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SEC. 109. AREA AGENCY ON AGING CAPABILITIES. 
(a) ORGANIZATION.—Section 305(c) (42 U.S.C. 
3025(c)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, 
and moving such subparagraphs 2 ems to the right; 
(2) by striking ‘‘shall be’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘shall— 
‘‘(1) be—’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(b)(5)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(b)(5)(A)’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
and 
(4) by striking ‘‘and shall provide assurance, 
determined adequate by the State agency, that the 
area agency on aging will have the ability to develop 
an area plan and to carry out, directly or through 
contractual or other arrangements, a program in ac-
cordance with the plan within the planning and serv-
ice area.’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) provide assurance, determined adequate by 
the State agency, that the area agency on aging will 
have the ability, and maintain the capabilities nec-
essary, to develop an area plan as required under 
section 306(a), and carry out, directly or through 
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contractual or other arrangements, and oversee ac-
tivities in accordance with— 
‘‘(A) the plan within the planning and 
service area; 
‘‘(B) any other relevant requirements of 
this Act; 
‘‘(C) other applicable Federal and State 
laws; and 
‘‘(D) other terms and conditions of awards 
received under this Act.’’. 
(b) 
PLANS.—Section 
306(f)(1) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
3026(f)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘the assurances required under 
section 305(c)(2),’’ after ‘‘of this section,’’; and 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘, and if the State agency determines, in the dis-
cretion of the State agency, that an area agency on 
aging failed in 2 successive years to comply with the 
requirements under this title, then the State agency 
may require the area agency on aging to submit a 
plan for a 1-year period that meets such require-
ments, for subsequent years until the State agency 
determines that the area agency on aging is in com-
pliance with such requirements.’’. 
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SEC. 110. SUPPORTING OLDER INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES THROUGH IMPROVED COORDINATION. 
(a) AREA PLANS.—Section 306(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 
3026(a)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘with agencies that 
develop or provide services for individuals with disabil-
ities’’ and inserting ‘‘with entities that develop or provide 
services for individuals with disabilities, which may include 
centers for independent living, relevant service providers, 
and other community-based organizations, as appro-
priate’’. 
(b) SUPPORTING OLDER INDIVIDUALS WITH DIS-
ABILITIES THROUGH IMPROVED COORDINATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Administration for Community Living of the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall identify— 
(A) opportunities to improve coordination 
between the aging and disability networks, 
which may include the formation of partner-
ships to serve individuals eligible for programs 
under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); 
(B) lessons learned from disability net-
works, including centers for independent living, 
State developmental disabilities councils, univer-
sity centers for excellence in developmental dis-
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abilities education, research, and service, and 
State protection and advocacy agencies that 
could improve operations and service delivery 
within the aging network; and 
(C) any technical assistance needs related 
to subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
(2) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall issue guidance to State agencies and area 
agencies on aging on strategies to leverage disability 
networks, including centers for independent living, 
State developmental disabilities councils, university 
centers for excellence in developmental disabilities, 
education, research, and service, and State protec-
tion and advocacy agencies, as appropriate, to 
strengthen the provision of services under the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). 
(3) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Adminis-
trator shall coordinate across the Administration for 
Community Living to address any technical assist-
ance needs identified under paragraph (1)(C) in a 
manner that does not unnecessarily duplicate other 
technical assistance activities carried out prior to the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 102 (42 U.S.C. 3002) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘(as defined 
in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102))’’; 
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘The term’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘adjustment.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The term ‘disability’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3 of the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (49)(B), by striking ‘‘of the 
major life activities specified in subparagraphs (A) 
through (G) of paragraph (8)’’ and inserting ‘‘major 
life activities specified in section 3(2) of the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12102(2)).’’. 
SEC. 111. BUSINESS ACUMEN, FISCAL TRAINING, AND TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 307(a) (42 U.S.C. 3027(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(31) The plan shall provide assurances that 
the State agency, to the extent feasible and when 
applicable and appropriate, provides technical assist-
ance for area agencies on aging related to the devel-
opment of business acumen, sound fiscal practices, 
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capacity building, organizational development, inno-
vation, and other methods of growing and sustaining 
the capacity of the aging network to carry out activi-
ties funded under this Act to serve older individuals 
and caregivers most effectively.’’. 
SEC. 112. ENHANCING ACCESS TO ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY. 
Section 307(a) (42 U.S.C. 3027(a)), as amended by 
section 111 of this division, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(32) The plan shall provide assurances that 
the State will coordinate services, to the extent fea-
sible, with lead agencies designated to carry out 
State assistive technology programs under the As-
sistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001 et 
seq.) and with area agencies on aging to assist eligi-
ble older individuals, including older individuals with 
disabilities, in accessing and acquiring assistive tech-
nology.’’. 
SEC. 113. WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING. 
Title II of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 
1987 (42 U.S.C. 3001 note; Public Law 100–175) is 
amended by striking title II and inserting the following: 
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‘‘TITLE II—WHITE HOUSE 
CONFERENCE ON AGING 
‘‘SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF THE CONFERENCE. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO CALL CONFERENCE.—Not ear-
lier than January 21, 2025 and not later than December 
31, 2025, the President shall convene the White House 
Conference on Aging in order to fulfill the purpose set 
forth in subsection (c) and to make fundamental policy 
recommendations regarding programs that are important 
to older individuals and to the families and communities 
of such individuals. 
‘‘(b) PLANNING AND DIRECTION.—The Conference 
described in subsection (a) shall be planned and conducted 
under the direction of the Secretary, in cooperation with 
the Assistant Secretary for Aging, the Director of the Na-
tional Institute on Aging, the Administrator of the Centers 
for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Social Security 
Administrator, and the heads of such other Federal agen-
cies serving older individuals as are appropriate. Planning 
and conducting the Conference includes the assignment of 
personnel. 
‘‘(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Conference de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall be to gather individuals rep-
resenting the spectrum of thought and experience in the 
field of aging to— 
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