Functions of Assistant Secretary

serve as the effective and visible advocate for older individuals within the Department of Health and Human Services and with other departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Federal Government by maintaining active review and commenting responsibilities over all Federal policies affecting older individuals;

( Pub. L. 89–73, title II, § 202 , July 14, 1965 , 79 Stat. 220 ; Pub. L. 93–29, title II, § 201(b) , May 3, 1973 , 87 Stat. 31 ; Pub. L. 94–135, title I, § 114(b) , (c), Nov. 28, 1975 , 89 Stat. 725 ; Pub. L. 95–478, title I, § 102(a) , title V, § 503(b)(2), (4), Oct. 18, 1978 , 92 Stat. 1513 , 1559; Pub. L. 97–115 , §§ 2(b), (c), 3(d), Dec. 29, 1981 , 95 Stat. 1595 , 1597; Pub. L. 98–459, title II, § 202 , Oct. 9, 1984 , 98 Stat. 1768 ; Pub. L. 100–175, title I , §§ 103(a), 105(a), 106(a), 155(a), Nov. 29, 1987 , 101 Stat. 928 , 930, 952; Pub. L. 102–321, title I, § 163(c)(2)(A) , July 10, 1992 , 106 Stat. 377 ; Pub. L. 102–375, title I, § 102(b)(10)(A) , title II, § 202(a)–(f), title VII, § 708(c)(1), title IX, § 904(a)(4), Sept. 30, 1992 , 106 Stat. 1202 , 1205–1208, 1292, 1306; Pub. L. 103–82, title IV, § 405(g)(1) , Sept. 21, 1993 , 107 Stat. 921 ; Pub. L. 103–171 , §§ 2(2), (3), 3(a)(3), Dec. 2, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1988 , 1990; Pub. L. 106–501, title II, § 201 , title VIII, § 801(b)(2), Nov. 13, 2000 , 114 Stat. 2229 , 2291; Pub. L. 109–365, title II, § 202 , Oct. 17, 2006 , 120 Stat. 2528 ; Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, § 4002(b)(1)(B) , (2)(BB), May 22, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1096 , 1097; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a) , title IV, § 4002(b)(1)(B), (2)(BB), June 18, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1664 , 1857, 1859; Pub. L. 114–144 , §§ 3(b), 9(3), Apr. 19, 2016 , 130 Stat. 336 , 352; Pub. L. 116–131, title I , §§ 114–117(a), 118(a), 122(a), 123(b), title VII, § 701(2), (3), Mar. 25, 2020 , 134 Stat. 245 , 246, 248, 271.)