Revitalizing the Aging Network Act

To support programs and services under the Older Americans Act of 1965 through innovation and modernization, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Revitalizing the Aging Network Act 2. Funding for the aging network and infrastructure (a) Appropriation (1) In general In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Department of Health and Human Services— (A) such sums as may be necessary to carry out part B of title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3030d et seq. (i) supportive services of the type made available for fiscal year 2021 and authorized under such part; (ii) investing in the aging network for the purposes of improving the availability of supportive services, including investing in the aging network workforce; (iii) the acquisition, alteration, or renovation of facilities, including multipurpose senior centers, intergenerational shared-site models, and mobile units; and (iv) construction or modernization of facilities to serve as multipurpose senior centers; (B) such sums as may be necessary to carry out part C of title III of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3030d–21 et seq. (C) such sums as may be necessary to carry out part E of title III of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3030s et seq. 42 U.S.C. 3030s–1(e) (D) such sums as may be necessary to carry out title VI of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3057 et seq. 42 U.S.C. 3057k–11 et seq. (E) such sums as may be necessary to carry out the long-term care ombudsman program under title VII of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3058 et seq. (F) such sums as may be necessary for technical assistance centers or national resource centers supported under such Act, including all such centers that received funding under title IV of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3031 et seq. (G) such sums as may be necessary for technical assistance centers or national resource centers supported under such Act that are focused on providing services for older individuals who are underserved due to their sexual orientation or gender identity; and (H) such sums as may be necessary to carry out section 417 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3032f (2) Availability Amounts appropriated by this subsection shall remain available until expended. (b) Requirements for recipients of funding (1) Coordination Any entity receiving funds made available under this section shall coordinate, to the extent practicable, activities with organizations providing the same services as those funded under this section, or facilitating the delivery of such services, to older individuals served by the Older Americans Act of 1965. (2) Submission of data An entity receiving funds made available under this section shall submit relevant data as the Assistant Secretary may require for purposes of the evaluation conducted under subsection (c). (c) Program evaluation (1) In general Not later than 6 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary, shall by grant, contract, or interagency agreement— (A) evaluate the outcomes of all projects or activities supported by funds made available under this section; and (B) submit a report on such evaluation to Congress. (2) Contents The report required under paragraph (1) shall describe— (A) the innovations in program and service delivery undertaken through funds made available under this section; (B) the impact of such innovations on the communities served by such programs or services and the entities providing the programs or services; and (C) the impact of such innovations on older individuals participating in such programs or services. (d) Supplement, not supplant Funds made available under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, any Federal, State, or other funds otherwise available to provide programs and services to older individuals. (e) Nonapplicability of certain requirements The non-Federal contribution requirements under sections 304(d)(1)(D) and 431(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3024(d)(1)(D) 42 U.S.C. 3033(a) 42 U.S.C. 3030s–1(h)(2) (1) any amounts made available under this section; or (2) any amounts made available under section 2921 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 (f) Definitions In this section, the terms aging network Assistant Secretary older individual 42 U.S.C. 3002

Summary: Revitalizing the Aging Network Act This bill provides FY2022 funding to the Department of Health and Human Services for supportive services, nutrition programs, and other services for older adults.