Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3021 et 
seq.).’’. 
(3) FEDERAL
SHARE.—Section 5310(c)(1)(B) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—A 
State’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) CERTAIN STATES.—A State’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) 
MOBILITY
MANAGEMENT.—A 
grant under this section for a capital 
project described in section 5302(a)(1)(L) 
shall be for 90 percent of the capital costs 
of the project, as determined by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
(b) NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE.—Section 5335 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘section 5307 
or 5311’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5307, 5310, or 
5311’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) DATA RELATING
TO SECTIONS 5310 AND 
5311.—The reporting and uniform systems established 
under subsection (a) shall include information with respect 
to activities carried out using a grant under section 5310 
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or 5311, including, for each recipient of a grant under 
section 5310 or 5311 and for each State— 
‘‘(1) the number of vehicles purchased; and 
‘‘(2) the number of rides provided.’’. 
SEC. 
4. 
METROPOLITAN 
AND 
STATEWIDE 
TRANSPOR-
TATION PLANNING. 
(a) METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.— 
Section 5303(i) of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) PARTICIPATION
BY
OLDER
INDIVIDUALS 
AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, 
the terms ‘disability’ and ‘older individual’ have 
the same meanings as in section 102 of the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002). 
‘‘(B) PARTICIPATION
REQUIRED.—In de-
veloping a transportation plan under this sec-
tion, a metropolitan planning organization 
shall— 
‘‘(i) ensure that organizations that 
represent older individuals and individuals 
with disabilities (including community ac-
tion agencies, area agencies on aging, 
aging and disability resource centers, and 
other representatives of the aging and dis-
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ability networks) have a reasonable oppor-
tunity to comment on the transportation 
plan and document the efforts of the met-
ropolitan planning organization to solicit 
such comments; 
‘‘(ii) take into consideration any com-
ments received under clause (i) and docu-
ment how any such comments were taken 
into consideration in the development of 
the transportation plan; and 
‘‘(iii) give organizations that represent 
older individuals and individuals with dis-
abilities (including community action agen-
cies, area agencies on aging, aging and dis-
ability resource centers, and other rep-
resentatives of the aging and disability net-
works) an opportunity to review and com-
ment on the transportation plan before the 
transportation plan becomes final.’’. 
(b) STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.—Sec-
tion 5304 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) PARTICIPATION BY OLDER INDIVIDUALS AND 
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.— 
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‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 
terms ‘disability’ and ‘older individual’ have the 
same meanings as in section 102 of the Older Amer-
icans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002). 
‘‘(2) PARTICIPATION REQUIRED.—In developing 
a statewide transportation plan or a statewide trans-
portation improvement program under this section, a 
State shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that organizations that rep-
resent older individuals and individuals with 
disabilities have a reasonable opportunity to 
comment on the plan or program and document 
the efforts of the State to solicit such com-
ments; 
‘‘(B) take into consideration any comments 
received under subparagraph (A) and document 
how any such comments were taken into consid-
eration in the development of the plan or pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(C) give organizations that represent 
older individuals and individuals with disabil-
ities an opportunity to review and comment on 
the plan or program before the plan or program 
becomes final.’’. 
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SEC. 5. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND MOBILITY MANAGE-
MENT. 
(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section— 
(A) the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a 
nonprofit organization that provides transpor-
tation services to older individuals; 
(B) the term ‘‘older individual’’ has the 
same meaning as in section 102 of the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002); and 
(C) the term ‘‘urbanized area’’ has the 
same meaning as in section 5302 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(2) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Transit Administration shall enter into a co-
operative agreement with the National Center on 
Senior Transportation— 
(A) to provide technical assistance to tran-
sit and human services organizations; 
(B) to disseminate best practices with re-
spect to transportation for older individuals to 
consumers, Federal, State, and local transpor-
tation and aging services providers, and re-
searchers; and 
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(C) to make grants to eligible entities to 
test innovative and replicable approaches for 
addressing the mobility needs of older individ-
uals, including individuals in other than urban-
ized areas. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection— 
(A) $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2012; and 
(B) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2013. 
(b) MOBILITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Transit Admin-
istration shall make grants to nonprofit aging serv-
ices organizations— 
(A) to offer mobility management services, 
including mobility management activities and 
projects described in section 5302(a)(1)(L) of 
title 49, United States Code; and 
(B) to develop and implement enhanced 
technology to support mobility management 
services. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection— 
(A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and 
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