Care Across Generations Act
This bill establishes a grant program within the Administration on Aging for long-term care facilities to operate qualified child care facilities on-site and provide opportunities for interaction between individuals of different generations in those facilities.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1670 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1670
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a grant program
for multigenerational activities for long-term care facilities.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019
Mr. Jones (for himself and Ms. McSally) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a grant program
for multigenerational activities for long-term care facilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Care Across Generations Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE FUNDING OF MULTIGENERATIONAL
PROGRAMS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.
Part A of title IV of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
3032 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 423. COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE FUNDING OF
MULTIGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.
``(a) Establishment of Grant Program.--The Assistant Secretary
shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to--
``(1) operate a qualified child care facility within the
long-term care facility operated by the eligible entity; and
``(2) coordinate multigenerational activities between the
integrated qualified child care facility and long-term care
facility.
``(b) Application.--An entity seeking a grant under this section
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.
``(c) Evaluation and Report.--
``(1) Evaluation.--Each eligible entity receiving a grant
under this section shall evaluate--
``(A) the effectiveness of the entity in operating
a qualified child care facility within a long-term care
facility as required under subsection (a)(1);
``(B) the effectiveness of the multigenerational
activities coordinated under subsection (a)(2); and
``(C) the impact on older individuals of the co-
location and multigenerational activities carried out
by the entity.
``(2) Report.--Each eligible entity receiving a grant under
this section shall, not later than 6 months after the
expiration of the period for which the grant is in effect,
submit a report to the Assistant Secretary containing the
evaluation under paragraph (1).
``(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after the
Assistant Secretary receives all reports required under subsection
(c)(2), the Assistant Secretary shall prepare and submit to the
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a
report that assesses the evaluations contained in the reports required
under subsection (c)(2). The report required of the Assistant Secretary
under this subsection shall include, at a minimum--
``(1) the names and addresses of all eligible entities that
received grants under this section;
``(2) a description of the methods such eligible entities
used in operating qualified child care facilities within long-
term care facilities as required under subsection (a)(1);
``(3) a description of the methods such eligible entities
used in coordinating multigenerational activities required
under subsection (a)(2);
``(4) a strategy for disseminating the findings resulting
from the projects carried out through grants under this
section; and
``(5) any policy change recommendations relating to
operating qualified child care facilities within long-term care
facilities.
``(e) Definitions.--As used in this section:
``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means an
organization operating a long-term care facility that submits
an application meeting the requirements under subsection (b).
``(2) Multigenerational activity.--The term
`multigenerational activity' means an activity that provides an
opportunity for interaction between two or more individuals of
different generations.
``(3) Qualified child care facility.--The term `qualified
child care facility' means a facility--
``(A) the principal use of which is to provide
child care assistance, and
``(B) that meets the requirements of all applicable
laws and regulations of the State or local government
in which the facility is located, including with
respect to the licensing of the facility as a child
care facility.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2025.''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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