,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bc1        
#bjai,mr4 ,crist introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,older         
,americans ,act of #aife to enhance     
age-friendly communities for older      
individuals4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,building      
,age-,friendly ,communities ,act4  #b4  
,interagency ,coordinating ,committee on
 ,age-,friendly ,communities ,section   
#bjc of the ,older ,americans ,act of   
#aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjac7 is amended--
  7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in      
paragraph 7#ah7 by striking and at the  
end1  7,b7 in paragraph 7#ai7 by        
striking the period at the end1 and     
inserting 1 and1 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#bj7 section   
#cic;,d of the ,public ,health ,service 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;b-#a;f71       
relating to safety of seniors4  1 and   

7#b7 in subsection 7c7--  7,a7 in       
paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking ,aging 
and inserting ,age-,friendly            
,communities1 and  7ii7 by inserting to 
support the ability of older individuals
 to age in place1 including through the 
provision of homelessness prevention    
services1 support the ability of older  
individuals to access preventive health 
care1 promote age-friendly communities1 
and address the ability of older        
individuals to access long-term care    
supports1 including access to caregivers
 and home- and community-based services 
before the period at the end1  7,b7 in  
paragraph 7#d7 by inserting 1 except    
that the first term of a member         
appointed to the ,interagency           
,coordinating ,committee on             
,age-,friendly ,communities shall begin 
not later than #a year after the date of
 the enactment of the effective date of 
this exception before the period at the 
end1  7,c7 in paragraph 7#e7 by striking
 once each year and inserting           

semiannually1  7,d7 in paragraph 7#f7-- 
7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 in      
clause 7iii7 by striking and at the end1
  7,,ii7 in clause 7iv7 by adding and at
 the end1 and  7,,iii7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7v7 identifying best
 practices for connecting older         
individuals to services for which they  
may be eligible2  1  7ii7 by amending   
subparagraph 7,b77ii7 to read as        
follows3  7ii7 innovations in technology
 applications 7including assistance     
technology devices and assistance       
technology services7 that--  7,i7       
promote safe and accessible independent 
living environments2 and  7,,ii7 give   
older individuals access to information 
on available services or help in        
providing services to older individuals2
  1  7,e7 in subparagraph 7,e7 by       
striking nongovernmental experts and    
organizations1 including public health  
interest and research groups and        
foundations and inserting               
nongovernmental organizations1 academic 

or research institutions1               
community-based organizations1 and      
philanthropic organizations1  7,f7 by   
redesignating subparagraphs 7,e71 7,f71 
and 7,g7 as subparagraphs 7,f71 7,g71   
and 7,h71 respectively1  7,g7 by        
inserting after subparagraph 7,d7 the   
following3  7,e7 work with the ,centers 
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1  
the ,national ,institute on ,aging1     
,centers for ,medicare and ,medicaid    
,services1 the ,housing and ,urban      
,development ,office of ,lead ,hazard   
,control and ,healthy ,homes1 and other 
,federal agencies as appropriate1 to    
develop recommendations1 in accordance  
with paragraph 7#a71 to reduce falls    
among older individuals that incorporate
 evidence-based falls prevention        
programs and home modifications to      
reduce and prevent falls2  1 and  7,h7  
by adding at the end the following3     
7#i7 ,in this subsection1 the term      
age-friendly community means a community
 that---  7,a7 is taking steps-- 7i7 to 

include accessible housing1 accessible  
spaces and buildings1 safe and secure   
paths1 variable route transportation    
services1 and programs and services     
designed to maintain health and         
well-being2  7ii7 to respect and include
 older individuals in social            
opportunities1 civic participation1     
volunteerism1 and employment2 and  7iii7
 to facilitate access to supportive     
services for older individuals2 and     
7,b7 has a plan in place to meet local  
needs for housing1 transportation1 civic
 participation1 social connectedness1   
and accessible spaces4  4  #c4          
,technical assistance on age-friendly   
communities ,section #bje7;a77#b7 of the
 ,older ,americans ,act of #aife 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjaf7;a77#b77 is amended--   
7#a7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,c7 
as subparagraph 7,d71 and  7#b7 by      
inserting after subparagraph 7,b7 the   
following3  7,c7 ,the ,assistant        
,secretary may provide technical        
assistance1 including through the       

regional offices of the ,administration1
 to ,state agencies1 area agencies on   
aging1 local government agencies1 or    
leaders in age-friendly communities 7as 
defined in section #bjc7;c77#i77        
regarding--  7i7 dissemination of1 or   
consideration of ways to implement1 best
 practices and recommendations from the 
,interagency ,coordinating ,committee on
 ,age-,friendly ,communities established
 under section #bjc7;c72 and  7ii7      
methods for managing and coordinating   
existing programs to meet the needs of  
growing age-friendly communities4  4