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findings Sec. 611. The Congress finds that the older individuals who are Indians of the United States—(a) The Congress finds that the older individuals who are Indians of the United States— (1) are a rapidly increasing population; (2) suffer from high unemployment; (3) live in poverty at a rate estimated to be as high as 61 percent; (4) have a life expectancy between 3 and 4 years less than the general population; (5) lack sufficient nursing homes, other long-term care facilities, and other health care facilities; (6) lack sufficient Indian area agencies on aging; (7) frequently live in substandard and over-crowded housing; (8) receive less than adequate health care; (9) are served under this title at a rate of less than 19 percent of the total national population of older individuals who are Indians living on Indian reservations; and (10) are served under title III at a rate of less than 1 percent of the total participants under that title. [42 U.S.C. 3057b]