Pub. L. 102-375, tit. III, sec. 312
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
SEC. 312. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. Section 321(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030d(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3) by inserting “(including information and assistance services)” after “and services”; (2) in paragraph (3) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: “, including language translation services to assist older individuals with limited-English speaking ability to obtain services under this title”; (3) in paragraph (4)— (A) by striking “or (C)” and inserting “(C)”; and (B) by inserting “; or (D) to receive applications from older individuals for housing under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701Q)” before the semicolon at the end; (4) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows: “(6) services designed to provide to older individuals legal assistance and other counseling services and assistance, including— “(A) tax counseling and assistance, financial counseling, and counseling regarding appropriate health and life insurance coverage; “(B) representation— “(i) of individuals who are wards (or are allegedly incapacitated); and 106 STAT. 1238 “(ii) in guardianship proceedings of older individuals who seek to become guardians, if other adequate representation is unavailable in the proceedings; and “(C) provision, to older individuals who provide uncompensated care to their adult children with disabilities, of counseling to assist such older individuals with permanency planning for such children;”: (5) in paragraph (7) by striking “physical activity and exercise” and inserting “physical activity, exercise, music therapy, art therapy, and dance-movement therapy”; (6) in paragraph (9) by striking “preretirement” and all that follows and inserting “, for older individuals, preretirement counseling and assistance in planning for and assessing future post-retirement needs with regard to public and private insurance, public benefits, lifestyle changes, relocation, legal matters, leisure time, and other appropriate matters;”; (7) in paragraph (11) by inserting before the semicolon the following: “, and of older individuals who provide uncompensated care to their adult children with disabilities”; (8) in paragraph (12) by inserting “and second career” after “including job”; (9) in paragraph (17) by inserting “, including information concerning prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of age-related diseases and chronic disabling conditions” before the semicolon at the end; (10) in paragraph (18) by striking “or” at the end; (11) by redesignating paragraph (19) as paragraph (22); and (12) by inserting after paragraph (18) the following: (19) services designed to support family members and other persons providing voluntary care to older individuals that need long-term care services; (20) ) services designed to provide information and training for individuals who are or may become guardians or representative payees of older individuals, including information on the powers and duties of guardians and representative payees and on alternatives to guardianships; (21) ) services to encourage and facilitate regular interaction between school-age children and older individuals, including visits in long-term care facilities, multipurpose senior centers, and other settings; or”.