Aging Together Act
This bill changes requirements and preferences for certain grants and contracts that support multigenerational and civil engagement projects and other activities for older individuals, such as by expressly expanding eligibility for the grants and contracts to include states and area agencies on aging.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1671 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1671
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct resources that
promote multigenerational collaboration, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019
Mr. Jones (for himself and Mr. Casey) 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 direct resources that
promote multigenerational collaboration, and for other purposes.
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 ``Aging Together Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR MULTIGENERATIONAL COLLABORATION.
Section 417 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032f) is
amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) Grants and Contracts.--The Assistant Secretary shall award
grants and enter into contracts with eligible organizations to carry
out projects to--
``(1) provide opportunities for older individuals to
participate in multigenerational activities and civic
engagement activities that contribute to the health and
wellness of older individuals and individuals in younger
generations by developing--
``(A) meaningful roles for participants;
``(B) reciprocity in relationship building;
``(C) reduced social isolation and improved
participant social connectedness;
``(D) improved economic well-being for older
individuals;
``(E) increased lifelong learning; or
``(F) support for family caregivers by--
``(i) providing support for older relative
caregivers (as defined in section 372) raising
children (such as kinship navigator programs);
or
``(ii) involving volunteers who are older
individuals who provide support and information
to families who have a child with a disability
or chronic illness, or other families in need
of such family support; and
``(2) coordinate multigenerational activities and civic
engagement activities, promote volunteerism, and facilitate
development of and participation in multigenerational
activities and civic engagement activities.'';
(2) by striking subsection (g);
(3) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f) as
subsections (c) through (g), respectively;
(4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
``(b) Grant Periods.--Each grant awarded under subsection (a) shall
be for a period of not less than 36 months.'';
(5) by amending subsection (c), as so redesignated, to read
as follows:
``(c) Use of Funds.--
``(1) In general.--An eligible organization shall use funds
made available under a grant awarded, or a contract entered
into, under this section to carry out a project described in
subsection (a).
``(2) Provision of projects through grantees.--In making
grants under this section, the Assistant Secretary shall ensure
that awards are made for the activities and projects described
in each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).'';
(6) in subsection (d), as so redesignated--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
inserting ``that serves individuals in younger
generations and older individuals'' after ``to carry
out a project'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, intent to
carry out, or intent to partner with local
organizations or multiservice organizations to carry
out,'' after ``record of carrying out'';
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) eligible organizations proposing multigenerational
activity projects that utilize shared site programs, such as
collocated child care and long-term care facilities.'';
(7) by amending subsections (f) and (g), as so
redesignated, to read as follows:
``(f) Eligible Organizations.--Organizations eligible to receive a
grant or enter into a contract under subsection (a) shall--
``(1) be a State, an area agency on aging, or an
organization that provides opportunities for older individuals
to participate in activities described in such subsection; and
``(2) have the capacity to conduct the coordination,
promotion, and facilitation described in such subsection
through the use of multigenerational coordinators.
``(g) Evaluation.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of the Aging Together Act, the Assistant Secretary
shall, through data submitted by organizations receiving grants
or contracts under this section, evaluate the activities
supported through such grants and contracts to determine--
``(A) the effectiveness of such activities;
``(B) the impact of such activities on the
community being served and the organization providing
the activities; and
``(C) the impact of such activities on older
individuals participating in such project.
``(2) Report to congress.--Not later than 6 months after
the Assistant Secretary completes the evaluation under
paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary shall prepare and submit
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President pro tempore of the Senate a report that assesses such
evaluation and contains, at a minimum--
``(A) the names or descriptive titles of the
projects funded under subsection (a);
``(B) a description of the nature and operation of
such projects;
``(C) the names and addresses of organizations that
conducted such projects;
``(D) a description of the methods and success of
such projects in recruiting older individuals as
employees and as volunteers to participate in the
projects;
``(E) a description of the success of the projects
in retaining older individuals participating in such
projects as employees and as volunteers;
``(F) the rate of turnover of older individual
employees and volunteers in such projects;
``(G) a strategy for disseminating the findings
resulting from such projects; and
``(H) any policy change recommendations relating to
such projects.''; and
(8) in subsection (h)(2)(B)(i), by striking ``individuals
from the generations with older individuals'' and inserting
``older individuals''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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