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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6302 
To provide for the establishment of a program at the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention with respect to healthy aging and to authorize 
grants to health departments to carry out healthy aging programs, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2021 
Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida (for herself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, and Mrs. DIN-
GELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of a program at the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to 
healthy aging and to authorize grants to health depart-
ments to carry out healthy aging programs, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting the Health 
of America’s Older Adults Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. HEALTHY AGING PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, shall establish a program for the purpose of pro-
moting the health and wellbeing of older adults to be 
known as the Healthy Aging Program (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Program’’) by— 
(1) improving the coordination of public health 
interventions that promote the health and wellbeing 
of older adults; 
(2) disseminating and implementing evidence- 
based best practices and programs with respect to 
promoting the health and wellbeing of older adults; 
and 
(3) coordinating multisectoral efforts to pro-
mote the health and wellbeing of older adults across 
governmental and nongovernmental health and re-
lated agencies. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—For the purpose described in sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall design and implement the 
Program to carry out the following activities: 
(1) Regularly conduct assessments of the 
health-related needs of older adults and promote 
policies addressing those needs through evidence- 
based public health interventions to promote overall 
health and wellbeing among older adults and reduce 
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health care and long-term care costs, and report to 
the Secretary the results of those assessments. 
(2) Identify health outcome disparities in older 
adults, including differences by race, ethnicity, socio-
economic status, disability status, or geography. 
(3) Identify gaps in existing public health pro-
grams and policies that focus on older adults. 
(4) Promote public health partnerships with 
aging and other sector stakeholders to ensure non-
duplication of efforts and increase efficiency by 
working collaboratively across sectors. 
(5) Work with multisectoral agencies to improve 
emergency preparedness plans and activities for 
older adults at increased risk during disasters, in-
cluding older adults with disabilities. 
(6) Coordinate efforts to promote the health of 
older adults with the Administration for Community 
Living, other Federal departments and agencies, and 
nonprofit organizations. 
(7) Identify resources and evidence-based pro-
grams available to local and State health depart-
ments, including resources and programs that could 
be coordinated across sectors, to address the health 
and wellbeing of older adults. 
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(c) GRANTS TO HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND NON-
PROFIT COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.—The Sec-
retary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention, shall award grants or cooper-
ative agreements to eligible health departments, and to 
nonprofit community-based organizations, to carry out 
any of the following activities: 
(1) Improving availability of data on the older 
adult population, including through data-sharing 
with State units on aging. 
(2) Linking the health care sector with the 
community services sector (including aging services 
and supports and disability services and supports) to 
coordinate and promote community-based prevention 
and management services. 
(3) Ensuring that State and local emergency 
preparedness plans and activities address the special 
needs of older adults, particularly the most vulner-
able populations. 
(4) Training State and local public health per-
sonnel to implement or adapt evidence-based and in-
novative health promotion and disease prevention 
programs and policies. 
(5) Improving community conditions and ad-
dressing social determinants to promote health and 
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wellbeing and foster independence among older 
adults, such as efforts to advance age-friendly com-
munities and dementia-friendly communities. 
(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
(directly or through grants, cooperative agreements, or 
contracts) provide technical assistance to eligible health 
departments, and to nonprofit community-based organiza-
tions, in carrying out activities described in subsection (c). 
(e) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary shall (directly or 
through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts) pro-
vide for the evaluation of activities carried out under sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c) in order to determine the extent 
to which such activities have been effective in carrying out 
the purpose described in subsection (a), including the ef-
fects of such activities on addressing health disparities. 
(f) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Beginning three years 
after the date of enactment, and at least once every 3 
years thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the Direc-
tor of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
shall submit to Congress a report that contains the results 
of the assessments conducted pursuant to subsection 
(b)(1). 
(g) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible 
health department’’ means a health department of a State, 
the District of Columbia, a territory of the United States, 
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a Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304)), or a local or municipal government. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this section, in-
cluding for grants under subsection (c), to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027. 
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