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ceives funds under this title if the Secretary determines 
that such extension is necessary to ensure the effective use 
of such funds by such organization or agency. 
‘‘(c) RECAPTURING FUNDS.—At the end of the pro-
gram year, the Secretary may recapture any unexpended 
funds for the program year, and reobligate such funds 
within the 2 succeeding program years for— 
‘‘(1) incentive grants to entities that are State 
grantees or national grantees under section 502(b); 
‘‘(2) technical assistance; or 
‘‘(3) grants or contracts for any other activity 
under this title. 
‘‘SEC. 518. DEFINITIONS AND RULE. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this title: 
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY SERVICE.—The term ‘commu-
nity service’ means— 
‘‘(A) social, health, welfare, and edu-
cational services (including literacy tutoring), 
legal and other counseling services and assist-
ance, including tax counseling and assistance 
and financial counseling, and library, rec-
reational, and other similar services; 
‘‘(B) conservation, maintenance, or res-
toration of natural resources; 
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‘‘(C) community betterment or beautifi-
cation; 
‘‘(D) antipollution and environmental qual-
ity efforts; 
‘‘(E) weatherization activities; 
‘‘(F) economic development; and 
‘‘(G) such other services essential and nec-
essary to the community as the Secretary deter-
mines by rule to be appropriate. 
‘‘(2) COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT.—The 
term ‘community service employment’ means part- 
time, temporary employment paid with grant funds 
in projects described in section 502(b)(1)(D), 
through which eligible individuals are engaged in 
community service and receive work experience and 
job skills that can lead to unsubsidized employment. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible in-
dividual’ means an individual who is age 55 or 
older and who has a low income (including any 
such individual whose income is not more than 
125 percent of the poverty line), excluding any 
income that is unemployment compensation, a 
benefit received under title XVI of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), a pay-
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ment made to or on behalf of veterans or 
former members of the Armed Forces under the 
laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, or 25 percent of a benefit received 
under title II of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 401 et seq.), subject to subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) PARTICIPATION.— 
‘‘(i) 
EXCLUSION.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this paragraph, the 
term ‘eligible individual’ does not include 
an individual who has participated in 
projects under this title for a period of 48 
months in the aggregate (whether or not 
consecutive) after July 1, 2007 unless the 
period was increased as described in clause 
(ii). 
‘‘(ii) INCREASED
PERIODS
OF
PAR-
TICIPATION.—The Secretary shall author-
ize a grantee for a project to increase the 
period of participation described in clause 
(i), pursuant to a request submitted by the 
grantee, for individuals who— 
‘‘(I) have a severe disability; 
‘‘(II) are frail or are age 75 or 
older; 
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‘‘(III) meet the eligibility require-
ments related to age for, but do not 
receive, benefits under title II of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et 
seq.); 
‘‘(IV) live in an area with per-
sistent unemployment and are individ-
uals with severely limited employment 
prospects; or 
‘‘(V) have limited English pro-
ficiency or low literacy skills. 
‘‘(4) INCOME.—In this section, the term ‘in-
come’ means income received during the 12-month 
period (or, at the option of the grantee involved, the 
annualized income for the 6-month period) ending 
on the date an eligible individual submits an applica-
tion to participate in a project carried out under this 
title by such grantee. 
‘‘(5) PACIFIC ISLAND AND ASIAN AMERICANS.— 
The term ‘Pacific Island and Asian Americans’ 
means Americans having origins in any of the origi-
nal peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the In-
dian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands. 
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‘‘(6) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means 
the older American community service employment 
program established under this title. 
‘‘(7) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—The term ‘sup-
portive services’ means services, such as transpor-
tation, child care, dependent care, housing, and 
needs-related payments, that are necessary to enable 
an individual to participate in activities authorized 
under this title, consistent with the provisions of this 
title. 
‘‘(8) UNEMPLOYED.—The term ‘unemployed’, 
used with respect to a person or individual, means 
an individual who is without a job and who wants 
and is available for work, including an individual 
who may have occasional employment that does not 
result in a constant source of income. 
‘‘(b) RULE.—Pursuant to regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary, an eligible individual shall have priority for 
the community service employment and other authorized 
activities provided under this title if the individual— 
‘‘(1) is 65 years of age or older; or 
‘‘(2)(A) has a disability; 
‘‘(B) has limited English proficiency or low lit-
eracy skills; 
‘‘(C) resides in a rural area; 
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‘‘(D) is a veteran; 
‘‘(E) has low employment prospects; 
‘‘(F) has failed to find employment after uti-
lizing services provided under title I of the Work-
force Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et 
seq.); or 
‘‘(G) is homeless or at risk for homelessness.’’. 
SEC. 502. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Older Americans 
Act of 1965 (as amended by section 501) takes effect July 
1, 2007. 
(b) REGULATIONS AND EXPECTED LEVELS OF PER-
FORMANCE.— 
(1) REGULATIONS.—Effective on the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor may 
issue rules and regulations authorized in such title 
V. 
(2) EXPECTED
LEVELS
OF
PERFORMANCE.— 
Prior to July 1, 2007, the Secretary of Labor may 
carry out the activities authorized in section 
513(a)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (as 
so amended), in preparation for program year 2007. 
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TITLE VI—NATIVE AMERICANS 
SEC. 601. CLARIFICATION OF MAINTENANCE REQUIRE-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 614A of the Older Ameri-
cans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3057e–1) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) CLARIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘covered year’ means fiscal year 2006 or a subse-
quent fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) CONSORTIA OF TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.— 
If a tribal organization received a grant under this 
part for fiscal year 1991 as part of a consortium, 
the Assistant Secretary shall consider the tribal or-
ganization to have received a grant under this part 
for fiscal year 1991 for purposes of subsections (a) 
and (b), and shall apply the provisions of subsections 
(a) and (b)(1) (under the conditions described in 
subsection (b)) to the tribal organization for each 
covered year for which the tribal organization sub-
mits an application under this part, even if the tribal 
organization submits— 
‘‘(A) a separate application from the re-
maining members of the consortium; or 
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‘‘(B) an application as 1 of the remaining 
members of the consortium.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to grants awarded under part 
A of title VI of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3057b et seq.) during the grant period beginning 
April 1, 2008, and all subsequent grant periods. 
SEC. 602. NATIVE AMERICANS CAREGIVER SUPPORT PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 643 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3057n) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2001’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2007’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘$6,500,000 for fiscal year 2007, 
$6,800,000 for fiscal year 2008, $7,200,000 for fis-
cal year 2009, $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 
$7,900,000 for fiscal year 2011.’’. 
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TITLE 
VII—ALLOTMENTS 
FOR 
VULNERABLE ELDER RIGHTS 
PROTECTION ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 701. VULNERABLE ELDER RIGHTS PROTECTION AC-
TIVITIES. 
Section 702 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3058a) is amended by striking ‘‘2001’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘2007’’. 
SEC. 702. ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION. 
Section 721 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3058i) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘programs for 
the prevention of’’ and inserting ‘‘programs to ad-
dress’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘programs for’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘including—’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘programs for the prevention, detection, 
assessment, and treatment of, intervention in, 
investigation of, and response to elder abuse, 
neglect, and exploitation (including financial ex-
ploitation), including—’’; 
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(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (9), re-
spectively; 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) providing for public education and out-
reach to promote financial literacy and prevent iden-
tity theft and financial exploitation of older individ-
uals;’’; 
(D) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(E) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) examining various types of shelters serv-
ing older individuals (in this paragraph referred to 
as ‘safe havens’), and testing various safe haven 
models for establishing safe havens (at home or else-
where), that recognize autonomy and self-determina-
tion, and fully protect the due process rights of older 
individuals; 
‘‘(11) supporting multidisciplinary elder justice 
activities, such as— 
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‘‘(A) supporting and studying team ap-
proaches for bringing a coordinated multidisci-
plinary or interdisciplinary response to elder 
abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including a re-
sponse from individuals in social service, health 
care, public safety, and legal disciplines; 
‘‘(B) establishing a State coordinating 
council, which shall identify the individual 
State’s needs and provide the Assistant Sec-
retary with information and recommendations 
relating to efforts by the State to combat elder 
abuse, neglect, and exploitation; 
‘‘(C) providing training, technical assist-
ance, and other methods of support to groups 
carrying out multidisciplinary efforts at the 
State (referred to in some States as ‘State 
Working Groups’); 
‘‘(D) broadening and studying various 
models for elder fatality and serious injury re-
view teams, to make recommendations about 
their composition, protocols, functions, timing, 
roles, and responsibilities, with a goal of pro-
ducing models and information that will allow 
for replication based on the needs of States and 
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communities (other than the ones in which the 
review teams were used); and 
‘‘(E) developing best practices, for use in 
long-term care facilities, that reduce the risk of 
elder abuse for residents, including the risk of 
resident-to-resident abuse; and 
‘‘(12) addressing underserved populations of 
older individuals, such as— 
‘‘(A) older individuals living in rural loca-
tions; 
‘‘(B) older individuals in minority popu-
lations; or 
‘‘(C) low-income older individuals.’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(8)(B)(i)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(9)(B)(i)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(8)(B)(ii)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(9)(B)(ii)’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end of the section the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(h) ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.—The Assistant 
Secretary shall develop accountability measures to ensure 
the effectiveness of the activities carried out under this 
section. 
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