US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 3057b

Findings

The Congress finds that the older individuals who are Indians of the United States—
(1)
are a rapidly increasing population;
(2)
suffer from high unemployment;
(3)
live in poverty at a rate estimated to be as high as 61 percent;
(4)
have a life expectancy between 3 and 4 years less than the general population;
(5)
lack sufficient nursing homes, other long-term care facilities, and other health care facilities;
(6)
lack sufficient Indian area agencies on aging;
(7)
frequently live in substandard and over-crowded housing;
(8)
receive less than adequate health care;
(9)
are served under this subchapter at a rate of less than 19 percent of the total national population of older individuals who are Indians living on Indian reservations; and
(10)
are served under subchapter III at a rate of less than 1 percent of the total participants under that subchapter.

Pub. L. 89–73, title VI, § 611Pub. L. 100–175, title I, § 171101 Stat. 959Pub. L. 102–375, title IX, § 904(a)(21)106 Stat. 1309Pub. L. 116–131, title VII, § 701(10)134 Stat. 271(, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 89–73, title VI, § 603Pub. L. 95–478, title I, § 10692 Stat. 1549Pub. L. 97–11595 Stat. 1597Pub. L. 100–175section 3057d of this titleA prior section 3057b, , as added , , ; amended , §§ 3(d), 13(a), , , 1608, related to authority of Commissioner to make grants to pay all costs for delivery of supportive services and nutritional services for older Indians, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by . See .

section 603 of Pub. L. 89–73Pub. L. 91–69, § 983 Stat. 112Pub. L. 93–29, title VI, § 60287 Stat. 55section 3044a of this titlePub. L. 93–113, title VI, § 604(a)87 Stat. 417A prior , title VI, as added , , ; amended , , , related to authorization of appropriations and was classified to , prior to repeal by , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–1312020— struck out “(a)” before “The Congress” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 102–375, § 904(a)(21)(A)1992—Subsec. (a). , inserted “individuals who are” after “older” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 102–375, § 904(a)(21)(B)Subsec. (a)(9). , substituted “population of older individuals who are Indians” for “Indian elderly population”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 3026(a) of this titlesection 3027(a) of this titlePub. L. 100–175section 3001 of this titleSection effective , except not applicable with respect to any area plan submitted under or any State plan submitted under and approved for any fiscal year beginning before , see section 701(a), (b) of , set out as an Effective Date of 1987 Amendment note under .

Task Force

Pub. L. 100–175, title I, § 134(d)101 Stat. 941

“(1)
The Commissioner on Aging [now Assistant Secretary for Aging] shall establish a permanent interagency task force that is representative of departments and agencies of the Federal Government with an interest in older Indians and their welfare, and is designed to make recommendations with respect to facilitating the coordination of services and the improvement of services to older Indians.
“(2)
42 U.S.C. 3018(a) The task force shall be chaired by the Associate Commissioner on [now Director of the Office for] American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian Aging and shall submit its findings and recommendations to the Commissioner at 6-month intervals beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act []. Such findings and recommendations shall be included in the annual report required by section 207(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 [] to be submitted by the Commissioner.”
, , , provided that:

Special Report on Services for Older Indians

Pub. L. 100–175, title I, § 134(e)101 Stat. 94242 U.S.C. 3001, , , directed Commissioner on Aging to enter into a contract with a public agency or nonprofit private organization to conduct a thorough study of availability and quality of services under the Older Americans Act of 1965, et seq., to older Indians and, not later than , submit to Congress a report and recommendations based on the study.