To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require the Assistant Secretary, when making grants for multidisciplinary centers of gerontology and gerontology centers of special emphasis, to give preference with respect to such centers that are located at institutions of higher education in urban areas.

H.R. 5277 is a bill that would change how the federal government awards grants for research centers focused on aging (gerontology). It would require the Department of Health and Human Services to give priority to universities located in urban areas when funding centers that study long-term care, housing, and transportation for seniors. The goal of the legislation is to help cities develop better strategies and "best practices" for creating sustainable, livable communities for an increasingly diverse and growing elderly population.