,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bd1        
#bjai,mr4 ,trone 7for himself and ,mr4  
,walberg7 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 reduce social isolation among  
older individuals4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,protecting ,older ,americans from      
,social ,isolation ,act of #bjai4  #b4  
,increased focus of ,assistant          
,secretary on health effects of social  
isolation ,section #bjb7;a7 of the      
,older ,americans ,act of #aife 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #cjab7;a77 is amended--  7#a7 
in paragraph 7#cj7 by striking 2 and and
 inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in        
paragraph 7#ca7 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#cb7 develop objectives1 priorities1 
and a long-term plan for supporting     

,state and local efforts involving      
education about1 prevention of1         
detection of1 and response to negative  
health effects associated with social   
isolation among older individuals4  4   
#c4 ,advisory council on health effects 
of social isolation ,section #bjb of the
 ,older ,americans ,act of #aife 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjab7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7h7  7#a7 ,the 
,assistant ,secretary shall convene an  
advisory council on negative health     
effects associated with social isolation
 with aging network stakeholders1       
including caregivers1 and select members
 in a manner that ensures geographic    
diversity of the members--  7,a7 to     
review and evaluate efforts to address  
negative health effects associated with 
social isolation among older            
individuals2 and  7,b7 to identify      
challenges1 solutions1 and best         
practices related to such efforts4  7#b7
 ,the advisory council convened under   
paragraph 7#a7 shall--  7,a7 ensure     

consideration of consumer-directed care 
models2 and  7,b7 submit a report to    
,congress on its findings4  7#c7 ,the   
,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e  
,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 shall not apply with   
respect to the advisory council convened
 under paragraph 7#a74  4  #d4          
,supportive services and senior centers 
,section #cba7;a7 of the ,older         
,americans ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cjcj;d7a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#bd7 by striking and at the  
end2  7#b7 by redesignating paragraph   
7#be7 as paragraph 7#bf72 and  7#c7 by  
inserting after paragraph 7#bd7 the     
following3  7#be7 services that promote 
or support social connectedness and     
reduce negative health effects          
associated with social isolation2 and  4
  #e4 ,demonstration projects  7a7      
,demonstrations ,section #daa7;a7 of the
 ,older ,americans ,act of #aife 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjcb7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in paragraph 7#ac7 by striking and at   
the end2  7#b7 by redesignating         

paragraph 7#ad7 as paragraph 7#ae72 and 
7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#ac7 
the following3  7#ad7 projects that     
address negative health effects         
associated with social isolation among  
older adults2 and  4  7b7 ,repeal       
,section #daf of the ,older ,americans  
,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcb;e7 is
 repealed4  #f4 ,younger onset          
,alzheimer's ,disease  7a7 ,definition  
of family caregiver ,section #cjb7c7 of 
the ,older ,americans ,act of #aife 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cjbb7c77 is amended by      
inserting of any age after an           
individual4  7b7 ,definition of resident
 ,section #gaa7f7 of the ,older         
,americans ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cjeh7f77 is amended by inserting of any
 age after individual4