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42 U.S.C. § 3057b

Title 42 Chapter 35 Current through PL 116-220 ~1 min read Last updated: March 30, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 3057b. Findings

The Congress finds that the older individuals who are Indians of the United States—

  • (1) are a rapidly increasing population;
  • (2) suffer from high unemployment;
  • (3) live in poverty at a rate estimated to be as high as 61 percent;
  • (4) have a life expectancy between 3 and 4 years less than the general population;
  • (5) lack sufficient nursing homes, other long-term care facilities, and other health care facilities;
  • (6) lack sufficient Indian area agencies on aging;
  • (7) frequently live in substandard and over-crowded housing;
  • (8) receive less than adequate health care;
  • (9) are served under this subchapter at a rate of less than 19 percent of the total national population of older individuals who are Indians living on Indian reservations; and
  • (10) are served under subchapter III at a rate of less than 1 percent of the total participants under that subchapter.

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