Sec. 4. STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING

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## SEC. 4 STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING ###

(a)Authorization of Appropriations Section 303 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3023) is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a)(1), by striking “such sums” and all that follows through the period at the end, and inserting “$356,717,276 for fiscal year 2017, $364,456,847 for fiscal year 2018, and $372,196,069 for fiscal year 2019.”; ####

(2)in subsection (b)— #####

(A)in paragraph (1), by striking “such sums” and all that follows through the period at the end, and inserting “$459,937,586 for fiscal year 2017, $469,916,692 for fiscal year 2018, and $479,895,348 for fiscal year 2019.”; and #####

(B)in paragraph (2), by striking “such sums” and all that follows through the period at the end, and inserting “$232,195,942 for fiscal year 2017, $237,233,817 for fiscal year 2018, and $242,271,465 for fiscal year 2019.”; ####

(3)in subsection (d), by striking “such sums” and all that follows through the period at the end, and inserting “$20,361,334 for fiscal year 2017, $20,803,107 for fiscal year 2018, and $21,244,860 for fiscal year 2019.”; ####

(4)in subsection (e)— #####

(A)by striking “(1)” and all that follows through “(2)”; and #####

(B)by striking “$166,500,000” and all that follows through the period at the end, and inserting “$154,336,482 for fiscal year 2017, $157,564,066 for fiscal year 2018, and $160,791,658 for fiscal year 2019.” ###

(b)Allotment Section 304 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3024) is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a)(3), by striking subparagraph

(D)and inserting the following: > > ##### “(D) > > > ######

(i)> > For each of fiscal years 2017 through 2019, no State shall be allotted an amount that is less than 99 percent of the amount allotted to such State for the previous fiscal year. > > > ###### “(ii) > > For fiscal year 2020 and each subsequent fiscal year, no State shall be allotted an amount that is less than 100 percent of the amount allotted to such State for fiscal year 2019.” > ; and ####

(2)in subsection (b), by striking “subpart 1 of”. ###

(c)Planning and Service Areas Section 305(b)(5)(C)(i)(III) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3025(b)(5)(C)(i)(III)) is amended by striking “planning and services areas” and inserting “planning and service areas”. ###

(d)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), by striking “establishment, maintenance, or construction of multipurpose senior centers,” and inserting “establishment, maintenance, modernization, or construction of multipurpose senior centers (including a plan to use the skills and services of older individuals in paid and unpaid work, including multigenerational and older individual to older individual work),”; and #####

(B)in paragraph (6)— ######

(i)in subparagraph (G), by adding “and” at the end; and ######

(ii)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(H) > > in coordination with the State agency and with the State agency responsible for elder abuse prevention services, increase public awareness of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and remove barriers to education, prevention, investigation, and treatment of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, as appropriate;” > ; and ####

(2)in subsection (b)(3)— #####

(A)in subparagraph (J), by striking “and” at the end; #####

(B)by redesignating subparagraph

(K)as subparagraph (L); and #####

(C)by inserting after subparagraph

(J)the following: > > ##### “(K) > > protection from elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and” > . ###

(e)State Plans Section 307(a)(2)(A) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3027(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking “202(a)(29)” and inserting “202(a)(26)”. ###

(f)Nutrition Services Incentive Program Section 311(e) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030a(e)) is amended by striking “such sums” and all that follows through the period at the end, and inserting “$164,055,664 for fiscal year 2017, $167,486,502 for fiscal year 2018, and $170,917,349 for fiscal year 2019.”. ###

(g)Supportive Services Section 321 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030d) is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a)— #####

(A)in paragraph (1), by striking “or referral services” and inserting “referral, chronic condition self-care management, or falls prevention services”; #####

(B)in paragraph (8), by striking “(including” and all that follows and inserting the following: “(including mental and behavioral health screening and falls prevention services screening) to detect or prevent (or both) illnesses and injuries that occur most frequently in older individuals;” and #####

(C)in paragraph (15), by inserting before the semicolon the following: “, and screening for elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation”; ####

(2)in subsection (b)(1), by inserting “or modernization” after “construction”; ####

(3)in subsection (c), by inserting before the period the following: “, and pursue opportunities for the development of intergenerational shared site models for programs or projects, consistent with the purposes of this Act”; and ####

(4)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(e) > > In this section, the term ‘adult child with a disability’ means a child who— > > > #### “(1) > > is age 18 or older; > > > #### “(2) > > is financially dependent on an older individual who is a parent of the child; and > > > #### “(3) > > has a disability.” > . ###

(h)Home Delivered Nutrition Services Program Section 336(1) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030f(1)) is amended by striking “canned” and all that follows through “meals” and inserting “canned, or fresh foods and, as appropriate, supplemental foods, and any additional meals”. ###

(i)Nutrition Services Section 339 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030g-21) is amended ####

(1)in paragraph (1), by striking “solicit” and inserting “utilize”; and ####

(2)in paragraph (2)— #####

(A)in subparagraph (J), by striking “and” at the end; #####

(B)in subparagraph (K), by striking the period and inserting “, and”; and #####

(C)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(L) > > where feasible, encourages the use of locally grown foods in meal programs and identifies potential partnerships and contracts with local producers and providers of locally grown foods.” > . ###

(j)Evidence-Based Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services Program Part D of title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030m et seq.) is amended— ####

(1)in the part heading, by inserting “Evidence-Based” before “Disease”; and ####

(2)**[**[42 U.S.C. 3030m](/us/usc/t42/s3030m)**]** in section 361(a), by inserting “evidence-based” after “to provide” ###

(k)Older Relative Caregivers ####

(1)Technical amendment Part E of title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030s et seq.) is amended by striking the subpart heading for subpart 1. ####

(2)Definitions Section 372 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3030s) is amended— #####

(A)in subsection (a)— ######

(i)in paragraph (1), by striking “or who is an individual with a disability”; and ######

(ii)by striking paragraph

(2)and inserting the following: > > #### “(2) Individual with a disability > > The term ‘individual with a disability’ means an individual with a disability, as defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102), who is not less than age 18 and not more than age 59. > > > #### “(3) Older relative caregiver > > The term ‘older relative caregiver’ means a caregiver who— > > > ##### “(A) > > > ######

(i)> > is age 55 or older; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > lives with, is the informal provider of in-home and community care to, and is the primary caregiver for, a child or an individual with a disability; > > > ##### “(B) > > in the case of a caregiver for a child— > > > ###### “(i) > > is the grandparent, stepgrandparent, or other relative (other than the parent) by blood, marriage, or adoption, of the child; > > > ###### “(ii) > > is the primary caregiver of the child because the biological or adoptive parents are unable or unwilling to serve as the primary caregivers of the child; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > has a legal relationship to the child, such as legal custody, adoption, or guardianship, or is raising the child informally; and > > > ##### “(C) > > in the case of a caregiver for an individual with a disability, is the parent, grandparent, or other relative by blood, marriage, or adoption, of the individual with a disability.” > ; and #####

(B)in subsection (b)— ######

(i)by striking “subpart” and all that follows through “family caregivers” and inserting “part, for family caregivers”; ######

(ii)by striking “; and” and inserting a period; and ######

(iii)by striking paragraph (2). ###

(l)National Family Caregiver Support Program Section 373 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030s-1) is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a)(2), by striking “grandparents or older individuals who are relative caregivers.” and inserting “older relative caregivers.”; ####

(2)in subsection (c)— #####

(A)in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “grandparents and older individuals who are relative caregivers, and who” and inserting “older relative caregivers, who”; and #####

(B)in paragraph (2)(B), by striking “to older individuals providing care to individuals with severe disabilities, including children with severe disabilities” and inserting “to older relative caregivers of children with severe disabilities, or individuals with disabilities who have severe disabilities”; ####

(3)in subsection (e)(3), by striking “grandparents or older individuals who are relative caregivers” and inserting “older relative caregivers”; ####

(4)in subsection (f)(1)(A), by striking “for fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011” and inserting “for a fiscal year”; and ####

(5)in subsection (g)(2)(C), by striking “grandparents and older individuals who are relative caregivers of a child who is not more than 18 years of age” and inserting “older relative caregivers”. ###

(m)Conforming Amendment Part E of title III is amended by striking “this subpart” each place it appears and inserting “this part”.

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