A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require States to provide assistance to older persons with limited English-speaking ability for the purpose of enabling such older persons to participate in programs and receive benefits under the Act.

Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require that States, to be eligible for grants under such Act, submit plans which assure that, if a substantial number of older individuals residing in any planning and service area are of limited English-speaking ability, the area agency on aging will be required to: (1) utilize outreach service delivery workers who are fluent in the language spoken by the predominant number of such individuals; and (2) designate an employee, or another person available on a full-time basis, whose responsibilities will include: (a) making counseling available to such individuals to help them participate in programs and receive assistance under such Act; and (b) enabling social service delivery workers to take into account cultural sensitivities and linguistic differences.