,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #e1        
#bjai,mr4 ,o',halleran 7for himself1    
,ms4 ,davids of ,kansas1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 
and ,mr4 ,lujn7 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 expand supportive      
services for ,native ,american aging    
programs1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,tribal ,elder ,care ,improvement   
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,expanding          
supportive services for ,native         
,american aging programs ,title ,,vi of 
the ,older ,americans ,act of #aife 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cjeg et seq47 is amended--  
7#a7 by redesignating part ,d as part   
,e1 and  7#b7 by inserting after part ,c
 the following3  ,d ,supportive services
 for healthy aging and independence     
#fcf4 ,program  7a7 ,in general ,the    
,assistant ,secretary shall carry out a 

competitive demonstration program for   
making grants to tribal or ,native      
,hawaiian organizations with            
applications approved under parts ,a and
 ,b1 to pay for the ,federal share of   
carrying out programs1 to enable the    
organizations to build their capacity to
 provide a wider range of in-home and   
community supportive services to enable 
older individuals to maintain their     
health and independence and to avoid    
long-term care facility placement4  7b7 
,supportive services  7#a7 ,in general  
,subject to paragraph 7#b71 supportive  
services described in subsection 7a7 may
 include any of the activities listed   
under section #cba7;a74  7#b7 ,priority 
,the ,assistant ,secretary1 in awarding 
grants under this section1 shall give   
priority to tribal organizations that   
will use the grant funds for supportive 
services described in subsection 7a7    
that are for in-home assistance1        
transportation1 information and         
referral1 case management1 health and   

wellness programs1 legal services1      
family caregiver support services1 and  
other services that directly support the
 independence of the older individuals  
served4  7c7 ,rule of construction      
,nothing in this section shall be       
construed or interpreted to prohibit the
 provision of supportive services under 
part ,a or ,b4  4  #c4 ,enhancing       
training capacity to support ,native    
,american aging programs ,title ,,ii of 
the ,older ,americans ,act of #aife 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaa et seq47 is amended--  
7#a7 in section #bja7;c77#c77;,h7 by    
striking the semicolon and inserting to 
ensure adequate capacity to deliver the 
services under such title1 which        
technical assistance and professional   
development programs may include program
 management1 data development and use1  
basic business skills1 grant            
development1 program and service        
innovations1 and staff training and     
certification22 and  7#b7 in section    
#baf7;b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#c7 by    

striking 2 and and inserting 21  7,b7 in
 paragraph 7#d7 by striking the period  
and inserting 2 and1 and  7,c7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7#e7 to     
carry out section #bja7;c77#c77;,h7     
7relating to training and technical     
assistance for programs under title     
,,vi71 #ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba4  
4  #d4 ,expanding supportive services   
for ,native ,american aging programs    
,section #fdc of the ,older ,americans  
,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjegn7 is 
amended to read as follows3  #fdc4      
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this title--  7#a7 for parts  
,a and ,b1 #ch1ebd1cbd for fiscal year  
#bjbj1 #dj1hce1ghc for fiscal year      
#bjba1 #dc1bhe1icj for fiscal year      
#bjbb1 #de1hhc1jhf for fiscal year      
#bjbc1 and #dh1fcf1jga for fiscal year  
#bjbd2 and  7#b7 for part ,c subject to 
section #fdd1 #aj1ghe1ege for fiscal    
year #bjbj1 #aa1dcb1gaj for fiscal year 
#bjba1 #ab1aah1fgb for fiscal year      

#bjbb1 #ab1hde1gib for fiscal year      
#bjbc1 and #ac1faf1edj for fiscal year  
#bjbd4  4  #e4 ,funding set aside ,title
 ,,vi of the ,older ,americans ,act of  
#aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjeg-cjegn7 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #fdd4 ,funding set aside ,of
 the funds appropriated under section   
#fdc7a7 for a fiscal year1 not more than
 #e percent shall be made available to  
carry out part ,d for such fiscal year  
if for such fiscal year--  7#a7 the     
funds appropriated for parts ,a and ,b  
are greater than the funds appropriated 
for such parts for fiscal year #bjai2   
and  7#b7 the ,assistant ,secretary     
makes available for parts ,a and ,b not 
less than the amount of resources made  
available for fiscal year #bjai4  4