A bill to revise and extend the older American Indian grant program under the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
Older American Indian Services Improvement Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide that no older American Indian will be prohibited from receiving services under such Act. Requires each area agency on aging having a significant Indian population to: (1) conduct outreach activities to identify older American Indians within their area; and (2) inform older American Indians in their area about the availability of assistance. Requires the Associate Commissioner on Indian Aging to evaluate the adequacy of outreach services.
Requires the Commissioner to ensure that contracts are equitably awarded among minorities and to support minority centers of gerontology.
Requires the establishment of minority centers of gerontology to improve minority personnel and training programs.
Directs the Commissioner to: (1) provide for the dissemination of information on older American Indians; (2) provide inservice training opportunities and courses of instruction on aging to Indian tribes; and (3) carry out special training programs to improve services to older American Indians and minorities.
Establishes in the Administration on Aging an Office for Tribal Programs to be headed by an Associate Commissioner on Indian Aging.
Requires the Associate Commissioner on Indian Aging to: (1) serve as the advocate for older American Indians in the Department of Health and Human Services; (2) administer grants for Indian tribes; (3) develop research plans and technical assistance for recipients of grants; and (4) convene an Indian aging conference at regular intervals not to exceed two years.
Requires the Associate Commissioner on Indian Aging to create and chair an interagency task force on older American Indians.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1992.
Directs the Commissioner on Aging to establish an interagency task force to make recommendations on facilitating the coordination and improvement of services to older American Indians.
Requires the Commissioner on Aging to make a contract with a public agency or nonprofit private organization to study services for older American Indians and to submit a report to the Congress on this study within 18 months.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Referred to Subcommittee on Aging (Labor and Human Resources).
Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB.
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