,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fcjj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ai1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,bonamici 7for herself and ,mr4        
,wright7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide that under the ,older ,americans
 ,act of #aife the ,state ,long-,term   
,care ,ombudsman shall have continuing  
direct access 7or other access through  
the use of technology7 to residents of  
long-term care facilities to provide    
services during any portion of the      
,,covid-#ai public health emergency     
declared under section #cai of the      
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 that occurs in fiscal 
year #bjbj4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,advocating for    
,older ,americans ,during ,coronavirus  
,crisis ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,access of  
the ,state ,long-,term ,care ,ombudsman 
to residents of long-term care          
facilities during the ,,covid-#ai public

 health emergency in fiscal year #bjbj  
,during any portion of the ,,covid-#ai  
public health emergency declared under  
section #cai of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7    
that occurs in the period beginning on  
the date of the enactment of this ,act  
and ending on ,september #ca1 #bjbj1 the
 ,state ,long-,term ,care ,ombudsman    
shall have continuing direct access 7or 
other access through the use of         
technology to the greatest extent       
practicable7 to residents of long-term  
care facilities to provide the services 
described in section #gab7;a77#c77;,b7  
of the ,older ,americans ,act of #aife  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjeh;h7a77#c77;,b774