Sec. 607. Senior home modification assistance initiative
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Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and issue a report that includes— an inventory of Federal programs, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any other Federal agency or department determined appropriate by the Comptroller General, that support evidence-based falls prevention, home assessments, and home modifications for older individuals and individuals with disabilities; statistical data, for recent fiscal years, on the number of older individuals and individuals with disabilities served by each Federal program described in paragraph
(1)and the approximate amount of Federal funding invested in each such program; a demographic analysis of individuals served by each such program for recent fiscal years; an analysis of duplication and gaps in populations supported by the Federal programs described in paragraph (1); what is known about the impact of the Federal programs described in paragraph
(1)on health status and health outcomes in populations supported by such programs; a review of Federal efforts to coordinate Federal programs existing prior to the date of enactment of this Act that support evidence-based falls prevention, home assessments, and home modifications for older individuals and individuals with disabilities and any considerations for improving coordination, which may include an indication of the Federal agency or department that is best suited to coordinate such Federal programs; and information on the extent to which consumer-friendly resources, such as a brochure, are available through the National Eldercare Locator Service established under section 202(a)(21) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3012(a)(21) ), are accessible to all area agencies on aging, and contain information on evidence-based falls prevention, home assessments, and home modifications for older individuals attempting to live independently and safely in their homes and for the caregivers of such individuals.
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Sec. 607
Senior home modification assistance initiative
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