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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4776 

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations 

for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 25, 2024 

Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. CASEY, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. 

KAINE, Mr. MULLIN, and Mr. MARKEY) 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 authorize 

appropriations for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, 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 ‘‘Older Americans Act 

5 Reauthorization Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. References. 


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Sec. 4. Definitions. 

TITLE I—STRENGTHENING THE AGING NETWORK TO MEET THE 

NEEDS OF OLDER INDIVIDUALS 

Sec. 101. Declaration of objectives. 

Sec. 102. Addressing mental health and substance use disorders and cognitive 

impairments of older individuals. 

Sec. 103. List of national resource centers. 

Sec. 104. Awareness of relevant Federal programs. 

Sec. 105. Evaluations and surveys. 

Sec. 106. Contracting and grant authority. 

Sec. 107. Guidance on transfers of funding between area agencies on aging. 

Sec. 108. Right to first refusal. 

Sec. 109. Area agency on aging capabilities. 

Sec. 110. Supporting older individuals with disabilities through improved coordination. 

Sec. 111. Business acumen, fiscal training, and technical assistance. 

Sec. 112. Enhancing access to assistive technology. 

Sec. 113. White House Conference on Aging. 

TITLE II—IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES AND ENCOURAGING 

INDEPENDENCE FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS 

Sec. 201. Disease prevention and health promotion services. 

Sec. 202. Improving health outcomes. 

Sec. 203. Evidence-informed practices. 

Sec. 204. Enhancing multipurpose senior centers. 

Sec. 205. Addressing home modifications. 

Sec. 206. Multigenerational and civic engagement activities. 

Sec. 207. GAO study and report on access to housing for older individuals. 

Sec. 208. Report relating to health outcomes for older individuals living with 

or near family members. 

Sec. 209. Improving broadband coordination and reducing social isolation. 

TITLE III—ENHANCING INNOVATION AND FLEXIBILITY IN 

NUTRITION SERVICES 

Sec. 301. Medically tailored meals. 

Sec. 302. Nutrition service providers. 

Sec. 303. Grab-and-go meals. 

Sec. 304. Nutrition Services Incentive Program innovation. 

Sec. 305. GAO study on Nutrition Services Incentive Program. 

Sec. 306. Innovations in nutrition programs and services. 

TITLE IV—SUPPORTING FAMILY CAREGIVERS 

Sec. 401. Improving the National Family Caregiver Support Program. 

Sec. 402. Emphasizing respite care. 

Sec. 403. Clarifying supportive services. 

Sec. 404. Direct care workforce resource center. 

Sec. 405. Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act. 

Sec. 406. RAISE Family Caregivers Act. 

TITLE V—COMMUNITY SERVICE SENIOR OPPORTUNITIES ACT 

Sec. 501. Improving the Community Service Employment Program. 


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Sec. 502. GAO report on alignment within the Community Service Employment 

Program. 

TITLE VI—IMPROVING SERVICES FOR NATIVE ELDERS 

Sec. 601. Older Americans Tribal Advisory Committee. 

Sec. 602. Supportive services; set aside. 

Sec. 603. GAO report on Tribal services. 

TITLE VII—STRENGTHENING THE LONG-TERM CARE 

OMBUDSMAN PROGRAMS AND ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION 

Sec. 701. Director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs. 

Sec. 702. Legal assistance training resources relating to elder abuse prevention. 

Sec. 703. Improving training of volunteers under the State Long-Term Care 

Ombudsman Program. 

Sec. 704. Reporting on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs. 

Sec. 705. Study on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs. 

TITLE VIII—AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS 

Sec. 801. Administration on Aging. 

Sec. 802. Grants for State and community programs on aging. 

Sec. 803. Activities for health, independence, and longevity. 

Sec. 804. Community Service Senior Opportunities Act. 

Sec. 805. Grants for Native Americans. 

Sec. 806. Allotments for elder rights protection activities. 

1 SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 

2 Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, 

3 wherever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed 

4 in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section 

5 or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be 

6 made to that section or other provision of the Older Amer7 icans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). 

8 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this Act, the terms ‘‘area agency on aging’’, ‘‘As10 sistant Secretary’’, ‘‘older individual’’, and ‘‘Secretary’’ 

11 have the meanings given such terms in section 102 of the 

12 Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002). 


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1 TITLE I—STRENGTHENING THE 

2 AGING NETWORK TO MEET 

3 THE NEEDS OF OLDER INDI4 VIDUALS 

5 SEC. 101. DECLARATION OF OBJECTIVES. 

6 Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 3001) is amended— 

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

8 striking ‘‘of the following objectives:’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘of the objectives of—’’; 

10 (2) in each of paragraphs (1) through (10), by 

11 amending the first word so that it begins with a low12 ercase letter; 

13 (3) in each of paragraphs (1) through (8), by 

14 striking the period at the end and inserting a semi15 colon; 

16 (4) in each of paragraphs (9) and (10), by 

17 striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

18 (5) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘to improve 

19 health outcomes and reduce health care expendi20 tures’’ after ‘‘economic status’’; 

21 (6) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 

22 (10) as subparagraphs (A) through (J), respectively, 

23 and adjusting the margins accordingly; 

24 (7) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 

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1 ciety, the older people’’ and inserting the following: 

2 ‘‘our democratic society— 

3 ‘‘(1) the older people’’; and 

4 (8) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(2) the families of older individuals and com6 munity-based organizations, including faith-based or7 ganizations, also play a vital role in supporting and 

8 honoring older individuals and their happiness, dig9 nity, and independence.’’. 

10 SEC. 102. ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE 

11 USE DISORDERS AND COGNITIVE IMPAIR12 MENTS OF OLDER INDIVIDUALS. 

13 Section 201(f) (42 U.S.C. 3011(f)) is amended to 

14 read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(f)(1) The Assistant Secretary may designate an of16 ficer or employee who shall be responsible for the adminis17 tration of services for mental health and substance use 

18 disorders and cognitive impairments authorized under this 

19 Act and serve as an effective and visible advocate for the 

20 related needs of older individuals within the Department 

21 of Health and Human Services, including by ensuring that 

22 relevant information disseminated and research conducted 

23 or supported by the Department takes into consideration 

24 such services. 


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1 ‘‘(2) It shall be the duty of the Assistant Secretary, 

2 acting through the individual designated under paragraph 

3 (1), and in consultation with the heads of relevant agen4 cies within the Department of Health and Human Serv5 ices, including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

6 Services Administration, to develop objectives, priorities, 

7 and a long-term plan for supporting State and local efforts 

8 under this Act involving education about and prevention, 

9 detection, and treatment of mental health and substance 

10 use disorders and cognitive impairment, including age-re11 lated dementia, depression, and Alzheimer’s disease and 

12 related neurological disorders with neurological and or13 ganic brain dysfunction. 

14 ‘‘(3) Not later than 2 years after the date of enact15 ment of the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 

16 2024, the Assistant Secretary shall report to the Com17 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 

18 Senate, the Special Committee on Aging of the Senate, 

19 and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of 

20 the House of Representatives on the activities of the offi21 cer or employee designated under paragraph (1) in car22 rying out the requirements under this subsection, includ23 ing any activities to identify and reduce duplication and 

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1 nated and research conducted or supported by the Depart2 ment.’’. 

3 SEC. 103. LIST OF NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS. 

4 Section 202 (42 U.S.C. 3012) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ‘‘Resource 

6 Center on Elder Abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘Center’’; and 

7 (2) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(h)(1) The Assistant Secretary shall publish online 

10 in a publicly accessible format, on an annual basis, a list 

11 of national resource centers and demonstration projects 

12 authorized, or administratively established through funds 

13 provided under, this Act. 

14 ‘‘(2) The Assistant Secretary shall ensure that the 

15 list published pursuant to paragraph (1)— 

16 ‘‘(A) includes— 

17 ‘‘(i) a description of each such center and 

18 demonstration project, including the projected 

19 goals and activities of each such center and 

20 demonstration project; 

21 ‘‘(ii) a citation to the statutory authoriza22 tion of each such center and demonstration 

23 project, or a citation to the statutory authority 

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1 ministratively establish each such center and 

2 demonstration project; 

3 ‘‘(iii) the award amount for each such cen4 ter and demonstration project; and 

5 ‘‘(iv) a summary of any evaluations re6 quired under this Act for each such center, in7 cluding a description of any measures of effec8 tiveness; and 

9 ‘‘(B) is directly provided to State agencies, area 

10 agencies on aging, and the Committee on Health, 

11 Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Special 

12 Committee on Aging of the Senate and the Com13 mittee on Education and the Workforce of the 

14 House of Representatives.’’. 

15 SEC. 104. AWARENESS OF RELEVANT FEDERAL PROGRAMS. 

16 Title II (42 U.S.C. 3011 et seq.) is amended by in17 serting after section 203A (42 U.S.C. 3013a) the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 203B. AWARENESS OF RELEVANT FEDERAL PRO20 GRAMS. 

21 ‘‘In carrying out section 203(a)(1), the Assistant Sec22 retary shall coordinate with the heads of relevant Federal 

23 departments and agencies to ensure that the aging net24 work and individuals served under this Act are aware of, 

25 and, subject to applicable eligibility criteria, have access 


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1 to, Federal programs that may advance the objectives of 

2 this Act, including programs described in section 203(b) 

3 and other programs to meet housing, health care, and 

4 other supportive service needs to help such individuals age 

5 in place.’’. 

6 SEC. 105. EVALUATIONS AND SURVEYS. 

7 Section 206 (42 U.S.C. 3017) is amended— 

8 (1) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(d)(1) In carrying out evaluations under this sec11 tion, the Secretary shall— 

12 ‘‘(A) award grants to, or enter into contracts 

13 with, public or nonprofit private organizations or 

14 academic or research institutions to survey State 

15 agencies, area agencies on aging, and other program 

16 and project participants about the strengths and 

17 weaknesses of the programs and projects; and 

18 ‘‘(B) conduct, where appropriate, evaluations 

19 that compare the effectiveness of related programs 

20 in achieving common objectives. 

21 ‘‘(2) The surveys and evaluations under paragraph 

22 (1) shall include information on programs, services, use 

23 and sources of funding (including any transfer of funding 

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1 lenges faced by State agencies and area agencies on aging 

2 in carrying out the activities of this Act. 

3 ‘‘(3) The Secretary shall, in carrying out the evalua4 tions under paragraph (1), consult with organizations con5 cerned with older individuals, including organizations that 

6 represent minority individuals, older individuals residing 

7 in rural areas, and older individuals with disabilities.’’; 

8 and 

9 (2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘him’’ and in10 serting ‘‘the Secretary’’. 

11 SEC. 106. CONTRACTING AND GRANT AUTHORITY. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212 (42 U.S.C. 3020c) is 

13 amended— 

14 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), this 

17 Act shall not be construed to prevent a recipient of a grant 

18 or a contract under this Act (other than title V) from en19 tering into an agreement with a profitmaking organization 

20 for the recipient to provide services to individuals or enti21 ties not otherwise receiving services under this Act, pro22 vided that— 

23 ‘‘(1) in the case funds provided under this Act 

24 are used in developing or carrying out the agree25 ment— 


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1 ‘‘(A) such agreement guarantees that the 

2 cost is reimbursed to the recipient; 

3 ‘‘(B) if such agreement provides for the 

4 provision of 1 or more services, of the type pro5 vided under this Act by or on behalf of such re6 cipient, to an individual or entity seeking to re7 ceive such services— 

8 ‘‘(i) the individuals and entities may 

9 only purchase such services at their fair 

10 market rate; 

11 ‘‘(ii) all costs incurred by the recipient 

12 in providing such services (and not other13 wise reimbursed under subparagraph (A)), 

14 are reimbursed to such recipient; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) except in the case of an agree16 ment with a health plan or health care pro17 vider, the recipient reports the rates for 

18 providing such services under such agree19 ment in accordance with subsection (c) and 

20 the rates are consistent with the prevailing 

21 market rate for provision of such services 

22 in the relevant geographic area as deter23 mined by the State agency or area agency 

24 on aging (as applicable); and 


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1 ‘‘(C) any amount of payment to the recipi2 ent under the agreement that exceeds reim3 bursement under this subsection of the recipi4 ent’s costs is used to provide, or support the 

5 provision of, services under this Act; and 

6 ‘‘(2) subject to subsection (e), in the case no 

7 funds provided under this Act are used in developing 

8 or carrying out the agreement— 

9 ‘‘(A) not later than 45 days after the 

10 agreement first goes into effect, and annually 

11 thereafter until the termination of such agree12 ment, the recipient of a grant or contract under 

13 this Act shall, in writing— 

14 ‘‘(i) notify the State agency of— 

15 ‘‘(I) the existence of the agree16 ment; and 

17 ‘‘(II) the services provided and 

18 populations served under the agree19 ment; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) provide assurances to the State 

21 agency that— 

22 ‘‘(I) nothing in the agreement— 

23 ‘‘(aa) undermines— 

24 ‘‘(AA) the duties of the 

25 recipient under this Act; or 


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1 ‘‘(BB) the provision of 

2 services in accordance with 

3 this Act; or 

4 ‘‘(bb) violates any other 

5 terms and conditions of an award 

6 received by the recipient under 

7 this Act; and 

8 ‘‘(II) any potential real or per9 ceived conflict of interest with respect 

10 to the agreement has been prevented, 

11 mitigated, or otherwise addressed, in12 cluding providing a description of any 

13 such conflicts of interest and a de14 scription of the actions taken to miti15 gate such conflicts of interest; and 

16 ‘‘(B) not later than 45 days after the pop17 ulation or services under the agreement sub18 stantially change due to an amendment to the 

19 agreement, the recipient shall, in writing— 

20 ‘‘(i) notify the State agency of such 

21 change; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) provide the assurances described 

23 in subparagraph (A)(ii) with respect to 

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1 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(b) ENSURING APPROPRIATE USE OF FUNDS.—An 

4 agreement— 

5 ‘‘(1) described in subsection (a)(1) may not— 

6 ‘‘(A) be made without the prior approval of 

7 the State agency (or, in the case of a grantee 

8 under title VI, without the prior recommenda9 tion of the Director of the Office for American 

10 Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian 

11 Aging and the prior approval of the Assistant 

12 Secretary), after timely submission of all rel13 evant documents related to the agreement in14 cluding information on all costs incurred; or 

15 ‘‘(B) directly or indirectly provide for, or 

16 have the effect of, paying, reimbursing, sub17 sidizing, or otherwise compensating an indi18 vidual or entity in an amount that exceeds the 

19 fair market value of the services subject to such 

20 agreement; and 

21 ‘‘(2) described in subsection (a) may not— 

22 ‘‘(A) result in the displacement of services 

23 otherwise available to an older individual with 

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1 greatest economic need, or an older individual 

2 who is at risk for institutional placement; or 

3 ‘‘(B) in any other way compromise, under4 mine, or be inconsistent with the objective of 

5 serving the needs of older individuals, as deter6 mined by the Assistant Secretary.’’; 

7 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘subsection 

8 (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’; 

9 (4) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub10 section (f); and 

11 (5) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(e) REQUESTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR

14 CERTAIN NON-OAA AGREEMENTS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an agree16 ment described in subsection (a)(2), if the State 

17 agency has a reasonable belief that an agreement 

18 may violate the assurances provided under sub19 section (a)(2)(A)(ii), the State agency may request 

20 additional information from the recipient of funds 

21 under this Act that is a party to such agreement, 

22 which may include a request for a copy of such 

23 agreement. Such recipient shall make a good faith 

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1 agreements or other data that are restricted under 

2 the terms of a non-disclosure agreement signed by 

3 such recipient. If such recipient declines to provide 

4 a copy of an agreement to a State agency, such re5 cipient shall provide a justification to the State 

6 agency within 30 days of receiving such request. 

7 ‘‘(2) CONFIDENTIALITY.—A State agency shall 

8 keep confidential, as required by applicable Federal 

9 and State law, all information received under this 

10 subsection that is— 

11 ‘‘(A) a trade secret; 

12 ‘‘(B) commercial or financial information; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(C) information obtained from an indi15 vidual that is privileged and confidential.’’. 

16 (b) AREA PLANS.—Section 306 (42 U.S.C. 3026) is 

17 amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)(13)— 

19 (A) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 

20 ‘‘any service to older individuals’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘any service under this Act to older individuals 

22 or caregivers’’; and 

23 (B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘or 

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1 (2) in subsection (g), by inserting ‘‘, except as 

2 provided under section 212(a)(2),’’ after ‘‘Nothing 

3 in this Act’’. 

4 SEC. 107. GUIDANCE ON TRANSFERS OF FUNDING BE5 TWEEN AREA AGENCIES ON AGING. 

6 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

7 of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall disseminate guid8 ance to State agencies (as defined in section 102 of the 

9 Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002)) and area 

10 agencies on aging on circumstances under which funds ap11 propriated pursuant to part B and subparts 1 and 2 of 

12 part C of title III of the Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. 

13 3030d et seq., 42 U.S.C. 3030e et seq., 42 U.S.C. 3030f 

14 et seq.) may be appropriate to transfer between area agen15 cies on aging, with the approval of the State agency and 

16 the concurrence of any involved area agencies on aging, 

17 within a budget year. 

18 SEC. 108. RIGHT TO FIRST REFUSAL. 

19 Section 305(b)(5)(B) (42 U.S.C. 3025(b)(5)(B)) is 

20 amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(B) Whenever a State agency designates a new area 

22 agency on aging after the date of enactment of the Older 

23 Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2024, the State 

24 agency shall give the right to first refusal to a unit of 

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1 ‘‘(i) such unit can meet the requirements of 

2 subsection (c); 

3 ‘‘(ii)(I) such unit has demonstrated experience 

4 administering services for older individuals; or 

5 ‘‘(II) the State agency determines that there is 

6 not another entity eligible under subsection (c)(1) 

7 within the planning and service area with such dem8 onstrated experience; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) the boundaries of such unit and the 

10 boundaries of the planning and service area are rea11 sonably contiguous.’’. 

12 SEC. 109. AREA AGENCY ON AGING CAPABILITIES. 

13 (a) ORGANIZATION.—Section 305(c) (42 U.S.C. 

14 3025(c)) is amended— 

15 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 

16 (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, 

17 and moving such subparagraphs 2 ems to the right; 

18 (2) by striking ‘‘shall be’’ and inserting the fol19 lowing: ‘‘shall— 

20 ‘‘(1) be—’’; 

21 (3) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘(b)(5)’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘(b)(5)(A)’’; and 

24 (B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

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1 (4) by striking ‘‘and shall provide assurance, 

2 determined adequate by the State agency, that the 

3 area agency on aging will have the ability to develop 

4 an area plan and to carry out, directly or through 

5 contractual or other arrangements, a program in ac6 cordance with the plan within the planning and serv7 ice area.’’ and inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘(2) provide assurance, determined adequate by 

9 the State agency, that the area agency on aging will 

10 have the ability, and maintain the capabilities nec11 essary, to develop an area plan as required under 

12 section 306(a), and carry out, directly or through 

13 contractual or other arrangements, and oversee ac14 tivities in accordance with— 

15 ‘‘(A) the plan within the planning and 

16 service area; 

17 ‘‘(B) any other relevant requirements of 

18 this Act; 

19 ‘‘(C) other applicable Federal and State 

20 laws; and 

21 ‘‘(D) other terms and conditions of awards 

22 received under this Act.’’. 

23 (b) PLANS.—Section 306(f)(1) (42 U.S.C. 

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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘the assurances required under 

2 section 305(c)(2),’’ after ‘‘of this section,’’; and 

3 (2) by striking the period at the end and insert4 ing ‘‘, and if the State agency determines, in the dis5 cretion of the State agency, that an area agency on 

6 aging failed in 2 successive years to comply with the 

7 requirements under this title, then the State agency 

8 may require the area agency on aging to submit a 

9 plan for a 1-year period that meets such require10 ments, for subsequent years until the State agency 

11 determines that the area agency on aging is in com12 pliance with such requirements.’’. 

13 SEC. 110. SUPPORTING OLDER INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABIL14 ITIES THROUGH IMPROVED COORDINATION. 

15 (a) AREA PLANS.—Section 306(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 

16 3026(a)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘with agencies that 

17 develop or provide services for individuals with disabil18 ities’’ and inserting ‘‘with entities that develop or provide 

19 services for individuals with disabilities, which may include 

20 centers for independent living, relevant service providers, 

21 and other community-based organizations, as appro22 priate’’. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 

2 Administration for Community Living of the Depart3 ment of Health and Human Services (referred to in 

4 this section as the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall identify— 

5 (A) opportunities to improve coordination 

6 between the aging and disability networks, 

7 which may include the formation of partner8 ships to serve individuals eligible for programs 

9 under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 

10 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); 

11 (B) lessons learned from disability net12 works, including centers for independent living, 

13 State developmental disabilities councils, univer14 sity centers on excellence in developmental dis15 abilities, and State protection and advocacy 

16 agencies that could improve operations and 

17 service delivery within the aging network; and 

18 (C) any technical assistance needs related 

19 to subparagraphs (A) and (B). 

20 (2) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 2 years after 

21 the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

22 shall issue guidance to State agencies and area 

23 agencies on aging on strategies to leverage disability 

24 networks, including centers for independent living, 

25 State developmental disabilities councils, university 


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1 centers on excellence in developmental disabilities, 

2 and State protection and advocacy agencies, as ap3 propriate, to strengthen the provision of services 

4 under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 

5 3001 et seq.). 

6 (3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Adminis7 trator shall coordinate across the Administration for 

8 Community Living to address any technical assist9 ance needs identified under paragraph (1)(C) in a 

10 manner that does not unnecessarily duplicate other 

11 technical assistance activities carried out prior to the 

12 date of enactment of this Act. 

13 SEC. 111. BUSINESS ACUMEN, FISCAL TRAINING, AND TECH14 NICAL ASSISTANCE. 

15 Section 307(a) (42 U.S.C. 3027(a)) is amended by 

16 adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(31) The plan shall provide assurances that 

18 the State agency may provide technical assistance, 

19 as needed, for area agencies on aging related to the 

20 development of business acumen, sound fiscal prac21 tices, capacity building, organizational development, 

22 innovation, and other methods of growing and sus23 taining the capacity of the aging network to carry 

24 out activities funded under this Act to serve older 

25 individuals and caregivers most effectively.’’. 


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1 SEC. 112. ENHANCING ACCESS TO ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY. 

2 Section 307(a) (42 U.S.C. 3027(a)), as amended by 

3 section 111 of this Act, is further amended by adding at 

4 the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(32) The plan shall provide assurances that 

6 the State will coordinate services, to the extent fea7 sible, with lead agencies designated to carry out 

8 State assistive technology programs under the As9 sistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001 et 

10 seq.) and with area agencies on aging to assist eligi11 ble older individuals, including older individuals with 

12 disabilities, in accessing and acquiring assistive tech13 nology.’’. 

14 SEC. 113. WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING. 

15 Title II of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 

16 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3001 note; Public Law 100–175) is 

17 amended by striking title II and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘TITLE II—WHITE HOUSE 

19 CONFERENCE ON AGING 

20 ‘‘SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF THE CONFERENCE. 

21 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO CALL CONFERENCE.—Not ear22 lier than January 21, 2025 and not later than December 

23 31, 2025, the President shall convene the White House 

24 Conference on Aging in order to fulfill the purpose set 

25 forth in subsection (c) and to make fundamental policy 

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1 to older individuals and to the families and communities 

2 of such individuals. 

3 ‘‘(b) PLANNING AND DIRECTION.—The Conference 

4 described in subsection (a) shall be planned and conducted 

5 under the direction of the Secretary, in cooperation with 

6 the Assistant Secretary for Aging, the Director of the Na7 tional Institute on Aging, the Administrator of the Centers 

8 for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Social Security 

9 Administrator, and the heads of such other Federal agen10 cies serving older individuals as are appropriate. Planning 

11 and conducting the Conference includes the assignment of 

12 personnel. 

13 ‘‘(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Conference de14 scribed in subsection (a) shall be to gather individuals rep15 resenting the spectrum of thought and experience in the 

16 field of aging to— 

17 ‘‘(1) evaluate the manner in which the objec18 tives of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 

19 3001 et seq.) can be met by using the resources and 

20 talents of older individuals, of families and commu21 nities of such individuals, and of individuals from 

22 the public and private sectors; 

23 ‘‘(2) evaluate the manner in which Federal poli24 cies, programs, and activities meet and respond to 

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1 tion of innovative and fiscally responsible strategies 

2 relating to retirement security, caregiving, nutrition 

3 and supportive services, health care, elder justice, 

4 and long term services and supports; 

5 ‘‘(3) review the work and recommendations of 

6 the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Healthy 

7 Aging and Age-Friendly Communities, and evaluate 

8 the recommendations of the Committee, which may 

9 include implementation strategies for such rec10 ommendations; 

11 ‘‘(4) develop recommendations to guide the 

12 President, Congress, and Federal agencies in im13 proving Federal programs that serve older individ14 uals, which may relate to the prevention and mitiga15 tion of disease, injury, abuse, social isolation, loneli16 ness, and economic insecurity, including food insecu17 rity, and promotion of healthy aging in place. 

18 ‘‘(d) CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS AND DELE19 GATES.— 

20 ‘‘(1) PARTICIPANTS.—In order to carry out the 

21 purposes of this section, the Conference shall bring 

22 together— 

23 ‘‘(A) representatives of Federal, State, 

24 Tribal, and local governments; 


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1 ‘‘(B) professionals and volunteers who are 

2 working in the field of aging; and 

3 ‘‘(C) representatives of the general public, 

4 particularly older individuals. 

5 ‘‘(2) SELECTION OF DELEGATES.—The dele6 gates shall be selected without regard to political af7 filiation or past partisan activity and shall, to the 

8 best of the appointing authority’s ability, be rep9 resentative of the spectrum of thought in the field 

10 of aging. Delegates shall include older individuals, 

11 individuals who are professionals in the field of 

12 aging, individuals who are community leaders, mi13 nority individuals, individuals from rural areas, low14 income individuals, and representatives of Federal, 

15 State, and local governments. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 202. CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION. 

17 ‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATION.—In administering this sec18 tion, the Secretary shall— 

19 ‘‘(1) consult with relevant State, Tribal, and 

20 local officials, stakeholders, and subject matter ex21 perts in planning the Conference; 

22 ‘‘(2) request the cooperation and assistance of 

23 the heads of such other Federal departments and 

24 agencies, including such officials of the Interagency 

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1 Friendly Communities, as may be appropriate in the 

2 carrying out of this section; 

3 ‘‘(3) make available for public comment a pro4 posed agenda for the Conference, which will reflect 

5 to the greatest extent possible the major issues fac6 ing older individuals consistent with the provisions 

7 of subsection (a); 

8 ‘‘(4) prepare and make available such back9 ground materials for the use of delegates to the Con10 ference as the Secretary deems necessary; and 

11 ‘‘(5) engage such additional personnel as may 

12 be necessary to carry out the provisions of this sec13 tion without regard to provisions of title 5, United 

14 States Code, governing appointments in the competi15 tive service, and without regard to chapter 51 and 

16 subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, relating 

17 to classification and General Schedule pay rates. 

18 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Secretary shall, in carrying out 

19 the Secretary’s responsibilities and functions under this 

20 section, and as part of the White House Conference on 

21 Aging, ensure that— 

22 ‘‘(1) the agenda prepared under subsection 

23 (a)(3) for the Conference is published in the Federal 

24 Register not later than 30 days after such agenda 

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1 ‘‘(2) the personnel engaged under subsection 

2 (a)(5) shall be fairly balanced in terms of points of 

3 views represented and shall be appointed without re4 gard to political affiliation or previous partisan ac5 tivities; 

6 ‘‘(3) the recommendations of the Conference 

7 are not inappropriately influenced by any appointing 

8 authority or by any special interest, but will instead 

9 be the result of the independent judgment of the 

10 Conference; and 

11 ‘‘(4) current and adequate statistical data, in12 cluding decennial census data, and other information 

13 on the well-being of older individuals in the United 

14 States are readily available, in advance of the Con15 ference, to the delegates of the Conference, together 

16 with such information as may be necessary to evalu17 ate Federal programs and policies relating to aging. 

18 In carrying out this subparagraph, the Secretary is 

19 authorized to make grants to, and enter into cooper20 ative agreements with, public agencies and nonprofit 

21 private organizations. 

22 ‘‘(c) GIFTS.—The Secretary may accept, on behalf of 

23 the United States, gifts (in cash or in kind, including vol24 untary and uncompensated services), that shall be avail25 able to carry out this title. Gifts of cash shall be available 


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1 in addition to amounts appropriated to carry out this title. 

2 Gifts may be earmarked by the donor for a specific pur3 pose. 

4 ‘‘(d) RECORDS.—The Secretary shall maintain 

5 records regarding— 

6 ‘‘(1) the sources, amounts, and uses of gifts ac7 cepted under subsection (c); and 

8 ‘‘(2) the identity of each person receiving assist9 ance to carry out this title, and the amount of such 

10 assistance received by each such person. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 203. REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE. 

12 ‘‘(a) PRELIMINARY REPORT.—Not later than 100 

13 days after the date on which the Conference adjourns, the 

14 Secretary shall publish and deliver to the States a prelimi15 nary report on the Conference. Comments on the prelimi16 nary report of the Conference shall be accepted by the Sec17 retary. 

18 ‘‘(b) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

19 the date on which the Conference adjourns, the Secretary 

20 shall publish and transmit to the President and to Con21 gress recommendations resulting from the Conference and 

22 suggestions for any administrative action and legislation 

23 necessary to implement the recommendations contained 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 204. DEFINITIONS. 

2 ‘‘In this title: 

3 ‘‘(1) CONFERENCE.—The term ‘Conference’ 

4 means the White House Conference on Aging. 

5 ‘‘(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 

6 the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

7 ‘‘(3) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means any of 

8 the several States, the District of Columbia, the 

9 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American 

10 Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, the 

11 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or the Com12 monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.’’. 

13 TITLE II—IMPROVING HEALTH 

14 OUTCOMES AND ENCOUR15 AGING INDEPENDENCE FOR 

16 OLDER INDIVIDUALS 

17 SEC. 201. DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION 

18 SERVICES. 

19 Section 102(14) (42 U.S.C. 3002(14)) is amended— 

20 (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘heart 

21 rate, respiratory function,’’ after ‘‘hearing,’’; 

22 (2) in subparagraph (K), by inserting ‘‘pro23 viding’’ before ‘‘information’’; 

24 (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (L), (M), 

25 (N), and (O), as subparagraphs (M), (N), (O), and 

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1 (4) by inserting after subparagraph (K) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(L) providing information concerning 

4 testing, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious 

5 diseases, taking into consideration infectious 

6 diseases for which older individuals are at in7 creased risk of infection or serious health out8 comes;’’; and 

9 (5) in subparagraph (P), as so redesignated, by 

10 striking ‘‘subparagraphs (A) through (N)’’ and in11 serting ‘‘subparagraphs (A) through (O)’’. 

12 SEC. 202. IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES. 

13 (a) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.—Sec14 tion 201 (42 U.S.C. 3011) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (c)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘in be16 half’’ and inserting ‘‘on behalf’’; and 

17 (2) in subsection (g)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by inserting 

19 ‘‘reduction of health care expenditures,’’ after 

20 ‘‘quality of life,’’; and 

21 (B) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘and 

22 recommendations relating to further research, 

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1 (b) FALLS PREVENTION PROGRAMS.—Section 

2 411(a)(15) (42 U.S.C. 3032(a)(15)) is amended to read 

3 as follows: 

4 ‘‘(15) bringing to scale and sustaining evidence5 based or evidence-informed falls prevention pro6 grams to reduce the number of falls, fear of falling, 

7 and fall-related injuries affecting older individuals, 

8 including older individuals with disabilities, which 

9 programs shall— 

10 ‘‘(A) provide training and technical assist11 ance to the aging network; and 

12 ‘‘(B) share best practices with the aging 

13 network, including the Aging and Disability Re14 source Centers;’’. 

15 (c) INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON

16 HEALTHY AGING AND AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES.— 

17 Section 203(c) (42 U.S.C. 3013(c)) is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (6)(B)— 

19 (A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

20 the semicolon; 

21 (B) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after 

22 the semicolon; and 

23 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

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1 nections across different generations in a family 

2 and in the community;’’; and 

3 (2) in paragraph (7)— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

5 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

6 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

7 subparagraph (D); and 

8 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(C) contains an assessment of the effec11 tiveness of relevant Federal efforts and pro12 grams, including implementation of best prac13 tices described in paragraph (6)(B); and’’. 

14 SEC. 203. EVIDENCE-INFORMED PRACTICES. 

15 (a) DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION

16 SERVICES.—Section 361(a) (42 U.S.C. 3030m(a)) is 

17 amended— 

18 (1) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(1)’’; 

19 (2) in the first sentence, by inserting after 

20 ‘‘promotion services’’ the following: ‘‘, or, as applica21 ble and appropriate, evidence-informed practices that 

22 are likely to improve health outcomes,’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(2) In carrying out such program, the Assistant Sec2 retary shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) provide technical assistance on the delivery 

4 of evidence-based disease prevention and health pro5 motion services, and, as applicable and appropriate, 

6 such evidence-informed practices, in different set7 tings and for different populations; 

8 ‘‘(B) develop, make publicly available, and up9 date on a regular basis a list of such evidence-in10 formed practices; and 

11 ‘‘(C) consult with the Directors of the Centers 

12 for Disease Control and Prevention and the National 

13 Institute on Aging.’’. 

14 (b) FUNCTIONS OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—Section 

15 202 (42 U.S.C. 3012) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a)(28), by inserting after 

17 ‘‘promotion services’’ the following: ‘‘, or, as applica18 ble and appropriate, evidence-informed practices that 

19 are likely to improve health outcomes’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (b)(9)(B), by inserting after 

21 ‘‘services programs’’ the following: ‘‘, or, as applica22 ble and appropriate, evidence-informed practices that 

23 are likely to improve health outcomes’’. 

24 (c) FALLS PREVENTION AND CHRONIC DISEASE

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1 U.S.C. 3032(a)) is amended, in paragraphs (15) and (16), 

2 by inserting ‘‘or evidence-informed’’ after ‘‘evidence3 based’’. 

4 SEC. 204. ENHANCING MULTIPURPOSE SENIOR CENTERS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(a)(30) (42 U.S.C. 

6 3012(a)(30)) is amended— 

7 (1) by inserting ‘‘establishment, maintenance, 

8 and’’ after ‘‘to support the’’; and 

9 (2) by inserting ‘‘and access to services pro10 vided at multipurpose senior centers’’ before the 

11 semicolon at the end. 

12 (b) AREA AGENCY ON AGING PLANS.—Section 

13 306(a)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 3026(a)(2)(A)) is amended by in14 serting ‘‘, including those services provided at multipur15 pose senior centers, where appropriate’’ before the semi16 colon at the end. 

17 (c) STATE PLANS.—Section 307(a)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 

18 3027(a)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and, to the ex19 tent feasible, make such evaluation public’’ before the 

20 semicolon at the end. 

21 SEC. 205. ADDRESSING HOME MODIFICATIONS. 

22 (a) INDOOR AIR QUALITY.—Section 361(c) (42 

23 U.S.C. 3030m(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘buildings’’ and 

24 all that follows and inserting ‘‘buildings and residences 

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1 (b) WEATHERIZATION.—Section 321(a)(4) (42 

2 U.S.C. 3030d(a)(4)) is amended by striking subparagraph 

3 (A) and inserting ‘‘(A) to assist older individuals to obtain 

4 adequate housing, including residential repair and renova5 tion projects, and (if assistance for weatherization projects 

6 does not unnecessarily duplicate other Federal assistance 

7 available) weatherization projects, designed to enable older 

8 individuals to maintain their homes in conformity with 

9 minimum housing and other relevant standards, in order 

10 to support such older individuals in aging in place and 

11 maintaining their health;’’. 

12 SEC. 206. MULTIGENERATIONAL AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT 

13 ACTIVITIES. 

14 Section 417 (42 U.S.C. 3032f) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

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

18 inserting the following: ‘‘projects to serve indi19 viduals in younger generations and older indi20 viduals by developing, carrying out, and pro21 moting participation in multigenerational activi22 ties, which projects may include—’’; 

23 (B) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre24 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘provide’’ 

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1 (C) in paragraph (2)— 

2 (i) by striking ‘‘coordinate’’ and in3 serting ‘‘coordinating’’; and 

4 (ii) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

5 (D) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) 

6 and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(3) promoting volunteerism, including by pro8 viding opportunities— 

9 ‘‘(A) for older individuals to become men10 tors to individuals in younger generations; and 

11 ‘‘(B) at facilities that serve older individ12 uals or individuals in younger generations, at 

13 which multigenerational activities might 

14 occur.’’; 

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

16 inserting ‘‘(3)’’; 

17 (3) in subsection (d)— 

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

19 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

20 through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4); and 

21 (4) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ‘‘or a fam22 ily support program.’’ and inserting ‘‘or a family 

23 support program, or a program at a multipurpose 

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1 SEC. 207. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON ACCESS TO HOUS2 ING FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS. 

3 Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 

4 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

5 shall conduct, and submit to Congress a report describing 

6 the results of, a study that analyzes housing programs and 

7 services for older individuals under the Older Americans 

8 Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), including— 

9 (1) an analysis of the Interagency Coordinating 

10 Committee on Healthy Aging and Age-Friendly 

11 Communities that— 

12 (A) assesses any metrics used by the Com13 mittee to evaluate the success of the Commit14 tee’s activities and related Federal programs; 

15 (B) evaluates interagency coordination of 

16 Federal housing programs for older individuals; 

17 and 

18 (C) assesses the availability of affordable 

19 housing for older individuals as the result of 

20 interagency coordination; 

21 (2) an analysis of any overlap between, and 

22 gaps in, housing programs and services that assist 

23 older individuals in obtaining accessible and afford24 able housing that achieves the objectives of the 

25 Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et 

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1 for Community Living, the Department of Housing 

2 and Urban Development, and other Federal pro3 grams, as applicable, and the availability, accessi4 bility, and demand for such services; 

5 (3) an analysis of the availability of affordable 

6 housing for such older individuals, to the extent such 

7 information is available and taking into consider8 ation incomes and geographic and demographic 

9 trends; and 

10 (4) any recommendations to improve the sup11 ply, accessibility, and affordability of housing for 

12 older individuals and coordination of services pro13 vided under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 

14 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) and other related Federal pro15 grams, as applicable. 

16 SEC. 208. REPORT RELATING TO HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR 

17 OLDER INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH OR NEAR 

18 FAMILY MEMBERS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prepare a re20 port that assesses— 

21 (1) the health outcomes for older individuals 

22 who live with, on the same property as, or otherwise 

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1 (2) the degree to which programs under the 

2 Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et 

3 seq.) promote living in the settings described in 

4 paragraph (1), as appropriate. 

5 (b) INCLUSION.—The report described under sub6 section (a) shall include— 

7 (1) an assessment of physical and mental health 

8 outcomes of older individuals who live in the settings 

9 described in subsection (a)(1) in comparison to phys10 ical and mental health outcomes of older individuals 

11 who do not live in such settings; 

12 (2) an assessment of the extent to which living 

13 in such settings mitigates social isolation and loneli14 ness in older adults; and 

15 (3) a description of the different types of such 

16 settings and whether, and to what extent, findings 

17 under paragraphs (1) and (2) vary across such dif18 ferent types. 

19 (c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 2 years after the 

20 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

21 to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen22 sions and the Special Committee on Aging of the Senate 

23 and the Committee on Education and Workforce of the 

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1 SEC. 209. IMPROVING BROADBAND COORDINATION AND 

2 REDUCING SOCIAL ISOLATION. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary shall, as 

4 appropriate, coordinate with the Assistant Secretary of 

5 Commerce for Communications and Information of the 

6 National Telecommunications and Information Adminis7 tration to ensure that the aging network (as defined in 

8 section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 

9 U.S.C. 3002)) and other relevant stakeholders are aware 

10 of, and, subject to applicable eligibility criteria, have ac11 cess to, Federal programs relating to digital literacy and 

12 the adoption of broadband that may support aging in place 

13 for older individuals. 

14 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

15 of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall pre16 pare, and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 

17 Labor, and Pensions, the Special Committee on Aging, 

18 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor19 tation of the Senate and the Committee on Education and 

20 the Workforce of the House of Representatives, a report 

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1 TITLE III—ENHANCING INNOVA2 TION AND FLEXIBILITY IN NU3 TRITION SERVICES 

4 SEC. 301. MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 102(14) (42 U.S.C. 

6 3002(14)) is amended— 

7 (1) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘, which 

8 may include counseling related to the provision of 

9 medically tailored meals’’ after ‘‘counseling’’; and 

10 (2) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘(includ11 ing from medically tailored meals)’’ after ‘‘improved 

12 nutrition’’. 

13 (b) ADMINISTRATION OF NUTRITION SERVICES.— 

14 Section 205(a)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 3016(a)(2)(A)) is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in clause (vi), by inserting ‘‘, including 

17 through the use of innovative approaches’’ after 

18 ‘‘systems’’; and 

19 (2) in clause (viii), by inserting ‘‘and innovative 

20 interventions’’ after ‘‘including strategies’’. 

21 (c) NUTRITION EDUCATION.—Section 214(2)(C) (42 

22 U.S.C. 3020e(2)(C)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including 

23 interventions,’’ after ‘‘other activities’’. 

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1 ‘‘, tailored to their individual medical and nutritional 

2 needs to the extent feasible,’’ after ‘‘services’’. 

3 SEC. 302. NUTRITION SERVICE PROVIDERS. 

4 Section 339 (42 U.S.C. 3030g–21)— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

6 end; 

7 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 

8 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

9 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(3) where feasible, when selecting local nutri11 tion providers, give consideration to the capabilities 

12 of community-based organizations if such organiza13 tions meet the requirements of subpart 1 or 2 and 

14 can provide nutrition services in the designated 

15 area.’’. 

16 SEC. 303. GRAB-AND-GO MEALS. 

17 Section 308(b)(4) (42 U.S.C. 3028(b)(4)) is amended 

18 by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(E) A State may elect in its plan under section 307 

20 to allow use of not more than 25 percent of the funds 

21 received by such State under subpart 1 of part C, cal22 culated after any transfers under subparagraphs (A) and 

23 (B) are completed, to make meals available at congregate 

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1 A State electing to allow use of funds under the preceding 

2 sentence shall— 

3 ‘‘(i) ensure that such allowable use supplements 

4 but does not supplant the delivery of services 

5 through the congregate meals program under section 

6 331; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) notify the Assistant Secretary of such elec8 tion, including a description of the amount and per9 centage of funds received by such State under sub10 part 1 of part C to be used for such purposes.’’. 

11 SEC. 304. NUTRITION SERVICES INCENTIVE PROGRAM IN12 NOVATION. 

13 Section 311 (42 U.S.C. 3030a) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection 

15 (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)(1)’’; 

16 (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 

17 subsections (f) and (g), respectively; 

18 (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(e)(1) Subject to subsection (f)(2), a State agency 

21 or title VI grantee may implement innovative approaches, 

22 including any approaches demonstrated to be effective 

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1 ‘‘(A) the quality, composition, preparation, mo2 dality, delivery, or location of meals provided to 

3 older individuals under this Act; or 

4 ‘‘(B) the efficiency and effectiveness of distrib5 uting, delivering, or otherwise making meals avail6 able to older individuals under this Act. 

7 ‘‘(2) In implementing approaches under paragraph 

8 (1), a State agency or title VI grantee may, with the ap9 proval of the Assistant Secretary, waive any requirements 

10 of subparts 1 or 2 of part C or section 339 if the State 

11 agency or title VI grantee determines that such require12 ments impede the ability of such State agency or title VI 

13 grantee to successfully implement such approach. The As14 sistant Secretary shall approve a request for a waiver 

15 under the preceding sentence unless the Assistant Sec16 retary determines that such waiver is not consistent with 

17 the objectives of this Act or the purposes described in sec18 tion 330(1). 

19 ‘‘(3) The authority to carry out activities described 

20 in paragraph (1) shall expire on October 1, 2029. 

21 ‘‘(4) Not later than September 30, 2028, the Assist22 ant Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on 

23 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Special 

24 Committee on Aging of the Senate and the Committee on 

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1 tives describing any activities carried out by State agencies 

2 or title VI grantees under paragraph (1), an assessment 

3 of the outcomes of such activities, and recommendations 

4 for scaling implementation of any successful innovative ap5 proaches within programs established under this section 

6 or subparts 1 and 2 of part C.’’; and 

7 (4) in subsection (f), as so redesignated— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘There are’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘(1) There are’’; and 

10 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(2) If the amount appropriated to carry out this sec12 tion for a fiscal year exceeds the amount appropriated to 

13 carry out this section for fiscal year 2024, a State agency 

14 and title VI grantee in receipt of an allotment under sub15 section (b) may elect to use the difference between the 

16 allotment received for the fiscal year and the allotment 

17 received for fiscal year 2024 for activities described in sub18 section (e).’’. 

19 SEC. 305. GAO STUDY ON NUTRITION SERVICES INCENTIVE 

20 PROGRAM. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 

22 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

23 of the United States shall conduct a study to evaluate the 

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1 (42 U.S.C. 3030a) (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Pro2 gram’’). 

3 (b) INCLUSIONS.—The study under this section— 

4 (1) shall— 

5 (A) include an assessment of how States 

6 and Tribal organizations use funding provided 

7 under the Program, including the degree to 

8 which States and Tribal organizations use such 

9 funding to procure food products from local or 

10 regional producers for meals supported under 

11 the Program; and 

12 (B) identify any challenges or barriers to 

13 increasing the use of local and regional pro14 ducers under the Program; and 

15 (2) may make recommendations related to im16 proving the effectiveness of the Program, including 

17 with respect to the use of local and regional pro18 ducers. 

19 SEC. 306. INNOVATIONS IN NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND 

20 SERVICES. 

21 Subpart 3 of part C of title III (42 U.S.C. 3030g– 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 340. INNOVATIONS IN NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND 

2 SERVICES. 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From funds available under sub4 section (d), the Assistant Secretary shall make grants, on 

5 a competitive basis, to eligible entities, to achieve the pur6 poses of section 330(1) by developing, implementing, and 

7 evaluating innovative local or regional approaches to im8 prove the quality, effectiveness, efficiency, and outcomes 

9 of nutrition programs and services described in sections 

10 311, 331, and 336. 

11 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible for a grant 

12 under subsection (a), an entity shall— 

13 ‘‘(1) be— 

14 ‘‘(A) a State agency, an area agency on 

15 aging, an Indian tribe, a tribal organization, a 

16 nutrition service provider, a multipurpose senior 

17 center, a health care entity, an institution of 

18 higher education, or an other public or non19 profit private entity; or 

20 ‘‘(B) a partnership between any entities 

21 described in subparagraph (A); and 

22 ‘‘(2) submit an application at such time and in 

23 such manner as the Assistant Secretary may require, 

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1 ‘‘(A) a description of an innovative ap2 proach referred to in subsection (a) that the en3 tity proposes to implement under the grant; 

4 ‘‘(B) a plan for evaluating the effective5 ness, including cost-effectiveness, of the innova6 tive approach proposed; and 

7 ‘‘(C) as appropriate, plans for the publica8 tion of the results of such evaluation. 

9 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

10 of enactment of the Older Americans Act Reauthorization 

11 Act of 2024 and annually thereafter, the Assistant Sec12 retary shall submit a report to the Committee on Health, 

13 Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Special Com14 mittee on Aging of the Senate and the Committee on Edu15 cation and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 

16 describing any activities carried out under subsection (a), 

17 an assessment of the outcomes of such activities, and rec18 ommendations for scaling implementation of any success19 ful innovative approaches implemented under this section, 

20 through programs established under section 311, 331, or 

21 336. 

22 ‘‘(d) RESERVATION.—From the total of the amounts 

23 made available for a fiscal year under paragraphs (1) and 

24 (2) of section 303(b) and in section 311(e), the Assistant 

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1 1 percent, to carry out activities described in subsection 

2 (a).’’. 

3 TITLE IV—SUPPORTING FAMILY 

4 CAREGIVERS 

5 SEC. 401. IMPROVING THE NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER 

6 SUPPORT PROGRAM. 

7 (a) STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE AND COMMU8 NITY PROGRAMS ON AGING GRANTS.—Section 

9 305(a)(3)(E) (42 U.S.C. 3025(a)(3)(E)) is amended— 

10 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

11 (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the 

12 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

13 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(iii) available supports for family 

15 caregivers and older relative caregivers (as 

16 defined in section 372(a)).’’. 

17 (b) AREA PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Section 

18 306(a)(7)(D) (42 U.S.C. 3026(a)(7)(D)) is amended— 

19 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

20 (2) in clause (ii), by adding ‘‘and’’ after the 

21 semicolon; and 

22 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(iii) available supports for family 

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1 (c) DEFINITIONS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL FAM2 ILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 372(a) (42 U.S.C. 

4 3030s(a)) is amended— 

5 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

6 (i) in the first sentence, by striking 

7 ‘‘The term’’ and inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term’’; and 

9 (ii) in subparagraph (A) (as so des10 ignated), in the second sentence— 

11 (I) by striking the period at the 

12 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

13 (II) by striking ‘‘Such assess14 ment shall be administered through’’ 

15 and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION OF ASSESS17 MENTS.—A caregiver assessment under sub18 paragraph (A) shall— 

19 ‘‘(i) be administered through’’; and 

20 (III) by adding at the end the 

21 following: 

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1 ‘‘(II) the ease for the caregiver to 

2 access information, supports, or serv3 ices, and the timeliness of access to 

4 such information, supports, or serv5 ices; 

6 ‘‘(III) barriers to accessing infor7 mation, supports, or services; 

8 ‘‘(IV) the availability of informa9 tion, supports, or services in accessible 

10 formats; and 

11 ‘‘(V) the quality of information, 

12 supports, or services received, and the 

13 degree to which it is helpful to the 

14 caregiver.’’; 

15 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert16 ing the following: 

17 ‘‘(2) CHILD OR YOUTH.—The term ‘child or 

18 youth’ means an individual who is not more than— 

19 ‘‘(A) 18 years of age; or 

20 ‘‘(B) 22 years of age, in the case of an in21 dividual who is enrolled in any form of school22 ing (including on a part-time basis), includ23 ing— 

24 ‘‘(i) in high school or secondary school 

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1 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu2 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)); or 

3 ‘‘(ii) in an institution of higher edu4 cation (as defined in section 102 of the 

5 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

6 1002)).’’; and 

7 (C) in paragraph (4)(B)(i), by inserting 

8 ‘‘adult’’ after ‘‘or other’’. 

9 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Part E of 

10 title III (42 U.S.C. 3030s et seq.) is amended— 

11 (A) by inserting ‘‘or youth’’ after ‘‘child’’ 

12 each place it appears (other than in section 

13 372(a)(2) (as amended by paragraph (1)(B)); 

14 and 

15 (B) by inserting ‘‘or youth’’ after ‘‘chil16 dren’’ each place it appears (other than in sec17 tion 373(c)(3)(A) (as amended by subsection 

18 (d)(2)(B)). 

19 (d) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—Section 373 (42 

20 U.S.C. 3030s–1) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (b)(3)— 

22 (A) by inserting ‘‘which may include trau23 ma-informed services, peer supports,’’ after ‘‘in24 dividual counseling,’’; and 


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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘elder abuse prevention,’’ 

2 after ‘‘nutrition,’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (c)— 

4 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

5 ‘‘PRIORITY’’ and inserting ‘‘PRIORITY; CONSID6 ERATION’’; and 

7 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION.—In providing services 

9 under this part, the State shall consider— 

10 ‘‘(A) that older relative caregivers caring 

11 for multiple children or youth may need greater 

12 resources and supports; and 

13 ‘‘(B) the circumstances and unique needs 

14 of different types of caregivers, including the 

15 needs of children and their older relative care16 givers whose families have been affected by sub17 stance use disorder, including opioid use dis18 order.’’; 

19 (3) in subsection (e)— 

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

21 by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and all that fol22 lows through ‘‘the Assistant Secretary shall’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘The Assistant Secretary shall, 

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1 (i) in subparagraph (B)— 

2 (I) by inserting ‘‘or evidence-in3 formed’’ after ‘‘evidence based’’; and 

4 (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

5 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 

6 (C) as subparagraph (D); and 

7 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 

8 (B) the following: 

9 ‘‘(C) the use of caregiver assessments; 

10 and’’; and 

11 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘make 

12 available’’ and inserting ‘‘prepare, publish, and 

13 disseminate’’; 

14 (4) in subsection (i)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, which 

16 may include the improvement of the quality and 

17 consistency of caregiver assessments and access 

18 to other information, supports, or services’’ 

19 after ‘‘section 631’’; and 

20 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘(in21 cluding outcome measures)’’ after ‘‘program 

22 evaluation’’; and 

23 (5) in subsection (j)— 

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

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1 lows through ‘‘shall provide technical assist2 ance’’ and inserting ‘‘Beginning not later than 

3 1 year after the date of enactment of the Older 

4 Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2024, 

5 the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with 

6 stakeholders with appropriate expertise and, as 

7 appropriate, informed by the most recent strat8 egy developed under the RAISE Family Care9 givers Act (42 U.S.C. 3030s note) and the most 

10 recent report developed under the Supporting 

11 Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act (Pub12 lic Law 115–196; 132 Stat. 1511), shall pro13 vide ongoing technical assistance’’; 

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

15 the end; 

16 (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

17 paragraph (4); and 

18 (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(3) the quality and consistency of caregiver as21 sessments used across States; and’’. 

22 SEC. 402. EMPHASIZING RESPITE CARE. 

23 Section 321(a)(19) (42 U.S.C. 3030d(a)(19)) is 

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1 ‘‘(19) services, which may include respite care 

2 through various models, designed to support family 

3 members and other persons providing voluntary care 

4 to older individuals that need long-term care serv5 ices, which may include older individuals with cog6 nitive impairments such as Alzheimer’s disease and 

7 related disorders with neurological and organic brain 

8 dysfunction;’’. 

9 SEC. 403. CLARIFYING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. 

10 Section 321(a)(18) (42 U.S.C. 3030d(a)(18)) is 

11 amended by striking ‘‘mentally impaired older individuals’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘older individuals with cognitive, physical, 

13 or mental impairments’’. 

14 SEC. 404. DIRECT CARE WORKFORCE RESOURCE CENTER. 

15 Section 411(a)(13) (42 U.S.C. 3032(a)(13)) is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) by striking subparagraph (B); 

18 (2) by striking ‘‘(13)’’ and all that follows 

19 through ‘‘(A) to’’ and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(13) in coordination with the Secretary of 

21 Labor and, as appropriate, the heads of other rel22 evant Federal departments and agencies, the estab23 lishment and operation of a national resource center 

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1 needs of older individuals and individuals with dis2 abilities, and, in a manner that does not unneces3 sarily duplicate the activities of other resource cen4 ters supported by the Assistant Secretary, that ad5 dresses training and other educational needs of fam6 ily caregivers, which activities of the center may in7 clude— 

8 ‘‘(A) the provision of training and tech9 nical assistance, including through the develop10 ment and dissemination of educational mate11 rials, to direct care workers and family care12 givers; and 

13 ‘‘(B) supporting the demonstration of new, 

14 and promoting existing, strategies for the re15 cruitment, retention, career development, or ad16 vancement of direct care workers to’’; and 

17 (3) in subparagraph (B), as so designated in 

18 paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end and 

19 inserting a semicolon. 

20 SEC. 405. SUPPORTING GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRAND21 CHILDREN ACT. 

22 (a) FINDINGS.—The Supporting Grandparents Rais23 ing Grandchildren Act (Public Law 115–196; 132 Stat. 

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1 (b) DEFINITIONS.—The Supporting Grandparents 

2 Raising Grandchildren Act is amended by redesignating 

3 section 4 as section 2 and moving the section so as to 

4 follow section 1. 

5 (c) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—Section 3 of the Sup6 porting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (b)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

11 (G) through (I) as subparagraphs (H) 

12 through (J); 

13 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

14 (F) the following: 

15 ‘‘(G) The Assistant Secretary for Health.’’; 

16 (iii) in subparagraph (I), as so redes17 ignated, by striking ‘‘of children’’; and 

18 (iv) in subparagraph (J), as so redes19 ignated, by striking ‘‘relatives’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘relative caregivers’’; and 

21 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON NON-FEDERAL MEM23 BERS.—Not more than 10 members of the Advisory 

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1 (2) in subsection (c)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

3 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

4 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

5 (i), by striking ‘‘relatives’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘relative caregivers’’; and 

7 (II) in clause (i)— 

8 (aa) by striking ‘‘the 

9 health,’’ and inserting ‘‘the near10 and long-term health, including 

11 mental health,’’; and 

12 (bb) by striking ‘‘care; and’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘care, including 

14 any needs related to the cir15 cumstances that caused such 

16 children to be raised by a grand17 parent or older relative caregiver; 

18 and’’; and 

19 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

20 (I) by striking ‘‘(B)’’ and all that 

21 follows through ‘‘In’’ and inserting 

22 the following: 

23 ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In’’; and 

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1 serting ‘‘needs and challenges of indi2 viduals affected by substance use dis3 order, including opioid use disorder, 

4 or, as applicable and appropriate, 

5 needs and challenges of individuals re6 lated to other circumstances, which 

7 may include public health emer8 gencies.’’; 

9 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

10 (i) in subparagraph (A), in the matter 

11 preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘enact12 ment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘enact13 ment of the Older Americans Act Reau14 thorization Act of 2024’’; and 

15 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

16 (I) in clause (i)— 

17 (aa) by striking ‘‘relatives’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘relative care19 givers’’; and 

20 (bb) by striking ‘‘needs of 

21 children’’ and all that follows and 

22 inserting ‘‘needs of children and 

23 their older relative caregivers who 

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1 use disorder, including opioid use 

2 disorder;’’; 

3 (II) in clause (ii), by striking the 

4 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

5 (III) by redesignating clause (iii) 

6 as clause (iv); and 

7 (IV) by inserting after clause (ii) 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(iii) a description of any activities of 

10 the Department of Health and Human 

11 Services to evaluate the effectiveness of 

12 supportive services in addressing the needs 

13 of children and their older relative care14 givers, including those who have been af15 fected by substance use disorder, including 

16 opioid use disorder, and any related find17 ings; and’’; 

18 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

19 (i) in the matter preceding subpara20 graph (A)— 

21 (I) by striking ‘‘(3)’’ and all that 

22 follows through ‘‘Not’’ and inserting 

23 the following: 

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1 (II) by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and in2 serting ‘‘180 days’’; and 

3 (III) by inserting after ‘‘sub4 mitted,’’ the following: ‘‘and every 2 

5 years thereafter until the Advisory 

6 Council terminates under subsection 

7 (f),’’; and 

8 (D) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘rel9 atives’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘rel10 ative caregivers’’; 

11 (3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘the Federal 

12 Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ and in13 serting ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.’’; 

14 and 

15 (4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘terminate’’ 

16 and all that follows and inserting ‘‘terminate on Sep17 tember 30, 2029.’’. 

18 SEC. 406. RAISE FAMILY CAREGIVERS ACT. 

19 (a) STRATEGY.—Section 3 of the RAISE Family 

20 Caregivers Act (42 U.S.C. 3030s note) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (c)— 

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

23 by inserting ‘‘(or the Secretary’s designee)’’ 

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1 (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 

2 made publicly available by the Secretary,’’ after 

3 ‘‘caregiver programs,’’; and 

4 (2) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ‘‘in’’ after 

5 ‘‘caregiver programs’’. 

6 (b) COUNCIL.—Section 5(e) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 

7 3030s note) is amended by striking ‘‘The Federal Advi8 sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,’’. 

10 (c) SUNSET EXTENSION.—Section 6 of that Act (42 

11 U.S.C. 3030s note) is amended by striking ‘‘terminate’’ 

12 and all that follows and inserting ‘‘terminate on Sep13 tember 30, 2029.’’. 

14 TITLE V—COMMUNITY SERVICE 

15 SENIOR OPPORTUNITIES ACT 

16 SEC. 501. IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOY17 MENT PROGRAM. 

18 (a) PROGRAM.—Section 502(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 

19 3056(b)(1) is amended— 

20 (1) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ‘‘section 

21 513(a)(2)(E)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 513(a)(2)(F)’’; 

22 and 

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1 (b) PERFORMANCE.—Section 513 (42 U.S.C. 3056k) 

2 is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (a)(2)— 

4 (A) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 

5 subparagraph (F); and 

6 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘(E) BIENNIAL REPORT.—Not later than 

9 2 years after the date of enactment of the Older 

10 Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2024, 

11 and every 2 years thereafter during the period 

12 of the program described in section 502(a)(1), 

13 the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 

14 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

15 Pensions and the Special Committee on Aging 

16 of the Senate and the Committee on Education 

17 and the Workforce of the House of Representa18 tives a report regarding the methodology used 

19 to arrive at the expected levels of performance 

20 described in subparagraph (B) for each grantee, 

21 including the particular statistical model used 

22 and other factors taken into account, as de23 scribed in subparagraph (D).’’; 

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1 section (a)(2)(E)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

2 (a)(2)(F)’’; and 

3 (3) in subsection (d)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (2)(B)(iii), by adding at 

5 the end the following: ‘‘For grants awarded on 

6 or after the date that is 2 years after the date 

7 of enactment of the Older Americans Act Reau8 thorization Act of 2024, any grantee who has 

9 failed to meet the expected levels of perform10 ance for the 2 consecutive years prior to the 

11 subsequent grant competition under section 514 

12 shall not be allowed to compete in the subse13 quent grant competition under section 514 fol14 lowing the second consecutive year of failure 

15 but may compete in the next such grant com16 petition after that subsequent competition.’’; 

17 and 

18 (B) in paragraph (3)(B)(iii), by adding at 

19 the end the following: ‘‘For grants awarded on 

20 or after the date that is 2 years after the date 

21 of enactment of the Older Americans Act Reau22 thorization Act of 2024, if the Secretary deter23 mines that the State fails to meet the expected 

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1 retary shall provide for the conduct by the 

2 State of a competition to award the funds allot3 ted to the State under section 506(e) for the 

4 first full program year following the Secretary’s 

5 determination.’’. 

6 (c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 518(a)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 

7 3056p(a)(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(A) social, health, welfare, and edu9 cational services (including literacy tutoring and 

10 services provided by the aging network), legal 

11 and other counseling services and assistance 

12 (including tax counseling and assistance and fi13 nancial counseling), and library, recreational, 

14 and other similar services;’’. 

15 SEC. 502. GAO REPORT ON ALIGNMENT WITHIN THE COM16 MUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. 

17 (a) REVIEW.—Not later than 18 months after the 

18 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

19 of the United States shall complete a review in which the 

20 Comptroller General— 

21 (1) evaluates— 

22 (A) the distinct differences and similarities 

23 between the older American community service 

24 employment program as authorized under title 

25 V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 


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1 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and the programs carried 

2 out under title I of the Workforce Innovation 

3 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.); 

4 and 

5 (B) how the programs described in sub6 paragraph (A) serve older individuals in seeking 

7 and obtaining community service employment; 

8 (2) analyzes the efficacy and impacts of the in9 dicators of performance described in section 513(b) 

10 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 

11 3056k(b) and corrective measures described in sec12 tion 513(d) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 

13 U.S.C. 3056k(d)) for the older American community 

14 service employment program, compared with the ef15 ficacy and impacts of the indicators of performance 

16 and corrective measures described in section 116 of 

17 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

18 U.S.C. 3141) for programs authorized under title I 

19 of such Act; and 

20 (3) evaluates how the Department of Labor co21 ordinates delivery of services with State and national 

22 grantees under title V of the Older Americans Act 

23 of 1965 and States and local workforce development 

24 areas under title I of the Workforce Innovation Op25 portunity Act to serve older individuals. 


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1 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

3 General shall submit to the Committee on Health, Edu4 cation, Labor, and Pensions and the Special Committee 

5 on Aging of the Senate and the Committee on Education 

6 and the Workforce of the House of Representatives a re7 port on the results of such review. 

8 TITLE VI—IMPROVING SERVICES 

9 FOR NATIVE ELDERS 

10 SEC. 601. OLDER AMERICANS TRIBAL ADVISORY COM11 MITTEE. 

12 Section 201(c) (42 U.S.C. 3011(c)) is amended by 

13 adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(4)(A) In addition to other methods of govern15 ment-to-government consultation between the Ad16 ministration and Indian tribes and conferring with 

17 organizations representing Native Hawaiians, the 

18 Assistant Secretary shall establish an advisory com19 mittee, to be known as the ‘Older Americans Tribal 

20 Advisory Committee’ (referred to in this paragraph 

21 as the ‘Committee’) to provide advice and guidance 

22 to the Assistant Secretary on matters relating to the 

23 needs of older individuals who are Native Americans 

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1 ‘‘(B) The Committee shall be composed of 11 

2 voting, non-Federal members, including— 

3 ‘‘(i) geographically diverse individuals with 

4 expertise on the range of issues affecting Indian 

5 tribes, organizations representing Native Ha6 waiians, and older individuals who are Native 

7 Americans; 

8 ‘‘(ii) not less than 1 member who is an 

9 Alaska Native; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) not less than 1 member who is a Na11 tive Hawaiian. 

12 ‘‘(C) The Committee shall include non-voting, 

13 ex officio representatives of relevant Federal depart14 ments and agencies, including— 

15 ‘‘(i) the Administration; 

16 ‘‘(ii) the Indian Health Service; 

17 ‘‘(iii) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

18 Services; 

19 ‘‘(iv) the Department of the Interior; 

20 ‘‘(v) the Department of Labor; and 

21 ‘‘(vi) any other agency or office with sub22 ject matter expertise that the Assistant Sec23 retary determines appropriate. 

24 ‘‘(D) The Committee shall meet in person not 

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1 ‘‘(E) The Committee shall coordinate, as appro2 priate, with the Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Com3 mittee of the Department of Health and Human 

4 Services. 

5 ‘‘(F)(i) Not less frequently than once each year, 

6 the Committee shall submit to the Assistant Sec7 retary and make publicly available a report that de8 scribes— 

9 ‘‘(I) the activities of the Committee during 

10 the previous year; and 

11 ‘‘(II) recommendations for administrative 

12 action, including the identification of any statu13 tory barriers to carrying out such recommenda14 tions, for the following year. 

15 ‘‘(ii) Not later than 60 days after the date on 

16 which the Assistant Secretary receives a report 

17 under clause (i), the Assistant Secretary shall sub18 mit to the Committee a written response to such re19 port. 

20 ‘‘(G) Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, shall 

21 not apply to the Committee. 

22 ‘‘(H) In establishing, developing procedures for, and 

23 operating the Committee, the Assistant Secretary shall— 

24 ‘‘(i) consult with Indian tribes and confer with 

25 organizations representing Native Hawaiians; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) take into consideration best practices of 

2 other tribal advisory committees operated by the De3 partment of Health and Human Services before the 

4 date of enactment of the Older Americans Act Reau5 thorization Act of 2024.’’. 

6 SEC. 602. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; SET ASIDE. 

7 (a) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—Section 636 (42 U.S.C. 

8 3057k–21) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘may’’ and in10 serting ‘‘shall, as practicable,’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘in-home 

12 assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘in-home services’’. 

13 (b) FUNDING SET ASIDE.—Section 644 (42 U.S.C. 

14 3057o) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘Of’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN

16 GENERAL.—Of’’; and 

17 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

19 of enactment of the Older Americans Act Reauthorization 

20 Act of 2024, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the 

21 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 

22 the Senate and the Committee on Education and the 

23 Workforce of the House of Representatives, a report on 

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1 ‘‘(1) the total amount of funds made available 

2 under subsection (a) to carry out part D for each 

3 fiscal year; 

4 ‘‘(2) a list of award recipients under part D; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(3) a summary of supportive services for 

7 healthy aging and independence provided under part 

8 D.’’. 

9 SEC. 603. GAO REPORT ON TRIBAL SERVICES. 

10 Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 

11 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

12 shall submit to Congress a report that— 

13 (1) evaluates and identifies barriers to Indian 

14 Tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self15 Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 

16 U.S.C. 5304)) and organizations serving Native Ha17 waiians accessing programs under title VI of the 

18 Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3057 et 

19 seq.), and coordination of such programs under such 

20 title VI with programs funded under titles III and 

21 IV of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3021 et seq., 42 U.S.C. 

22 3031 et seq.), including by— 

23 (A) estimating the number of Native 

24 Americans unserved by programs under such 

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1 (B) identifying States making grants to 

2 Indian Tribes under such title III; and 

3 (C) providing estimates of funding nec4 essary to support programs under such title VI 

5 for all Tribal organizations (as defined in sec6 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 

7 Education Assistance Act) and organizations 

8 serving Native Hawaiians that are not eligible 

9 under such title VI (as in effect on the date of 

10 enactment of this Act); and 

11 (2) details how grantees under title V of the 

12 Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et 

13 seq.) are serving older individuals who are Native 

14 Americans with funds received under such title V, 

15 including by evaluating how the Secretary of Labor 

16 coordinates with State and national grantees under 

17 such title V to serve older individuals who are Native 

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1 TITLE VII—STRENGTHENING 

2 THE LONG-TERM CARE OM3 BUDSMAN PROGRAMS AND 

4 ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION 

5 SEC. 701. DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE 

6 OMBUDSMAN PROGRAMS. 

7 Section 201(d)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 3011(d)(2)(A)) is 

8 amended in the second sentence by inserting ‘‘serve on a 

9 full-time basis and’’ after ‘‘shall’’. 

10 SEC. 702. LEGAL ASSISTANCE TRAINING RESOURCES RE11 LATING TO ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION. 

12 Section 201(e)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 3011(e)(2)(A)) is 

13 amended by striking clause (v) and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(v) establishing an information clear15 inghouse to collect, maintain, and dissemi16 nate information concerning best practices 

17 and resources for training, technical assist18 ance, and other activities, which may in19 clude training resources for paralegals or 

20 law students who are under the direct su21 pervision of an attorney, to assist Long22 Term Care Ombudsman programs, adult 

23 protective services programs, and other 

24 legal services relating to defense of guard25 ianship and the matters described in clause 


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1 (ii)(I), to assist States and communities to 

2 carry out evidence-based programs to pre3 vent and address elder abuse, neglect, and 

4 exploitation;’’. 

5 SEC. 703. IMPROVING TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS UNDER 

6 THE STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN 

7 PROGRAM. 

8 Section 712 (42 U.S.C. 3058g) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (h)(5)— 

10 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

11 (A)— 

12 (i) by striking ‘‘the representatives’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘each type of representa14 tive’’; and 

15 (ii) by inserting ‘‘types of’’ before 

16 ‘‘unpaid volunteers’’; 

17 (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘for 

18 each such type of representative’’ before the 

19 semicolon at the end; 

20 (C) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking 

21 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

22 (D) in subparagraph (C), by adding ‘‘and’’ 

23 at the end; and 

24 (E) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(D) with respect to representatives of the 

2 Office who are unpaid volunteers, take into con3 sideration the degree to which each such type of 

4 unpaid volunteer performs activities requiring 

5 specialized training, with a goal of reducing un6 necessary training requirements for prospective 

7 unpaid volunteers;’’; and 

8 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(k) TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR UNPAID VOL10 UNTEERS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In providing the model 

12 standards described in subsection (h)(5), the Direc13 tor of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman 

14 Programs shall review and, as necessary, update 

15 such model standards on a regular basis to tailor 

16 such model standards to the individualized training 

17 needs of each type of representative of the Office, in18 cluding each type of unpaid volunteer. 

19 ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out para20 graph (1), the Director of the Office of Long-Term 

21 Care Ombudsman Programs shall take into consider22 ation the degree to which each type of representative 

23 of the Office performs activities that require special24 ized training, with a goal of reducing unnecessary 

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1 SEC. 704. REPORTING ON STATE LONG-TERM CARE OM2 BUDSMAN PROGRAMS. 

3 Chapter 2 of subtitle A of title VII (42 U.S.C. 3058f 

4 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 714. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

6 ‘‘Each year, the Assistant Secretary shall submit, to 

7 the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen8 sions and the Special Committee on Aging of the Senate 

9 and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of 

10 the House of Representatives, and make publicly available, 

11 a report that— 

12 ‘‘(1) aggregates all reports submitted under sec13 tion 712(h) for such year; and 

14 ‘‘(2) provides a summary of the findings of 

15 such reports.’’. 

16 SEC. 705. STUDY ON STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN 

17 PROGRAMS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary shall 

19 seek to enter into a contract with the National Academies 

20 of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (referred to in this 

21 section as the ‘‘National Academies’’) to conduct a study 

22 on the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs car23 ried out under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 

24 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), including an assessment of the effec25 tiveness of such programs and any related challenges, and 

26 recommendations. The study shall include an assessment 


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1 of the current (as of the date on which the contract is 

2 entered into) recommended staff-to-bed ratio for such pro3 grams, as appropriate. 

4 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 

5 date on which a contract is entered into under subsection 

6 (a), the National Academies shall publicly issue a report 

7 on the findings of such study. 

8 TITLE VIII—AUTHORIZATIONS 

9 OF APPROPRIATIONS 

10 SEC. 801. ADMINISTRATION ON AGING. 

11 Section 216 (42 U.S.C. 3020f) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a), by striking 

13 ‘‘$43,937,410’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fiscal 

14 year 2024’’ and inserting‘‘$55,469,968 for fiscal 

15 year 2025, $58,034,197 for fiscal year 2026, 

16 $60,716,964 for fiscal year 2027, $63,523,747 for 

17 fiscal year 2028, and $66,460,281 for fiscal year 

18 2029’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (b)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 

21 ‘‘$2,180,660’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fis22 cal year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,753,033 for 

23 fiscal year 2025, $2,880,298 for fiscal year 

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1 $3,152,751 for fiscal year 2028, and 

2 $3,298,494 for fiscal year 2029’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking 

4 ‘‘$1,988,060’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fis5 cal year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,509,880 for 

6 fiscal year 2025, $2,625,905 for fiscal year 

7 2026, $2,747,294 for fiscal year 2027, 

8 $2,874,294 for fiscal year 2028, and 

9 $3,007,165 for fiscal year 2029’’; 

10 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking 

11 ‘‘$1,371,740’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fis12 cal year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,731,790 for 

13 fiscal year 2025, $1,811,846 for fiscal year 

14 2026, $1,895,603 for fiscal year 2027, 

15 $1,983,232 for fiscal year 2028, and 

16 $2,074,911 for fiscal year 2029’’; and 

17 (D) in paragraph (4), by striking 

18 ‘‘$8,687,330’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fis19 cal year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,967,554 for 

20 fiscal year 2025, $11,474,555 for fiscal year 

21 2026, $12,004,993 for fiscal year 2027, 

22 $12,559,952 for fiscal year 2028, and 

23 $13,140,565 for fiscal year 2029’’. 


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1 SEC. 802. GRANTS FOR STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS 

2 ON AGING. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 (42 U.S.C. 3023) is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 

6 ‘‘$412,029,180’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fiscal 

7 year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘$520,177,347 for fiscal 

8 year 2025, $544,223,762 for fiscal year 2026, 

9 $569,381,780 for fiscal year 2027, $595,702,785 for 

10 fiscal year 2028, and $623,240,541 for fiscal year 

11 2029’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (b)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 

14 ‘‘$530,015,940’’ and all that follows through 

15 ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘$669,132,913 

16 for fiscal year 2025, $700,065,148 for fiscal 

17 year 2026, $732,427,298 for fiscal year 2027, 

18 $766,285,465 for fiscal year 2028, and 

19 $801,708,804 for fiscal year 2029’’; and 

20 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking 

21 ‘‘$268,935,940’’ and all that follows through 

22 ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘$339,525,428 

23 for fiscal year 2025, $355,220,786 for fiscal 

24 year 2026, $371,641,698 for fiscal year 2027, 

25 $388,821,705 for fiscal year 2028, and 

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1 (3) in subsection (d), by striking 

2 ‘‘$26,587,360’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fiscal 

3 year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘$33,565,929 for fiscal 

4 year 2025, $35,117,593 for fiscal year 2026, 

5 $36,740,986 for fiscal year 2027, $38,439,424 for 

6 fiscal year 2028, and $40,216,376 for fiscal year 

7 2029’’; and 

8 (4) in subsection (e), by striking 

9 ‘‘$193,869,020’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fiscal 

10 year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘$244,755,171 for fiscal 

11 year 2025, $256,069,552 for fiscal year 2026, 

12 $267,906,966 for fiscal year 2027, $280,291,593 for 

13 fiscal year 2028, and $293,248,728 for fiscal year 

14 2029’’. 

15 (b) NUTRITION SERVICES INCENTIVE PROGRAM.— 

16 Section 311 (42 U.S.C. 3030a), as amended by section 

17 304 of this Act, is amended in subsection (f), by striking 

18 ‘‘$171,273,830’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fiscal year 

19 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘$216,229,264 for fiscal year 2025, 

20 $226,224,968 for fiscal year 2026, $236,682,747 for fis21 cal year 2027, $247,623,961 for fiscal year 2028, and 

22 $259,070,958 for fiscal year 2029’’. 

23 SEC. 803. ACTIVITIES FOR HEALTH, INDEPENDENCE, AND 

24 LONGEVITY. 

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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking 

2 ‘‘$14,514,550’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fiscal 

3 year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘$18,324,285 for fiscal 

4 year 2025, $19,171,368 for fiscal year 2026, 

5 $20,057,609 for fiscal year 2027, $20,984,819 for 

6 fiscal year 2028, and $21,954,892 for fiscal year 

7 2029’’; and 

8 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking 

9 ‘‘$15,613,440’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fiscal 

10 year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘$19,711,608 for fiscal 

11 year 2025, $20,622,823 for fiscal year 2026, 

12 $21,576,161 for fiscal year 2027, $22,573,570 for 

13 fiscal year 2028, and $23,617,086 for fiscal year 

14 2029’’. 

15 SEC. 804. COMMUNITY SERVICE SENIOR OPPORTUNITIES 

16 ACT. 

17 Section 517(a) (42 U.S.C. 3056o(a)) is amended by 

18 striking ‘‘$428,000,000’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fis19 cal year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘$540,340,193 for fiscal 

20 year 2025, $565,318,627 for fiscal year 2026, 

21 $591,451,804 for fiscal year 2027, $618,793,048 for fis22 cal year 2028, and $647,398,205 for fiscal year 2029’’. 

23 SEC. 805. GRANTS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS. 

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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking 

2 ‘‘$37,102,560’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fiscal 

3 year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘$47,028,435 for fiscal 

4 year 2025, $49,202,434 for fiscal year 2026, 

5 $51,476,932 for fiscal year 2027, $53,856,574 for 

6 fiscal year 2028, and $56,346,220 for fiscal year 

7 2029’’; and 

8 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking 

9 ‘‘$10,759,920’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fiscal 

10 year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘$13,584,151 for fiscal 

11 year 2025, $14,212,110 for fiscal year 2026, 

12 $14,869,098 for fiscal year 2027, $15,556,457 for 

13 fiscal year 2028, and $16,275,591 for fiscal year 

14 2029’’. 

15 SEC. 806. ALLOTMENTS FOR ELDER RIGHTS PROTECTION 

16 ACTIVITIES. 

17 Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 3058a) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a), by striking 

19 ‘‘$18,066,950’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fiscal 

20 year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘$22,809,108 for fiscal 

21 year 2025, $23,863,512 for fiscal year 2026, 

22 $24,966,659 for fiscal year 2027, $26,120,801 for 

23 fiscal year 2028, and $27,328,297 for fiscal year 

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1 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$5,107,110’’ 

2 and all that follows through ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘$6,447,609 for fiscal year 2025, 

4 $6,745,665 for fiscal year 2026, $7,057,499 for fis5 cal year 2027, $7,383,748 for fiscal year 2028, and 

6 $7,725,079 for fiscal year 2029’’. 

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