Sec. 2. Expanding supportive services for Native American aging programs
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Title VI of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3057 et seq.) is amended— in part D— by amending section 643 ( 42 U.S.C. 3057n ) to read as follows: There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title— for parts A and B, $38,524,324 for fiscal year 2020, $40,835,783 for fiscal year 2021, $43,285,930 for fiscal year 2022, $45,883,086 for fiscal year 2023, and $48,636,071 for fiscal year 2024; and for part C, subject to section 644, $10,785,575 for fiscal year 2020, $11,432,710 for fiscal year 2021, $12,118,672 for fiscal year 2022, $12,845,792 for fiscal year 2023, and $13,616,540 for fiscal year 2024. ; and by adding at the end the following:
Of the amount appropriated under section 643(2) for a fiscal year, the Assistant Secretary shall, subject to subsection (b), make available an amount, not to exceed 5 percent of the amount appropriated under section 643(2) for the fiscal year, to carry out part D for such fiscal year. The requirement under subsection
(a)shall apply for a fiscal year only if— the amount appropriated for parts A and B for the fiscal year is greater than the amount appropriated for such parts for fiscal year 2019; and the amount the Assistant Secretary makes available for parts A and B for such fiscal year is not less than the amount the Assistant Secretary made available for such parts for fiscal year 2019. ; by redesignating part D as part E; and by inserting after part C the following: The Assistant Secretary shall carry out a competitive demonstration program for making grants to tribal organizations or Native Hawaiian organizations with applications approved under part A or B, respectively, to pay for the Federal share of carrying out programs to enable the organizations to build their capacity to provide a wider range of in-home and community supportive services to enable older individuals to maintain their health and independence and to avoid long-term care facility placement. Subject to paragraph (2), supportive services described in subsection
(a)may include any of the activities described in section 321(a). The Assistant Secretary, in making grants under this section, shall give priority to organizations that will use the grant funds for supportive services described in subsection
(a)that are for in-home assistance, transportation, information and referral, case management, health and wellness programs, legal services, family caregiver support services, and other services that directly support the independence of the older individuals served. Nothing in this section shall be construed or interpreted to prohibit the provision of supportive services under part A or B. .
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