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Union Calendar No. 275 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5293 
[Report No. 109–493] 
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal years 2007 through 2011, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 4, 2006 
Mr. TIBERI (for himself and Mr. HINOJOSA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
JUNE 8, 2006 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MCKEON, Mr. REGULA, Mr. PETRI, Mr. PORTER, 
Miss MCMORRIS, Mr. FORTUN˜O, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. GEORGE MILLER 
of California, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. DAVIS 
of Illinois, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. DRAKE, Mr. 
EHLERS, Ms. LEE, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 
DOGGETT, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. 
MCHUGH, Mr. WU, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. HOLT, Mr. KIND, Mrs. CAPITO, 
Mr. KUHL of New York, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mr. OSBORNE, 
and Mr. HALL 
JUNE 8, 2006 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 4, 2006] 
A BILL 
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize
appropriations for fiscal years 2007 through 2011, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Senior Independence Act of 2006’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this 
Act is as follows: 
Sec.
1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec.
2. Definitions.
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3. Establishment of Administration on Aging. 
Sec.
4. Functions of the Assistant Secretary. 
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5. Federal agency consultation. 
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6. Administration.
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7. Evaluation.
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8. Reports.
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9. Contractual, commercial and private pay relationships; appropriate use 
of Act funds. 
Sec.
10. Nutrition education. 
Sec.
11. Pension counseling and information programs. 
Sec.
12. Authorization of appropriations. 
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13. Purpose; administration. 
Sec.
14. Authorization of appropriations; uses of funds. 
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15. Organization.
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16. Area plans. 
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17. State plans. 
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18. Payments.
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19. Nutrition services incentive program. 
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20. Consumer contributions. 
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21. Supportive services and senior centers program. 
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22. Nutrition service. 
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23. Congregate nutrition program. 
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24. Home delivered nutrition services. 
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25. Criteria.
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26. Nutrition.
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27. Evaluation of nutrition projects. 
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28. Improving indoor air quality to buildings where seniors congregate. 
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29. Caregiver support program definitions. 
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30. Caregiver support program. 
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31. Activities of national significance. 
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32. Title IV grant programs. 
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33. Career preparation for the field of aging. 
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34. Health care service demonstration projects in rural areas. 
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35. Demonstration projects for multigenerational activities.
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36. Native American programs. 
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37.Responsibilities of Assistant Secretary. 
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38. Community service employment-based training for older Americans. 
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39. Native Americans caregiver support program. 
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40. Vulnerable elder rights protection activities. 
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41. Native American organization provisions. 
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42. Elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation prevention. 
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43. Technical amendments. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3002) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (10) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(10) The terms ‘assistive device’, ‘assistive tech-
nology’, and ‘assistive technology service’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 3 of the Assist-
ive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3002).’’, 
(2) by amending paragraph (12)(D) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(D) evidence-based health promotion pro-
grams, including programs related to the preven-
tion and mitigation of the effects of chronic dis-
ease (including osteoporosis, hypertension, obe-
sity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease), alco-
hol and substance abuse reduction, smoking ces-
sation, weight loss and control, stress manage-
ment, falls prevention, physical activity, and im-
proved nutrition through the consumption of a