Sec. 4. Administration on Aging

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Section 201 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3011 ) is amended— in subsection (d)(3)— in subparagraph (J), by inserting before the semicolon the following: , including the effectiveness of such services in meeting the needs of LGBT older individuals ; in subparagraph (K), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (L)— by striking Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992 and inserting ; and Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2014 by striking 712(h)(4). and inserting 712(h)(5); and ; and by adding at the end the following: collect and analyze best practices related to responding to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation in long-term care facilities, and publish a report of such best practices. ; and in subsection (e)(2)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , and in coordination with the heads of State adult protective services programs and the Director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs after and services ; and in subparagraph (A)(iv) by inserting (including data and statistics on the incidence and prevalence of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation) after exploitation .

Section 202 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3012 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (5), by inserting health and economic before needs of older individuals ; in paragraph (7), by inserting health and economic before welfare ; in paragraph (14), by inserting (including the Health Resources and Services Administration) after other agencies ; by amending paragraph

(15)to read as follows: as needed, provide technical assistance, training through training packages, and other forms of instruction to entities consisting of State agencies, area agencies on aging, service providers, and community-based organizations, to ensure that the entities develop and implement, in a culturally and linguistically competent manner, programming, services, and outreach for older individuals with greatest economic need and older individuals with greatest social need, with particular attention to and specific objectives for providing services to low-income minority individuals and older individuals residing in rural areas; and consult with national and community-based organizations representing minority individuals to develop the capacity of the Administration to provide such technical assistance, training, and instruction. ; in paragraph (16)(A)(ii), by inserting , and separately specifying the number of such individuals who are LGBT individuals before the semicolon; in paragraph (27), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (28), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: provide information and technical assistance to States, area agencies on aging, and service providers, in collaboration with relevant Federal agencies, on providing efficient, person-centered transportation services, including across geographic boundaries; identify model programs and provide information and technical assistance to States, area agencies on aging, and service providers (including providers operating multipurpose senior centers), to support the modernization of multipurpose senior centers; provide technical assistance to and share best practices with States, area agencies on aging, and Aging and Disability Resource Centers, on how to collaborate and coordinate services with health care entities, such as Federally-qualified health centers, as defined in section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)(2)(B) ), in order to improve care coordination for individuals with multiple chronic illnesses; conduct studies and collect data to determine the services that are needed by LGBT older individuals; and ensure through regulation (or other communications with programs carried out under this Act) and through oversight that all programs funded through this Act where staff, including volunteers, come into direct contact with older adults, have received appropriate training in elder abuse prevention and detection, and to regularly evaluate the need for and benefit of such training related to abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older adults. ; in subsection (b)— in paragraph (5)— in subparagraph (B), by striking and after the semicolon; in subparagraph (C), by inserting and after the semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: when feasible, developing, in consultation with States and national organizations, a consumer-friendly tool to assist older individuals and their families in choosing home and community-based services, with a particular focus on ways for consumers to assess how providers protect the health, safety, welfare, and rights, including the rights provided under section 314, of older individuals; ; and in paragraph (8)— in subparagraph (B), by inserting to identify and articulate goals of care and after individuals ; in subparagraph (D)— by inserting respond to or before plan ; and by striking future long-term care needs; and and inserting long-term care needs; ; in subparagraph (E), by adding and at the end; and by adding at the end the following: to provide information and referrals regarding available home and community-based services for individuals who are at risk for residing in, or who reside in, institutional settings, so that the individuals have the choice to remain in or to return to the community; ; and by adding at the end the following: The Assistant Secretary shall ensure, where appropriate, that all programs funded under this Act include appropriate training in the prevention of abuse, neglect, and exploitation and provision of services that address elder justice and the exploitation of older individuals. The Assistant Secretary shall establish and operate a National Resource Center for Women and Retirement (referred to in this subsection as the Center ). The Assistant Secretary shall make available to the Center such resources as are necessary for the Center to carry out effectively the functions of the Center under this Act, which shall be an amount not less than $279,000 for fiscal year 2014. In subsequent fiscal years, the Assistant Secretary shall make available to the Center not less than the amount of resources made available to the Center under this paragraph for fiscal year 2014. The Assistant Secretary shall, directly or by grant or contract, establish and operate a National Adult Protective Services Resource Center. The Assistant Secretary shall, directly or by grant or contract, establish and operate the National Resource Center on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Aging. The Assistant Secretary shall develop and issue operating standards and reporting requirements for the Center established under paragraph (1). The Assistant Secretary shall make available to the Center such resources as are necessary for the Center to carry out effectively the functions of the Center under this Act for fiscal year 2014. In subsequent fiscal years, the Assistant Secretary shall make available to the Center not less than the amount of resources made available to the Center under this paragraph for fiscal year 2014. . Section 207 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3018 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(3), by inserting LGBT individuals, after low-income individuals, ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by inserting , and separately specify the number of such individuals who are LGBT individuals before the semicolon; by redesignating paragraphs

(4)and

(5)as paragraphs

(5)and (6), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph

(3)the following: the effectiveness of such activities in assisting LGBT individuals; ; and by adding at the end the following: The Assistant Secretary shall ensure that— no individual will be required to provide information regarding the sexual orientation or gender identity of the individual as a condition of participating in activities or receiving services under this Act; and no agency or other entity providing activities or services under this Act, that receives, for the purposes of this Act, information regarding the sexual orientation or gender identity of an individual will disclose the information in any form that would permit such individual to be identified. The Assistant Secretary shall develop appropriate protocols, demonstrations, tools, or guidance for use by State agencies and area agencies on aging, to ensure successful implementation of data collection requirements under section 201(d)(3)(J), paragraphs (16)(A)(ii) and

(29)of section 202(a), subsections (a)(3), (c)(1), and (c)(4), and section 307(a)(6), relating to LGBT individuals. The Assistant Secretary shall determine when such data collection requirements shall apply, taking into consideration the complexity and importance of each requirement, but each requirement shall apply not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2014 . . Section 216 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3020f ) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 and inserting 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 ; in subsection (b)— by striking 202(a)(24) and inserting 202(a)(21) ; and by striking 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 and inserting 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 ; and in subsection (c), by striking 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 and inserting 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 . Title II of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3011–3020f ) is amended— by redesignating section 216 as section 217; and by inserting after section 215 the following: There is established an Advisory Committee to Assess, Coordinate, and Improve Legal Assistance Activities (referred to in this section as the Committee ). The Assistant Secretary shall appoint members to the Committee and determine the activities of the Committee (which shall include the study and report described in subsection (c)). The Committee shall conduct a study on the legal services activities assistance system for older individuals. Not later than 1 year after the date of the establishment of the Committee, the Committee shall submit to the President, Congress, and the Assistant Secretary a report that contains a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of such study, including the Committee’s recommendations improving the legal services activities assistance system for older individuals. Not later than 180 days after receiving the report described in subsection (c), the Assistant Secretary shall issue regulations or guidance taking into consideration the recommendations of the Committee. In this subsection, the term legal assistance activities includes— legal assistance made available to older individuals with greatest economic need or with greatest social need; activities of the National Legal Resource Center carried out under section 420(a); State legal assistance developer activities carried out under section 731; and any other directly related activity or program as determined appropriate by the Assistant Secretary. . Section 215(j) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3020e–1(j) ) is amended by striking section 216 and inserting section 217 . Section 217 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3020f ), as so redesignated by subsection (c), is amended by adding at the end the following: There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 216 $300,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. .

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