Functions of Assistant Secretary

It shall be the duty and function of the Administration to— administer the grants provided by this chapter, but not approve an application submitted by an applicant for a grant for an activity under a provision of this chapter for which such applicant previously received a grant under such provision unless the Assistant Secretary determines— carry on a continuing evaluation of the programs and activities related to the objectives of this chapter, with particular attention to the impact of the programs and activities carried out under— collect for each fiscal year, for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1988, directly or by contract, statistical data regarding programs and activities carried out with funds provided under this chapter, including— with respect to each type of service or activity provided with such funds— obtain from— establish and operate the National Ombudsman Resource Center (in this paragraph referred to as the “Center”), under the administration of the Director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs, that will— by grant or contract— encourage, and provide technical assistance to, States, area agencies on aging, and service providers to carry out outreach and benefits enrollment assistance to inform and enroll older individuals with greatest economic need, who may be eligible to participate, but who are not participating, in Federal and State programs providing benefits for which the individuals are eligible, including— at the election of the Assistant Secretary and in cooperation with related Federal agency partners administering the Federal programs, make a grant to or enter into a contract with a qualified, experienced entity to establish a National Center on Senior Benefits Outreach and Enrollment, which shall— design and implement, for purposes of compliance with paragraph (19), uniform data collection procedures for use by State agencies, including— improve the delivery of services to older individuals living in rural areas through— To promote the development and implementation of comprehensive, coordinated systems at Federal, State, and local levels that enable older individuals to receive long-term care in home and community-based settings, in a manner responsive to the needs and preferences of older individuals and their family caregivers, the Assistant Secretary shall, consistent with the applicable provisions of this subchapter— conduct research and demonstration projects to identify innovative, cost-effective strategies for modifying State systems of long-term care to— facilitate, in coordination with the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and other heads of Federal entities as appropriate, the provision of long-term care in home and community-based settings, including the provision of such care through self-directed care models that— respond to the needs and preferences of such individual and provide the option— provide for the Administration to play a lead role with respect to issues concerning home and community-based long-term care, including— promote, in coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies— implement in all States Aging and Disability Resource Centers— establish, either directly or through grants or contracts, national technical assistance programs to assist State agencies, area agencies on aging, and community-based service providers funded under this chapter in implementing— The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, shall— In operating the Center, the Assistant Secretary shall— The Assistant Secretary shall— The Assistant Secretary shall make grants or enter into contracts with eligible entities to establish the National Aging Information Center (in this subsection referred to as the “Center”) to— annually compile, analyze, publish, and disseminate— The Assistant Secretary shall establish the procedures described in subparagraph (A) after consultation with— The process for developing the performance outcome measures described in paragraph (1) shall include— The Assistant Secretary shall, as appropriate, ensure that programs authorized under this chapter include appropriate training in the prevention of abuse, neglect, and exploitation and provision of services that address elder justice and the exploitation of older individuals. The Assistant Secretary shall publish, on an annual basis, a list of centers and demonstration projects funded under each subchapter of this chapter. The Assistant Secretary shall ensure that this information is also directly provided to State agencies and area agencies on aging. The Assistant Secretary shall carry out the RAISE Family Caregivers Act (42 U.S.C. 3030s note).