Streamlining Services for Older Veterans Act

Bill: 113-s-1986
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2014-02-03
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Adult day care

Aging

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2014-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-02-03
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Streamlining Services for Older Veterans Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to include status as a veteran among the categories of greatest social need based on noneconomic factors.</p> <p>Requires state and area plans to include information on how the state and area agencies on: (1) aging will engage in outreach to veterans eligible for services under such Act, and (2) effective and efficient procedures for the coordination of services provided under that Act with services provided to veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other providers.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1986 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 3, 2014 Mr. Manchin (for himself and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide for outreach, and coordination of services, to veterans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Streamlining Services for Older Veterans Act . 2. Outreach and coordination of services to veterans (a) Definition Section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3002 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (24)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (D) status as a veteran. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (55) The term veteran has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. . (b) Area plan Section 306(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3026(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (16), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (17), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (18) include information describing— (A) how the area agency on aging will engage in outreach to veterans who are eligible for services under this Act; and (B) effective and efficient procedures for the coordination of services provided under this Act with services provided to veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs and other providers. . (c) State plan Section 307(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3027(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (31) The plan shall include information describing— (A) how the State agency will engage in outreach to veterans who are eligible for services under this Act; and (B) effective and efficient procedures for the coordination of services provided under this Act with services provided to veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs and other providers. .