[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2842 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2842

 To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations 
  for demonstration projects to provide supportive services to older 
 individuals who reside in naturally occurring retirement communities.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2002

 Mrs. Carnahan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations 
  for demonstration projects to provide supportive services to older 
 individuals who reside in naturally occurring retirement communities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Self-Sufficiency Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

    Part A of title IV of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 422. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS IN NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT 
              COMMUNITIES.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Assistant Secretary shall award 
grants to eligible entities to carry out 10 demonstration projects to 
provide comprehensive supportive services to older individuals who 
reside in noninstitutional residences in naturally occurring retirement 
communities to enhance the quality of life of such individuals and 
reduce the need to institutionalize such individuals. Those 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 
communities shall not receive services through a demonstration project 
under this section if such services would otherwise be provided as part 
of the assistance received by such residences under such section 202.
    ``(b) Eligible Entity.--An entity is eligible to receive a grant 
under this section if such entity is a nonprofit public or private 
agency, organization, or institution that proposes to provide services 
only in geographical areas considered to be low- or middle-income 
areas.
    ``(c) Priority.--
            ``(1) In general.--In awarding grants under this section, 
        the Assistant Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
        entities that provided comprehensive supportive services in 
        fiscal year 2002 to older individuals who resided in 
        noninstitutional residences in naturally occurring retirement 
        communities.
            ``(2) Rural areas.--Two of the 10 grants awarded under this 
        section shall be awarded to eligible entities that propose to 
        provide services to residents in rural areas.
    ``(d) Grant Period.--Each grant awarded under this section shall be 
awarded for a period of 4 years, with not more than $1,000,000 being 
awarded annually.
    ``(e) Application.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under this 
section shall submit an application to the Assistant Secretary in such 
form and containing such information as the Assistant Secretary may 
require, including a plan for continuing services provided under the 
grant after the grant expires.
    ``(f) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Cost-sharing.--An eligible entity receiving a grant 
        under this section may require cost-sharing from individuals 
        receiving services only in a manner consistent with the 
        requirements of title III.
            ``(2) Construction.--An entity may not use funds received 
        under a grant under this section to construct or permanently 
        improve (other than remodeling to make facilities accessible to 
        older individuals) any building or other facility.
    ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Naturally occurring retirement community.--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 provided under section 202 
        of the National Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q). The 
        definition provided for in the previous sentence may be 
        modified by the Secretary as such definition relates to grants 
        for rural areas.
            ``(2) Supportive services.--The term `supportive services' 
        means services offered to residents that may include--
                    ``(A) case management;
                    ``(B) health services and education;
                    ``(C) nutrition services, nutrition education, 
                meals, and meal delivery;
                    ``(D) transportation services;
                    ``(E) home and personal care services;
                    ``(F) continuing adult education;
                    ``(G) information and referral services; and
                    ``(H) any other services and resources appropriate 
                to enhance the quality of life of residents and reduce 
                the need to institutionalize such individuals.
    ``(h) Matching Requirement.--The Assistant Secretary may not make a 
grant to an eligible entity under this section unless that entity 
agrees that, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the entity in 
carrying out the program for which the grant was awarded, the entity 
will make available in cash or in-kind (directly or through donations 
from public or private entities) non-Federal contributions equaling 5 
percent of Federal funds provided under the grant for the second year 
that such grant is provided, 10 percent of Federal funds provided under 
the grant for the third year that such grant is provided, and 15 
percent of Federal funds provided under the grant for the fourth year 
that such grant is provided.
    ``(i) Report.--Not later than the beginning of the fourth year of 
distributing grants under this section, the Assistant Secretary shall 
evaluate services provided with funds under this section and submit a 
report to Congress summarizing the results of such evaluation and 
recommending what services should be taken in the future.
    ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, not more than $10,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2003 through 2006.''.
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