Retirement and Health Planning Act of 1991

Summary

Retirement and Health Planning Act of 1991 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and carry out demonstration projects to assist up to three States through Federal grants in establishing and improving health and retirement information, counseling, and assistance programs for individuals age 55 or older. Requires each State which receives such a grant to report annually to the Congress on the number of individuals served by the program and the savings to the State and to such individuals resulting from implementation of the program. Directs the Secretary to evaluate such projects annually in a report to the Congress on project efficacy in meeting the health and retirement needs of participants. Requires such report to determine whether retirement and health planning could decrease Federal costs of health and assistance programs and improve the quality of life. Details the criteria for issuing such grants, as well as procedures for applying for them.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

2 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 26 September 1991

  Open at official source

Sponsors

No sponsors or actors listed by the source.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.