A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require States to provide assistance to older persons with limited English-speaking ability for the purpose of enabling such older persons to participate in programs and receive benefits under the Act.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require that States, to be eligible for grants under such Act, to submit plans which assure that if a substantial number of older individuals residing in any planning and service area are of limited English-speaking ability the area agency on aging will be required to: (1) utilize outreach service delivery workers who are fluent in the language spoken by the predominant numbers of such individuals; and (2) designate an employee, or another person available on a full-time basis, whose responsibilities will include: (a) making counseling available to such individuals to help them participate in programs and receive assistance under such Act; and (b) enabling social service delivery workers to take into account cultural sensitivities and linguistic differences.…