1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building Age-Friendly Communities Act . 2. Interagency Coordinating Committee on Age-Friendly Communities Section 203 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3013 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (18) by striking and at the end, (B) in paragraph (19) by striking the period at the end, and inserting , and , and (C) by adding at the end the following: (20) section 393D of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280b–1f ), relating to safety of seniors. , and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking Aging and inserting Age-Friendly Communities , and (ii) by inserting to support the ability of older individuals to age in place, including through the provision of homelessness prevention services, support the ability of older individuals to access preventive health care, promote age-friendly communities, and address the ability of older individuals to access long-term care supports, including access to caregivers and home- and community-based services before the period at the end, (B) in paragraph (4) by inserting , except that the first term of a member appointed to the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Age-Friendly Communities shall begin not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the effective date of this exception before the period at the end, (C) in paragraph (5) by striking once each year and inserting semiannually , (D) in paragraph (6)— (i) in subparagraph (A)— (I) in clause (iii) by striking and at the end, (II) in clause (iv) by adding and at the end, and (III) by adding at the end the following: (v) identifying best practices for connecting older individuals to services for which they may be eligible; , (ii) by amending subparagraph (B)(ii) to read as follows: (ii) innovations in technology applications (including assistance technology devices and assistance technology services) that— (I) promote safe and accessible independent living environments