‘‘(2) no agency or other entity providing activi-
ties or services under this Act that receives, for the 
purposes of this Act, information regarding the sex-
ual orientation or gender identity of an individual 
will disclose the information in any form that would 
permit such individual to be identified. 
‘‘(e) The Assistant Secretary shall develop appro-
priate protocols, demonstrations, tools, or guidance for use 
by State agencies and area agencies on aging, to ensure 
successful implementation of data collection requirements 
under section 201(d)(3)(J), paragraphs (16)(A)(ii) and 
(29) of section 202(a), subsections (a)(3), (c)(1), and 
(c)(4), and section 307(a)(6), relating to LGBT individ-
uals. 
‘‘(f) The Assistant Secretary shall determine when 
the data collection requirements described in subsection 
(e) shall apply, taking into consideration the complexity 
and importance of each requirement, but each requirement 
shall apply not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of the Ruthie and Connie LGBT Elder Americans 
Act of 2015.’’. 
SEC. 4. GRANTS FOR STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS 
ON AGING. 
Section 301(a)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3021(a)(2)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph (G); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) organizations that serve LGBT indi-
viduals; and’’. 
SEC. 5. ACTIVITIES FOR HEALTH, INDEPENDENCE, AND 
LONGEVITY. 
Section 411(a)(11) of the Older Americans Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032(a)(11)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(11) conducting activities of national signifi-
cance to promote quality and continuous improve-
ment in the support and services provided to individ-
uals with greatest social need, through activities that 
include needs assessment, program development and 
evaluation, training, technical assistance, and re-
search, concerning— 
‘‘(A) addressing physical and mental 
health, disabilities, and health disparities; 
‘‘(B) providing long-term care, including 
in-home and community-based care; 
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‘‘(C) providing informal care, and formal 
care in a facility setting; 
‘‘(D) providing access to culturally respon-
sive health and human services; and 
‘‘(E) addressing other gaps in assistance 
and issues that the Assistant Secretary deter-
mines are of particular importance to older in-
dividuals with greatest social need.’’. 
SEC. 6. DATA ON DISCRIMINATION. 
Section 712 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3058g) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) 
through (I) as subparagraphs (G) through (J); 
and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) 
the following: 
‘‘(F) collect and analyze data, relating to 
discrimination against LGBT older individuals 
on the basis of actual or perceived sexual ori-
entation or gender identity in the admission to, 
transfer or discharge from, or lack of adequate 
care provided in long-term care settings, and 
shall include the analyses in the reports de-
scribed in subsection (h)(1);’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (h)(5), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(A) through 
(G)’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) through (H)’’. 
Æ 
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