H.R. 6357House116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

To authorize the Secretary of Labor to take certain actions to effectively respond during the COVID-19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act to the needs of individuals participating in community service activities under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965.

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This bill lets the Secretary of Labor take steps to keep older‑adult community service programs running during the COVID‑19 emergency. It lets the Secretary lengthen how long participants can serve, raise the overall participation limits for program grantees, and increase the amount that can be used for administrative costs. The changes apply to people doing service under Title V of the Older Americans Act and to the organizations that receive federal grants for those programs.

Key Provisions

The Secretary may let individuals who were serving as of March 1, 2020, stay in the program longer than the normal time limit if COVID‑19 makes it necessary.
The Secretary may raise the average participation cap for eligible participants that grantees must follow, based on what is appropriate during the pandemic.
The Secretary may increase the allowable administrative‑cost share of a grant up to 20 % of the grant amount to cover extra COVID‑related administrative needs.

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Education and Workforce Committee

March 23, 2020

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Introduced in House

March 23, 2020

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Education and Workforce Committee

March 23, 2020

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Introduced in HouseIssued March 23, 2020

116th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 6357

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 23, 2020

Mrs. Lee of Nevada (for herself and Mr. Grothman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of Labor to take certain actions to effectively respond during the COVID-19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act to the needs of individuals participating in community service activities under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965.

continuity of service and opportunities for participants in community service activities under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965

To ensure continuity of service and opportunities for participants in community service activities under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056–3056p), the Secretary of Labor—

(1)

(A)

may allow for individuals participating in such activities as of March 1, 2020, to extend their participation for a period that exceeds the period described in section 518(a)(3)(B)(i) of such Act if the Secretary determines such extension is appropriate due to the effects of the COVID-19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), and

(B)

may extend the average participation cap for eligible individuals applicable to grantees under section 502(b)(1)(C) of such Act to a cap the Secretary determines is appropriate due to the effects of the COVID-19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), and

(2)

may increase the amount available to pay the authorized administrative costs to an amount not to exceed 20 percent of the grant amount if the Secretary determines that such increase is necessary to adequately respond to the additional administrative needs to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d).