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Adds authority to designate a person within the Administration to address issues affecting LGBTQI older individuals and adds new subsections establishing an Office of LGBTQI Inclusion, headed by a Director (and an Assistant Director), specifying their duties (coordination, promoting access, information collection, grant administration), and requiring periodic reporting to Congress.
Modifies subsection (a) (punctuation/paragraph adjustments) and adds a new paragraph to subsection (a) requiring the Assistant Secretary to conduct studies and collect data on services needed by LGBTQI older individuals; and adds a new subsection (j) establishing and authorizing the Assistant Secretary to establish and operate a National Resource Center on LGBTQI Aging with eligibility criteria, objectives, functions, operating standards, reporting requirements, and an annual resource provision (including a fiscal-year-2026 funding floor tied to the preexisting Center).
Amends Section 712 of the Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. 3058g) by (1) redesignating subparagraphs (F)–(J) as (G)–(K) in subsection (a)(3), (2) inserting a new subparagraph (F) in subsection (a)(3) requiring collection and analysis of data on discrimination against LGBTQI older individuals in long-term care settings and inclusion of those analyses in reports under subsection (h)(1), and (3) updating the cross-reference in subsection (h)(6) from "(A) through (G)" to "(A) through (H)".
Amends subsection (a)(11) of 42 U.S.C. 3032 to replace its text with a new, enumerated list of activities of national significance focused on promoting quality and continuous improvement in supports and services for individuals with greatest social need.
Amends paragraph (2) of 42 U.S.C. 3021(a) by (1) striking and inserting a semicolon in subparagraph (E), (2) redesignating existing subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G), and (3) inserting a new subparagraph (F) to add 'organizations that serve LGBTQI individuals' to the list of persons referred to in paragraph (1).
Amends Section 102 (42 U.S.C. 3002) of the Older Americans Act by (1) adding to paragraph (24) a new subparagraph (D) to add 'status as an LGBTQI individual and status as an HIV individual'; (2) redesignating existing paragraphs (36)–(56) as (38)–(59) and paragraphs (34)–(35) as (36)–(37); (3) inserting new paragraph (34) defining 'HIV' as 'living with human immunodeficiency virus' and new paragraph (35) defining 'LGBTQI' as 'lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex individual'; and (4) inserting a new paragraph (38) (as redesignated) defining 'minority' to include LGBTQI individuals.
Amends section 215(e)(1)(J) of the Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. 3020e–1(e)(1)(J)) by striking the word 'minorities' and inserting 'minority individuals'.
This proposal updates the Older Americans Act to make sure LGBTQI older adults and people living with HIV are treated equally in aging programs. It adds LGBTQI and HIV status to the factors used to spot older people with the greatest social need, and it defines those terms, including LGBTQI under the law’s “minority” definition.
It creates an Office of LGBTQI Inclusion inside the federal Administration on Aging to coordinate services, improve access, share information, and run grants, with a report to Congress every five years. It also directs the creation of a National Resource Center on LGBTQI Aging to train and assist state and local groups, educate aging services and LGBTQI organizations about each other’s needs, and provide resources to older adults and their caregivers, with basic expertise standards and a funding floor tied to fiscal year 2026 . States can involve organizations that serve LGBTQI people in their aging program grants, and federal activities must support culturally responsive care for those with the greatest social need. The long-term care ombudsman program must collect and report data on discrimination against LGBTQI older adults in long-term care settings, including admissions, transfers, discharges, and inadequate care.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced June 26, 2025 by Suzanne Bonamici · Last progress June 26, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House