TITLE I—RESPONDING TO THE 
NEEDS OF HOLOCAUST SUR-
VIVORS 
Subtitle A—Definitions, Grants for 
State 
and 
Community 
Pro-
grams, and Other Programs 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3002) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (24)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) status as a Holocaust survivor.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (26) through 
(40) and paragraphs (41) through (54) as para-
graphs (27) through (41) and paragraphs (43) 
through (56), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (25) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(26) The term ‘Holocaust survivor’ means an 
individual who— 
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‘‘(A)(i) lived in a country in a year not 
earlier than 1933 and not later than 1945 
under a Nazi regime, under Nazi occupation, or 
under the control of Nazi collaborators; or 
‘‘(ii) fled from a country in a year de-
scribed in clause (i) under a Nazi regime, under 
Nazi occupation, or under the control of Nazi 
collaborators; 
‘‘(B) was persecuted in a year described in 
clause (i) on the basis of race, religion, physical 
or mental disability, sexual orientation, political 
affiliation, ethnicity, or other basis; and 
‘‘(C) was a member of a group that was 
persecuted by the Nazis.’’; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (41) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(42) The term ‘person-centered, trauma-in-
formed’, used with respect to care, means care pro-
vided through an aging program, policy, or proce-
dure, that uses a holistic approach to service provi-
sion that promotes the dignity, strength, and em-
powerment of trauma victims by incorporating 
knowledge about the role of trauma in trauma vic-
tims’ lives.’’. 
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SEC. 102. ORGANIZATION. 
Section 305(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3025(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(E), by inserting ‘‘older in-
dividuals who are Holocaust survivors,’’ after ‘‘pro-
ficiency,’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(E), by inserting ‘‘older in-
dividuals who are Holocaust survivors,’’ after ‘‘pro-
ficiency,’’. 
SEC. 103. AREA PLANS. 
Section 306 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3026) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘older 
individuals who are Holocaust survivors,’’ after 
‘‘proficiency,’’ each place it appears; 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (i)(I)(bb), by insert-
ing ‘‘older individuals who are Holo-
caust survivors,’’ after ‘‘proficiency,’’; 
and 
(II) in clause (ii), by inserting 
‘‘older individuals who are Holocaust 
survivors,’’ after ‘‘proficiency,’’ each 
place it appears; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(I) in subclause (VI), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(II) by inserting after subclause 
(VII) the following: 
‘‘(VIII) older individuals who are 
Holocaust survivors; and’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘subclauses (I) through (VI)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subclauses (I) through (VIII)’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (7)(B)(iii), by inserting 
‘‘, in particular, older individuals who are Holo-
caust survivors,’’ after ‘‘placement’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘older 
individuals who are Holocaust survivors,’’ after 
‘‘areas,’’. 
SEC. 104. STATE PLANS. 
Section 307(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3027(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘older indi-
viduals who are Holocaust survivors,’’ after ‘‘pro-
ficiency,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (16)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
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(i) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(vii) older individuals who are Holo-
caust survivors; and’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘clauses 
(i) 
through 
(vi)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘clauses (i) through (vii)’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (28)(B)(ii), by inserting 
‘‘older individuals who are Holocaust survivors,’’ 
after ‘‘areas,’’. 
SEC. 105. CONSUMER CONTRIBUTIONS. 
Section 315 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3030c–2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘older in-
dividuals who are Holocaust survivors,’’ after ‘‘pro-
ficiency,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘older indi-
viduals who are Holocaust survivors,’’ after ‘‘pro-
ficiency,’’. 
SEC. 106. NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT PRO-
GRAM AUTHORIZED. 
Section 373(c)(2)(A) of the Older Americans Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030s–1(c)(2)(A)) is amended by strik-
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ing ‘‘individuals)’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals and older in-
dividuals who are Holocaust survivors)’’. 
SEC. 107. PREVENTION OF ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND 
EXPLOITATION. 
Section 721(b)(13) of the Older Americans Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3058i(b)(13)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) older individuals who are Holocaust 
survivors.’’. 
Subtitle B—Functions Within Ad-
ministration 
for 
Community 
Living To Assist Holocaust Sur-
vivors 
SEC. 111. DESIGNATION OF INDIVIDUAL WITHIN THE AD-
MINISTRATION. 
The Administrator of the Administration for Commu-
nity Living is authorized to designate, within the Adminis-
tration for Community Living, a person who has special-
ized training, background, or experience with Holocaust 
survivor issues— 
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(1) to have responsibility within the Adminis-
tration for Community Living for implementing and 
coordinating services for older individuals who are 
Holocaust survivors; and 
(2) to serve as a liaison on those issues, and the 
provision of services for those individuals, with other 
relevant agencies of the Federal Government. 
SEC. 112. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
The Administrator, with assistance from the indi-
vidual designated under section 111, shall prepare and 
submit to Congress an annual report on— 
(1) the status and needs, including the priority 
areas of concern, of older individuals who are Holo-
caust survivors; and 
(2) how the aging network is identifying and 
serving older individuals experiencing the long-term 
and adverse consequences of trauma and how agen-
cies within the aging network are promoting and ad-
vancing person-centered, trauma-informed care to 
older individuals experiencing the long-term and ad-
verse consequences of trauma. 
SEC. 113. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER FOR OLDER INDI-
VIDUALS EXPERIENCING THE LONG-TERM 
AND ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES OF TRAUMA. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
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(1) CENTER.—The Administrator shall estab-
lish and operate a National Resource Center on In-
novative Services and Supports for Older Individuals 
Experiencing the Long-Term and Adverse Con-
sequences of Trauma (referred to in this section as 
the ‘‘Center’’). 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Center shall— 
(A) provide training and technical assist-
ance to agencies in the aging network delivering 
services to older individuals experiencing the 
long-term and adverse consequences of trauma; 
(B) share best practices with the aging 
network; and 
(C) make subgrants to the agencies best 
positioned to advance and improve the delivery 
of services for older individuals experiencing the 
long-term and adverse consequences of trauma. 
(b) ASSISTANCE.—To carry out subsection (a), the 
Administrator shall make grants to or enter into contracts 
with one or more nonprofit organization that are experi-
enced— 
(1) in providing person-centered, trauma-in-
formed care; and 
(2) in providing support and technical assist-
ance on a nationwide basis to agencies within the 
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aging network that offer services to older individuals 
experiencing the long-term and adverse consequences 
of trauma. 
SEC. 114. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Administra-
tion for Community Living. 
(2) OTHER
TERMS.—The terms ‘‘Holocaust 
survivor’’, ‘‘older individual’’, and ‘‘person-centered, 
trauma-informed’’ have the meanings given the 
terms in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002). 
TITLE II—NUTRITION SERVICES 
FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS 
SEC. 201. NUTRITION SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 339(2) of the Older 
Americans Act of 1065 (42 U.S.C. 3030g–21(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by amending clause 
(iii) to read as follows: 
‘‘(iii) to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, are adjusted and appropriately 
funded to meet any special health-related 
dietary needs, and other dietary needs of 
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program 
participants 
(including 
needs 
based on religious, cultural, or ethnic re-
quirements) if for the special health-related 
or other dietary needs involved there is 
sufficient demand in a community to war-
rant special meals;’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘, and’’ 
and inserting a comma; 
(3) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(M) encourages and educates individuals 
utilizing methodology that promotes person-cen-
tered, trauma-informed care who distribute nu-
trition services under subpart 2 to engage in 
conversation with homebound older individuals 
and to be aware of the warning signs of medical 
emergencies, injury, or abuse in order to reduce 
isolation and promote well-being.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
303(b) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3023(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) There is authorized to be appropriated for spe-
cial health related dietary needs and other dietary needs 
of program participants (including needs based on reli-
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gious, cultural, or ethnic requirements) pursuant to para-
graph (2)(A)(iii) an additional 2 percent of the funds au-
thorized to be appropriated for congregate nutrition serv-
ices in paragraph (1) and home delivered nutrition services 
in paragraph (2).’’. 
TITLE III—TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 301. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND RESOURCES. 
Section 411(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3032(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (14) as para-
graph (15); 
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (13) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(14) conducting programs that enable the mo-
bility and self-sufficiency of older individuals with 
greatest economic need and older individuals with 
greatest social need by providing transportation 
services and resources; and’’. 
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