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‘‘(4) facilitate development of, and participation in, 
multigenerational activities and civic engagement activities.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (g); 
(3) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f) as sub-
sections (c) through (g), respectively; 
(4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 
‘‘(b) GRANT AND CONTRACT PERIODS.—Each grant awarded and 
contract entered into under subsection (a) shall be for a period 
of not less than 36 months.’’; 
(5) by amending subsection (c), as so redesignated, to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible organization shall use funds 
made available under a grant awarded, or a contract entered 
into, under this section to carry out a project described in 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) PROVISION
OF
PROJECTS
THROUGH
GRANTEES.—In 
awarding grants and entering into contracts under this section, 
the Assistant Secretary shall ensure that such grants and con-
tracts are for the projects that satisfy each requirement under 
paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a).’’; 
(6) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, intent to carry 
out, or intent to partner with local organizations or multi-
service organizations to carry out,’’ after ‘‘record of carrying 
out’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) eligible organizations proposing multigenerational 
activity projects that utilize shared site programs, such as 
collocated child care and long-term care facilities.’’; 
(7) by amending subsections (f) and (g), as so redesignated, 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—Organizations eligible to receive 
a grant or enter into a contract under subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) be a State, an area agency on aging, or an organization 
that provides opportunities for older individuals to participate 
in activities described in such subsection; and 
‘‘(2) have the capacity to conduct the coordination, pro-
motion, and facilitation described in such subsection through 
the use of multigenerational coordinators. 
‘‘(g) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of the Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020, 
the Assistant Secretary shall, through data submitted by 
organizations carrying out projects through grants or contracts 
under this section, evaluate the activities supported through 
such grants and contracts to determine— 
‘‘(A) the effectiveness of such activities; 
‘‘(B) the impact of such activities on the community 
being served and the organization providing the activities; 
and 
‘‘(C) the impact of such activities on older individuals 
participating in such projects.
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‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 months after 
the Assistant Secretary completes the evaluation under para-
graph (1), the Assistant Secretary shall prepare and submit 
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate a report that assesses such 
evaluation and contains, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) the names or descriptive titles of the projects 
funded under subsection (a); 
‘‘(B) a description of the nature and operation of such 
projects; 
‘‘(C) the names and addresses of organizations that 
conducted such projects; 
‘‘(D) a description of the methods and success of such 
projects in recruiting older individuals as employees and 
as volunteers to participate in the projects; 
‘‘(E) a description of the success of the projects in 
retaining older individuals participating in such projects 
as employees and as volunteers; 
‘‘(F) the rate of turnover of older individuals who are 
employees or volunteers in such projects; 
‘‘(G) a strategy for disseminating the findings resulting 
from such projects; and 
‘‘(H) any policy change recommendations relating to 
such projects.’’; and 
(8) in subsection (h)(2)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘individuals from 
the generations with older individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘older 
individuals’’. 
TITLE IV—SENIOR COMMUNITY 
SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM 
SEC. 401. PRIORITY FOR THE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOY-
MENT PROGRAM. 
(a) PRIORITY.—The Act (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 503(a)(4)(C) (42 U.S.C. 3056a(a)(4)(C))— 
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in clause (iv), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) eligible individuals who have been incarcer-
ated within the last 5 years or are under supervision 
following release from prison or jail within the last 
5 years;’’; 
(2) in section 514(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 3056l(e)(1)), by inserting 
‘‘eligible individuals who have been incarcerated or are under 
supervision following release from prison or jail,’’ after ‘‘need,’’; 
and 
(3) in section 518 (42 U.S.C. 3056p)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii)— 
(i) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subclause (V), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(VI) have been incarcerated within the last 
5 years or are under supervision following release 
from prison or jail within the last 5 years.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(2)—
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(i) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) has been incarcerated within the last 5 years 
or is under supervision following release from prison or 
jail within the last 5 years.’’. 
(b) TRANSITION PERIOD.—This section shall take effect 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 517(a) (42 U.S.C. 3056o(a)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this title $428,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, $453,680,000 
for fiscal year 2021, $480,900,800 for fiscal year 2022, $509,754,848 
for fiscal year 2023, and $540,340,139 for fiscal year 2024.’’. 
TITLE V—ENHANCING GRANTS FOR 
NATIVE AMERICANS 
SEC. 501. REAUTHORIZATION. 
Title VI (42 U.S.C. 3057 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in part D (42 U.S.C. 3057l et seq.)— 
(A) by amending section 643 (42 U.S.C. 3057n) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 643. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
title— 
‘‘(1) for parts A and B, $37,102,560 for fiscal year 2020, 
$39,298,714 for fiscal year 2021, $41,626,636 for fiscal year 
2022, $44,094,235 for fiscal year 2023, and $46,709,889 for 
fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(2) for part C, $10,759,920 for fiscal year 2020, $11,405,515 
for fiscal year 2021, $12,089,846 for fiscal year 2022, 
$12,815,237 for fiscal year 2023, and $13,584,151 for fiscal 
year 2024.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 644. FUNDING SET ASIDE. 
‘‘Of the funds appropriated under section 643(1) for a fiscal 
year, not more than 5 percent shall be made available to carry 
out part D for such fiscal year, provided that for such fiscal year— 
‘‘(1) the funds appropriated for parts A and B are greater 
than the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2019; and 
‘‘(2) the Assistant Secretary makes available for parts A 
and B no less than the amount of resources made available 
for fiscal year 2019.’’; 
(2) by redesignating part D, as so amended, as part E; 
and 
(3) by inserting after part C the following:
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‘‘PART D—SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR 
HEALTHY AGING AND INDEPENDENCE 
‘‘SEC. 636. PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary may carry out a 
competitive demonstration program for making grants to tribal 
organizations or organizations serving Native Hawaiians with 
applications approved under parts A and B, to pay for the Federal 
share of carrying out programs, to enable the organizations 
described in this subsection to build their capacity to provide a 
wider range of in-home and community supportive services to enable 
older individuals to maintain their health and independence and 
to avoid long-term care facility placement. 
‘‘(b) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), supportive 
services described in subsection (a) may include any of the 
activities described in section 321(a). 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—The Assistant Secretary, in making grants 
under this section, shall give priority to organizations that 
will use the grant funds for supportive services described in 
subsection (a) that are for in-home assistance, transportation, 
information and referral, case management, health and 
wellness programs, legal services, family caregiver support serv-
ices, and other services that directly support the independence 
of the older individuals served. 
‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed or interpreted to prohibit the provision of sup-
portive services under part A or B.’’. 
TITLE VI—MODERNIZING ALLOTMENTS 
FOR 
VULNERABLE 
ELDER 
RIGHTS 
PROTECTION ACTIVITIES AND OTHER 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 601. REAUTHORIZATION; VULNERABLE ELDER RIGHTS PROTEC-
TION ACTIVITIES. 
Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 3058a) is amended by striking sub-
sections (a) and (b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out chapter 2, $18,066,950 for fiscal year 2020, 
$19,150,967 for fiscal year 2021, $20,300,025 for fiscal year 2022, 
$21,518,027 for fiscal year 2023, and $22,809,108 for fiscal year 
2024. 
‘‘(b) OTHER PROGRAMS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out chapters 3 and 4, $5,107,110 for fiscal year 
2020, $5,413,537 for fiscal year 2021, $5,738,349 for fiscal year 
2022, $6,082,650 for fiscal year 2023, and $6,447,609 for fiscal 
year 2024.’’. 
SEC. 602. VOLUNTEER STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN REP-
RESENTATIVES. 
Section 712(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 3058g(a)(5)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
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‘‘(E) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR VOLUNTEER OMBUDS-
MAN REPRESENTATIVES.—Nothing in this paragraph shall 
be construed as prohibiting the program from providing 
and financially supporting recognition for an individual 
designated under subparagraph (A) as a volunteer to rep-
resent the Ombudsman program, or from reimbursing or 
otherwise providing financial support to such an individual 
for any costs, such as transportation costs, incurred by 
the individual in serving as such volunteer.’’. 
SEC. 603. PREVENTION OF ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOI-
TATION. 
Section 721(b)(12) (42 U.S.C. 3058i(b)(12)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘community outreach 
and education,’’ after ‘‘technical assistance,’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (F)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘studying’’ and inserting ‘‘imple-
menting’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, programs, and materials’’ after ‘‘prac-
tices’’. 
SEC. 604. PRINCIPLES FOR PERSON-DIRECTED SERVICES AND SUP-
PORTS DURING SERIOUS ILLNESS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the 
Administrator of the Administration for Community Living. 
(2) COVERED AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered agency’’ means— 
(A) a State agency or area agency on aging; and 
(B) a Federal agency other than the Department of 
Health and Human Services, and a unit of that Department 
other than the Administration on Aging, that the Assistant 
Secretary determines performs functions for which the prin-
ciples are relevant, and the Centers for Medicare & Med-
icaid Services. 
(3) PRINCIPLES.—The term ‘‘principles’’ means the Prin-
ciples for Person-directed Services and Supports during Serious 
Illness, issued by the Administration for Community Living 
on September 1, 2017, or an updated set of such Principles. 
(4) STATE
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘State agency’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 102 of the Older Americans 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002). 
(b) DISSEMINATION.—The Administrator shall disseminate the 
principles to appropriate stakeholders within the aging network, 
as determined by the Assistant Secretary, and to covered agencies. 
The covered agencies may use the principles in setting priorities 
for service delivery and care plans in programs carried out by 
the agencies. 
(c) FEEDBACK.—The Administrator shall solicit, on an ongoing 
basis, feedback on the principles from covered agencies, experts 
in the fields of aging and dementia, and stakeholders who provide 
or receive disability services. 
(d) REPORT.—Not less often than once, but not more often 
than annually, during the 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall prepare and submit to Congress 
a report describing the feedback received under subsection (c) and 
indicating if any changes or updates are needed to the principles.
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SEC. 605. EXTENSION OF THE SUPPORTING GRANDPARENTS RAISING 
GRANDCHILDREN ACT. 
Section 3(f) of the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grand-
children Act (Public Law 115–196) is amended by striking ‘‘3’’ 
and inserting ‘‘4’’. 
SEC. 606. BEST PRACTICES FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED 
OMBUDSMEN. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Assistant Secretary shall issue a report updating the best 
practices for home and community-based ombudsmen that were 
included in the report entitled ‘‘Best Practices for Home and 
Community-Based Ombudsmen’’, issued by the National Direct 
Service Workforce Resource Center of the Centers for Medicare 
& Medicaid Services and prepared by the Research and Training 
Center at the University of Minnesota and The Lewin Group 
(January 2013). 
SEC. 607. SENIOR HOME MODIFICATION ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct 
a study and issue a report that includes— 
(1) an inventory of Federal programs, administered by the 
Department of Health and Human Services, the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, or any other Federal 
agency or department determined appropriate by the Comp-
troller General, that support evidence-based falls prevention, 
home assessments, and home modifications for older individuals 
and individuals with disabilities; 
(2) statistical data, for recent fiscal years, on the number 
of older individuals and individuals with disabilities served 
by each Federal program described in paragraph (1) and the 
approximate amount of Federal funding invested in each such 
program; 
(3) a demographic analysis of individuals served by each 
such program for recent fiscal years; 
(4) an analysis of duplication and gaps in populations sup-
ported by the Federal programs described in paragraph (1); 
(5) what is known about the impact of the Federal programs 
described in paragraph (1) on health status and health out-
comes in populations supported by such programs; 
(6) a review of Federal efforts to coordinate Federal pro-
grams existing prior to the date of enactment of this Act that 
support evidence-based falls prevention, home assessments, and 
home modifications for older individuals and individuals with 
disabilities and any considerations for improving coordination, 
which may include an indication of the Federal agency or 
department that is best suited to coordinate such Federal pro-
grams; and 
(7) information on the extent to which consumer-friendly 
resources, such as a brochure, are available through the 
National Eldercare Locator Service established under section 
202(a)(21) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3012(a)(21)), are accessible to all area agencies on aging, and 
contain information on evidence-based falls prevention, home 
assessments, and home modifications for older individuals
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attempting to live independently and safely in their homes 
and for the caregivers of such individuals. 
TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 701. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
The Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) in section 102(37)(A) (42 U.S.C. 3002(37)(A)), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (26)’’; 
(2) in section 202(a)(23) (42 U.S.C. 3012(a)(23)), by striking 
‘‘sections 307(a)(18) and 731(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 
307(a)(13) and 731’’; 
(3) in section 202(e)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 3012(e)(1)(A)), by 
moving the left margin of clause (i) 2 ems to the left; 
(4) in sections 203(c)(7) (42 U.S.C. 3013(c)(7)), 207(b)(2)(B) 
(42 U.S.C. 3018(b)(2)(B)), and 215(i) (42 U.S.C. 3020e–1(i)), 
by striking ‘‘Committee on Education and the Workforce’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Committee on Education and 
Labor’’; 
(5) in section 207(b)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 3018(b)(3)(A)), by 
striking ‘‘Administrator of the Health Care Finance Administra-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Centers for Medicare 
& Medicaid Services’’; 
(6) in section 304(a)(3)(C) (42 U.S.C. 3024(a)(3)(C)), by 
striking ‘‘term’’ and all that follows through ‘‘does’’ and inserting 
‘‘term ‘State’ does’’; 
(7) in section 304(d)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘(excluding’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘303(a)(3))’’; 
(8) in section 306(a) (42 U.S.C. 3026(a))— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘the number of older 
individuals at risk for institutional placement residing in 
such area,’’ before ‘‘and the number of older individuals 
who are Indians’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘who are victims 
of’’ and inserting ‘‘with’’; 
(9) 
in 
section 
339(2)(A)(ii)(I) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
3030g– 
21(2)(A)(ii)(I)), by striking ‘‘Institute of Medicine of the National 
Academy of Sciences’’ and inserting ‘‘National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’’; 
(10) in section 611 (42 U.S.C. 3057b), by striking ‘‘(a)’’; 
(11) in section 614(c)(4) (42 U.S.C. 3057e(c)(4)), by striking 
‘‘(a)(12)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(11)’’; and
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(12) in section 721(i) (42 U.S.C. 3058i(i), by striking ‘‘section 
206(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 206(h)’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.