PURPOSE OF GRANTS FOR STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING.

SEC. 301. PURPOSE OF GRANTS FOR STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING. Section 301(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3021(a)) is amended to read as follows: “(a) (1) It is the purpose of this title to encourage and assist State agencies and area agencies on aging to concentrate resources in order to develop greater capacity and foster the development and implementation of comprehensive and coordinated systems to serve older individuals by entering into new cooperative arrangements in each State with the persons described in paragraph (2), for the planning, and for the provision of, supportive services, and multipurpose senior centers, in order to— “(A) secure and maintain maximum independence and dignity in a home environment for older individuals capable of self care with appropriate supportive services; “(B) remove individual and social barriers to economic and personal independence for older individuals; “(C) provide a continuum of care for vulnerable older individuals; and “(D) secure the opportunity for older individuals to receive managed in-home and community-based long-term care services. “(2) The persons referred to in paragraph (1) include— 106 STAT. 1220 “(A) State agencies and area agencies on aging; “(B) other State agencies, including agencies that administer home and community care programs; “(C) Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations; “(D) the providers, including voluntary organizations or other private sector organizations, of supportive services, nutrition services, and multipurpose senior centers; and “(E) organizations representing or employing older individuals or their families.”.