The Older Americans Act (OAA) is the major federal vehicle for the
delivery of social and nutrition services for older persons. These
include supportive services, congregate nutrition services (meals
served at group sites such as senior centers, schools, churches, or
senior housing complexes), home-delivered nutrition services,
family caregiver support, community service employment, the
long-term care ombudsman program, and services to prevent the
abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older persons. The OAA also
supports grants to older Native Americans and research, training,
and demonstration activities. The Administration on Aging (AOA) in
the newly established Administration for Community Living (ACL),
within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
administers most OAA programs. The exception is the Community
Service Employment for Older Americans (CSEOA) program, which is
administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The ACL also
administers several aging services programs authorized under the
Public Health Service Act, such as the Alzheimer's Disease
Supportive Services Program and the Lifespan Respite Care Program.
Funding for OAA programs and other aging services is provided
through appropriations legislation for the Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
(Labor-HHS-Education). FY2012 funding for OAA programs totals
$1.913 billion, 1% less than in FY2011. The President's FY2013
budget request proposes $1.907 billion for OAA programs, 0.3% less
than the FY2012 level. The President's budget proposal would
eliminate $6.5 million in discretionary OAA funding for Aging and
Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) also funded by the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148, as amended). The
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (CR; P.L. 112-175)
became law on September 28, 2012. For most discretionary programs,
including OAA programs, the CR continues funding at close to FY2012
levels. The CR provides funding for October 1, 2012, through March
27, 2013, although amounts may change depending on whether certain
actions, such as sequestration, are taken pursuant to the Budget
Control Act (P.L. 112-25) and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of
2012 (ATRA, P.L. 112-240). Since the enactment of OAA, Congress has
reauthorized and amended the act numerous times. In the past, OAA
reauthorization has included extending the act's authorization of
appropriations for a five-year period. The last OAA reauthorization
occurred in 2006, when Congress enacted the Older Americans Act
Amendments of 2006 (P.L. 109-365), which extended the act's
authorization of appropriations for FY2007 through FY2011. The
authorization of appropriations for most OAA programs expired at
the end of FY2011. However, Congress has continued to appropriate
funding for OAA authorized activities. In the 112th Congress,
comprehensive OAA reauthorization legislation was introduced which
would extend the authorization of appropriations for most OAA
programs through FY2017 and would make various amendments to
existing OAA authorities. This report provides details of FY2011,
FY2012, and FY2013 funding for OAA authorized activities, as well
as for other aging services programs administered by ACL under
other statutory authorities.
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