Continued Funding for Senior Services During COVID–19 Act

To provide continued funding for services under the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continued Funding for Senior Services During COVID–19 Act 2. Continued funding for services under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (a) In general There is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, for an additional amount for Aging and Disability Services Programs 42 U.S.C. 3001 (1) $480,000,000 shall be available for providing supportive services under part B of title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3030d (A) for efforts to ensure that older individuals have access to legal assistance by supporting the network of legal services in the State for older individuals, which may include— (i) supporting the State in maintaining or developing a legal hotline for older individuals; and (ii) supporting other legal assistance services authorized under part B of title III of such Act; (B) for efforts to provide services to support older individuals with limited English proficiency in addressing concerns as a result of COVID–19; (C) for efforts related to COVID–19 vaccination outreach, including education, communication, transportation, and other activities to facilitate vaccination of older individuals; and (D) for prevention and mitigation activities related to COVID–19 focused on addressing extended social isolation among older individuals, including activities for investments in technological equipment and solutions or other strategies aimed at alleviating negative health effects of social isolation due to long-term stay-at-home recommendations for older individuals for the duration of the COVID–19 public health emergency; (2) $750,000,000 shall be available for providing nutrition services under subparts 1 and 2 of part C of title III of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3030e (3) $44,000,000 shall be available for providing evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion services and information under part D of title III of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3030m (4) $145,000,000 shall be available for providing caregiver services under part E of title III of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3030s (5) $75,500,000 shall be available for providing activities for health, independence, and longevity under titles II and IV of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3011 42 U.S.C. 3031 (A) $500,000 shall be available for carrying out section 417 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3032f (B) $75,000,000 shall be available for the Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation Center for the Aging Network under section 201(g) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3011(g) (6) $25,000,000 shall be available for providing supportive services, including nutrition services, under title VI of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3057 (7) $10,000,000 shall be available to carry out the long-term care ombudsman program under title VII of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3058 (b) Inapplicability of matching requirements Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State matching requirements under sections 304(d)(1)(D) and 309(b)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3024(d)(1)(D) 42 U.S.C. 3029(b)(2) (c) Definitions In this section, the terms older individual State 42 U.S.C. 3002

Summary: Continued Funding for Senior Services During COVID-19 Act This bill provides additional funding for FY2021 to the Administration for Community Living for social services and programs for individuals aged 60 years or older, including to mitigate and prevent COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). With respect to the additional funding, the bill waives matching requirements that typically apply to funding for these services and programs.