,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddgg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #f1    
#bjbj,ms4 ,smith 7for herself and ,mrs4 
,gillibrand7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,appropriations  ,a
 ,,bill  ,making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for social isolation     
services under the ,older ,americans    
,act of #aife4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,strengthening 
,social ,connections ,act of #bjbj4  #b4
 ,supplemental appropriations ,the      
following sums are hereby appropriated1 
out of any money in the ,treasury not   
otherwise appropriated1 for the fiscal  
year ending ,september #cj1 #bjba1 and  
for other purposes1 namely3  ,department
 of ,health and ,human ,services        
,administration for ,community ,living  
aging and disability services programs  
,for an additional amount for ,aging and
 ,disability ,services ,programs1 for   
carrying out the ,older ,americans ,act 

of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et seq47  
7,,oaa71 #ajd1jjj1jjj1 to remain        
available through ,september #cj1 #bjbb1
 of which-- 7#a7 #hj1jjj1jjj shall be   
made available for supportive services  
under part ,b of title ,,iii of such    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcj;d et seq471   
provided that such amount made available
 under this paragraph shall be made     
available for prevention and mitigation 
activities focused on addressing        
extended social isolation among older   
individuals1 which may include          
activities for investments in           
technological equipment and solutions or
 other strategies aimed at alleviating  
the negative health effects of social   
isolation due to long-term stay-at-home 
recommendations for older individuals   
for the duration of the coronavirus     
pandemic2  7#b7 #ah1jjj1jjj shall be    
made available for activities authorized
 under sections #bjb7;a77#cc71          
#bjb7;b77#aa71 and #daa7;a77#ah7 of such
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjab7;a77#cc71    

#cjab7;b77#aa71 and #cjcb7;a77#ah771    
provided that such amount made available
 under this paragraph shall be made     
available for-- 7,a7 technical          
assistance to ,state agencies1 area     
agencies on aging1 aging services and   
nutrition providers1 and other community
 groups1 to reduce the negative health  
effects of social isolation and         
loneliness among older individuals by   
promoting social engagement2 and  7,b7  
coordinated efforts to prioritize       
activities that prevent and address     
social isolation and loneliness among a 
wide range of older individuals1        
including activities for strategies that
 identify best practices1 support       
demonstration of innovative approaches  
in the aging services network1 conduct  
public education1 develop partnerships  
and collaborations to advance program   
objectives1 or enhance the capacity of  
the aging network1 and other activities 
as appropriate to mitigate social       
isolation and loneliness among older    

individuals2 and  7#c7 #f1jjj1jjj shall 
be made available for aging network     
support activities1 provided that such  
amount made available under this        
paragraph shall be used to develop      
targeted outreach strategies to reach   
particularly at-risk populations1       
including-- 7,a7 populations targeted   
under section #cjf7;a77#d77;,a77i77,i7  
of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#cjbf7;a77#d77;,a77i77,i772 and  7,b7   
older individuals whose needs were the  
focus of centers funded under title ,,iv
 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjca et   
seq47 for fiscal year #bjai3  ,provided1
 ,that1 notwithstanding section         
#cjd7;d77#a77;,d7 of the ,,oaa 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #cjbd7;d77#a77;,d77 or any    
other provision in such ,act1 the       
requirement for a non-,federal share    
under such section shall not apply for  
fiscal year #bjba with respect to       
services under part ,b of title ,,iii of
 such ,act3 ,provided further1 ,that the
 amount appropriated under this heading 

is designated by ,congress as being for 
an emergency requirement pursuant to    
section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the     
,balanced ,budget and ,emergency        
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b     
,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;b77#b77;,a77i774