[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1986 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1986

 To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide for outreach, and 
                 coordination of services, to veterans.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 3, 2014

  Mr. Manchin (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide for outreach, and 
                 coordination of services, to veterans.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Streamlining Services for Older 
Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. OUTREACH AND COORDINATION OF SERVICES TO VETERANS.

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