re-traumatization as a result of experiences resulting 
from the Holocaust. 
(8) Approximately two-thirds of Holocaust sur-
vivors live alone and living alone is a risk factor for 
institutionalization. 
(9) Low income Holocaust survivors are more 
reliant on social service programs than most other 
older Americans, with proportionally more Holocaust 
survivors needing services such as personal care, 
home-delivered and congregate meals, transpor-
tation, counseling and mental health support. 
SEC. 103. DEFINITION. 
Section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3002) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(55) The term ‘Holocaust survivor’ means an 
individual who— 
‘‘(A)(i) lived in a country between 1933 
and 1945 under a Nazi regime, under Nazi oc-
cupation, or under the control of Nazi collabo-
rators; or 
‘‘(ii) fled from a country between 1933 and 
1945 under a Nazi regime; under Nazi occupa-
tion, or under the control of Nazi collaborators; 
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‘‘(B) was persecuted between 1933 and 
1945 on the basis of race, religion, physical or 
mental disability, sexual orientation, political 
affiliation, ethnicity, or other basis; and 
‘‘(C) was a member of a group that was 
persecuted by the Nazis.’’. 
SEC. 104. ORGANIZATION. 
Section 305(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3025(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(E) by inserting ‘‘older in-
dividuals who are Holocaust survivors,’’ after ‘‘pro-
ficiency,’’ each place it appears, and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(E) by inserting ‘‘older in-
dividuals who are Holocaust survivors,’’ after ‘‘pro-
ficiency,’’. 
SEC. 105. AREA PLANS. 
Section 306 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3025(a)) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘older 
individuals who are Holocaust survivors,’’ after 
‘‘proficiency,’’ each place it appears, 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
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(I) in clause (i)(I)(bb) by insert-
ing ‘‘older individuals who are Holo-
caust survivors,’’ after ‘‘proficiency,’’ 
and 
(II) in clause (ii) by inserting 
‘‘older individuals who are Holocaust 
survivors,’’ after ‘‘proficiency,’’ each 
place it appears, and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in subclause (VII) by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end, 
(II) by redesignating subclause 
(VIII) as subclause (IX), and 
(III) by inserting after subclause 
(VIII) the following: 
‘‘(VIII) older individuals who are 
Holocaust survivors; and’’, and 
(C) in paragraph (7)(B)(iii) by inserting ‘‘, 
in particular, older individuals who are Holo-
caust survivors,’’ after ‘‘placement’’, and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘older individuals who are Hol-
ocaust survivors,’’ after ‘‘areas,’’. 
SEC. 106. STATE PLANS. 
Section 307(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3027(a)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘older individ-
uals who are Holocaust survivors,’’ after ‘‘pro-
ficiency,’’, 
(2) in paragraph (16)(A)— 
(A) in clause (v) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) older individuals who are Holo-
caust survivors; and’’, and 
(3) in paragraph (28)(A)(ii) by inserting ‘‘older 
individuals who are Holocaust survivors,’’ after 
‘‘proficiency,’’. 
SEC. 107. CONSUMER CONTRIBUTIONS. 
Section 315 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3030c–2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2) by inserting ‘‘older indi-
viduals who are Holocaust survivors,’’ after ‘‘pro-
ficiency,’’ and 
(2) in subsection (d) by inserting ‘‘older individ-
uals who are Holocaust survivors,’’ after ‘‘pro-
ficiency,’’. 
SEC. 108. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
Section 372(c)(2)(A) of the Older Americans Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030s–2(c)(2)(A)) is amended by strik-
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ing ‘‘individuals)’’ inserting ‘‘individuals and older individ-
uals who are Holocaust survivors)’’. 
SEC. 109. PREVENTION OF ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND 
EXPLOITATION. 
Section 721(b)(12) of the Older Americans Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3058i(b)(12)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end, 
(2) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘or’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) older individuals who are Holocaust 
survivors.’’. 
TITLE II—FUNCTIONS OF 
ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADMINISTRATION ON AGING. 
Section 201 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3012) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g)(1) The Assistant Secretary is authorized to des-
ignate within the Administration a person to have respon-
sibility for older individuals who are Holocaust survivors. 
‘‘(h) It shall be the duty of the Assistant Secretary, 
acting through the person designated to have responsi-
bility for older individuals who are Holocaust survivors.’’. 
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TITLE 
III—ACTIVITIES 
FOR 
HEALTH, 
INDEPENDENCE, 
AND LONGEVITY 
SEC. 301. INNOVATION TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION FOR 
OLDER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOLOCAUST 
SURVIVORS. 
Part A of title IV of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3032 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 423. INNOVATION TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION 
FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOLO-
CAUST SURVIVORS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary shall 
award grants or contracts to nonprofit organizations to 
improve and increase transportation services for older in-
dividuals, with preference toward those older individuals 
who are Holocaust survivors. The Assistant Secretary 
shall make grants or enter into such contracts for period 
of not less than 5 years. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A nonprofit organization 
receiving a grant or contract under subsection (a) 
shall use the funds received through such grant or 
contract to carry out a demonstration project, or to 
provide technical assistance to assist local transit 
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providers, area agencies on aging, senior centers, 
and local senior support groups, to encourage and 
facilitate coordination of Federal, State, and local 
transportation services and resources for older indi-
viduals who are Holocaust survivors. The organiza-
tion may use the funds to develop and carry out an 
innovative transportation demonstration project to 
create transportation services for older individuals. 
‘‘(2) SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out a 
demonstration project or providing technical assist-
ance under paragraph (1) the organization may 
carry out activities that include— 
‘‘(A) developing innovative approaches for 
improving access by older individuals to trans-
portation services, including volunteer driver 
programs, economically sustainable transpor-
tation programs, and programs that allow older 
individuals to transfer their automobiles to a 
provider of transportation services in exchange 
for the services; 
‘‘(B) preparing information on transpor-
tation options and resources for older individ-
uals and organizations serving such individuals, 
and disseminating the information by estab-
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lishing and operating a toll-free telephone num-
ber; 
‘‘(C) developing models and best practices 
for providing comprehensive integrated trans-
portation services for older individuals, includ-
ing services administered by the Secretary of 
Transportation, by providing ongoing technical 
assistance to agencies providing services under 
title III and by assisting in coordination of pub-
lic and community transportation services; and 
‘‘(D) providing special services to link 
older individuals to transportation services not 
provided under title III. 
‘‘(c) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants and enter-
ing into contracts under paragraph (a), the Assistant Sec-
retary shall give preference to organizations and institu-
tions that have previous extensive experience working with 
and conducting assessment of the needs of Holocaust sur-
vivors who are older individuals. 
‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—In determining the type of 
programs and activities used to improve and increase 
transportation assistance for Holocaust survivors, the As-
sistant Secretary shall consult with the individual des-
ignated by Section 201(h)(1) of the Act and with national 
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organizations with special expertise in serving Holocaust 
survivors who are older individuals. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant or enter into a contract under paragraph (a), an 
entity shall have previous extensive experience working 
with and conducting assessment of the needs of older indi-
viduals. 
‘‘(f) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—The Assistant Sec-
retary with assistance from the individual designated by 
Section 201 (h)(1) of the Act, shall prepare and submit 
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
President pro tempore of the Senate an annual report on 
the status and needs, including the priority areas of con-
cern, of older individuals who are Holocaust survivors.’’. 
Æ 
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