[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 124 (Thursday, September 28, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H7746-H7770]
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                 OLDER AMERICANS ACT AMENDMENTS OF 2006

  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 6197) to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 2007 through 2011, and for other 
purposes.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 6197

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Older 
     Americans Act Amendments of 2006''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                       TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISION

Sec. 101. Definitions.

                   TITLE II--ADMINISTRATION ON AGING

Sec. 201. Elder abuse prevention and services.
Sec. 202. Functions of the Assistant Secretary.
Sec. 203. Federal agency consultation.
Sec. 204. Administration.
Sec. 205. Evaluation.
Sec. 206. Reports.
Sec. 207. Contracting and grant authority; private pay relationships; 
              appropriate use of funds.
Sec. 208. Nutrition education.

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Sec. 209. Pension counseling and information programs.
Sec. 210. Authorization of appropriations.

      TITLE III--GRANTS FOR STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING

Sec. 301. Purpose; administration.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriations; uses of funds.
Sec. 304. Allotments.
Sec. 305. Organization.
Sec. 306. Area plans.
Sec. 307. State plans.
Sec. 308. Payments.
Sec. 309. Nutrition services incentive program.
Sec. 310. Consumer contributions.
Sec. 311. Supportive services and senior centers.
Sec. 312. Nutrition service.
Sec. 313. Congregate nutrition program.
Sec. 314. Home delivered nutrition services.
Sec. 315. Criteria.
Sec. 316. Nutrition.
Sec. 317. Study of nutrition projects.
Sec. 318. Sense of Congress recognizing the contribution of nutrition 
              to the health of older adults.
Sec. 319. Improving indoor air quality in buildings where older 
              individuals congregate.
Sec. 320. Caregiver support program definitions.
Sec. 321. Caregiver support program.
Sec. 322. National innovation.

      TITLE IV--ACTIVITIES FOR HEALTH, INDEPENDENCE, AND LONGEVITY

Sec. 401. Title.
Sec. 402. Grant programs.
Sec. 403. Career preparation for the field of aging.
Sec. 404. Health care service demonstration projects in rural areas.
Sec. 405. Technical assistance and innovation to improve transportation 
              for older individuals.
Sec. 406. Demonstration, support, and research projects for 
              multigenerational activities and civic engagement 
              activities.
Sec. 407. Native American programs.
Sec. 408. Multidisciplinary centers and multidisciplinary systems.
Sec. 409. Community innovations for aging in place.
Sec. 410. Responsibilities of Assistant Secretary.

      TITLE V--OLDER AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

Sec. 501. Community Service Senior Opportunities Act.
Sec. 502. Effective date.

                       TITLE VI--NATIVE AMERICANS

Sec. 601. Clarification of maintenance requirement.
Sec. 602. Native Americans caregiver support program.

TITLE VII--ALLOTMENTS FOR VULNERABLE ELDER RIGHTS PROTECTION ACTIVITIES

Sec. 701. Vulnerable elder rights protection activities.
Sec. 702. Elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Sec. 703. Native American organization provisions.
Sec. 704. Elder justice programs.
Sec. 705. Rule of construction.

             TITLE VIII--FEDERAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Establishment and membership.
Sec. 803. Duties of the Council.
Sec. 804. Coordination with existing interagency coordination entities.
Sec. 805. Assistance of staff.
Sec. 806. Powers of the Council.
Sec. 807. Report.
Sec. 808. Termination.
Sec. 809. Authorization of appropriations.

                    TITLE IX--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

Sec. 901. Conforming amendments to other Acts.

                       TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISION

     SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 
     1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following:
       ``(10)(A) The term `assistive device' includes an assistive 
     technology device.
       ``(B) The terms `assistive technology', `assistive 
     technology device', and `assistive technology service' have 
     the meanings given such terms in section 3 of the Assistive 
     Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3002).'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (12)(D) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(D) evidence-based health promotion programs, including 
     programs related to the prevention and mitigation of the 
     effects of chronic disease (including osteoporosis, 
     hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease), 
     alcohol and substance abuse reduction, smoking cessation, 
     weight loss and control, stress management, falls prevention, 
     physical activity, and improved nutrition;'';
       (3) by striking paragraph (24) and inserting the following:
       ``(24)(A) The term `exploitation' means the fraudulent or 
     otherwise illegal, unauthorized, or improper act or process 
     of an individual, including a caregiver or fiduciary, that 
     uses the resources of an older individual for monetary or 
     personal benefit, profit, or gain, or that results in 
     depriving an older individual of rightful access to, or use 
     of, benefits, resources, belongings, or assets.
       ``(B) In subparagraph (A), the term `caregiver' means an 
     individual who has the responsibility for the care of an 
     older individual, either voluntarily, by contract, by receipt 
     of payment for care, or as a result of the operation of law 
     and means a family member or other individual who provides 
     (on behalf of such individual or of a public or private 
     agency, organization, or institution) compensated or 
     uncompensated care to an older individual.'';
       (4) in paragraph (29)(E)--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) older individuals at risk for institutional 
     placement.'';
       (5) in paragraph (32)(D), by inserting ``, including an 
     assisted living facility,'' after ``home'';
       (6) by striking paragraph (34) and inserting the following:
       ``(34) The term `neglect' means--
       ``(A) the failure of a caregiver (as defined in paragraph 
     (18)(B)) or fiduciary to provide the goods or services that 
     are necessary to maintain the health or safety of an older 
     individual; or
       ``(B) self-neglect.''; and
       (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(44) The term `Aging and Disability Resource Center' 
     means an entity established by a State as part of the State 
     system of long-term care, to provide a coordinated system for 
     providing--
       ``(A) comprehensive information on the full range of 
     available public and private long-term care programs, 
     options, service providers, and resources within a community, 
     including information on the availability of integrated long-
     term care;
       ``(B) personal counseling to assist individuals in 
     assessing their existing or anticipated long-term care needs, 
     and developing and implementing a plan for long-term care 
     designed to meet their specific needs and circumstances; and
       ``(C) consumers access to the range of publicly-supported 
     long-term care programs for which consumers may be eligible, 
     by serving as a convenient point of entry for such programs.
       ``(45) The term `at risk for institutional placement' 
     means, with respect to an older individual, that such 
     individual is unable to perform at least 2 activities of 
     daily living without substantial assistance (including verbal 
     reminding, physical cuing, or supervision) and is determined 
     by the State involved to be in need of placement in a long-
     term care facility.
       ``(46) The term `civic engagement' means an individual or 
     collective action designed to address a public concern or an 
     unmet human, educational, health care, environmental, or 
     public safety need.
       ``(47) The term `elder justice'--
       ``(A) used with respect to older individuals, collectively, 
     means efforts to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and 
     respond to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation and to 
     protect older individuals with diminished capacity while 
     maximizing their autonomy; and
       ``(B) used with respect to an individual who is an older 
     individual, means the recognition of the individual's rights, 
     including the right to be free of abuse, neglect, and 
     exploitation.
       ``(48) The term `fiduciary'--
       ``(A) means a person or entity with the legal 
     responsibility--
       ``(i) to make decisions on behalf of and for the benefit of 
     another person; and
       ``(ii) to act in good faith and with fairness; and
       ``(B) includes a trustee, a guardian, a conservator, an 
     executor, an agent under a financial power of attorney or 
     health care power of attorney, or a representative payee.
       ``(49) The term `Hispanic-serving institution' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 502 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a).
       ``(50) The term `long-term care' means any service, care, 
     or item (including an assistive device), including a disease 
     prevention and health promotion service, an in-home service, 
     and a case management service--
       ``(A) intended to assist individuals in coping with, and to 
     the extent practicable compensate for, a functional 
     impairment in carrying out activities of daily living;
       ``(B) furnished at home, in a community care setting 
     (including a small community care setting as defined in 
     subsection (g)(1), and a large community care setting as 
     defined in subsection (h)(1), of section 1929 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396t)), or in a long-term care 
     facility; and
       ``(C) not furnished to prevent, diagnose, treat, or cure a 
     medical disease or condition.
       ``(51) The term `self-directed care' means an approach to 
     providing services (including programs, benefits, supports, 
     and technology) under this Act intended to assist an 
     individual with activities of daily living, in which--
       ``(A) such services (including the amount, duration, scope, 
     provider, and location of such services) are planned, 
     budgeted, and purchased under the direction and control of 
     such individual;
       ``(B) such individual is provided with such information and 
     assistance as are necessary and appropriate to enable such 
     individual to make informed decisions about the individual's 
     care options;
       ``(C) the needs, capabilities, and preferences of such 
     individual with respect to such services, and such 
     individual's ability

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     to direct and control the individual's receipt of such 
     services, are assessed by the area agency on aging (or other 
     agency designated by the area agency on aging) involved;
       ``(D) based on the assessment made under subparagraph (C), 
     the area agency on aging (or other agency designated by the 
     area agency on aging) develops together with such individual 
     and the individual's family, caregiver (as defined in 
     paragraph (18)(B)), or legal representative--
       ``(i) a plan of services for such individual that specifies 
     which services such individual will be responsible for 
     directing;
       ``(ii) a determination of the role of family members (and 
     others whose participation is sought by such individual) in 
     providing services under such plan; and
       ``(iii) a budget for such services; and
       ``(E) the area agency on aging or State agency provides for 
     oversight of such individual's self-directed receipt of 
     services, including steps to ensure the quality of services 
     provided and the appropriate use of funds under this Act.
       ``(52) The term `self-neglect' means an adult's inability, 
     due to physical or mental impairment or diminished capacity, 
     to perform essential self-care tasks including--
       ``(A) obtaining essential food, clothing, shelter, and 
     medical care;
       ``(B) obtaining goods and services necessary to maintain 
     physical health, mental health, or general safety; or
       ``(C) managing one's own financial affairs.
       ``(53) The term `State system of long-term care' means the 
     Federal, State, and local programs and activities 
     administered by a State that provide, support, or facilitate 
     access to long-term care for individuals in such State.
       ``(54) The term `integrated long-term care'--
       ``(A) means items and services that consist of--
       ``(i) with respect to long-term care--

       ``(I) long-term care items or services provided under a 
     State plan for medical assistance under the Medicaid program 
     established under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), including nursing facility services, 
     home and community-based services, personal care services, 
     and case management services provided under the plan; and
       ``(II) any other supports, items, or services that are 
     available under any federally funded long-term care program; 
     and

       ``(ii) with respect to other health care, items and 
     services covered under--

       ``(I) the Medicare program established under title XVIII of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.);
       ``(II) the State plan for medical assistance under the 
     Medicaid program; or
       ``(III) any other federally funded health care program; and

       ``(B) includes items or services described in subparagraph 
     (A) that are provided under a public or private managed care 
     plan or through any other service provider.''.
       (b) Redesignation and Reordering of Definitions.--Section 
     102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (54) as 
     paragraphs (45), (7), (50), (39), (26), (27), (54), (13), 
     (48), (8), (29), (14), (1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (10), (30), 
     (37), (11), (15), (16), (18), (21), (22), (23), (24), (28), 
     (31), (33), (35), (36), (38), (40), (41), (42), (43), (44), 
     (51), (53), (19), (49), (4), (9), (12), (17), (20), (25), 
     (34), (46), (47), (52), and (32), respectively; and
       (2) so that paragraphs (1) through (54), as so redesignated 
     in paragraph (1), appear in numerical order.

                   TITLE II--ADMINISTRATION ON AGING

     SEC. 201. ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION AND SERVICES.

       Section 201 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3011) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e)(1) The Assistant Secretary is authorized to designate 
     within the Administration a person to have responsibility for 
     elder abuse prevention and services.
       ``(2) It shall be the duty of the Assistant Secretary, 
     acting through the person designated to have responsibility 
     for elder abuse prevention and services--
       ``(A) to develop objectives, priorities, policy, and a 
     long-term plan for--
       ``(i) facilitating the development, implementation, and 
     continuous improvement of a coordinated, multidisciplinary 
     elder justice system in the United States;
       ``(ii) providing Federal leadership to support State 
     efforts in carrying out elder justice programs and activities 
     relating to--
       ``(I) elder abuse prevention, detection, treatment, 
     intervention, and response;
       ``(II) training of individuals regarding the matters 
     described in subclause (I); and
       ``(III) the development of a State comprehensive elder 
     justice system, as defined in section 752(b);
       ``(iii) establishing Federal guidelines and disseminating 
     best practices for uniform data collection and reporting by 
     States;
       ``(iv) working with States, the Department of Justice, and 
     other Federal entities to annually collect, maintain, and 
     disseminate data relating to elder abuse, neglect, and 
     exploitation, to the extent practicable;
       ``(v) establishing an information clearinghouse to collect, 
     maintain, and disseminate information concerning best 
     practices and resources for training, technical assistance, 
     and other activities to assist States and communities to 
     carry out evidence-based programs to prevent and address 
     elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation;
       ``(vi) conducting research related to elder abuse, neglect, 
     and exploitation;
       ``(vii) providing technical assistance to States and other 
     eligible entities that provide or fund the provision of the 
     services described in title VII;
       ``(viii) carrying out a study to determine the national 
     incidence and prevalence of elder abuse, neglect, and 
     exploitation in all settings; and
       ``(ix) promoting collaborative efforts and diminishing 
     duplicative efforts in the development and carrying out of 
     elder justice programs at the Federal, State and local 
     levels; and
       ``(B) to assist States and other eligible entities under 
     title VII to develop strategic plans to better coordinate 
     elder justice activities, research, and training.
       ``(3) The Secretary, acting through the Assistant 
     Secretary, may issue such regulations as may be necessary to 
     carry out this subsection and section 752.
       ``(f)(1) The Assistant Secretary may designate an officer 
     or employee who shall be responsible for the administration 
     of mental health services authorized under this Act.
       ``(2) It shall be the duty of the Assistant Secretary, 
     acting through the individual designated under paragraph (1), 
     to develop objectives, priorities, and a long-term plan for 
     supporting State and local efforts involving education about 
     and prevention, detection, and treatment of mental disorders, 
     including age-related dementia, depression, and Alzheimer's 
     disease and related neurological disorders with neurological 
     and organic brain dysfunction.''.

     SEC. 202. FUNCTIONS OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY.

       Section 202 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3012) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``assistive 
     technology,'' after ``housing,'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (12) and inserting the following:
       ``(12)(A) consult and coordinate activities with the 
     Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 
     and the heads of other Federal entities to implement and 
     build awareness of programs providing benefits affecting 
     older individuals; and
       ``(B) carry on a continuing evaluation of the programs and 
     activities related to the objectives of this Act, with 
     particular attention to the impact of the programs and 
     activities carried out under--
       ``(i) titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395 et seq., 1396 et seq.);
       ``(ii) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 
     U.S.C. 621 et seq.); and
       ``(iii) the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 
     relating to housing for older individuals and the setting of 
     standards for the licensing of nursing homes, intermediate 
     care homes, and other facilities providing care for such 
     individuals;'';
       (C) by striking paragraph (20) and inserting the following:
       ``(20)(A) encourage, and provide technical assistance to, 
     States, area agencies on aging, and service providers to 
     carry out outreach and benefits enrollment assistance to 
     inform and enroll older individuals with greatest economic 
     need, who may be eligible to participate, but who are not 
     participating, in Federal and State programs providing 
     benefits for which the individuals are eligible, including--
       ``(i) supplemental security income benefits under title XVI 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), or 
     assistance under a State plan program under such title;
       ``(ii) medical assistance under title XIX of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);
       ``(iii) benefits under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2011 et seq.); or
       ``(iv) benefits under any other applicable program; and
       ``(B) at the election of the Assistant Secretary and in 
     cooperation with related Federal agency partners 
     administering the Federal programs, make a grant to or enter 
     into a contract with a qualified, experienced entity to 
     establish a National Center on Senior Benefits Outreach and 
     Enrollment, which shall--
       ``(i) maintain and update web-based decision support and 
     enrollment tools, and integrated, person-centered systems, 
     designed to inform older individuals about the full range of 
     benefits for which the individuals may be eligible under 
     Federal and State programs;
       ``(ii) utilize cost-effective strategies to find older 
     individuals with greatest economic need and enroll the 
     individuals in the programs;
       ``(iii) create and support efforts for Aging and Disability 
     Resource Centers, and other public and private State and 
     community-based organizations, including faith-based 
     organizations and coalitions, to serve as benefits enrollment 
     centers for the programs;
       ``(iv) develop and maintain an information clearinghouse on 
     best practices and cost-effective methods for finding and 
     enrolling older individuals with greatest economic need in 
     the programs for which the individuals are eligible; and
       ``(v) provide, in collaboration with related Federal agency 
     partners administering the Federal programs, training and 
     technical assistance on effective outreach, screening, 
     enrollment, and follow-up strategies;'';
       (D) in paragraph (26)--
       (i) in subsection (D)--

       (I) by striking ``gaps in''; and

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       (II) by inserting ``(including services that would permit 
     such individuals to receive long-term care in home and 
     community-based settings)'' after ``individuals''; and

       (ii) in subsection (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (E) in paragraph (27)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (D); and
       (F) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(28) make available to States, area agencies on aging, 
     and service providers information and technical assistance to 
     support the provision of evidence-based disease prevention 
     and health promotion services.'';
       (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c), and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) To promote the development and implementation of 
     comprehensive, coordinated systems at Federal, State, and 
     local levels that enable older individuals to receive long-
     term care in home and community-based settings, in a manner 
     responsive to the needs and preferences of older individuals 
     and their family caregivers, the Assistant Secretary shall, 
     consistent with the applicable provisions of this title--
       ``(1) collaborate, coordinate, and consult with other 
     Federal entities responsible for formulating and implementing 
     programs, benefits, and services related to providing long-
     term care, and may make grants, contracts, and cooperative 
     agreements with funds received from other Federal entities;
       ``(2) conduct research and demonstration projects to 
     identify innovative, cost-effective strategies for modifying 
     State systems of long-term care to--
       ``(A) respond to the needs and preferences of older 
     individuals and family caregivers; and
       ``(B) target services to individuals at risk for 
     institutional placement, to permit such individuals to remain 
     in home and community-based settings;
       ``(3) establish criteria for and promote the implementation 
     (through area agencies on aging, service providers, and such 
     other entities as the Assistant Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate) of evidence-based programs to assist older 
     individuals and their family caregivers in learning about and 
     making behavioral changes intended to reduce the risk of 
     injury, disease, and disability among older individuals;
       ``(4) facilitate, in coordination with the Administrator of 
     the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and other heads 
     of Federal entities as appropriate, the provision of long-
     term care in home and community-based settings, including the 
     provision of such care through self-directed care models 
     that--
       ``(A) provide for the assessment of the needs and 
     preferences of an individual at risk for institutional 
     placement to help such individual avoid unnecessary 
     institutional placement and depletion of income and assets to 
     qualify for benefits under the Medicaid program under title 
     XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);
       ``(B) respond to the needs and preferences of such 
     individual and provide the option--
       ``(i) for the individual to direct and control the receipt 
     of supportive services provided; or
       ``(ii) as appropriate, for a person who was appointed by 
     the individual, or is legally acting on the individual's 
     behalf, in order to represent or advise the individual in 
     financial or service coordination matters (referred to in 
     this paragraph as a `representative' of the individual), to 
     direct and control the receipt of those services; and
       ``(C) assist an older individual (or, as appropriate, a 
     representative of the individual) to develop a plan for long-
     term support, including selecting, budgeting for, and 
     purchasing home and community-based long-term care and 
     supportive services;
       ``(5) provide for the Administration to play a lead role 
     with respect to issues concerning home and community-based 
     long-term care, including--
       ``(A) directing (as the Secretary or the President 
     determines to be appropriate) or otherwise participating in 
     departmental and interdepartmental activities concerning 
     long-term care;
       ``(B) reviewing and commenting on departmental rules, 
     regulations, and policies related to providing long-term 
     care; and
       ``(C) making recommendations to the Secretary with respect 
     to home and community-based long-term care, including 
     recommendations based on findings made through projects 
     conducted under paragraph (2);
       ``(6) promote, in coordination with other appropriate 
     Federal agencies--
       ``(A) enhanced awareness by the public of the importance of 
     planning in advance for long-term care; and
       ``(B) the availability of information and resources to 
     assist in such planning;
       ``(7) ensure access to, and the dissemination of, 
     information about all long-term care options and service 
     providers, including the availability of integrated long-term 
     care;
       ``(8) implement in all States Aging and Disability Resource 
     Centers--
       ``(A) to serve as visible and trusted sources of 
     information on the full range of long-term care options, 
     including both institutional and home and community-based 
     care, which are available in the community;
       ``(B) to provide personalized and consumer-friendly 
     assistance to empower individuals to make informed decisions 
     about their care options;
       ``(C) to provide coordinated and streamlined access to all 
     publicly supported long-term care options so that consumers 
     can obtain the care they need through a single intake, 
     assessment, and eligibility determination process;
       ``(D) to help individuals to plan ahead for their future 
     long-term care needs; and
       ``(E) to assist (in coordination with the entities carrying 
     out the health insurance information, counseling, and 
     assistance program (receiving funding under section 4360 of 
     the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     1395b-4)) in the States) beneficiaries, and prospective 
     beneficiaries, under the Medicare program established under 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et 
     seq.) in understanding and accessing prescription drug and 
     preventative health benefits under the provisions of, and 
     amendments made by, the Medicare Prescription Drug, 
     Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003;
       ``(9) establish, either directly or through grants or 
     contracts, national technical assistance programs to assist 
     State agencies, area agencies on aging, and community-based 
     service providers funded under this Act in implementing--
       ``(A) home and community-based long-term care systems, 
     including evidence-based programs; and
       ``(B) evidence-based disease prevention and health 
     promotion services programs;
       ``(10) develop, in collaboration with the Administrator of 
     the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, performance 
     standards and measures for use by States to determine the 
     extent to which their State systems of long-term care fulfill 
     the objectives described in this subsection; and
       ``(11) conduct such other activities as the Assistant 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate.
       ``(c) The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service, shall--
       ``(1) encourage and permit volunteer groups (including 
     organizations carrying out national service programs and 
     including organizations of youth in secondary or 
     postsecondary school) that are active in supportive services 
     and civic engagement to participate and be involved 
     individually or through representative groups in supportive 
     service and civic engagement programs or activities to the 
     maximum extent feasible;
       ``(2) develop a comprehensive strategy for utilizing older 
     individuals to address critical local needs of national 
     concern, including the engagement of older individuals in the 
     activities of public and nonprofit organizations such as 
     community-based organizations, including faith-based 
     organizations; and
       ``(3) encourage other community capacity-building 
     initiatives involving older individuals, with particular 
     attention to initiatives that demonstrate effectiveness and 
     cost savings in meeting critical needs.''; and
       (3) in subsection (e)(1)(A), by striking the semicolon at 
     the end and inserting a period.

     SEC. 203. FEDERAL AGENCY CONSULTATION.

       Section 203 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3013) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(3)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``(with particular attention to low-income 
     minority older individuals and older individuals residing in 
     rural areas)'' and inserting ``(with particular attention to 
     low-income older individuals, including low-income minority 
     older individuals, older individuals with limited English 
     proficiency, and older individuals residing in rural 
     areas)''; and
       (B) by striking ``section 507'' and inserting ``section 
     518'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (17), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (18), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``, and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(19) sections 4 and 5 of the Assistive Technology Act of 
     1998 (29 U.S.C. 3003, 3004).''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c)(1) The Secretary, in collaboration with the Federal 
     officials specified in paragraph (2), shall establish an 
     Interagency Coordinating Committee on Aging (referred to in 
     this subsection as the `Committee') focusing on the 
     coordination of agencies with respect to aging issues.
       ``(2) The officials referred to in paragraph (1) shall 
     include the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development, and may include, at the direction of 
     the President, the Attorney General, the Secretary of 
     Transportation, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary 
     of Agriculture, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Commissioner of Social Security, and such other Federal 
     officials as the President may direct. An official described 
     in this paragraph may appoint a designee to carry out the 
     official's duties under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     serve as the first chairperson of the Committee, for 1 term, 
     and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     serve as the chairperson for the following term. After that 
     following term, the Committee shall select a chairperson from 
     among the members of the Committee, and any member may serve 
     as the chairperson. No member may serve as the chairperson 
     for more than 1 consecutive term.
       ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, a term shall be a 
     period of 2 calendar years.
       ``(5) The Committee shall meet not less often than once 
     each year.

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       ``(6) The Committee shall--
       ``(A) share information with and establish an ongoing 
     system to improve coordination among Federal agencies with 
     responsibility for programs and services for older 
     individuals and recommend improvements to such system with an 
     emphasis on--
       ``(i) improving access to programs and services for older 
     individuals;
       ``(ii) maximizing the impact of federally funded programs 
     and services for older individuals by increasing the 
     efficiency, effectiveness, and delivery of such programs and 
     services;
       ``(iii) planning and preparing for the impact of 
     demographic changes on programs and services for older 
     individuals; and
       ``(iv) reducing or eliminating areas of overlap and 
     duplication by Federal agencies in the provision and 
     accessibility of such programs and services;
       ``(B) identify, promote, and implement (as appropriate), 
     best practices and evidence-based program and service models 
     to assist older individuals in meeting their housing, health 
     care, and other supportive service needs, including--
       ``(i) consumer-directed care models for home and community-
     based care and supportive services that link housing, health 
     care, and other supportive services and that facilitate aging 
     in place, enabling older individuals to remain in their homes 
     and communities as the individuals age; and
       ``(ii) innovations in technology applications (including 
     assistive technology devices and assistive technology 
     services) that give older individuals access to information 
     on available services or that help in providing services to 
     older individuals;
       ``(C) collect and disseminate information about older 
     individuals and the programs and services available to the 
     individuals to ensure that the individuals can access 
     comprehensive information;
       ``(D) work with the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-
     Related Statistics, the Bureau of the Census, and member 
     agencies to ensure the continued collection of data relating 
     to the housing, health care, and other supportive service 
     needs of older individuals and to support efforts to identify 
     and address unmet data needs;
       ``(E) actively seek input from and consult with 
     nongovernmental experts and organizations, including public 
     health interest and research groups and foundations about the 
     activities described in subparagraphs (A) through (F);
       ``(F) identify any barriers and impediments, including 
     barriers and impediments in statutory and regulatory law, to 
     the access and use by older individuals of federally funded 
     programs and services; and
       ``(G) work with States to better provide housing, health 
     care, and other supportive services to older individuals by--
       ``(i) holding meetings with State agencies;
       ``(ii) providing ongoing technical assistance to States 
     about better meeting the needs of older individuals; and
       ``(iii) working with States to designate liaisons, from the 
     State agencies, to the Committee.
       ``(7) Not later than 90 days following the end of each 
     term, the Committee shall prepare and submit to the Committee 
     on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
     House of Representatives, the Committee on Ways and Means of 
     the House of Representatives, the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the 
     Special Committee on Aging of the Senate, a report that--
       ``(A) describes the activities and accomplishments of the 
     Committee in--
       ``(i) enhancing the overall coordination of federally 
     funded programs and services for older individuals; and
       ``(ii) meeting the requirements of paragraph (6);
       ``(B) incorporates an analysis from the head of each agency 
     that is a member of the interagency coordinating committee 
     established under paragraph (1) that describes the barriers 
     and impediments, including barriers and impediments in 
     statutory and regulatory law (as the chairperson of the 
     Committee determines to be appropriate), to the access and 
     use by older individuals of programs and services 
     administered by such agency; and
       ``(C) makes such recommendations as the chairman determines 
     to be appropriate for actions to meet the needs described in 
     paragraph (6) and for coordinating programs and services 
     designed to meet those needs.
       ``(8) On the request of the Committee, any Federal 
     Government employee may be detailed to the Committee without 
     reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption 
     or loss of civil service status or privilege.''.

     SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATION.

       Section 205 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3016) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (C), by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a period; and
       (iii) by striking subparagraph (E); and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:

       ``(i) designing, implementing, and evaluating evidence-
     based programs to support improved nutrition and regular 
     physical activity for older individuals;'';

       (II) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:

       ``(iii) conducting outreach and disseminating evidence-
     based information to nutrition service providers about the 
     benefits of healthful diets and regular physical activity, 
     including information about the most current Dietary 
     Guidelines for Americans published under section 301 of the 
     National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 
     1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341), the Food Guidance System of the 
     Department of Agriculture, and advances in nutrition 
     science;'';

       (III) in clause (vii), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (IV) by striking clause (viii) and inserting the following:

       ``(viii) disseminating guidance that describes strategies 
     for improving the nutritional quality of meals provided under 
     title III, including strategies for increasing the 
     consumption of whole grains, lowfat dairy products, fruits, 
     and vegetables;
       ``(ix) developing and disseminating guidelines for 
     conducting nutrient analyses of meals provided under subparts 
     1 and 2 of part C of title III, including guidelines for 
     averaging key nutrients over an appropriate period of time; 
     and
       ``(x) providing technical assistance to the regional 
     offices of the Administration with respect to each duty 
     described in clauses (i) through (ix).''; and
       (ii) by amending subparagraph (C)(i) to read as follows:
       ``(i) have expertise in nutrition, energy balance, and meal 
     planning; and''.

     SEC. 205. EVALUATION.

       The first sentence of section 206(g) of the Older Americans 
     Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3017(g)) is amended to read as 
     follows: ``From the total amount appropriated for each fiscal 
     year to carry out title III, the Secretary may use such sums 
     as may be necessary, but not to exceed \1/2\ of 1 percent of 
     such amount, for purposes of conducting evaluations under 
     this section, either directly or through grants or 
     contracts.''.

     SEC. 206. REPORTS.

       Section 207(b)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3018(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Labor'' and 
     inserting ``the Workforce''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``Labor and Human 
     Resources'' and inserting ``Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions''.

     SEC. 207. CONTRACTING AND GRANT AUTHORITY; PRIVATE PAY 
                   RELATIONSHIPS; APPROPRIATE USE OF FUNDS.

       Section 212 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3020c) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 212. CONTRACTING AND GRANT AUTHORITY; PRIVATE PAY 
                   RELATIONSHIPS; APPROPRIATE USE OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), this Act 
     shall not be construed to prevent a recipient of a grant or a 
     contract under this Act (other than title V) from entering 
     into an agreement with a profitmaking organization for the 
     recipient to provide services to individuals or entities not 
     otherwise receiving services under this Act, provided that--
       ``(1) if funds provided under this Act to such recipient 
     are initially used by the recipient to pay part or all of a 
     cost incurred by the recipient in developing and carrying out 
     such agreement, such agreement guarantees that the cost is 
     reimbursed to the recipient;
       ``(2) if such agreement provides for the provision of 1 or 
     more services, of the type provided under this Act by or on 
     behalf of such recipient, to an individual or entity seeking 
     to receive such services--
       ``(A) the individuals and entities may only purchase such 
     services at their fair market rate;
       ``(B) all costs incurred by the recipient in providing such 
     services (and not otherwise reimbursed under paragraph (1)), 
     are reimbursed to such recipient; and
       ``(C) the recipient reports the rates for providing such 
     services under such agreement in accordance with subsection 
     (c) and the rates are consistent with the prevailing market 
     rate for provision of such services in the relevant 
     geographic area as determined by the State agency or area 
     agency on aging (as applicable); and
       ``(3) any amount of payment to the recipient under the 
     agreement that exceeds reimbursement under this subsection of 
     the recipient's costs is used to provide, or support the 
     provision of, services under this Act.
       ``(b) Ensuring Appropriate Use of Funds.--An agreement 
     described in subsection (a) may not--
       ``(1) be made without the prior approval of the State 
     agency (or, in the case of a grantee under title VI, without 
     the prior recommendation of the Director of the Office for 
     American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Aging and 
     the prior approval of the Assistant Secretary), after timely 
     submission of all relevant documents related to the agreement 
     including information on all costs incurred;
       ``(2) directly or indirectly provide for, or have the 
     effect of, paying, reimbursing, subsidizing, or otherwise 
     compensating an individual or entity in an amount that 
     exceeds the fair market value of the services subject to such 
     agreement;

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       ``(3) result in the displacement of services otherwise 
     available to an older individual with greatest social need, 
     an older individual with greatest economic need, or an older 
     individual who is at risk for institutional placement; or
       ``(4) in any other way compromise, undermine, or be 
     inconsistent with the objective of serving the needs of older 
     individuals, as determined by the Assistant Secretary.
       ``(c) Monitoring and Reporting.--To ensure that any 
     agreement described in subsection (a) complies with the 
     requirements of this section and other applicable provisions 
     of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall develop and 
     implement uniform monitoring procedures and reporting 
     requirements consistent with the provisions of subparagraphs 
     (A) through (E) of section 306(a)(13) in consultation with 
     the State agencies and area agencies on aging. The Assistant 
     Secretary shall annually prepare and submit to the 
     chairpersons and ranking members of the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report analyzing all such 
     agreements, and the costs incurred and services provided 
     under the agreements. This report shall contain information 
     on the number of the agreements per State, summaries of all 
     the agreements, and information on the type of organizations 
     participating in the agreements, types of services provided 
     under the agreements, and the net proceeds from, and 
     documentation of funds spent and reimbursed, under the 
     agreements.
       ``(d) Timely Reimbursement.--All reimbursements made under 
     this section shall be made in a timely manner, according to 
     standards specified by the Assistant Secretary.
       ``(e) Cost.--In this section, the term `cost' means an 
     expense, including an administrative expense, incurred by a 
     recipient in developing or carrying out an agreement 
     described in subsection (a), whether the recipient 
     contributed funds, staff time, or other plant, equipment, or 
     services to meet the expense.''.

     SEC. 208. NUTRITION EDUCATION.

       Section 214 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3020e) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 214. NUTRITION EDUCATION.

       ``The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, shall conduct outreach and provide 
     technical assistance to agencies and organizations that serve 
     older individuals to assist such agencies and organizations 
     to carry out integrated health promotion and disease 
     prevention programs that--
       ``(1) are designed for older individuals; and
       ``(2) include--
       ``(A) nutrition education;
       ``(B) physical activity; and
       ``(C) other activities to modify behavior and to improve 
     health literacy, including providing information on optimal 
     nutrient intake, through nutrition education and nutrition 
     assessment and counseling, in accordance with section 
     339(2)(J).''.

     SEC. 209. PENSION COUNSELING AND INFORMATION PROGRAMS.

       Section 215 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3020e-1) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(1)(J), by striking ``and low income 
     retirees'' and inserting ``, low-income retirees, and older 
     individuals with limited English proficiency'';
       (2) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) The ability of the entity to perform effective 
     outreach to affected populations, particularly populations 
     with limited English proficiency and other populations that 
     are identified as in need of special outreach.''; and
       (3) in subsection (h)(2), by inserting ``(including 
     individuals with limited English proficiency)'' after 
     ``individuals''.

     SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 216 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3020f) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2001, 2002, 2003, 
     2004, and 2005'' and inserting ``2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 
     2011.''; and
       (2) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking ``year'' and 
     all that follows through ``years'', and inserting ``years 
     2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011''.

      TITLE III--GRANTS FOR STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING

     SEC. 301. PURPOSE; ADMINISTRATION.

       Section 301(a)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3021(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) organizations that have experience in providing 
     training, placement, and stipends for volunteers or 
     participants who are older individuals (such as organizations 
     carrying out Federal service programs administered by the 
     Corporation for National and Community Service), in community 
     service settings.''.

     SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 302 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3022) is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) The term `family caregiver' means an adult family 
     member, or another individual, who is an informal provider of 
     in-home and community care to an older individual or to an 
     individual with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder 
     with neurological and organic brain dysfunction.'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
     paragraphs (4), (2), and (3), respectively; and
       (3) by moving paragraph (4), as so redesignated, to the end 
     of the section.

     SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; USES OF FUNDS.

       Section 303 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3023) is amended--
       (1) in subsections (a)(1), (b), and (d), by striking ``year 
     2001'' and all that follows through ``years'' each place it 
     appears, and inserting ``years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 
     2011''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``$125,000,000'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``$160,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2007.'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``such sums'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``$166,500,000 for fiscal year 
     2008, $173,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, $180,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2010, and $187,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.''; 
     and
       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``(2)--'' and all that follows through ``1 
     percent'' and inserting ``(2), not more than 1 percent'';
       (ii) by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''; and
       (iii) by striking ``section 376'' and inserting ``section 
     411(a)(11)''.

     SEC. 304. ALLOTMENTS.

       Section 304(a)(3)(D) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3024(a)(3)(D)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(D)(i) No State shall be allotted less than the total 
     amount allotted to the State for fiscal year 2006.
       ``(ii) No State shall receive a percentage increase in an 
     allotment, above the State's fiscal year 2006 allotment, that 
     is less than--
       ``(I) for fiscal year 2007, 20 percent of the percentage 
     increase above the fiscal year 2006 allotments for all of the 
     States;
       ``(II) for fiscal year 2008, 15 percent of the percentage 
     increase above the fiscal year 2006 allotments for all of the 
     States;
       ``(III) for fiscal year 2009, 10 percent of the percentage 
     increase above the fiscal year 2006 allotments for all of the 
     States; and
       ``(IV) For fiscal year 2010, 5 percent of the percentage 
     increase above the fiscal year 2006 allotments for all of the 
     States.''.

     SEC. 305. ORGANIZATION.

       Section 305(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3025(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(E)--
       (A) by striking ``(with particular attention to low-income 
     minority individuals and older individuals residing in rural 
     areas)'' each place it appears and inserting ``(with 
     particular attention to low-income older individuals, 
     including low-income minority older individuals, older 
     individuals with limited English proficiency, and older 
     individuals residing in rural areas)''; and
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``, with particular 
     attention to low-income minority individuals and older 
     individuals residing in rural areas'' and inserting ``(with 
     particular attention to low-income older individuals, 
     including low-income minority older individuals, older 
     individuals with limited English proficiency, and older 
     individuals residing in rural areas)''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) the State agency shall, consistent with this section, 
     promote the development and implementation of a State system 
     of long-term care that is a comprehensive, coordinated system 
     that enables older individuals to receive long-term care in 
     home and community-based settings, in a manner responsive to 
     the needs and preferences of the older individuals and their 
     family caregivers, by--
       ``(A) collaborating, coordinating, and consulting with 
     other agencies in such State responsible for formulating, 
     implementing, and administering programs, benefits, and 
     services related to providing long-term care;
       ``(B) participating in any State government activities 
     concerning long-term care, including reviewing and commenting 
     on any State rules, regulations, and policies related to 
     long-term care;
       ``(C) conducting analyses and making recommendations with 
     respect to strategies for modifying the State system of long-
     term care to better--
       ``(i) respond to the needs and preferences of older 
     individuals and family caregivers;
       ``(ii) facilitate the provision, by service providers, of 
     long-term care in home and community-based settings; and
       ``(iii) target services to individuals at risk for 
     institutional placement, to permit such individuals to remain 
     in home and community-based settings;
       ``(D) implementing (through area agencies on aging, service 
     providers, and such other entities as the State determines to 
     be appropriate) evidence-based programs to assist older 
     individuals and their family caregivers in learning about and 
     making behavioral changes intended to reduce the risk of 
     injury, disease, and disability among older individuals; and
       ``(E) providing for the availability and distribution 
     (through public education campaigns, Aging and Disability 
     Resource Centers, area agencies on aging, and other 
     appropriate means) of information relating to--
       ``(i) the need to plan in advance for long-term care; and
       ``(ii) the full range of available public and private long-
     term care (including integrated

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     long-term care) programs, options, service providers, and 
     resources.''.

     SEC. 306. AREA PLANS.

       Section 306 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3026) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``(with particular attention to low-income 
     minority individuals and older individuals residing in rural 
     areas)'' and inserting ``(with particular attention to low-
     income older individuals, including low-income minority older 
     individuals, older individuals with limited English 
     proficiency, and older individuals residing in rural 
     areas)'';
       (ii) by striking ``(with particular attention to low-income 
     minority individuals)'' and inserting ``(with particular 
     attention to low-income older individuals, including low-
     income minority older individuals, older individuals with 
     limited English proficiency, and older individuals residing 
     in rural areas)''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``the number of older individuals at 
     risk for institutional placement residing in such area,'' 
     after ``individuals) residing in such area,'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
       (i) by inserting after ``transportation,'' the following: 
     ``health services (including mental health services),''; and
       (ii) by inserting after ``information and assistance'' the 
     following: ``(which may include information and assistance to 
     consumers on availability of services under part B and how to 
     receive benefits under and participate in publicly supported 
     programs for which the consumer may be eligible)'';
       (C) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:

       ``(i)(I) provide assurances that the area agency on aging 
     will--
       ``(aa) set specific objectives, consistent with State 
     policy, for providing services to older individuals with 
     greatest economic need, older individuals with greatest 
     social need, and older individuals at risk for 
     institutional placement;
       ``(bb) include specific objectives for providing services 
     to low-income minority older individuals, older individuals 
     with limited English proficiency, and older individuals 
     residing in rural areas; and
       ``(II) include proposed methods to achieve the objectives 
     described in items (aa) and (bb) of subclause (I);''; and

       (II) in clause (ii), by inserting ``, older individuals 
     with limited English proficiency,'' after ``low-income 
     minority individuals'' each place it appears; and

       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by moving the left margin of each of subparagraph (B), 
     clauses (i) and (ii), and subclauses (I) through (VI) of 
     clause (i), 2 ems to the left; and
       (II) in clause (i)--

       (aa) in subclause (V), by striking ``with limited English-
     speaking ability; and'' and inserting ``with limited English 
     proficiency;'';
       (bb) in subclause (VI), by striking ``or related'' and 
     inserting ``and related''; and
       (cc) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(VII) older individuals at risk for institutional 
     placement; and'';
       (D) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``and individuals at 
     risk for institutional placement'' after ``severe 
     disabilities'';
       (E) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) in subparagraph (C)--

       (I) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (II) in clause (ii), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (III) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:

       ``(iii) make use of trained volunteers in providing direct 
     services delivered to older individuals and individuals with 
     disabilities needing such services and, if possible, work in 
     coordination with organizations that have experience in 
     providing training, placement, and stipends for volunteers or 
     participants (such as organizations carrying out Federal 
     service programs administered by the Corporation for National 
     and Community Service), in community service settings;'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (D)--

       (I) by inserting ``family caregivers of such individuals,'' 
     after ``Act,''; and
       (II) by inserting ``service providers, representatives of 
     the business community,'' after ``individuals,''; and

       (iii) by amending subparagraph (F) to read as follows:
       ``(F) in coordination with the State agency and with the 
     State agency responsible for mental health services, increase 
     public awareness of mental health disorders, remove barriers 
     to diagnosis and treatment, and coordinate mental health 
     services (including mental health screenings) provided with 
     funds expended by the area agency on aging with mental health 
     services provided by community health centers and by other 
     public agencies and nonprofit private organizations;'';
       (F) in paragraph (7), to read as follows:
       ``(7) provide that the area agency on aging shall, 
     consistent with this section, facilitate the area-wide 
     development and implementation of a comprehensive, 
     coordinated system for providing long-term care in home and 
     community-based settings, in a manner responsive to the needs 
     and preferences of older individuals and their family 
     caregivers, by--
       ``(A) collaborating, coordinating activities, and 
     consulting with other local public and private agencies and 
     organizations responsible for administering programs, 
     benefits, and services related to providing long-term care;
       ``(B) conducting analyses and making recommendations with 
     respect to strategies for modifying the local system of long-
     term care to better--
       ``(i) respond to the needs and preferences of older 
     individuals and family caregivers;
       ``(ii) facilitate the provision, by service providers, of 
     long-term care in home and community-based settings; and
       ``(iii) target services to older individuals at risk for 
     institutional placement, to permit such individuals to remain 
     in home and community-based settings;
       ``(C) implementing, through the agency or service 
     providers, evidence-based programs to assist older 
     individuals and their family caregivers in learning about and 
     making behavioral changes intended to reduce the risk of 
     injury, disease, and disability among older individuals; and
       ``(D) providing for the availability and distribution 
     (through public education campaigns, Aging and Disability 
     Resource Centers, the area agency on aging itself, and other 
     appropriate means) of information relating to--
       ``(i) the need to plan in advance for long-term care; and
       ``(ii) the full range of available public and private long-
     term care (including integrated long-term care) programs, 
     options, service providers, and resources;'';
       (G) by striking paragraph (14) and the 2 paragraphs (15);
       (H) by redesignating paragraph (16) as paragraph (14); and
       (I) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(15) provide assurances that funds received under this 
     title will be used--
       ``(A) to provide benefits and services to older 
     individuals, giving priority to older individuals identified 
     in paragraph (4)(A)(i); and
       ``(B) in compliance with the assurances specified in 
     paragraph (13) and the limitations specified in section 212;
       ``(16) provide, to the extent feasible, for the furnishing 
     of services under this Act, consistent with self-directed 
     care; and
       ``(17) include information detailing how the area agency on 
     aging will coordinate activities, and develop long-range 
     emergency preparedness plans, with local and State emergency 
     response agencies, relief organizations, local and State 
     governments, and any other institutions that have 
     responsibility for disaster relief service delivery.'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as 
     subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b)(1) An area agency on aging may include in the area 
     plan an assessment of how prepared the area agency on aging 
     and service providers in the planning and service area are 
     for any anticipated change in the number of older individuals 
     during the 10-year period following the fiscal year for which 
     the plan is submitted.
       ``(2) Such assessment may include--
       ``(A) the projected change in the number of older 
     individuals in the planning and service area;
       ``(B) an analysis of how such change may affect such 
     individuals, including individuals with low incomes, 
     individuals with greatest economic need, minority older 
     individuals, older individuals residing in rural areas, and 
     older individuals with limited English proficiency;
       ``(C) an analysis of how the programs, policies, and 
     services provided by such area agency can be improved, and 
     how resource levels can be adjusted to meet the needs of the 
     changing population of older individuals in the planning and 
     service area; and
       ``(D) an analysis of how the change in the number of 
     individuals age 85 and older in the planning and service area 
     is expected to affect the need for supportive services.
       ``(3) An area agency on aging, in cooperation with 
     government officials, State agencies, tribal organizations, 
     or local entities, may make recommendations to government 
     officials in the planning and service area and the State, on 
     actions determined by the area agency to build the capacity 
     in the planning and service area to meet the needs of older 
     individuals for--
       ``(A) health and human services;
       ``(B) land use;
       ``(C) housing;
       ``(D) transportation;
       ``(E) public safety;
       ``(F) workforce and economic development;
       ``(G) recreation;
       ``(H) education;
       ``(I) civic engagement;
       ``(J) emergency preparedness; and
       ``(K) any other service as determined by such agency.''.

     SEC. 307. STATE PLANS.

       Section 307(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3027(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``section 306(b)'' and 
     inserting ``section 306(c)'';
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``, with particular 
     attention to low-income minority individuals and older 
     individuals residing in rural areas'' and inserting ``(with 
     particular attention to low-income minority older 
     individuals, older individuals with limited English 
     proficiency, and older individuals residing in rural 
     areas)'';
       (3) by striking paragraph (15);

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       (4) by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (15);
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following:
       ``(14) The plan shall, with respect to the fiscal year 
     preceding the fiscal year for which such plan is prepared--
       ``(A) identify the number of low-income minority older 
     individuals in the State, including the number of low-income 
     minority older individuals with limited English proficiency; 
     and
       ``(B) describe the methods used to satisfy the service 
     needs of the low-income minority older individuals described 
     in subparagraph (A), including the plan to meet the needs of 
     low-income minority older individuals with limited English 
     proficiency.'';
       (6) in paragraph (16)(A)--
       (A) in clauses (ii) and (iii), by striking ``(with 
     particular attention to low-income minority individuals and 
     older individuals residing in rural areas)'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``(with particular attention to low-
     income older individuals, including low-income minority older 
     individuals, older individuals with limited English 
     proficiency, and older individuals residing in rural 
     areas)''; and
       (B) in clause (vi), by striking ``or related'' and 
     inserting ``and related''; and
       (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(27) The plan shall provide assurances that area agencies 
     on aging will provide, to the extent feasible, for the 
     furnishing of services under this Act, consistent with self-
     directed care.
       ``(28)(A) The plan shall include, at the election of the 
     State, an assessment of how prepared the State is, under the 
     State's statewide service delivery model, for any anticipated 
     change in the number of older individuals during the 10-year 
     period following the fiscal year for which the plan is 
     submitted.
       ``(B) Such assessment may include--
       ``(i) the projected change in the number of older 
     individuals in the State;
       ``(ii) an analysis of how such change may affect such 
     individuals, including individuals with low incomes, 
     individuals with greatest economic need, minority older 
     individuals, older individuals residing in rural areas, and 
     older individuals with limited English proficiency;
       ``(iii) an analysis of how the programs, policies, and 
     services provided by the State can be improved, including 
     coordinating with area agencies on aging, and how resource 
     levels can be adjusted to meet the needs of the changing 
     population of older individuals in the State; and
       ``(iv) an analysis of how the change in the number of 
     individuals age 85 and older in the State is expected to 
     affect the need for supportive services.
       ``(29) The plan shall include information detailing how the 
     State will coordinate activities, and develop long-range 
     emergency preparedness plans, with area agencies on aging, 
     local emergency response agencies, relief organizations, 
     local governments, State agencies responsible for emergency 
     preparedness, and any other institutions that have 
     responsibility for disaster relief service delivery.
       ``(30) The plan shall include information describing the 
     involvement of the head of the State agency in the 
     development, revision, and implementation of emergency 
     preparedness plans, including the State Public Health 
     Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan.''.

     SEC. 308. PAYMENTS.

       Section 309(b)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3029(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``the non-Federal 
     share required prior to fiscal year 1981'' and inserting ``10 
     percent of the cost of the services specified in such section 
     304(d)(1)(D)''.

     SEC. 309. NUTRITION SERVICES INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

       Section 311 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3030a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) State agencies that elect to make grants and enter 
     into contracts for purposes of this section shall promptly 
     and equitably disburse amounts received under this subsection 
     to the recipients of the grants and contracts.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(including bonus 
     commodities)'' after ``commodities'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(including bonus 
     commodities)'' after ``commodities'';
       (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``(including bonus 
     commodities)'' after ``products''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Among the commodities provided under this subsection, 
     the Secretary of Agriculture shall give special emphasis to 
     foods of high nutritional value to support the health of 
     older individuals. The Secretary of Agriculture, in 
     consultation with the Assistant Secretary, is authorized to 
     prescribe the terms and conditions respecting the provision 
     of commodities under this subsection.'';
       (3) in subsection (d), to read as follows:
       ``(d)(1) Amounts provided under subsection (b) shall be 
     available only for the purchase, by State agencies, 
     recipients of grants and contracts from the State agencies 
     (as applicable), and title VI grantees, of United States 
     agricultural commodities and other foods for their respective 
     nutrition projects, subject to paragraph (2).
       ``(2) An entity specified in paragraph (1) may, at the 
     option of such entity, use part or all of the amounts 
     received by the entity under subsection (b) to pay a school 
     food authority (within the meaning of the Richard B. Russell 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) to obtain 
     United States agricultural commodities for such entity's 
     nutrition projects, in accordance with an agreement between 
     the entity and the school food authority, under which such 
     payments--
       ``(A) shall cover the cost of such commodities; and
       ``(B) may cover related expenses incurred by the school 
     food authority, including the cost of transporting, 
     distributing, processing, storing, and handling such 
     commodities.'';
       (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``2001'' and inserting 
     ``2007''; and
       (5) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services'' and inserting ``the Assistant Secretary 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture''; and
       (B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) school food authorities participating in programs 
     authorized under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
     Act within the geographic area served by each such State 
     agency, area agency on aging, and provider; and
       ``(2) the foods available to such State agencies, area 
     agencies on aging, and providers under subsection (c).''.

     SEC. 310. CONSUMER CONTRIBUTIONS.

       Section 315 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3030c-2) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``provided that'' and inserting ``if''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following: ``Such 
     contributions shall be encouraged for individuals whose self-
     declared income is at or above 185 percent of the poverty 
     line, at contribution levels based on the actual cost of 
     services.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4)(E), by inserting ``and to supplement 
     (not supplant) funds received under this Act'' after 
     ``given'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``(with particular 
     attention to low-income minority individuals and older 
     individuals residing in rural areas)'' and inserting ``(with 
     particular attention to low-income older individuals, 
     including low-income minority older individuals, older 
     individuals with limited English proficiency, and older 
     individuals residing in rural areas)''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``with particular 
     attention to low-income and minority older individuals and 
     older individuals residing in rural areas'' and inserting 
     ``(with particular attention to low-income older individuals, 
     including low-income minority older individuals, older 
     individuals with limited English proficiency, and older 
     individuals residing in rural areas)''.

     SEC. 311. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND SENIOR CENTERS.

       Section 321(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3030d(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``(including mental 
     health screening)'' after ``screening'';
       (2) in paragraph (11), by striking ``services'' and 
     inserting ``provision of services and assistive devices 
     (including provision of assistive technology services and 
     assistive technology devices)'';
       (3) in paragraph (14)(B) by inserting ``(including mental 
     health)'' after ``health'';
       (4) in paragraph (21)--
       (A) by striking ``school-age children'' and inserting 
     ``students''; and
       (B) by inserting ``services for older individuals with 
     limited English proficiency and'' after ``including'';
       (5) in paragraph (22) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (6) by redesignating paragraph (23) as paragraph (25); and
       (7) by inserting after paragraph (22) the following:
       ``(23) services designed to support States, area agencies 
     on aging, and local service providers in carrying out and 
     coordinating activities for older individuals with respect to 
     mental health services, including outreach for, education 
     concerning, and screening for such services, and referral to 
     such services for treatment;
       ``(24) activities to promote and disseminate information 
     about life-long learning programs, including opportunities 
     for distance learning; and''.

     SEC. 312. NUTRITION SERVICE.

       After the part heading of part C of title III of the Older 
     Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030e et seq.), insert the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 330. PURPOSES.

       ``The purposes of this part are--
       ``(1) to reduce hunger and food insecurity;
       ``(2) to promote socialization of older individuals; and
       ``(3) to promote the health and well-being of older 
     individuals by assisting such individuals to gain access to 
     nutrition and other disease prevention and health promotion 
     services to delay the onset of adverse health conditions 
     resulting from poor nutritional health or sedentary 
     behavior.''.

     SEC. 313. CONGREGATE NUTRITION PROGRAM.

       Section 331 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3030e) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``projects--'' and inserting ``projects 
     that--'';

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       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``which,'';
       (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``which''; and
       (4) by striking paragraph (3), and inserting the following:
       ``(3) provide nutrition education, nutrition counseling, 
     and other nutrition services, as appropriate, based on the 
     needs of meal participants.''.

     SEC. 314. HOME DELIVERED NUTRITION SERVICES.

       Section 336 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3030f) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 336. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       ``The Assistant Secretary shall establish and carry out a 
     program to make grants to States under State plans approved 
     under section 307 for the establishment and operation of 
     nutrition projects for older individuals that provide--
       ``(1) on 5 or more days a week (except in a rural area 
     where such frequency is not feasible (as defined by the 
     Assistant Secretary by rule) and a lesser frequency is 
     approved by the State agency) at least 1 home delivered meal 
     per day, which may consist of hot, cold, frozen, dried, 
     canned, fresh, or supplemental foods and any additional meals 
     that the recipient of a grant or contract under this subpart 
     elects to provide; and
       ``(2) nutrition education, nutrition counseling, and other 
     nutrition services, as appropriate, based on the needs of 
     meal recipients.''.

     SEC. 315. CRITERIA.

       Section 337 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3030g) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 337. CRITERIA.

       ``The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with recognized 
     experts in the fields of nutrition science, dietetics, meal 
     planning and food service management, and aging, shall 
     develop minimum criteria of efficiency and quality for the 
     furnishing of home delivered meal services for projects 
     described in section 336.''.

     SEC. 316. NUTRITION.

       Section 339 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3030g-21) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), to read as follows:
       ``(1) solicit the expertise of a dietitian or other 
     individual with equivalent education and training in 
     nutrition science, or if such an individual is not available, 
     an individual with comparable expertise in the planning of 
     nutritional services, and''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in clause (i), to read as follows:
       ``(i) comply with the most recent Dietary Guidelines for 
     Americans, published by the Secretary and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, and''; and
       (ii) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ``daily recommended 
     dietary allowances as'' and inserting ``dietary reference 
     intakes'';
       (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``joint'' after 
     ``encourages'';
       (C) in subparagraph (G), to read as follows:
       ``(G) ensures that meal providers solicit the advice and 
     expertise of--
       ``(i) a dietitian or other individual described in 
     paragraph (1),
       ``(ii) meal participants, and
       ``(iii) other individuals knowledgeable with regard to the 
     needs of older individuals,'';
       (D) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and accompany'';
       (E) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' at the end; 
     and
       (F) by striking subparagraph (J) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(J) provides for nutrition screening and nutrition 
     education, and nutrition assessment and counseling if 
     appropriate, and
       ``(K) encourages individuals who distribute nutrition 
     services under subpart 2 to provide, to homebound older 
     individuals, available medical information approved by health 
     care professionals, such as informational brochures and 
     information on how to get vaccines, including vaccines for 
     influenza, pneumonia, and shingles, in the individuals' 
     communities.''.

     SEC. 317. STUDY OF NUTRITION PROJECTS.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary for Aging shall 
     use funds allocated in section 206(g) of the Older Americans 
     Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3017(g)) to enter into a contract with 
     the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine of 
     the National Academy of Sciences, for the purpose of 
     establishing an independent panel of experts that will 
     conduct an evidence-based study of the nutrition projects 
     authorized by such Act.
       (2) Study.--Such study shall, to the extent data are 
     available, include--
       (A) an evaluation of the effect of the nutrition projects 
     authorized by such Act on--
       (i) improvement of the health status, including nutritional 
     status, of participants in the projects;
       (ii) prevention of hunger and food insecurity of the 
     participants; and
       (iii) continuation of the ability of the participants to 
     live independently;
       (B) a cost-benefit analysis of nutrition projects 
     authorized by such Act, including the potential to affect 
     costs of the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); and
       (C) an analysis of how and recommendations for how 
     nutrition projects authorized by such Act may be modified to 
     improve the outcomes described in subparagraph (A), including 
     recommendations for improving the nutritional quality of the 
     meals provided through the projects and undertaking other 
     potential strategies to improve the nutritional status of the 
     participants.
       (b) Reports.--
       (1) Report to the assistant secretary.--The panel described 
     in subsection (a)(1) shall submit to the Assistant Secretary 
     a report containing the results of the evidence-based study 
     described in subsection (a), including any recommendations 
     described in subsection (a)(2)(C).
       (2) Report to congress.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
     submit a report containing the results described in paragraph 
     (1) to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.

     SEC. 318. SENSE OF CONGRESS RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTION OF 
                   NUTRITION TO THE HEALTH OF OLDER ADULTS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) good nutrition is vital to good health, and a diet 
     based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans may reduce the 
     risk of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, 
     osteoporosis, diabetes, macular degeneration, and cancer;
       (2) the American Dietetic Association and the American 
     Academy of Family Physicians have estimated that the 
     percentage of older adults who are malnourished is estimated 
     at 20 to 60 percent for those who are in home care and at 40 
     to 85 percent for those who are in nursing homes;
       (3) the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of 
     Sciences has estimated that approximately 40 percent of 
     community-residing persons age 65 and older have inadequate 
     nutrient intakes;
       (4) older adults are susceptible to nutrient deficiencies 
     for a number of reasons, including a reduced capacity to 
     absorb and utilize nutrients, difficulty chewing, and loss of 
     appetite;
       (5) while diet is the preferred source of nutrition, 
     evidence suggests that the use of a single daily 
     multivitamin-mineral supplement may be an effective way to 
     address nutritional gaps that exist among the elderly 
     population, especially the poor; and
       (6) the Dietary Guidelines for Americans state that 
     multivitamin-mineral supplements may be useful when they fill 
     a specific identified nutrient gap that cannot be or is not 
     otherwise being met by the individual's intake of food.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) meal programs funded by the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     contribute to the nutritional health of older adults;
       (2) when the nutritional needs of older adults are not 
     fully met by diet, use of a single, daily multivitamin-
     mineral supplement may help prevent nutrition deficiencies 
     common in many older adults;
       (3) use of a single, daily multivitamin-mineral supplement 
     can be a safe and inexpensive strategy to help ensure the 
     nutritional health of older adults; and
       (4) nutrition service providers under the Older Americans 
     Act of 1965 should consider whether individuals participating 
     in congregate and home-delivered meal programs would benefit 
     from a single, daily multivitamin-mineral supplement that is 
     in compliance with all applicable government quality 
     standards and provides at least \2/3\ of the essential 
     vitamins and minerals at 100 percent of the daily value 
     levels as determined by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.

     SEC. 319. IMPROVING INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN BUILDINGS WHERE 
                   OLDER INDIVIDUALS CONGREGATE.

       Section 361 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3030m) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) The Assistant Secretary shall work in consultation 
     with qualified experts to provide information on methods of 
     improving indoor air quality in buildings where older 
     individuals congregate.''.

     SEC. 320. CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM DEFINITIONS.

       Section 372 of the National Family Caregiver Support Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 3030s) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or who is an 
     individual with a disability'' after ``age'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``a child by blood or marriage'' and 
     inserting ``a child by blood, marriage, or adoption''; and
       (B) by striking ``60'' and inserting ``55'';
       (3) by inserting before ``In this subpart'' the following: 
     ``(a) In General.--'';
       (4) by striking paragraph (2);
       (5) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Rule.--In providing services under this subpart--
       ``(1) for family caregivers who provide care for 
     individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders 
     with neurological and organic brain dysfunction, the State 
     involved shall give priority to caregivers who provide care 
     for older individuals with such disease or disorder; and
       ``(2) for grandparents or older individuals who are 
     relative caregivers, the State involved shall give priority 
     to caregivers who provide care for children with severe 
     disabilities.''.

     SEC. 321. CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM.

       Section 373 of the National Family Caregiver Support Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 3030s-1) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``caregivers to 
     assist'' and all that follows through the end and inserting 
     the following: ``assist

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     the caregivers in the areas of health, nutrition, and 
     financial literacy, and in making decisions and solving 
     problems relating to their caregiving roles;'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``subparagraph (A)(i) 
     or (B) of section 102(28)'' and inserting ``subparagraph 
     (A)(i) or (B) of section 102(22)''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Priority.--In providing services under this subpart, 
     the State, in addition to giving the priority described in 
     section 372(b), shall give priority--
       ``(A) to caregivers who are older individuals with greatest 
     social need, and older individuals with greatest economic 
     need (with particular attention to low-income older 
     individuals); and
       ``(B) to older individuals providing care to individuals 
     with severe disabilities, including children with severe 
     disabilities.'';
       (3) in subsection (d), to read as follows:
       ``(d) Use of Volunteers.--In carrying out this subpart, 
     each area agency on aging shall make use of trained 
     volunteers to expand the provision of the available services 
     described in subsection (b) and, if possible, work in 
     coordination with organizations that have experience in 
     providing training, placement, and stipends for volunteers or 
     participants (such as organizations carrying out Federal 
     service programs administered by the Corporation for National 
     and Community Service), in community service settings.'';
       (4) in subsection (e)(3), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The reports shall describe any mechanisms used 
     in the State to provide to persons who are family caregivers, 
     or grandparents or older individuals who are relative 
     caregivers, information about and access to various services 
     so that the persons can better carry out their care 
     responsibilities.'';
       (5) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``2001 through 2005'' 
     and inserting ``2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011''; and
       (6) in subsection (g)(2)(C), by inserting ``of a child who 
     is not more than 18 years of age'' before the period at the 
     end.

     SEC. 322. NATIONAL INNOVATION.

       Subpart 2 of part E of title III of the Older Americans Act 
     of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030s-11 et seq.) is repealed.

      TITLE IV--ACTIVITIES FOR HEALTH, INDEPENDENCE, AND LONGEVITY

     SEC. 401. TITLE.

       The Older Americans Act of 1965 is amended by inserting 
     before section 401 (42 U.S.C. 3031) the following:

   ``TITLE IV--ACTIVITIES FOR HEALTH, INDEPENDENCE, AND LONGEVITY''.

     SEC. 402. GRANT PROGRAMS.

       Section 411 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3032) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (13); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
       ``(9) planning activities to prepare communities for the 
     aging of the population, which activities may include--
       ``(A) efforts to assess the aging population;
       ``(B) activities to coordinate the activities of State and 
     local agencies in order to meet the needs of older 
     individuals; and
       ``(C) training and technical assistance to support States, 
     area agencies on aging, and organizations receiving grants 
     under title VI, in engaging in community planning activities;
       ``(10) the development, implementation, and assessment of 
     technology-based service models and best practices, to 
     support the use of health monitoring and assessment 
     technologies, communication devices, assistive technologies, 
     and other technologies that may remotely connect family and 
     professional caregivers to frail older individuals residing 
     in home and community-based settings or rural areas;
       ``(11) conducting activities of national significance to 
     promote quality and continuous improvement in the support 
     provided to family and other informal caregivers of older 
     individuals through activities that include program 
     evaluation, training, technical assistance, and research, 
     including--
       ``(A) programs addressing unique issues faced by rural 
     caregivers;
       ``(B) programs focusing on the needs of older individuals 
     with cognitive impairment such as Alzheimer's disease and 
     related disorders with neurological and organic brain 
     dysfunction, and their caregivers; and
       ``(C) programs supporting caregivers in the role they play 
     in providing disease prevention and health promotion 
     services;
       ``(12) building public awareness of cognitive impairments 
     such as Alzheimer's disease and related disorders with 
     neurological and organic brain dysfunction, depression, and 
     mental disorders; and''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``year'' and all that 
     follows through ``years'' and inserting ``years 2007, 2008, 
     2009, 2010, and 2011''.

     SEC. 403. CAREER PREPARATION FOR THE FIELD OF AGING.

       Section 412(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3032a(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Grants.--The Assistant Secretary shall make grants to 
     institutions of higher education, including historically 
     Black colleges or universities, Hispanic-serving 
     institutions, and Hispanic Centers of Excellence in Applied 
     Gerontology, to provide education and training that prepares 
     students for careers in the field of aging.''.

     SEC. 404. HEALTH CARE SERVICE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS IN RURAL 
                   AREAS.

       Section 414 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3032c) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``mental health 
     services,'' after ``care,''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i), by inserting ``mental 
     health,'' after ``health,''.

     SEC. 405. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND INNOVATION TO IMPROVE 
                   TRANSPORTATION FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS.

       Section 416 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3032e) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 416. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND INNOVATION TO IMPROVE 
                   TRANSPORTATION FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may award grants or 
     contracts to nonprofit organizations to improve 
     transportation services for older individuals.
       ``(b) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--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. 
     The organization may use the funds to develop and carry out 
     an innovative transportation demonstration project to create 
     transportation services for older individuals.
       ``(2) Specific activities.--In carrying out a demonstration 
     project or providing technical assistance under paragraph (1) 
     the organization may carry out activities that include--
       ``(A) 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;
       ``(B) 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;
       ``(C) 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
       ``(D) providing special services to link older individuals 
     to transportation services not provided under title III.
       ``(c) Economically Sustainable Transportation.--In this 
     section, the term `economically sustainable transportation' 
     means demand responsive transportation for older 
     individuals--
       ``(1) that may be provided through volunteers; and
       ``(2) that the provider will provide without receiving 
     Federal or other public financial assistance, after a period 
     of not more than 5 years of providing the services under this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 406. DEMONSTRATION, SUPPORT, AND RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR 
                   MULTIGENERATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND CIVIC 
                   ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

       Section 417 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3032f) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 417. DEMONSTRATION, SUPPORT, AND RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR 
                   MULTIGENERATIONAL AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) Grants and Contracts.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
     award grants and enter into contracts with eligible 
     organizations to carry out projects to--
       ``(1) provide opportunities for older individuals to 
     participate in multigenerational activities and civic 
     engagement activities designed to meet critical community 
     needs, and use the full range of time, skills, and experience 
     of older individuals, including demonstration and support 
     projects that--
       ``(A) provide support for grandparents and other older 
     individuals who are relative caregivers raising children 
     (such as kinship navigator programs); or
       ``(B) involve volunteers who are older individuals who 
     provide support and information to families who have a child 
     with a disability or chronic illness, or other families in 
     need of such family support; and
       ``(2) coordinate multigenerational activities and civic 
     engagement activities, promote volunteerism, and facilitate 
     development of and participation in multigenerational 
     activities and civic engagement activities.
       ``(b) Use of Funds.--An eligible organization shall use 
     funds made available under a grant awarded, or a contract 
     entered into, under this section to--
       ``(1) carry out a project described in subsection (a); and
       ``(2) evaluate the project in accordance with subsection 
     (f).
       ``(c) Preference.--In awarding grants and entering into 
     contracts to carry out a project described in subsection (a), 
     the Assistant Secretary shall give preference to--

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       ``(1) eligible organizations with a demonstrated record of 
     carrying out multigenerational activities or civic engagement 
     activities;
       ``(2) eligible organizations proposing multigenerational 
     activity projects that will serve older individuals and 
     communities with the greatest need (with particular attention 
     to low-income minority individuals, older individuals with 
     limited English proficiency, older individuals residing in 
     rural areas, and low-income minority communities);
       ``(3) eligible organizations proposing civic engagement 
     projects that will serve communities with the greatest need; 
     and
       ``(4) eligible organizations with the capacity to develop 
     meaningful roles and assignments that use the time, skills, 
     and experience of older individuals to serve public and 
     nonprofit organizations.
       ``(d) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant or 
     enter into a contract under subsection (a), an organization 
     shall submit an application to the Assistant Secretary at 
     such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
     information as the Assistant Secretary may reasonably 
     require.
       ``(e) Eligible Organizations.--Organizations eligible to 
     receive a grant or enter into a contract under subsection 
     (a)--
       ``(1) to carry out activities described in subsection 
     (a)(1), shall be organizations that provide opportunities for 
     older individuals to participate in activities described in 
     subsection (a)(1); and
       ``(2) to carry out activities described in subsection 
     (a)(2), shall be organizations with the capacity to conduct 
     the coordination, promotion, and facilitation described in 
     subsection (a)(2), through the use of multigenerational 
     coordinators.
       ``(f) Local Evaluation and Report.--
       ``(1) Evaluation.--Each organization receiving a grant or a 
     contract under subsection (a) to carry out a project 
     described in subsection (a) shall evaluate the 
     multigenerational activities or civic engagement activities 
     carried out under the project to determine--
       ``(A) the effectiveness of the activities involved;
       ``(B) the impact of such activities on the community being 
     served and the organization providing the activities; and
       ``(C) the impact of such activities on older individuals 
     involved in such project.
       ``(2) Report.--The organization shall submit a report to 
     the Assistant Secretary containing the evaluation not later 
     than 6 months after the expiration of the period for which 
     the grant or contract is in effect.
       ``(g) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after 
     the Assistant Secretary receives the reports described in 
     subsection (f)(2), the Assistant Secretary shall prepare and 
     submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
     President pro tempore of the Senate a report that assesses 
     the evaluations and includes, at a minimum--
       ``(1) the names or descriptive titles of the projects 
     funded under subsection (a);
       ``(2) a description of the nature and operation of the 
     projects;
       ``(3) the names and addresses of organizations that 
     conducted the projects;
       ``(4) in the case of projects carried out under subsection 
     (a)(1), a description of the methods and success of the 
     projects in recruiting older individuals as employees and as 
     volunteers to participate in the projects;
       ``(5) in the case of projects carried out under subsection 
     (a)(1), a description of the success of the projects in 
     retaining older individuals participating in the projects as 
     employees and as volunteers;
       ``(6) in the case of projects carried out under subsection 
     (a)(1), the rate of turnover of older individual employees 
     and volunteers in the projects;
       ``(7) a strategy for disseminating the findings resulting 
     from the projects described in paragraph (1); and
       ``(8) any policy change recommendations relating to the 
     projects.
       ``(h) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Multigenerational activity.--The term 
     `multigenerational activity' means an activity that provides 
     an opportunity for interaction between 2 or more individuals 
     of different generations, including activities connecting 
     older individuals and youth in a child care program, a youth 
     day care program, an educational assistance program, an at-
     risk youth intervention program, a juvenile delinquency 
     treatment program, a before- or after-school program, a 
     library program, or a family support program.
       ``(2) Multigenerational coordinator.--The term 
     `multigenerational coordinator' means a person who--
       ``(A) builds the capacity of public and nonprofit 
     organizations to develop meaningful roles and assignments, 
     that use the time, skill, and experience of older individuals 
     to serve those organizations; and
       ``(B) nurtures productive, sustainable working 
     relationships between--
       ``(i) individuals from the generations with older 
     individuals; and
       ``(ii) individuals in younger generations.''.

     SEC. 407. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS.

       Section 418(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     (42 U.S.C. 3032g(a)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by inserting 
     ``(including mental health)'' after ``health''.

     SEC. 408. MULTIDISCIPLINARY CENTERS AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY 
                   SYSTEMS.

       Section 419 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3032h) is amended--
       (1) by striking the title and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 419. MULTIDISCIPLINARY CENTERS AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY 
                   SYSTEMS.'';

       (2)(A) in subsection (b)(2), by redesignating subparagraphs 
     (A) through (G) as clauses (i) through (vii), respectively;
       (B) in subsection (c)(2), by redesignating subparagraphs 
     (A) through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively; 
     and
       (C) by aligning the margins of the clauses described in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) with the margins of clause (iv) of 
     section 418(a)(2)(A) of such Act;
       (3)(A) in subsection (b), by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (B) in subsection (c), by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
       (C) by aligning the margins of the subparagraphs described 
     in subparagraphs (A) and (B) with the margins of subparagraph 
     (D) of section 420(a)(1) of such Act;
       (4) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)'' and all that 
     follows through ``The'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Multidisciplinary Centers.--
       ``(1) Program authorized.--The'';
       (5) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking the following:
       ``(b) Use of Funds.--'' and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Use of funds.--''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (a)'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``paragraph (1)'';
       (6) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking the following:
       ``(c) Data.--'' and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Data.--'';
       (B) by striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (1)'';
       (C) by striking ``such subsection'' and inserting ``such 
     paragraph'';
       (D) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (A)''; and
       (E) by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``this 
     subsection'';
       (7) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``diverse populations of 
     older individuals residing in urban communities,'' after 
     ``minority populations,'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (C)(i) in clause (v), by inserting ``, including 
     information about best practices in long-term care service 
     delivery, housing, and transportation'' before the semicolon 
     at the end;
       (ii) in clause (vi)--
       (I) by striking ``consultation and'';
       (II) by inserting ``and other technical assistance'' after 
     ``information''; and
       (III) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in clause (vii), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(viii) provide training and technical assistance to 
     support the provision of community-based mental health 
     services for older individuals.''; and
       (8) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b)  Multidisciplinary Health Services in Communities.--
       ``(1) Program authorized.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
     make grants to States, on a competitive basis, for the 
     development and operation of--
       ``(A) systems for the delivery of mental health screening 
     and treatment services for older individuals who lack access 
     to such services; and
       ``(B) programs to--
       ``(i) increase public awareness regarding the benefits of 
     prevention and treatment of mental disorders in older 
     individuals;
       ``(ii) reduce the stigma associated with mental disorders 
     in older individuals and other barriers to the diagnosis and 
     treatment of the disorders; and
       ``(iii) reduce age-related prejudice and discrimination 
     regarding mental disorders in older individuals.
       ``(2) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this subsection for a State, a State agency shall submit an 
     application to the Assistant Secretary at such time, in such 
     manner, and containing such information as the Assistant 
     Secretary may require.
       ``(3) State allocation and priorities.--A State agency that 
     receives funds through a grant made under this subsection 
     shall allocate the funds to area agencies on aging to carry 
     out this subsection in planning and service areas in the 
     State. In allocating the funds, the State agency shall give 
     priority to planning and service areas in the State--
       ``(A) that are medically underserved; and
       ``(B) in which there are large numbers of older 
     individuals.
       ``(4) Area coordination of services with other providers.--
     In carrying out this subsection, to more efficiently and 
     effectively deliver services to older individuals, each area 
     agency on aging shall--
       ``(A) coordinate services described in subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of paragraph (1) with such services or similar or 
     related services of other community agencies, and voluntary 
     organizations; and
       ``(B) to the greatest extent practicable, integrate 
     outreach and educational activities with such activities of 
     existing (as of the date of the integration) social service 
     and health care (including mental health) providers serving 
     older individuals in the planning and service area involved.
       ``(5) Relationship to other funding sources.--Funds made 
     available under this subsection shall supplement, and not 
     supplant, any Federal, State, and local funds expended by a 
     State or unit of general purpose local government (including 
     an area agency

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     on aging) to provide the services described in subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) of paragraph (1).
       ``(6) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `mental 
     health screening and treatment services' means patient 
     screening, diagnostic services, care planning and oversight, 
     therapeutic interventions, and referrals, that are--
       ``(A) provided pursuant to evidence-based intervention and 
     treatment protocols (to the extent such protocols are 
     available) for mental disorders prevalent in older 
     individuals; and
       ``(B) coordinated and integrated with the services of 
     social service and health care (including mental health) 
     providers in an area in order to--
       ``(i) improve patient outcomes; and
       ``(ii) ensure, to the maximum extent feasible, the 
     continuing independence of older individuals who are residing 
     in the area.''.

     SEC. 409. COMMUNITY INNOVATIONS FOR AGING IN PLACE.

       Part A of title IV of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3031 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 422. COMMUNITY INNOVATIONS FOR AGING IN PLACE.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity'--
       ``(A) means a nonprofit health or social service 
     organization, a community-based nonprofit organization, an 
     area agency on aging or other local government agency, a 
     tribal organization, or another entity that--
       ``(i) the Assistant Secretary determines to be appropriate 
     to carry out a project under this part; and
       ``(ii) demonstrates a record of, and experience in, 
     providing or administering group and individual health and 
     social services for older individuals; and
       ``(B) does not include an entity providing housing under 
     the congregate housing services program carried out under 
     section 802 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8011) or the multifamily service 
     coordinator program carried out under section 202(g) of the 
     Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(g)).
       ``(2) Naturally occurring retirement community.--The term 
     `Naturally Occurring Retirement Community' means a community 
     with a concentrated population of older individuals, which 
     may include a residential building, a housing complex, an 
     area (including a rural area) of single family residences, or 
     a neighborhood composed of age-integrated housing--
       ``(A) where--
       ``(i) 40 percent of the heads of households are older 
     individuals; or
       ``(ii) a critical mass of older individuals exists, based 
     on local factors that, taken in total, allow an organization 
     to achieve efficiencies in the provision of health and social 
     services to older individuals living in the community; and
       ``(B) that is not an institutional care or assisted living 
     setting.
       ``(b) Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary shall make 
     grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to 
     develop and carry out model aging in place projects. The 
     projects shall promote aging in place for older 
     individuals (including such individuals who reside in 
     Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities), in order to 
     sustain the independence of older individuals. A recipient 
     of a grant under this subsection shall identify innovative 
     strategies for providing, and linking older individuals to 
     programs and services that provide, comprehensive and 
     coordinated health and social services to sustain the 
     quality of life of older individuals and support aging in 
     place.
       ``(2) Grant periods.--The Assistant Secretary shall make 
     the grants for periods of 3 years.
       ``(c) Applications.--
       ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     subsection (b) for a project, an entity shall submit an 
     application to the Assistant Secretary at such time, in such 
     manner, and containing such information as the Assistant 
     Secretary may require.
       ``(2) Contents.--The application shall include--
       ``(A) a detailed description of the entity's experience in 
     providing services to older individuals in age-integrated 
     settings;
       ``(B) a definition of the contiguous service area and a 
     description of the project area in which the older 
     individuals reside or carry out activities to sustain their 
     well-being;
       ``(C) the results of a needs assessment that identifies--
       ``(i) existing (as of the date of the assessment) 
     community-based health and social services available to 
     individuals residing in the project area;
       ``(ii) the strengths and gaps of such existing services in 
     the project area;
       ``(iii) the needs of older individuals who reside in the 
     project area; and
       ``(iv) services not being delivered that would promote 
     aging in place and contribute to the well-being of older 
     individuals residing in the project area;
       ``(D) a plan for the development and implementation of an 
     innovative model for service coordination and delivery within 
     the project area;
       ``(E) a description of how the plan described in 
     subparagraph (D) will enhance existing services described in 
     subparagraph (C)(i) and support the goal of this section to 
     promote aging in place;
       ``(F) a description of proposed actions by the entity to 
     prevent the duplication of services funded under a provision 
     of this Act, other than this section, and a description of 
     how the entity will cooperate, and coordinate planning and 
     services (including any formal agreements), with agencies and 
     organizations that provide publicly supported services for 
     older individuals in the project area, including the State 
     agency and area agencies on aging with planning and service 
     areas in the project area;
       ``(G) an assurance that the entity will seek to establish 
     cooperative relationships with interested local entities, 
     including private agencies and businesses that provide health 
     and social services, housing entities, community development 
     organizations, philanthropic organizations, foundations, and 
     other non-Federal entities;
       ``(H) a description of the entity's protocol for referral 
     of residents who may require long-term care services, 
     including coordination with local agencies, including area 
     agencies on aging and Aging and Disability Resource Centers 
     that serve as single points of entry to public services;
       ``(I) a description of how the entity will offer 
     opportunities for older individuals to be involved in the 
     governance, oversight, and operation of the project;
       ``(J) an assurance that the entity will submit to the 
     Assistant Secretary such evaluations and reports as the 
     Assistant Secretary may require; and
       ``(K) a plan for long-term sustainability of the project.
       ``(d) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a grant 
     under subsection (b) shall use the funds made available 
     through the grant to--
       ``(A) ensure access by older individuals in the project 
     area to community-based health and social services consisting 
     of--
       ``(i) case management, case assistance, and social work 
     services;
       ``(ii) health care management and health care assistance, 
     including disease prevention and health promotion services;
       ``(iii) education, socialization, and recreational 
     activities; and
       ``(iv) volunteer opportunities for project participants;
       ``(B) conduct outreach to older individuals within the 
     project area; and
       ``(C) develop and implement innovative, comprehensive, and 
     cost-effective approaches for the delivery and coordination 
     of community-based health and social services, including 
     those identified in subparagraph (A)(iv), which may include 
     mental health services, for eligible older individuals.
       ``(2) Coordination.--An eligible entity receiving a grant 
     under subsection (b) for a project shall coordinate 
     activities with organizations providing services funded under 
     title III to support such services for or facilitate the 
     delivery of such services to eligible older individuals 
     served by the project.
       ``(3) Preference.--In carrying out an aging in place 
     project, an eligible entity shall, to the extent practicable, 
     serve a community of low-income individuals and operate or 
     locate the project and services in or in close proximity to a 
     location where a large concentration of older individuals has 
     aged in place and resided, such as a Naturally Occurring 
     Retirement Community.
       ``(4) Supplement not supplant.--Funds made available to an 
     eligible entity under subsection (b) shall be used to 
     supplement, not supplant, any Federal, State, or other funds 
     otherwise available to the entity to provide health and 
     social services to eligible older individuals.
       ``(e) Competitive Grants for Technical Assistance.--
       ``(1) Grants.--The Assistant Secretary shall (or shall make 
     a grant, on a competitive basis, to an eligible nonprofit 
     organization, to enable the organization to)--
       ``(A) provide technical assistance to recipients of grants 
     under subsection (b); and
       ``(B) carry out other duties, as determined by the 
     Assistant Secretary.
       ``(2) Eligible organization.--To be eligible to receive a 
     grant under this subsection, an organization shall be a 
     nonprofit organization (including a partnership of nonprofit 
     organizations), that--
       ``(A) has experience and expertise in providing technical 
     assistance to a range of entities serving older individuals 
     and experience evaluating and reporting on programs; and
       ``(B) has demonstrated knowledge of and expertise in 
     community-based health and social services.
       ``(3) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this subsection, an organization (including a partnership of 
     nonprofit organizations) shall submit an application to the 
     Assistant Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
     containing such information as the Assistant Secretary may 
     require, including an assurance that the organization will 
     submit to the Assistant Secretary such evaluations and 
     reports as the Assistant Secretary may require.
       ``(f) Report.--The Assistant Secretary shall annually 
     prepare and submit a report to Congress that shall include--
       ``(1) the findings resulting from the evaluations of the 
     model projects conducted under this section;
       ``(2) a description of recommended best practices regarding 
     carrying out health and social service projects for older 
     individuals aging in place; and
       ``(3) recommendations for legislative or administrative 
     action, as the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate.''.

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     SEC. 410. RESPONSIBILITIES OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY.

       Section 432(c)(2)(B) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3033a(c)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting ``, including 
     preparing an analysis of such services, projects, and 
     programs, and of how the evaluation relates to improvements 
     in such services, projects, and programs and in the strategic 
     plan of the Administration'' before the period at the end.

      TITLE V--OLDER AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

     SEC. 501. COMMUNITY SERVICE SENIOR OPPORTUNITIES ACT.

       Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 
     et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

         ``TITLE V--COMMUNITY SERVICE SENIOR OPPORTUNITIES ACT

     ``SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This title may be cited as the `Community Service Senior 
     Opportunities Act'.

     ``SEC. 502. OLDER AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Establishment of program.--To foster individual 
     economic self-sufficiency and promote useful opportunities in 
     community service activities (which shall include community 
     service employment) for unemployed low-income persons who are 
     age 55 or older, particularly persons who have poor 
     employment prospects, and to increase the number of persons 
     who may enjoy the benefits of unsubsidized employment in both 
     the public and private sectors, the Secretary of Labor 
     (referred to in this title as the `Secretary') may establish 
     an older American community service employment program.
       ``(2) Use of appropriated amounts.--Amounts appropriated to 
     carry out this title shall be used only to carry out the 
     provisions contained in this title.
       ``(b) Grant Authority.--
       ``(1) Projects.--To carry out this title, the Secretary may 
     make grants to public and nonprofit private agencies and 
     organizations, agencies of a State, and tribal organizations 
     to carry out the program established under subsection (a). 
     Such grants may provide for the payment of costs, as provided 
     in subsection (c), of projects developed by such 
     organizations and agencies in cooperation with the Secretary 
     in order to make such program effective or to supplement such 
     program. The Secretary shall make the grants from allotments 
     made under section 506, and in accordance with section 514. 
     No payment shall be made by the Secretary toward the cost of 
     any project established or administered by such an 
     organization or agency unless the Secretary determines that 
     such project--
       ``(A) will provide community service employment only for 
     eligible individuals except for necessary technical, 
     administrative, and supervisory personnel, and such personnel 
     will, to the fullest extent possible, be recruited from among 
     eligible individuals;
       ``(B)(i) will provide community service employment and 
     other authorized activities for eligible individuals in the 
     community in which such individuals reside, or in nearby 
     communities; or
       ``(ii) if such project is carried out by a tribal 
     organization that receives a grant under this subsection or 
     receives assistance from a State that receives a grant under 
     this subsection, will provide community service employment 
     and other authorized activities for such individuals, 
     including those who are Indians residing on an Indian 
     reservation, as defined in section 2601 of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501);
       ``(C) will comply with an average participation cap for 
     eligible individuals (in the aggregate) of--
       ``(i) 27 months; or
       ``(ii) pursuant to the request of a grantee, an extended 
     period of participation established by the Secretary for a 
     specific project area for such grantee, up to a period of not 
     more than 36 months, if the Secretary determines that 
     extenuating circumstances exist relating to the factors 
     identified in section 513(a)(2)(D) that justify such an 
     extended period for the program year involved;
       ``(D) will employ eligible individuals in service related 
     to publicly owned and operated facilities and projects, or 
     projects sponsored by nonprofit organizations (excluding 
     political parties exempt from taxation under section 
     501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), but 
     excluding projects involving the construction, operation, or 
     maintenance of any facility used or to be used as a place for 
     sectarian religious instruction or worship;
       ``(E) will contribute to the general welfare of the 
     community, which may include support for children, youth, and 
     families;
       ``(F) will provide community service employment and other 
     authorized activities for eligible individuals;
       ``(G)(i) will not reduce the number of employment 
     opportunities or vacancies that would otherwise be available 
     to individuals not participating in the program;
       ``(ii) will not displace currently employed workers 
     (including partial displacement, such as a reduction in the 
     hours of nonovertime work, wages, or employment benefits);
       ``(iii) will not impair existing contracts or result in the 
     substitution of Federal funds for other funds in connection 
     with work that would otherwise be performed; and
       ``(iv) will not employ or continue to employ any eligible 
     individual to perform the same work or substantially the same 
     work as that performed by any other individual who is on 
     layoff;
       ``(H) will coordinate activities with training and other 
     services provided under title I of the Workforce Investment 
     Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), including utilizing the 
     one-stop delivery system of the local workforce investment 
     areas involved to recruit eligible individuals to ensure that 
     the maximum number of eligible individuals will have an 
     opportunity to participate in the project;
       ``(I) will include such training (such as work experience, 
     on-the-job training, and classroom training) as may be 
     necessary to make the most effective use of the skills and 
     talents of those individuals who are participating, and will 
     provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses of 
     individuals being trained, including a reasonable subsistence 
     allowance equivalent to the wage described in subparagraph 
     (J);
       ``(J) will ensure that safe and healthy employment 
     conditions will be provided, and will ensure that 
     participants employed in community service and other jobs 
     assisted under this title will be paid wages that shall not 
     be lower than whichever is the highest of--
       ``(i) the minimum wage that would be applicable to such a 
     participant under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
     U.S.C. 201 et seq.), if section 6(a)(1) of such Act (29 
     U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) applied to the participant and if the 
     participant were not exempt under section 13 of such Act (29 
     U.S.C. 213);
       ``(ii) the State or local minimum wage for the most nearly 
     comparable covered employment; or
       ``(iii) the prevailing rates of pay for individuals 
     employed in similar public occupations by the same employer;
       ``(K) will be established or administered with the advice 
     of persons competent in the field of service in which 
     community service employment or other authorized activities 
     are being provided, and of persons who are knowledgeable 
     about the needs of older individuals;
       ``(L) will authorize payment for necessary supportive 
     services costs (including transportation costs) of eligible 
     individuals that may be incurred in training in any project 
     funded under this title, in accordance with rules issued by 
     the Secretary;
       ``(M) will ensure that, to the extent feasible, such 
     project will serve the needs of minority and Indian eligible 
     individuals, eligible individuals with limited English 
     proficiency, and eligible individuals with greatest economic 
     need, at least in proportion to their numbers in the area 
     served and take into consideration their rates of poverty and 
     unemployment;
       ``(N)(i) will prepare an assessment of the participants' 
     skills and talents and their needs for services, except to 
     the extent such project has, for the participant involved, 
     recently prepared an assessment of such skills and talents, 
     and such needs, pursuant to another employment or training 
     program (such as a program under the Workforce Investment Act 
     of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), the Carl D. Perkins Career 
     and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), 
     or part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     601 et seq.)) and will prepare a related service strategy;
       ``(ii) will provide training and employment counseling to 
     eligible individuals based on strategies that identify 
     appropriate employment objectives and the need for supportive 
     services, developed as a result of the assessment and service 
     strategy provided for in clause (i), and provide other 
     appropriate information regarding such project; and
       ``(iii) will provide counseling to participants on their 
     progress in meeting such objectives and satisfying their need 
     for supportive services;
       ``(O) will provide appropriate services for participants, 
     or refer the participants to appropriate services, through 
     the one-stop delivery system of the local workforce 
     investment areas involved as established under section 134(c) 
     of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)), 
     and will be involved in the planning and operations of such 
     system pursuant to a memorandum of understanding with the 
     local workforce investment board in accordance with section 
     121(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2841(c));
       ``(P) will post in such project workplace a notice, and 
     will make available to each person associated with such 
     project a written explanation--
       ``(i) clarifying the law with respect to political 
     activities allowable and unallowable under chapter 15 of 
     title 5, United States Code, applicable to the project and to 
     each category of individuals associated with such project; 
     and
       ``(ii) containing the address and telephone number of the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Labor, to whom 
     questions regarding the application of such chapter may be 
     addressed;
       ``(Q) will provide to the Secretary the description and 
     information described in--
       ``(i) paragraph (8), relating to coordination with other 
     Federal programs, of section 112(b) of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2822(b)); and
       ``(ii) paragraph (14), relating to implementation of one-
     stop delivery systems, of section 112(b) of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998; and
       ``(R) will ensure that entities that carry out activities 
     under the project (including State agencies, local entities, 
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     and subcontractors) and affiliates of such entities receive 
     an amount of the administrative cost allocation determined by 
     the Secretary, in consultation with grantees, to be 
     sufficient.
       ``(2) Regulations.--The Secretary may establish, issue, and 
     amend such regulations as may be necessary to effectively 
     carry out this title.
       ``(3) Assessment and service strategies.--
       ``(A) Prepared under this act.--An assessment and service 
     strategy required by paragraph (1)(N) to be prepared for an 
     eligible individual shall satisfy any condition for an 
     assessment and service strategy or individual employment plan 
     for an adult participant under subtitle B of title I of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.), in 
     order to determine whether such eligible individual also 
     qualifies for intensive or training services described in 
     section 134(d) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2864(d)).
       ``(B) Prepared under workforce investment act of 1998.--An 
     assessment and service strategy or individual employment plan 
     prepared under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.) for an 
     eligible individual may be used to comply with the 
     requirement specified in subparagraph (A).
       ``(c) Federal Share and Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) Federal share.--The Secretary may pay a Federal share 
     not to exceed 90 percent of the cost of any project for which 
     a grant is made under subsection (b), except that the 
     Secretary may pay all of such cost if such project is--
       ``(A) an emergency or disaster project; or
       ``(B) a project located in an economically depressed area, 
     as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services.
       ``(2) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share shall be in 
     cash or in kind. In determining the amount of the non-Federal 
     share, the Secretary may attribute fair market value to 
     services and facilities contributed from non-Federal sources.
       ``(3) Use of funds for administrative costs.--Of the grant 
     amount to be paid under this subsection by the Secretary for 
     a project, not to exceed 13.5 percent shall be available for 
     any fiscal year to pay the administrative costs of such 
     project, except that--
       ``(A) the Secretary may increase the amount available to 
     pay the administrative costs to an amount not to exceed 15 
     percent of the grant amount if the Secretary determines, 
     based on information submitted by the grantee under 
     subsection (b), that such increase is necessary to carry out 
     such project; and
       ``(B) if the grantee under subsection (b) demonstrates to 
     the Secretary that--
       ``(i) major administrative cost increases are being 
     incurred in necessary program components, including liability 
     insurance, payments for workers' compensation, costs 
     associated with achieving unsubsidized placement goals, and 
     costs associated with other operation requirements imposed by 
     the Secretary;
       ``(ii) the number of community service employment positions 
     in the project or the number of minority eligible individuals 
     participating in the project will decline if the amount 
     available to pay the administrative costs is not increased; 
     or
       ``(iii) the size of the project is so small that the amount 
     of administrative costs incurred to carry out the project 
     necessarily exceeds 13.5 percent of the grant amount;

     the Secretary shall increase the amount available for such 
     fiscal year to pay the administrative costs to an amount not 
     to exceed 15 percent of the grant amount.
       ``(4) Administrative costs.--For purposes of this title, 
     administrative costs are the costs, both personnel-related 
     and nonpersonnel-related and both direct and indirect, 
     associated with the following:
       ``(A) The costs of performing general administrative 
     functions and of providing for the coordination of functions, 
     such as the costs of--
       ``(i) accounting, budgeting, and financial and cash 
     management;
       ``(ii) procurement and purchasing;
       ``(iii) property management;
       ``(iv) personnel management;
       ``(v) payroll functions;
       ``(vi) coordinating the resolution of findings arising from 
     audits, reviews, investigations, and incident reports;
       ``(vii) audits;
       ``(viii) general legal services;
       ``(ix) developing systems and procedures, including 
     information systems, required for administrative functions;
       ``(x) preparing administrative reports; and
       ``(xi) other activities necessary for the general 
     administration of government funds and associated programs.
       ``(B) The costs of performing oversight and monitoring 
     responsibilities related to administrative functions.
       ``(C) The costs of goods and services required for 
     administrative functions of the project involved, including 
     goods and services such as rental or purchase of equipment, 
     utilities, office supplies, postage, and rental and 
     maintenance of office space.
       ``(D) The travel costs incurred for official business in 
     carrying out administrative activities or overall management.
       ``(E) The costs of information systems related to 
     administrative functions (such as personnel, procurement, 
     purchasing, property management, accounting, and payroll 
     systems), including the purchase, systems development, and 
     operating costs of such systems.
       ``(F) The costs of technical assistance, professional 
     organization membership dues, and evaluating results obtained 
     by the project involved against stated objectives.
       ``(5) Non-federal share of administrative costs.--To the 
     extent practicable, an entity that carries out a project 
     under this title shall provide for the payment of the 
     expenses described in paragraph (4) from non-Federal sources.
       ``(6) Use of funds for wages and benefits and programmatic 
     activity costs.--
       ``(A) In general.--Amounts made available for a project 
     under this title that are not used to pay for the 
     administrative costs shall be used to pay for the costs of 
     programmatic activities, including the costs of--
       ``(i) participant wages, such benefits as are required by 
     law (such as workers' compensation or unemployment 
     compensation), the costs of physical examinations, 
     compensation for scheduled work hours during which an 
     employer's business is closed for a Federal holiday, and 
     necessary sick leave that is not part of an accumulated sick 
     leave program, except that no amounts provided under this 
     title may be used to pay the cost of pension benefits, annual 
     leave, accumulated sick leave, or bonuses;
       ``(ii) participant training (including the payment of 
     reasonable costs of instructors, classroom rental, training 
     supplies, materials, equipment, and tuition), which may be 
     provided prior to or subsequent to placement and which may be 
     provided on the job, in a classroom setting, or pursuant to 
     other appropriate arrangements;
       ``(iii) job placement assistance, including job development 
     and job search assistance;
       ``(iv) participant supportive services to enable a 
     participant to successfully participate in a project under 
     this title, which may include the payment of reasonable costs 
     of transportation, health and medical services, special job-
     related or personal counseling, incidentals (such as work 
     shoes, badges, uniforms, eyeglasses, and tools), child and 
     adult care, temporary shelter, and follow-up services; and
       ``(v) outreach, recruitment and selection, intake, 
     orientation, and assessments.
       ``(B) Use of funds for wages and benefits.--From the funds 
     made available through a grant made under subsection (b), a 
     grantee under this title--
       ``(i) except as provided in clause (ii), shall use not less 
     than 75 percent of the grant funds to pay the wages, 
     benefits, and other costs described in subparagraph (A)(i) 
     for eligible individuals who are employed under projects 
     carried out under this title; or
       ``(ii) that obtains approval for a request described in 
     subparagraph (C) may use not less than 65 percent of the 
     grant funds to pay the wages, benefits, and other costs 
     described in subparagraph (A)(i).
       ``(C) Request to use additional funds for programmatic 
     activity costs.--
       ``(i) In general.--A grantee may submit to the Secretary a 
     request for approval--

       ``(I) to use not less than 65 percent of the grant funds to 
     pay the wages, benefits, and other costs described in 
     subparagraph (A)(i);
       ``(II) to use the percentage of grant funds described in 
     paragraph (3) to pay for administrative costs, as specified 
     in that paragraph;
       ``(III) to use not more than 10 percent of the grant funds 
     for individual participants to provide activities described 
     in clauses (ii) and (iv) of subparagraph (A), in which case 
     the grantee shall provide (from the funds described in this 
     subclause) the subsistence allowance described in subsection 
     (b)(1)(I) for those individual participants who are receiving 
     training described in that subsection from the funds 
     described in this subclause, but may not use the funds 
     described in this subclause to pay for any administrative 
     costs; and
       ``(IV) to use the remaining grant funds to provide 
     activities described in clauses (ii) through (v) of 
     subparagraph (A).

       ``(ii) Contents.--In submitting the request the grantee 
     shall include in the request--

       ``(I) a description of the activities for which the grantee 
     will spend the grant funds described in subclauses (III) and 
     (IV) of clause (i), consistent with those subclauses;
       ``(II) an explanation documenting how the provision of such 
     activities will improve the effectiveness of the project, 
     including an explanation concerning whether any displacement 
     of eligible individuals or elimination of positions for such 
     individuals will occur, information on the number of such 
     individuals to be displaced and of such positions to be 
     eliminated, and an explanation concerning how the activities 
     will improve employment outcomes for individuals served, 
     based on the assessment conducted under subsection (b)(1)(N); 
     and
       ``(III) a proposed budget and work plan for the activities, 
     including a detailed description of the funds to be spent on 
     the activities described in subclauses (III) and (IV) of 
     clause (i).

       ``(iii) Submission.--The grantee shall submit a request 
     described in clause (i) not later than 90 days before the 
     proposed date of implementation contained in the request. Not 
     later than 30 days before the proposed date of 
     implementation, the Secretary shall approve, approve as 
     modified, or reject the request, on the basis of the 
     information included in the request as described in clause 
     (ii).

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       ``(D) Report.--Each grantee under subsection (b) shall 
     annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report 
     documenting the grantee's use of funds for activities 
     described in clauses (i) through (v) of subparagraph (A).
       ``(d) Project Description.--Whenever a grantee conducts a 
     project within a planning and service area in a State, such 
     grantee shall conduct such project in consultation with the 
     area agency on aging of the planning and service area and 
     shall submit to the State agency and the area agency on aging 
     a description of such project to be conducted in the State, 
     including the location of the project, 90 days prior to 
     undertaking the project, for review and public comment 
     according to guidelines the Secretary shall issue to assure 
     efficient and effective coordination of projects under this 
     title.
       ``(e) Pilot, Demonstration, and Evaluation Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in addition to exercising 
     any other authority contained in this title, shall use funds 
     reserved under section 506(a)(1) to carry out demonstration 
     projects, pilot projects, and evaluation projects, for the 
     purpose of developing and implementing techniques and 
     approaches, and demonstrating the effectiveness of the 
     techniques and approaches, in addressing the employment and 
     training needs of eligible individuals. The Secretary shall 
     enter into such agreements with States, public agencies, 
     nonprofit private organizations, or private business 
     concerns, as may be necessary, to conduct the projects 
     authorized by this subsection. To the extent practicable, the 
     Secretary shall provide an opportunity, prior to the 
     development of a demonstration or pilot project, for the 
     appropriate area agency on aging to submit comments on such a 
     project in order to ensure coordination of activities under 
     this title.
       ``(2) Projects.--Such projects may include--
       ``(A) activities linking businesses and eligible 
     individuals, including activities providing assistance to 
     participants transitioning from subsidized activities to 
     private sector employment;
       ``(B) demonstration projects and pilot projects designed 
     to--
       ``(i) attract more eligible individuals into the labor 
     force;
       ``(ii) improve the provision of services to eligible 
     individuals under one-stop delivery systems established under 
     title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
     2801 et seq.);
       ``(iii) enhance the technological skills of eligible 
     individuals; and
       ``(iv) provide incentives to grantees under this title for 
     exemplary performance and incentives to businesses to promote 
     their participation in the program under this title;
       ``(C) demonstration projects and pilot projects, as 
     described in subparagraph (B), for workers who are older 
     individuals (but targeted to eligible individuals) only if 
     such demonstration projects and pilot projects are designed 
     to assist in developing and implementing techniques and 
     approaches in addressing the employment and training needs of 
     eligible individuals;
       ``(D) provision of training and technical assistance to 
     support any project funded under this title;
       ``(E) dissemination of best practices relating to 
     employment of eligible individuals; and
       ``(F) evaluation of the activities authorized under this 
     title.
       ``(3) Consultation.--To the extent practicable, entities 
     carrying out projects under this subsection shall consult 
     with appropriate area agencies on aging and with other 
     appropriate agencies and entities to promote coordination of 
     activities under this title.

     ``SEC. 503. ADMINISTRATION.

       ``(a) State Plan.--
       ``(1) Governor.--For a State to be eligible to receive an 
     allotment under section 506, the Governor of the State shall 
     submit to the Secretary for consideration and approval, a 
     single State plan (referred to in this title as the `State 
     plan') that outlines a 4-year strategy for the statewide 
     provision of community service employment and other 
     authorized activities for eligible individuals under this 
     title. The plan shall contain such provisions as the 
     Secretary may require, consistent with this title, including 
     a description of the process used to ensure the participation 
     of individuals described in paragraph (2). Not less often 
     than every 2 years, the Governor shall review the State plan 
     and submit an update to the State plan to the Secretary for 
     consideration and approval.
       ``(2) Recommendations.--In developing the State plan prior 
     to its submission to the Secretary, the Governor shall seek 
     the advice and recommendations of--
       ``(A) individuals representing the State agency and the 
     area agencies on aging in the State, and the State and local 
     workforce investment boards established under title I of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.);
       ``(B) individuals representing public and nonprofit private 
     agencies and organizations providing employment services, 
     including each grantee operating a project under this title 
     in the State; and
       ``(C) individuals representing social service organizations 
     providing services to older individuals, grantees under title 
     III of this Act, affected communities, unemployed older 
     individuals, community-based organizations serving the needs 
     of older individuals, business organizations, and labor 
     organizations.
       ``(3) Comments.--Any State plan submitted by the Governor 
     in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by 
     copies of public comments relating to the plan received 
     pursuant to paragraph (7), and a summary of the comments.
       ``(4) Plan provisions.--The State plan shall identify and 
     address--
       ``(A) the relationship that the number of eligible 
     individuals in each area bears to the total number of 
     eligible individuals, respectively, in the State;
       ``(B) the relative distribution of eligible individuals 
     residing in rural and urban areas in the State; and
       ``(C) the relative distribution of--
       ``(i) eligible individuals who are individuals with 
     greatest economic need;
       ``(ii) eligible individuals who are minority individuals;
       ``(iii) eligible individuals who are limited English 
     proficient; and
       ``(iv) eligible individuals who are individuals with 
     greatest social need;
       ``(D) the current and projected employment opportunities in 
     the State (such as by providing information available under 
     section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2) by 
     occupation), and the type of skills possessed by local 
     eligible individuals;
       ``(E) the localities and populations for which projects of 
     the type authorized by this title are most needed; and
       ``(F) plans for facilitating the coordination of activities 
     of grantees in the State under this title with activities 
     carried out in the State under title I of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.).
       ``(5) Governor's recommendations.--Before a proposal for a 
     grant under this title for any fiscal year is submitted to 
     the Secretary, the Governor of the State in which projects 
     are proposed to be conducted under such grant shall be 
     afforded a reasonable opportunity to submit to the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) recommendations regarding the anticipated effect of 
     each such proposal upon the overall distribution of 
     enrollment positions under this title in the State (including 
     such distribution among urban and rural areas), taking into 
     account the total number of positions to be provided by all 
     grantees in the State;
       ``(B) any recommendations for redistribution of positions 
     to underserved areas as vacancies occur in previously 
     encumbered positions in other areas; and
       ``(C) in the case of any increase in funding that may be 
     available for use in the State under this title for the 
     fiscal year, any recommendations for distribution of newly 
     available positions in excess of those available during the 
     preceding year to underserved areas.
       ``(6) Disruptions.--In developing a plan or considering a 
     recommendation under this subsection, the Governor shall 
     avoid disruptions in the provision of services for 
     participants to the greatest possible extent.
       ``(7) Determination; review.--
       ``(A) Determination.--In order to effectively carry out 
     this title, each State shall make the State plan available 
     for public comment. The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Assistant Secretary, shall review the plan and make a written 
     determination with findings and a decision regarding the 
     plan.
       ``(B) Review.--The Secretary may review, on the Secretary's 
     own initiative or at the request of any public or private 
     agency or organization or of any agency of the State, the 
     distribution of projects and services under this title in the 
     State, including the distribution between urban and rural 
     areas in the State. For each proposed reallocation of 
     projects or services in a State, the Secretary shall give 
     notice and opportunity for public comment.
       ``(8) Exemption.--The grantees that serve eligible 
     individuals who are older Indians or Pacific Island and Asian 
     Americans with funds reserved under section 506(a)(3) may not 
     be required to participate in the State planning processes 
     described in this section but shall collaborate with the 
     Secretary to develop a plan for projects and services to 
     eligible individuals who are Indians or Pacific Island and 
     Asian Americans, respectively.
       ``(b) Coordination With Other Federal Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary and the Assistant 
     Secretary shall coordinate the program carried out under this 
     title with programs carried out under other titles of this 
     Act, to increase employment opportunities available to older 
     individuals.
       ``(2) Programs.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall coordinate programs 
     carried out under this title with the program carried out 
     under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et 
     seq.), the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 
     et seq.), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et 
     seq.), the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 
     of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.), and the 
     Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et 
     seq.). The Secretary shall coordinate the administration of 
     this title with the administration of other titles of this 
     Act by the Assistant Secretary to increase the likelihood 
     that eligible individuals for whom employment opportunities 
     under this title are available and who need services under 
     such titles receive such services.
       ``(B) Use of funds.--

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       ``(i) Prohibition.--Funds appropriated to carry out this 
     title may not be used to carry out any program under the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998, the Community Services 
     Block Grant Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Carl D. 
     Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, the 
     National and Community Service Act of 1990, or the Domestic 
     Volunteer Service Act of 1973.
       ``(ii) Joint activities.--Clause (i) shall not be construed 
     to prohibit carrying out projects under this title jointly 
     with programs, projects, or activities under any Act 
     specified in clause (i), or from carrying out section 511.
       ``(3) Informational materials on age discrimination.--The 
     Secretary shall distribute to grantees under this title, for 
     distribution to program participants, and at no cost to 
     grantees or participants, informational materials developed 
     and supplied by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
     and other appropriate Federal agencies that the Secretary 
     determines are designed to help participants identify age 
     discrimination and to understand their rights under the Age 
     Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et 
     seq.).
       ``(c) Use of Services, Equipment, Personnel, and 
     Facilities.--In carrying out this title, the Secretary may 
     use the services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of 
     Federal and other agencies, with their consent, with or 
     without reimbursement, and on a similar basis cooperate with 
     other public and nonprofit private agencies and organizations 
     in the use of services, equipment, and facilities.
       ``(d) Payments.--Payments under this title may be made in 
     advance or by way of reimbursement and in such installments 
     as the Secretary may determine.
       ``(e) No Delegation of Functions.--The Secretary shall not 
     delegate any function of the Secretary under this title to 
     any other Federal officer or entity.
       ``(f) Compliance.--
       ``(1) Monitoring.--The Secretary shall monitor projects for 
     which grants are made under this title to determine whether 
     the grantees are complying with rules and regulations issued 
     to carry out this title (including the statewide planning, 
     consultation, and coordination requirements of this title).
       ``(2) Compliance with uniform cost principles and 
     administrative requirements.--Each grantee that receives 
     funds under this title shall comply with the applicable 
     uniform cost principles and appropriate administrative 
     requirements for grants and contracts that are applicable to 
     the type of entity that receives funds, as issued as 
     circulars or rules of the Office of Management and Budget.
       ``(3) Reports.--Each grantee described in paragraph (2) 
     shall prepare and submit a report in such manner and 
     containing such information as the Secretary may require 
     regarding activities carried out under this title.
       ``(4) Records.--Each grantee described in paragraph (2) 
     shall keep records that--
       ``(A) are sufficient to permit the preparation of reports 
     required by this title;
       ``(B) are sufficient to permit the tracing of funds to a 
     level of expenditure adequate to ensure that the funds have 
     not been spent unlawfully; and
       ``(C) contain any other information that the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate.
       ``(g) Evaluations.--The Secretary shall establish by rule 
     and implement a process to evaluate, in accordance with 
     section 513, the performance of projects carried out and 
     services provided under this title. The Secretary shall 
     report to Congress, and make available to the public, the 
     results of each such evaluation and shall use such evaluation 
     to improve services delivered by, or the operation of, 
     projects carried out under this title.

     ``SEC. 504. PARTICIPANTS NOT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

       ``(a) Inapplicability of Certain Provisions Covering 
     Federal Employees.--Eligible individuals who are participants 
     in any project funded under this title shall not be 
     considered to be Federal employees as a result of such 
     participation and shall not be subject to part III of title 
     5, United States Code.
       ``(b) Workers' Compensation.--No grant or subgrant shall be 
     made and no contract or subcontract shall be entered into 
     under this title with an entity who is, or whose employees 
     are, under State law, exempted from operation of the State 
     workers' compensation law, generally applicable to employees, 
     unless the entity shall undertake to provide either through 
     insurance by a recognized carrier or by self-insurance, as 
     authorized by State law, that the persons employed under the 
     grant, subgrant, contract, or subcontract shall enjoy 
     workers' compensation coverage equal to that provided by law 
     for covered employment.

     ``SEC. 505. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.

       ``(a) Consultation With the Assistant Secretary.--The 
     Secretary shall consult with and obtain the written views of 
     the Assistant Secretary before issuing rules and before 
     establishing general policy in the administration of this 
     title.
       ``(b) Consultation With Heads of Other Agencies.--The 
     Secretary shall consult and cooperate with the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services (acting through officers including 
     the Director of the Office of Community Services), and the 
     heads of other Federal agencies that carry out programs 
     related to the program carried out under this title, in order 
     to achieve optimal coordination of the program carried out 
     under this title with such related programs. Each head of a 
     Federal agency shall cooperate with the Secretary in 
     disseminating information relating to the availability of 
     assistance under this title and in promoting the 
     identification and interests of individuals eligible for 
     employment in projects assisted under this title.
       ``(c) Coordination.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall promote and 
     coordinate efforts to carry out projects under this title 
     jointly with programs, projects, or activities carried out 
     under other Acts, especially activities provided under the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), 
     including activities provided through one-stop delivery 
     systems established under section 134(c)) of such Act (29 
     U.S.C. 2864(c)), that provide training and employment 
     opportunities to eligible individuals.
       ``(2) Coordination with certain activities.--The Secretary 
     shall consult with the Secretary of Education to promote and 
     coordinate efforts to carry out projects under this title 
     jointly with activities in which eligible individuals may 
     participate that are carried out under the Carl D. Perkins 
     Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et 
     seq.).

     ``SEC. 506. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Reservations.--
       ``(1) Reservation for pilot demonstration and evaluation 
     projects.--Of the funds appropriated to carry out this title 
     for each fiscal year, the Secretary may first reserve not 
     more than 1.5 percent to carry out demonstration projects, 
     pilot projects, and evaluation projects under section 502(e).
       ``(2) Reservation for territories.--Of the funds 
     appropriated to carry out this title for each fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall reserve 0.75 percent, of which--
       ``(A) Guam, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin 
     Islands shall each receive 30 percent of the funds so 
     reserved; and
       ``(B) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
     shall receive 10 percent of the funds so reserved.
       ``(3) Reservation for organizations.--Of the funds 
     appropriated to carry out this title for each fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall reserve such amount as may be necessary 
     to make national grants to public or nonprofit national 
     Indian aging organizations with the ability to provide 
     community service employment and other authorized activities 
     for eligible individuals who are Indians and to national 
     public or nonprofit Pacific Island and Asian American aging 
     organizations with the ability to provide community service 
     employment and other authorized activities for eligible 
     individuals who are Pacific Island and Asian Americans.
       ``(b) State Allotments.--The allotment for each State shall 
     be the sum of the amounts allotted for national grants in 
     such State under subsection (d) and for the grant to such 
     State under subsection (e).
       ``(c) Division Between National Grants and Grants to 
     States.--The funds appropriated to carry out this title for 
     any fiscal year that remain after amounts are reserved under 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) shall be 
     divided by the Secretary between national grants and grants 
     to States as follows:
       ``(1) Reservation of funds for fiscal year 2000 level of 
     activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall reserve the amount 
     of funds necessary to maintain the fiscal year 2000 level of 
     activities supported by grantees that operate under this 
     title under national grants from the Secretary, and the 
     fiscal year 2000 level of activities supported by State 
     grantees under this title, in proportion to their respective 
     fiscal year 2000 levels of activities.
       ``(B) Insufficient appropriations.--If in any fiscal year 
     the funds appropriated to carry out this title are 
     insufficient to satisfy the requirement specified in 
     subparagraph (A), then the amount described in subparagraph 
     (A) shall be reduced proportionally.
       ``(2) Funding in excess of fiscal year 2000 level of 
     activities.--
       ``(A) Up to $35,000,000.--The amount of funds remaining (if 
     any) after the application of paragraph (1), but not to 
     exceed $35,000,000, shall be divided so that 75 percent shall 
     be provided to State grantees and 25 percent shall be 
     provided to grantees that operate under this title under 
     national grants from the Secretary.
       ``(B) Over $35,000,000.--The amount of funds remaining (if 
     any) after the application of subparagraph (A) shall be 
     divided so that 50 percent shall be provided to State 
     grantees and 50 percent shall be provided to grantees that 
     operate under this title under national grants from the 
     Secretary.
       ``(d) Allotments for National Grants.--From funds available 
     under subsection (c) for national grants, the Secretary shall 
     allot for public and nonprofit private agency and 
     organization grantees that operate under this title under 
     national grants from the Secretary in each State, an amount 
     that bears the same ratio to such funds as the product of the 
     number of individuals age 55 or older in the State and the 
     allotment percentage of such State bears to the sum of the 
     corresponding products for all States, except as follows:
       ``(1) Minimum allotment.--No State shall be provided an 
     amount under this subsection that is less than \1/2\ of 1 
     percent of the amount provided under subsection (c) for 
     public and nonprofit private agency and organization grantees 
     that operate under this

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     title under national grants from the Secretary in all of the 
     States.
       ``(2) Hold harmless.--If such amount provided under 
     subsection (c) is--
       ``(A) equal to or less than the amount necessary to 
     maintain the fiscal year 2000 level of activities, allotments 
     for grantees that operate under this title under national 
     grants from the Secretary in each State shall be proportional 
     to the amount necessary to maintain their fiscal year 2000 
     level of activities; or
       ``(B) greater than the amount necessary to maintain the 
     fiscal year 2000 level of activities, no State shall be 
     provided a percentage increase above the amount necessary to 
     maintain the fiscal year 2000 level of activities for 
     grantees that operate under this title under national grants 
     from the Secretary in the State that is less than 30 percent 
     of the percentage increase above the amount necessary to 
     maintain the fiscal year 2000 level of activities for public 
     and private nonprofit agency and organization grantees that 
     operate under this title under national grants from the 
     Secretary in all of the States.
       ``(3) Reduction.--Allotments for States not affected by 
     paragraphs (1) and (2)(B) shall be reduced proportionally to 
     satisfy the conditions in such paragraphs.
       ``(e) Allotments for Grants to States.--From the amount 
     provided for grants to States under subsection (c), the 
     Secretary shall allot for the State grantee in each State an 
     amount that bears the same ratio to such amount as the 
     product of the number of individuals age 55 or older in the 
     State and the allotment percentage of such State bears to the 
     sum of the corresponding products for all States, except as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Minimum allotment.--No State shall be provided an 
     amount under this subsection that is less than \1/2\ of 1 
     percent of the amount provided under subsection (c) for State 
     grantees in all of the States.
       ``(2) Hold harmless.--If such amount provided under 
     subsection (c) is--
       ``(A) equal to or less than the amount necessary to 
     maintain the fiscal year 2000 level of activities, allotments 
     for State grantees in each State shall be proportional to the 
     amount necessary to maintain their fiscal year 2000 level of 
     activities; or
       ``(B) greater than the amount necessary to maintain the 
     fiscal year 2000 level of activities, no State shall be 
     provided a percentage increase above the amount necessary to 
     maintain the fiscal year 2000 level of activities for State 
     grantees in the State that is less than 30 percent of the 
     percentage increase above the amount necessary to maintain 
     the fiscal year 2000 level of activities for State grantees 
     in all of the States.
       ``(3) Reduction.--Allotments for States not affected by 
     paragraphs (1) and (2)(B) shall be reduced proportionally to 
     satisfy the conditions in such paragraphs.
       ``(f) Allotment Percentage.--For purposes of subsections 
     (d) and (e) and this subsection--
       ``(1) the allotment percentage of each State shall be 100 
     percent less that percentage that bears the same ratio to 50 
     percent as the per capita income of such State bears to the 
     per capita income of the United States, except that--
       ``(A) the allotment percentage shall be not more than 75 
     percent and not less than 33 percent; and
       ``(B) the allotment percentage for the District of Columbia 
     and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be 75 percent;
       ``(2) the number of individuals age 55 or older in any 
     State and in all States, and the per capita income in any 
     State and in all States, shall be determined by the Secretary 
     on the basis of the most satisfactory data available to the 
     Secretary; and
       ``(3) for the purpose of determining the allotment 
     percentage, the term `United States' means the 50 States, and 
     the District of Columbia.
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Cost per authorized position.--The term `cost per 
     authorized position' means the sum of--
       ``(A) the hourly minimum wage rate specified in section 
     6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
     206(a)(1)), multiplied by the number of hours equal to the 
     product of 21 hours and 52 weeks;
       ``(B) an amount equal to 11 percent of the amount specified 
     under subparagraph (A), for the purpose of covering Federal 
     payments for fringe benefits; and
       ``(C) an amount determined by the Secretary, for the 
     purpose of covering Federal payments for the remainder of all 
     other program and administrative costs.
       ``(2) Fiscal year 2000 level of activities.--The term 
     `fiscal year 2000 level of activities' means--
       ``(A) with respect to public and nonprofit private agency 
     and organization grantees that operate under this title under 
     national grants from the Secretary, their level of activities 
     for fiscal year 2000; and
       ``(B) with respect to State grantees, their level of 
     activities for fiscal year 2000.
       ``(3) Grants to states.--The term `grants to States' means 
     grants made under this title by the Secretary to the States.
       ``(4) Level of activities.--The term `level of activities' 
     means the number of authorized positions multiplied by the 
     cost per authorized position.
       ``(5) National grants.--The term `national grants' means 
     grants made under this title by the Secretary to public and 
     nonprofit private agency and organization grantees that 
     operate under this title.
       ``(6) State.--The term `State' does not include Guam, 
     American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands.

     ``SEC. 507. EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.

       ``(a) Interstate Allocation.--In making grants under 
     section 502(b) from allotments made under section 506, the 
     Secretary shall ensure, to the extent feasible, an equitable 
     distribution of activities under such grants, in the 
     aggregate, among the States, taking into account the needs of 
     underserved States.
       ``(b) Intrastate Allocation.--The amount allocated for 
     projects within each State under section 506 shall be 
     allocated among areas in the State in an equitable manner, 
     taking into consideration the State priorities set out in the 
     State plan in effect under section 503(a).

     ``SEC. 508. REPORT.

       ``To carry out the Secretary's responsibilities for 
     reporting in section 503(g), the Secretary shall require the 
     State agency for each State that receives funds under this 
     title to prepare and submit a report at the beginning of each 
     fiscal year on such State's compliance with section 507(b). 
     Such report shall include the names and geographic location 
     of all projects assisted under this title and carried out in 
     the State and the amount allocated to each such project under 
     section 506.

     ``SEC. 509. EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND FEDERAL HOUSING AND 
                   FOOD STAMP PROGRAMS.

       ``Funds received by eligible individuals from projects 
     carried out under the program established under this title 
     shall not be considered to be income of such individuals for 
     purposes of determining the eligibility of such individuals, 
     or of any other individuals, to participate in any housing 
     program for which Federal funds may be available or for any 
     income determination under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).

     ``SEC. 510. ELIGIBILITY FOR WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES.

       ``Eligible individuals under this title may be considered 
     by local workforce investment boards and one-stop operators 
     established under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) to satisfy the requirements for 
     receiving services under such title I that are applicable to 
     adults.

     ``SEC. 511. COORDINATION WITH THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 
                   1998.

       ``(a) Partners.--Grantees under this title shall be one-
     stop partners as described in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(vi) 
     of section 121(b)(1) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
     (29 U.S.C. 2841(b)(1)) in the one-stop delivery system 
     established under section 134(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     2864(c)) for the appropriate local workforce investment 
     areas, and shall carry out the responsibilities relating to 
     such partners.
       ``(b) Coordination.--In local workforce investment areas 
     where more than 1 grantee under this title provides services, 
     the grantees shall--
       ``(1) coordinate their activities related to the one-stop 
     delivery systems; and
       ``(2) be signatories of the memorandum of understanding 
     established under section 121(c) of the Workforce Investment 
     Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2841(c)).

     ``SEC. 512. TREATMENT OF ASSISTANCE.

       ``Assistance provided under this title shall not be 
     considered to be financial assistance described in section 
     245A(h)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1255a(h)(1)(A)).

     ``SEC. 513. PERFORMANCE.

       ``(a) Measures and Indicators.--
       ``(1) Establishment and implementation of measures and 
     indicators.--The Secretary shall establish and implement, 
     after consultation with grantees, subgrantees, and host 
     agencies under this title, States, older individuals, area 
     agencies on aging, and other organizations serving older 
     individuals, core measures of performance and additional 
     indicators of performance for each grantee for projects and 
     services carried out under this title. The core measures of 
     performance and additional indicators of performance shall be 
     applicable to each grantee under this title without regard to 
     whether such grantee operates the program directly or through 
     subcontracts, subgrants, or agreements with other entities.
       ``(2) Content.--
       ``(A) Composition of measures and indicators.--
       ``(i) Measures.--The core measures of performance 
     established by the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (1) 
     shall consist of core indicators of performance specified in 
     subsection (b)(1) and the expected levels of performance 
     applicable to each core indicator of performance.
       ``(ii) Additional indicators.--The additional indicators of 
     performance established by the Secretary in accordance with 
     paragraph (1) shall be the additional indicators of 
     performance specified in subsection (b)(2).
       ``(B) Continuous improvement.--The measures described in 
     subparagraph (A)(i) shall be designed to promote continuous 
     improvement in performance.
       ``(C) Expected levels of performance.--The Secretary and 
     each grantee shall reach agreement on the expected levels of 
     performance for each program year for each of the core 
     indicators of performance specified in subparagraph (A)(i). 
     The agreement shall take into account the requirement of 
     subparagraph (B) and the factors described in subparagraph 
     (D), and other appropriate factors as determined by the 
     Secretary, and

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     shall be consistent with the requirements of subparagraph 
     (E). Funds may not be awarded under the grant until such 
     agreement is reached. At the conclusion of negotiations 
     concerning the levels with all grantees, the Secretary shall 
     make available for public review the final negotiated 
     expected levels of performance for each grantee, including 
     any comments submitted by the grantee regarding the grantee's 
     satisfaction with the negotiated levels.
       ``(D) Adjustment.--The expected levels of performance 
     described in subparagraph (C) applicable to a grantee shall 
     be adjusted after the agreement under subparagraph (C) has 
     been reached only with respect to the following factors:
       ``(i) High rates of unemployment or of poverty or 
     participation in the program of block grants to States for 
     temporary assistance for needy families established under 
     part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 
     et seq.), in the areas served by a grantee, relative to other 
     areas of the State involved or Nation.
       ``(ii) Significant downturns in the areas served by the 
     grantee or in the national economy.
       ``(iii) Significant numbers or proportions of participants 
     with 1 or more barriers to employment, including individuals 
     described in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii) or (b)(2) of section 
     518, served by a grantee relative to such numbers or 
     proportions for grantees serving other areas of the State or 
     Nation.
       ``(iv) Changes in Federal, State, or local minimum wage 
     requirements.
       ``(v) Limited economies of scale for the provision of 
     community service employment and other authorized activities 
     in the areas served by the grantee.
       ``(E) Placement.--
       ``(i) Level of performance.--For all grantees, the 
     Secretary shall establish an expected level of performance of 
     not less than the percentage specified in clause (ii) 
     (adjusted in accordance with subparagraph (D)) for the entry 
     into unsubsidized employment core indicator of performance 
     described in subsection (b)(1)(B).
       ``(ii) Required placement percentages.--The minimum 
     percentage for the expected level of performance for the 
     entry into unsubsidized employment core indicator of 
     performance described in subsection (b)(1)(B) is--

       ``(I) 21 percent for fiscal year 2007;
       ``(II) 22 percent for fiscal year 2008;
       ``(III) 23 percent for fiscal year 2009;
       ``(IV) 24 percent for fiscal year 2010; and
       ``(V) 25 percent for fiscal year 2011.

       ``(3) Limitation.--An agreement to be evaluated on the core 
     measures of performance and to report information on the 
     additional indicators of performance shall be a requirement 
     for application for, and a condition of, all grants 
     authorized by this title.
       ``(b) Indicators of Performance.--
       ``(1) Core indicators.--The core indicators of performance 
     described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(i) shall consist of--
       ``(A) hours (in the aggregate) of community service 
     employment;
       ``(B) entry into unsubsidized employment;
       ``(C) retention in unsubsidized employment for 6 months;
       ``(D) earnings; and
       ``(E) the number of eligible individuals served, including 
     the number of participating individuals described in 
     subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii) or (b)(2) of section 518.
       ``(2) Additional indicators.--The additional indicators of 
     performance described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii) shall 
     consist of--
       ``(A) retention in unsubsidized employment for 1 year;
       ``(B) satisfaction of the participants, employers, and 
     their host agencies with their experiences and the services 
     provided;
       ``(C) any other indicators of performance that the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate to evaluate services 
     and performance.
       ``(3) Definitions of indicators.--The Secretary, after 
     consultation with national and State grantees, 
     representatives of business and labor organizations, and 
     providers of services, shall, by regulation, issue 
     definitions of the indicators of performance described in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2).
       ``(c) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) annually evaluate, and publish and make available for 
     public review information on, the actual performance of each 
     grantee with respect to the levels achieved for each of the 
     core indicators of performance, compared to the expected 
     levels of performance established under subsection (a)(2)(C) 
     (including any adjustments to such levels made in accordance 
     with subsection (a)(2)(D)); and
       ``(2) annually publish and make available for public review 
     information on the actual performance of each grantee with 
     respect to the levels achieved for each of the additional 
     indicators of performance.
       ``(d) Technical Assistance and Corrective Efforts.--
       ``(1) Initial determinations.--
       ``(A) In general.--As soon as practicable after July 1, 
     2007, the Secretary shall determine if a grantee under this 
     title has, for program year 2006--
       ``(i) met the expected levels of performance established 
     under subsection (a)(2)(C) (including any adjustments to such 
     levels made in accordance with subsection (a)(2)(D)) for the 
     core indicators of performance described in subparagraphs 
     (A), (C), (D), and (E) of subsection (b)(1); and
       ``(ii) achieved the applicable percentage specified in 
     subsection (a)(2)(E)(ii) for the core indicator of 
     performance described in subsection (b)(1)(B).
       ``(B) Technical assistance.--If the Secretary determines 
     that the grantee, for program year 2006--
       ``(i) failed to meet the expected levels of performance 
     described in subparagraph (A)(i); or
       ``(ii) failed to achieve the applicable percentage 
     described in subparagraph (A)(ii),
     the Secretary shall provide technical assistance to assist 
     the grantee to meet the expected levels of performance and 
     achieve the applicable percentage.
       ``(2) National grantees.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the end of 
     each program year, the Secretary shall determine if a 
     national grantee awarded a grant under section 502(b) in 
     accordance with section 514 has met the expected levels of 
     performance established under subsection (a)(2)(C) (including 
     any adjustments to such levels made in accordance with 
     subsection (a)(2)(D)) for the core indicators of performance 
     described in subsection (b)(1).
       ``(B) Technical assistance and corrective action plan.--
       ``(i) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     national grantee fails to meet the expected levels of 
     performance described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
     after each year of such failure, shall provide technical 
     assistance and require such grantee to submit a corrective 
     action plan not later than 160 days after the end of the 
     program year.
       ``(ii) Content.--The plan submitted under clause (i) shall 
     detail the steps the grantee will take to meet the expected 
     levels of performance in the next program year.
       ``(iii) Recompetition.--Any grantee who has failed to meet 
     the expected levels of performance for 4 consecutive years 
     (beginning with program year 2007) shall not be allowed to 
     compete in the subsequent grant competition under section 514 
     following the fourth consecutive year of failure but may 
     compete in the next such grant competition after that 
     subsequent competition.
       ``(3) State grantees.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the end of 
     each program year, the Secretary shall determine if a State 
     grantee allotted funds under section 506(e) has met the 
     expected levels of performance established under subsection 
     (a)(2)(C) (including any adjustments to such levels made in 
     accordance with subsection (a)(2)(D)) for the core indicators 
     of performance described in subsection (b)(1).
       ``(B) Technical assistance and corrective action plan.--
       ``(i) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a State 
     fails to meet the expected levels of performance described in 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary, after each year of such 
     failure, shall provide technical assistance and require the 
     State to submit a corrective action plan not later than 160 
     days after the end of the program year.
       ``(ii) Content.--The plan submitted under clause (i) shall 
     detail the steps the State will take to meet the expected 
     levels of performance in the next program year.
       ``(iii) Competition.--If the Secretary determines that the 
     State fails to meet the expected levels of performance 
     described in subparagraph (A) for 3 consecutive program years 
     (beginning with program year 2007), the Secretary shall 
     provide for the conduct by the State of a competition to 
     award the funds allotted to the State under section 506(e) 
     for the first full program year following the Secretary's 
     determination.
       ``(4) Special rule for establishment and implementation.--
     The Secretary shall establish and implement the core measures 
     of performance and additional indicators of performance 
     described in this section, including all required indicators 
     described in subsection (b), not later than July 1, 2007.
       ``(e) Impact on Grant Competition.--The Secretary may not 
     publish a notice announcing a grant competition under this 
     title, and solicit proposals for grants, until the day that 
     is the later of--
       ``(1) the date on which the Secretary implements the core 
     measures of performance and additional indicators of 
     performance described in this section; and
       ``(2) January 1, 2010.

     ``SEC. 514. COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO GRANT 
                   AWARDS.

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--
       ``(1) Initial approval of grant applications.--From the 
     funds available for national grants under section 506(d), the 
     Secretary shall award grants under section 502(b) to eligible 
     applicants, through a competitive process that emphasizes 
     meeting performance requirements, to carry out projects under 
     this title for a period of 4 years, except as provided in 
     paragraph (2). The Secretary may not conduct a grant 
     competition under this title until the day described in 
     section 513(e).
       ``(2) Continuation of approval based on performance.--If 
     the recipient of a grant made under paragraph (1) meets the 
     expected levels of performance described in section 
     513(d)(2)(A) for each year of such 4-year period with respect 
     to a project, the Secretary may award a grant under section 
     502(b) to such recipient to continue such project beyond such 
     4-year period for 1 additional year without regard to such 
     process.
       ``(b) Eligible Applicants.--An applicant shall be eligible 
     to receive a grant under section 502(b) in accordance with 
     subsections (a), (c), and (d).

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       ``(c) Criteria.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1), the 
     Secretary shall select the eligible applicants to receive 
     grants based on the following:
       ``(1) The applicant's ability to administer a project that 
     serves the greatest number of eligible individuals, giving 
     particular consideration to individuals with greatest 
     economic need, individuals with greatest social need, and 
     individuals described in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii) or (b)(2) 
     of section 518.
       ``(2) The applicant's ability to administer a project that 
     provides employment for eligible individuals in the 
     communities in which such individuals reside, or in nearby 
     communities, that will contribute to the general welfare of 
     the communities involved.
       ``(3) The applicant's ability to administer a project that 
     moves eligible individuals into unsubsidized employment.
       ``(4) The applicant's prior performance, if any, in meeting 
     core measures of performance and addressing additional 
     indicators of performance under this title and the 
     applicant's ability to address core indicators of performance 
     and additional indicators of performance under this title and 
     under other Federal or State programs in the case of an 
     applicant that has not previously received a grant under this 
     title.
       ``(5) The applicant's ability to move individuals with 
     multiple barriers to employment, including individuals 
     described in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii) or (b)(2) of section 
     518, into unsubsidized employment.
       ``(6) The applicant's ability to coordinate activities with 
     other organizations at the State and local level.
       ``(7) The applicant's plan for fiscal management of the 
     project to be administered with funds received in accordance 
     with this section.
       ``(8) The applicant's ability to administer a project that 
     provides community service.
       ``(9) The applicant's ability to minimize disruption in 
     services for participants and in community services provided.
       ``(10) Any additional criteria that the Secretary considers 
     to be appropriate in order to minimize disruption in services 
     for participants.
       ``(d) Responsibility Tests.--
       ``(1) In general.--Before final selection of a grantee, the 
     Secretary shall conduct a review of available records to 
     assess the applicant's overall responsibility to administer 
     Federal funds.
       ``(2) Review.--As part of the review described in paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary may consider any information, including 
     the applicant's history with regard to the management of 
     other grants.
       ``(3) Failure to satisfy test.--The failure to satisfy a 
     responsibility test with respect to any 1 factor that is 
     listed in paragraph (4), excluding those listed in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such paragraph, does not 
     establish that the applicant is not responsible unless such 
     failure is substantial or persists for 2 or more consecutive 
     years.
       ``(4) Test.--The responsibility tests include review of the 
     following factors:
       ``(A) Unsuccessful efforts by the applicant to recover 
     debts, after 3 demand letters have been sent, that are 
     established by final agency action, or a failure to comply 
     with an approved repayment plan.
       ``(B) Established fraud or criminal activity of a 
     significant nature within the organization or agency 
     involved.
       ``(C) Serious administrative deficiencies identified by the 
     Secretary, such as failure to maintain a financial management 
     system as required by Federal rules or regulations.
       ``(D) Willful obstruction of the audit process.
       ``(E) Failure to provide services to participants for a 
     current or recent grant or to meet applicable core measures 
     of performance or address applicable indicators of 
     performance.
       ``(F) Failure to correct deficiencies brought to the 
     grantee's attention in writing as a result of monitoring 
     activities, reviews, assessments, or other activities.
       ``(G) Failure to return a grant closeout package or 
     outstanding advances within 90 days of the grant expiration 
     date or receipt of the closeout package, whichever is later, 
     unless an extension has been requested and granted.
       ``(H) Failure to submit required reports.
       ``(I) Failure to properly report and dispose of Government 
     property as instructed by the Secretary.
       ``(J) Failure to have maintained effective cash management 
     or cost controls resulting in excess cash on hand.
       ``(K) Failure to ensure that a subrecipient complies with 
     its Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133 audit 
     requirements specified at section 667.200(b) of title 20, 
     Code of Federal Regulations.
       ``(L) Failure to audit a subrecipient within the required 
     period.
       ``(M) Final disallowed costs in excess of 5 percent of the 
     grant or contract award if, in the judgment of the grant 
     officer, the disallowances are egregious.
       ``(N) Failure to establish a mechanism to resolve a 
     subrecipient's audit in a timely fashion.
       ``(5) Determination.--Applicants that are determined to be 
     not responsible shall not be selected as grantees.
       ``(6) Disallowed costs.--Interest on disallowed costs shall 
     accrue in accordance with the Debt Collection Improvement Act 
     of 1996, including the amendments made by that Act.
       ``(e) Grantees Serving Individuals With Barriers to 
     Employment.--
       ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 
     `individuals with barriers to employment' means minority 
     individuals, Indian individuals, individuals with greatest 
     economic need, and individuals described in subsection 
     (a)(3)(B)(ii) or (b)(2) of section 518.
       ``(2) Special consideration.--In areas where a substantial 
     population of individuals with barriers to employment exists, 
     a grantee that receives a national grant in accordance with 
     this section shall, in selecting subgrantees, give special 
     consideration to organizations (including former recipients 
     of such national grants) with demonstrated expertise in 
     serving individuals with barriers to employment.
       ``(f) Minority-Serving Grantees.--The Secretary may not 
     promulgate rules or regulations affecting grantees in areas 
     where a substantial population of minority individuals 
     exists, that would significantly compromise the ability of 
     the grantees to serve their targeted population of minority 
     older individuals.

     ``SEC. 515. REPORT ON SERVICE TO MINORITY INDIVIDUALS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall annually prepare a 
     report on the levels of participation and performance 
     outcomes of minority individuals served by the program 
     carried out under this title.
       ``(b) Contents.--
       ``(1) Organization and data.--Such report shall present 
     information on the levels of participation and the outcomes 
     achieved by such minority individuals with respect to each 
     grantee under this title, by service area, and in the 
     aggregate, beginning with data that applies to program year 
     2005.
       ``(2) Efforts.--The report shall also include a description 
     of each grantee's efforts to serve minority individuals, 
     based on information submitted to the Secretary by each 
     grantee at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate.
       ``(3) Related matters.--The report shall also include--
       ``(A) an assessment of individual grantees based on the 
     criteria established under subsection (c);
       ``(B) an analysis of whether any changes in grantees have 
     affected participation rates of such minority individuals;
       ``(C) information on factors affecting participation rates 
     among such minority individuals; and
       ``(D) recommendations for increasing participation of 
     minority individuals in the program.
       ``(c) Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish criteria for 
     determining the effectiveness of grantees in serving minority 
     individuals in accordance with the goals set forth in section 
     502(a)(1).
       ``(d) Submission.--The Secretary shall annually submit such 
     a report to the appropriate committees of Congress.

     ``SEC. 516. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       ``It is the sense of Congress that--
       ``(1) the older American community service employment 
     program described in this title was established with the 
     intent of placing older individuals in community service 
     positions and providing job training; and
       ``(2) placing older individuals in community service 
     positions strengthens the ability of the individuals to 
     become self-sufficient, provides much-needed support to 
     organizations that benefit from increased civic engagement, 
     and strengthens the communities that are served by such 
     organizations.

     ``SEC. 517. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this title such sums as may be necessary for 
     fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.
       ``(b) Obligation.--Amounts appropriated under this section 
     for any fiscal year shall be available for obligation during 
     the annual period that begins on July 1 of the calendar year 
     immediately following the beginning of such fiscal year and 
     that ends on June 30 of the following calendar year. The 
     Secretary may extend the period during which such amounts may 
     be obligated or expended in the case of a particular 
     organization or agency that receives funds under this title 
     if the Secretary determines that such extension is necessary 
     to ensure the effective use of such funds by such 
     organization or agency.
       ``(c) Recapturing Funds.--At the end of the program year, 
     the Secretary may recapture any unexpended funds for the 
     program year, and reobligate such funds within the 2 
     succeeding program years for--
       ``(1) incentive grants to entities that are State grantees 
     or national grantees under section 502(b);
       ``(2) technical assistance; or
       ``(3) grants or contracts for any other activity under this 
     title.

     ``SEC. 518. DEFINITIONS AND RULE.

       ``(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this title:
       ``(1) Community service.--The term `community service' 
     means--
       ``(A) social, health, welfare, and educational services 
     (including literacy tutoring), legal and other counseling 
     services and assistance, including tax counseling and 
     assistance and financial counseling, and library, 
     recreational, and other similar services;
       ``(B) conservation, maintenance, or restoration of natural 
     resources;
       ``(C) community betterment or beautification;
       ``(D) antipollution and environmental quality efforts;
       ``(E) weatherization activities;

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       ``(F) economic development; and
       ``(G) such other services essential and necessary to the 
     community as the Secretary determines by rule to be 
     appropriate.
       ``(2) Community service employment.--The term `community 
     service employment' means part-time, temporary employment 
     paid with grant funds in projects described in section 
     502(b)(1)(D), through which eligible individuals are engaged 
     in community service and receive work experience and job 
     skills that can lead to unsubsidized employment.
       ``(3) Eligible individual.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible individual' means an 
     individual who is age 55 or older and who has a low income 
     (including any such individual whose income is not more than 
     125 percent of the poverty line), excluding any income that 
     is unemployment compensation, a benefit received under title 
     XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), a 
     payment made to or on behalf of veterans or former members of 
     the Armed Forces under the laws administered by the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs, or 25 percent of a benefit received 
     under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et 
     seq.), subject to subsection (b).
       ``(B) Participation.--
       ``(i) Exclusion.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this paragraph, the term `eligible individual' does not 
     include an individual who has participated in projects under 
     this title for a period of 48 months in the aggregate 
     (whether or not consecutive) after July 1, 2007 unless the 
     period was increased as described in clause (ii).
       ``(ii) Increased periods of participation.--The Secretary 
     shall authorize a grantee for a project to increase the 
     period of participation described in clause (i), pursuant to 
     a request submitted by the grantee, for individuals who--

       ``(I) have a severe disability;
       ``(II) are frail or are age 75 or older;
       ``(III) meet the eligibility requirements related to age 
     for, but do not receive, benefits under title II of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.);
       ``(IV) live in an area with persistent unemployment and are 
     individuals with severely limited employment prospects; or
       ``(V) have limited English proficiency or low literacy 
     skills.

       ``(4) Income.--In this section, the term `income' means 
     income received during the 12-month period (or, at the option 
     of the grantee involved, the annualized income for the 6-
     month period) ending on the date an eligible individual 
     submits an application to participate in a project carried 
     out under this title by such grantee.
       ``(5) Pacific island and asian americans.--The term 
     `Pacific Island and Asian Americans' means Americans having 
     origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, 
     Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific 
     Islands.
       ``(6) Program.--The term `program' means the older American 
     community service employment program established under this 
     title.
       ``(7) Supportive services.--The term `supportive services' 
     means services, such as transportation, child care, dependent 
     care, housing, and needs-related payments, that are necessary 
     to enable an individual to participate in activities 
     authorized under this title, consistent with the provisions 
     of this title.
       ``(8) Unemployed.--The term `unemployed', used with respect 
     to a person or individual, means an individual who is without 
     a job and who wants and is available for work, including an 
     individual who may have occasional employment that does not 
     result in a constant source of income.
       ``(b) Rule.--Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary, an eligible individual shall have priority for the 
     community service employment and other authorized activities 
     provided under this title if the individual--
       ``(1) is 65 years of age or older; or
       ``(2)(A) has a disability;
       ``(B) has limited English proficiency or low literacy 
     skills;
       ``(C) resides in a rural area;
       ``(D) is a veteran;
       ``(E) has low employment prospects;
       ``(F) has failed to find employment after utilizing 
     services provided under title I of the Workforce Investment 
     Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.); or
       ``(G) is homeless or at risk for homelessness.''.

     SEC. 502. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     (as amended by section 501) takes effect July 1, 2007.
       (b) Regulations and Expected Levels of Performance.--
       (1) Regulations.--Effective on the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Labor may issue rules and 
     regulations authorized in such title V.
       (2) Expected levels of performance.--Prior to July 1, 2007, 
     the Secretary of Labor may carry out the activities 
     authorized in section 513(a)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 
     1965 (as so amended), in preparation for program year 2007.

                       TITLE VI--NATIVE AMERICANS

     SEC. 601. CLARIFICATION OF MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 614A of the Older Americans Act of 
     1965 (42 U.S.C. 3057e-1) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(c) Clarification.--
       ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `covered 
     year' means fiscal year 2006 or a subsequent fiscal year.
       ``(2) Consortia of tribal organizations.--If a tribal 
     organization received a grant under this part for fiscal year 
     1991 as part of a consortium, the Assistant Secretary shall 
     consider the tribal organization to have received a grant 
     under this part for fiscal year 1991 for purposes of 
     subsections (a) and (b), and shall apply the provisions of 
     subsections (a) and (b)(1) (under the conditions described in 
     subsection (b)) to the tribal organization for each covered 
     year for which the tribal organization submits an application 
     under this part, even if the tribal organization submits--
       ``(A) a separate application from the remaining members of 
     the consortium; or
       ``(B) an application as 1 of the remaining members of the 
     consortium.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to grants awarded under part A of title VI of the 
     Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3057b et seq.) during 
     the grant period beginning April 1, 2008, and all subsequent 
     grant periods.

     SEC. 602. NATIVE AMERICANS CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM.

       Section 643 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3057n) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2001'' and inserting 
     ``2007''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$5,000,000'' and all 
     that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
     ``$6,500,000 for fiscal year 2007, $6,800,000 for fiscal year 
     2008, $7,200,000 for fiscal year 2009, $7,500,000 for fiscal 
     year 2010, and $7,900,000 for fiscal year 2011.''.

TITLE VII--ALLOTMENTS FOR VULNERABLE ELDER RIGHTS PROTECTION ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 701. VULNERABLE ELDER RIGHTS PROTECTION ACTIVITIES.

       Section 702 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3058a) is amended by striking ``2001'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``2007''.

     SEC. 702. ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION.

       Section 721 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3058i) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``programs for the 
     prevention of'' and inserting ``programs to address'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``programs for'' and all that follows through ``including--'' 
     and inserting the following: ``programs for the prevention, 
     detection, assessment, and treatment of, intervention in, 
     investigation of, and response to elder abuse, neglect, and 
     exploitation (including financial exploitation), including--
     '';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as 
     paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively;
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) providing for public education and outreach to 
     promote financial literacy and prevent identity theft and 
     financial exploitation of older individuals;'';
       (D) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), 
     by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (E) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), 
     by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) examining various types of shelters serving older 
     individuals (in this paragraph referred to as `safe havens'), 
     and testing various safe haven models for establishing safe 
     havens (at home or elsewhere), that recognize autonomy and 
     self-determination, and fully protect the due process rights 
     of older individuals;
       ``(11) supporting multidisciplinary elder justice 
     activities, such as--
       ``(A) supporting and studying team approaches for bringing 
     a coordinated multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary response 
     to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including a 
     response from individuals in social service, health care, 
     public safety, and legal disciplines;
       ``(B) establishing a State coordinating council, which 
     shall identify the individual State's needs and provide the 
     Assistant Secretary with information and recommendations 
     relating to efforts by the State to combat elder abuse, 
     neglect, and exploitation;
       ``(C) providing training, technical assistance, and other 
     methods of support to groups carrying out multidisciplinary 
     efforts at the State (referred to in some States as `State 
     Working Groups');
       ``(D) broadening and studying various models for elder 
     fatality and serious injury review teams, to make 
     recommendations about their composition, protocols, 
     functions, timing, roles, and responsibilities, with a goal 
     of producing models and information that will allow for 
     replication based on the needs of States and communities 
     (other than the ones in which the review teams were used); 
     and
       ``(E) developing best practices, for use in long-term care 
     facilities, that reduce the risk of elder abuse for 
     residents, including the risk of resident-to-resident abuse; 
     and
       ``(12) addressing underserved populations of older 
     individuals, such as--
       ``(A) older individuals living in rural locations;

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       ``(B) older individuals in minority populations; or
       ``(C) low-income older individuals.'';
       (3) in subsection (e)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``subsection (b)(8)(B)(i)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (b)(9)(B)(i)''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (b)(8)(B)(ii)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (b)(9)(B)(ii)''; and
       (4) by adding at the end of the section the following:
       ``(h) Accountability Measures.--The Assistant Secretary 
     shall develop accountability measures to ensure the 
     effectiveness of the activities carried out under this 
     section.
       ``(i) Evaluating Programs.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
     evaluate the activities carried out under this section, using 
     funds made available under section 206(g).
       ``(j) Compliance With Applicable Laws.--In order to receive 
     funds made available to carry out this section, an entity 
     shall comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and 
     guidelines.''.

     SEC. 703. NATIVE AMERICAN ORGANIZATION PROVISIONS.

       Section 751 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3058aa) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) enabling the eligible entities to support 
     multidisciplinary elder justice activities, such as--
       ``(A) establishing a coordinating council, which shall 
     identify the needs of an individual Indian tribe or other 
     Native American group and provide the Assistant Secretary 
     with information and recommendations relating to efforts by 
     the Indian tribe or the governing entity of the Native 
     American group to combat elder abuse, neglect, and 
     exploitation;
       ``(B) providing training, technical assistance, and other 
     methods of support to groups carrying out multidisciplinary 
     efforts for an Indian tribe or other Native American group; 
     and
       ``(C) broadening and studying various models for elder 
     fatality and serious injury review teams, to make 
     recommendations about their composition, protocols, 
     functions, timing, roles, and responsibilities, with a goal 
     of producing models and information that will allow for 
     replication based on the needs of Indian tribes and other 
     Native American groups (other than the ones in which the 
     review teams were used).'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``this subtitle'' and 
     inserting ``this section''; and
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``this 
     subtitle''; and
       (B) by striking ``2001'' and inserting ``2007''.

     SEC. 704. ELDER JUSTICE PROGRAMS.

       Subtitle B of title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     (42 U.S.C. 3058aa) is amended--
       (1) by striking the subtitle heading and inserting the 
     following:

     ``Subtitle B--Native American Organization and Elder Justice 
                             Provisions'';

       and
       (2) by inserting after section 751 the following:

     ``SEC. 752. GRANTS TO PROMOTE COMPREHENSIVE STATE ELDER 
                   JUSTICE SYSTEMS.

       ``(a) Purpose and Authority.--For each fiscal year, the 
     Assistant Secretary may make grants to States, on a 
     competitive basis, in accordance with this section, to 
     promote the development and implementation, within each such 
     State, of a comprehensive elder justice system, as defined in 
     subsection (b).
       ``(b) Comprehensive Elder Justice System Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `comprehensive elder justice system' means 
     an integrated, multidisciplinary, and collaborative system 
     for preventing, detecting, and addressing elder abuse, 
     neglect, and exploitation in a manner that--
       ``(1) provides for widespread, convenient public access to 
     the range of available elder justice information, programs, 
     and services;
       ``(2) coordinates the efforts of public health, social 
     service, and law enforcement authorities, as well as other 
     appropriate public and private entities, to identify and 
     diminish duplication and gaps in the system;
       ``(3) provides a uniform method for the standardization, 
     collection, management, analysis, and reporting of data; and
       ``(4) provides such other elements as the Assistant 
     Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(c) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this section for a fiscal year, a State shall submit an 
     application to the Assistant Secretary, at such time, in such 
     manner, and containing such information and assurances as the 
     Assistant Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(d) Amount of Grants.--The amount of a grant to a State 
     with an application approved under this section for a fiscal 
     year shall be such amount as the Assistant Secretary 
     determines appropriate.
       ``(e) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State that receives a grant under this 
     section shall use funds made available through such grant to 
     promote the development and implementation of a comprehensive 
     elder justice system by--
       ``(A) establishing formal working relationships among 
     public and private providers of elder justice programs, 
     service providers, and stakeholders in order to create a 
     unified elder justice network across such State to coordinate 
     programmatic efforts;
       ``(B) facilitating and supporting the development of a 
     management information system and standard data elements;
       ``(C) providing for appropriate education (including 
     educating the public about the range of available elder 
     justice information, programs, and services), training, and 
     technical assistance; and
       ``(D) taking such other steps as the Assistant Secretary 
     determines appropriate.
       ``(2) Maintenance of effort.--Funds made available to 
     States pursuant to this section shall be used to supplement 
     and not supplant other Federal, State, and local funds 
     expended to support activities described in paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 705. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Subtitle C of title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     (42 U.S.C. 3058bb et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 765. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       ``Nothing in this title shall be construed to interfere 
     with or abridge the right of an older individual to practice 
     the individual's religion through reliance on prayer alone 
     for healing, in a case in which a decision to so practice the 
     religion--
       ``(1) is contemporaneously expressed by the older 
     individual--
       ``(A) either orally or in writing;
       ``(B) with respect to a specific illness or injury that the 
     older individual has at the time of the decision; and
       ``(C) when the older individual is competent to make the 
     decision;
       ``(2) is set forth prior to the occurrence of the illness 
     or injury in a living will, health care proxy, or other 
     advance directive document that is validly executed and 
     applied under State law; or
       ``(3) may be unambiguously deduced from the older 
     individual's life history.''.

             TITLE VIII--FEDERAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

     SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Tom Osborne Federal Youth 
     Coordination Act''.

     SEC. 802. ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established the Federal Youth 
     Development Council (in this title referred to as the 
     ``Council'').
       (b) Members and Terms.--
       (1) Federal employee members.--The members of the Council 
     shall include the Attorney General, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of the 
     Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Director of National Drug Control Policy, and 
     the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National 
     and Community Service, or a designee of each such individual 
     who holds significant decision-making authority, and other 
     Federal officials as directed by the President.
       (2) Additional members.--
       (A) In general.--The members of the Council shall include 
     any additional members as the President shall appoint from 
     among representatives of community-based organizations, 
     including faith-based organizations, child and youth focused 
     foundations, institutions of higher education, non-profit 
     organizations, youth service providers, State and local 
     government, and youth in disadvantaged situations.
       (B) Consultation.--In making the appointments under this 
     paragraph, the President, as determined appropriate by the 
     President, shall consult with--
       (i) the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall 
     take into account the recommendations of the majority leader 
     and the minority leader of the House of Representatives; and
       (ii) the president pro tempore of the Senate, who shall 
     take into account the recommendations of the majority leader 
     and the minority leader of the Senate.
       (3) Length of term.--Each member of the Council shall serve 
     for the life of the Council.
       (c) Compensation and Travel Expenses.--
       (1) No compensation for service on council.--Each member of 
     the Council appointed under section 802 who is not an officer 
     or employee of the United States shall not receive pay by 
     reason of the member's service on the Council, and shall not 
     be considered an employee of the Federal Government by reason 
     of such service. Each member of the Council who is an officer 
     or employee of the United States shall serve without 
     compensation in addition to that received for the member's 
     service as an officer or employee of the United States.
       (2) Travel and transportation expenses.--Each member of the 
     Council may be allowed travel or transportation expenses in 
     accordance with section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, 
     while away from the member's home or regular place of 
     business in the performance of services for the Council.
       (d) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Council shall be 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
       (e) Meetings.--The Council shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairperson, not less frequently than 4 times each year. The 
     first meeting shall be not less than 4 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 803. DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.

       (a) In General.--The duties of the Council shall be to 
     provide advice and recommendations, including--

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       (1) ensuring communication among agencies administering 
     programs designed to serve youth, especially those in 
     disadvantaged situations;
       (2) assessing the needs of youth, especially those in 
     disadvantaged situations, and those who work with youth, and 
     the quantity and quality of Federal programs offering 
     services, supports, and opportunities to help youth in their 
     educational, social, emotional, physical, vocational, and 
     civic development, in coordination with the Federal 
     Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics;
       (3) recommending quantifiable goals and objectives for such 
     programs;
       (4) making recommendations for the allocation of resources 
     in support of such goals and objectives;
       (5) identifying possible areas of overlap or duplication in 
     the purpose and operation of programs serving youth and 
     recommending ways to better facilitate the coordination and 
     consultation among, and improve the efficiency and 
     effectiveness of, such programs;
       (6) identifying target populations of youth who are 
     disproportionately at risk and assisting agencies in focusing 
     additional resources on such youth;
       (7) developing a plan, including common indicators of youth 
     well-being that are consistent with the indicators tracked by 
     the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 
     and assisting Federal agencies, at the request of 1 or more 
     such agencies, in coordinating to achieve the goals and 
     objectives described in paragraph (3);
       (8) assisting Federal agencies, at the request of 1 or more 
     such agencies, in collaborating on--
       (A) model programs and demonstration projects focusing on 
     special populations, including youth in foster care and 
     migrant youth;
       (B) projects to promote parental involvement; and
       (C) projects that work to involve young people in service 
     programs;
       (9) soliciting and documenting ongoing input and 
     recommendations from--
       (A) youth, especially youth in disadvantaged situations;
       (B) national youth development experts, researchers, 
     parents, community-based organizations, including faith-based 
     organizations, foundations, business leaders, youth service 
     providers, and teachers; and
       (C) State and local government agencies, particularly 
     agencies serving children and youth; and
       (10) working with Federal agencies--
       (A) to promote high-quality research and evaluation, 
     identify and replicate model programs and promising 
     practices, and provide technical assistance relating to the 
     needs of youth; and
       (B) to coordinate the collection and dissemination of youth 
     services-related data and research.
       (b) Technical Assistance.--The Council may provide 
     technical assistance to a State at the request of a State to 
     support a State-funded council for coordinating State youth 
     efforts.

     SEC. 804. COORDINATION WITH EXISTING INTERAGENCY COORDINATION 
                   ENTITIES.

       In carrying out the duties described in section 803, the 
     Council shall coordinate the efforts of the Council with 
     other Federal, State, and local coordinating entities in 
     order to complement and not duplicate efforts, including the 
     following:
       (1) Coordinating with the Federal Interagency Forum on 
     Child and Family Statistics, established under Executive 
     Order 13045 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to protection of 
     children from environmental health risks and safety risks), 
     on matters pertaining to data collection.
       (2) Coordinating with the United States Interagency Council 
     on Homelessness, established under section 201 of the 
     McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11311), on 
     matters pertaining to homelessness.
       (3) Coordinating with the Coordinating Council on Juvenile 
     Justice and Delinquency Prevention, established under section 
     206 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
     1974 (42 U.S.C. 5616), on matters pertaining to programs for 
     at-risk youth.

     SEC. 805. ASSISTANCE OF STAFF.

       (a) Designation of Individual.--The Chairperson is 
     authorized to designate an individual to have responsibility 
     for assisting in carrying out the duties of the Council under 
     this title.
       (b) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the 
     Council, the head of any Federal department or agency may 
     detail, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, any of 
     the personnel of the department or agency to the Council to 
     assist in carrying out the Council's duties under this title.

     SEC. 806. POWERS OF THE COUNCIL.

       (a) Mails.--The Council may use the United States mails in 
     the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     departments and agencies of the United States.
       (b) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of 
     the Council, the Administrator of General Services shall 
     provide to the Council, on a reimbursable basis, the 
     administrative support services necessary for the Council to 
     carry out its responsibilities under this title.

     SEC. 807. REPORT.

       (a) Interim Report.--Not later than 1 year after the first 
     meeting of the Council, the Council shall transmit to the 
     relevant committees of Congress an interim report of the 
     findings of the Council.
       (b) Final Report.--Not later than 2 years after the first 
     meeting of the Council, the Council shall transmit to the 
     relevant committees of Congress a final report of the 
     Council's findings and recommendations, which report shall--
       (1) include a comprehensive list of recent research and 
     statistical reporting by various Federal agencies on the 
     overall well-being of youth;
       (2) include the assessment of the needs of youth and those 
     who serve youth;
       (3) include a summary of the plan described in section 
     803(a)(7);
       (4) recommend ways to coordinate and improve Federal 
     training and technical assistance, information sharing, and 
     communication among the various Federal programs and agencies 
     serving youth, as the Chairperson determines appropriate;
       (5) include recommendations to better integrate and 
     coordinate policies across agencies at the Federal, State, 
     and local levels, including any recommendations the 
     Chairperson determines appropriate, if any, for legislation 
     and administrative actions;
       (6) include a summary of actions the Council has taken at 
     the request of Federal agencies to facilitate collaboration 
     and coordination on youth serving programs and the results of 
     those collaborations, if available;
       (7) include a summary of the action the Council has taken 
     at the request of States to provide technical assistance 
     under section 803(b), if applicable; and
       (8) include a summary of the input and recommendations from 
     the groups identified in section 803(a)(9).

     SEC. 808. TERMINATION.

       The Council shall terminate 60 days after transmitting the 
     final report under section 807(b).

     SEC. 809. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     title $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 and 2008.

                    TITLE IX--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 901. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS.

       (a) Older Americans Act Amendments of 1987.--Section 205(1) 
     of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3001 
     note) is amended by striking ``section 102(17) of the Older 
     Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002(17))'' and inserting 
     ``section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3002)''.
       (b) Energy Conservation and Production Act.--Section 412(6) 
     of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6862(6)) is amended by striking ``paragraphs (4), (5), and 
     (6), respectively, of section 102'' and inserting ``section 
     102''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
California (Mr. McKeon) and the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hinojosa) 
each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 6197, the Older 
Americans Act Amendments of 2006, and I ask my colleagues to join me in 
supporting this important reauthorization. More than 49 million 
Americans and counting are over the age of 60. It is the fastest 
growing segment of our population. In fact, by the year 2050, that 
number will reach nearly 90 million and comprise almost a quarter of 
our population.
  Therefore, supporting the needs of seniors is as important as ever, 
and to do that we must ensure the long-term stability of programs on 
which they depend. The House-Senate agreement to reauthorize the Older 
Americans Act has been struck with these priorities in mind, and I 
commend my committee colleagues, subcommittee chairman Mr. Tiberi, 
Ranking Member Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. Miller, the ranking member of the 
full committee, for joining me in forging this agreement in a 
remarkably bipartisan way. On the other side of the Capitol, Senators 
Enzi and DeWine were instrumental in crafting this legislation as well.
  I have been here long enough to remember past reauthorizations of the 
Older Americans Act, and, trust me, there was nothing remarkable or 
bipartisan about them. In a year when opportunities to reach across 
party lines are at a premium, this process has been refreshing.
  Initially established in 1965, the Older Americans Act is no longer 
the 1960s-era social program it once was. Rather, it has been 
transformed into the first stop for seniors to identify home- and 
community-based long-term care options as well as other supportive 
services that could help prevent or delay expensive institutional care 
and generate significant savings in Federal entitlement programs. And 
H.R. 6197 builds on that progress.
  Specifically, the bipartisan reauthorization will promote consumer 
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supports to help older individuals avoid institutional care; strengthen 
health and nutrition programs while ensuring no State loses a dime as 
they operate these programs; improves educational and volunteer 
services; encourages wealthier seniors to pay for many of their program 
benefits, maximizing the taxpayer investment for low-income seniors; 
increases the Federal, State, and local coordination; and reforms 
employment-based training for older Americans.
  Within these employment-based training programs, to reflect the 
changing nature of the Older Americans Act and our senior population, I 
am also pleased this House-Senate agreement requires Federal grant 
competitions and encourages grantees to establish partnerships with 
private-sector businesses. These partnerships will help provide 
participants on-the-job training and aid individuals in achieving their 
goal of attaining unsubsidized employment.
  At the same time, the agreement does not lose sight of the valuable 
community service aspect of the program and requires at least half of 
all subsidized employment-based training to provide a community 
service.
  I would also like to commend my committee colleague, Mr. Osborne, for 
his work on this legislation, the Federal Youth Coordination Act, that 
we have been able to incorporate into this agreement. Over the last 
four decades, there has been a growing Federal involvement and a rapid 
growth in funds aimed to address numerous problems of youth, from 
substance abuse and violence to teen pregnancy and hunger. Mr. Osborne 
has taken the lead in the effort to evaluate, coordinate, and improve 
these programs. Under his legislation, the Federal Youth Development 
Council will be charged with doing just that.
  At a time when so many in Washington feel the need to establish new 
program after new program, I appreciate this effort to take a step back 
and review what is already out there before we add even more layers of 
bureaucracy.
  Mr. Speaker, as I did in June, when the House passed its initial 
version of this Older Americans Act reauthorization, I close by 
thanking all Americans who work or volunteer to support our country's 
senior citizens. This strong and vital network is made possible because 
of selfless volunteers who deliver meals to homebound seniors, offer 
companionship, assist with activities of daily living, and provide many 
other necessary supports that help older Americans remain healthy and 
fulfilled.
  This House-Senate agreement is designed to support them, and I 
believe it is a positive reflection of their good work. And with that, 
I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this measure.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 6197, the Older 
Americans Act Amendments of 2006. This bipartisan, bicameral 
legislation addresses one of the top priorities of the aging community, 
as articulated in last December's White House Conference on Aging: the 
reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.
  I would like to commend the staff on both sides of the aisle and both 
sides of the Capitol for their diligent work to get this bill ready for 
our consideration. It took a great deal of patience and perseverance. I 
would especially like to commend the efforts of Kate Houston on the 
majority side for all of her hard work and service to this committee. 
On this side of the aisle, I would especially like to thank Ricardo 
Martinez for his work in keeping the process moving forward.
  Aging is a fact of life. However, through the establishment of Social 
Security, Medicare, and the enactment of the Older Americans Act, 
living in poverty no longer is a fact of aging. From 1959 to 2002, the 
percentage of older people living in poverty fell from 35 percent down 
to 10 percent.
  The Older Americans Act of 1965 is the landmark legislation that 
articulated our core values as a Nation. The act begins with a 
declaration of objectives which includes the following: ``Retirement in 
health, honor, dignity, after years of contribution to the economy.'' 
This is a statement of our national obligation to older Americans.
  The Older Americans Act represents our commitment to meeting that 
obligation. This law provides for supportive services, such as 
transportation, housekeeping, and personal care. It provides nutrition 
services both in the home and in community settings. It provides 
preventive health services and supports family caregivers. Finally, it 
protects the rights of vulnerable older Americans by combating consumer 
fraud and protecting seniors from abuse.
  The bill before us reauthorizes all of the core programs in the Older 
Americans Act. It promotes greater access to services for individuals 
who are more comfortable in a language other than English. It maintains 
the structure of the Senior Community Service Employment program and 
reaffirms the dual purpose of the program's employment and community 
service. It provides for greater flexibility to provide additional 
training to hard-to-serve populations to improve their employment 
outcomes.
  It strengthens the very successful family caregivers program. It 
provides greater choices in health nutrition education so that our 
seniors can remain at home and in their communities. It promotes 
financial literacy for family caregivers and seniors so that older 
Americans' physical and mental health is not jeopardized by poor 
financial health. It strengthens our system of protecting older 
Americans from abuse.
  Finally, it recognizes that seniors are a growing resource for the 
aging network and for our communities in general. We must continue to 
look for ways to leverage our older citizens' talents and desires to 
continue to make a difference.
  This legislation has the support of the aging community. More than 
anything else, they are asking us to complete this work before we leave 
town in the next few days. Today, we move one step closer to this goal. 
It is my hope that once we send this legislation to the President for 
his signature, we will not relegate the Older Americans Act to the back 
burner. I hope that our resources will match our rhetoric and the 
policy goals laid out in this legislation.
  As we have worked in a bipartisan manner to craft a reauthorization 
bill, I hope that as we move forward with the appropriations process, 
when we return after the elections, we will remember that the Older 
Americans Act programs are cost effective. We know that every dollar 
spent providing a meal or supporting seniors so that they can remain at 
home and in their communities not only improves their quality of life 
but saves entitlement spending on long-term care. Mr. Speaker, that is 
the genius of the Older Americans Act. It is incumbent upon all of us 
to step up and invest in these programs.
  It has been a pleasure working with my friend and colleague, the 
chairman of our Select Education Committee, Pat Tiberi from Ohio. He is 
fair and listens and is willing to find a way to make things work, as 
we found in this legislation. I urge all my colleagues to support this 
legislation. It is something we can be proud of.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio 
(Mr. Tiberi), the subcommittee chairman.
  Mr. TIBERI. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Chairman McKeon and Mr. 
Hinojosa for all the work they both have done to make this an even 
better product today. Your leadership has been crucial to this process.
  I am proud, Mr. Speaker, of the bipartisan and bicameral process from 
both sides of the Capitol in coming up with a piece of legislation 
during this time of year that can be supported by the majority of both 
parties and a majority here in the United States House of 
Representatives.
  This has been a product of many months of hard work to reauthorize 
the Older Americans Act, and the chairman and the ranking member of the 
subcommittee overviewed the legislation quite well, so I will not 
repeat what they said. But we heard from national, State, and local 
stakeholders, we heard from constituents and seniors themselves, and 
today we have a product that the vast aging network in America can be 
proud of as this reauthorization passes this House today.

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  This process has been an open and bipartisan process from the 
beginning, and this piece of legislation is better for that. I want to 
thank Mr. Hinojosa for being a devoted partner in this process. His 
friendship and hard work and that of his staff have been much 
appreciated by myself and my team.
  I also want to acknowledge the great work of Kate Houston, Stephanie 
Milburn, Rich Stombres, and a staff member of mine who is now in law 
school, Angela Kelmack, for her hard work as well. I appreciate all the 
hard work of all of our members who have contributed to this process, 
the members of the committee and the cosponsors.
  Again, this is a proud day for older Americans. On to the Senate, 
after we urge our colleagues to pass this bill on the House floor 
today.
  Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, I wish to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman 
from Illinois (Mr. Davis), who serves on the Education Committee and 
the Government Reform Committee and is a valued and very important 
member of our committee.

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  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman 
from Texas for yielding. I also want to commend Chairman McKeon and 
Ranking Member Miller for the tremendous display of bipartisanship 
which brought this legislation to the floor. I also want to 
congratulate Chairman Tiberi and Ranking Member Hinojosa for the 
tremendous work they were able to do in subcommittee and all of the 
processing that actually took place.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 6197, the Older 
Americans Act. I was very pleased to see the interests that I expressed 
included in the final outcome of the legislation. We were able to see 
kinship caregivers have an opportunity to participate at an earlier 
age, reduced from 60 to 55. We were also able to work with Mr. Ehlers 
and make sure that there was serious consideration given to the mental 
health needs of seniors.
  It is obviously a very good piece of legislation, and it is a good 
note for us to be preparing to leave on, because it means that we have 
looked after the interests of those in our society reaching their 
golden years. I have been told that you can measure the greatness of a 
society by how well it takes care of its young, how well it takes care 
of its old, and how well it takes care of those who have difficulty 
looking after themselves. This legislation does indeed look after the 
older members of our society.
  I thank again the Education Committee for an outstanding job, and I 
want to thank my staff person who worked with the committee, Dr. Jill 
Hunter-Williams, to make sure our interests were totally displayed. It 
has been a pleasure to see the process.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I mentioned earlier in my comments that added to the 
Older Americans Act we have included a bill that is sponsored by our 
colleague here, Mr. Osborne. I failed to mention that this committee 
that this legislation establishes, the Federal Youth Coordination Act, 
establishes a Youth Coordinating Council. This council that this 
legislation sets up will be named the Tom Osborne Coordinating Council. 
Mr. Osborne will be leaving the committee and the Congress at the end 
of this session. We will miss him greatly.
  Mr. Speaker, I am happy to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from 
Nebraska (Mr. Osborne).
  Mr. OSBORNE. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for those kind words, and thank 
you so much for your assistance in this matter. I would like to also 
thank Subcommittee Chairman Tiberi and Mr. Hinojosa for their work.
  I would like to particularly address title VIII of the Older 
Americans Act, entitled ``The Federal Youth Coordination Act,'' which 
has been referred to previously. I, along with Pete Hoekstra, Mr. Payne 
and Mr. Ford, introduced the Federal Youth Coordination Act at the 
request of many organizations such as America's Promise, American Youth 
Policy Forum, Campfire USA, Learn and Serve America, Volunteers of 
America, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, and the Child Welfare League of 
America.
  These groups were united in feeling that something needed to be done 
concerning the large number of youth-serving programs in the Federal 
Government. So these groups believe that young people could be better 
served if Federal youth-serving programs were coordinated, better 
targeted and streamlined; and we really appreciated their help.
  The Federal Youth Coordination Act establishes a council chaired by 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services composed of representatives 
of youth-serving agencies within the Federal Government. These 150-odd 
youth serving programs are spread over 12 agencies, so as you might 
suppose, they have kind of grown like Topsy. Sometimes they duplicate. 
Sometimes they are not very efficient; sometimes they are. So this 
council simply tries to coordinate these different programs.
  The purpose is, number one, to eliminate duplication and waste, which 
sometimes we have in government.
  Second is to ensure that each program has measurable, quantifiable 
goals. When appropriators or other people evaluate a program, how do 
they know it is accomplishing what it was designed to do? So often 
there is something called ``mission creep,'' where a program is 
established to serve one particular program, and it isn't long before 
it is off in another direction.
  Third, to verify that each program serves the purpose for which it 
was intended.
  Fourth, to ensure communication between agencies regarding youth-
serving programs.
  The council must meet quarterly and file an interim and a final 
report with congressional committees with jurisdiction over youth-
serving programs. The report will provide critical information about 
programs in order to serve more children more effectively.
  The council will also provide help to States that request aid in 
coordinating youth-serving programs at the State level.
  I would especially like to thank Majority Mr. Leader Boehner, 
Chairman McKeon, and Ranking Member Miller for all of their help; also 
members of the staff, Whitney Rhoades, Kate Houston, Rich Stombres, 
Susan Ross, Denise Forte and Brady Young; also over in the Senate side, 
Norm Coleman, Debbie Stabenow and their Senate staffers. And especially 
I would like to mention Erin Duncan on my staff, who spent the better 
part of 2 years working on this legislation.
  So, again, Mr. Chairman, thank you so much for your help. I think 
this will be a great program for so many young people, and we 
appreciate all that you have done.
  Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  In conclusion, I want to say that it was a pleasure to work with our 
chairman, Mr. Buck McKeon, and with our ranking member, George Miller, 
on this legislation. I appreciate all of the effort that they made so 
that we wound up with an excellent piece of legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the hard work of my staff, 
Kate Houston, Stephanie Milburn, Rich Stombres and Taylor Hansen for 
the work they have done on this, along with the Democratic staffers on 
the other side of the aisle.
  Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the reauthorization of 
the Older American Act. I would like to thank Congressmen Buck McKeon, 
Pat Tiberi, George Miller and Ruben Hinojosa for their hard work 
reauthorizing this act.
  Since originally enacted in 1965, the Older Americans Act has been an 
important vehicle by which senior citizens in need have received 
nutritional support, community service employment, pension counseling 
services, protections against neglect and abuse, and many other 
services.
  Nutrition services through Title III of the Older Americans Act, such 
as the ``Meals on Wheels'' program, are essential in helping senior 
citizens who cannot prepare their own food to still have access to 
convenient and nutritious meals. The program serves those most in need, 
such as the aged, the less affluent, those who live alone, and members 
of minority groups.
  I was pleased that I was able to amend the Seniors Independence Act 
during mark-up to stop the Department of Labor from using an unfair 
calculation of income to determine eligibility for Title V seniors 
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the Department of Labor issued a ``Training and Employment Guidance 
Letter'' that unilaterally changed the eligibility criteria for Title 
V. Instead of discounting certain forms of income like veterans' 
compensation, Social Security Disability Insurance, unemployment 
compensation, and a portion of traditional Social Security benefits, 
the new regulation mandated inclusion of that income, thus making fewer 
seniors eligible for vital services.
  It would be inconsistent to state that the program targets persons 
with greatest economic need and persons who are disabled, and then use 
their Social Security income or disability benefits to exclude them 
from participation. It would also be a mistake to hold someone's 
service in the Armed Forces against them in determining their 
eligibility for employment assistance. The amendment that I offered in 
the Education and the Workforce Committee restores the eligibility 
criteria to the pre-2005 levels, and it was unanimously agreed to. I 
thank Chairman McKeon and the rest of the committee for their help and 
cooperation on this issue.
  Further I have advocated for Naturally Occurring Retirement 
Communities, NORCs, to be included in the legislation. NORCs supported 
by the older Americans act would provide technical assistance to target 
supportive services to assist the millions of older adults living in 
naturally occurring retirement communities throughout the country to 
maintain their independence and quality of life.
  NORC supportive service programs are intended to increase 
efficiencies in the delivery of services to large populations of older 
adults living on their own and to reduce redundancies in the delivery 
of those services. They are also intended to empower older adults, and 
the communities within which they live, to determine the types of 
programs and services that they wish to receive--thus building 
supportive and responsive communities.
  For millions of older adults, NORCs are becoming the retirement homes 
of choice and necessity. According to AARP, upwards of one-third of the 
older adult population is living in a NORC setting. With the retirement 
of the baby boomers only a few years away, and, according to AARP, the 
intention of Americans 45 and older to age in place in similar fashion, 
we can expect NORC and NORC-like communities to grow in abundance.
  I am pleased the bill authorizes the Assistant Secretary to support 
efforts underway to develop innovative models providing for the 
efficient delivery of services to communities where older individuals 
are aging in place such as NORCs.
  Mr. Speaker, the Seniors Independence Act of 2006 reauthorizes vital 
services for some of the most vulnerable Americans, and those in 
greatest need. I rise in support of this legislation and I urge its 
passage by this body.
  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in strong support of the 
reauthorization of the Older American Act of 2006. For the past 40 
years, millions of senior citizens have benefited from the support and 
nutritional services provided by this law which promotes the dignity 
and independence of older people and meet the challenges associated 
with the aging.
  Seniors are the fastest growing population group in the United 
States. In 2000, there were an estimated 35 million people age 65 and 
older, representing about 13 percent of the population. It is predicted 
that by 2030, this number will double to 70 million people; and about 
20 percent, or 1 in 5 Americans, will be age 65 and older. According to 
the New York State Office for the Aging, the 60 and older population 
will grow by 40 percent over the next 30 years due, in large part, to 
the influx of baby boomers. As the elderly population increases, more 
services will be required to ensure their independence.
  I will continue to ensure that necessary funds are allocated, so that 
New York is not penalized because of the redistribution of funds to 
``high growth'' States. We must not allow meals and services to be 
taken away from elderly people in one State to give to elderly people 
in another State.
  I hope my colleagues will join me in preserving this much-needed 
program for American seniors everywhere.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I submit for the Record the following 
correspondence between Chairman Bill Thomas of the Committee on Ways 
and Means and myself.

                                               September 28, 2006.
     Hon. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon,
     Chairman, Committee on Education and the Workforce, Rayburn 
         House Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman McKeon: I am writing in regard to H.R. 6197, 
     the ``Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006,'' which was 
     referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce and 
     is scheduled for floor consideration on Thursday, September 
     28, 2006.
       As you know, the Committee on Ways and Means has 
     jurisdiction over matters concerning the Social Security Act. 
     Section 203 of the bill impacts the Social Security 
     Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
     Services, and thus falls within the jurisdiction of the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. However, in order to expedite 
     this bill for floor consideration, the Committee will forgo 
     action on this bill. This is being done with the 
     understanding that it does not in any way prejudice the 
     Committee with respect to the appointment of conferees or its 
     jurisdictional prerogatives on this or similar legislation.
       I would appreciate your response to this letter, confirming 
     this understanding with respect to H.R. 6197, and would ask 
     that a copy of our exchange of letters on this matter be 
     included in the Congressional Record during floor 
     consideration.
           Best regards,
                                                      Bill Thomas,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
                                               September 28, 2006.
     Chairman Bill Thomas,
     Committee on Ways and Means, Longworth HOB, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Thomas: Thank you for your recent letter 
     regarding the consideration of H.R. 6197, the ``Older 
     Americans Act Amendments of 2006, Section 203 of the bill 
     establishes the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Aging 
     to improve coordination among agencies with responsibility 
     for programs and services for older individuals. The 
     coordinating committee impacts the Social Security 
     Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
     Services, and thus falls within the shared jurisdiction of 
     our two committees.
       I appreciate your assistance in expediting the 
     consideration of this bill and your willingness to forgo 
     action on this bill. I agree that this procedure in no way 
     diminishes or alters the jurisdictional interest of the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and I support your request for 
     conferees on those provisions within your committee's 
     jurisdiction. Finally, I will include your letter and this 
     response in the Congressional Record during consideration of 
     H.R. 6197 on the House floor.
           Sincerely,
                                        Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon,
                                                         Chairman.

  Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from California (Mr. McKeon) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 6197.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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