,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fcjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #af1         
#bjba,ms4 ,lois ,frankel ( ,florida 7=  
h]self1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 & ,mrs4 ,d+ell7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide = ! e/abli%m5t ( a 
program at ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control 
& ,prev5tion ) respect to heal?y ag+ &  
to au?orize grants to heal? dep>tm5ts to
 c>ry out heal?y ag+ programs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ! ,heal? (       
,am]ica's ,old] ,adults ,act4  #b4      
,heal?y ,ag+ ,program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !   
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 %all e/abli% a program = ! purpose (   
promot+ ! heal? & wellbe+ ( old] adults 
to be kn[n z ! ,heal?y ,ag+ ,program    
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,program7  
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 & implem5t !      
,program to c>ry out ! foll[+           
activities3 7#a7 ,regul>ly conduct      
assessm5ts ( ! 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 & long-t]m c>e co/s1 & report to !  
,secret>y ! results ( ^? assessm5ts4    
7#b7 ,id5tify heal? outcome disp>ities 9
 old] adults1 includ+ diff]5ces by race1
 e?nicity1 socioeconomic /atus1         
disability /atus1 or geography4  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>$ness plans & activities = 
old] adults at increas$ risk dur+       
disa/]s1 includ+ old] adults )          
disabilities4  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 & nonpr(it              
community-,bas$ organizations ,!        
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !   
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 %all aw>d grants or coop]ative         
agreem5ts to eligible heal? dep>tm5ts1 &
 to nonpr(it community-bas$             

organizations1 to c>ry out any ( !      
foll[+ activities3 7#a7 ,improv+        
availability ( data on ! old] adult     
population1 includ+ ?r\gh data-%>+ )    
,/ate units on ag+4  7#b7 ,l9k+ ! heal? 
c>e sector ) ! community s]vices sector 
7includ+ ag+ s]vices & supports &       
disability s]vices & supports7 to       
coord9ate & promote community-bas$      
prev5tion & managem5t 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>tm5ts1 & to nonpr(it community-bas$ 
organizations1 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 ,reports to ,congress ,beg9n+ ?ree
 ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t1 & at lea/ 
once e #c ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y1    
act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s =     
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 %all    
submit to ,congress a report t conta9s !
 results ( ! assessm5ts conduct$        
pursuant to subsection 7b77#a74  7g7    
,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m        
eligible heal? dep>tm5t means a heal?   

dep>tm5t ( a ,/ate1 ! ,di/rict (        
,columbia1 a t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 a ,tribe 7z def9$ 9 section #d ( !     
,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education 
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd771 
or a local or municipal gov]nm5t4  7h7  
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #ej1jjj1jjj =
 ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbc ?r\gh #bjbg to 
c>ry out ?is section1 includ+ = grants  
"u subsection 7c71 to rema9 available   
until ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbg4