SEC. 7. EVALUATION. 
The 1st sentence of section 206(g) of the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3017(g)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘From the total amount appropriated for each fiscal year 
to carry out title III, the Secretary may use such sums 
as may be necessary, but not to exceed 1⁄2 of 1 percent 
of such amount, for purposes of conducting evaluations 
under this section, either directly or through grants or 
contracts.’’.
SEC. 8. REPORTS. 
Section 207(b)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3018(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘Labor’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Workforce’’, and 
(2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘Labor and 
Human Resources’’ and inserting ‘‘Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions’’. 
SEC. 9. CONTRACTUAL, COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE PAY 
RELATIONSHIPS; APPROPRIATE USE OF ACT 
FUNDS. 
(a) PRIVATE PAY RELATIONSHIPS; APPROPRIATE 
USE OF ACT FUNDS.—Section 212 of the Older Ameri-
cans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3020c) is amended to read 
as follows:
‘‘SEC. 212. CONTRACTING AND GRANT AUTHORITY; PRI-
VATE PAY RELATIONSHIPS; APPROPRIATE 
USE OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), this 
Act shall not be construed to prevent a recipient of a grant 
or a contract from entering into an agreement— 
‘‘(1) with a profitmaking organization; 
‘‘(2) under which funds provided under such 
grant or contract are used to pay part or all of a 
cost (including an administrative cost) incurred by 
such recipient to carry out a contract or commercial 
relationship for the benefit of older individuals or 
their family caregivers, whether such relationship is 
carried out to implement a provision of this Act or 
to conduct activities inherently associated with im-
plementing such provision; or 
‘‘(3) under which any individual, regardless of 
age or income (including the family caregiver of such 
individual), who seeks to receive 1 or more services 
pays, at their own private expense, to receive such 
services based on the fair market value of such serv-
ices. 
‘‘(b) ENSURING APPROPRIATE USE OF FUNDS.—An 
agreement described under subsection (a) may not— 
‘‘(1) be made without the prior approval of the 
State agency (or, in the case of a grantee under title
VI, without the prior recommendation of the Direc-
tor of the Office for American Indian, Alaska Na-
tive, and Native Hawaiian Aging and the prior ap-
proval of the Assistant Secretary); 
‘‘(2) directly or indirectly provide for, or have 
the effect of, paying, reimbursing, or otherwise com-
pensating an entity under such agreement in an 
amount that exceeds the fair market value of the 
goods or services furnished by such entity under 
such agreement; 
‘‘(3) result in the displacement of services oth-
erwise available to an older individual with the 
greatest social need, an older individual with great-
est economic need, or an older individual who is at 
risk for institutional placement; or 
‘‘(4) in any other way compromise, undermine, 
or be inconsistent with the objective of serving the 
needs of older individuals, as determined by the As-
sistant Secretary.’’.
SEC. 10. NUTRITION EDUCATION. 
Section 214 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3020e) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 214. NUTRITION EDUCATION. 
‘‘The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Agriculture, shall conduct outreach and pro-