,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #f        
7legislative day1 ,february #e71        
#bjbe,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for       
himself1 ,ms4 ,smith1 and ,mr4 ,warnock7
 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 include screening for          
loneliness and coordination of          
supportive services and health care to  
address the negative health effects of  
loneliness1 to require a report on      
loneliness1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,social ,engagement and ,network   
,initiatives for ,older ,relief ,act or 
the ,,senior ,act4  #b4 ,screening older
 individuals for loneliness and         
coordination of supportive services and 
health care to address loneliness       
,section #ajb7ad77,n7 of the ,older     

,americans ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cjjb7ad77,n77 is amended by inserting  
and loneliness after social isolation   
each place it appears4  #c4 ,report on  
loneliness  7a7 ,preparation of report  
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall1 
in carrying out activities under section
 #bjf7;a7 of the ,older ,americans ,act 
of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjag7;a771     
prepare a report-- 7,a7 on programs     
authorized by such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjja et seq471 and supported or funded 
by the ,administration on ,aging1 that  
include a focus on addressing the       
negative health effects associated with 
loneliness through targeting older      
individuals identified as being in      
greatest social need1 as appropriate2   
and  7,b7 that examines the relationship
 between the strength of                
multigenerational family units and      
loneliness in older individuals4  7#b7  
,impact ,such report shall identify--   
7,a7 whether loneliness is being        
adequately addressed under the programs 

described in paragraph 7#a77;,a71       
including1 to the extent practicable--  
7i7 the prevalence of loneliness across 
geographic areas2  7ii7 the negative    
physical and mental health effects      
associated with loneliness2 and  7iii7  
the role of preventive measures and     
services under this ,act in addressing  
the negative health effects associated  
with loneliness among older individuals2
 and  7,b7 public awareness of and      
efforts to address the negative health  
effects associated with loneliness4     
7#c7 ,types of programs ,such report    
shall identify whether programs         
described in paragraph 7#a77;,a7-- 7,a7 
support projects in local communities   
and involve diverse sectors associated  
with such communities to decrease the   
negative health effects associated with 
loneliness among older individuals and  
caregivers2  7,b7 support outreach      
activities to screen older individuals  
for negative health effects associated  
with loneliness2 and  7,c7 include a    

focus on decreasing the negative health 
effects associated with loneliness4     
7#d7 ,recommendations ,such report      
shall1 as appropriate1 include-- 7,a7   
recommendations for reducing the        
negative health effects associated with 
loneliness and to address any negative  
health effects identified under clauses 
7ii7 and 7iii7 of subparagraph 7,a71 and
 subparagraph 7,b71 of paragraph 7#b72  
and  7,b7 recommendations for policies  
or programs that foster strong and      
stable connections across different     
generations in a family4  7b7           
,submission of report  7#a7 ,interim    
status report ,not later than #b years  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall submit an    
interim report1 to the committees of the
 ,senate and of the ,house of           
,representatives with jurisdiction over 
the ,older ,americans ,act of #aife 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et seq471 and the      
,special ,committee on ,aging of the    
,senate1 on the status of the evaluation

 underway to develop the final report   
required under this section4  7#b7      
,final report ,not later than #e years  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall submit a     
final report that meets the requirements
 of this section to the committees of   
the ,senate and of the ,house of        
,representatives with jurisdiction over 
the ,older ,americans ,act of #aife 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et seq47 and the       
,special ,committee on ,aging of the    
,senate4  7c7 ,definitions ,for purposes
 of this section1 the terms greatest    
social need1 older individual1 and      
,secretary have the meanings given such 
terms in section #ajb of the ,older     
,americans ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cjjb74