,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aadf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #aa1 #bjai ,mr4 ,casey 7for himself and ,ms4 ,collins7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,older ,americans ,act of #aife to require the ,assistant ,secretary for ,aging to identify and disseminate best practices for the ,national ,family ,caregiver ,support program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,supporting ,caregivers ,act4 #b4 ,national ,family ,caregiver ,support program 7a7 ,in general ,section #bad of the ,older ,americans ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjbj;e7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1 by striking ,nutrition education and inserting ,title ,,iii related activities2 7#b7 by striking ,the ,assistant ,secretary and inserting the following3 7a7 ,nutrition education ,the ,assistant ,secretary 2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7b7 ,national ,family ,caregiver ,support program 7#a7 ,best practices ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of the ,supporting ,caregivers ,act1 and every #b years thereafter1 the ,assistant ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 identify best practices relating to the program carried out under section #cgc1 including-- 7i7 procedures and tools to assess the needs of caregivers2 7ii7 procedures and tools to monitor and evaluate the performance of ,state programs under such section2 7iii7 the development and use of caregiver service plans2 7iv7 the use of evidence-based caregiver support services2 7v7 the implementation of ,state programs under such section2 7vi7 best practices identified by the ,family ,caregiving ,strategy under section #c of the ,,raise ,family ,caregivers ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcjs note7 and best practices identified by the ,family ,caregiving ,advisory ,council under section #d of that ,act2 and 7vii7 any other issue determined relevant by the ,assistant ,secretary2 7,b7 disseminate the best practices described in subparagraph 7,a7 to all ,state agencies1 all area agencies on aging1 and any entity that has contracted with an area agency on aging to carry out the services under section #cgc2 and 7,c7 make such best practices available to the public4 7#b7 ,grants or contracts for activities of national significance ,the ,assistant ,secretary shall make grants to or enter into contracts with ,states1 public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations1 institutions of higher education1 or other organizations1 including tribal organizations1 for conducting activities of national significance to promote quality and continuous improvement in the support provided to family caregivers and older relative caregivers through the program carried out under section #cgc through activities that include1 with respect to such program1 program evaluation1 training1 technical assistance1 and research4 7#c7 ,administrative expenses ,of the funds appropriated under section #baf to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year1 not more than #e percent may be used by the ,administration for administrative expenses4 7#d7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the terms child1 individual with a disability1 and older relative caregiver have the meanings given those terms in section #cgb4 4 7b7 ,availability of funds ,section #cgc7;g77#b77;,c7 of the ,older ,americans ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcjs-#a7;g77#b77;,c77 is amended to read as follows3 7,c7 ,limitation 7i7 ,in general ,a ,state may not use more than #ae percent of the total ,federal and non-,federal share available to the ,state to provide support services to older relative caregivers4 7ii7 ,request ,an area agency on aging may submit a request to the ,state for a fiscal year to exceed #ae percent of the total ,federal and non-,federal share available to the area agency on aging to provide support services to older relative caregivers4 ,the ,state shall grant such request for such fiscal year to the area agency on aging that submits such request if-- 7,i7 the request includes a demonstrated need within the service area of such area agency on aging2 and 7,,ii7 the ,state determines that1 if it grants such request1 the ,state will be able to comply with the limitation under clause 7i7 for the fiscal year4 7iii7 ,reports ,to the extent practicable1 the ,assistant ,secretary shall prepare1 and make available to the public1 an annual report on-- 7,i7 how many requests were granted under clause 7ii7 during the year covered by the report2 7,,ii7 for each request granted1 the percentage of total ,federal and total non-,federal funding used to serve older relative caregivers by geographic location of such request during the year covered by the report2 7,,iii7 the number of family caregivers and older relative caregivers receiving support services within the service area of each individual area agency on aging nationwide2 7,,iv7 the number of family caregivers and older relative caregivers receiving support services within the service area of each individual area agency on aging nationwide1 disaggregated by each service described in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#e7 of subsection 7b72 and 7,v7 any other information determined appropriate by the ,assistant ,secretary4 7iv7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in clause 7ii7 shall exempt a ,state from complying with the limitation under clause 7i7 for a fiscal year4 4 7c7 ,authorization of appropriations ,section #baf7;b7 of the ,older ,americans ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjbj;f7b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking 2 and and inserting 22 7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking the period and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 to carry out section #bad7;b7 7relating to the ,national ,family ,caregiver ,support program7 #c1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd4 4 7d7 ,conforming amendment ,section #daa7;a7 of the ,older ,americans ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcb7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking paragraph 7#aa72 and 7#b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#ab7 through 7#ad7 as paragraphs 7#aa7 through 7#ac71 respectively4