Supplemental Services for Native Elders Act

Bill: 116-s-3511
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2020-03-17
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Aging

Appropriations

Department of Health and Human Services

Disability assistance

Executive agency funding and structure

Indian social and development programs
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Supplemental Services for Native Elders Act</b></p> <p>This bill provides FY2020 emergency supplemental appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for nutrition and supportive services for older Native Americans.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3511 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2020 Ms. Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL Making emergency supplemental appropriations for nutrition and supportive services for older Native Americans under the Older Americans Act of 1965.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supplemental Services for Native Elders Act . 2. Supplemental appropriations The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes, namely: Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living aging and disability services programs For an additional amount for Aging and Disability Services Programs , for carrying out the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) ( OAA ), $35,896,860, to remain available through December 31, 2020, of which— (1) $27,826,920 shall be for providing services through Indian and Native American programs under parts A and B of title VI of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3057b et seq., 3057g et seq.); and (2) $8,069,940 shall be for providing services through the Native American caregiver support program under part C of title VI of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3057k–11 et seq.): Provided , That the amount appropriated under this heading is designated by Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i) ).