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[H.R. 6197 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]


        H.R.6197

                       One Hundred Ninth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the third day of January, two thousand and six


                                 An Act


 
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for 
         fiscal years 2007 through 2011, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Older Americans 
Act Amendments of 2006''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                       TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISION

Sec. 101. Definitions.

                    TITLE II--ADMINISTRATION ON AGING

Sec. 201. Elder abuse prevention and services.
Sec. 202. Functions of the Assistant Secretary.
Sec. 203. Federal agency consultation.
Sec. 204. Administration.
Sec. 205. Evaluation.
Sec. 206. Reports.
Sec. 207. Contracting and grant authority; private pay relationships; 
          appropriate use of funds.
Sec. 208. Nutrition education.
Sec. 209. Pension counseling and information programs.
Sec. 210. Authorization of appropriations.

       TITLE III--GRANTS FOR STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING

Sec. 301. Purpose; administration.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriations; uses of funds.
Sec. 304. Allotments.
Sec. 305. Organization.
Sec. 306. Area plans.
Sec. 307. State plans.
Sec. 308. Payments.
Sec. 309. Nutrition services incentive program.
Sec. 310. Consumer contributions.
Sec. 311. Supportive services and senior centers.
Sec. 312. Nutrition service.
Sec. 313. Congregate nutrition program.
Sec. 314. Home delivered nutrition services.
Sec. 315. Criteria.
Sec. 316. Nutrition.
Sec. 317. Study of nutrition projects.
Sec. 318. Sense of Congress recognizing the contribution of nutrition to 
          the health of older adults.
Sec. 319. Improving indoor air quality in buildings where older 
          individuals congregate.
Sec. 320. Caregiver support program definitions.
Sec. 321. Caregiver support program.
Sec. 322. National innovation.

      TITLE IV--ACTIVITIES FOR HEALTH, INDEPENDENCE, AND LONGEVITY

Sec. 401. Title.
Sec. 402. Grant programs.
Sec. 403. Career preparation for the field of aging.
Sec. 404. Health care service demonstration projects in rural areas.
Sec. 405. Technical assistance and innovation to improve transportation 
          for older individuals.
Sec. 406. Demonstration, support, and research projects for 
          multigenerational activities and civic engagement activities.
Sec. 407. Native American programs.
Sec. 408. Multidisciplinary centers and multidisciplinary systems.
Sec. 409. Community innovations for aging in place.
Sec. 410. Responsibilities of Assistant Secretary.

      TITLE V--OLDER AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

Sec. 501. Community Service Senior Opportunities Act.
Sec. 502. Effective date.

                       TITLE VI--NATIVE AMERICANS

Sec. 601. Clarification of maintenance requirement.
Sec. 602. Native Americans caregiver support program.

 TITLE VII--ALLOTMENTS FOR VULNERABLE ELDER RIGHTS PROTECTION ACTIVITIES

Sec. 701. Vulnerable elder rights protection activities.
Sec. 702. Elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Sec. 703. Native American organization provisions.
Sec. 704. Elder justice programs.
Sec. 705. Rule of construction.

              TITLE VIII--FEDERAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Establishment and membership.
Sec. 803. Duties of the Council.
Sec. 804. Coordination with existing interagency coordination entities.
Sec. 805. Assistance of staff.
Sec. 806. Powers of the Council.
Sec. 807. Report.
Sec. 808. Termination.
Sec. 809. Authorization of appropriations.

                     TITLE IX--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

Sec. 901. Conforming amendments to other Acts.

                       TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISION

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3002) is amended--
        (1) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following:
        ``(10)(A) The term `assistive device' includes an assistive 
    technology device.
        ``(B) The terms `assistive technology', `assistive technology 
    device', and `assistive technology service' have the meanings given 
    such terms in section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 
    U.S.C. 3002).'';
        (2) by striking paragraph (12)(D) and inserting the following:
            ``(D) evidence-based health promotion programs, including 
        programs related to the prevention and mitigation of the 
        effects of chronic disease (including osteoporosis, 
        hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease), 
        alcohol and substance abuse reduction, smoking cessation, 
        weight loss and control, stress management, falls prevention, 
        physical activity, and improved nutrition;'';
        (3) by striking paragraph (24) and inserting the following:
        ``(24)(A) The term `exploitation' means the fraudulent or 
    otherwise illegal, unauthorized, or improper act or process of an 
    individual, including a caregiver or fiduciary, that uses the 
    resources of an older individual for monetary or personal benefit, 
    profit, or gain, or that results in depriving an older individual 
    of rightful access to, or use of, benefits, resources, belongings, 
    or assets.
        ``(B) In subparagraph (A), the term `caregiver' means an 
    individual who has the responsibility for the care of an older 
    individual, either voluntarily, by contract, by receipt of payment 
    for care, or as a result of the operation of law and means a family 
    member or other individual who provides (on behalf of such 
    individual or of a public or private agency, organization, or 
    institution) compensated or uncompensated care to an older 
    individual.'';
        (4) in paragraph (29)(E)--
            (A) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(iii) older individuals at risk for institutional 
            placement.'';
        (5) in paragraph (32)(D), by inserting ``, including an 
    assisted living facility,'' after ``home'';
        (6) by striking paragraph (34) and inserting the following:
        ``(34) The term `neglect' means--
            ``(A) the failure of a caregiver (as defined in paragraph 
        (18)(B)) or fiduciary to provide the goods or services that are 
        necessary to maintain the health or safety of an older 
        individual; or
            ``(B) self-neglect.''; and
        (7) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(44) The term `Aging and Disability Resource Center' means an 
    entity established by a State as part of the State system of long-
    term care, to provide a coordinated system for providing--
            ``(A) comprehensive information on the full range of 
        available public and private long-term care programs, options, 
        service providers, and resources within a community, including 
        information on the availability of integrated long-term care;
            ``(B) personal counseling to assist individuals in 
        assessing their existing or anticipated long-term care needs, 
        and developing and implementing a plan for long-term care 
        designed to meet their specific needs and circumstances; and
            ``(C) consumers access to the range of publicly-supported 
        long-term care programs for which consumers may be eligible, by 
        serving as a convenient point of entry for such programs.
        ``(45) The term `at risk for institutional placement' means, 
    with respect to an older individual, that such individual is unable 
    to perform at least 2 activities of daily living without 
    substantial assistance (including verbal reminding, physical cuing, 
    or supervision) and is determined by the State involved to be in 
    need of placement in a long-term care facility.
        ``(46) The term `civic engagement' means an individual or 
    collective action designed to address a public concern or an unmet 
    human, educational, health care, environmental, or public safety 
    need.
        ``(47) The term `elder justice'--
            ``(A) used with respect to older individuals, collectively, 
        means efforts to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and 
        respond to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation and to 
        protect older individuals with diminished capacity while 
        maximizing their autonomy; and
            ``(B) used with respect to an individual who is an older 
        individual, means the recognition of the individual's rights, 
        including the right to be free of abuse, neglect, and 
        exploitation.
        ``(48) The term `fiduciary'--
            ``(A) means a person or entity with the legal 
        responsibility--
                ``(i) to make decisions on behalf of and for the 
            benefit of another person; and
                ``(ii) to act in good faith and with fairness; and
            ``(B) includes a trustee, a guardian, a conservator, an 
        executor, an agent under a financial power of attorney or 
        health care power of attorney, or a representative payee.
        ``(49) The term `Hispanic-serving institution' has the meaning 
    given the term in section 502 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
    (20 U.S.C. 1101a).
        ``(50) The term `long-term care' means any service, care, or 
    item (including an assistive device), including a disease 
    prevention and health promotion service, an in-home service, and a 
    case management service--
            ``(A) intended to assist individuals in coping with, and to 
        the extent practicable compensate for, a functional impairment 
        in carrying out activities of daily living;
            ``(B) furnished at home, in a community care setting 
        (including a small community care setting as defined in 
        subsection (g)(1), and a large community care setting as 
        defined in subsection (h)(1), of section 1929 of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396t)), or in a long-term care 
        facility; and
            ``(C) not furnished to prevent, diagnose, treat, or cure a 
        medical disease or condition.
        ``(51) The term `self-directed care' means an approach to 
    providing services (including programs, benefits, supports, and 
    technology) under this Act intended to assist an individual with 
    activities of daily living, in which--
            ``(A) such services (including the amount, duration, scope, 
        provider, and location of such services) are planned, budgeted, 
        and purchased under the direction and control of such 
        individual;
            ``(B) such individual is provided with such information and 
        assistance as are necessary and appropriate to enable such 
        individual to make informed decisions about the individual's 
        care options;
            ``(C) the needs, capabilities, and preferences of such 
        individual with respect to such services, and such individual's 
        ability to direct and control the individual's receipt of such 
        services, are assessed by the area agency on aging (or other 
        agency designated by the area agency on aging) involved;
            ``(D) based on the assessment made under subparagraph (C), 
        the area agency on aging (or other agency designated by the 
        area agency on aging) develops together with such individual 
        and the individual's family, caregiver (as defined in paragraph 
        (18)(B)), or legal representative--
                ``(i) a plan of services for such individual that 
            specifies which services such individual will be 
            responsible for directing;
                ``(ii) a determination of the role of family members 
            (and others whose participation is sought by such 
            individual) in providing services under such plan; and
                ``(iii) a budget for such services; and
            ``(E) the area agency on aging or State agency provides for 
        oversight of such individual's self-directed receipt of 
        services, including steps to ensure the quality of services 
        provided and the appropriate use of funds under this Act.
        ``(52) The term `self-neglect' means an adult's inability, due 
    to physical or mental impairment or diminished capacity, to perform 
    essential self-care tasks including--
            ``(A) obtaining essential food, clothing, shelter, and 
        medical care;
            ``(B) obtaining goods and services necessary to maintain 
        physical health, mental health, or general safety; or
            ``(C) managing one's own financial affairs.
        ``(53) The term `State system of long-term care' means the 
    Federal, State, and local programs and activities administered by a 
    State that provide, support, or facilitate access to long-term care 
    for individuals in such State.
        ``(54) The term `integrated long-term care'--
            ``(A) means items and services that consist of--
                ``(i) with respect to long-term care--

                    ``(I) long-term care items or services provided 
                under a State plan for medical assistance under the 
                Medicaid program established under title XIX of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), including 
                nursing facility services, home and community-based 
                services, personal care services, and case management 
                services provided under the plan; and
                    ``(II) any other supports, items, or services that 
                are available under any federally funded long-term care 
                program; and

                ``(ii) with respect to other health care, items and 
            services covered under--

                    ``(I) the Medicare program established under title 
                XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et 
                seq.);
                    ``(II) the State plan for medical assistance under 
                the Medicaid program; or
                    ``(III) any other federally funded health care 
                program; and

            ``(B) includes items or services described in subparagraph 
        (A) that are provided under a public or private managed care 
        plan or through any other service provider.''.
    (b) Redesignation and Reordering of Definitions.--Section 102 of 
the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (54) as paragraphs 
    (45), (7), (50), (39), (26), (27), (54), (13), (48), (8), (29), 
    (14), (1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (10), (30), (37), (11), (15), (16), 
    (18), (21), (22), (23), (24), (28), (31), (33), (35), (36), (38), 
    (40), (41), (42), (43), (44), (51), (53), (19), (49), (4), (9), 
    (12), (17), (20), (25), (34), (46), (47), (52), and (32), 
    respectively; and
        (2) so that paragraphs (1) through (54), as so redesignated in 
    paragraph (1), appear in numerical order.

                   TITLE II--ADMINISTRATION ON AGING

SEC. 201. ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION AND SERVICES.

    Section 201 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3011) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e)(1) The Assistant Secretary is authorized to designate within 
the Administration a person to have responsibility for elder abuse 
prevention and services.
    ``(2) It shall be the duty of the Assistant Secretary, acting 
through the person designated to have responsibility for elder abuse 
prevention and services--
        ``(A) to develop objectives, priorities, policy, and a long-
    term plan for--
            ``(i) facilitating the development, implementation, and 
        continuous improvement of a coordinated, multidisciplinary 
        elder justice system in the United States;
            ``(ii) providing Federal leadership to support State 
        efforts in carrying out elder justice programs and activities 
        relating to--
                ``(I) elder abuse prevention, detection, treatment, 
            intervention, and response;
                ``(II) training of individuals regarding the matters 
            described in subclause (I); and
                ``(III) the development of a State comprehensive elder 
            justice system, as defined in section 752(b);
            ``(iii) establishing Federal guidelines and disseminating 
        best practices for uniform data collection and reporting by 
        States;
            ``(iv) working with States, the Department of Justice, and 
        other Federal entities to annually collect, maintain, and 
        disseminate data relating to elder abuse, neglect, and 
        exploitation, to the extent practicable;
            ``(v) establishing an information clearinghouse to collect, 
        maintain, and disseminate information concerning best practices 
        and resources for training, technical assistance, and other 
        activities to assist States and communities to carry out 
        evidence-based programs to prevent and address elder abuse, 
        neglect, and exploitation;
            ``(vi) conducting research related to elder abuse, neglect, 
        and exploitation;
            ``(vii) providing technical assistance to States and other 
        eligible entities that provide or fund the provision of the 
        services described in title VII;
            ``(viii) carrying out a study to determine the national 
        incidence and prevalence of elder abuse, neglect, and 
        exploitation in all settings; and
            ``(ix) promoting collaborative efforts and diminishing 
        duplicative efforts in the development and carrying out of 
        elder justice programs at the Federal, State and local levels; 
        and
        ``(B) to assist States and other eligible entities under title 
    VII to develop strategic plans to better coordinate elder justice 
    activities, research, and training.
    ``(3) The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, may 
issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subsection 
and section 752.
    ``(f)(1) The Assistant Secretary may designate an officer or 
employee who shall be responsible for the administration of mental 
health services authorized under this Act.
    ``(2) It shall be the duty of the Assistant Secretary, acting 
through the individual designated under paragraph (1), to develop 
objectives, priorities, and a long-term plan for supporting State and 
local efforts involving education about and prevention, detection, and 
treatment of mental disorders, including age-related dementia, 
depression, and Alzheimer's disease and related neurological disorders 
with neurological and organic brain dysfunction.''.

SEC. 202. FUNCTIONS OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY.

    Section 202 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3012) is 
amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``assistive 
        technology,'' after ``housing,'';
            (B) by striking paragraph (12) and inserting the following:
        ``(12)(A) consult and coordinate activities with the 
    Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and 
    the heads of other Federal entities to implement and build 
    awareness of programs providing benefits affecting older 
    individuals; and
        ``(B) carry on a continuing evaluation of the programs and 
    activities related to the objectives of this Act, with particular 
    attention to the impact of the programs and activities carried out 
    under--
            ``(i) titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1395 et seq., 1396 et seq.);
            ``(ii) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 
        U.S.C. 621 et seq.); and
            ``(iii) the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 
        relating to housing for older individuals and the setting of 
        standards for the licensing of nursing homes, intermediate care 
        homes, and other facilities providing care for such 
        individuals;'';
            (C) by striking paragraph (20) and inserting the following:
        ``(20)(A) encourage, and provide technical assistance to, 
    States, area agencies on aging, and service providers to carry out 
    outreach and benefits enrollment assistance to inform and enroll 
    older individuals with greatest economic need, who may be eligible 
    to participate, but who are not participating, in Federal and State 
    programs providing benefits for which the individuals are eligible, 
    including--
            ``(i) supplemental security income benefits under title XVI 
        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), or 
        assistance under a State plan program under such title;
            ``(ii) medical assistance under title XIX of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);
            ``(iii) benefits under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
        2011 et seq.); or
            ``(iv) benefits under any other applicable program; and
        ``(B) at the election of the Assistant Secretary and in 
    cooperation with related Federal agency partners administering the 
    Federal programs, make a grant to or enter into a contract with a 
    qualified, experienced entity to establish a National Center on 
    Senior Benefits Outreach and Enrollment, which shall--
            ``(i) maintain and update web-based decision support and 
        enrollment tools, and integrated, person-centered systems, 
        designed to inform older individuals about the full range of 
        benefits for which the individuals may be eligible under 
        Federal and State programs;
            ``(ii) utilize cost-effective strategies to find older 
        individuals with greatest economic need and enroll the 
        individuals in the programs;
            ``(iii) create and support efforts for Aging and Disability 
        Resource Centers, and other public and private State and 
        community-based organizations, including faith-based 
        organizations and coalitions, to serve as benefits enrollment 
        centers for the programs;
            ``(iv) develop and maintain an information clearinghouse on 
        best practices and cost-effective methods for finding and 
        enrolling older individuals with greatest economic need in the 
        programs for which the individuals are eligible; and
            ``(v) provide, in collaboration with related Federal agency 
        partners administering the Federal programs, training and 
        technical assistance on effective outreach, screening, 
        enrollment, and follow-up strategies;'';
            (D) in paragraph (26)--
                (i) in subsection (D)--

                    (I) by striking ``gaps in''; and
                    (II) by inserting ``(including services that would 
                permit such individuals to receive long-term care in 
                home and community-based settings)'' after 
                ``individuals''; and

                (ii) in subsection (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (E) in paragraph (27)--
                (i) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``and'' at the end; 
            and
                (ii) by striking subparagraph (D); and
            (F) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(28) make available to States, area agencies on aging, and 
    service providers information and technical assistance to support 
    the provision of evidence-based disease prevention and health 
    promotion services.'';
        (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c), and inserting the 
    following:
    ``(b) To promote the development and implementation of 
comprehensive, coordinated systems at Federal, State, and local levels 
that enable older individuals to receive long-term care in home and 
community-based settings, in a manner responsive to the needs and 
preferences of older individuals and their family caregivers, the 
Assistant Secretary shall, consistent with the applicable provisions of 
this title--
        ``(1) collaborate, coordinate, and consult with other Federal 
    entities responsible for formulating and implementing programs, 
    benefits, and services related to providing long-term care, and may 
    make grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements with funds 
    received from other Federal entities;
        ``(2) conduct research and demonstration projects to identify 
    innovative, cost-effective strategies for modifying State systems 
    of long-term care to--
            ``(A) respond to the needs and preferences of older 
        individuals and family caregivers; and
            ``(B) target services to individuals at risk for 
        institutional placement, to permit such individuals to remain 
        in home and community-based settings;
        ``(3) establish criteria for and promote the implementation 
    (through area agencies on aging, service providers, and such other 
    entities as the Assistant Secretary determines to be appropriate) 
    of evidence-based programs to assist older individuals and their 
    family caregivers in learning about and making behavioral changes 
    intended to reduce the risk of injury, disease, and disability 
    among older individuals;
        ``(4) facilitate, in coordination with the Administrator of the 
    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and other heads of 
    Federal entities as appropriate, the provision of long-term care in 
    home and community-based settings, including the provision of such 
    care through self-directed care models that--
            ``(A) provide for the assessment of the needs and 
        preferences of an individual at risk for institutional 
        placement to help such individual avoid unnecessary 
        institutional placement and depletion of income and assets to 
        qualify for benefits under the Medicaid program under title XIX 
        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);
            ``(B) respond to the needs and preferences of such 
        individual and provide the option--
                ``(i) for the individual to direct and control the 
            receipt of supportive services provided; or
                ``(ii) as appropriate, for a person who was appointed 
            by the individual, or is legally acting on the individual's 
            behalf, in order to represent or advise the individual in 
            financial or service coordination matters (referred to in 
            this paragraph as a `representative' of the individual), to 
            direct and control the receipt of those services; and
            ``(C) assist an older individual (or, as appropriate, a 
        representative of the individual) to develop a plan for long-
        term support, including selecting, budgeting for, and 
        purchasing home and community-based long-term care and 
        supportive services;
        ``(5) provide for the Administration to play a lead role with 
    respect to issues concerning home and community-based long-term 
    care, including--
            ``(A) directing (as the Secretary or the President 
        determines to be appropriate) or otherwise participating in 
        departmental and interdepartmental activities concerning long-
        term care;
            ``(B) reviewing and commenting on departmental rules, 
        regulations, and policies related to providing long-term care; 
        and
            ``(C) making recommendations to the Secretary with respect 
        to home and community-based long-term care, including 
        recommendations based on findings made through projects 
        conducted under paragraph (2);
        ``(6) promote, in coordination with other appropriate Federal 
    agencies--
            ``(A) enhanced awareness by the public of the importance of 
        planning in advance for long-term care; and
            ``(B) the availability of information and resources to 
        assist in such planning;
        ``(7) ensure access to, and the dissemination of, information 
    about all long-term care options and service providers, including 
    the availability of integrated long-term care;
        ``(8) implement in all States Aging and Disability Resource 
    Centers--
            ``(A) to serve as visible and trusted sources of 
        information on the full range of long-term care options, 
        including both institutional and home and community-based care, 
        which are available in the community;
            ``(B) to provide personalized and consumer-friendly 
        assistance to empower individuals to make informed decisions 
        about their care options;
            ``(C) to provide coordinated and streamlined access to all 
        publicly supported long-term care options so that consumers can 
        obtain the care they need through a single intake, assessment, 
        and eligibility determination process;
            ``(D) to help individuals to plan ahead for their future 
        long-term care needs; and
            ``(E) to assist (in coordination with the entities carrying 
        out the health insurance information, counseling, and 
        assistance program (receiving funding under section 4360 of the 
        Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 1395b-4)) 
        in the States) beneficiaries, and prospective beneficiaries, 
        under the Medicare program established under title XVIII of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) in understanding 
        and accessing prescription drug and preventative health 
        benefits under the provisions of, and amendments made by, the 
        Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act 
        of 2003;
        ``(9) establish, either directly or through grants or 
    contracts, national technical assistance programs to assist State 
    agencies, area agencies on aging, and community-based service 
    providers funded under this Act in implementing--
            ``(A) home and community-based long-term care systems, 
        including evidence-based programs; and
            ``(B) evidence-based disease prevention and health 
        promotion services programs;
        ``(10) develop, in collaboration with the Administrator of the 
    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, performance standards and 
    measures for use by States to determine the extent to which their 
    State systems of long-term care fulfill the objectives described in 
    this subsection; and
        ``(11) conduct such other activities as the Assistant Secretary 
    determines to be appropriate.
    ``(c) The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Chief 
Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community 
Service, shall--
        ``(1) encourage and permit volunteer groups (including 
    organizations carrying out national service programs and including 
    organizations of youth in secondary or postsecondary school) that 
    are active in supportive services and civic engagement to 
    participate and be involved individually or through representative 
    groups in supportive service and civic engagement programs or 
    activities to the maximum extent feasible;
        ``(2) develop a comprehensive strategy for utilizing older 
    individuals to address critical local needs of national concern, 
    including the engagement of older individuals in the activities of 
    public and nonprofit organizations such as community-based 
    organizations, including faith-based organizations; and
        ``(3) encourage other community capacity-building initiatives 
    involving older individuals, with particular attention to 
    initiatives that demonstrate effectiveness and cost savings in 
    meeting critical needs.''; and
        (3) in subsection (e)(1)(A), by striking the semicolon at the 
    end and inserting a period.

SEC. 203. FEDERAL AGENCY CONSULTATION.

    Section 203 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3013) is 
amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)(3)(A)--
            (A) by striking ``(with particular attention to low-income 
        minority older individuals and older individuals residing in 
        rural areas)'' and inserting ``(with particular attention to 
        low-income older individuals, including low-income minority 
        older individuals, older individuals with limited English 
        proficiency, and older individuals residing in rural areas)''; 
        and
            (B) by striking ``section 507'' and inserting ``section 
        518'';
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (17), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (B) in paragraph (18), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``, and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(19) sections 4 and 5 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 
    (29 U.S.C. 3003, 3004).''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c)(1) The Secretary, in collaboration with the Federal officials 
specified in paragraph (2), shall establish an Interagency Coordinating 
Committee on Aging (referred to in this subsection as the `Committee') 
focusing on the coordination of agencies with respect to aging issues.
    ``(2) The officials referred to in paragraph (1) shall include the 
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 
and may include, at the direction of the President, the Attorney 
General, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the 
Treasury, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the Commissioner of Social Security, and such other Federal 
officials as the President may direct. An official described in this 
paragraph may appoint a designee to carry out the official's duties 
under paragraph (1).
    ``(3) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall serve as the 
first chairperson of the Committee, for 1 term, and the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall serve as the chairperson for the 
following term. After that following term, the Committee shall select a 
chairperson from among the members of the Committee, and any member may 
serve as the chairperson. No member may serve as the chairperson for 
more than 1 consecutive term.
    ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, a term shall be a period of 
2 calendar years.
    ``(5) The Committee shall meet not less often than once each year.
    ``(6) The Committee shall--
        ``(A) share information with and establish an ongoing system to 
    improve coordination among Federal agencies with responsibility for 
    programs and services for older individuals and recommend 
    improvements to such system with an emphasis on--
            ``(i) improving access to programs and services for older 
        individuals;
            ``(ii) maximizing the impact of federally funded programs 
        and services for older individuals by increasing the 
        efficiency, effectiveness, and delivery of such programs and 
        services;
            ``(iii) planning and preparing for the impact of 
        demographic changes on programs and services for older 
        individuals; and
            ``(iv) reducing or eliminating areas of overlap and 
        duplication by Federal agencies in the provision and 
        accessibility of such programs and services;
        ``(B) identify, promote, and implement (as appropriate), best 
    practices and evidence-based program and service models to assist 
    older individuals in meeting their housing, health care, and other 
    supportive service needs, including--
            ``(i) consumer-directed care models for home and community-
        based care and supportive services that link housing, health 
        care, and other supportive services and that facilitate aging 
        in place, enabling older individuals to remain in their homes 
        and communities as the individuals age; and
            ``(ii) innovations in technology applications (including 
        assistive technology devices and assistive technology services) 
        that give older individuals access to information on available 
        services or that help in providing services to older 
        individuals;
        ``(C) collect and disseminate information about older 
    individuals and the programs and services available to the 
    individuals to ensure that the individuals can access comprehensive 
    information;
        ``(D) work with the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related 
    Statistics, the Bureau of the Census, and member agencies to ensure 
    the continued collection of data relating to the housing, health 
    care, and other supportive service needs of older individuals and 
    to support efforts to identify and address unmet data needs;
        ``(E) actively seek input from and consult with nongovernmental 
    experts and organizations, including public health interest and 
    research groups and foundations about the activities described in 
    subparagraphs (A) through (F);
        ``(F) identify any barriers and impediments, including barriers 
    and impediments in statutory and regulatory law, to the access and 
    use by older individuals of federally funded programs and services; 
    and
        ``(G) work with States to better provide housing, health care, 
    and other supportive services to older individuals by--
            ``(i) holding meetings with State agencies;
            ``(ii) providing ongoing technical assistance to States 
        about better meeting the needs of older individuals; and
            ``(iii) working with States to designate liaisons, from the 
        State agencies, to the Committee.
    ``(7) Not later than 90 days following the end of each term, the 
Committee shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Special 
Committee on Aging of the Senate, a report that--
        ``(A) describes the activities and accomplishments of the 
    Committee in--
            ``(i) enhancing the overall coordination of federally 
        funded programs and services for older individuals; and
            ``(ii) meeting the requirements of paragraph (6);
        ``(B) incorporates an analysis from the head of each agency 
    that is a member of the interagency coordinating committee 
    established under paragraph (1) that describes the barriers and 
    impediments, including barriers and impediments in statutory and 
    regulatory law (as the chairperson of the Committee determines to 
    be appropriate), to the access and use by older individuals of 
    programs and services administered by such agency; and
        ``(C) makes such recommendations as the chairman determines to 
    be appropriate for actions to meet the needs described in paragraph 
    (6) and for coordinating programs and services designed to meet 
    those needs.
    ``(8) On the request of the Committee, any Federal Government 
employee may be detailed to the Committee without reimbursement, and 
such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service 
status or privilege.''.

SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 205 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3016) is 
amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) in subparagraph (C), by adding ``and'' at the end;
                (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and 
            inserting a period; and
                (iii) by striking subparagraph (E); and
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A)--

                    (I) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:

        ``(i) designing, implementing, and evaluating evidence-based 
    programs to support improved nutrition and regular physical 
    activity for older individuals;'';

                    (II) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:

        ``(iii) conducting outreach and disseminating evidence-based 
    information to nutrition service providers about the benefits of 
    healthful diets and regular physical activity, including 
    information about the most current Dietary Guidelines for Americans 
    published under section 301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring 
    and Related Research Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341), the Food Guidance 
    System of the Department of Agriculture, and advances in nutrition 
    science;'';

                    (III) in clause (vii), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end; and
                    (IV) by striking clause (viii) and inserting the 
                following:

        ``(viii) disseminating guidance that describes strategies for 
    improving the nutritional quality of meals provided under title 
    III, including strategies for increasing the consumption of whole 
    grains, lowfat dairy products, fruits, and vegetables;
        ``(ix) developing and disseminating guidelines for conducting 
    nutrient analyses of meals provided under subparts 1 and 2 of part 
    C of title III, including guidelines for averaging key nutrients 
    over an appropriate period of time; and
        ``(x) providing technical assistance to the regional offices of 
    the Administration with respect to each duty described in clauses 
    (i) through (ix).''; and
                (ii) by amending subparagraph (C)(i) to read as 
            follows:
        ``(i) have expertise in nutrition, energy balance, and meal 
    planning; and''.

SEC. 205. EVALUATION.

    The first sentence of section 206(g) of the Older Americans Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3017(g)) is amended to read as follows: ``From the 
total amount appropriated for each fiscal year to carry out title III, 
the Secretary may use such sums as may be necessary, but not to exceed 
\1/2\ of 1 percent of such amount, for purposes of conducting 
evaluations under this section, either directly or through grants or 
contracts.''.

SEC. 206. REPORTS.

    Section 207(b)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3018(b)(2)) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Labor'' and inserting 
    ``the Workforce''; and
        (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``Labor and Human 
    Resources'' and inserting ``Health, Education, Labor, and 
    Pensions''.

SEC. 207. CONTRACTING AND GRANT AUTHORITY; PRIVATE PAY RELATIONSHIPS; 
              APPROPRIATE USE OF FUNDS.

    Section 212 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3020c) is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 212. CONTRACTING AND GRANT AUTHORITY; PRIVATE PAY RELATIONSHIPS; 
              APPROPRIATE USE OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), this Act shall not be 
construed to prevent a recipient of a grant or a contract under this 
Act (other than title V) from entering into an agreement with a 
profitmaking organization for the recipient to provide services to 
individuals or entities not otherwise receiving services under this 
Act, provided that--
        ``(1) if funds provided under this Act to such recipient are 
    initially used by the recipient to pay part or all of a cost 
    incurred by the recipient in developing and carrying out such 
    agreement, such agreement guarantees that the cost is reimbursed to 
    the recipient;
        ``(2) if such agreement provides for the provision of 1 or more 
    services, of the type provided under this Act by or on behalf of 
    such recipient, to an individual or entity seeking to receive such 
    services--
            ``(A) the individuals and entities may only purchase such 
        services at their fair market rate;
            ``(B) all costs incurred by the recipient in providing such 
        services (and not otherwise reimbursed under paragraph (1)), 
        are reimbursed to such recipient; and
            ``(C) the recipient reports the rates for providing such 
        services under such agreement in accordance with subsection (c) 
        and the rates are consistent with the prevailing market rate 
        for provision of such services in the relevant geographic area 
        as determined by the State agency or area agency on aging (as 
        applicable); and
        ``(3) any amount of payment to the recipient under the 
    agreement that exceeds reimbursement under this subsection of the 
    recipient's costs is used to provide, or support the provision of, 
    services under this Act.
    ``(b) Ensuring Appropriate Use of Funds.--An agreement described in 
subsection (a) may not--
        ``(1) be made without the prior approval of the State agency 
    (or, in the case of a grantee under title VI, without the prior 
    recommendation of the Director of the Office for American Indian, 
    Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Aging and the prior approval of 
    the Assistant Secretary), after timely submission of all relevant 
    documents related to the agreement including information on all 
    costs incurred;
        ``(2) directly or indirectly provide for, or have the effect 
    of, paying, reimbursing, subsidizing, or otherwise compensating an 
    individual or entity in an amount that exceeds the fair market 
    value of the services subject to such agreement;
        ``(3) result in the displacement of services otherwise 
    available to an older individual with greatest social need, an 
    older individual with greatest economic need, or an older 
    individual who is at risk for institutional placement; or
        ``(4) in any other way compromise, undermine, or be 
    inconsistent with the objective of serving the needs of older 
    individuals, as determined by the Assistant Secretary.
    ``(c) Monitoring and Reporting.--To ensure that any agreement 
described in subsection (a) complies with the requirements of this 
section and other applicable provisions of this Act, the Assistant 
Secretary shall develop and implement uniform monitoring procedures and 
reporting requirements consistent with the provisions of subparagraphs 
(A) through (E) of section 306(a)(13) in consultation with the State 
agencies and area agencies on aging. The Assistant Secretary shall 
annually prepare and submit to the chairpersons and ranking members of 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report analyzing all such 
agreements, and the costs incurred and services provided under the 
agreements. This report shall contain information on the number of the 
agreements per State, summaries of all the agreements, and information 
on the type of organizations participating in the agreements, types of 
services provided under the agreements, and the net proceeds from, and 
documentation of funds spent and reimbursed, under the agreements.
    ``(d) Timely Reimbursement.--All reimbursements made under this 
section shall be made in a timely manner, according to standards 
specified by the Assistant Secretary.
    ``(e) Cost.--In this section, the term `cost' means an expense, 
including an administrative expense, incurred by a recipient in 
developing or carrying out an agreement described in subsection (a), 
whether the recipient contributed funds, staff time, or other plant, 
equipment, or services to meet the expense.''.

SEC. 208. NUTRITION EDUCATION.

    Section 214 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3020e) is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 214. NUTRITION EDUCATION.

    ``The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Agriculture, shall conduct outreach and provide technical assistance to 
agencies and organizations that serve older individuals to assist such 
agencies and organizations to carry out integrated health promotion and 
disease prevention programs that--
        ``(1) are designed for older individuals; and
        ``(2) include--
            ``(A) nutrition education;
            ``(B) physical activity; and
            ``(C) other activities to modify behavior and to improve 
        health literacy, including providing information on optimal 
        nutrient intake, through nutrition education and nutrition 
        assessment and counseling, in accordance with section 
        339(2)(J).''.

SEC. 209. PENSION COUNSELING AND INFORMATION PROGRAMS.

    Section 215 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3020e-1) 
is amended--
        (1) in subsection (e)(1)(J), by striking ``and low income 
    retirees'' and inserting ``, low-income retirees, and older 
    individuals with limited English proficiency'';
        (2) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
    the following:
        ``(2) The ability of the entity to perform effective outreach 
    to affected populations, particularly populations with limited 
    English proficiency and other populations that are identified as in 
    need of special outreach.''; and
        (3) in subsection (h)(2), by inserting ``(including individuals 
    with limited English proficiency)'' after ``individuals''.

SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 216 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3020f) is 
amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 
    and 2005'' and inserting ``2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.''; and
        (2) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking ``year'' and all 
    that follows through ``years'', and inserting ``years 2007, 2008, 
    2009, 2010, and 2011''.

      TITLE III--GRANTS FOR STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING

SEC. 301. PURPOSE; ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 301(a)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3021(a)(2)) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
        (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and 
    inserting ``; and''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(F) organizations that have experience in providing training, 
    placement, and stipends for volunteers or participants who are 
    older individuals (such as organizations carrying out Federal 
    service programs administered by the Corporation for National and 
    Community Service), in community service settings.''.

SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 302 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3022) is 
amended--
        (1) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(4) The term `family caregiver' means an adult family member, 
    or another individual, who is an informal provider of in-home and 
    community care to an older individual or to an individual with 
    Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder with neurological and 
    organic brain dysfunction.'';
        (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs 
    (4), (2), and (3), respectively; and
        (3) by moving paragraph (4), as so redesignated, to the end of 
    the section.

SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; USES OF FUNDS.

    Section 303 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3023) is 
amended--
        (1) in subsections (a)(1), (b), and (d), by striking ``year 
    2001'' and all that follows through ``years'' each place it 
    appears, and inserting ``years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011''; 
    and
        (2) in subsection (e)--
            (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``$125,000,000'' and all 
        that follows and inserting ``$160,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2007.'';
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``such sums'' and all 
        that follows and inserting ``$166,500,000 for fiscal year 2008, 
        $173,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, $180,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2010, and $187,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.''; and
            (C) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) by striking ``(2)--'' and all that follows through 
            ``1 percent'' and inserting ``(2), not more than 1 
            percent'';
                (ii) by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''; and
                (iii) by striking ``section 376'' and inserting 
            ``section 411(a)(11)''.

SEC. 304. ALLOTMENTS.

    Section 304(a)(3)(D) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3024(a)(3)(D)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(D)(i) No State shall be allotted less than the total amount 
allotted to the State for fiscal year 2006.
    ``(ii) No State shall receive a percentage increase in an 
allotment, above the State's fiscal year 2006 allotment, that is less 
than--
        ``(I) for fiscal year 2007, 20 percent of the percentage 
    increase above the fiscal year 2006 allotments for all of the 
    States;
        ``(II) for fiscal year 2008, 15 percent of the percentage 
    increase above the fiscal year 2006 allotments for all of the 
    States;
        ``(III) for fiscal year 2009, 10 percent of the percentage 
    increase above the fiscal year 2006 allotments for all of the 
    States; and
        ``(IV) For fiscal year 2010, 5 percent of the percentage 
    increase above the fiscal year 2006 allotments for all of the 
    States.''.

SEC. 305. ORGANIZATION.

    Section 305(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3025(a)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1)(E)--
            (A) by striking ``(with particular attention to low-income 
        minority individuals and older individuals residing in rural 
        areas)'' each place it appears and inserting ``(with particular 
        attention to low-income older individuals, including low-income 
        minority older individuals, older individuals with limited 
        English proficiency, and older individuals residing in rural 
        areas)''; and
            (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
        (2) in paragraph (2)--
            (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``, with particular 
        attention to low-income minority individuals and older 
        individuals residing in rural areas'' and inserting ``(with 
        particular attention to low-income older individuals, including 
        low-income minority older individuals, older individuals with 
        limited English proficiency, and older individuals residing in 
        rural areas)''; and
            (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) the State agency shall, consistent with this section, 
    promote the development and implementation of a State system of 
    long-term care that is a comprehensive, coordinated system that 
    enables older individuals to receive long-term care in home and 
    community-based settings, in a manner responsive to the needs and 
    preferences of the older individuals and their family caregivers, 
    by--
            ``(A) collaborating, coordinating, and consulting with 
        other agencies in such State responsible for formulating, 
        implementing, and administering programs, benefits, and 
        services related to providing long-term care;
            ``(B) participating in any State government activities 
        concerning long-term care, including reviewing and commenting 
        on any State rules, regulations, and policies related to long-
        term care;
            ``(C) conducting analyses and making recommendations with 
        respect to strategies for modifying the State system of long-
        term care to better--
                ``(i) respond to the needs and preferences of older 
            individuals and family caregivers;
                ``(ii) facilitate the provision, by service providers, 
            of long-term care in home and community-based settings; and
                ``(iii) target services to individuals at risk for 
            institutional placement, to permit such individuals to 
            remain in home and community-based settings;
            ``(D) implementing (through area agencies on aging, service 
        providers, and such other entities as the State determines to 
        be appropriate) evidence-based programs to assist older 
        individuals and their family caregivers in learning about and 
        making behavioral changes intended to reduce the risk of 
        injury, disease, and disability among older individuals; and
            ``(E) providing for the availability and distribution 
        (through public education campaigns, Aging and Disability 
        Resource Centers, area agencies on aging, and other appropriate 
        means) of information relating to--
                ``(i) the need to plan in advance for long-term care; 
            and
                ``(ii) the full range of available public and private 
            long-term care (including integrated long-term care) 
            programs, options, service providers, and resources.''.

SEC. 306. AREA PLANS.

    Section 306 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3026) is 
amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) by striking ``(with particular attention to low-
            income minority individuals and older individuals residing 
            in rural areas)'' and inserting ``(with particular 
            attention to low-income older individuals, including low-
            income minority older individuals, older individuals with 
            limited English proficiency, and older individuals residing 
            in rural areas)'';
                (ii) by striking ``(with particular attention to low-
            income minority individuals)'' and inserting ``(with 
            particular attention to low-income older individuals, 
            including low-income minority older individuals, older 
            individuals with limited English proficiency, and older 
            individuals residing in rural areas)''; and
                (iii) by inserting ``the number of older individuals at 
            risk for institutional placement residing in such area,'' 
            after ``individuals) residing in such area,'';
            (B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                (i) by inserting after ``transportation,'' the 
            following: ``health services (including mental health 
            services),''; and
                (ii) by inserting after ``information and assistance'' 
            the following: ``(which may include information and 
            assistance to consumers on availability of services under 
            part B and how to receive benefits under and participate in 
            publicly supported programs for which the consumer may be 
            eligible)'';
            (C) in paragraph (4)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A)--

                    (I) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:

        ``(i)(I) provide assurances that the area agency on aging 
    will--
            ``(aa) set specific objectives, consistent with State 
        policy, for providing services to older individuals with 
        greatest economic need, older individuals with greatest social 
        need, and older individuals at risk for institutional 
        placement;
            ``(bb) include specific objectives for providing services 
        to low-income minority older individuals, older individuals 
        with limited English proficiency, and older individuals 
        residing in rural areas; and
        ``(II) include proposed methods to achieve the objectives 
    described in items (aa) and (bb) of subclause (I);''; and

                    (II) in clause (ii), by inserting ``, older 
                individuals with limited English proficiency,'' after 
                ``low-income minority individuals'' each place it 
                appears; and

                (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

                    (I) by moving the left margin of each of 
                subparagraph (B), clauses (i) and (ii), and subclauses 
                (I) through (VI) of clause (i), 2 ems to the left; and
                    (II) in clause (i)--

                        (aa) in subclause (V), by striking ``with 
                    limited English-speaking ability; and'' and 
                    inserting ``with limited English proficiency;'';
                        (bb) in subclause (VI), by striking ``or 
                    related'' and inserting ``and related''; and
                        (cc) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(VII) older individuals at risk for institutional 
            placement; and'';
            (D) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``and individuals at 
        risk for institutional placement'' after ``severe 
        disabilities'';
            (E) in paragraph (6)--
                (i) in subparagraph (C)--

                    (I) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (II) in clause (ii), by adding ``and'' at the end; 
                and
                    (III) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:

            ``(iii) make use of trained volunteers in providing direct 
        services delivered to older individuals and individuals with 
        disabilities needing such services and, if possible, work in 
        coordination with organizations that have experience in 
        providing training, placement, and stipends for volunteers or 
        participants (such as organizations carrying out Federal 
        service programs administered by the Corporation for National 
        and Community Service), in community service settings;'';
                (ii) in subparagraph (D)--

                    (I) by inserting ``family caregivers of such 
                individuals,'' after ``Act,''; and
                    (II) by inserting ``service providers, 
                representatives of the business community,'' after 
                ``individuals,''; and

                (iii) by amending subparagraph (F) to read as follows:
            ``(F) in coordination with the State agency and with the 
        State agency responsible for mental health services, increase 
        public awareness of mental health disorders, remove barriers to 
        diagnosis and treatment, and coordinate mental health services 
        (including mental health screenings) provided with funds 
        expended by the area agency on aging with mental health 
        services provided by community health centers and by other 
        public agencies and nonprofit private organizations;'';
            (F) in paragraph (7), to read as follows:
        ``(7) provide that the area agency on aging shall, consistent 
    with this section, facilitate the area-wide development and 
    implementation of a comprehensive, coordinated system for providing 
    long-term care in home and community-based settings, in a manner 
    responsive to the needs and preferences of older individuals and 
    their family caregivers, by--
            ``(A) collaborating, coordinating activities, and 
        consulting with other local public and private agencies and 
        organizations responsible for administering programs, benefits, 
        and services related to providing long-term care;
            ``(B) conducting analyses and making recommendations with 
        respect to strategies for modifying the local system of long-
        term care to better--
                ``(i) respond to the needs and preferences of older 
            individuals and family caregivers;
                ``(ii) facilitate the provision, by service providers, 
            of long-term care in home and community-based settings; and
                ``(iii) target services to older individuals at risk 
            for institutional placement, to permit such individuals to 
            remain in home and community-based settings;
            ``(C) implementing, through the agency or service 
        providers, evidence-based programs to assist older individuals 
        and their family caregivers in learning about and making 
        behavioral changes intended to reduce the risk of injury, 
        disease, and disability among older individuals; and
            ``(D) providing for the availability and distribution 
        (through public education campaigns, Aging and Disability 
        Resource Centers, the area agency on aging itself, and other 
        appropriate means) of information relating to--
                ``(i) the need to plan in advance for long-term care; 
            and
                ``(ii) the full range of available public and private 
            long-term care (including integrated long-term care) 
            programs, options, service providers, and resources;'';
            (G) by striking paragraph (14) and the 2 paragraphs (15);
            (H) by redesignating paragraph (16) as paragraph (14); and
            (I) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(15) provide assurances that funds received under this title 
    will be used--
            ``(A) to provide benefits and services to older 
        individuals, giving priority to older individuals identified in 
        paragraph (4)(A)(i); and
            ``(B) in compliance with the assurances specified in 
        paragraph (13) and the limitations specified in section 212;
        ``(16) provide, to the extent feasible, for the furnishing of 
    services under this Act, consistent with self-directed care; and
        ``(17) include information detailing how the area agency on 
    aging will coordinate activities, and develop long-range emergency 
    preparedness plans, with local and State emergency response 
    agencies, relief organizations, local and State governments, and 
    any other institutions that have responsibility for disaster relief 
    service delivery.'';
        (2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as 
    subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f); and
        (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b)(1) An area agency on aging may include in the area plan an 
assessment of how prepared the area agency on aging and service 
providers in the planning and service area are for any anticipated 
change in the number of older individuals during the 10-year period 
following the fiscal year for which the plan is submitted.
    ``(2) Such assessment may include--
        ``(A) the projected change in the number of older individuals 
    in the planning and service area;
        ``(B) an analysis of how such change may affect such 
    individuals, including individuals with low incomes, individuals 
    with greatest economic need, minority older individuals, older 
    individuals residing in rural areas, and older individuals with 
    limited English proficiency;
        ``(C) an analysis of how the programs, policies, and services 
    provided by such area agency can be improved, and how resource 
    levels can be adjusted to meet the needs of the changing population 
    of older individuals in the planning and service area; and
        ``(D) an analysis of how the change in the number of 
    individuals age 85 and older in the planning and service area is 
    expected to affect the need for supportive services.
    ``(3) An area agency on aging, in cooperation with government 
officials, State agencies, tribal organizations, or local entities, may 
make recommendations to government officials in the planning and 
service area and the State, on actions determined by the area agency to 
build the capacity in the planning and service area to meet the needs 
of older individuals for--
        ``(A) health and human services;
        ``(B) land use;
        ``(C) housing;
        ``(D) transportation;
        ``(E) public safety;
        ``(F) workforce and economic development;
        ``(G) recreation;
        ``(H) education;
        ``(I) civic engagement;
        ``(J) emergency preparedness; and
        ``(K) any other service as determined by such agency.''.

SEC. 307. STATE PLANS.

    Section 307(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3027(a)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``section 306(b)'' and 
    inserting ``section 306(c)'';
        (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``, with particular attention 
    to low-income minority individuals and older individuals residing 
    in rural areas'' and inserting ``(with particular attention to low-
    income minority older individuals, older individuals with limited 
    English proficiency, and older individuals residing in rural 
    areas)'';
        (3) by striking paragraph (15);
        (4) by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (15);
        (5) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following:
        ``(14) The plan shall, with respect to the fiscal year 
    preceding the fiscal year for which such plan is prepared--
            ``(A) identify the number of low-income minority older 
        individuals in the State, including the number of low-income 
        minority older individuals with limited English proficiency; 
        and
            ``(B) describe the methods used to satisfy the service 
        needs of the low-income minority older individuals described in 
        subparagraph (A), including the plan to meet the needs of low-
        income minority older individuals with limited English 
        proficiency.'';
        (6) in paragraph (16)(A)--
            (A) in clauses (ii) and (iii), by striking ``(with 
        particular attention to low-income minority individuals and 
        older individuals residing in rural areas)'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``(with particular attention to low-
        income older individuals, including low-income minority older 
        individuals, older individuals with limited English 
        proficiency, and older individuals residing in rural areas)''; 
        and
            (B) in clause (vi), by striking ``or related'' and 
        inserting ``and related''; and
        (7) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(27) The plan shall provide assurances that area agencies on 
    aging will provide, to the extent feasible, for the furnishing of 
    services under this Act, consistent with self-directed care.
        ``(28)(A) The plan shall include, at the election of the State, 
    an assessment of how prepared the State is, under the State's 
    statewide service delivery model, for any anticipated change in the 
    number of older individuals during the 10-year period following the 
    fiscal year for which the plan is submitted.
        ``(B) Such assessment may include--
            ``(i) the projected change in the number of older 
        individuals in the State;
            ``(ii) an analysis of how such change may affect such 
        individuals, including individuals with low incomes, 
        individuals with greatest economic need, minority older 
        individuals, older individuals residing in rural areas, and 
        older individuals with limited English proficiency;
            ``(iii) an analysis of how the programs, policies, and 
        services provided by the State can be improved, including 
        coordinating with area agencies on aging, and how resource 
        levels can be adjusted to meet the needs of the changing 
        population of older individuals in the State; and
            ``(iv) an analysis of how the change in the number of 
        individuals age 85 and older in the State is expected to affect 
        the need for supportive services.
        ``(29) The plan shall include information detailing how the 
    State will coordinate activities, and develop long-range emergency 
    preparedness plans, with area agencies on aging, local emergency 
    response agencies, relief organizations, local governments, State 
    agencies responsible for emergency preparedness, and any other 
    institutions that have responsibility for disaster relief service 
    delivery.
        ``(30) The plan shall include information describing the 
    involvement of the head of the State agency in the development, 
    revision, and implementation of emergency preparedness plans, 
    including the State Public Health Emergency Preparedness and 
    Response Plan.''.

SEC. 308. PAYMENTS.

    Section 309(b)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3029(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``the non-Federal share required 
prior to fiscal year 1981'' and inserting ``10 percent of the cost of 
the services specified in such section 304(d)(1)(D)''.

SEC. 309. NUTRITION SERVICES INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

    Section 311 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030a) is 
amended--
        (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) State agencies that elect to make grants and enter into 
contracts for purposes of this section shall promptly and equitably 
disburse amounts received under this subsection to the recipients of 
the grants and contracts.'';
        (2) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(including bonus 
        commodities)'' after ``commodities'';
            (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(including bonus 
        commodities)'' after ``commodities'';
            (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``(including bonus 
        commodities)'' after ``products''; and
            (D) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) Among the commodities provided under this subsection, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall give special emphasis to foods of high 
nutritional value to support the health of older individuals. The 
Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary, 
is authorized to prescribe the terms and conditions respecting the 
provision of commodities under this subsection.'';
        (3) in subsection (d), to read as follows:
    ``(d)(1) Amounts provided under subsection (b) shall be available 
only for the purchase, by State agencies, recipients of grants and 
contracts from the State agencies (as applicable), and title VI 
grantees, of United States agricultural commodities and other foods for 
their respective nutrition projects, subject to paragraph (2).
    ``(2) An entity specified in paragraph (1) may, at the option of 
such entity, use part or all of the amounts received by the entity 
under subsection (b) to pay a school food authority (within the meaning 
of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 
seq.)) to obtain United States agricultural commodities for such 
entity's nutrition projects, in accordance with an agreement between 
the entity and the school food authority, under which such payments--
        ``(A) shall cover the cost of such commodities; and
        ``(B) may cover related expenses incurred by the school food 
    authority, including the cost of transporting, distributing, 
    processing, storing, and handling such commodities.'';
        (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``2001'' and inserting 
    ``2007''; and
        (5) in subsection (f)--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and 
        Human Services'' and inserting ``the Assistant Secretary and 
        the Secretary of Agriculture''; and
            (B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
        following:
        ``(1) school food authorities participating in programs 
    authorized under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
    within the geographic area served by each such State agency, area 
    agency on aging, and provider; and
        ``(2) the foods available to such State agencies, area agencies 
    on aging, and providers under subsection (c).''.

SEC. 310. CONSUMER CONTRIBUTIONS.

    Section 315 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030c-2) 
is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) by striking ``provided that'' and inserting ``if''; 
            and
                (ii) by adding at the end the following: ``Such 
            contributions shall be encouraged for individuals whose 
            self-declared income is at or above 185 percent of the 
            poverty line, at contribution levels based on the actual 
            cost of services.''; and
            (B) in paragraph (4)(E), by inserting ``and to supplement 
        (not supplant) funds received under this Act'' after ``given'';
        (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``(with particular 
    attention to low-income minority individuals and older individuals 
    residing in rural areas)'' and inserting ``(with particular 
    attention to low-income older individuals, including low-income 
    minority older individuals, older individuals with limited English 
    proficiency, and older individuals residing in rural areas)''; and
        (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``with particular attention 
    to low-income and minority older individuals and older individuals 
    residing in rural areas'' and inserting ``(with particular 
    attention to low-income older individuals, including low-income 
    minority older individuals, older individuals with limited English 
    proficiency, and older individuals residing in rural areas)''.

SEC. 311. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND SENIOR CENTERS.

    Section 321(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3030d(a)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``(including mental health 
    screening)'' after ``screening'';
        (2) in paragraph (11), by striking ``services'' and inserting 
    ``provision of services and assistive devices (including provision 
    of assistive technology services and assistive technology 
    devices)'';
        (3) in paragraph (14)(B) by inserting ``(including mental 
    health)'' after ``health'';
        (4) in paragraph (21)--
            (A) by striking ``school-age children'' and inserting 
        ``students''; and
            (B) by inserting ``services for older individuals with 
        limited English proficiency and'' after ``including'';
        (5) in paragraph (22) by striking the period at the end and 
    inserting a semicolon;
        (6) by redesignating paragraph (23) as paragraph (25); and
        (7) by inserting after paragraph (22) the following:
        ``(23) services designed to support States, area agencies on 
    aging, and local service providers in carrying out and coordinating 
    activities for older individuals with respect to mental health 
    services, including outreach for, education concerning, and 
    screening for such services, and referral to such services for 
    treatment;
        ``(24) activities to promote and disseminate information about 
    life-long learning programs, including opportunities for distance 
    learning; and''.

SEC. 312. NUTRITION SERVICE.

    After the part heading of part C of title III of the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030e et seq.), insert the following:

``SEC. 330. PURPOSES.

    ``The purposes of this part are--
        ``(1) to reduce hunger and food insecurity;
        ``(2) to promote socialization of older individuals; and
        ``(3) to promote the health and well-being of older individuals 
    by assisting such individuals to gain access to nutrition and other 
    disease prevention and health promotion services to delay the onset 
    of adverse health conditions resulting from poor nutritional health 
    or sedentary behavior.''.

SEC. 313. CONGREGATE NUTRITION PROGRAM.

    Section 331 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030e) is 
amended--
        (1) by striking ``projects--'' and inserting ``projects 
    that--'';
        (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``which,'';
        (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``which''; and
        (4) by striking paragraph (3), and inserting the following:
        ``(3) provide nutrition education, nutrition counseling, and 
    other nutrition services, as appropriate, based on the needs of 
    meal participants.''.

SEC. 314. HOME DELIVERED NUTRITION SERVICES.

    Section 336 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030f) is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 336. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``The Assistant Secretary shall establish and carry out a program 
to make grants to States under State plans approved under section 307 
for the establishment and operation of nutrition projects for older 
individuals that provide--
        ``(1) on 5 or more days a week (except in a rural area where 
    such frequency is not feasible (as defined by the Assistant 
    Secretary by rule) and a lesser frequency is approved by the State 
    agency) at least 1 home delivered meal per day, which may consist 
    of hot, cold, frozen, dried, canned, fresh, or supplemental foods 
    and any additional meals that the recipient of a grant or contract 
    under this subpart elects to provide; and
        ``(2) nutrition education, nutrition counseling, and other 
    nutrition services, as appropriate, based on the needs of meal 
    recipients.''.

SEC. 315. CRITERIA.

    Section 337 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030g) is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 337. CRITERIA.

    ``The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with recognized experts 
in the fields of nutrition science, dietetics, meal planning and food 
service management, and aging, shall develop minimum criteria of 
efficiency and quality for the furnishing of home delivered meal 
services for projects described in section 336.''.

SEC. 316. NUTRITION.

    Section 339 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030g-21) 
is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), to read as follows:
        ``(1) solicit the expertise of a dietitian or other individual 
    with equivalent education and training in nutrition science, or if 
    such an individual is not available, an individual with comparable 
    expertise in the planning of nutritional services, and''; and
        (2) in paragraph (2)--
            (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                (i) in clause (i), to read as follows:
                ``(i) comply with the most recent Dietary Guidelines 
            for Americans, published by the Secretary and the Secretary 
            of Agriculture, and''; and
                (ii) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ``daily recommended 
            dietary allowances as'' and inserting ``dietary reference 
            intakes'';
            (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``joint'' after 
        ``encourages'';
            (C) in subparagraph (G), to read as follows:
            ``(G) ensures that meal providers solicit the advice and 
        expertise of--
                ``(i) a dietitian or other individual described in 
            paragraph (1),
                ``(ii) meal participants, and
                ``(iii) other individuals knowledgeable with regard to 
            the needs of older individuals,'';
            (D) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and accompany'';
            (E) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' at the end; 
        and
            (F) by striking subparagraph (J) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(J) provides for nutrition screening and nutrition 
        education, and nutrition assessment and counseling if 
        appropriate, and
            ``(K) encourages individuals who distribute nutrition 
        services under subpart 2 to provide, to homebound older 
        individuals, available medical information approved by health 
        care professionals, such as informational brochures and 
        information on how to get vaccines, including vaccines for 
        influenza, pneumonia, and shingles, in the individuals' 
        communities.''.

SEC. 317. STUDY OF NUTRITION PROJECTS.

    (a) Study.--
        (1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary for Aging shall use 
    funds allocated in section 206(g) of the Older Americans Act of 
    1965 (42 U.S.C. 3017(g)) to enter into a contract with the Food and 
    Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine of the National 
    Academy of Sciences, for the purpose of establishing an independent 
    panel of experts that will conduct an evidence-based study of the 
    nutrition projects authorized by such Act.
        (2) Study.--Such study shall, to the extent data are available, 
    include--
            (A) an evaluation of the effect of the nutrition projects 
        authorized by such Act on--
                (i) improvement of the health status, including 
            nutritional status, of participants in the projects;
                (ii) prevention of hunger and food insecurity of the 
            participants; and
                (iii) continuation of the ability of the participants 
            to live independently;
            (B) a cost-benefit analysis of nutrition projects 
        authorized by such Act, including the potential to affect costs 
        of the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); and
            (C) an analysis of how and recommendations for how 
        nutrition projects authorized by such Act may be modified to 
        improve the outcomes described in subparagraph (A), including 
        recommendations for improving the nutritional quality of the 
        meals provided through the projects and undertaking other 
        potential strategies to improve the nutritional status of the 
        participants.
    (b) Reports.--
        (1) Report to the assistant secretary.--The panel described in 
    subsection (a)(1) shall submit to the Assistant Secretary a report 
    containing the results of the evidence-based study described in 
    subsection (a), including any recommendations described in 
    subsection (a)(2)(C).
        (2) Report to congress.--The Assistant Secretary shall submit a 
    report containing the results described in paragraph (1) to the 
    Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
    Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
    Pensions of the Senate.

SEC. 318. SENSE OF CONGRESS RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTION OF NUTRITION 
              TO THE HEALTH OF OLDER ADULTS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
        (1) good nutrition is vital to good health, and a diet based on 
    the Dietary Guidelines for Americans may reduce the risk of chronic 
    diseases such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, 
    macular degeneration, and cancer;
        (2) the American Dietetic Association and the American Academy 
    of Family Physicians have estimated that the percentage of older 
    adults who are malnourished is estimated at 20 to 60 percent for 
    those who are in home care and at 40 to 85 percent for those who 
    are in nursing homes;
        (3) the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of 
    Sciences has estimated that approximately 40 percent of community-
    residing persons age 65 and older have inadequate nutrient intakes;
        (4) older adults are susceptible to nutrient deficiencies for a 
    number of reasons, including a reduced capacity to absorb and 
    utilize nutrients, difficulty chewing, and loss of appetite;
        (5) while diet is the preferred source of nutrition, evidence 
    suggests that the use of a single daily multivitamin-mineral 
    supplement may be an effective way to address nutritional gaps that 
    exist among the elderly population, especially the poor; and
        (6) the Dietary Guidelines for Americans state that 
    multivitamin-mineral supplements may be useful when they fill a 
    specific identified nutrient gap that cannot be or is not otherwise 
    being met by the individual's intake of food.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
        (1) meal programs funded by the Older Americans Act of 1965 
    contribute to the nutritional health of older adults;
        (2) when the nutritional needs of older adults are not fully 
    met by diet, use of a single, daily multivitamin-mineral supplement 
    may help prevent nutrition deficiencies common in many older 
    adults;
        (3) use of a single, daily multivitamin-mineral supplement can 
    be a safe and inexpensive strategy to help ensure the nutritional 
    health of older adults; and
        (4) nutrition service providers under the Older Americans Act 
    of 1965 should consider whether individuals participating in 
    congregate and home-delivered meal programs would benefit from a 
    single, daily multivitamin-mineral supplement that is in compliance 
    with all applicable government quality standards and provides at 
    least \2/3\ of the essential vitamins and minerals at 100 percent 
    of the daily value levels as determined by the Commissioner of Food 
    and Drugs.

SEC. 319. IMPROVING INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN BUILDINGS WHERE OLDER 
              INDIVIDUALS CONGREGATE.

    Section 361 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030m) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) The Assistant Secretary shall work in consultation with 
qualified experts to provide information on methods of improving indoor 
air quality in buildings where older individuals congregate.''.

SEC. 320. CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM DEFINITIONS.

    Section 372 of the National Family Caregiver Support Act (42 U.S.C. 
3030s) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or who is an individual 
    with a disability'' after ``age'';
        (2) in paragraph (3)--
            (A) by striking ``a child by blood or marriage'' and 
        inserting ``a child by blood, marriage, or adoption''; and
            (B) by striking ``60'' and inserting ``55'';
        (3) by inserting before ``In this subpart'' the following: 
    ``(a) In General.--'';
        (4) by striking paragraph (2);
        (5) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
        (6) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Rule.--In providing services under this subpart--
        ``(1) for family caregivers who provide care for individuals 
    with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders with neurological 
    and organic brain dysfunction, the State involved shall give 
    priority to caregivers who provide care for older individuals with 
    such disease or disorder; and
        ``(2) for grandparents or older individuals who are relative 
    caregivers, the State involved shall give priority to caregivers 
    who provide care for children with severe disabilities.''.

SEC. 321. CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM.

    Section 373 of the National Family Caregiver Support Act (42 U.S.C. 
3030s-1) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``caregivers to assist'' 
    and all that follows through the end and inserting the following: 
    ``assist the caregivers in the areas of health, nutrition, and 
    financial literacy, and in making decisions and solving problems 
    relating to their caregiving roles;'';
        (2) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``subparagraph (A)(i) 
        or (B) of section 102(28)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A)(i) 
        or (B) of section 102(22)''; and
            (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
        ``(2) Priority.--In providing services under this subpart, the 
    State, in addition to giving the priority described in section 
    372(b), shall give priority--
            ``(A) to caregivers who are older individuals with greatest 
        social need, and older individuals with greatest economic need 
        (with particular attention to low-income older individuals); 
        and
            ``(B) to older individuals providing care to individuals 
        with severe disabilities, including children with severe 
        disabilities.'';
        (3) in subsection (d), to read as follows:
    ``(d) Use of Volunteers.--In carrying out this subpart, each area 
agency on aging shall make use of trained volunteers to expand the 
provision of the available services described in subsection (b) and, if 
possible, work in coordination with organizations that have experience 
in providing training, placement, and stipends for volunteers or 
participants (such as organizations carrying out Federal service 
programs administered by the Corporation for National and Community 
Service), in community service settings.'';
        (4) in subsection (e)(3), by adding at the end the following: 
    ``The reports shall describe any mechanisms used in the State to 
    provide to persons who are family caregivers, or grandparents or 
    older individuals who are relative caregivers, information about 
    and access to various services so that the persons can better carry 
    out their care responsibilities.'';
        (5) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``2001 through 2005'' and 
    inserting ``2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011''; and
        (6) in subsection (g)(2)(C), by inserting ``of a child who is 
    not more than 18 years of age'' before the period at the end.

SEC. 322. NATIONAL INNOVATION.

    Subpart 2 of part E of title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3030s-11 et seq.) is repealed.

      TITLE IV--ACTIVITIES FOR HEALTH, INDEPENDENCE, AND LONGEVITY

SEC. 401. TITLE.

    The Older Americans Act of 1965 is amended by inserting before 
section 401 (42 U.S.C. 3031) the following:

   ``TITLE IV--ACTIVITIES FOR HEALTH, INDEPENDENCE, AND LONGEVITY''.

SEC. 402. GRANT PROGRAMS.

    Section 411 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032) is 
amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (B) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (13); and
            (C) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
        ``(9) planning activities to prepare communities for the aging 
    of the population, which activities may include--
            ``(A) efforts to assess the aging population;
            ``(B) activities to coordinate the activities of State and 
        local agencies in order to meet the needs of older individuals; 
        and
            ``(C) training and technical assistance to support States, 
        area agencies on aging, and organizations receiving grants 
        under title VI, in engaging in community planning activities;
        ``(10) the development, implementation, and assessment of 
    technology-based service models and best practices, to support the 
    use of health monitoring and assessment technologies, communication 
    devices, assistive technologies, and other technologies that may 
    remotely connect family and professional caregivers to frail older 
    individuals residing in home and community-based settings or rural 
    areas;
        ``(11) conducting activities of national significance to 
    promote quality and continuous improvement in the support provided 
    to family and other informal caregivers of older individuals 
    through activities that include program evaluation, training, 
    technical assistance, and research, including--
            ``(A) programs addressing unique issues faced by rural 
        caregivers;
            ``(B) programs focusing on the needs of older individuals 
        with cognitive impairment such as Alzheimer's disease and 
        related disorders with neurological and organic brain 
        dysfunction, and their caregivers; and
            ``(C) programs supporting caregivers in the role they play 
        in providing disease prevention and health promotion services;
        ``(12) building public awareness of cognitive impairments such 
    as Alzheimer's disease and related disorders with neurological and 
    organic brain dysfunction, depression, and mental disorders; and''; 
    and
        (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``year'' and all that 
    follows through ``years'' and inserting ``years 2007, 2008, 2009, 
    2010, and 2011''.

SEC. 403. CAREER PREPARATION FOR THE FIELD OF AGING.

    Section 412(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3032a(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Grants.--The Assistant Secretary shall make grants to 
institutions of higher education, including historically Black colleges 
or universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and Hispanic Centers of 
Excellence in Applied Gerontology, to provide education and training 
that prepares students for careers in the field of aging.''.

SEC. 404. HEALTH CARE SERVICE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS IN RURAL AREAS.

    Section 414 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032c) is 
amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``mental health services,'' 
    after ``care,''; and
        (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i), by inserting ``mental health,'' 
    after ``health,''.

SEC. 405. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND INNOVATION TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION 
              FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS.

    Section 416 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032e) is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 416. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND INNOVATION TO IMPROVE 
              TRANSPORTATION FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may award grants or contracts to 
nonprofit organizations to improve transportation services for older 
individuals.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--
        ``(1) In general.--A nonprofit organization receiving a grant 
    or contract under subsection (a) shall use the funds received 
    through such grant or contract to carry out a demonstration 
    project, or to provide technical assistance to assist local transit 
    providers, area agencies on aging, senior centers, and local senior 
    support groups, to encourage and facilitate coordination of 
    Federal, State, and local transportation services and resources for 
    older individuals. The organization may use the funds to develop 
    and carry out an innovative transportation demonstration project to 
    create transportation services for older individuals.
        ``(2) Specific activities.--In carrying out a demonstration 
    project or providing technical assistance under paragraph (1) the 
    organization may carry out activities that include--
            ``(A) developing innovative approaches for improving access 
        by older individuals to transportation services, including 
        volunteer driver programs, economically sustainable 
        transportation programs, and programs that allow older 
        individuals to transfer their automobiles to a provider of 
        transportation services in exchange for the services;
            ``(B) preparing information on transportation options and 
        resources for older individuals and organizations serving such 
        individuals, and disseminating the information by establishing 
        and operating a toll-free telephone number;
            ``(C) developing models and best practices for providing 
        comprehensive integrated transportation services for older 
        individuals, including services administered by the Secretary 
        of Transportation, by providing ongoing technical assistance to 
        agencies providing services under title III and by assisting in 
        coordination of public and community transportation services; 
        and
            ``(D) providing special services to link older individuals 
        to transportation services not provided under title III.
    ``(c) Economically Sustainable Transportation.--In this section, 
the term `economically sustainable transportation' means demand 
responsive transportation for older individuals--
        ``(1) that may be provided through volunteers; and
        ``(2) that the provider will provide without receiving Federal 
    or other public financial assistance, after a period of not more 
    than 5 years of providing the services under this section.''.

SEC. 406. DEMONSTRATION, SUPPORT, AND RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR 
              MULTIGENERATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT 
              ACTIVITIES.

    Section 417 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032f) is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 417. DEMONSTRATION, SUPPORT, AND RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR 
              MULTIGENERATIONAL AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Grants and Contracts.--The Assistant Secretary shall award 
grants and enter into contracts with eligible organizations to carry 
out projects to--
        ``(1) provide opportunities for older individuals to 
    participate in multigenerational activities and civic engagement 
    activities designed to meet critical community needs, and use the 
    full range of time, skills, and experience of older individuals, 
    including demonstration and support projects that--
            ``(A) provide support for grandparents and other older 
        individuals who are relative caregivers raising children (such 
        as kinship navigator programs); or
            ``(B) involve volunteers who are older individuals who 
        provide support and information to families who have a child 
        with a disability or chronic illness, or other families in need 
        of such family support; and
        ``(2) coordinate multigenerational activities and civic 
    engagement activities, promote volunteerism, and facilitate 
    development of and participation in multigenerational activities 
    and civic engagement activities.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--An eligible organization shall use funds made 
available under a grant awarded, or a contract entered into, under this 
section to--
        ``(1) carry out a project described in subsection (a); and
        ``(2) evaluate the project in accordance with subsection (f).
    ``(c) Preference.--In awarding grants and entering into contracts 
to carry out a project described in subsection (a), the Assistant 
Secretary shall give preference to--
        ``(1) eligible organizations with a demonstrated record of 
    carrying out multigenerational activities or civic engagement 
    activities;
        ``(2) eligible organizations proposing multigenerational 
    activity projects that will serve older individuals and communities 
    with the greatest need (with particular attention to low-income 
    minority individuals, older individuals with limited English 
    proficiency, older individuals residing in rural areas, and low-
    income minority communities);
        ``(3) eligible organizations proposing civic engagement 
    projects that will serve communities with the greatest need; and
        ``(4) eligible organizations with the capacity to develop 
    meaningful roles and assignments that use the time, skills, and 
    experience of older individuals to serve public and nonprofit 
    organizations.
    ``(d) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into 
a contract under subsection (a), an organization shall submit an 
application to the Assistant Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
and accompanied by such information as the Assistant Secretary may 
reasonably require.
    ``(e) Eligible Organizations.--Organizations eligible to receive a 
grant or enter into a contract under subsection (a)--
        ``(1) to carry out activities described in subsection (a)(1), 
    shall be organizations that provide opportunities for older 
    individuals to participate in activities described in subsection 
    (a)(1); and
        ``(2) to carry out activities described in subsection (a)(2), 
    shall be organizations with the capacity to conduct the 
    coordination, promotion, and facilitation described in subsection 
    (a)(2), through the use of multigenerational coordinators.
    ``(f) Local Evaluation and Report.--
        ``(1) Evaluation.--Each organization receiving a grant or a 
    contract under subsection (a) to carry out a project described in 
    subsection (a) shall evaluate the multigenerational activities or 
    civic engagement activities carried out under the project to 
    determine--
            ``(A) the effectiveness of the activities involved;
            ``(B) the impact of such activities on the community being 
        served and the organization providing the activities; and
            ``(C) the impact of such activities on older individuals 
        involved in such project.
        ``(2) Report.--The organization shall submit a report to the 
    Assistant Secretary containing the evaluation not later than 6 
    months after the expiration of the period for which the grant or 
    contract is in effect.
    ``(g) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after the 
Assistant Secretary receives the reports described in subsection 
(f)(2), the Assistant Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the 
Senate a report that assesses the evaluations and includes, at a 
minimum--
        ``(1) the names or descriptive titles of the projects funded 
    under subsection (a);
        ``(2) a description of the nature and operation of the 
    projects;
        ``(3) the names and addresses of organizations that conducted 
    the projects;
        ``(4) in the case of projects carried out under subsection 
    (a)(1), a description of the methods and success of the projects in 
    recruiting older individuals as employees and as volunteers to 
    participate in the projects;
        ``(5) in the case of projects carried out under subsection 
    (a)(1), a description of the success of the projects in retaining 
    older individuals participating in the projects as employees and as 
    volunteers;
        ``(6) in the case of projects carried out under subsection 
    (a)(1), the rate of turnover of older individual employees and 
    volunteers in the projects;
        ``(7) a strategy for disseminating the findings resulting from 
    the projects described in paragraph (1); and
        ``(8) any policy change recommendations relating to the 
    projects.
    ``(h) Definitions.--As used in this section:
        ``(1) Multigenerational activity.--The term `multigenerational 
    activity' means an activity that provides an opportunity for 
    interaction between 2 or more individuals of different generations, 
    including activities connecting older individuals and youth in a 
    child care program, a youth day care program, an educational 
    assistance program, an at-risk youth intervention program, a 
    juvenile delinquency treatment program, a before- or after-school 
    program, a library program, or a family support program.
        ``(2) Multigenerational coordinator.--The term 
    `multigenerational coordinator' means a person who--
            ``(A) builds the capacity of public and nonprofit 
        organizations to develop meaningful roles and assignments, that 
        use the time, skill, and experience of older individuals to 
        serve those organizations; and
            ``(B) nurtures productive, sustainable working 
        relationships between--
                ``(i) individuals from the generations with older 
            individuals; and
                ``(ii) individuals in younger generations.''.

SEC. 407. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS.

    Section 418(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3032g(a)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by inserting ``(including mental 
health)'' after ``health''.

SEC. 408. MULTIDISCIPLINARY CENTERS AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY SYSTEMS.

    Section 419 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032h) is 
amended--
        (1) by striking the title and inserting the following:

``SEC. 419. MULTIDISCIPLINARY CENTERS AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY SYSTEMS.'';

        (2)(A) in subsection (b)(2), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
    through (G) as clauses (i) through (vii), respectively;
        (B) in subsection (c)(2), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
    through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively; and
        (C) by aligning the margins of the clauses described in 
    subparagraphs (A) and (B) with the margins of clause (iv) of 
    section 418(a)(2)(A) of such Act;
        (3)(A) in subsection (b), by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
    (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
        (B) in subsection (c), by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) 
    as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
        (C) by aligning the margins of the subparagraphs described in 
    subparagraphs (A) and (B) with the margins of subparagraph (D) of 
    section 420(a)(1) of such Act;
        (4) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)'' and all that follows 
    through ``The'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Multidisciplinary Centers.--
        ``(1) Program authorized.--The'';
        (5) in subsection (b)--
            (A) by striking the following:
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--'' and inserting the following:
        ``(2) Use of funds.--''; and
            (B) by striking ``subsection (a)'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``paragraph (1)'';
        (6) in subsection (c)--
            (A) by striking the following:
    ``(c) Data.--'' and inserting the following:
        ``(3) Data.--'';
            (B) by striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting 
        ``paragraph (1)'';
            (C) by striking ``such subsection'' and inserting ``such 
        paragraph'';
            (D) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting 
        ``subparagraph (A)''; and
            (E) by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``this 
        subsection'';
        (7) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``diverse populations of 
        older individuals residing in urban communities,'' after 
        ``minority populations,'';
            (B) in paragraph (2)(B)--
            (C)(i) in clause (v), by inserting ``, including 
        information about best practices in long-term care service 
        delivery, housing, and transportation'' before the semicolon at 
        the end;
            (ii) in clause (vi)--
                (I) by striking ``consultation and'';
                (II) by inserting ``and other technical assistance'' 
            after ``information''; and
                (III) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (iii) in clause (vii), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(viii) provide training and technical assistance to 
            support the provision of community-based mental health 
            services for older individuals.''; and
        (8) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b)  Multidisciplinary Health Services in Communities.--
        ``(1) Program authorized.--The Assistant Secretary shall make 
    grants to States, on a competitive basis, for the development and 
    operation of--
            ``(A) systems for the delivery of mental health screening 
        and treatment services for older individuals who lack access to 
        such services; and
            ``(B) programs to--
                ``(i) increase public awareness regarding the benefits 
            of prevention and treatment of mental disorders in older 
            individuals;
                ``(ii) reduce the stigma associated with mental 
            disorders in older individuals and other barriers to the 
            diagnosis and treatment of the disorders; and
                ``(iii) reduce age-related prejudice and discrimination 
            regarding mental disorders in older individuals.
        ``(2) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
    this subsection for a State, a State agency shall submit an 
    application to the Assistant Secretary at such time, in such 
    manner, and containing such information as the Assistant Secretary 
    may require.
        ``(3) State allocation and priorities.--A State agency that 
    receives funds through a grant made under this subsection shall 
    allocate the funds to area agencies on aging to carry out this 
    subsection in planning and service areas in the State. In 
    allocating the funds, the State agency shall give priority to 
    planning and service areas in the State--
            ``(A) that are medically underserved; and
            ``(B) in which there are large numbers of older 
        individuals.
        ``(4) Area coordination of services with other providers.--In 
    carrying out this subsection, to more efficiently and effectively 
    deliver services to older individuals, each area agency on aging 
    shall--
            ``(A) coordinate services described in subparagraphs (A) 
        and (B) of paragraph (1) with such services or similar or 
        related services of other community agencies, and voluntary 
        organizations; and
            ``(B) to the greatest extent practicable, integrate 
        outreach and educational activities with such activities of 
        existing (as of the date of the integration) social service and 
        health care (including mental health) providers serving older 
        individuals in the planning and service area involved.
        ``(5) Relationship to other funding sources.--Funds made 
    available under this subsection shall supplement, and not supplant, 
    any Federal, State, and local funds expended by a State or unit of 
    general purpose local government (including an area agency on 
    aging) to provide the services described in subparagraphs (A) and 
    (B) of paragraph (1).
        ``(6) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `mental health 
    screening and treatment services' means patient screening, 
    diagnostic services, care planning and oversight, therapeutic 
    interventions, and referrals, that are--
            ``(A) provided pursuant to evidence-based intervention and 
        treatment protocols (to the extent such protocols are 
        available) for mental disorders prevalent in older individuals; 
        and
            ``(B) coordinated and integrated with the services of 
        social service and health care (including mental health) 
        providers in an area in order to--
                ``(i) improve patient outcomes; and
                ``(ii) ensure, to the maximum extent feasible, the 
            continuing independence of older individuals who are 
            residing in the area.''.

SEC. 409. COMMUNITY INNOVATIONS FOR AGING IN PLACE.

    Part A of title IV of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3031 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 422. COMMUNITY INNOVATIONS FOR AGING IN PLACE.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
        ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity'--
            ``(A) means a nonprofit health or social service 
        organization, a community-based nonprofit organization, an area 
        agency on aging or other local government agency, a tribal 
        organization, or another entity that--
                ``(i) the Assistant Secretary determines to be 
            appropriate to carry out a project under this part; and
                ``(ii) demonstrates a record of, and experience in, 
            providing or administering group and individual health and 
            social services for older individuals; and
            ``(B) does not include an entity providing housing under 
        the congregate housing services program carried out under 
        section 802 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
        Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8011) or the multifamily service 
        coordinator program carried out under section 202(g) of the 
        Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(g)).
        ``(2) Naturally occurring retirement community.--The term 
    `Naturally Occurring Retirement Community' means a community with a 
    concentrated population of older individuals, which may include a 
    residential building, a housing complex, an area (including a rural 
    area) of single family residences, or a neighborhood composed of 
    age-integrated housing--
            ``(A) where--
                ``(i) 40 percent of the heads of households are older 
            individuals; or
                ``(ii) a critical mass of older individuals exists, 
            based on local factors that, taken in total, allow an 
            organization to achieve efficiencies in the provision of 
            health and social services to older individuals living in 
            the community; and
            ``(B) that is not an institutional care or assisted living 
        setting.
    ``(b) Grants.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary shall make grants, 
    on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to develop and carry 
    out model aging in place projects. The projects shall promote aging 
    in place for older individuals (including such individuals who 
    reside in Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities), in order to 
    sustain the independence of older individuals. A recipient of a 
    grant under this subsection shall identify innovative strategies 
    for providing, and linking older individuals to programs and 
    services that provide, comprehensive and coordinated health and 
    social services to sustain the quality of life of older individuals 
    and support aging in place.
        ``(2) Grant periods.--The Assistant Secretary shall make the 
    grants for periods of 3 years.
    ``(c) Applications.--
        ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
    subsection (b) for a project, an entity shall submit an application 
    to the Assistant Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
    containing such information as the Assistant Secretary may require.
        ``(2) Contents.--The application shall include--
            ``(A) a detailed description of the entity's experience in 
        providing services to older individuals in age-integrated 
        settings;
            ``(B) a definition of the contiguous service area and a 
        description of the project area in which the older individuals 
        reside or carry out activities to sustain their well-being;
            ``(C) the results of a needs assessment that identifies--
                ``(i) existing (as of the date of the assessment) 
            community-based health and social services available to 
            individuals residing in the project area;
                ``(ii) the strengths and gaps of such existing services 
            in the project area;
                ``(iii) the needs of older individuals who reside in 
            the project area; and
                ``(iv) services not being delivered that would promote 
            aging in place and contribute to the well-being of older 
            individuals residing in the project area;
            ``(D) a plan for the development and implementation of an 
        innovative model for service coordination and delivery within 
        the project area;
            ``(E) a description of how the plan described in 
        subparagraph (D) will enhance existing services described in 
        subparagraph (C)(i) and support the goal of this section to 
        promote aging in place;
            ``(F) a description of proposed actions by the entity to 
        prevent the duplication of services funded under a provision of 
        this Act, other than this section, and a description of how the 
        entity will cooperate, and coordinate planning and services 
        (including any formal agreements), with agencies and 
        organizations that provide publicly supported services for 
        older individuals in the project area, including the State 
        agency and area agencies on aging with planning and service 
        areas in the project area;
            ``(G) an assurance that the entity will seek to establish 
        cooperative relationships with interested local entities, 
        including private agencies and businesses that provide health 
        and social services, housing entities, community development 
        organizations, philanthropic organizations, foundations, and 
        other non-Federal entities;
            ``(H) a description of the entity's protocol for referral 
        of residents who may require long-term care services, including 
        coordination with local agencies, including area agencies on 
        aging and Aging and Disability Resource Centers that serve as 
        single points of entry to public services;
            ``(I) a description of how the entity will offer 
        opportunities for older individuals to be involved in the 
        governance, oversight, and operation of the project;
            ``(J) an assurance that the entity will submit to the 
        Assistant Secretary such evaluations and reports as the 
        Assistant Secretary may require; and
            ``(K) a plan for long-term sustainability of the project.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--
        ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a grant 
    under subsection (b) shall use the funds made available through the 
    grant to--
            ``(A) ensure access by older individuals in the project 
        area to community-based health and social services consisting 
        of--
                ``(i) case management, case assistance, and social work 
            services;
                ``(ii) health care management and health care 
            assistance, including disease prevention and health 
            promotion services;
                ``(iii) education, socialization, and recreational 
            activities; and
                ``(iv) volunteer opportunities for project 
            participants;
            ``(B) conduct outreach to older individuals within the 
        project area; and
            ``(C) develop and implement innovative, comprehensive, and 
        cost-effective approaches for the delivery and coordination of 
        community-based health and social services, including those 
        identified in subparagraph (A)(iv), which may include mental 
        health services, for eligible older individuals.
        ``(2) Coordination.--An eligible entity receiving a grant under 
    subsection (b) for a project shall coordinate activities with 
    organizations providing services funded under title III to support 
    such services for or facilitate the delivery of such services to 
    eligible older individuals served by the project.
        ``(3) Preference.--In carrying out an aging in place project, 
    an eligible entity shall, to the extent practicable, serve a 
    community of low-income individuals and operate or locate the 
    project and services in or in close proximity to a location where a 
    large concentration of older individuals has aged in place and 
    resided, such as a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community.
        ``(4) Supplement not supplant.--Funds made available to an 
    eligible entity under subsection (b) shall be used to supplement, 
    not supplant, any Federal, State, or other funds otherwise 
    available to the entity to provide health and social services to 
    eligible older individuals.
    ``(e) Competitive Grants for Technical Assistance.--
        ``(1) Grants.--The Assistant Secretary shall (or shall make a 
    grant, on a competitive basis, to an eligible nonprofit 
    organization, to enable the organization to)--
            ``(A) provide technical assistance to recipients of grants 
        under subsection (b); and
            ``(B) carry out other duties, as determined by the 
        Assistant Secretary.
        ``(2) Eligible organization.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
    under this subsection, an organization shall be a nonprofit 
    organization (including a partnership of nonprofit organizations), 
    that--
            ``(A) has experience and expertise in providing technical 
        assistance to a range of entities serving older individuals and 
        experience evaluating and reporting on programs; and
            ``(B) has demonstrated knowledge of and expertise in 
        community-based health and social services.
        ``(3) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
    this subsection, an organization (including a partnership of 
    nonprofit organizations) shall submit an application to the 
    Assistant Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
    such information as the Assistant Secretary may require, including 
    an assurance that the organization will submit to the Assistant 
    Secretary such evaluations and reports as the Assistant Secretary 
    may require.
    ``(f) Report.--The Assistant Secretary shall annually prepare and 
submit a report to Congress that shall include--
        ``(1) the findings resulting from the evaluations of the model 
    projects conducted under this section;
        ``(2) a description of recommended best practices regarding 
    carrying out health and social service projects for older 
    individuals aging in place; and
        ``(3) recommendations for legislative or administrative action, 
    as the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate.''.

SEC. 410. RESPONSIBILITIES OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY.

    Section 432(c)(2)(B) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3033a(c)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting ``, including preparing an 
analysis of such services, projects, and programs, and of how the 
evaluation relates to improvements in such services, projects, and 
programs and in the strategic plan of the Administration'' before the 
period at the end.

      TITLE V--OLDER AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

SEC. 501. COMMUNITY SERVICE SENIOR OPPORTUNITIES ACT.

    Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) 
is amended to read as follows:

         ``TITLE V--COMMUNITY SERVICE SENIOR OPPORTUNITIES ACT

``SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This title may be cited as the `Community Service Senior 
Opportunities Act'.

``SEC. 502. OLDER AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--
        ``(1) Establishment of program.--To foster individual economic 
    self-sufficiency and promote useful opportunities in community 
    service activities (which shall include community service 
    employment) for unemployed low-income persons who are age 55 or 
    older, particularly persons who have poor employment prospects, and 
    to increase the number of persons who may enjoy the benefits of 
    unsubsidized employment in both the public and private sectors, the 
    Secretary of Labor (referred to in this title as the `Secretary') 
    may establish an older American community service employment 
    program.
        ``(2) Use of appropriated amounts.--Amounts appropriated to 
    carry out this title shall be used only to carry out the provisions 
    contained in this title.
    ``(b) Grant Authority.--
        ``(1) Projects.--To carry out this title, the Secretary may 
    make grants to public and nonprofit private agencies and 
    organizations, agencies of a State, and tribal organizations to 
    carry out the program established under subsection (a). Such grants 
    may provide for the payment of costs, as provided in subsection 
    (c), of projects developed by such organizations and agencies in 
    cooperation with the Secretary in order to make such program 
    effective or to supplement such program. The Secretary shall make 
    the grants from allotments made under section 506, and in 
    accordance with section 514. No payment shall be made by the 
    Secretary toward the cost of any project established or 
    administered by such an organization or agency unless the Secretary 
    determines that such project--
            ``(A) will provide community service employment only for 
        eligible individuals except for necessary technical, 
        administrative, and supervisory personnel, and such personnel 
        will, to the fullest extent possible, be recruited from among 
        eligible individuals;
            ``(B)(i) will provide community service employment and 
        other authorized activities for eligible individuals in the 
        community in which such individuals reside, or in nearby 
        communities; or
            ``(ii) if such project is carried out by a tribal 
        organization that receives a grant under this subsection or 
        receives assistance from a State that receives a grant under 
        this subsection, will provide community service employment and 
        other authorized activities for such individuals, including 
        those who are Indians residing on an Indian reservation, as 
        defined in section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 
        U.S.C. 3501);
            ``(C) will comply with an average participation cap for 
        eligible individuals (in the aggregate) of--
                ``(i) 27 months; or
                ``(ii) pursuant to the request of a grantee, an 
            extended period of participation established by the 
            Secretary for a specific project area for such grantee, up 
            to a period of not more than 36 months, if the Secretary 
            determines that extenuating circumstances exist relating to 
            the factors identified in section 513(a)(2)(D) that justify 
            such an extended period for the program year involved;
            ``(D) will employ eligible individuals in service related 
        to publicly owned and operated facilities and projects, or 
        projects sponsored by nonprofit organizations (excluding 
        political parties exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) 
        of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), but excluding projects 
        involving the construction, operation, or maintenance of any 
        facility used or to be used as a place for sectarian religious 
        instruction or worship;
            ``(E) will contribute to the general welfare of the 
        community, which may include support for children, youth, and 
        families;
            ``(F) will provide community service employment and other 
        authorized activities for eligible individuals;
            ``(G)(i) will not reduce the number of employment 
        opportunities or vacancies that would otherwise be available to 
        individuals not participating in the program;
            ``(ii) will not displace currently employed workers 
        (including partial displacement, such as a reduction in the 
        hours of nonovertime work, wages, or employment benefits);
            ``(iii) will not impair existing contracts or result in the 
        substitution of Federal funds for other funds in connection 
        with work that would otherwise be performed; and
            ``(iv) will not employ or continue to employ any eligible 
        individual to perform the same work or substantially the same 
        work as that performed by any other individual who is on 
        layoff;
            ``(H) will coordinate activities with training and other 
        services provided under title I of the Workforce Investment Act 
        of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), including utilizing the one-
        stop delivery system of the local workforce investment areas 
        involved to recruit eligible individuals to ensure that the 
        maximum number of eligible individuals will have an opportunity 
        to participate in the project;
            ``(I) will include such training (such as work experience, 
        on-the-job training, and classroom training) as may be 
        necessary to make the most effective use of the skills and 
        talents of those individuals who are participating, and will 
        provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses of 
        individuals being trained, including a reasonable subsistence 
        allowance equivalent to the wage described in subparagraph (J);
            ``(J) will ensure that safe and healthy employment 
        conditions will be provided, and will ensure that participants 
        employed in community service and other jobs assisted under 
        this title will be paid wages that shall not be lower than 
        whichever is the highest of--
                ``(i) the minimum wage that would be applicable to such 
            a participant under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
            (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), if section 6(a)(1) of such Act (29 
            U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) applied to the participant and if the 
            participant were not exempt under section 13 of such Act 
            (29 U.S.C. 213);
                ``(ii) the State or local minimum wage for the most 
            nearly comparable covered employment; or
                ``(iii) the prevailing rates of pay for individuals 
            employed in similar public occupations by the same 
            employer;
            ``(K) will be established or administered with the advice 
        of persons competent in the field of service in which community 
        service employment or other authorized activities are being 
        provided, and of persons who are knowledgeable about the needs 
        of older individuals;
            ``(L) will authorize payment for necessary supportive 
        services costs (including transportation costs) of eligible 
        individuals that may be incurred in training in any project 
        funded under this title, in accordance with rules issued by the 
        Secretary;
            ``(M) will ensure that, to the extent feasible, such 
        project will serve the needs of minority and Indian eligible 
        individuals, eligible individuals with limited English 
        proficiency, and eligible individuals with greatest economic 
        need, at least in proportion to their numbers in the area 
        served and take into consideration their rates of poverty and 
        unemployment;
            ``(N)(i) will prepare an assessment of the participants' 
        skills and talents and their needs for services, except to the 
        extent such project has, for the participant involved, recently 
        prepared an assessment of such skills and talents, and such 
        needs, pursuant to another employment or training program (such 
        as a program under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
        U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
        Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), or part A of 
        title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)) 
        and will prepare a related service strategy;
            ``(ii) will provide training and employment counseling to 
        eligible individuals based on strategies that identify 
        appropriate employment objectives and the need for supportive 
        services, developed as a result of the assessment and service 
        strategy provided for in clause (i), and provide other 
        appropriate information regarding such project; and
            ``(iii) will provide counseling to participants on their 
        progress in meeting such objectives and satisfying their need 
        for supportive services;
            ``(O) will provide appropriate services for participants, 
        or refer the participants to appropriate services, through the 
        one-stop delivery system of the local workforce investment 
        areas involved as established under section 134(c) of the 
        Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)), and will 
        be involved in the planning and operations of such system 
        pursuant to a memorandum of understanding with the local 
        workforce investment board in accordance with section 121(c) of 
        such Act (29 U.S.C. 2841(c));
            ``(P) will post in such project workplace a notice, and 
        will make available to each person associated with such project 
        a written explanation--
                ``(i) clarifying the law with respect to political 
            activities allowable and unallowable under chapter 15 of 
            title 5, United States Code, applicable to the project and 
            to each category of individuals associated with such 
            project; and
                ``(ii) containing the address and telephone number of 
            the Inspector General of the Department of Labor, to whom 
            questions regarding the application of such chapter may be 
            addressed;
            ``(Q) will provide to the Secretary the description and 
        information described in--
                ``(i) paragraph (8), relating to coordination with 
            other Federal programs, of section 112(b) of the Workforce 
            Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2822(b)); and
                ``(ii) paragraph (14), relating to implementation of 
            one-stop delivery systems, of section 112(b) of the 
            Workforce Investment Act of 1998; and
            ``(R) will ensure that entities that carry out activities 
        under the project (including State agencies, local entities, 
        subgrantees, and subcontractors) and affiliates of such 
        entities receive an amount of the administrative cost 
        allocation determined by the Secretary, in consultation with 
        grantees, to be sufficient.
        ``(2) Regulations.--The Secretary may establish, issue, and 
    amend such regulations as may be necessary to effectively carry out 
    this title.
        ``(3) Assessment and service strategies.--
            ``(A) Prepared under this act.--An assessment and service 
        strategy required by paragraph (1)(N) to be prepared for an 
        eligible individual shall satisfy any condition for an 
        assessment and service strategy or individual employment plan 
        for an adult participant under subtitle B of title I of the 
        Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.), in 
        order to determine whether such eligible individual also 
        qualifies for intensive or training services described in 
        section 134(d) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2864(d)).
            ``(B) Prepared under workforce investment act of 1998.--An 
        assessment and service strategy or individual employment plan 
        prepared under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.) for an eligible 
        individual may be used to comply with the requirement specified 
        in subparagraph (A).
    ``(c) Federal Share and Use of Funds.--
        ``(1) Federal share.--The Secretary may pay a Federal share not 
    to exceed 90 percent of the cost of any project for which a grant 
    is made under subsection (b), except that the Secretary may pay all 
    of such cost if such project is--
            ``(A) an emergency or disaster project; or
            ``(B) a project located in an economically depressed area, 
        as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the 
        Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services.
        ``(2) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share shall be in 
    cash or in kind. In determining the amount of the non-Federal 
    share, the Secretary may attribute fair market value to services 
    and facilities contributed from non-Federal sources.
        ``(3) Use of funds for administrative costs.--Of the grant 
    amount to be paid under this subsection by the Secretary for a 
    project, not to exceed 13.5 percent shall be available for any 
    fiscal year to pay the administrative costs of such project, except 
    that--
            ``(A) the Secretary may increase the amount available to 
        pay the administrative costs to an amount not to exceed 15 
        percent of the grant amount if the Secretary determines, based 
        on information submitted by the grantee under subsection (b), 
        that such increase is necessary to carry out such project; and
            ``(B) if the grantee under subsection (b) demonstrates to 
        the Secretary that--
                ``(i) major administrative cost increases are being 
            incurred in necessary program components, including 
            liability insurance, payments for workers' compensation, 
            costs associated with achieving unsubsidized placement 
            goals, and costs associated with other operation 
            requirements imposed by the Secretary;
                ``(ii) the number of community service employment 
            positions in the project or the number of minority eligible 
            individuals participating in the project will decline if 
            the amount available to pay the administrative costs is not 
            increased; or
                ``(iii) the size of the project is so small that the 
            amount of administrative costs incurred to carry out the 
            project necessarily exceeds 13.5 percent of the grant 
            amount;
        the Secretary shall increase the amount available for such 
        fiscal year to pay the administrative costs to an amount not to 
        exceed 15 percent of the grant amount.
        ``(4) Administrative costs.--For purposes of this title, 
    administrative costs are the costs, both personnel-related and 
    nonpersonnel-related and both direct and indirect, associated with 
    the following:
            ``(A) The costs of performing general administrative 
        functions and of providing for the coordination of functions, 
        such as the costs of--
                ``(i) accounting, budgeting, and financial and cash 
            management;
                ``(ii) procurement and purchasing;
                ``(iii) property management;
                ``(iv) personnel management;
                ``(v) payroll functions;
                ``(vi) coordinating the resolution of findings arising 
            from audits, reviews, investigations, and incident reports;
                ``(vii) audits;
                ``(viii) general legal services;
                ``(ix) developing systems and procedures, including 
            information systems, required for administrative functions;
                ``(x) preparing administrative reports; and
                ``(xi) other activities necessary for the general 
            administration of government funds and associated programs.
            ``(B) The costs of performing oversight and monitoring 
        responsibilities related to administrative functions.
            ``(C) The costs of goods and services required for 
        administrative functions of the project involved, including 
        goods and services such as rental or purchase of equipment, 
        utilities, office supplies, postage, and rental and maintenance 
        of office space.
            ``(D) The travel costs incurred for official business in 
        carrying out administrative activities or overall management.
            ``(E) The costs of information systems related to 
        administrative functions (such as personnel, procurement, 
        purchasing, property management, accounting, and payroll 
        systems), including the purchase, systems development, and 
        operating costs of such systems.
            ``(F) The costs of technical assistance, professional 
        organization membership dues, and evaluating results obtained 
        by the project involved against stated objectives.
        ``(5) Non-federal share of administrative costs.--To the extent 
    practicable, an entity that carries out a project under this title 
    shall provide for the payment of the expenses described in 
    paragraph (4) from non-Federal sources.
        ``(6) Use of funds for wages and benefits and programmatic 
    activity costs.--
            ``(A) In general.--Amounts made available for a project 
        under this title that are not used to pay for the 
        administrative costs shall be used to pay for the costs of 
        programmatic activities, including the costs of--
                ``(i) participant wages, such benefits as are required 
            by law (such as workers' compensation or unemployment 
            compensation), the costs of physical examinations, 
            compensation for scheduled work hours during which an 
            employer's business is closed for a Federal holiday, and 
            necessary sick leave that is not part of an accumulated 
            sick leave program, except that no amounts provided under 
            this title may be used to pay the cost of pension benefits, 
            annual leave, accumulated sick leave, or bonuses;
                ``(ii) participant training (including the payment of 
            reasonable costs of instructors, classroom rental, training 
            supplies, materials, equipment, and tuition), which may be 
            provided prior to or subsequent to placement and which may 
            be provided on the job, in a classroom setting, or pursuant 
            to other appropriate arrangements;
                ``(iii) job placement assistance, including job 
            development and job search assistance;
                ``(iv) participant supportive services to enable a 
            participant to successfully participate in a project under 
            this title, which may include the payment of reasonable 
            costs of transportation, health and medical services, 
            special job-related or personal counseling, incidentals 
            (such as work shoes, badges, uniforms, eyeglasses, and 
            tools), child and adult care, temporary shelter, and 
            follow-up services; and
                ``(v) outreach, recruitment and selection, intake, 
            orientation, and assessments.
            ``(B) Use of funds for wages and benefits.--From the funds 
        made available through a grant made under subsection (b), a 
        grantee under this title--
                ``(i) except as provided in clause (ii), shall use not 
            less than 75 percent of the grant funds to pay the wages, 
            benefits, and other costs described in subparagraph (A)(i) 
            for eligible individuals who are employed under projects 
            carried out under this title; or
                ``(ii) that obtains approval for a request described in 
            subparagraph (C) may use not less than 65 percent of the 
            grant funds to pay the wages, benefits, and other costs 
            described in subparagraph (A)(i).
            ``(C) Request to use additional funds for programmatic 
        activity costs.--
                ``(i) In general.--A grantee may submit to the 
            Secretary a request for approval--

                    ``(I) to use not less than 65 percent of the grant 
                funds to pay the wages, benefits, and other costs 
                described in subparagraph (A)(i);
                    ``(II) to use the percentage of grant funds 
                described in paragraph (3) to pay for administrative 
                costs, as specified in that paragraph;
                    ``(III) to use not more than 10 percent of the 
                grant funds for individual participants to provide 
                activities described in clauses (ii) and (iv) of 
                subparagraph (A), in which case the grantee shall 
                provide (from the funds described in this subclause) 
                the subsistence allowance described in subsection 
                (b)(1)(I) for those individual participants who are 
                receiving training described in that subsection from 
                the funds described in this subclause, but may not use 
                the funds described in this subclause to pay for any 
                administrative costs; and
                    ``(IV) to use the remaining grant funds to provide 
                activities described in clauses (ii) through (v) of 
                subparagraph (A).

                ``(ii) Contents.--In submitting the request the grantee 
            shall include in the request--

                    ``(I) a description of the activities for which the 
                grantee will spend the grant funds described in 
                subclauses (III) and (IV) of clause (i), consistent 
                with those subclauses;
                    ``(II) an explanation documenting how the provision 
                of such activities will improve the effectiveness of 
                the project, including an explanation concerning 
                whether any displacement of eligible individuals or 
                elimination of positions for such individuals will 
                occur, information on the number of such individuals to 
                be displaced and of such positions to be eliminated, 
                and an explanation concerning how the activities will 
                improve employment outcomes for individuals served, 
                based on the assessment conducted under subsection 
                (b)(1)(N); and
                    ``(III) a proposed budget and work plan for the 
                activities, including a detailed description of the 
                funds to be spent on the activities described in 
                subclauses (III) and (IV) of clause (i).

                ``(iii) Submission.--The grantee shall submit a request 
            described in clause (i) not later than 90 days before the 
            proposed date of implementation contained in the request. 
            Not later than 30 days before the proposed date of 
            implementation, the Secretary shall approve, approve as 
            modified, or reject the request, on the basis of the 
            information included in the request as described in clause 
            (ii).
            ``(D) Report.--Each grantee under subsection (b) shall 
        annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report 
        documenting the grantee's use of funds for activities described 
        in clauses (i) through (v) of subparagraph (A).
    ``(d) Project Description.--Whenever a grantee conducts a project 
within a planning and service area in a State, such grantee shall 
conduct such project in consultation with the area agency on aging of 
the planning and service area and shall submit to the State agency and 
the area agency on aging a description of such project to be conducted 
in the State, including the location of the project, 90 days prior to 
undertaking the project, for review and public comment according to 
guidelines the Secretary shall issue to assure efficient and effective 
coordination of projects under this title.
    ``(e) Pilot, Demonstration, and Evaluation Projects.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in addition to exercising any 
    other authority contained in this title, shall use funds reserved 
    under section 506(a)(1) to carry out demonstration projects, pilot 
    projects, and evaluation projects, for the purpose of developing 
    and implementing techniques and approaches, and demonstrating the 
    effectiveness of the techniques and approaches, in addressing the 
    employment and training needs of eligible individuals. The 
    Secretary shall enter into such agreements with States, public 
    agencies, nonprofit private organizations, or private business 
    concerns, as may be necessary, to conduct the projects authorized 
    by this subsection. To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall 
    provide an opportunity, prior to the development of a demonstration 
    or pilot project, for the appropriate area agency on aging to 
    submit comments on such a project in order to ensure coordination 
    of activities under this title.
        ``(2) Projects.--Such projects may include--
            ``(A) activities linking businesses and eligible 
        individuals, including activities providing assistance to 
        participants transitioning from subsidized activities to 
        private sector employment;
            ``(B) demonstration projects and pilot projects designed 
        to--
                ``(i) attract more eligible individuals into the labor 
            force;
                ``(ii) improve the provision of services to eligible 
            individuals under one-stop delivery systems established 
            under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
            U.S.C. 2801 et seq.);
                ``(iii) enhance the technological skills of eligible 
            individuals; and
                ``(iv) provide incentives to grantees under this title 
            for exemplary performance and incentives to businesses to 
            promote their participation in the program under this 
            title;
            ``(C) demonstration projects and pilot projects, as 
        described in subparagraph (B), for workers who are older 
        individuals (but targeted to eligible individuals) only if such 
        demonstration projects and pilot projects are designed to 
        assist in developing and implementing techniques and approaches 
        in addressing the employment and training needs of eligible 
        individuals;
            ``(D) provision of training and technical assistance to 
        support any project funded under this title;
            ``(E) dissemination of best practices relating to 
        employment of eligible individuals; and
            ``(F) evaluation of the activities authorized under this 
        title.
        ``(3) Consultation.--To the extent practicable, entities 
    carrying out projects under this subsection shall consult with 
    appropriate area agencies on aging and with other appropriate 
    agencies and entities to promote coordination of activities under 
    this title.

``SEC. 503. ADMINISTRATION.

    ``(a) State Plan.--
        ``(1) Governor.--For a State to be eligible to receive an 
    allotment under section 506, the Governor of the State shall submit 
    to the Secretary for consideration and approval, a single State 
    plan (referred to in this title as the `State plan') that outlines 
    a 4-year strategy for the statewide provision of community service 
    employment and other authorized activities for eligible individuals 
    under this title. The plan shall contain such provisions as the 
    Secretary may require, consistent with this title, including a 
    description of the process used to ensure the participation of 
    individuals described in paragraph (2). Not less often than every 2 
    years, the Governor shall review the State plan and submit an 
    update to the State plan to the Secretary for consideration and 
    approval.
        ``(2) Recommendations.--In developing the State plan prior to 
    its submission to the Secretary, the Governor shall seek the advice 
    and recommendations of--
            ``(A) individuals representing the State agency and the 
        area agencies on aging in the State, and the State and local 
        workforce investment boards established under title I of the 
        Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.);
            ``(B) individuals representing public and nonprofit private 
        agencies and organizations providing employment services, 
        including each grantee operating a project under this title in 
        the State; and
            ``(C) individuals representing social service organizations 
        providing services to older individuals, grantees under title 
        III of this Act, affected communities, unemployed older 
        individuals, community-based organizations serving the needs of 
        older individuals, business organizations, and labor 
        organizations.
        ``(3) Comments.--Any State plan submitted by the Governor in 
    accordance with paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by copies of 
    public comments relating to the plan received pursuant to paragraph 
    (7), and a summary of the comments.
        ``(4) Plan provisions.--The State plan shall identify and 
    address--
            ``(A) the relationship that the number of eligible 
        individuals in each area bears to the total number of eligible 
        individuals, respectively, in the State;
            ``(B) the relative distribution of eligible individuals 
        residing in rural and urban areas in the State; and
            ``(C) the relative distribution of--
                ``(i) eligible individuals who are individuals with 
            greatest economic need;
                ``(ii) eligible individuals who are minority 
            individuals;
                ``(iii) eligible individuals who are limited English 
            proficient; and
                ``(iv) eligible individuals who are individuals with 
            greatest social need;
            ``(D) the current and projected employment opportunities in 
        the State (such as by providing information available under 
        section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2) by 
        occupation), and the type of skills possessed by local eligible 
        individuals;
            ``(E) the localities and populations for which projects of 
        the type authorized by this title are most needed; and
            ``(F) plans for facilitating the coordination of activities 
        of grantees in the State under this title with activities 
        carried out in the State under title I of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.).
        ``(5) Governor's recommendations.--Before a proposal for a 
    grant under this title for any fiscal year is submitted to the 
    Secretary, the Governor of the State in which projects are proposed 
    to be conducted under such grant shall be afforded a reasonable 
    opportunity to submit to the Secretary--
            ``(A) recommendations regarding the anticipated effect of 
        each such proposal upon the overall distribution of enrollment 
        positions under this title in the State (including such 
        distribution among urban and rural areas), taking into account 
        the total number of positions to be provided by all grantees in 
        the State;
            ``(B) any recommendations for redistribution of positions 
        to underserved areas as vacancies occur in previously 
        encumbered positions in other areas; and
            ``(C) in the case of any increase in funding that may be 
        available for use in the State under this title for the fiscal 
        year, any recommendations for distribution of newly available 
        positions in excess of those available during the preceding 
        year to underserved areas.
        ``(6) Disruptions.--In developing a plan or considering a 
    recommendation under this subsection, the Governor shall avoid 
    disruptions in the provision of services for participants to the 
    greatest possible extent.
        ``(7) Determination; review.--
            ``(A) Determination.--In order to effectively carry out 
        this title, each State shall make the State plan available for 
        public comment. The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Assistant Secretary, shall review the plan and make a written 
        determination with findings and a decision regarding the plan.
            ``(B) Review.--The Secretary may review, on the Secretary's 
        own initiative or at the request of any public or private 
        agency or organization or of any agency of the State, the 
        distribution of projects and services under this title in the 
        State, including the distribution between urban and rural areas 
        in the State. For each proposed reallocation of projects or 
        services in a State, the Secretary shall give notice and 
        opportunity for public comment.
        ``(8) Exemption.--The grantees that serve eligible individuals 
    who are older Indians or Pacific Island and Asian Americans with 
    funds reserved under section 506(a)(3) may not be required to 
    participate in the State planning processes described in this 
    section but shall collaborate with the Secretary to develop a plan 
    for projects and services to eligible individuals who are Indians 
    or Pacific Island and Asian Americans, respectively.
    ``(b) Coordination With Other Federal Programs.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary and the Assistant Secretary 
    shall coordinate the program carried out under this title with 
    programs carried out under other titles of this Act, to increase 
    employment opportunities available to older individuals.
        ``(2) Programs.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall coordinate programs 
        carried out under this title with the program carried out under 
        the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), 
        the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et 
        seq.), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), 
        the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
        (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), the National and Community Service 
        Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.), and the Domestic 
        Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.). The 
        Secretary shall coordinate the administration of this title 
        with the administration of other titles of this Act by the 
        Assistant Secretary to increase the likelihood that eligible 
        individuals for whom employment opportunities under this title 
        are available and who need services under such titles receive 
        such services.
            ``(B) Use of funds.--
                ``(i) Prohibition.--Funds appropriated to carry out 
            this title may not be used to carry out any program under 
            the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, the Community 
            Services Block Grant Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
            the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
            2006, the National and Community Service Act of 1990, or 
            the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.
                ``(ii) Joint activities.--Clause (i) shall not be 
            construed to prohibit carrying out projects under this 
            title jointly with programs, projects, or activities under 
            any Act specified in clause (i), or from carrying out 
            section 511.
        ``(3) Informational materials on age discrimination.--The 
    Secretary shall distribute to grantees under this title, for 
    distribution to program participants, and at no cost to grantees or 
    participants, informational materials developed and supplied by the 
    Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other appropriate 
    Federal agencies that the Secretary determines are designed to help 
    participants identify age discrimination and to understand their 
    rights under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 
    U.S.C. 621 et seq.).
    ``(c) Use of Services, Equipment, Personnel, and Facilities.--In 
carrying out this title, the Secretary may use the services, equipment, 
personnel, and facilities of Federal and other agencies, with their 
consent, with or without reimbursement, and on a similar basis 
cooperate with other public and nonprofit private agencies and 
organizations in the use of services, equipment, and facilities.
    ``(d) Payments.--Payments under this title may be made in advance 
or by way of reimbursement and in such installments as the Secretary 
may determine.
    ``(e) No Delegation of Functions.--The Secretary shall not delegate 
any function of the Secretary under this title to any other Federal 
officer or entity.
    ``(f) Compliance.--
        ``(1) Monitoring.--The Secretary shall monitor projects for 
    which grants are made under this title to determine whether the 
    grantees are complying with rules and regulations issued to carry 
    out this title (including the statewide planning, consultation, and 
    coordination requirements of this title).
        ``(2) Compliance with uniform cost principles and 
    administrative requirements.--Each grantee that receives funds 
    under this title shall comply with the applicable uniform cost 
    principles and appropriate administrative requirements for grants 
    and contracts that are applicable to the type of entity that 
    receives funds, as issued as circulars or rules of the Office of 
    Management and Budget.
        ``(3) Reports.--Each grantee described in paragraph (2) shall 
    prepare and submit a report in such manner and containing such 
    information as the Secretary may require regarding activities 
    carried out under this title.
        ``(4) Records.--Each grantee described in paragraph (2) shall 
    keep records that--
            ``(A) are sufficient to permit the preparation of reports 
        required by this title;
            ``(B) are sufficient to permit the tracing of funds to a 
        level of expenditure adequate to ensure that the funds have not 
        been spent unlawfully; and
            ``(C) contain any other information that the Secretary 
        determines to be appropriate.
    ``(g) Evaluations.--The Secretary shall establish by rule and 
implement a process to evaluate, in accordance with section 513, the 
performance of projects carried out and services provided under this 
title. The Secretary shall report to Congress, and make available to 
the public, the results of each such evaluation and shall use such 
evaluation to improve services delivered by, or the operation of, 
projects carried out under this title.

``SEC. 504. PARTICIPANTS NOT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    ``(a) Inapplicability of Certain Provisions Covering Federal 
Employees.--Eligible individuals who are participants in any project 
funded under this title shall not be considered to be Federal employees 
as a result of such participation and shall not be subject to part III 
of title 5, United States Code.
    ``(b) Workers' Compensation.--No grant or subgrant shall be made 
and no contract or subcontract shall be entered into under this title 
with an entity who is, or whose employees are, under State law, 
exempted from operation of the State workers' compensation law, 
generally applicable to employees, unless the entity shall undertake to 
provide either through insurance by a recognized carrier or by self-
insurance, as authorized by State law, that the persons employed under 
the grant, subgrant, contract, or subcontract shall enjoy workers' 
compensation coverage equal to that provided by law for covered 
employment.

``SEC. 505. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.

    ``(a) Consultation With the Assistant Secretary.--The Secretary 
shall consult with and obtain the written views of the Assistant 
Secretary before issuing rules and before establishing general policy 
in the administration of this title.
    ``(b) Consultation With Heads of Other Agencies.--The Secretary 
shall consult and cooperate with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (acting through officers including the Director of the Office 
of Community Services), and the heads of other Federal agencies that 
carry out programs related to the program carried out under this title, 
in order to achieve optimal coordination of the program carried out 
under this title with such related programs. Each head of a Federal 
agency shall cooperate with the Secretary in disseminating information 
relating to the availability of assistance under this title and in 
promoting the identification and interests of individuals eligible for 
employment in projects assisted under this title.
    ``(c) Coordination.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall promote and coordinate 
    efforts to carry out projects under this title jointly with 
    programs, projects, or activities carried out under other Acts, 
    especially activities provided under the Workforce Investment Act 
    of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), including activities provided 
    through one-stop delivery systems established under section 134(c)) 
    of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)), that provide training and 
    employment opportunities to eligible individuals.
        ``(2) Coordination with certain activities.--The Secretary 
    shall consult with the Secretary of Education to promote and 
    coordinate efforts to carry out projects under this title jointly 
    with activities in which eligible individuals may participate that 
    are carried out under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
    Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).

``SEC. 506. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) Reservations.--
        ``(1) Reservation for pilot demonstration and evaluation 
    projects.--Of the funds appropriated to carry out this title for 
    each fiscal year, the Secretary may first reserve not more than 1.5 
    percent to carry out demonstration projects, pilot projects, and 
    evaluation projects under section 502(e).
        ``(2) Reservation for territories.--Of the funds appropriated 
    to carry out this title for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
    reserve 0.75 percent, of which--
            ``(A) Guam, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin 
        Islands shall each receive 30 percent of the funds so reserved; 
        and
            ``(B) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
        shall receive 10 percent of the funds so reserved.
        ``(3) Reservation for organizations.--Of the funds appropriated 
    to carry out this title for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
    reserve such amount as may be necessary to make national grants to 
    public or nonprofit national Indian aging organizations with the 
    ability to provide community service employment and other 
    authorized activities for eligible individuals who are Indians and 
    to national public or nonprofit Pacific Island and Asian American 
    aging organizations with the ability to provide community service 
    employment and other authorized activities for eligible individuals 
    who are Pacific Island and Asian Americans.
    ``(b) State Allotments.--The allotment for each State shall be the 
sum of the amounts allotted for national grants in such State under 
subsection (d) and for the grant to such State under subsection (e).
    ``(c) Division Between National Grants and Grants to States.--The 
funds appropriated to carry out this title for any fiscal year that 
remain after amounts are reserved under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
subsection (a) shall be divided by the Secretary between national 
grants and grants to States as follows:
        ``(1) Reservation of funds for fiscal year 2000 level of 
    activities.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall reserve the amount 
        of funds necessary to maintain the fiscal year 2000 level of 
        activities supported by grantees that operate under this title 
        under national grants from the Secretary, and the fiscal year 
        2000 level of activities supported by State grantees under this 
        title, in proportion to their respective fiscal year 2000 
        levels of activities.
            ``(B) Insufficient appropriations.--If in any fiscal year 
        the funds appropriated to carry out this title are insufficient 
        to satisfy the requirement specified in subparagraph (A), then 
        the amount described in subparagraph (A) shall be reduced 
        proportionally.
        ``(2) Funding in excess of fiscal year 2000 level of 
    activities.--
            ``(A) Up to $35,000,000.--The amount of funds remaining (if 
        any) after the application of paragraph (1), but not to exceed 
        $35,000,000, shall be divided so that 75 percent shall be 
        provided to State grantees and 25 percent shall be provided to 
        grantees that operate under this title under national grants 
        from the Secretary.
            ``(B) Over $35,000,000.--The amount of funds remaining (if 
        any) after the application of subparagraph (A) shall be divided 
        so that 50 percent shall be provided to State grantees and 50 
        percent shall be provided to grantees that operate under this 
        title under national grants from the Secretary.
    ``(d) Allotments for National Grants.--From funds available under 
subsection (c) for national grants, the Secretary shall allot for 
public and nonprofit private agency and organization grantees that 
operate under this title under national grants from the Secretary in 
each State, an amount that bears the same ratio to such funds as the 
product of the number of individuals age 55 or older in the State and 
the allotment percentage of such State bears to the sum of the 
corresponding products for all States, except as follows:
        ``(1) Minimum allotment.--No State shall be provided an amount 
    under this subsection that is less than \1/2\ of 1 percent of the 
    amount provided under subsection (c) for public and nonprofit 
    private agency and organization grantees that operate under this 
    title under national grants from the Secretary in all of the 
    States.
        ``(2) Hold harmless.--If such amount provided under subsection 
    (c) is--
            ``(A) equal to or less than the amount necessary to 
        maintain the fiscal year 2000 level of activities, allotments 
        for grantees that operate under this title under national 
        grants from the Secretary in each State shall be proportional 
        to the amount necessary to maintain their fiscal year 2000 
        level of activities; or
            ``(B) greater than the amount necessary to maintain the 
        fiscal year 2000 level of activities, no State shall be 
        provided a percentage increase above the amount necessary to 
        maintain the fiscal year 2000 level of activities for grantees 
        that operate under this title under national grants from the 
        Secretary in the State that is less than 30 percent of the 
        percentage increase above the amount necessary to maintain the 
        fiscal year 2000 level of activities for public and private 
        nonprofit agency and organization grantees that operate under 
        this title under national grants from the Secretary in all of 
        the States.
        ``(3) Reduction.--Allotments for States not affected by 
    paragraphs (1) and (2)(B) shall be reduced proportionally to 
    satisfy the conditions in such paragraphs.
    ``(e) Allotments for Grants to States.--From the amount provided 
for grants to States under subsection (c), the Secretary shall allot 
for the State grantee in each State an amount that bears the same ratio 
to such amount as the product of the number of individuals age 55 or 
older in the State and the allotment percentage of such State bears to 
the sum of the corresponding products for all States, except as 
follows:
        ``(1) Minimum allotment.--No State shall be provided an amount 
    under this subsection that is less than \1/2\ of 1 percent of the 
    amount provided under subsection (c) for State grantees in all of 
    the States.
        ``(2) Hold harmless.--If such amount provided under subsection 
    (c) is--
            ``(A) equal to or less than the amount necessary to 
        maintain the fiscal year 2000 level of activities, allotments 
        for State grantees in each State shall be proportional to the 
        amount necessary to maintain their fiscal year 2000 level of 
        activities; or
            ``(B) greater than the amount necessary to maintain the 
        fiscal year 2000 level of activities, no State shall be 
        provided a percentage increase above the amount necessary to 
        maintain the fiscal year 2000 level of activities for State 
        grantees in the State that is less than 30 percent of the 
        percentage increase above the amount necessary to maintain the 
        fiscal year 2000 level of activities for State grantees in all 
        of the States.
        ``(3) Reduction.--Allotments for States not affected by 
    paragraphs (1) and (2)(B) shall be reduced proportionally to 
    satisfy the conditions in such paragraphs.
    ``(f) Allotment Percentage.--For purposes of subsections (d) and 
(e) and this subsection--
        ``(1) the allotment percentage of each State shall be 100 
    percent less that percentage that bears the same ratio to 50 
    percent as the per capita income of such State bears to the per 
    capita income of the United States, except that--
            ``(A) the allotment percentage shall be not more than 75 
        percent and not less than 33 percent; and
            ``(B) the allotment percentage for the District of Columbia 
        and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be 75 percent;
        ``(2) the number of individuals age 55 or older in any State 
    and in all States, and the per capita income in any State and in 
    all States, shall be determined by the Secretary on the basis of 
    the most satisfactory data available to the Secretary; and
        ``(3) for the purpose of determining the allotment percentage, 
    the term `United States' means the 50 States, and the District of 
    Columbia.
    ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
        ``(1) Cost per authorized position.--The term `cost per 
    authorized position' means the sum of--
            ``(A) the hourly minimum wage rate specified in section 
        6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
        206(a)(1)), multiplied by the number of hours equal to the 
        product of 21 hours and 52 weeks;
            ``(B) an amount equal to 11 percent of the amount specified 
        under subparagraph (A), for the purpose of covering Federal 
        payments for fringe benefits; and
            ``(C) an amount determined by the Secretary, for the 
        purpose of covering Federal payments for the remainder of all 
        other program and administrative costs.
        ``(2) Fiscal year 2000 level of activities.--The term `fiscal 
    year 2000 level of activities' means--
            ``(A) with respect to public and nonprofit private agency 
        and organization grantees that operate under this title under 
        national grants from the Secretary, their level of activities 
        for fiscal year 2000; and
            ``(B) with respect to State grantees, their level of 
        activities for fiscal year 2000.
        ``(3) Grants to states.--The term `grants to States' means 
    grants made under this title by the Secretary to the States.
        ``(4) Level of activities.--The term `level of activities' 
    means the number of authorized positions multiplied by the cost per 
    authorized position.
        ``(5) National grants.--The term `national grants' means grants 
    made under this title by the Secretary to public and nonprofit 
    private agency and organization grantees that operate under this 
    title.
        ``(6) State.--The term `State' does not include Guam, American 
    Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 
    United States Virgin Islands.

``SEC. 507. EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.

    ``(a) Interstate Allocation.--In making grants under section 502(b) 
from allotments made under section 506, the Secretary shall ensure, to 
the extent feasible, an equitable distribution of activities under such 
grants, in the aggregate, among the States, taking into account the 
needs of underserved States.
    ``(b) Intrastate Allocation.--The amount allocated for projects 
within each State under section 506 shall be allocated among areas in 
the State in an equitable manner, taking into consideration the State 
priorities set out in the State plan in effect under section 503(a).

``SEC. 508. REPORT.

    ``To carry out the Secretary's responsibilities for reporting in 
section 503(g), the Secretary shall require the State agency for each 
State that receives funds under this title to prepare and submit a 
report at the beginning of each fiscal year on such State's compliance 
with section 507(b). Such report shall include the names and geographic 
location of all projects assisted under this title and carried out in 
the State and the amount allocated to each such project under section 
506.

``SEC. 509. EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND FEDERAL HOUSING AND FOOD STAMP 
              PROGRAMS.

    ``Funds received by eligible individuals from projects carried out 
under the program established under this title shall not be considered 
to be income of such individuals for purposes of determining the 
eligibility of such individuals, or of any other individuals, to 
participate in any housing program for which Federal funds may be 
available or for any income determination under the Food Stamp Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).

``SEC. 510. ELIGIBILITY FOR WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES.

    ``Eligible individuals under this title may be considered by local 
workforce investment boards and one-stop operators established under 
title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et 
seq.) to satisfy the requirements for receiving services under such 
title I that are applicable to adults.

``SEC. 511. COORDINATION WITH THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998.

    ``(a) Partners.--Grantees under this title shall be one-stop 
partners as described in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(vi) of section 
121(b)(1) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2841(b)(1)) in the one-stop delivery system established under section 
134(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)) for the appropriate local 
workforce investment areas, and shall carry out the responsibilities 
relating to such partners.
    ``(b) Coordination.--In local workforce investment areas where more 
than 1 grantee under this title provides services, the grantees shall--
        ``(1) coordinate their activities related to the one-stop 
    delivery systems; and
        ``(2) be signatories of the memorandum of understanding 
    established under section 121(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
    1998 (29 U.S.C. 2841(c)).

``SEC. 512. TREATMENT OF ASSISTANCE.

    ``Assistance provided under this title shall not be considered to 
be financial assistance described in section 245A(h)(1)(A) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255a(h)(1)(A)).

``SEC. 513. PERFORMANCE.

    ``(a) Measures and Indicators.--
        ``(1) Establishment and implementation of measures and 
    indicators.--The Secretary shall establish and implement, after 
    consultation with grantees, subgrantees, and host agencies under 
    this title, States, older individuals, area agencies on aging, and 
    other organizations serving older individuals, core measures of 
    performance and additional indicators of performance for each 
    grantee for projects and services carried out under this title. The 
    core measures of performance and additional indicators of 
    performance shall be applicable to each grantee under this title 
    without regard to whether such grantee operates the program 
    directly or through subcontracts, subgrants, or agreements with 
    other entities.
        ``(2) Content.--
            ``(A) Composition of measures and indicators.--
                ``(i) Measures.--The core measures of performance 
            established by the Secretary in accordance with paragraph 
            (1) shall consist of core indicators of performance 
            specified in subsection (b)(1) and the expected levels of 
            performance applicable to each core indicator of 
            performance.
                ``(ii) Additional indicators.--The additional 
            indicators of performance established by the Secretary in 
            accordance with paragraph (1) shall be the additional 
            indicators of performance specified in subsection (b)(2).
            ``(B) Continuous improvement.--The measures described in 
        subparagraph (A)(i) shall be designed to promote continuous 
        improvement in performance.
            ``(C) Expected levels of performance.--The Secretary and 
        each grantee shall reach agreement on the expected levels of 
        performance for each program year for each of the core 
        indicators of performance specified in subparagraph (A)(i). The 
        agreement shall take into account the requirement of 
        subparagraph (B) and the factors described in subparagraph (D), 
        and other appropriate factors as determined by the Secretary, 
        and shall be consistent with the requirements of subparagraph 
        (E). Funds may not be awarded under the grant until such 
        agreement is reached. At the conclusion of negotiations 
        concerning the levels with all grantees, the Secretary shall 
        make available for public review the final negotiated expected 
        levels of performance for each grantee, including any comments 
        submitted by the grantee regarding the grantee's satisfaction 
        with the negotiated levels.
            ``(D) Adjustment.--The expected levels of performance 
        described in subparagraph (C) applicable to a grantee shall be 
        adjusted after the agreement under subparagraph (C) has been 
        reached only with respect to the following factors:
                ``(i) High rates of unemployment or of poverty or 
            participation in the program of block grants to States for 
            temporary assistance for needy families established under 
            part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
            601 et seq.), in the areas served by a grantee, relative to 
            other areas of the State involved or Nation.
                ``(ii) Significant downturns in the areas served by the 
            grantee or in the national economy.
                ``(iii) Significant numbers or proportions of 
            participants with 1 or more barriers to employment, 
            including individuals described in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii) 
            or (b)(2) of section 518, served by a grantee relative to 
            such numbers or proportions for grantees serving other 
            areas of the State or Nation.
                ``(iv) Changes in Federal, State, or local minimum wage 
            requirements.
                ``(v) Limited economies of scale for the provision of 
            community service employment and other authorized 
            activities in the areas served by the grantee.
            ``(E) Placement.--
                ``(i) Level of performance.--For all grantees, the 
            Secretary shall establish an expected level of performance 
            of not less than the percentage specified in clause (ii) 
            (adjusted in accordance with subparagraph (D)) for the 
            entry into unsubsidized employment core indicator of 
            performance described in subsection (b)(1)(B).
                ``(ii) Required placement percentages.--The minimum 
            percentage for the expected level of performance for the 
            entry into unsubsidized employment core indicator of 
            performance described in subsection (b)(1)(B) is--

                    ``(I) 21 percent for fiscal year 2007;
                    ``(II) 22 percent for fiscal year 2008;
                    ``(III) 23 percent for fiscal year 2009;
                    ``(IV) 24 percent for fiscal year 2010; and
                    ``(V) 25 percent for fiscal year 2011.

        ``(3) Limitation.--An agreement to be evaluated on the core 
    measures of performance and to report information on the additional 
    indicators of performance shall be a requirement for application 
    for, and a condition of, all grants authorized by this title.
    ``(b) Indicators of Performance.--
        ``(1) Core indicators.--The core indicators of performance 
    described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(i) shall consist of--
            ``(A) hours (in the aggregate) of community service 
        employment;
            ``(B) entry into unsubsidized employment;
            ``(C) retention in unsubsidized employment for 6 months;
            ``(D) earnings; and
            ``(E) the number of eligible individuals served, including 
        the number of participating individuals described in subsection 
        (a)(3)(B)(ii) or (b)(2) of section 518.
        ``(2) Additional indicators.--The additional indicators of 
    performance described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii) shall consist 
    of--
            ``(A) retention in unsubsidized employment for 1 year;
            ``(B) satisfaction of the participants, employers, and 
        their host agencies with their experiences and the services 
        provided;
            ``(C) any other indicators of performance that the 
        Secretary determines to be appropriate to evaluate services and 
        performance.
        ``(3) Definitions of indicators.--The Secretary, after 
    consultation with national and State grantees, representatives of 
    business and labor organizations, and providers of services, shall, 
    by regulation, issue definitions of the indicators of performance 
    described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
    ``(c) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall--
        ``(1) annually evaluate, and publish and make available for 
    public review information on, the actual performance of each 
    grantee with respect to the levels achieved for each of the core 
    indicators of performance, compared to the expected levels of 
    performance established under subsection (a)(2)(C) (including any 
    adjustments to such levels made in accordance with subsection 
    (a)(2)(D)); and
        ``(2) annually publish and make available for public review 
    information on the actual performance of each grantee with respect 
    to the levels achieved for each of the additional indicators of 
    performance.
    ``(d) Technical Assistance and Corrective Efforts.--
        ``(1) Initial determinations.--
            ``(A) In general.--As soon as practicable after July 1, 
        2007, the Secretary shall determine if a grantee under this 
        title has, for program year 2006--
                ``(i) met the expected levels of performance 
            established under subsection (a)(2)(C) (including any 
            adjustments to such levels made in accordance with 
            subsection (a)(2)(D)) for the core indicators of 
            performance described in subparagraphs (A), (C), (D), and 
            (E) of subsection (b)(1); and
                ``(ii) achieved the applicable percentage specified in 
            subsection (a)(2)(E)(ii) for the core indicator of 
            performance described in subsection (b)(1)(B).
            ``(B) Technical assistance.--If the Secretary determines 
        that the grantee, for program year 2006--
                ``(i) failed to meet the expected levels of performance 
            described in subparagraph (A)(i); or
                ``(ii) failed to achieve the applicable percentage 
            described in subparagraph (A)(ii),
        the Secretary shall provide technical assistance to assist the 
        grantee to meet the expected levels of performance and achieve 
        the applicable percentage.
        ``(2) National grantees.--
            ``(A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the end of 
        each program year, the Secretary shall determine if a national 
        grantee awarded a grant under section 502(b) in accordance with 
        section 514 has met the expected levels of performance 
        established under subsection (a)(2)(C) (including any 
        adjustments to such levels made in accordance with subsection 
        (a)(2)(D)) for the core indicators of performance described in 
        subsection (b)(1).
            ``(B) Technical assistance and corrective action plan.--
                ``(i) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a 
            national grantee fails to meet the expected levels of 
            performance described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
            after each year of such failure, shall provide technical 
            assistance and require such grantee to submit a corrective 
            action plan not later than 160 days after the end of the 
            program year.
                ``(ii) Content.--The plan submitted under clause (i) 
            shall detail the steps the grantee will take to meet the 
            expected levels of performance in the next program year.
                ``(iii) Recompetition.--Any grantee who has failed to 
            meet the expected levels of performance for 4 consecutive 
            years (beginning with program year 2007) shall not be 
            allowed to compete in the subsequent grant competition 
            under section 514 following the fourth consecutive year of 
            failure but may compete in the next such grant competition 
            after that subsequent competition.
        ``(3) State grantees.--
            ``(A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the end of 
        each program year, the Secretary shall determine if a State 
        grantee allotted funds under section 506(e) has met the 
        expected levels of performance established under subsection 
        (a)(2)(C) (including any adjustments to such levels made in 
        accordance with subsection (a)(2)(D)) for the core indicators 
        of performance described in subsection (b)(1).
            ``(B) Technical assistance and corrective action plan.--
                ``(i) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a 
            State fails to meet the expected levels of performance 
            described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary, after each 
            year of such failure, shall provide technical assistance 
            and require the State to submit a corrective action plan 
            not later than 160 days after the end of the program year.
                ``(ii) Content.--The plan submitted under clause (i) 
            shall detail the steps the State will take to meet the 
            expected levels of performance in the next program year.
                ``(iii) Competition.--If the Secretary determines that 
            the State fails to meet the expected levels of performance 
            described in subparagraph (A) for 3 consecutive program 
            years (beginning with program year 2007), the Secretary 
            shall provide for the conduct by the State of a competition 
            to award the funds allotted to the State under section 
            506(e) for the first full program year following the 
            Secretary's determination.
        ``(4) Special rule for establishment and implementation.--The 
    Secretary shall establish and implement the core measures of 
    performance and additional indicators of performance described in 
    this section, including all required indicators described in 
    subsection (b), not later than July 1, 2007.
    ``(e) Impact on Grant Competition.--The Secretary may not publish a 
notice announcing a grant competition under this title, and solicit 
proposals for grants, until the day that is the later of--
        ``(1) the date on which the Secretary implements the core 
    measures of performance and additional indicators of performance 
    described in this section; and
        ``(2) January 1, 2010.

``SEC. 514. COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO GRANT AWARDS.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--
        ``(1) Initial approval of grant applications.--From the funds 
    available for national grants under section 506(d), the Secretary 
    shall award grants under section 502(b) to eligible applicants, 
    through a competitive process that emphasizes meeting performance 
    requirements, to carry out projects under this title for a period 
    of 4 years, except as provided in paragraph (2). The Secretary may 
    not conduct a grant competition under this title until the day 
    described in section 513(e).
        ``(2) Continuation of approval based on performance.--If the 
    recipient of a grant made under paragraph (1) meets the expected 
    levels of performance described in section 513(d)(2)(A) for each 
    year of such 4-year period with respect to a project, the Secretary 
    may award a grant under section 502(b) to such recipient to 
    continue such project beyond such 4-year period for 1 additional 
    year without regard to such process.
    ``(b) Eligible Applicants.--An applicant shall be eligible to 
receive a grant under section 502(b) in accordance with subsections 
(a), (c), and (d).
    ``(c) Criteria.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1), the Secretary 
shall select the eligible applicants to receive grants based on the 
following:
        ``(1) The applicant's ability to administer a project that 
    serves the greatest number of eligible individuals, giving 
    particular consideration to individuals with greatest economic 
    need, individuals with greatest social need, and individuals 
    described in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii) or (b)(2) of section 518.
        ``(2) The applicant's ability to administer a project that 
    provides employment for eligible individuals in the communities in 
    which such individuals reside, or in nearby communities, that will 
    contribute to the general welfare of the communities involved.
        ``(3) The applicant's ability to administer a project that 
    moves eligible individuals into unsubsidized employment.
        ``(4) The applicant's prior performance, if any, in meeting 
    core measures of performance and addressing additional indicators 
    of performance under this title and the applicant's ability to 
    address core indicators of performance and additional indicators of 
    performance under this title and under other Federal or State 
    programs in the case of an applicant that has not previously 
    received a grant under this title.
        ``(5) The applicant's ability to move individuals with multiple 
    barriers to employment, including individuals described in 
    subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii) or (b)(2) of section 518, into 
    unsubsidized employment.
        ``(6) The applicant's ability to coordinate activities with 
    other organizations at the State and local level.
        ``(7) The applicant's plan for fiscal management of the project 
    to be administered with funds received in accordance with this 
    section.
        ``(8) The applicant's ability to administer a project that 
    provides community service.
        ``(9) The applicant's ability to minimize disruption in 
    services for participants and in community services provided.
        ``(10) Any additional criteria that the Secretary considers to 
    be appropriate in order to minimize disruption in services for 
    participants.
    ``(d) Responsibility Tests.--
        ``(1) In general.--Before final selection of a grantee, the 
    Secretary shall conduct a review of available records to assess the 
    applicant's overall responsibility to administer Federal funds.
        ``(2) Review.--As part of the review described in paragraph 
    (1), the Secretary may consider any information, including the 
    applicant's history with regard to the management of other grants.
        ``(3) Failure to satisfy test.--The failure to satisfy a 
    responsibility test with respect to any 1 factor that is listed in 
    paragraph (4), excluding those listed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
    of such paragraph, does not establish that the applicant is not 
    responsible unless such failure is substantial or persists for 2 or 
    more consecutive years.
        ``(4) Test.--The responsibility tests include review of the 
    following factors:
            ``(A) Unsuccessful efforts by the applicant to recover 
        debts, after 3 demand letters have been sent, that are 
        established by final agency action, or a failure to comply with 
        an approved repayment plan.
            ``(B) Established fraud or criminal activity of a 
        significant nature within the organization or agency involved.
            ``(C) Serious administrative deficiencies identified by the 
        Secretary, such as failure to maintain a financial management 
        system as required by Federal rules or regulations.
            ``(D) Willful obstruction of the audit process.
            ``(E) Failure to provide services to participants for a 
        current or recent grant or to meet applicable core measures of 
        performance or address applicable indicators of performance.
            ``(F) Failure to correct deficiencies brought to the 
        grantee's attention in writing as a result of monitoring 
        activities, reviews, assessments, or other activities.
            ``(G) Failure to return a grant closeout package or 
        outstanding advances within 90 days of the grant expiration 
        date or receipt of the closeout package, whichever is later, 
        unless an extension has been requested and granted.
            ``(H) Failure to submit required reports.
            ``(I) Failure to properly report and dispose of Government 
        property as instructed by the Secretary.
            ``(J) Failure to have maintained effective cash management 
        or cost controls resulting in excess cash on hand.
            ``(K) Failure to ensure that a subrecipient complies with 
        its Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133 audit 
        requirements specified at section 667.200(b) of title 20, Code 
        of Federal Regulations.
            ``(L) Failure to audit a subrecipient within the required 
        period.
            ``(M) Final disallowed costs in excess of 5 percent of the 
        grant or contract award if, in the judgment of the grant 
        officer, the disallowances are egregious.
            ``(N) Failure to establish a mechanism to resolve a 
        subrecipient's audit in a timely fashion.
        ``(5) Determination.--Applicants that are determined to be not 
    responsible shall not be selected as grantees.
        ``(6) Disallowed costs.--Interest on disallowed costs shall 
    accrue in accordance with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 
    1996, including the amendments made by that Act.
    ``(e) Grantees Serving Individuals With Barriers to Employment.--
        ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `individuals 
    with barriers to employment' means minority individuals, Indian 
    individuals, individuals with greatest economic need, and 
    individuals described in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii) or (b)(2) of 
    section 518.
        ``(2) Special consideration.--In areas where a substantial 
    population of individuals with barriers to employment exists, a 
    grantee that receives a national grant in accordance with this 
    section shall, in selecting subgrantees, give special consideration 
    to organizations (including former recipients of such national 
    grants) with demonstrated expertise in serving individuals with 
    barriers to employment.
    ``(f) Minority-Serving Grantees.--The Secretary may not promulgate 
rules or regulations affecting grantees in areas where a substantial 
population of minority individuals exists, that would significantly 
compromise the ability of the grantees to serve their targeted 
population of minority older individuals.

``SEC. 515. REPORT ON SERVICE TO MINORITY INDIVIDUALS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall annually prepare a report on 
the levels of participation and performance outcomes of minority 
individuals served by the program carried out under this title.
    ``(b) Contents.--
        ``(1) Organization and data.--Such report shall present 
    information on the levels of participation and the outcomes 
    achieved by such minority individuals with respect to each grantee 
    under this title, by service area, and in the aggregate, beginning 
    with data that applies to program year 2005.
        ``(2) Efforts.--The report shall also include a description of 
    each grantee's efforts to serve minority individuals, based on 
    information submitted to the Secretary by each grantee at such time 
    and in such manner as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
        ``(3) Related matters.--The report shall also include--
            ``(A) an assessment of individual grantees based on the 
        criteria established under subsection (c);
            ``(B) an analysis of whether any changes in grantees have 
        affected participation rates of such minority individuals;
            ``(C) information on factors affecting participation rates 
        among such minority individuals; and
            ``(D) recommendations for increasing participation of 
        minority individuals in the program.
    ``(c) Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish criteria for 
determining the effectiveness of grantees in serving minority 
individuals in accordance with the goals set forth in section 
502(a)(1).
    ``(d) Submission.--The Secretary shall annually submit such a 
report to the appropriate committees of Congress.

``SEC. 516. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    ``It is the sense of Congress that--
        ``(1) the older American community service employment program 
    described in this title was established with the intent of placing 
    older individuals in community service positions and providing job 
    training; and
        ``(2) placing older individuals in community service positions 
    strengthens the ability of the individuals to become self-
    sufficient, provides much-needed support to organizations that 
    benefit from increased civic engagement, and strengthens the 
    communities that are served by such organizations.

``SEC. 517. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2007, 
2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.
    ``(b) Obligation.--Amounts appropriated under this section for any 
fiscal year shall be available for obligation during the annual period 
that begins on July 1 of the calendar year immediately following the 
beginning of such fiscal year and that ends on June 30 of the following 
calendar year. The Secretary may extend the period during which such 
amounts may be obligated or expended in the case of a particular 
organization or agency that receives 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 program 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 `community service' means--
            ``(A) social, health, welfare, and educational services 
        (including literacy tutoring), legal and other counseling 
        services and assistance, including tax counseling and 
        assistance and financial counseling, and library, recreational, 
        and other similar services;
            ``(B) conservation, maintenance, or restoration of natural 
        resources;
            ``(C) community betterment or beautification;
            ``(D) antipollution and environmental quality efforts;
            ``(E) weatherization activities;
            ``(F) economic development; and
            ``(G) such other services essential and necessary to the 
        community as the Secretary determines 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 individual' 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 payment 
        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 participation.--The 
            Secretary shall authorize 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;
                    ``(III) meet the eligibility requirements 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 persistent unemployment 
                and are individuals with severely limited employment 
                prospects; or
                    ``(V) have limited English proficiency or low 
                literacy skills.

        ``(4) Income.--In this section, the term `income' 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 application 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 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian 
    Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands.
        ``(6) Program.--The term `program' means the older American 
    community service employment program established under this title.
        ``(7) Supportive services.--The term `supportive services' 
    means services, such as transportation, 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 literacy skills;
        ``(C) resides in a rural area;
        ``(D) is a veteran;
        ``(E) has low employment prospects;
        ``(F) has failed to find employment after utilizing services 
    provided under title I of the Workforce 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 Performance.--
        (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.

                       TITLE VI--NATIVE AMERICANS

SEC. 601. CLARIFICATION OF MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 614A of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3057e-1) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Clarification.--
        ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `covered year' 
    means fiscal year 2006 or a subsequent 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 organization 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 submits an 
    application under this part, even if the tribal organization 
    submits--
            ``(A) a separate application from the remaining members of 
        the consortium; or
            ``(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 PROGRAM.

    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 fiscal year 2009, $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 
    $7,900,000 for fiscal year 2011.''.

TITLE VII--ALLOTMENTS FOR VULNERABLE ELDER RIGHTS PROTECTION ACTIVITIES

SEC. 701. VULNERABLE ELDER RIGHTS PROTECTION ACTIVITIES.

    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 address'';
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
        striking ``programs for'' and all that follows through 
        ``including--'' and inserting the following: ``programs for the 
        prevention, detection, assessment, and treatment of, 
        intervention in, investigation of, and response to elder abuse, 
        neglect, and exploitation (including financial exploitation), 
        including--'';
            (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as 
        paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively;
            (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
        ``(2) providing for public education and outreach to promote 
    financial literacy and prevent identity theft and financial 
    exploitation of older individuals;'';
            (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 serving older 
    individuals (in this paragraph referred to as `safe havens'), and 
    testing various safe haven models for establishing safe havens (at 
    home or elsewhere), that recognize autonomy and self-determination, 
    and fully protect the due process rights of older individuals;
        ``(11) supporting multidisciplinary elder justice activities, 
    such as--
            ``(A) supporting and studying team approaches for bringing 
        a coordinated multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary response 
        to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including a response 
        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 Secretary with information and recommendations 
        relating to efforts by the State to combat elder abuse, 
        neglect, and exploitation;
            ``(C) providing training, technical assistance, 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 review teams, to make 
        recommendations about their composition, protocols, functions, 
        timing, roles, and responsibilities, with a goal of producing 
        models and information that will allow for replication based on 
        the needs of States and 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 locations;
            ``(B) older individuals in minority populations; 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 following:
    ``(h) Accountability Measures.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
develop accountability measures to ensure the effectiveness of the 
activities carried out under this section.
    ``(i) Evaluating Programs.--The Assistant Secretary shall evaluate 
the activities carried out under this section, using funds made 
available under section 206(g).
    ``(j) Compliance With Applicable Laws.--In order to receive funds 
made available to carry out this section, an entity shall comply with 
all applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines.''.

SEC. 703. NATIVE AMERICAN ORGANIZATION PROVISIONS.

    Section 751 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3058aa) 
is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) enabling the eligible entities to support 
    multidisciplinary elder justice activities, such as--
            ``(A) establishing a coordinating council, which shall 
        identify the needs of an individual Indian tribe or other 
        Native American group and provide the Assistant Secretary with 
        information and recommendations relating to efforts by the 
        Indian tribe or the governing entity of the Native American 
        group to combat elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation;
            ``(B) providing training, technical assistance, and other 
        methods of support to groups carrying out multidisciplinary 
        efforts for an Indian tribe or other Native American group; and
            ``(C) broadening and studying various models for elder 
        fatality and serious injury review teams, to make 
        recommendations about their composition, protocols, functions, 
        timing, roles, and responsibilities, with a goal of producing 
        models and information that will allow for replication based on 
        the needs of Indian tribes and other Native American groups 
        (other than the ones in which the review teams were used).'';
        (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``this subtitle'' and 
    inserting ``this section''; and
        (3) in subsection (d)--
            (A) by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``this 
        subtitle''; and
            (B) by striking ``2001'' and inserting ``2007''.

SEC. 704. ELDER JUSTICE PROGRAMS.

    Subtitle B of title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3058aa) is amended--
        (1) by striking the subtitle heading and inserting the 
    following:

     ``Subtitle B--Native American Organization and Elder Justice 
                             Provisions'';

    and
        (2) by inserting after section 751 the following:

``SEC. 752. GRANTS TO PROMOTE COMPREHENSIVE STATE ELDER JUSTICE 
              SYSTEMS.

    ``(a) Purpose and Authority.--For each fiscal year, the Assistant 
Secretary may make grants to States, on a competitive basis, in 
accordance with this section, to promote the development and 
implementation, within each such State, of a comprehensive elder 
justice system, as defined in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Comprehensive Elder Justice System Defined.--In this section, 
the term `comprehensive elder justice system' means an integrated, 
multidisciplinary, and collaborative system for preventing, detecting, 
and addressing elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation in a manner 
that--
        ``(1) provides for widespread, convenient public access to the 
    range of available elder justice information, programs, and 
    services;
        ``(2) coordinates the efforts of public health, social service, 
    and law enforcement authorities, as well as other appropriate 
    public and private entities, to identify and diminish duplication 
    and gaps in the system;
        ``(3) provides a uniform method for the standardization, 
    collection, management, analysis, and reporting of data; and
        ``(4) provides such other elements as the Assistant Secretary 
    determines appropriate.
    ``(c) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section for a fiscal year, a State shall submit an application to the 
Assistant Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information and assurances as the Assistant Secretary determines 
appropriate.
    ``(d) Amount of Grants.--The amount of a grant to a State with an 
application approved under this section for a fiscal year shall be such 
amount as the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate.
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--
        ``(1) In general.--A State that receives a grant under this 
    section shall use funds made available through such grant to 
    promote the development and implementation of a comprehensive elder 
    justice system by--
            ``(A) establishing formal working relationships among 
        public and private providers of elder justice programs, service 
        providers, and stakeholders in order to create a unified elder 
        justice network across such State to coordinate programmatic 
        efforts;
            ``(B) facilitating and supporting the development of a 
        management information system and standard data elements;
            ``(C) providing for appropriate education (including 
        educating the public about the range of available elder justice 
        information, programs, and services), training, and technical 
        assistance; and
            ``(D) taking such other steps as the Assistant Secretary 
        determines appropriate.
        ``(2) Maintenance of effort.--Funds made available to States 
    pursuant to this section shall be used to supplement and not 
    supplant other Federal, State, and local funds expended to support 
    activities described in paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 705. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Subtitle C of title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3058bb et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 765. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    ``Nothing in this title shall be construed to interfere with or 
abridge the right of an older individual to practice the individual's 
religion through reliance on prayer alone for healing, in a case in 
which a decision to so practice the religion--
        ``(1) is contemporaneously expressed by the older individual--
            ``(A) either orally or in writing;
            ``(B) with respect to a specific illness or injury that the 
        older individual has at the time of the decision; and
            ``(C) when the older individual is competent to make the 
        decision;
        ``(2) is set forth prior to the occurrence of the illness or 
    injury in a living will, health care proxy, or other advance 
    directive document that is validly executed and applied under State 
    law; or
        ``(3) may be unambiguously deduced from the older individual's 
    life history.''.

             TITLE VIII--FEDERAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Tom Osborne Federal Youth 
Coordination Act''.

SEC. 802. ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Federal Youth 
Development Council (in this title referred to as the ``Council'').
    (b) Members and Terms.--
        (1) Federal employee members.--The members of the Council shall 
    include the Attorney General, the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
    Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
    Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of 
    Education, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 
    Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Drug 
    Control Policy, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation 
    for National and Community Service, or a designee of each such 
    individual who holds significant decision-making authority, and 
    other Federal officials as directed by the President.
        (2) Additional members.--
            (A) In general.--The members of the Council shall include 
        any additional members as the President shall appoint from 
        among representatives of community-based organizations, 
        including faith-based organizations, child and youth focused 
        foundations, institutions of higher education, non-profit 
        organizations, youth service providers, State and local 
        government, and youth in disadvantaged situations.
            (B) Consultation.--In making the appointments under this 
        paragraph, the President, as determined appropriate by the 
        President, shall consult with--
                (i) the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who 
            shall take into account the recommendations of the majority 
            leader and the minority leader of the House of 
            Representatives; and
                (ii) the president pro tempore of the Senate, who shall 
            take into account the recommendations of the majority 
            leader and the minority leader of the Senate.
        (3) Length of term.--Each member of the Council shall serve for 
    the life of the Council.
    (c) Compensation and Travel Expenses.--
        (1) No compensation for service on council.--Each member of the 
    Council appointed under section 802 who is not an officer or 
    employee of the United States shall not receive pay by reason of 
    the member's service on the Council, and shall not be considered an 
    employee of the Federal Government by reason of such service. Each 
    member of the Council who is an officer or employee of the United 
    States shall serve without compensation in addition to that 
    received for the member's service as an officer or employee of the 
    United States.
        (2) Travel and transportation expenses.--Each member of the 
    Council may be allowed travel or transportation expenses in 
    accordance with section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, while 
    away from the member's home or regular place of business in the 
    performance of services for the Council.
    (d) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Council shall be the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services.
    (e) Meetings.--The Council shall meet at the call of the 
Chairperson, not less frequently than 4 times each year. The first 
meeting shall be not less than 4 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 803. DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.

    (a) In General.--The duties of the Council shall be to provide 
advice and recommendations, including--
        (1) ensuring communication among agencies administering 
    programs designed to serve youth, especially those in disadvantaged 
    situations;
        (2) assessing the needs of youth, especially those in 
    disadvantaged situations, and those who work with youth, and the 
    quantity and quality of Federal programs offering services, 
    supports, and opportunities to help youth in their educational, 
    social, emotional, physical, vocational, and civic development, in 
    coordination with the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family 
    Statistics;
        (3) recommending quantifiable goals and objectives for such 
    programs;
        (4) making recommendations for the allocation of resources in 
    support of such goals and objectives;
        (5) identifying possible areas of overlap or duplication in the 
    purpose and operation of programs serving youth and recommending 
    ways to better facilitate the coordination and consultation among, 
    and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of, such programs;
        (6) identifying target populations of youth who are 
    disproportionately at risk and assisting agencies in focusing 
    additional resources on such youth;
        (7) developing a plan, including common indicators of youth 
    well-being that are consistent with the indicators tracked by the 
    Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, and 
    assisting Federal agencies, at the request of 1 or more such 
    agencies, in coordinating to achieve the goals and objectives 
    described in paragraph (3);
        (8) assisting Federal agencies, at the request of 1 or more 
    such agencies, in collaborating on--
            (A) model programs and demonstration projects focusing on 
        special populations, including youth in foster care and migrant 
        youth;
            (B) projects to promote parental involvement; and
            (C) projects that work to involve young people in service 
        programs;
        (9) soliciting and documenting ongoing input and 
    recommendations from--
            (A) youth, especially youth in disadvantaged situations;
            (B) national youth development experts, researchers, 
        parents, community-based organizations, including faith-based 
        organizations, foundations, business leaders, youth service 
        providers, and teachers; and
            (C) State and local government agencies, particularly 
        agencies serving children and youth; and
        (10) working with Federal agencies--
            (A) to promote high-quality research and evaluation, 
        identify and replicate model programs and promising practices, 
        and provide technical assistance relating to the needs of 
        youth; and
            (B) to coordinate the collection and dissemination of youth 
        services-related data and research.
    (b) Technical Assistance.--The Council may provide technical 
assistance to a State at the request of a State to support a State-
funded council for coordinating State youth efforts.

SEC. 804. COORDINATION WITH EXISTING INTERAGENCY COORDINATION ENTITIES.

    In carrying out the duties described in section 803, the Council 
shall coordinate the efforts of the Council with other Federal, State, 
and local coordinating entities in order to complement and not 
duplicate efforts, including the following:
        (1) Coordinating with the Federal Interagency Forum on Child 
    and Family Statistics, established under Executive Order 13045 (42 
    U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to protection of children from 
    environmental health risks and safety risks), on matters pertaining 
    to data collection.
        (2) Coordinating with the United States Interagency Council on 
    Homelessness, established under section 201 of the McKinney-Vento 
    Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11311), on matters pertaining to 
    homelessness.
        (3) Coordinating with the Coordinating Council on Juvenile 
    Justice and Delinquency Prevention, established under section 206 
    of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 
    U.S.C. 5616), on matters pertaining to programs for at-risk youth.

SEC. 805. ASSISTANCE OF STAFF.

    (a) Designation of Individual.--The Chairperson is authorized to 
designate an individual to have responsibility for assisting in 
carrying out the duties of the Council under this title.
    (b) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the Council, the 
head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable 
or nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of the department or 
agency to the Council to assist in carrying out the Council's duties 
under this title.

SEC. 806. POWERS OF THE COUNCIL.

    (a) Mails.--The Council may use the United States mails in the same 
manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies 
of the United States.
    (b) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the 
Council, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the 
Council, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support services 
necessary for the Council to carry out its responsibilities under this 
title.

SEC. 807. REPORT.

    (a) Interim Report.--Not later than 1 year after the first meeting 
of the Council, the Council shall transmit to the relevant committees 
of Congress an interim report of the findings of the Council.
    (b) Final Report.--Not later than 2 years after the first meeting 
of the Council, the Council shall transmit to the relevant committees 
of Congress a final report of the Council's findings and 
recommendations, which report shall--
        (1) include a comprehensive list of recent research and 
    statistical reporting by various Federal agencies on the overall 
    well-being of youth;
        (2) include the assessment of the needs of youth and those who 
    serve youth;
        (3) include a summary of the plan described in section 
    803(a)(7);
        (4) recommend ways to coordinate and improve Federal training 
    and technical assistance, information sharing, and communication 
    among the various Federal programs and agencies serving youth, as 
    the Chairperson determines appropriate;
        (5) include recommendations to better integrate and coordinate 
    policies across agencies at the Federal, State, and local levels, 
    including any recommendations the Chairperson determines 
    appropriate, if any, for legislation and administrative actions;
        (6) include a summary of actions the Council has taken at the 
    request of Federal agencies to facilitate collaboration and 
    coordination on youth serving programs and the results of those 
    collaborations, if available;
        (7) include a summary of the action the Council has taken at 
    the request of States to provide technical assistance under section 
    803(b), if applicable; and
        (8) include a summary of the input and recommendations from the 
    groups identified in section 803(a)(9).

SEC. 808. TERMINATION.

    The Council shall terminate 60 days after transmitting the final 
report under section 807(b).

SEC. 809. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 and 2008.

                    TITLE IX--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

SEC. 901. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS.

    (a) Older Americans Act Amendments of 1987.--Section 205(1) of the 
Older Americans Act Amendments of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3001 note) is amended 
by striking ``section 102(17) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3002(17))'' and inserting ``section 102 of the Older Americans 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002)''.
    (b) Energy Conservation and Production Act.--Section 412(6) of the 
Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6862(6)) is amended 
by striking ``paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively, of section 
102'' and inserting ``section 102''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.