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119th CONGRESS
1st Session |
To provide for an extension of funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs.
Ms. Matsui (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Malliotakis, and Ms. Craig) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
To provide for an extension of funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Senior Savings Protection Act”.
SEC. 2. Extension of funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs.
(a) State health insurance assistance programs.—Subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 1395b–3 note) is amended—
(1) in clause (xiii), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in clause (xiv), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by inserting after clause (xiv) the following new clause:
“(xv) for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, $15,000,000.”.
(b) Area agencies on aging.—Subsection (b)(1)(B) of such section 119 is amended—
(1) in clause (xiii), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in clause (xiv), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by inserting after clause (xiv) the following new clause:
“(xv) for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, $15,000,000.”.
(c) Aging and disability resource centers.—Subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 119 is amended—
(1) in clause (xiii), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in clause (xiv), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by inserting after clause (xiv) the following new clause:
“(xv) for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, $5,000,000.”.
(d) Coordination of efforts To inform older Americans about benefits available under Federal and State programs.—Subsection (d)(2) of such section 119 is amended—
(1) in clause (xiii), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in clause (xiv), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by inserting after clause (xiv) the following new clause:
“(xv) for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, $15,000,000.”.