onondaga Street
Director
Syracuse, New York 13204
Catholic Charities of Diocese of
Syracuse
240 E. Onondaga Street
Syracuse, New York 13202
Charles Fahey is both a priest and a social worker and has been involved
== some aspect of service to the elderly for most of his priestly and
professional life. He is currently Director of Catholic Charities for
the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse with responsibility for a variety
of aging programs such as the development of residential and nursing
home facilities, and social, nutuitional and recreational programs in 160
parishes.
Monsignor Fahey served in several different posts in connection with the
1971 White House Conference on Aging including chairmanship of the Special
Section on Long Term Care. He is President-Elect of the American Associa-
tion of Homes for the Aging. In 1972, he was awarded that organization's
National Award of Honor.
He was ordained in February 1959 and named an honorary prelate in December
1971. He received a Master's degree in Social Work from the Catholic
University of America in 1963. In addition to his major work assignments
with Catholic Charities, Msgr. Fahey has been very active with a wide
range of local, state and national health, social welfare and religious
organizations. He was Chairman of the Commission on Aging of the National
Conference of Catholic Charities in 1967-72 and continues to serve as a
member. Also on the national level, he is a member of the National Council
on the Aging, the Gerontological Society and the Academy of Certified
Social Work of the National Association of Social Workers.
He is presently Chairman of the New York State Council of Catholic Chari-
ties Directors, member of the Board of his area's Comprehensive Health
Planning Agency, and a member of the Board of the United Way of Onondaga
County along with many other affiliations.
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BIOGRAPHY
Name: MARTIN, John B. (Mr.)
born: 10-3-09, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Home Address:
Business Address:
7607 Glendale Road
Special Consultant
Chevy Chase, Maryland 20015
American Association of Retired Persons
National Retired Teachers Association
1909 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20006
John Martin was appointed by President Nixon as U.S. Commissioner on Aging
May 28, 1969 and as Special Assistant to the President for the Aging on
June 24, 1969. He served in these positions until March 1973 and is now
È Special Consultant to the American Association of Retired Persons -
National Retired Teachers Association. He was educated at Dartmouth, A.B.,
in 1931; Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar, B, Litt., 1933; and the University
== Michigan Law School, J.D., 1936.
V-. Martin has been interested and active in the field of aging for many
years. He served as Vice-Chairman of the Michigan Commission on Aging
from 1960 to May 1963, and as Chairman from May 1963 to March 1967. In
1959-1960, he was the Chairman of the Grand Rapids Coordinating Council
on Aging. He served as a member of the National Planning Advisory Com-
mittee for the White House Conference on the Aging, held in January of
1961.
Mr. Martin served as legal secretary to the Chairman of the Securities
and Exchange Commission in 1936, and as Deputy Chief of the Ohio State
Division of Securities in 1941. He helped to organize and served as
Deputy Director, U.S. Office of Civilian Defense, 1942-1944. In 1944, he
was commissioned in the USNR, served in Europe and was discharged with
the rank of Lieutenant Commander in 1946. After the War, he served as a
member of the United States Prosecutor's staff at the Nuremberg War Trials.
In 1948, he was elected to the Michigan State Senate from Grand Rapids,
and in 1950 was elected State Auditor General, serving until 1954.
Mr. Martin was elected Republican National Committeeman for Michigan in
1957, and again in 1960 and 1964. He served as delegate, and as Chairman
of the Committee on the Executive Branch, in the 1961-62 Michigan Consti-
tutional Convention.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 1, 1974
WAYNE VALIS:
Dick Williams called this morning
asking that we consider a Mrs.
Margaret Morgan for the Aging
Council or a related Advisory
Council for the Aging. Said she
is the wife of Gerald Morgan with
Hamel, Morgan, Park, McCabe and
Saunders on 1776 F Street. She
apparently has been quite active
in working with the elderly in her
community.
Should this be checked out further?
Loraine
245-0443
(365-8053)
will
try.
In
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