,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bc1        
#bjai,mr4 ,golden 7for himself and ,mr4 
,wright7 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 establish a grant program for  
multigenerational collaboration4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,multigenerational ,engagement ,act 
of #bjai4  #b4 ,grant program for       
multigenerational collaboration ,section
 #dag of the ,older ,americans ,act of  
#aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcb;f7 is        
amended--  7#a7 by amending subsection  
7a7 to read as follows3  7a7 ,grants and
 contracts ,the ,assistant ,secretary   
shall award grants to1 and enter into   
contracts with1 eligible organizations  
to carry out projects--  7#a7 to 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--  7,a7 meaningful roles for 
participants2  7,b7 reciprocity in      
relationship building2  7,c7 reduced    
social isolation and improved           
participant social connectedness2  7,d7 
improved economic well-being for older  
individuals2  7,e7 increased lifelong   
learning2 or  7,f7 support for family   
caregivers by--  7i7 providing support  
for older relative caregivers 7as       
defined in section #cgb7 raising        
children 7such as kinship navigator     
programs72 or  7ii7 involving volunteers
 who are older individuals who provide  
support and information to families who 
have a child with a disability or       
chronic illness1 or other families in   
need of such family support2  7#b7 to   
coordinate multigenerational activities 
and civic engagement activities1        
including multigenerational nutrition   
and meal service programs2  7#c7 to     

promote volunteerism1 including becoming
 a mentor to young people2 and  7#d7 to 
facilitate development of and           
participation in multigenerational      
activities and civic engagement         
activities4  2  7#b7 by amending        
subsection 7b7 to read as follows3  7b7 
,use of funds  7#a7 ,in general ,an     
eligible organization shall use funds   
made available under a grant awarded1 or
 a contract entered into1 under this    
section to carry out a project described
 in subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,provision of 
projects through grantees ,in making    
grants under this section1 the          
,assistant ,secretary shall ensure that 
awards are made for the activities and  
projects described in each of paragraphs
 7#a7 and 7#b7 of subsection 7a74  2    
7#c7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in the    
matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by     
inserting that serves individuals in    
younger generations and older           
individuals after to carry out a        
project2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#a7 by     

inserting 1 intent to carry out1 or     
intent to partner with local            
organizations or multiservice           
organizations to carry out1 after record
 of carrying out2  7,c7 in paragraph    
7#c7 by striking 2 and and inserting a  
semicolon2  7,d7 in paragraph 7#d7 by   
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7,e7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#e7 eligible   
organizations proposing                 
multigenerational activity projects that
 utilize shared site programs1 such as  
collocated child care and long-term care
 facilities4  2  7#d7 by amending       
subsection 7e7 to read as follows3  7e7 
,eligible organizations ,organizations  
eligible to receive a grant or enter    
into a contract under subsection 7a7    
shall--  7#a7 be a ,state1 an area      
agency on aging1 or an organization that
 provides opportunities for older       
individuals to participate in activities
 described in such subsection2 and  7#b7
 have the capacity to conduct the       

coordination1 promotion1 and            
facilitation described in such          
subsection through the use of           
multigenerational coordinators4  2  7#e7
 by striking subsection 7g72  7#f7 in   
subsection 7h77#b77;,b77i7 by striking  
individuals from the generations with   
older individuals and inserting older   
individuals2  7#g7 by redesignating     
subsections 7b7 through 7f7 as          
subsections 7c7 through 7g71            
respectively2 and  7#h7 by inserting    
after subsection 7a7 the following3  7b7
 ,grant period ,each grant awarded or   
contract made under subsection 7a7 shall
 be to carry out projects for a period  
of not less than #cf months4  4