[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2696 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2696
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to expand supportive services
for Native American aging programs, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 24, 2019
Ms. Smith (for herself and Ms. Murkowski) 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 expand supportive services
for Native American aging programs, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Services for Native
Elders Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR NATIVE AMERICAN AGING
PROGRAMS.
Title VI of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3057 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) in part D--
(A) by amending section 643 (42 U.S.C. 3057n) to
read as follows:
``SEC. 643. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title--
``(1) for parts A and B, $38,524,324 for fiscal year 2020,
$40,835,783 for fiscal year 2021, $43,285,930 for fiscal year
2022, $45,883,086 for fiscal year 2023, and $48,636,071 for
fiscal year 2024; and
``(2) for part C, subject to section 644, $10,785,575 for
fiscal year 2020, $11,432,710 for fiscal year 2021, $12,118,672
for fiscal year 2022, $12,845,792 for fiscal year 2023, and
$13,616,540 for fiscal year 2024.''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 644. FUNDING SET ASIDE.
``(a) In General.--Of the amount appropriated under section 643(2)
for a fiscal year, the Assistant Secretary shall, subject to subsection
(b), make available an amount, not to exceed 5 percent of the amount
appropriated under section 643(2) for the fiscal year, to carry out
part D for such fiscal year.
``(b) Applicability.--The requirement under subsection (a) shall
apply for a fiscal year only if--
``(1) the amount appropriated for parts A and B for the
fiscal year is greater than the amount appropriated for such
parts for fiscal year 2019; and
``(2) the amount the Assistant Secretary makes available
for parts A and B for such fiscal year is not less than the
amount the Assistant Secretary made available for such parts
for fiscal year 2019.'';
(2) by redesignating part D as part E; and
(3) by inserting after part C the following:
``PART D--SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR HEALTHY AGING AND INDEPENDENCE
``SEC. 636. PROGRAM.
``(a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall carry out a
competitive demonstration program for making grants to tribal
organizations or Native Hawaiian organizations with applications
approved under part A or B, respectively, to pay for the Federal share
of carrying out programs to enable the organizations to build their
capacity to provide a wider range of in-home and community supportive
services to enable older individuals to maintain their health and
independence and to avoid long-term care facility placement.
``(b) Supportive Services.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), supportive
services described in subsection (a) may include any of the
activities described in section 321(a).
``(2) Priority.--The Assistant Secretary, in making grants
under this section, shall give priority to organizations that
will use the grant funds for supportive services described in
subsection (a) that are for in-home assistance, transportation,
information and referral, case management, health and wellness
programs, legal services, family caregiver support services,
and other services that directly support the independence of
the older individuals served.
``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed or interpreted to prohibit the provision of supportive
services under part A or B.''.
SEC. 3. ENHANCING CAPACITY TO SUPPORT NATIVE AMERICAN AGING PROGRAMS.
Title II of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3011 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 201(c)(3)(H) (42 U.S.C. 3011(c)(3)(H)), by
inserting ``to ensure adequate capacity to deliver the services
under such title, which technical assistance and training
programs may include program management, data development and
use, basic business skills, grant development, program and
service innovations, and staff professional development and
certification'' before the semicolon at the end; and
(2) by amending section 216 (42 U.S.C. 3020f) to read as
follows:
``SEC. 216. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``(a) In General.--For purposes of carrying out this Act, there are
authorized to be appropriated for administration, salaries, and
expenses of the Administration $44,042,171 for fiscal year 2020,
$46,684,701 for fiscal year 2021, $49,485,783 for fiscal year 2022,
$52,454,930 for fiscal year 2023, and $55,602,226 for fiscal year 2024.
``(b) Authorization of Appropriations for Programs.--There are
authorized to be appropriated--
``(1) to carry out section 201(g), $20,000,000 for each of
the fiscal years 2020 through 2024;
``(2) to carry out section 202(a)(21) (relating to the
National Eldercare Locator Service), $2,186,227 for fiscal year
2020, $2,317,401 for fiscal year 2021, $2,456,445 for fiscal
year 2022, $2,603,832 for fiscal year 2023, and $2,760,062 for
fiscal year 2024;
``(3) to carry out section 215, $1,992,460 for fiscal year
2020, $2,112,008 for fiscal year 2021, $2,238,728 for fiscal
year 2022, $2,373,052 for fiscal year 2023, and $2,515,435 for
fiscal year 2024;
``(4) to carry out section 202 (relating to Elder Rights
Support Activities under this title), $1,375,011 for fiscal
year 2020, $1,457,511 for fiscal year 2021, $1,544,962 for
fiscal year 2022, $1,637,660 for fiscal year 2023, and
$1,735,919 for fiscal year 2024;
``(5) to carry out section 202(b) (relating to the Aging
and Disability Resource Centers), $8,708,043 for fiscal year
2020, $9,230,526 for fiscal year 2021, $9,784,357 for fiscal
year 2022, $10,371,419 for fiscal year 2023, and $10,993,704
for fiscal year 2024; and
``(6) to carry out section 201(c)(3)(H) (relating to
technical assistance and training programs for grantees under
title VI), $500,000 for fiscal year 2021.''.
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