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the individual (or representative, as appro-
priate) to direct and control the receipt of sup-
port services provided; 
‘‘(C) assist an older individual (or a rep-
resentative, as appropriate) develop a plan for 
long-term support, including the selecting, 
budgeting, and purchasing of home and commu-
nity-based long-term care and supportive serv-
ices; 
(for purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘represent-
ative’ means a person appointed by the eligible indi-
vidual, or legally acting on the individual’s behalf, to 
represent or advise the individual in financial or 
service coordination matters); 
‘‘(5) provide for the Administration to play a 
lead role with respect to issues concerning home and 
community-based long-term care, including— 
‘‘(A) directing (as the Secretary or the 
President determines to be appropriate) or oth-
erwise participating in departmental and inter-
departmental activities concerning long-term 
care; 
‘‘(B) reviewing and commenting on depart-
mental rules, regulations, and policies related to 
providing long-term care; and 
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‘‘(C) making recommendations to the Sec-
retary with respect to home and community- 
based long-term care, including recommenda-
tions based on findings made through projects 
conducted under paragraph (2); 
‘‘(6) promote, in coordination with other appro-
priate Federal agencies, enhanced awareness by the 
public of the importance of planning in advance for 
long-term care and the availability of information 
and resources to assist in such planning; 
‘‘(7) implement in all States Aging and Dis-
ability Resource Centers— 
‘‘(A) to serve as visible and trusted sources 
of information on the full range of long-term 
care options that are available in the commu-
nity, including both institutional and home and 
community-based care; 
‘‘(B) to provide personalized and consumer 
friendly assistance to empower people to make 
informed decisions about their care options; 
‘‘(C) to provide coordinated and stream-
lined access to all publicly supported long-term 
care options so that consumers can obtain the 
care they need though a single intake, assess-
ment and eligibility determination process; 
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‘‘(D) to help people to plan ahead for their 
future long-term care needs; and 
‘‘(E) to assist, in coordination with the 
State Health Insurance Assistance Program, 
Medicare beneficiaries in understanding and ac-
cessing the Prescription Drug Coverage and 
preventative health benefits available under the 
Medicare Modernization Act; 
‘‘(8) establish, either directly or through grants 
or contracts, national technical assistance programs 
to assist State agencies, area agencies on aging, and 
community-based service providers funded under this 
Act in implementing— 
‘‘(A) such home and community-based 
long-term care systems, including evidence- 
based programs; and 
‘‘(B) such evidence-based health promotion 
and disease prevention programs; 
‘‘(9) develop, in collaboration with the Adminis-
trator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serv-
ices, performance standards and measures for use by 
States to determine the extent to which their sys-
tems of long-term care fulfill the objectives described 
in this subsection; and 
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‘‘(10) conduct such other activities as the As-
sistant Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(c) The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the 
Corporation for National and Community Service, shall— 
‘‘(1) encourage and permit voluntary groups ac-
tive in supportive services and civic engagement, in-
cluding youth organizations active at the secondary 
or postsecondary levels, to participate and be in-
volved individually or through representative groups, 
in such programs or activities to the maximum ex-
tent feasible; 
‘‘(2) develop a comprehensive strategy for uti-
lizing older individuals to address critical local needs 
of national concern, including the engagement of 
older individuals in the activities of public and non-
profit organizations such as community-based and 
faith-based organizations; and 
‘‘(3) encourage other community capacity build-
ing initiatives involving older individuals, with par-
ticular attention to initiatives that demonstrate the 
effectiveness and cost savings in meeting critical 
needs.’’. 
SEC. 5. FEDERAL AGENCY CONSULTATION. 
Section 203 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3013) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)(3)(A) by striking ‘‘(with 
particular attention to low-income minority older in-
dividuals and older individuals residing in rural 
areas)’’ and inserting ‘‘(with particular attention to 
low-income older individuals, including low-income 
minority older individuals, older individuals with lim-
ited English proficiency, and older individuals resid-
ing in rural areas)’’, and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (17) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end, 
(B) in paragraph (18) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(19) sections 4 and 5 of the Assistive Tech-
nology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3003–3004).’’. 
SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 205 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3016) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C) by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end, 
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