to reliable personal care to avert costly medical crises. (b) Purpose The purpose of this Act is to establish to a one-time infrastructure improvement initiative for States to strengthen their HCBS capacity in selected target areas, including housing and transportation, workforce, and employment supports, in order to improve the cost-effectiveness of long-term service and support (LTSS) Medicaid programs and coordination with other programs that provide supportive services to older adults and people with disabilities. 3. Medicaid home and community-based services infrastructure improvement Title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 1947. Home and community-based services infrastructure improvement (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Direct support professional The term direct support professional means a person who, in exchange for compensation, provides services to a person with a disability (as defined in section 3 of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990) that promote such person's independence, including— (A) services that enhance independence and community inclusion for such person, including traveling with such person, attending and assisting such persons while visiting friends and family, shopping, or socializing