(i) in subparagraph (C)—
(I) in clause (i), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(II) in clause (ii), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(III) by inserting after clause (ii) 
the following: 
‘‘(iii) make use of trained volunteers in 
providing direct services delivered to older indi-
viduals and individuals with disabilities needing 
such services and, if possible, work in coordina-
tion with organizations that have experience in 
providing training, placement, and stipends for 
volunteers or participants (such as organiza-
tions carrying out Federal service programs ad-
ministered by the Corporation for National and 
Community Service), in community service set-
tings;’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D)—
(I) by inserting ‘‘family care-
givers of such individuals,’’ after 
‘‘Act,’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘service pro-
viders, representatives of the business 
community,’’ after ‘‘individuals,’’; and
(iii) by amending subparagraph (F) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(F) in coordination with the State agency 
and with the State agency responsible for men-
tal health services, increase public awareness of 
mental health disorders, remove barriers to di-
agnosis and treatment, and coordinate mental 
health 
services 
(including 
mental 
health 
screenings) provided with funds expended by 
the area agency on aging with mental health 
services provided by community health centers 
and by other public agencies and nonprofit pri-
vate organizations;’’; 
(F) in paragraph (7), to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) provide that the area agency on aging 
shall, consistent with this section, facilitate the area-
wide development and implementation of a com-
prehensive, coordinated system for providing long-
term care in home and community-based settings, in 
a manner responsive to the needs and preferences of 
older individuals and their family caregivers, by—
‘‘(A) collaborating, coordinating activities, 
and consulting with other local public and pri-
vate agencies and organizations responsible for
administering programs, benefits, and services 
related to providing long-term care; 
‘‘(B) conducting analyses and making rec-
ommendations with respect to strategies for 
modifying the local system of long-term care to 
better—
‘‘(i) respond to the needs and pref-
erences of older individuals and family 
caregivers; 
‘‘(ii) facilitate the provision, by service 
providers, of long-term care in home and 
community-based settings; and 
‘‘(iii) target services to older individ-
uals at risk for institutional placement, to 
permit such individuals to remain in home 
and community-based settings; 
‘‘(C) implementing, through the agency or 
service providers, evidence-based programs to 
assist older individuals and their family care-
givers in learning about and making behavioral 
changes intended to reduce the risk of injury, 
disease, and disability among older individuals; 
and 
‘‘(D) providing for the availability and dis-
tribution (through public education campaigns,
Aging and Disability Resource Centers, the 
area agency on aging itself, and other appro-
priate means) of information relating to—
‘‘(i) the need to plan in advance for 
long-term care; and 
‘‘(ii) the full range of available public 
and private long-term care (including inte-
grated long-term care) programs, options, 
service providers, and resources;’’; 
(G) by striking paragraph (14) and the 2 
paragraphs (15); 
(H) by redesignating paragraph (16) as 
paragraph (14); and 
(I) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) provide assurances that funds received 
under this title will be used—
‘‘(A) to provide benefits and services to 
older individuals, giving priority to older indi-
viduals identified in paragraph (4)(A)(i); and 
‘‘(B) in compliance with the assurances 
specified in paragraph (13) and the limitations 
specified in section 212; 
‘‘(16) provide, to the extent feasible, for the 
furnishing of services under this Act, consistent with 
self-directed care; and
‘‘(17) include information detailing how the 
area agency on aging will coordinate activities, and 
develop long-range emergency preparedness plans, 
with local and State emergency response agencies, 
relief organizations, local and State governments, 
and any other institutions that have responsibility 
for disaster relief service delivery.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), 
and (e) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b)(1) An area agency on aging may include in the 
area plan an assessment of how prepared the area agency 
on aging and service providers in the planning and service 
area are for any anticipated change in the number of older 
individuals during the 10-year period following the fiscal 
year for which the plan is submitted. 
‘‘(2) Such assessment may include—
‘‘(A) the projected change in the number of 
older individuals in the planning and service area; 
‘‘(B) an analysis of how such change may affect 
such individuals, including individuals with low in-
comes, individuals with greatest economic need, mi-
nority older individuals, older individuals residing in
rural areas, and older individuals with limited 
English proficiency; 
‘‘(C) an analysis of how the programs, policies, 
and services provided by such area agency can be 
improved, and how resource levels can be adjusted to 
meet the needs of the changing population of older 
individuals in the planning and service area; and 
‘‘(D) an analysis of how the change in the num-
ber of individuals age 85 and older in the planning 
and service area is expected to affect the need for 
supportive services. 
‘‘(3) An area agency on aging, in cooperation with 
government officials, State agencies, tribal organizations, 
or local entities, may make recommendations to govern-
ment officials in the planning and service area and the 
State, on actions determined by the area agency to build 
the capacity in the planning and service area to meet the 
needs of older individuals for—
‘‘(A) health and human services; 
‘‘(B) land use; 
‘‘(C) housing; 
‘‘(D) transportation; 
‘‘(E) public safety; 
‘‘(F) workforce and economic development; 
‘‘(G) recreation;