‘‘SEC. 317. SENIOR CARE COST REDUCTION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Assistant 
Secretary, acting through the Administration, shall estab-
lish a ‘Senior Care Cost Reduction Program’ for making 
allotments to States to administer monthly cost reduction 
amounts to assist low-income seniors to reside and receive 
services in assisted living facilities located in the State as 
an alternative to more costly institutional care. 
‘‘(b) STATE APPLICATION.—In order to be eligible to 
receive an allotment under this section, the State shall 
submit an application to the Assistant Secretary at such 
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such informa-
tion as the Assistant Secretary may reasonably require. 
‘‘(c) COST REDUCTION AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL AMOUNT.—Upon establishment of 
the Program, the monthly amount provided by the 
State to eligible recipients shall be $1,000. 
‘‘(2) 
ADJUSTMENTS
IN
CONSUMER
PRICE 
INDEX.—Beginning one year after the establishment 
of the Program, and each subsequent year, the 
monthly amount required under paragraph (1) shall 
be increased by the percentage, if any, by which the 
Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (all 
items; United States city average) for the most re-
cent calendar year exceeds the Consumer Price 
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Index for the previous calendar year, rounded to the 
nearest dollar. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible for a cost 
reduction amount under this section, the individual 
must— 
‘‘(1) submit an application to and be approved 
by the relevant State agency tasked with admin-
istering the Program; 
‘‘(2) be at least 70 years old as of the date of 
application; 
‘‘(3) be accepted for admission as a resident in, 
or currently reside in, an assisted living facility 
which has been approved by the relevant State agen-
cy to participate in this Program; 
‘‘(4) be either a ‘chronically ill individual’ (as 
defined in section 7702B(c)(2) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986) or eligible to receive long-term 
services and supports under the relevant State’s 
Medicaid program; and 
‘‘(5) be determined to be financially eligible, 
pursuant to subsection (e). 
‘‘(e) FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY.—An individual is fi-
nancially eligible under this section only if the individ-
ual’s— 
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‘‘(1) net monthly income is less than the ap-
proved monthly fees for the services provided at the 
assisted living facility; 
‘‘(2) net annual income is not higher than 60 
percent of the median income for the State in which 
the individual resides, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development; and 
‘‘(3) resources are not greater than $19,000 if 
single, or $25,000 if married. 
‘‘(f) 
IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Assistant Secretary, may issue such regula-
tions as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(g) ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY DEFINED.—As 
used in this section, the term ‘assisted living facility’ 
means any licensed, registered, certified, listed, or State- 
regulated residence, managed residential community, 
building, or part of a building that provides, or contracts 
to provide, housing with supportive services on a con-
tinuing basis to individuals who— 
‘‘(1) are elderly or have a mental health, devel-
opmental, or physical disability; and 
‘‘(2) are unrelated by blood or marriage to the 
owner or operator of the residence, community, 
building, or part of a building, if the owner or oper-
ator is an individual.’’. 
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SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Amounts that have been returned to or recovered by 
the Health Resources and Services Administration or the 
Department of the Treasury, including all amounts re-
turned or recovered after the date of enactment of this 
Act, from amounts made available and disbursed to eligi-
ble health care providers for health care-related expenses 
or lost revenues attributable to coronavirus under the 
heading ‘‘Public Health and Social Services Emergency 
Fund’’ in title VIII of division B of Public Law 116–136, 
title I of division B of Public Law 116–139, and title III 
of division M of Public Law 116–260, are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this Act and the amendment 
made by this Act. 
Æ 
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