PUBLIC LAW 106-501—NOV. 13, 2000 114 STAT. 2251 SEC. 311. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND SENIOR CENTERS. Section 321 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030d) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking "or both" and inserting "and services provided by an area agency on aging, in conjunction with local transportation service providers, public transportation agencies, and other local government agencies, that result in increased provision of such transportation services for older individuals"; (B) in paragraph (4), by striking "or (D)" and all that follows and inserting "or (D) to assist older individuals in obtaining housing for which assistance is provided under programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development;"; (C) in paragraph (5), by striking "including" and all that follows and inserting the following: "including— "(A) client assessment, case management services, and development and coordination of community services; "(B) supportive activities to meet the special needs of caregivers, including caretakers who provide in-home services to frail older individuals; and "(C) in-home services and other community services, including home health, homemaker, shopping, escort, reader, and letter writing services, to assist older individuals to live independently in a home environment;"; (D) in paragraph (12), by inserting before the semicolon the following: ", and including the coordination of the services with programs administered by or receiving assistance from the Department of Labor, including programs carried out under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.)"; (E) in paragraph (21), by striking "or"; (F) by inserting after paragraph (21) the following: "(22) in-home services for frail older individuals, including individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders with neurological and organic brain dysfunction, and their families, including in-home services defined by a State agency in the State plan submitted under section 307, taking into consideration the age, economic need, and noneconomic and nonhealth factors contributing to the frail condition and need for services of the individuals described in this paragraph, and in-home services defined by an area agency on aging in the area plan submitted under section 306."; (G) by redesignating paragraph (22) as paragraph (23); and (H) in paragraph (23) (as redesignated by subparagraph (G)), by inserting "necessary for the general welfare of older individuals" before the semicolon; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(c) In carrying out the provisions of this part, to more efficiently and effectively deliver services to older individuals, each area agency on aging shall coordinate services described in subsection (a) with other community agencies and voluntary organizations providing the same services. In coordinating the services, the area agency on aging shall make efforts to coordinate the
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