,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cghb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjai,mr4 
,levin of ,michigan 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,stefanik7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,education and ,labor  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,older ,americans 
,act of #aife to support family         
caregivers4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,supporting ,family
 ,caregivers ,act of #bjai4  #b4        
,national family caregiver support      
program  7a7 ,definitions ,section      
#cgb7;a7 of the ,older ,americans ,act  
of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcjs7a77 is   
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7 as      
paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#d71        
respectively1 and  7#b7 by inserting    
before paragraph 7#b71 as so            
redesignated1 the following3  7#a7      
,caregiver assessment ,the term         
caregiver assessment means a systematic 
process of gathering information about  

the situation of a caregiver who        
voluntarily participates in such process
 to identify the caregiver's specific   
needs1 barriers1 and existing supports  
as identified by the caregiver that--   
7,a7 provides the opportunity for the   
recognized caregiver to participate in  
such process2  7,b7 requires direct     
contact with the caregiver and is used  
to appropriately target and tailor      
support services to the caregiver's     
unique needs2 and  7,c7 includes        
reassessment of such specific needs1    
barriers1 and existing supports         
conducted at appropriate intervals1     
including to accommodate a significant  
change in the caregiving situation4  4  
7b7 ,program authorized ,section #cgc of
 the ,older ,americans ,act of #aife    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcjs-#a7 is amended--  
7#a7 in subsection 7b71 in the matter   
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting  
which may be informed through the use of
 caregiver assessments1 after provided1 
7#b7 in the first sentence of subsection

 7e77#c7 by inserting 1 including       
caregiver assessments used in the       
,state1 after mechanisms1 and  7#c7 by  
adding at the end the following3  7h7   
,technical assistance for caregiver     
assessments ,not later than #a year     
after the date of enactment of the      
,supporting ,family ,caregivers ,act of 
#bjai1 the ,assistant ,secretary1 in    
consultation with caregivers1 older     
individuals1 individuals with a         
disability who receive care from an     
older relative caregiver1 the aging     
network1 and other experts and          
stakeholders1 and1 as appropriate1      
potentially informed by the strategy    
developed under the ,,raise ,family     
,caregivers ,act1 shall provide         
technical assistance to promote and     
implement the use of caregiver          
assessments4 ,such technical assistance 
shall include sharing available tools   
and templates1 comprehensive assessment 
protocols1 and best practices           
concerning--  7#a7 conducting caregiver 

assessments and reassessments2  7#b7    
implementing such assessments that are  
consistent across a planning and service
 area2 and  7#c7 implementing caregiver 
support service plans1 including        
referrals to and coordination of        
activities with relevant ,state and     
local services4  7i7 ,report on         
caregiver assessments  7#a7 ,in general 
,not later than #c years after the date 
of enactment of the ,supporting ,family 
,caregivers ,act of #bjai1 the          
,assistant ,secretary shall issue a     
report on the use of caregiver          
assessments by area agencies on aging1  
entities contracting with such agencies1
 and ,tribal organizations4 ,such report
 shall include--  7,a7 an analysis of   
the current use of caregiver            
assessments1 including a repository of  
caregiver assessment tools or templates 
and comprehensive assessment protocols1 
as of the date of the report2  7,b7 an  
analysis of the potential impact of     
caregiver assessments on-- 7i7 family   

caregivers and older relative           
caregivers2 and  7ii7 the individuals to
 whom the caregivers described in clause
 7i7 provide care2  7,c7 an analysis of 
the potential impact of using caregiver 
assessments on the aging network2  7,d7 
an analysis of how caregiver assessments
 are being used to identify the specific
 needs1 barriers1 and existing supports 
of family caregivers and older relative 
caregivers2  7,e7 recommendations for   
furthering the use of caregiver         
assessments1 including in rural or      
underserved areas2 and  7,f7            
recommendations for assisting ,state    
agencies and area agencies on aging1    
particularly in rural or underserved    
areas1 in implementing the use of       
caregiver assessments4  7#b7 ,submission
 ,not later than #f months after the    
issuance of the report under paragraph  
7#a71 the ,assistant ,secretary shall   
submit the report to the appropriate    
legislative committees of the ,senate   
and the ,house of ,representatives and  

to the ,special ,committee on ,aging of 
the ,senate4  4