,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afgj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bc       
7legislative day1 ,may #bb71 #bjai,mr4  
,jones 7for himself and ,ms4 ,mc,sally7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,older ,americans ,act of     
#aife to establish a grant program for  
multigenerational activities for        
long-term care facilities4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,care ,across ,generations ,act4  #b4   
,competitive grant program for the      
funding of multigenerational programs in
 long-term care facilities ,part ,a of  
title ,,iv of the ,older ,americans ,act
 of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcb et seq47 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  #dbc4 ,competitive grant    
program for the funding of              
multigenerational programs in long-term 
care facilities  7a7 ,establishment of  

grant program ,the ,assistant ,secretary
 shall award grants1 on a competitive   
basis1 to eligible entities to-- 7#a7   
operate a qualified child care facility 
within the long-term care facility      
operated by the eligible entity2 and    
7#b7 coordinate multigenerational       
activities between the integrated       
qualified child care facility and       
long-term care facility4  7b7           
,application ,an entity seeking a grant 
under this section shall submit an      
application to the ,assistant ,secretary
 at such time1 in such manner1 and      
accompanied by such information as the  
,assistant ,secretary may reasonably    
require4  7c7 ,evaluation and report    
7#a7 ,evaluation ,each eligible entity  
receiving a grant under this section    
shall evaluate-- 7,a7 the effectiveness 
of the entity in operating a qualified  
child care facility within a long-term  
care facility as required under         
subsection 7a77#a72  7,b7 the           
effectiveness of the multigenerational  

activities coordinated under subsection 
7a77#b72 and  7,c7 the impact on older  
individuals of the co-location and      
multigenerational activities carried out
 by the entity4  7#b7 ,report ,each     
eligible entity receiving a grant under 
this section shall1 not later than #f   
months after the expiration of the      
period for which the grant is in effect1
 submit a report to the ,assistant      
,secretary containing the evaluation    
under paragraph 7#a74  7d7 ,report to   
,congress ,not later than #f months     
after the ,assistant ,secretary receives
 all reports required under subsection  
7c77#b71 the ,assistant ,secretary shall
 prepare and submit to the ,committee on
 ,education and ,labor of the ,house of 
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions of the ,senate a report that  
assesses the evaluations contained in   
the reports required under subsection   
7c77#b74 ,the report required of the    
,assistant ,secretary under this        

subsection shall include1 at a minimum--
 7#a7 the names and addresses of all    
eligible entities that received grants  
under this section2  7#b7 a description 
of the methods such eligible entities   
used in operating qualified child care  
facilities within long-term care        
facilities as required under subsection 
7a77#a72  7#c7 a description of the     
methods such eligible entities used in  
coordinating multigenerational          
activities required under subsection    
7a77#b72  7#d7 a strategy for           
disseminating the findings resulting    
from the projects carried out through   
grants under this section2 and  7#e7 any
 policy change recommendations relating 
to operating qualified child care       
facilities within long-term care        
facilities4  7e7 ,definitions ,as used  
in this section3 7#a7 ,eligible entity  
,the term eligible entity means an      
organization operating a long-term care 
facility that submits an application    
meeting the requirements under          

subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,multigenerational
 activity ,the term multigenerational   
activity means an activity that provides
 an opportunity for interaction between 
two or more individuals of different    
generations4  7#c7 ,qualified child care
 facility ,the term qualified child care
 facility means a facility-- 7,a7 the   
principal use of which is to provide    
child care assistance1 and  7,b7 that   
meets the requirements of all applicable
 laws and regulations of the ,state or  
local government in which the facility  
is located1 including with respect to   
the licensing of the facility as a child
 care facility4  7f7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
section such sums as may be necessary   
for each of fiscal years #bjbj through  
#bjbe4  4