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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5511 

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide additional opportunities for older individuals to volunteer at facilities that serve older individuals or individuals in younger generations, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 12, 2024 

Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. MARSHALL) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide 

additional opportunities for older individuals to volunteer 

at facilities that serve older individuals or individuals 

in younger generations, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Multigenerational Care 

5 and Support Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION, SUPPORT, AND RESEARCH 

2 PROJECTS FOR MULTIGENERATIONAL AND 

3 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. 

4 Section 417 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 

5 U.S.C. 3032f) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

8 by striking ‘‘projects,’’ and all that follows 

9 through ‘‘to—’’ and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘projects to serve individuals in younger gen11 erations and older individuals by developing, 

12 carrying out, and promoting participation in 

13 multigenerational activities to—’’; 

14 (B) in paragraph (2), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 

15 the end; 

16 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘opportu17 nities for older individuals to become a mentor 

18 to individuals in younger generations; and’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘opportunities— 

20 ‘‘(A) for older individuals to become men21 tors to individuals in younger generations; and 

22 ‘‘(B) at facilities that serve older individ23 uals or individuals in younger generations, at 

24 which multigenerational activities might 

25 occur.’’; and 

26 (D) by striking paragraph (4); 


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1 (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘(4)’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘(3)’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (d)— 

4 (A) by striking paragraph (1); and 

5 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

6 through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), re7 spectively; 

8 (4) in subsection (g)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre10 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘of enact11 ment of the Supporting Older Americans Act of 

12 2020,’’ and inserting ‘‘on which the first grant 

13 is awarded under this section following the date 

14 of enactment of the Multigenerational Care and 

15 Support Act,’’; and 

16 (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre17 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the 

18 Speaker of the House of Representatives and 

19 the President pro tempore of the Senate’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘the Committee on Health, Edu21 cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 

22 the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

23 of the House of Representatives’’; and 

24 (5) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ‘‘or a fam25 ily support program.’’ and inserting ‘‘or a family 


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1 support program, or a program at a multipurpose 

2 senior center, long-term care facility, or any other 

3 residential facility for older individuals.’’. 

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