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§ 3057b. Findings

42 U.S.C. § 3057b (N/A)
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 [1] 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.

(Pub. L. 89–73, title VI, § 611, as added Pub. L. 100–175, title I, § 171, Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 959; amended Pub. L. 102–375, title IX, § 904(a)(21), Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1309.)

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