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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1672 

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize the National 

Resource Center on Women and Retirement Planning, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 23 (legislative day, MAY 22), 2019 

Mr. JONES (for himself and Ms. MCSALLY) 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 

the National Resource Center on Women and Retirement 

Planning, 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 ‘‘Promoting Oppor5 tunity for Women Entering Retirement Act of 2019’’ or 

6 the ‘‘POWER Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON WOMEN AND RE2 TIREMENT PLANNING. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Older Americans 

4 Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3011 et seq.) is amended by in5 serting after section 215 the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 215A. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON WOMEN AND 

7 RETIREMENT PLANNING. 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary shall 

9 operate the National Resource Center on Women and Re10 tirement Planning (in this section referred to as the ‘Cen11 ter’) in accordance with this section. 

12 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Assistant Secretary, in operating 

13 the Center, shall— 

14 ‘‘(1) annually compile, publish, and disseminate 

15 a summary of recently conducted outreach to and re16 search on women and retirement security; 

17 ‘‘(2) develop and maintain an information clear18 inghouse on all programs (including private pro19 grams) showing promise of success for providing re20 tirement and financial information to women; 

21 ‘‘(3) develop, maintain, and disseminate con22 sumer information and public education materials 

23 regarding retirement and financial security for 

24 women; 

25 ‘‘(4) compile, publish, and disseminate training 

26 materials for personnel who are engaged or intend to 


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1 engage in outreach, with respect to retirement and 

2 financial information, to women, particularly to 

3 groups such as caregivers, racial and ethnic minori4 ties, and low-income women, who are traditionally 

5 more difficult to reach; 

6 ‘‘(5) provide technical assistance to State agen7 cies and to other public and nonprofit private agen8 cies and organizations to assist the agencies and or9 ganizations in planning, improving, developing, and 

10 carrying out programs and activities relating to pro11 viding women with the necessary financial manage12 ment tools for secure retirement; 

13 ‘‘(6) work in collaboration with other national 

14 and local organizations serving the elderly to make 

15 efficient use of resources related to women and re16 tirement; and 

17 ‘‘(7) conduct research and demonstration 

18 projects regarding the most effective methods and 

19 tools to assist women in preparing for secure retire20 ment. 

21 ‘‘(c) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 

23 shall carry out the activities under subsection (b) 

24 through awarding grants or contracts in accordance 

25 with this subsection. 


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1 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.— 

2 ‘‘(A) CRITERIA.—The Assistant Secretary 

3 shall establish criteria for eligibility for a grant 

4 or contract under this subsection, including a 

5 requirement for demonstrated experience in car6 rying out the activities under subsection (b). 

7 ‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—An entity seeking a 

8 grant or contract under this subsection shall 

9 submit an application to the Assistant Sec10 retary at such time, in such manner, and con11 taining such information as the Assistant Sec12 retary may reasonably require. 

13 ‘‘(d) FUNDING.—The Assistant Secretary shall make 

14 available to the Center— 

15 ‘‘(1) such resources as are necessary for the 

16 Center to carry out effectively the functions of the 

17 Center; and 

18 ‘‘(2) not less than— 

19 ‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2020, $500,000; and 

20 ‘‘(B) for each fiscal year thereafter, the 

21 amount made available for the Center for fiscal 

22 year 2020.’’. 

23 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

24 216 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 

25 3020f) is amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘;’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 

4 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘(5) to carry out section 215A, $750,000 for 

7 each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.’’. 

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