(A) in paragraph (5) by inserting ‘‘assistive 
technology,’’ after ‘‘housing,’’, 
(B) in paragraph (12)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(12)’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(12)(A) consult and coordinate activities with 
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and 
other federal entities to implement and build aware-
ness of programs providing benefits affecting older in-
dividuals; and 
‘‘(B)’’, 
(C) in paragraph (20)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and area agencies on 
aging’’ and inserting ‘‘, area agencies on 
aging, and service providers’’, 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and benefits’’ and in-
serting ‘‘benefits’’, 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘benefits under any 
other applicable Federal program, or any 
other service (including technology and 
internet-based decision support tools) to as-
sist consumers to learn about, to receive 
benefits under, and to participate in pro-
grams for which they may be eligible’’ after 
‘‘(7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.),’’,
(iv) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(20)’’, 
and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) provide technical assistance and support 
for benefits enrollment assistance and outreach to sup-
port existing efforts to inform and enroll older indi-
viduals who may be eligible to participate, but who 
are not participating, in programs for which they are 
eligible, and may in cooperation with Federal part-
ners, establish a National Center on Senior Benefits 
Outreach and Enrollment, which shall— 
‘‘(i) develop, maintain, and update web- 
based decision supports and enrollment tools and 
integrated, person-centered systems designed to 
inform older individuals about the full range of 
benefits for which they may be eligible; 
‘‘(ii) utilize strategies to find and enroll 
those with greatest economic need; 
‘‘(iii) create and support efforts for Aging 
and Disability Resource Centers, and other pub-
lic and private state and community-based orga-
nizations, including faith-based organizations, to 
serve as enrollment benefit centers; 
‘‘(iv) develop and maintain an information 
clearinghouse on best practices and cost-effective
methods for enrolling limited income older Amer-
icans in benefits for which they are eligible; and 
‘‘(v) provide, in collaboration with Federal 
partners administering programs, training and 
technical assistance on effective outreach, screen-
ing, enrollment and follow-up strategies.’’, 
(D) in paragraph (26)— 
(i) in subsection (D)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘gaps in’’, and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘(including serv-
ices that would permit such individ-
uals to receive long-term care in home 
and community-based settings)’’ after 
‘‘individuals’’, and 
(ii) in subsection (E) by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end, 
(E) in paragraph (27)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B) by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end, 
(ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
the semicolon and inserting a period, and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (D), 
and 
(F) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(28) make available to States information and 
technical assistance to support the provision of evi-
dence-based disease prevention and health promotion 
services.’’, and 
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c), and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(b) To promote the development and implementation 
of comprehensive, coordinated systems at Federal, State, 
and local levels for providing long-term care in home and 
community-based settings, in a manner responsive to the 
needs and preferences of older individuals and their family 
caregivers, the Assistant Secretary shall, consistent with the 
applicable provisions of this title— 
‘‘(1) collaborate, coordinate, and consult with 
other Federal agencies and departments responsible 
for formulating and implementing programs, benefits, 
and services related to providing long-term care, and 
may make grants, contracts, and cooperative agree-
ments with funds received from other Federal entities; 
‘‘(2) conduct research and demonstration projects 
to identify innovative, cost-effective strategies for 
modifying State systems of long-term care to— 
‘‘(A) respond to the needs and preferences of 
older individuals and family caregivers; and