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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 4846
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide priority for the
senior community service employment program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Ms. SCANLON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide
priority for the senior community service employment
program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fair Opportunities for
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Seniors Act’’.
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SEC. 2. PRIORITY FOR THE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE
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EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.
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The Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001
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et seq.) is amended—
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(1) in section 503(a)(4)(C)—
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(A) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
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end;
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(B) in clause (iv) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the
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end; and
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(C) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(v) eligible individuals who have been
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incarcerated or are under supervision fol-
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lowing the release from prison or jail with-
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in the last 5 years;’’;
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(2) in section 514(e)(1) by inserting ‘‘older in-
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dividuals who have been incarcerated or are under
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supervision following the release from prison or jail,’’
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after ‘‘need,’’; and
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(3) in section 518—
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(A) in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii)—
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(i) in subclause (IV) by striking ‘‘or’’
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at the end;
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(ii) in subclause (V) by striking the
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period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(VI) have been incarcerated or
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are under supervision following the re-
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lease from prison or jail within the
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last 5 years.’’; and
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(B) in subsection (b)(2)—
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(i) in subparagraph (F) by striking
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‘‘or’’ at the end;
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(ii) in subparagraph (G) by striking
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the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’;
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and
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(H) has been incarcerated or is under super-
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vision following the release from prison or jail within
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the last 5 years.’’.
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