SECTION 1. Short Title.
This Act may be cited as the “Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020”.
Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020
An Act
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2020 through 2024, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 2. Table of Contents.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
Sec. 4. Definitions.
TITLE I— MODERNIZING DEFINITIONS AND PROGRAMS UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION ON AGING
Sec. 101. Reauthorization.
Sec. 102. Person-centered, trauma-informed services.
Sec. 103. Aging and Disability Resource Centers.
Sec. 104. Assistive technology.
Sec. 105. Vaccination.
Sec. 106. Malnutrition.
Sec. 107. Sexually transmitted diseases.
Sec. 108. Addressing chronic pain management.
Sec. 109. Screening for suicide risk.
Sec. 110. Screening for fall-related traumatic brain injury; addressing public health emergencies and emerging health threats; negative health effects associated with social isolation.
Sec. 111. Clarification regarding board and care facilities.
Sec. 112. Person-centered, trauma-informed services definition.
Sec. 113. Traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 114. Modernizing the review of applications and providing technical assistance for disasters.
Sec. 115. Increased focus of Assistant Secretary on negative health effects associated with social isolation.
Sec. 116. Notification of availability of or updates to policies, practices, and procedures through a uniform e-format.
Sec. 117. Evidence-based program adaptation.
Sec. 118. Business acumen provisions and clarification regarding outside funding for area agencies on aging.
Sec. 119. Demonstration on direct care workers.
Sec. 120. National resource center for older individuals experiencing the long-term and adverse consequences of trauma.
Sec. 121. National Resource Center for Women and Retirement.
Sec. 122. Family caregivers.
Sec. 123. Interagency coordination.
Sec. 124. Modernizing the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Healthy Aging and Age-Friendly Communities.
Sec. 125. Professional standards for a nutrition official under the Assistant Secretary.
Sec. 126. Report on social isolation.
Sec. 127. Research and evaluation.
TITLE II— IMPROVING GRANTS FOR STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING
Sec. 201. Social determinants of health.
Sec. 202. Younger onset Alzheimer’s disease.
Sec. 203. Reauthorization.
Sec. 204. Hold harmless formula.
Sec. 205. Outreach efforts.
Sec. 206. State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program minimum funding and maintenance of effort.
Sec. 207. Coordination with resource centers.
Sec. 208. Senior legal hotlines.
Sec. 209. Increase in limit on use of allotted funds for State administrative costs.
Sec. 210. Improvements to nutrition programs.
Sec. 211. Review of reports.
Sec. 212. Other practices.
Sec. 213. Screening for negative health effects associated with social isolation and traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 214. Supportive services and senior centers.
Sec. 215. Culturally appropriate, medically tailored meals.
Sec. 216. Nutrition services study.
Sec. 217. National Family Caregiver Support program.
Sec. 218. National Family Caregiver Support program cap.
TITLE III— MODERNIZING ACTIVITIES FOR HEALTH, INDEPENDENCE, AND LONGEVITY
Sec. 301. Reauthorization.
Sec. 302. Public awareness of traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 303. Falls prevention and chronic disease self-management education.
Sec. 304. Demonstration to address negative health impacts associated with social isolation.
Sec. 305. Technical assistance and innovation to improve transportation for older individuals.
Sec. 306. Grant program for multigenerational collaboration.
TITLE IV— SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
Sec. 401. Priority for the senior community service employment program.
Sec. 402. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE V— ENHANCING GRANTS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS
Sec. 501. Reauthorization.
TITLE VI— MODERNIZING ALLOTMENTS FOR VULNERABLE ELDER RIGHTS PROTECTION ACTIVITIES AND OTHER PROGRAMS
Sec. 601. Reauthorization; vulnerable elder rights protection activities.
Sec. 602. Volunteer State long-term care ombudsman representatives.
Sec. 603. Prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Sec. 604. Principles for person-directed services and supports during serious illness.
Sec. 605. Extension of the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act.
Sec. 606. Best practices for home and community-based ombudsmen.
Sec. 607. Senior home modification assistance initiative.
TITLE VII— MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 701. Technical corrections.
SEC. 3. References.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, wherever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to that section or other provision of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).
SEC. 4. Definitions.
In this Act, the terms “area agency on aging”, “Assistant Secretary”, “greatest social need”, “older individual”, and “Secretary” have the meanings given such terms in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002).