Updates on Federal Appropriations and Older Americans Act Reauthorization: Senate Bill Analysis and Redlined OAA

On December 16, 2019, Senators Collins and Casey introduced a bill, S.3057, the Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments, to reauthorize the OAA for an additional seven years. After introduction, bill text was not immediately available but was released during the Holiday recess. On Friday, January 10, ADvancing States sent an email to State Aging and Disability Directors that included two key documents regarding this legislation.

1. A section-by-section analysis of the proposed legislation. Click here to open this document.

2. A redlined version of current OAA law that illustrates what the Senate bill would accomplish if enacted. Click here to open this document.

Alert date: 
Friday, January 10, 2020