[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4867 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4867

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct, and 
  submit to Congress a report describing the results of, a study that 
analyzes housing programs and services for older individuals under the 
                      Older Americans Act of 1965.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 30, 2024

 Mr. Kelly (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Kaine) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                  Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct, and 
  submit to Congress a report describing the results of, a study that 
analyzes housing programs and services for older individuals under the 
                      Older Americans Act of 1965.

    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 ``Housing Options for Older Adults Act 
of 2024''.

SEC. 2. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON ACCESS TO HOUSING FOR OLDER 
              INDIVIDUALS.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct, and submit to 
Congress a report describing the results of, a study that analyzes 
housing programs and services for older individuals under the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), including--
            (1) an analysis of the Interagency Coordinating Committee 
        on Healthy Aging and Age-Friendly Communities that--
                    (A) assesses any metrics used by the Committee to 
                evaluate the success of the Committee's activities and 
                related Federal programs;
                    (B) evaluates interagency coordination of Federal 
                housing programs for older individuals; and
                    (C) assesses the availability of affordable housing 
                for older individuals as the result of interagency 
                coordination;
            (2) an analysis of any overlap between, and gaps in, 
        housing programs and services that assist older individuals in 
        obtaining accessible and affordable housing that achieves the 
        objectives of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 
        et seq.), including programs under the Administration for 
        Community Living, the Department of Housing and Urban 
        Development, and other Federal programs, as applicable, and the 
        availability, accessibility, and demand for such services;
            (3) an analysis of the availability of affordable housing 
        for such older individuals, to the extent such information is 
        available and taking into consideration incomes and geographic 
        and demographic trends; and
            (4) any recommendations to improve the supply, 
        accessibility, and affordability of housing for older 
        individuals and coordination of services provided under the 
        Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) and other 
        related Federal programs, as applicable.
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