,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #acg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #i1  
#bjac ,mr4 ,nelson 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,collins1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 and ,mr4       
,coons7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,may #bjac as ,older ,americans ,month4 
,whereas ,president ,john ,f4 ,kennedy  
first designated ,may as ,senior        
,citizens ,month in #aifc2 ,whereas1 in 
#aifc1 only #ag1jjj1jjj living people in
 the ,united ,states had reached their  
#feth birthday1 approximately #a_/c of  
older people in the ,united ,states     
lived in poverty1 and there were few    
programs to meet the needs of older     
people in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1
 as of #bjac1 there are more than       
#da1jjj1jjj people in the ,united       
,states who are #fe years of age or     
older2 ,whereas1 as of #bjac1 there are 
more than #i1jjj1jjj veterans of the    
,armed ,forces who are #fe years of age 

or older2 ,whereas older people in the  
,united ,states rely on ,federal        
programs such as ,social ,security1     
,medicare1 ,medicaid1 and1 in the case  
of veterans1 ,,tricare and the health   
care system of the ,department of       
,veterans ,affairs1 for financial       
security and high-quality1 affordable   
health care2 ,whereas the ,older        
,americans ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cjja et seq47 provides federally funded
 community-based social services and    
nutritional support programs to nearly  
#b1fjj1jjj older people in the ,united  
,states each year2 ,whereas many people 
in the ,united ,states are living       
longer1 working longer1 and enjoying    
healthier1 more active lifestyles than  
in past generations2 ,whereas older     
people play an important role by        
continuing to contribute experience1    
knowledge1 wisdom1 and accomplishments2 
,whereas older people are active        
community members involved in           
volunteering1 mentorship1 arts and      

culture1 and civic engagement2 and      
,whereas recognizing the successes of   
older people in the community encourages
 ongoing participation and further      
accomplishments3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,senate--  7#a7 designates    
,may #bjac as ,older ,americans ,month2 
7#b7 recognizes ,may #bjac as the #ejth 
anniversary of ,older ,americans ,month2
 and  7#c7 encourages the people of the 
,united ,states to provide opportunities
 for older people to continue to        
flourish by--  7,a7 emphasizing the     
importance of older people and their    
leadership by publicly recognizing their
 continued achievements2  7,b7          
presenting opportunities for older      
people to share their wisdom1           
experience1 and skills2 and  7,c7       
recognizing older people as a valuable  
asset in strengthening the communities  
of the ,united ,states4