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needs of older individuals, as determined by the As-
sistant Secretary. 
‘‘(c) MONITORING AND REPORTING.—To ensure that 
any agreement described in subsection (a) complies with 
the requirements of this section and other applicable pro-
visions of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall develop 
and implement uniform monitoring procedures and report-
ing requirements consistent with the provisions of sub-
paragraphs (A) through (E) of section 306(a)(13) in con-
sultation with the State agencies and area agencies on 
aging. The Assistant Secretary shall annually prepare and 
submit to the chairpersons and ranking members of the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report analyzing all 
such agreements, and the costs incurred and services pro-
vided under the agreements. This report shall contain in-
formation on the number of the agreements per State, 
summaries of all the agreements, and information on the 
type of organizations participating in the agreements, 
types of services provided under the agreements, and the 
net proceeds from, and documentation of funds spent and 
reimbursed, under the agreements. 
‘‘(d) TIMELY
REIMBURSEMENT.—All reimburse-
ments made under this section shall be made in a timely 
manner, according to standards specified by the Assistant 
Secretary. 
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‘‘(e) COST.—In this section, the term ‘cost’ means an 
expense, including an administrative expense, incurred by 
a recipient in developing or carrying out an agreement de-
scribed in subsection (a), whether the recipient contrib-
uted funds, staff time, or other plant, equipment, or serv-
ices to meet the expense.’’. 
SEC. 208. 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-
vide technical assistance to agencies and organizations 
that serve older individuals to assist such agencies and or-
ganizations to carry out integrated health promotion and 
disease prevention programs that— 
‘‘(1) are designed for older individuals; and 
‘‘(2) include— 
‘‘(A) nutrition education; 
‘‘(B) physical activity; and 
‘‘(C) other activities to modify behavior 
and to improve health literacy, including pro-
viding information on optimal nutrient intake, 
through nutrition education and nutrition as-
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sessment and counseling, in accordance with 
section 339(2)(J).’’. 
SEC. 209. PENSION COUNSELING AND INFORMATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 215 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3020e–1) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)(1)(J), by striking ‘‘and low 
income retirees’’ and inserting ‘‘, low-income retir-
ees, and older individuals with limited English pro-
ficiency’’; 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) The ability of the entity to perform effec-
tive outreach to affected populations, particularly 
populations with limited English proficiency and 
other populations that are identified as in need of 
special outreach.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (h)(2), by inserting ‘‘(includ-
ing individuals with limited English proficiency)’’ 
after ‘‘individuals’’. 
SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 216 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3020f) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2001, 2002, 
2003, 2004, and 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2007, 2008, 
2009, 2010, and 2011.’’; and 
(2) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking 
‘‘year’’ and all that follows through ‘‘years’’, and in-
serting ‘‘years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011’’. 
TITLE III—GRANTS FOR STATE 
AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS 
ON AGING 
SEC. 301. PURPOSE; ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 301(a)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3021(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) organizations that have experience in pro-
viding training, placement, and stipends for volun-
teers or participants who are older individuals (such 
as organizations carrying out Federal service pro-
grams administered by the Corporation for National 
and Community Service), in community service set-
tings.’’. 
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SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 302 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3022) is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘family caregiver’ means an 
adult family member, or another individual, who is 
an informal provider of in-home and community care 
to an older individual or to an individual with Alz-
heimer’s disease or a related disorder with neuro-
logical and organic brain dysfunction.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and 
(4) as paragraphs (4), (2), and (3), respectively; and 
(3) by moving paragraph (4), as so redesig-
nated, to the end of the section. 
SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; USES OF 
FUNDS. 
Section 303 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3023) is amended— 
(1) in subsections (a)(1), (b), and (d), by strik-
ing ‘‘year 2001’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘years’’ each place it appears, and inserting ‘‘years 
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$125,000,000’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘$160,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘such 
sums’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘$166,500,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2008, 
$173,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2009, 
$180,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2010, 
and 
$187,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(2)—’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘1 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘(2), not more than 1 percent’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting 
‘‘may’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘section 376’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 411(a)(11)’’. 
SEC. 304. ALLOTMENTS. 
Section 304(a)(3)(D) of the Older Americans Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3024(a)(3)(D)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(D)(i) No State shall be allotted less than the total 
amount allotted to the State for fiscal year 2006. 
‘‘(ii) No State shall receive a percentage increase in 
an allotment, above the State’s fiscal year 2006 allotment, 
that is less than— 
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