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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5134
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations
to provide supportive services to older individuals who reside in naturally
occurring retirement communities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 16, 2002
Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida,
Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. NADLER, and Mr. SCHROCK) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce
A BILL
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Naturally Occurring
Retirement Community (NORC) Support Act’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
The Older Americans Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C. 3001
et seq) is amended—
(1) by inserting before section 401 the fol-
lowing:
‘‘TITLE 
IV—RESEARCH, 
TRAIN-
ING, 
AND 
RELATED 
MAT-
TERS’’,
and
(2) by inserting after section 421 the following:
‘‘SEC. 422. NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT COMMU-
NITIES.
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Assistant Sec-
retary shall make grants to public and private agencies
and organizations to provide comprehensive supportive
services to older individuals who reside in noninstitutional
residences (excluding residences for which assistance is
provided under section 202 of the National Housing Act
of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q)) in naturally occurring retire-
ment communities, for purposes of enhancing the quality
of life of such individuals and reducing the need to institu-
tionalize such individuals.
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—In each fiscal year for which
funds are appropriated to carry out this section, the As-
sistant Secretary shall—
(1) make grants to not fewer than 5, and not
more than 8, public and private agencies and organi-
zations that submit to the Assistant Secretary an
application in such form, and containing such infor-
mation, as the Assistant Secretary may require by
rule, including an assurance that the applicant will
use such grant to supplement and not supplant re-
sources otherwise available to such applicant to pro-
vide supportive services to older individuals; and
‘‘(2) give priority to agencies and organizations
that provided comprehensive supportive services in
fiscal year 2002 to older individuals who resided in
noninstitutional residences (excluding residences for
which assistance is provided under section 202 of
the National Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C.
1701q)) in naturally occurring retirement commu-
nities, for purposes of enhancing the quality of life
of such individuals and reducing the need to institu-
tionalize such individuals.
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘naturally occurring retirement community’ means a
geographical area in which not less than 40 percent of the
noninstitutional residences are occupied for not less than
10 years by heads of households who are older individuals,
but does not include residences for which assistance is pro-
vided under section 202 of the National Housing Act of
1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q)).
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 1st
fiscal year for which funds are appropriated to carry out
this section, the Assistant Secretary shall—
‘‘(1) carry out an evaluation of the progress
and development of supportive services provided with
grants made under this section; and
‘‘(2) submit to the Congress a report—
‘‘(A) summarizing the results of such eval-
uation; and
‘‘(B) containing such recommendations as
the Assistant Secretary considers to be appro-
priate.
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may
be necessary for fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, and
2007.’’.
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