,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #f            
7legislative day1 ,febru>y #e71         
#bjbe,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida 7= himself1 
,ms4 ,smi?1 & ,mr4 ,w>nock7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,old] ,am]icans ,act ( #aife to       
include scre5+ = lonel9ess & coord9ation
 ( supportive s]vices & heal? c>e to    
address ! negative heal? effects (      
lonel9ess1 to require a report on       
lonel9ess1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,social 
,engagem5t & ,network ,initiatives =    
,old] ,relief ,act or ! ,,s5ior ,act4   
#b4 ,scre5+ old] individuals = lonel9ess
 & coord9ation ( supportive s]vices &   
heal? c>e to address lonel9ess ,section 
#ajb7ad77,n7 ( ! ,old] ,am]icans ,act ( 
#aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjb7ad77,n77 is  
am5d$ by ins]t+ & lonel9ess aft] social 
isolation ea* place x appe>s4  #c4      

,report on lonel9ess  7a7 ,prep>ation ( 
report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all1
 9 c>ry+ out activities "u section      
#bjf7;a7 ( ! ,old] ,am]icans ,act (     
#aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjag7;a771 prep>e 
a report-- 7,a7 on programs au?oriz$ by 
su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et seq471 
& support$ or fund$ by ! ,adm9i/ration  
on ,ag+1 t include a focus on address+ !
 negative heal? effects associat$ )     
lonel9ess ?r\gh t>get+ old] individuals 
id5tifi$ z be+ 9 greate/ social ne$1 z  
appropriate2 &  7,b7 t exam9es !        
relation%ip betwe5 ! /r5g? (            
multig5]ational family units & lonel9ess
 9 old] individuals4  7#b7 ,impact ,su* 
report %all id5tify-- 7,a7 :e!r         
lonel9ess is be+ adequately address$ "u 
! programs describ$ 9 p>agraph          
7#a77;,a71 includ+1 to ! ext5t          
practicable-- 7i7 ! preval5ce (         
lonel9ess across geographic areas2  7ii7
 ! negative physical & m5tal heal?      
effects associat$ ) lonel9ess2 &  7iii7 
! role ( prev5tive measures & s]vices "u

 ?is ,act 9 address+ ! negative heal?   
effects associat$ ) lonel9ess among old]
 individuals2 &  7,b7 public aw>5ess ( &
 ef=ts to address ! negative heal?      
effects associat$ ) lonel9ess4  7#c7    
,types ( programs ,su* report %all      
id5tify :e!r programs describ$ 9        
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7-- 7,a7 support       
projects 9 local communities & involve  
div]se sectors associat$ ) su*          
communities to decrease ! negative heal?
 effects associat$ ) lonel9ess among    
old] individuals & c>egiv]s2  7,b7      
support outrea* activities to scre5 old]
 individuals = negative heal? effects   
associat$ ) lonel9ess2 &  7,c7 include a
 focus on decreas+ ! negative heal?     
effects associat$ ) lonel9ess4  7#d7    
,recomm5dations ,su* report %all1 z     
appropriate1 include-- 7,a7             
recomm5dations = r$uc+ ! negative heal? 
effects associat$ ) lonel9ess & to      
address any negative heal? effects      
id5tifi$ "u clauses 7ii7 & 7iii7 (      
subp>agraph 7,a71 & subp>agraph 7,b71 ( 

p>agraph 7#b72 &  7,b7 recomm5dations = 
policies or programs t fo/] /rong &     
/able connections across diff]5t        
g5]ations 9 a family4  7b7 ,submission (
 report  7#a7 ,int]im /atus report ,n   
lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit an  
int]im report1 to ! committees ( !      
,s5ate & ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives )  
jurisdiction ov] ! ,old] ,am]icans ,act 
( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et seq471 &
 ! ,special ,committee on ,ag+ ( !      
,s5ate1 on ! /atus ( ! evaluation       
und]way to develop ! f9al report requir$
 "u ?is section4  7#b7 ,f9al report ,n  
lat] ?an #e ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit a   
f9al report t meets ! requirem5ts ( ?is 
section to ! committees ( ! ,s5ate & ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ) jurisdiction 
ov] ! ,old] ,am]icans ,act ( #aife 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et seq47 & ! ,special   
,committee on ,ag+ ( ! ,s5ate4  7c7     
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is section1 !
 t]ms greate/ social ne$1 old]          

individual1 & ,secret>y h ! mean+s giv5 
su* t]ms 9 section #ajb ( ! ,old]       
,am]icans ,act ( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
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