,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afgb  ,,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 authorize the ,national        
,resource ,center on ,women and         
,retirement ,planning1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,promoting          
,opportunity for ,women ,entering       
,retirement ,act of #bjai or the ,,power
 ,act4  #b4 ,national ,resource ,center 
on ,women and ,retirement ,planning  7a7
 ,in general ,title ,,ii of the ,older  
,americans ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cjaa et seq47 is amended by inserting  
after section #bae the following3       
#bae;,a4 ,national ,resource ,center on 
,women and ,retirement ,planning  7a7   

,in general ,the ,assistant ,secretary  
shall operate the ,national ,resource   
,center on ,women and ,retirement       
,planning 7in this section referred to  
as the ,center7 in accordance with this 
section4  7b7 ,duties ,the ,assistant   
,secretary1 in operating the ,center1   
shall-- 7#a7 annually compile1 publish1 
and disseminate a summary of recently   
conducted outreach to and research on   
women and retirement security2  7#b7    
develop and maintain an information     
clearinghouse on all programs 7including
 private programs7 showing promise of   
success for providing retirement and    
financial information to women2  7#c7   
develop1 maintain1 and disseminate      
consumer information and public         
education materials regarding retirement
 and financial security for women2  7#d7
 compile1 publish1 and disseminate      
training materials for personnel who are
 engaged or intend to engage in         
outreach1 with respect to retirement and
 financial information1 to women1       

particularly to groups such as          
caregivers1 racial and ethnic           
minorities1 and low-income women1 who   
are traditionally more difficult to     
reach2  7#e7 provide technical          
assistance to ,state agencies and to    
other public and nonprofit private      
agencies and organizations to assist the
 agencies and organizations in planning1
 improving1 developing1 and carrying out
 programs and activities relating to    
providing women with the necessary      
financial management tools for secure   
retirement2  7#f7 work in collaboration 
with other national and local           
organizations serving the elderly to    
make efficient use of resources related 
to women and retirement2 and  7#g7      
conduct research and demonstration      
projects regarding the most effective   
methods and tools to assist women in    
preparing for secure retirement4  7c7   
,grants and contracts  7#a7 ,in general 
,the ,assistant ,secretary shall carry  
out the activities under subsection 7b7 

through awarding grants or contracts in 
accordance with this subsection4  7#b7  
,eligibility  7,a7 ,criteria ,the       
,assistant ,secretary shall establish   
criteria for eligibility for a grant or 
contract under this subsection1         
including a requirement for demonstrated
 experience in carrying out the         
activities under subsection 7b74  7,b7  
,application ,an entity seeking a grant 
or contract under this subsection shall 
submit an application to the ,assistant 
,secretary at such time1 in such manner1
 and containing such information as the 
,assistant ,secretary may reasonably    
require4  7d7 ,funding ,the ,assistant  
,secretary shall make available to the  
,center-- 7#a7 such resources as are    
necessary for the ,center to carry out  
effectively the functions of the        
,center2 and  7#b7 not less than-- 7,a7 
for fiscal year #bjbj1 #ejj1jjj2 and    
7,b7 for each fiscal year thereafter1   
the amount made available for the       
,center for fiscal year #bjbj4  4  7b7  

,authorization of appropriations        
,section #baf of the ,older ,americans  
,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjbj;f7 is
 amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by   
striking 2 and and inserting 22  7#b7 in
 paragraph 7#d71 by striking the period 
and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7#e7 to     
carry out section #bae;,a1 #gej1jjj for 
each of fiscal years #bjbj through      
#bjbd4  4