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 PUBLIC LAW 109–365—OCT. 17, 2006

120 STAT. 2533

‘Committee’) focusing on the coordination of agencies with respect to aging issues. ‘‘(2) The officials referred to in paragraph (1) shall include the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and may include, at the direction of the President, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Commissioner of Social Security, and such other Federal officials as the President may direct. An official described in this paragraph may appoint a designee to carry out the official’s duties under paragraph (1). ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall serve as the first chairperson of the Committee, for 1 term, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall serve as the chairperson for the following term. After that following term, the Committee shall select a chairperson from among the members of the Committee, and any member may serve as the chairperson. No member may serve as the chairperson for more than 1 consecutive term. ‘‘(4) For purposes of this subsection, a term shall be a period of 2 calendar years. ‘‘(5) The Committee shall meet not less often than once each year. ‘‘(6) The Committee shall— ‘‘(A) share information with and establish an ongoing system to improve coordination among Federal agencies with responsibility for programs and services for older individuals and recommend improvements to such system with an emphasis on— ‘‘(i) improving access to programs and services for older individuals; ‘‘(ii) maximizing the impact of federally funded programs and services for older individuals by increasing the efficiency, effectiveness, and delivery of such programs and services; ‘‘(iii) planning and preparing for the impact of demographic changes on programs and services for older individuals; and ‘‘(iv) reducing or eliminating areas of overlap and duplication by Federal agencies in the provision and accessibility of such programs and services; ‘‘(B) identify, promote, and implement (as appropriate), best practices and evidence-based program and service models to assist older individuals in meeting their housing, health care, and other supportive service needs, including— ‘‘(i) consumer-directed care models for home and community-based care and supportive services that link housing, health care, and other supportive services and that facilitate aging in place, enabling older individuals to remain in their homes and communities as the individuals age; and ‘‘(ii) innovations in technology applications (including assistive technology devices and assistive technology services) that give older individuals access to information on available services or that help in providing services to older individuals;

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