Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/2565

 120 STAT. 2534

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PUBLIC LAW 109–365—OCT. 17, 2006

‘‘(C) collect and disseminate information about older individuals and the programs and services available to the individuals to ensure that the individuals can access comprehensive information; ‘‘(D) work with the Federal Interagency Forum on AgingRelated Statistics, the Bureau of the Census, and member agencies to ensure the continued collection of data relating to the housing, health care, and other supportive service needs of older individuals and to support efforts to identify and address unmet data needs; ‘‘(E) actively seek input from and consult with nongovernmental experts and organizations, including public health interest and research groups and foundations about the activities described in subparagraphs (A) through (F); ‘‘(F) identify any barriers and impediments, including barriers and impediments in statutory and regulatory law, to the access and use by older individuals of federally funded programs and services; and ‘‘(G) work with States to better provide housing, health care, and other supportive services to older individuals by— ‘‘(i) holding meetings with State agencies; ‘‘(ii) providing ongoing technical assistance to States about better meeting the needs of older individuals; and ‘‘(iii) working with States to designate liaisons, from the State agencies, to the Committee. ‘‘(7) Not later than 90 days following the end of each term, the Committee shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Special Committee on Aging of the Senate, a report that— ‘‘(A) describes the activities and accomplishments of the Committee in— ‘‘(i) enhancing the overall coordination of federally funded programs and services for older individuals; and ‘‘(ii) meeting the requirements of paragraph (6); ‘‘(B) incorporates an analysis from the head of each agency that is a member of the interagency coordinating committee established under paragraph (1) that describes the barriers and impediments, including barriers and impediments in statutory and regulatory law (as the chairperson of the Committee determines to be appropriate), to the access and use by older individuals of programs and services administered by such agency; and ‘‘(C) makes such recommendations as the chairman determines to be appropriate for actions to meet the needs described in paragraph (6) and for coordinating programs and services designed to meet those needs. ‘‘(8) On the request of the Committee, any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Committee without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.’’.

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