,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ddj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #be1      
#bjba,mr4 ,casey 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,kelly1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,van    
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1
 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,ms4 
,smith1 and ,mrs4 ,shaheen7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide       
continued funding for services under the
 ,older ,americans ,act of #aife1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,continued ,funding for ,senior         
,services ,during ,,covid-#ai ,act4  #b4
 ,continued funding for services under  
the ,older ,americans ,act of #aife  7a7
 ,in general ,there is appropriated1 out
 of amounts in the ,treasury not        
otherwise appropriated1 for the fiscal  
year ending ,september #cj1 #bjba1 for  
an additional amount for ,aging and     

,disability ,services ,programs within  
the ,administration for ,community      
,living1 for activities authorized under
 the ,older ,americans ,act of #aife    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et seq471          
#a1ebi1ejj1jjj1 to remain available     
until expended1 of which-- 7#a7         
#dhj1jjj1jjj shall be available for     
providing supportive services under part
 ,b of title ,,iii of the ,older        
,americans ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cjcj;d et seq471 including-- 7,a7 for  
efforts to ensure that older individuals
 have access to legal assistance by     
supporting the network of legal services
 in the ,state for older individuals1   
which may include-- 7i7 supporting the  
,state in maintaining or developing a   
legal hotline for older individuals2 and
  7ii7 supporting other legal assistance
 services authorized under part ,b of   
title ,,iii of such ,act2  7,b7 for     
efforts to provide services to support  
older individuals with limited ,english 
proficiency in addressing concerns as a 

result of ,,covid-#ai2  7,c7 for efforts
 related to ,,covid-#ai vaccination     
outreach1 including education1          
communication1 transportation1 and other
 activities to facilitate vaccination of
 older individuals2 and  7,d7 for       
prevention and mitigation activities    
related to ,,covid-#ai focused on       
addressing extended social isolation    
among older individuals1 including      
activities for investments in           
technological equipment and solutions or
 other strategies aimed at alleviating  
negative health effects of social       
isolation due to long-term stay-at-home 
recommendations for older individuals   
for the duration of the ,,covid-#ai     
public health emergency2  7#b7          
#gej1jjj1jjj shall be available for     
providing nutrition services under      
subparts #a and #b of part ,c of title  
,,iii of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#cjcj;e et seq472  7#c7 #dd1jjj1jjj     
shall be available for providing        
evidence-based disease prevention and   

health promotion services and           
information under part ,d of title ,,iii
 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcjm et  
seq472  7#d7 #ade1jjj1jjj shall be      
available for providing caregiver       
services under part ,e of title ,,iii of
 such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcjs et     
seq472  7#e7 #ge1ejj1jjj shall be       
available for providing activities for  
health1 independence1 and longevity     
under titles ,,ii and ,,iv of such ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaa et seq42 #db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cjca et seq471 of which--    
7,a7 #ejj1jjj shall be available for    
carrying out section #dag of such ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcb;f72 and  7,b7      
#ge1jjj1jjj shall be available for the  
,research1 ,demonstration1 and          
,evaluation ,center for the ,aging      
,network under section #bja7;g7 of such 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaa7;g772  7#f7   
#be1jjj1jjj shall be available for      
providing supportive services1 including
 nutrition services1 under title ,,vi of
 such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjeg et      

seq472 and  7#g7 #aj1jjj1jjj shall be   
available to carry out the long-term    
care ombudsman program under title ,,vii
 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjeh et   
seq474  7b7 ,inapplicability of matching
 requirements ,notwithstanding any other
 provision of law1 the ,state matching  
requirements under sections             
#cjd7;d77#a77;,d7 and #cji7;b77#b7 of   
the ,older ,americans ,act of #aife 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cjbd7;d77#a77;,d72 #db      
,u4,s4,c4 #cjbi7;b77#b77 shall not apply
 to any funds made available under      
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,definitions ,in   
this section1 the terms older individual
 and ,state have the meanings given such
 terms in section #ajb of the ,older    
,americans ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cjjb74