TARGETING OF SERVICES.

SEC. 132. TARGETING OF SERVICES. (a) Organization.—(1) Section 305(a)(1)(E) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3025(a)(1)(E)) is amended— (A) by striking “the distribution of older individuals who have low incomes residing in such areas”, and (B) by inserting after “legal services,” the following: “the distribution of older individuals who have greatest economic need (with particular attention to low-income minority individuals) residing in such areas, the distribution of older individuals who have greatest social need (with particular attention to low-income minority individuals) residing in such areas,”. (2) Section 305(a)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3025(a)(2)) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (D) by striking “and” at the end, (B) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and” and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: “(F) assure the use of outreach efforts that will identify individuals eligible for assistance under this Act, with special emphasis on older individuals with the greatest economic or social needs (with particular attention to low-income minority individuals) and inform such individuals of the availability of such assistance.”. 101 STAT. 940 (b) Area Plans.—Section 306(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3026(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting after “residing in such area” the following: “, the number of older individuals who have greatest economic need (with particular attention to low-income minority individuals) residing in such area, the number of older individuals who have greatest social need (with particular attention to low-income minority individuals) residing in such area,”, (2) in paragraph (5)(B) by inserting after “rural elderly,” the following: “older individuals who have greatest economic need (with particular attention to low-income minority individuals), older individuals who have greatest social need (with particular attention to low-income minority individuals),”, and (3) in paragraph (6)(A) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: “and an annual evaluation of the effectiveness of outreach conducted under paragraph (5)(B)”. (c) State Plan.—Section 307(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3027(a)), as amended by sections 130(c) and 131(b), is amended— (1) in paragraph (8) by inserting before the semicolon the following: “, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of the State agency in reaching older individuals with the greatest economic or social needs, with particular attention to low-income minority individuals”, and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(24) The plan shall provide assurances that the State agency will require outreach efforts that will— “(A) identify older individuals who are eligible for assistance under this title, with special emphasis on older individuals with greatest economic need (with particular attention to low-income minority individuals), older individuals with greatest social need (with particular attention to low-income minority individuals), and older individuals who reside in rural areas; and “(B) inform such individuals of the availability of such assistance.”.