This document contains the text of three hearings which constitute part one of the Congressional hearings held to examine reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. It provides an historical overview of the Older Americans Act of 1965 and discusses various issues involved in the reauthorization. Opening statements are included from Representatives Dale Kildee, Mario Biaggi, Thomas Tauke, and Fred Grandy. Witnesses providing testimony include: (1) Dolores Battle, United States Department of Labor; (2) William Bechill, former United States Commissioner on Aging; (3) Elaine Brody, Philadelphia Geriatric Center; (4) Sonia Crow, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture; (5) Jill Duson, president, National Association of State Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs; (6) Toby Felcher, Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs; (7) Carol Fraser Fisk, Commissioner on Aging; (8) John Paul Hammerschmidt, Congressman from Arkansas; (9) William Hutton, National Council of Senior Citizens; (10) Eugene Lehrmann, American Association of Retired Persons; (11) Donna McDowell, Wisconsin Bureau of Aging; (12) Russell Proffitt, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging; (13) Donald Reilly, National Council on Aging; (14) Samuel Simmons, National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc.; and (15) Ron Wyden, Congressman from Oregon. Prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials are included. (NB)