§ 3057b. Findings
(a)
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 of this chapter at a rate of less than 1 percent of the total participants under that subchapter.
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