Area plans

provide, through a comprehensive and coordinated system, for supportive services, nutrition services, and, where appropriate, for the establishment, maintenance, modernization, or construction of multipurpose senior centers (including a plan to use the skills and services of older individuals in paid and unpaid work, including multigenerational and older individual to older individual work), within the planning and service area covered by the plan, including determining the extent of need for supportive services, nutrition services, and multipurpose senior centers in such area (taking into consideration, among other things, the number of older individuals with low incomes residing in such area, the number of older individuals who have greatest economic need (with particular attention to low-income older individuals, including low-income minority older individuals, older individuals with limited English proficiency, and older individuals residing in rural areas) residing in such area, the number of older individuals who have greatest social need (with particular attention to low-income older individuals, including low-income minority older individuals, older individuals with limited English proficiency, and older individuals residing in rural areas) residing in such area, the number of older individuals at risk for institutional placement residing in such area, the number of older individuals at risk for institutional placement residing in such area, and the number of older individuals who are Indians residing in such area, and the efforts of voluntary organizations in the community), evaluating the effectiveness of the use of resources in meeting such need, and entering into agreements with providers of supportive services, nutrition services, or multipurpose senior centers in such area, for the provision of such services or centers to meet such need;

( Pub. L. 89–73, title III, § 306 , as added Pub. L. 95–478, title I, § 103(b) , Oct. 18, 1978 , 92 Stat. 1522 ; amended Pub. L. 97–115 , §§ 3(d), 6, Dec. 29, 1981 , 95 Stat. 1597 , 1598; Pub. L. 98–459, title III, § 306 , Oct. 9, 1984 , 98 Stat. 1774 ; Pub. L. 100–175, title I , §§ 104(c), 125–127, 130(a), 131(a), 132(b), 133, 134(a)(2), (b), 135, 136(b), 137(a), 140(b), 141(b), 143(b), 144(c), 155(e)(1), 182(e)(3), (i), (j), Nov. 29, 1987 , 101 Stat. 930 , 934, 938–944, 946, 947, 949, 952, 965; Pub. L. 100–628, title VII, § 705(5) , Nov. 7, 1988 , 102 Stat. 3247 ; Pub. L. 102–375, title I, § 102(b)(4) , (10)(C), (E), title III, § 306, title IX, § 904(a)(12), Sept. 30, 1992 , 106 Stat. 1201 , 1202, 1223, 1307; Pub. L. 103–171, § 3(a)(13) , Dec. 2, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1990 ; Pub. L. 105–285, title II, § 202(a) , Oct. 27, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2755 ; Pub. L. 106–501, title III, § 305 , Nov. 13, 2000 , 114 Stat. 2240 ; Pub. L. 109–365, title III, § 306 , Oct. 17, 2006 , 120 Stat. 2540 ; Pub. L. 114–144 , §§ 4(d), 9(4), Apr. 19, 2016 , 130 Stat. 338 , 352; Pub. L. 116–131, title I , §§ 104(2), 118(b), title II, §§ 205, 206(1), 207(a), title VII, § 701(8), Mar. 25, 2020 , 134 Stat. 243 , 246, 256, 257, 271.)