text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Holocaust Survivors Assistance Act 
  of 2011''.
  
              TITLE I--PURPOSES; FINDINGS; DEFINITIONS; GRANTS
  
  SEC. 101. PURPOSES.
  
      The purposes of this Act are--
              (1) to include ``older individuals who are Holocaust 
          survivors'' to the list of groups that receive preference for 
          services as defined in section 305(a)(2)(E) of the Older 
          Americans Act of 1965,
              (2) to designate within the Administration on Aging an 
          individual to have responsibility for older individuals who are 
          Holocaust survivors, and
              (3) to create a grant program to increase and improve 
          transportation services for older individuals with preference 
          to those older individuals who are Holocaust survivors.
  
  SEC. 102. FINDINGS.
  
      The Congress finds the following:
              (1) During the Holocaust, which took place between 1933 and 
          1945, an estimated 6,000,000 Jews, as well as millions from 
          other targeted groups, were murdered by the Nazis and their 
          collaborators.
              (2) Approximately 127,000 Holocaust survivors remain in the 
          United States, and thousands pass away each year.
              (3) Holocaust survivors are getting older and frailer, and 
          will be seeking additional support and assistance from social 
          service providers to enable them to age in place. Providers 
          face increased levels of demand from vulnerable individuals 
          without any additional revenue to cover needed services.
              (4) All Holocaust survivors are at least 65 years old with 
          approximately three quarters of them older than 75 and a 
          majority in their 80s and 90s.
              (5) More than half of all Holocaust survivors who emigrated 
          to the United States from the former Soviet Union after 1965 
          fall beneath 200 percent of the Federal poverty threshold and 
          constitute an extremely vulnerable at-risk population in the 
          United States.
              (6) Holocaust survivors continue to live with the mental 
          and physical scars of the unconscionable trauma caused by the 
          Holocaust.
              (7) While institutionalized settings are beneficial for 
          some older people, long-term care facilities can have an 
          adverse effect on Holocaust survivors. For many Holocaust 
          survivors, institutionalized settings reintroduce sights, 
          sounds, smells, emotions and routines which can induce panic, 
          anxiety, and re-traumatization as a result of experiences 
          resulting from the Holocaust.
              (8) Approximately two-thirds of Holocaust survivors live 
          alone and living alone is a risk factor for 
          institutionalization.
              (9) Low income Holocaust survivors are more reliant on 
          social service programs than most other older Americans, with 
          proportionally more Holocaust survivors needing services such 
          as personal care, home-delivered and congregate meals, 
          transportation, counseling and mental health support.
  
  SEC. 103. DEFINITION.
  
      Section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002) is 
  amended by adding at the end the following:
              ``(55) The term `Holocaust survivor' means an individual 
          who--
                      ``(A)(i) lived in a country between 1933 and 1945 
                  under a Nazi regime, under Nazi occupation, or under 
                  the control of Nazi collaborators; or
                      ``(ii) fled from a country between 1933 and 1945 
                  under a Nazi regime; under Nazi occupation, or under 
                  the control of Nazi collaborators;
                      ``(B) was persecuted between 1933 and 1945 on the 
                  basis of race, religion, physical or mental disability, 
                  sexual orientation, political affiliation, ethnicity, 
                  or other basis; and
                      ``(C) was a member of a group that was persecuted 
                  by the Nazis.''.
  
  SEC. 104. ORGANIZATION.
  
      Section 305(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
  3025(a)) is amended--
              (1) in paragraph (1)(E) by inserting ``older individuals 
          who are Holocaust survivors,'' after ``proficiency,'' each 
          place it appears, and
              (2) in paragraph (2)(E) by inserting ``older individuals 
          who are Holocaust survivors,'' after ``proficiency,''.
  
  SEC. 105. AREA PLANS.
  
      Section 306 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3025(a)) 
  is amended--
              (1) in subsection (a)--
                      (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``older 
                  individuals who are Holocaust survivors,'' after 
                  ``proficiency,'' each place it appears,
                      (B) in paragraph (4)--
                              (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                      (I) in clause (i)(I)(bb) by 
                                  inserting ``older individuals who are 
                                  Holocaust survivors,'' after 
                                  ``proficiency,'' and
                                      (II) in clause (ii) by inserting 
                                  ``older individuals who are Holocaust 
                                  survivors,'' after ``proficiency,'' 
                                  each place it appears, and
                              (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                      (I) in subclause (VII) by striking 
                                  ``and'' at the end,
                                      (II) by redesignating subclause 
                                  (VIII) as subclause (IX), and
                                      (III) by inserting after subclause 
                                  (VIII) the following:
                                      ``(VIII) older individuals who are 
                                  Holocaust survivors; and'', and
                      (C) in paragraph (7)(B)(iii) by inserting ``, in 
                  particular, older individuals who are Holocaust 
                  survivors,'' after ``placement'', and
              (2) by inserting ``older individuals who are Holocaust 
          survivors,'' after ``areas,''.
  
  SEC. 106. STATE PLANS.
  
      Section 307(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
  3027(a)) is amended--
              (1) in paragraph (4) by inserting ``older individuals who 
          are Holocaust survivors,'' after ``proficiency,'',
              (2) in paragraph (16)(A)--
                      (A) in clause (v) by striking ``and'' at the end, 
                  and
                      (B) by adding at the end the following:
                              ``(vii) older individuals who are Holocaust 
                          survivors; and'', and
              (3) in paragraph (28)(A)(ii) by inserting ``older 
          individuals who are Holocaust survivors,'' after 
          ``proficiency,''.
  
  SEC. 107. CONSUMER CONTRIBUTIONS.
  
      Section 315 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030c-2) 
  is amended--
              (1) in subsection (c)(2) by inserting ``older individuals 
          who are Holocaust survivors,'' after ``proficiency,'' and
              (2) in subsection (d) by inserting ``older individuals who 
          are Holocaust survivors,'' after ``proficiency,''.
  
  SEC. 108. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
  
      Section 372(c)(2)(A) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
  3030s-2(c)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``individuals)'' inserting 
  ``individuals and older individuals who are Holocaust survivors)''.
  
  SEC. 109. PREVENTION OF ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION.
  
      Section 721(b)(12) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
  3058i(b)(12)) is amended--
              (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``or'' at the end,
              (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period at the end 
          and inserting ``or'', and
              (3) by adding at the end the following:
                      ``(D) older individuals who are Holocaust 
                  survivors.''.
  
                 TITLE II--FUNCTIONS OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
  
  SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADMINISTRATION ON AGING.
  
      Section 201 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3012) is 
  amended by adding at the end the following:
      ``(g)(1) The Assistant Secretary is authorized to designate within 
  the Administration a person to have responsibility for older 
  individuals who are Holocaust survivors.
      ``(h) It shall be the duty of the Assistant Secretary, acting 
  through the person designated to have responsibility for older 
  individuals who are Holocaust survivors.''.
  
       TITLE III--ACTIVITIES FOR HEALTH, INDEPENDENCE, AND LONGEVITY
  
  SEC. 301. INNOVATION TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS 
                WHO ARE HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS.
  
      Part A of title IV of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
  3032 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
  
  ``SEC. 423. INNOVATION TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS 
                WHO ARE HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS.
  
      ``(a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall award grants or 
  contracts to nonprofit organizations to improve and increase 
  transportation services for older individuals, with preference toward 
  those older individuals who are Holocaust survivors. The Assistant 
  Secretary shall make grants or enter into such contracts for period of 
  not less than 5 years.
      ``(b) Use of Funds.--
              ``(1) In general.--A nonprofit organization receiving a 
          grant or contract under subsection (a) shall use the funds 
          received through such grant or contract to carry out a 
          demonstration project, or to provide technical assistance to 
          assist local transit providers, area agencies on aging, senior 
          centers, and local senior support groups, to encourage and 
          facilitate coordination of Federal, State, and local 
          transportation services and resources for older individuals who 
          are Holocaust survivors. The organization may use the funds to 
          develop and carry out an innovative transportation 
          demonstration project to create transportation services for 
          older individuals.
              ``(2) Specific activities.--In carrying out a demonstration 
          project or providing technical assistance under paragraph (1) 
          the organization may carry out activities that include--
                      ``(A) developing innovative approaches for 
                  improving access by older individuals to transportation 
                  services, including volunteer driver programs, 
                  economically sustainable transportation programs, and 
                  programs that allow older individuals to transfer their 
                  automobiles to a provider of transportation services in 
                  exchange for the services;
                      ``(B) preparing information on transportation 
                  options and resources for older individuals and 
                  organizations serving such individuals, and 
                  disseminating the information by establishing and 
                  operating a toll-free telephone number;
                      ``(C) developing models and best practices for 
                  providing comprehensive integrated transportation 
                  services for older individuals, including services 
                  administered by the Secretary of Transportation, by 
                  providing ongoing technical assistance to agencies 
                  providing services under title III and by assisting in 
                  coordination of public and community transportation 
                  services; and
                      ``(D) providing special services to link older 
                  individuals to transportation services not provided 
                  under title III.
      ``(c) Preference.--In awarding grants and entering into contracts 
  under paragraph (a), the Assistant Secretary shall give preference to 
  organizations and institutions that have previous extensive experience 
  working with and conducting assessment of the needs of Holocaust 
  survivors who are older individuals.
      ``(d) Consultation.--In determining the type of programs and 
  activities used to improve and increase transportation assistance for 
  Holocaust survivors, the Assistant Secretary shall consult with the 
  individual designated by Section 201(h)(1) of the Act and with national 
  organizations with special expertise in serving Holocaust survivors who 
  are older individuals.
      ``(e) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant or 
  enter into a contract under paragraph (a), an entity shall have 
  previous extensive experience working with and conducting assessment of 
  the needs of older individuals.
      ``(f) Report to Congress.--The Assistant Secretary with assistance 
  from the individual designated by Section 201 (h)(1) of the Act, shall 
  prepare and submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
  the President pro tempore of the Senate an annual report on the status 
  and needs, including the priority areas of concern, of older 
  individuals who are Holocaust survivors.''.
target: Holocaust Survivors Assistance Act of 2011 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to: (1) include specifically within its purview older Americans who are Holocaust survivors; (2) authorize the Assistant Secretary for Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate within the Administration of Aging an individual who is to have responsibility for such individuals; and (3) create a grant program to increase and improve transportation services for older Americans, with preference for Holocaust survivors.
feat_title: To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide social service agencies with the resources to provide services to meet the unique needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life.