1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Responding to Urgent needs of
Survivors of the Holocaust Act
or the RUSH
Act
.
(b)The table of
contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purposes.
Sec. 3. Findings.
TITLE I—Responding to the needs of Holocaust
survivors
Subtitle A—Definition, grants, and other programs
Sec. 101. Definition.
Sec. 102. Organization.
Sec. 103. Area plans.
Sec. 104. State plans.
Sec. 105. Consumer contributions.
Sec. 106. Program authorized.
Sec. 107. Prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and
exploitation.
Subtitle B—Activities for health, independence, and
longevity
Sec. 111. Innovation to improve transportation for older
individuals who are Holocaust survivors.
Subtitle C—Functions within Administration for Community
Living to assist Holocaust survivors
Sec. 121. Designation of individual within the
Administration.
Sec. 122. Annual report to congress.
TITLE II—Nutrition services for all older individuals
Sec. 201. Nutrition services.
2.The purposes of this Act are—
(1)to include
older individuals who are Holocaust survivors
to the list of
groups that receive preference for services as defined in section 305(a)(2)(E)
of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3025(a)(2)(E));
(2)to designate
within the Administration on Aging an individual to have responsibility for
older individuals who are Holocaust survivors; and
(3)to create a grant
program to increase and improve transportation services for older individuals,
with preference to those older individuals who are Holocaust survivors.
3.Congress finds the following:
(1)During the
Holocaust, which took place between 1933 and 1945, an estimated 6,000,000 Jews,
as well as millions from other targeted groups, were murdered by the Nazis and
their collaborators.
(2)Approximately
127,000 Holocaust survivors remain in the United States, and thousands pass
away each year.
(3)Holocaust
survivors are getting older and frailer, and will be seeking additional support
and assistance from social service providers to enable them to age in place.
Providers face increased levels of demand from vulnerable individuals without
any additional revenue to cover needed services.
(4)All Holocaust
survivors are at least 65 years old, with approximately
3/4 of them older than 75 and a majority in their 80s and
90s.
(5)More than half of
all Holocaust survivors who emigrated to the United States from the former
Soviet Union after 1965 fell beneath 200 percent of the Federal poverty
threshold in 2010 and constitute an extremely vulnerable at-risk population in
the United States.
(6)Holocaust
survivors continue to live with the mental and physical scars of the
unconscionable trauma caused by the Holocaust.
(7)While
institutionalized settings are beneficial for some older people, long-term care
facilities can have an adverse effect on Holocaust survivors. For many
Holocaust survivors, institutionalized settings reintroduce sights, sounds,
smells, emotions, and routines which can induce panic, anxiety, and
re-traumatization as a result of experiences resulting from the
Holocaust.
(8)Approximately
2/3 of Holocaust survivors live alone and living alone is
a risk factor for institutionalization.
(9)Low-income
Holocaust survivors are more reliant on social service programs than most other
older Americans, with proportionally more Holocaust survivors needing services
such as personal care, home-delivered and congregate meals, transportation,
counseling, and mental health support.
<enum>I</enum><header>Responding to the
needs of Holocaust survivors</header>
<subtitle id="id6BCC297C51FD40C1AE95B459BF00372E"><enum>A</enum><header>Definition,
grants, and other programs</header>
<section id="H679C5069D5AF4D2D8EA3AE731FFAE078"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 102 of the Older Americans Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id3D6DD442EFD44F4787235A8154FAD832"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (24)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1555DF461A9047AAB3B827A10E764CCF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking
<quote>and</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1EC5088BC92D46B19C563EE406DC5CB8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id83221CDEC307402FA722E7417F03225A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA897D12CEB1B4D388F5B1A21E65EF8DC" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id20D6E0D3156843659556A3C235027A4B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>status as a
Holocaust
survivor.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB2DDDAAFE4044ACCBC386CC46DD732A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (26) through (54) as paragraphs (27) through (55); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7587E445344346E096A5F1EAA2EA91AF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (25) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H167ADA0B7B5444348514BFDEC93D29CB" style="traditional">
<paragraph id="H312F28C9EAD443AAACC601FD42BB62C7"><enum>(26)</enum><text>The term
<term>Holocaust survivor</term> means an individual who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2F5B38716C544407934BCEC362FA7D0D"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC7994DD8FC654F37907301041C52A8E5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>lived in a country
between 1933 and 1945 under a Nazi regime, under Nazi occupation, or under the
control of Nazi collaborators; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H98477EC209A54D5296FA7EDE6249A6EF" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>fled from a country between 1933
and 1945 under a Nazi regime, under Nazi occupation, or under the control of
Nazi collaborators;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB465E3AEC28C45D9B6B7C6AC6E40D590"><enum>(B)</enum><text>was persecuted
between 1933 and 1945 on the basis of race, religion, physical or mental
disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, ethnicity, or other
basis; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H69A4D46BD3D04CF495AF3D8289A95340"><enum>(C)</enum><text>was a member of a
group that was persecuted by the
Nazis.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H092C5800577F4674A22ECB2FF5724582"><enum>102.</enum><header>Organization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 305(a) of the Older Americans Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3025(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8CF0ED3890D1465CB77620B9DFABBB00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(E), by inserting <quote>older individuals who are Holocaust
survivors,</quote> after <quote>proficiency,</quote> each place it appears;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H02E14ACDC0DD40DB922F7A097C3BB20C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(E), by inserting
<quote>older individuals who are Holocaust survivors,</quote> after
<quote>proficiency,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HA6040C345E7447E7B6B9C54BA4FDE768"><enum>103.</enum><header>Area
plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306 of the Older
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3026) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4DF14482F46347B9B6E2F30BD35B8E90"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H146113C22BB74BD692B8F1ADB1D58BC0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>older
individuals who are Holocaust survivors,</quote> after
<quote>proficiency,</quote> each place it appears;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE5A8BA184724692BB4594FAB68FA121"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)—</text>
<clause id="H27A99CC301014ADDA3BEEFCD621FD09A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subclause id="H6DEC2CE7A9314C468F89F3A52C371C10"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause
(i)(I)(bb), by inserting <quote>older individuals who are Holocaust
survivors,</quote> after <quote>proficiency,</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H45446C6F18A642E5BA012A8993C92BD4"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by inserting <quote>older
individuals who are Holocaust survivors,</quote> after
<quote>proficiency,</quote> each place it appears;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HEB88069EA5A848FE87E7F35263B4877C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B)(i)—</text>
<subclause id="HC8186ED746BD42F6B82D512095B9B65C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subclause (VI),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H4CEB75E7439540EB91A81934EFCEA036"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting
after subclause (VII) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56F74F718BDD43128F3B73B7F3FAD6E2" style="traditional">
<subclause id="HBDCB5CF0CAD34FE98EF73AE71706F817"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">older individuals who are Holocaust
survivors; and</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idBF7AED6A648D48288E75A625705A4AF4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(ii), by striking <quote>subclauses (I) through (VI)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subclauses (I) through (VIII)</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H40FFB85F00844A40B3691AADC4B3EA81"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(7)(B)(iii), by inserting <quote>, in particular, older individuals who are
Holocaust survivors, </quote> after <quote>placement</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE65A266EFFBE4462BFEB216B4B5642D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2)(B), by inserting
<quote>older individuals who are Holocaust survivors,</quote> after
<quote>areas,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H71F6098BFE9C4BC1A0EF02AC2555EA0C"><enum>104.</enum><header>State
plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 307(a) of the
Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3027(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H73576E86123849B29C29D529B643FDE5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by inserting <quote>older
individuals who are Holocaust survivors,</quote> after
<quote>proficiency,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0FD1422C496F42C38AF3D177140733A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (16)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAD73E0C9DCB9474CA50A2980E9655E87"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="H61E8937DFEE74E23B3152B0375DDB284"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (v), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8B0B90D288D4486BA8B0DE5E928CDC38"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6E0AD7C13004EEB821B414EC912224D" style="traditional">
<clause id="H7D02D1BFAFC6479A9B33203B6F846C78"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">older individuals who are Holocaust
survivors; and</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id32DC46A9F79B49FEABD16AEB69EC89F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>clauses (i) through (vi)</quote> and inserting
<quote>clauses (i) through (vii)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H16494F04260B4EDF8A626E0BD5A62335"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (28)(B)(ii), by inserting
<quote>older individuals who are Holocaust survivors,</quote> after
<quote>areas,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H00A55CA4EF79444394DA69D6B4F857CB"><enum>105.</enum><header>Consumer
contributions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 315 of
the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030c–2) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA0BB8040760C4F27894E5C4330E6A841"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(2), by inserting
<quote>older individuals who are Holocaust survivors,</quote> after
<quote>proficiency,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B2B7D77249F43EF9A0C2EB91D9957A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), by inserting
<quote>older individuals who are Holocaust survivors,</quote> after
<quote>proficiency,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H3BB88C34912A469BBFFC0C1514738B89"><enum>106.</enum><header>Program
authorized</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
373(c)(2)(A) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030s–1(c)(2)(A)) is
amended by striking <quote>individuals)</quote> inserting <quote>individuals
and older individuals who are Holocaust survivors)</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H45C9E85D26F2486CBA2F1FB0CA0BAD49"><enum>107.</enum><header>Prevention of
elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 721(b)(12) of the Older Americans
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3058i(b)(12)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H82A7541348D542C6A4CF6FE94D1797D1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1807D3D010364FD6AEE9EE6CEE02C143"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3EEA97C0E1AC4BF4AD68CFAFCBB504AF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC35D0D5781C74ED9A8B50D6AE6AE57CE" style="traditional">
<subparagraph id="H8619C692F65847E090C94978898C4F07"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">older individuals who are Holocaust
survivors.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HC4B78C8955474990B19F14D97876FEAD"><enum>B</enum><header>Activities for
health, independence, and longevity</header>
<section id="H1F023B41500C4873A40072E49ECE35E1"><enum>111.</enum><header>Innovation to
improve transportation for older individuals who are Holocaust
survivors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part A of title IV
of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD39B250C6394EBF97DE968ECBCB29F1" style="OLC">
<section id="HAF31D3AB356E46648AC0DDE885407841"><enum>423.</enum><header>Innovation to
improve transportation for older individuals who are Holocaust
survivors</header>
<subsection id="H46998C210FF84BADA407C65B1589F19F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall award grants or contracts
to nonprofit organizations to increase and improve transportation services,
including affordable non-emergency transportation to medical appointments and
shopping for food and other essential items, to enable older individuals to
remain in the community, with preference toward those older individuals who are
Holocaust survivors. The Assistant Secretary shall make grants or enter into
such contracts for period of not less than 5 years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7F91D9AE757F482284153460632F3CFB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="H83F5FEB0316C43CE85E40CB490AC5E48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 who are Holocaust survivors. The organization may use the
funds to develop and carry out an innovative transportation demonstration
project to create transportation services for older individuals.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5997766595D64A50AC2A9124E9229B13"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
activities</header><text>In carrying out a demonstration project or providing
technical assistance under paragraph (1) the organization may carry out
activities that include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2710CCCA4E844618845CE2EF82415C13"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H491B3E2396034F3AB0962C88D65E76E6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14FDC5B564324D8C847BD014BBF61360"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50D2FEF015FF4A16B29442171FA16B8C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>providing special
services to link older individuals to transportation services not provided
under title III.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H896BB225ED784241B385964A74CD979E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>In
awarding grants and entering into contracts under subsection (a), the Assistant
Secretary shall give preference to organizations and institutions that have
previous extensive experience working with and conducting assessment of the
needs of Holocaust survivors who are older individuals.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5FDC8A142C2D4DBDB2066E973326A107"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
determining the type of programs and activities used to improve and increase
transportation assistance for Holocaust survivors, the Assistant Secretary
shall consult with the individual designated under section 122 of the
<short-title>Responding to Urgent needs of Survivors of
the Holocaust Act</short-title> and with national organizations with special
expertise in serving Holocaust survivors who are older individuals.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6203127FCF4745AA85345BA7D0A2FDB1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a
contract under subsection (a), an entity shall have previous extensive
experience working with and conducting assessment of the needs of older
individuals.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H882D79792C174C1AB177180F4B81EC17"><enum>C</enum><header>Functions within
Administration for Community Living to assist Holocaust survivors</header>
<section id="H7A4A4BE535B04B299E6EC4B10442A064"><enum>121.</enum><header>Designation of
individual within the Administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator for Community Living is
authorized to designate within the Administration for Community Living a person
who has specialized training, background, or experience with Holocaust survivor
issues to have responsibility for implementing services for older individuals
who are Holocaust survivors.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B91C11ADCF44C17848DEF48E2B53E28" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>122.</enum><header>Annual report to
congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator for
Community Living, with assistance from the individual designated under section
121, shall prepare and submit to Congress an annual report on the status and
needs, including the priority areas of concern, of older individuals (as
defined in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002)) who
are Holocaust survivors.</text>
</section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Nutrition
services for all older individuals</header>
<section id="id133F8C48A8AD438A88809AC3651B2007"><enum>201.</enum><header>Nutrition
services</header>
<subsection id="id13C34D59EC1041E982C0A5111E35C112"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 339(2) of the
Older Americans Act of 1065 (42 U.S.C. 3030g–21(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id3AE72735D9F949E59BFF5564BBC9C46E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by amending clause
(iii) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C776FCE343C470081A60D29A0A335D7" style="OLC">
<clause id="id50864C66765C43FEA0450CB65367879A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, are adjusted and appropriately funded to meet any special
health-related or other dietary needs of program participants, including needs
based on religious, cultural, or ethnic
requirements,</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA62E3AFE0B2F4C278689E84AA5CF50D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(J), by striking <quote>, and</quote> and inserting a comma;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id178D5E86AE2349FF9EC53485DC8FC810"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(K), by striking the period and inserting <quote>, and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE472A592941048B0B65E6AFFC44183C3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08994C4EE9204D17B5D960AB37DDB793" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id6320ED2ADE4244A5BD4D7A88BB2F8DC7"><enum>(L)</enum><text>encourages
individuals who distribute nutrition services under subpart 2 to engage in
conversation with homebound older individuals and to be aware of the warning
signs of medical emergencies, injury or abuse in order to reduce isolation and
promote
wellbeing.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idACBE0FFB11864384B5BD99876F7D2995"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study of
nutrition projects</header><text>Section 317(a)(2) of the Older Americans Act
Amendments of 2006 (Public Law 106–365) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id3EB4836A6977439391DF556B8C8AE052"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE7B23A75B7BC45AAB9DB6429D668D5BB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBDB113B343894C7BB417F89C836B6E9D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22252357C6044B5199D00473BBA41E90" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idC73C038E21FD4C4884EADCE35C767F49"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an analysis of
service providers’ abilities to obtain viable contracts for special foods
necessary to meet a religious requirement, required dietary need, or ethnic
consideration.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section>