42 U.S.C. § 3057b. Findings

1. (a)
   (a)

   ¹ The Congress finds that the older individuals who are Indians of the United States—

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