,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #g1 #bjai,mr4
 ,king 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4
 ,schatz1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1
 and ,mr4 ,casey7 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 an           
initiative1 carried out by the          
,assistant ,secretary for ,aging1 to    
coordinate ,federal efforts and programs
 for home modifications enabling older  
individuals and individuals with        
disabilities to live independently and  
safely in a home environment1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,senior and    
,disability ,home ,modification         
,assistance ,initiative ,act4  #b4      
,senior home modification assistance    
initiative ,the ,older ,americans ,act  
of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et seq47  

is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  ,,viii ,senior and          
,disability ,home ,modification         
,assistance ,initiative  #hja4 ,senior  
and disability home modification        
assistance initiative  7a7 ,in general  
,the ,assistant ,secretary shall        
establish and carry out an initiative   
under this section to coordinate        
,federal resources to provide home      
modifications for older individuals and 
individuals with disabilities to support
 enabling such individuals to live      
independently and safely in a home      
environment4  7b7 ,coordination of      
,federal efforts ,in carrying out the   
initiative under this section1 the      
,assistant ,secretary shall1 through    
memoranda of understanding1 agreements1 
or other appropriate means of           
coordination1 coordinate all ,federal   
efforts and ,federal programs existing  
prior to the date of enactment of the   
,senior and ,disability ,home           
,modification ,assistance ,initiative   

,act that support home assessments and  
home modifications for older individuals
 and individuals with disabilities4  7c7
 ,reports ,not later than #a year after 
the date of enactment of the ,senior and
 ,disability ,home ,modification        
,assistance ,initiative ,act1 and       
annually thereafter1 the ,assistant     
,secretary shall publish a report that  
includes--  7#a7 an inventory of        
,federal programs that support home     
assessments and home modifications for  
older individuals and individuals with  
disabilities2  7#b7 for the fiscal year 
of the report1 statistical data on the  
number of older individuals and         
individuals with disabilities served by 
each ,federal program described in      
paragraph 7#a7 and the approximate      
amount of ,federal funding invested in  
each such program2  7#c7 a demographic  
analysis of individuals served by each  
such program during the fiscal year of  
the report2  7#d7 an analysis of        
duplication and gaps in populations     

supported by the ,federal programs      
described in paragraph 7#a72 and  7#e7  
an evaluation of the impact of ,federal 
home modification efforts and programs  
on health status and health outcomes in 
populations supported by such efforts   
and programs4  7d7 ,local education and 
outreach  7#a7 ,in general ,the         
,assistant ,secretary shall1 through the
 ,national ,eldercare ,locator ,service 
established under section #bjb7;a77#ba7 
and in cooperation with centers for     
independent living described in part ,c 
of title ,,vii of the ,rehabilitation   
,act of #aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gif;f et  
seq471 identify and publish an          
educational brochure on home            
modifications and repairs for use by    
older individuals attempting to live    
independently and safely in their homes 
and the caregivers of such individuals4 
7#b7 ,requirements ,the brochure        
published under paragraph 7#a7 shall--  
7,a7 be written in consumer-friendly    
language2  7,b7 include information on  

the value of home modifications to      
ensure a safe living environment as     
individuals age2  7,c7 include simple   
advice on common types of home          
modification that boost safety and      
livability2 and  7,d7 include references
 to ,federal resources available to help
 offset the cost of home repairs or     
modifications and where those resources 
can typically be accessed locally4  7#c7
 ,distribution  7,a7 ,in general ,the   
brochure published under paragraph 7#a7 
shall be distributed widely throughout  
the aging network1 using the ,national  
,eldercare ,locator ,service1 with      
,state agencies1 area agencies on aging1
 and community-based service providers  
disseminating the brochure to older     
individuals and caregivers4  7,b7       
,customization ,the ,assistant          
,secretary shall encourage ,state       
agencies1 area agencies on aging1 and   
community-based service providers to    
customize the brochure to include       
available non-,federal resources4  7#d7 

,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated such  
sums as may be necessary for the        
production and dissemination of the     
brochure published under paragraph 7#a74
  7e7 ,definition of individual with a  
disability ,in this title1 the term     
individual with a disability has the    
meaning given such term in section #c of
 the ,americans with ,disabilities ,act 
of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abajb74  4