WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE.

SEC. 211. WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE. Title II of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3001 note) is amended— (1) by striking section 201; (2) by redesignating sections 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, and 207, as sections 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, and 206, respectively; (3) in section 201 (as redesignated by paragraph (2))— (A) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting the following; “(a) Authority to Call Conference.—Not later than December 31, 2005, the President shall convene the White House Conference on Aging in order to fulfill the purpose set forth in subsection (c) and to make fundamental policy recommendations regarding programs that are important to older individuals and to the families and communities of such individuals. “(b) Planning and Direction.—The Conference described in subsection (a) shall be planned and conducted under the direction of the Secretary, in cooperation with the Assistant Secretary for Aging, the Director of the National Institute on Aging, the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration, the Social Security Administrator, and the heads of such other Federal agencies serving older individuals as are appropriate. Planning and conducting the Conference includes the assignment of personnel. “(c) Purpose.—The purpose of the Conference described in subsection (a) shall be to gather individuals representing the spectrum of thought and experience in the field of aging to— “(1) evaluate the manner in which the objectives of this Act can be met by using the resources and talents of older individuals, of families and communities of such individuals, and of individuals from the public and private sectors; “(2) evaluate the manner in which national policies that are related to economic security and health care are prepared so that such policies serve individuals born from 1946 to 1964 and later, as the individuals become older individuals, including an examination of the Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid programs carried out under titles II, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq., 1395 et seq., and 1396 et seq.) in relation to providing services under this Act, and determine how well such policies respond to the needs of older individuals; and114 STAT. 2236 “(3) develop not more than 50 recommendations to guide the President, Congress, and Federal agencies in serving older individuals.”; and (B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking “and individuals from low-income families.” and inserting “individuals from low-income families, representatives of Federal, State, and local governments, and individuals from rural areas. A majority of such delegates shall be age 55 or older.”; (4) in section 202 (as redesignated by paragraph (2))— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking paragraph (3); and (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; (B) in subsection (b)— (i) by striking paragraph (1); (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) respectively; (iii) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated by clause (ii))— (I) by striking “subsection (a)(4)” and inserting “subsection (a)(3)”; and (II) by striking “regarding such agenda,” and inserting “regarding such agenda, and”; and (iv) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by clause (ii)), by striking “subsection (a)(6)” and inserting “subsection (a)(5)”; and (C) in subsection (c), by adding at the end “Gifts may be earmarked by the donor or the executive committee for a specific purpose.”; (5) in section 203(a) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))— (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: “(1) Establishment.—There is established a Policy Committee comprised of 17 members to be selected, not later than 2 years prior to the date on which the Conference convenes, as follows: “(A) Presidential appointees.—Nine members shall be selected by the President and shall include— “(i) three members who are officers or employees of the United States; and “(ii) six members with experience in the field of aging, including providers and consumers of aging services. “(B) House oppointees.—Two members shall be selected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, after consultation with the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and two members shall be selected by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, after consultation with such committees. “(C) Senate appointees.—Two members shall be selected by the Majority Leader of the Senate, after consultation with members of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Special Committee on Aging of the Senate, and two members shall be selected by the Minority Leader of the Senate, after consultation with members of such committees”;114 STAT. 2237 (B) in paragraph. (2)— (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking “Committee” and inserting “Committee for the Secretary”; and (ii) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) and inserting the following: “(D) establish the number of delegates to be selected under section 201(d)(2); “(E) establish an executive committee consisting of three to five members, with a majority of such members being age 55 or older, to work with Conference staff; and “(F) establish other committees as needed that have a majority of members who are age 55 or older”; and (C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: “(3) Voting; chairperson.— “(A) Voting.—The Policy Committee shall act by the vote of a majority of the members present. A quorum of Committee members shall not be required to conduct Committee business. “(B) Chairperson.—The President shall select the chairperson from among the members of the Policy Committee. The chairperson may vote only to break a tie vote of the other members of the Policy Committee.”; (6) by striking section 204 (as redesignated by paragraph (2)) and inserting the following: “SEC. 204. REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE. “(a) Preliminary Report.—Not later than 100 days after the date on which the Conference adjourns, the Policy Committee shall publish and deliver to the chief executive officers of the States a preliminary report on the Conference. Comments on the preliminary report of the Conference shall be accepted by the Policy Committee. “(b) Final Report.—Not later than 6 months after the date on which the Conference adjourns, the Policy Committee shall publish and transmit to the President and to Congress recommendations resulting from the Conference and suggestions for any administrative action and legislation necessary to implement the recommendations contained within the report.”; and (7) in section 206 (as redesignated by paragraph (2))— (A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: “(1) In general.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— “(A) such sums as may be necessary for the first fiscal year in which the Policy Committee plans the Conference and for the following fiscal year; and “(B) such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year in which the Conference is held.”; and (B) in subsection (b)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking “section 203(c)” and inserting “section 202(c)”; and (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking “December 31, 1995” and inserting “December 31, 2005”.114 STAT. 2238