Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging to make grants to the States for the purposes of: (1) supporting direct legal services by providing funds to area agencies on aging; (2) supporting on the staff of the State agency charged with administering the State plan of assistance to the aging, a person whose functions include developing and providing legal support for the elderly; and (3) supporting the provision of training and technical assistance for legal services for the elderly. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants or contracts with resource centers which provide social services to the elderly to: (1) support research and assistance to organizations that develop pro bono legal services; (2) support projects which improve legal delivery services to the elderly; and (3) provide legal services to the elderly.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Human Resources.
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