“Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging.”
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This section establishes a Permanent Select Committee on Aging in the House of Representatives. The committee has no legislative jurisdiction but is authorized to (1) conduct a continuing comprehensive study and review of problems facing older Americans, including income maintenance, poverty, housing, health (including medical research), welfare, employment, education, recreation, and long-term care; (2) study methods of encouraging public and private programs and policies to help older Americans participate fully in national life and contribute their knowledge, skills, and abilities; (3) develop policies to coordinate governmental and private programs addressing aging issues; and (4) review recommendations by the President or the White House Conference on Aging relating to programs or policies affecting older Americans.