,i #aaf? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fice ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,may #ai1 #bjbj,ms4 ,frankel 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 & ,ms4 ,%alala7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$ ,a ,,bill ,to provide = ! e/abli%m5t ( a ,national ,,covid-#ai ,res\rce ,c5t] = ,old] ,adults1 to au?orize a ,heal?y ,ag+ ,program1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ! ,heal? ( ,am]ica's ,old] ,adults ,dur+ ,,covid-#ai & ,beyond ,act4 #b4 ,national ,,covid-#ai ,res\rce ,c5t] = ,old] ,adults 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7 %all e/abli% )9 ! ,(fice ( ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,heal? a ,national ,,covid-#ai ,res\rce ,c5t] = ,old] ,adults 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,c5t]7 to id5tify1 curate1 & dissem9ate1 promis+ & prov5 practices & tools = ! c>e ( old] adults 9 _! homes1 community-bas$ c>e sett+s1 hospitals1 & nurs+ & acute c>e facilities4 7b7 ,involvem5t by ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & all levels ( gov]nm5t ,! ,c5t] %all-- 7#a7 be advis$ by a team ( s5ior (ficials f-- 7,a7 ag5cies across ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 includ+ ! ,adm9i/ration = ,community ,liv+ 7includ+ ! ,adm9i/ration on ,ag+71 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e ,m$icaid ,s]vices1 ! ,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 ! ,indian ,heal? ,s]vice1 & ! ,(fice ( ,m9ority ,heal? 9 ! ,(fice ( ! ,secret>y2 & 7,b7 o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5ts1 includ+ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2 & 7#b7 collaborate ) ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts1 ,indian tribes & ,tribal organizations1 & nonpr(it organizations4 7c7 ,activities ,! ,c5t] %all p]=m ! foll[+ activities3 7#a7 ,develop a set ( be/ practices = old] adult heal? & wellbe+ dur+ & beyond ! p]iod ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 includ+ su* be/ practices ) respect to ! foll[+ focus areas3 7,a7 ,provid+ specializ$ s]vices to ov]come ! risks associat$ ) social isolation1 su* z additional res\rces = home-deliv]$ meals & o!r nutrition programs to provide n only food b also face-to-face int]actions4 7,b7 ,/reaml9+ & improv+ access to scre5+1 te/+1 & heal? c>e s]vices & res\rces1 & prioritiz+ v5ues old] adults c rea*4 7,c7 ,exp&+ ! use ( telem$ic9e1 includ+ ! provision ( te*nology to execute televisits t safely & compreh5sively address old] adults' heal? c>e ne$s4 7,d7 ,support+ family c>egiv]s1 includ+ ^? ) additional responsibilities = homeb\nd individuals4 7,e7 ,r$uc+ disp>ities among und]s]v$ populations4 7,f7 ,develop+ cross-sector collaborative ef=ts4 7#b7 ,create & dissem9ate tools1 te*nical assi/ance1 tra9+1 & fund+ to ,/ate1 local1 ,tribal1 & t]ritorial gov]nm5ts to adopt be/ practices develop$ "u subp>agraphs 7,e7 & 7,f7 ( p>agraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,e/abli% me*anisms = provid+ tra9+ & te*nical assi/ance to ,/ate1 local1 ,tribal1 & t]ritorial gov]nm5ts to ensure t complem5t>y cross-sector activities are replicat$ at ! ,/ate1 local1 ,tribal1 & t]ritorial levels4 7#d7 ,facilitate ! developm5t ( le>n+ networks ( practition]s at ! hospital1 nurs+ facility1 & community levels to dissem9ate ! be/ practices develop$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 & ensure implem5tation ( su* be/ practices to r$uce morbidity & mortality ( old] adults affect$ by ,,covid-#ai4 7#e7 ,id5tify & dissem9ate approa*es t /r5g!n public heal? & heal? c>e sy/em capacity to s]ve old] ,am]icans ) reg>d to heal? issues dur+ & beyond ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic4 #c4 ,heal?y ,ag+ ,program 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 %all e/abli% a ,heal?y ,ag+ ,program = ! purpose ( promot+ ! heal? & wellbe+ ( old] adults by-- 7#a7 improv+ ! coord9ation ( public heal? int]v5tions t promote ! heal? & wellbe+ ( old] adults2 7#b7 dissem9at+ & implem5t+ evid5ce-bas$ be/ practices & programs ) respect to promot+ ! heal? & wellbe+ ( old] adults2 & 7#c7 coord9at+ multisectoral ef=ts to promote ! heal? & wellbe+ ( old] adults across gov]nm5tal & nongov]nm5tal heal? & relat$ ag5cies4 7b7 ,activities ,= ! purpose describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all design ! ,heal?y ,ag+ ,program to c>ry out ! foll[+ activities3 7#a7 ,regul>ly assess ! heal?-relat$ ne$s ( old] adults & promote policies address+ ^? ne$s ?r\gh evid5ce-bas$ public heal? int]v5tions to promote ov]all heal? & wellbe+ among old] adults & r$uce heal? c>e co/s4 7#b7 ,id5tify disp>ities 9 heal? among vuln]able populations ( old] adults4 7#c7 ,id5tify gaps 9 exi/+ public heal? programs & policies t focus on old] adults4 7#d7 ,promote public heal? p>tn]%ips ) ag+ & o!r sector /akehold]s to ensure nonduplication ( ef=ts & increase effici5cy by work+ collaboratively across sectors4 7#e7 ,"w ) multisectoral ag5cies to improve em]g5cy prep>$ness plans & activities = vuln]able old] adult populations4 7#f7 ,coord9ate ef=ts to promote ! heal? ( old] adults ) ! ,adm9i/ration = ,community ,liv+1 o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 & nonpr(it organizations4 7#g7 ,id5tify res\rces & evid5ce-bas$ programs available to local & ,/ate heal? dep>tm5ts1 includ+ res\rces & programs t c\ld be coord9at$ across sectors1 to address ! heal? & wellbe+ ( old] adults4 7c7 ,grants to heal? dep>tm5ts ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 %all aw>d grants or coop]ative agreem5ts to eligible heal? dep>tm5ts to c>ry out any ( ! foll[+ activities3 7#a7 ,improv+ availability ( data on ! old] adult population1 includ+ ?r\gh data-%>+ ) eld] affairs ag5cies4 7#b7 ,l9k+ ! heal? c>e sector ) ! community s]vices sector 7includ+ ag+ s]vices & supports7 to coord9ate & promote community-bas$ prev5tion s]vices4 7#c7 ,ensur+ t ,/ate & local em]g5cy prep>$ness plans & activities address ! special ne$s ( old] adults1 p>ticul>ly ! mo/ vuln]able populations4 7#d7 ,tra9+ ,/ate & local public heal? p]sonnel to implem5t or adapt evid5ce-bas$ & innovative heal? promotion & disease prev5tion programs & policies4 7#e7 ,improv+ community conditions & address+ social det]m9ants to promote heal? & wellbe+ & fo/] indep5d5ce among old] adults1 su* z ef=ts to advance age-fri5dly communities & dem5tia-fri5dly communities4 7d7 ,te*nical assi/ance ,! ,secret>y %all 7directly or ?r\gh grants1 coop]ative agreem5ts1 or contracts7 provide te*nical assi/ance to eligible heal? dep>tm5ts 9 c>ry+ out activities describ$ 9 subsection 7c74 7e7 ,evaluations ,! ,secret>y %all 7directly or ?r\gh grants1 coop]ative agreem5ts1 or contracts7 provide = ! evaluation ( activities c>ri$ out "u subsections 7a71 7b71 & 7c7 9 ord] to det]m9e ! ext5t to :i* su* activities h be5 effective 9 c>ry+ out ! purpose describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 includ+ ! effects ( su* activities on address+ heal? disp>ities4 7f7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m eligible heal? dep>tm5t means a heal? dep>tm5t ( a ,/ate1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 a ,tribe 7z def9$ 9 section #d ( ! ,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education ,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd771 or a l>ge city 7z def9$ by ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion = purposes ( ?is section74 #d4 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$-- 7#a7 #aj1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd to c>ry out section #b1 to rema9 available until ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbd2 & 7#b7 #bj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe to c>ry out section #c1 includ+ = grants "u section #c7;c71 to rema9 available until ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbe4