S. 4502 — Introduced in Senate

II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4502 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 11, 2022Mr. Casey (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To reauthorize the Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren for an additional 4 years, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting the Well-Being and Mental Health of Grandfamilies Act. 2. Extension of Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (a) Membership Section 3(b) of the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act (Public Law 115–196) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) through (I) as subparagraphs (H) through (J), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following: (G) The Surgeon General. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (3) Limitation on non-Federal members The number of non-Federal members serving on the Advisory Council shall not exceed 10 members. . (b) Duties Section 3(c) of the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act (Public Law 115–196) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in clause (i), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period and inserting ; and; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (iii) address the long-term impact of potential trauma (such as the loss of a family member, drug misuse, or abandonment). ; and (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) in the subparagraph heading, by striking Opioids and inserting Considerations; and (ii) by inserting or the COVID–19 pandemic after by the opioid crisis; (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking date of enactment of this Act and inserting date of enactment of the Supporting the Well-Being and Mental Health of Grandfamilies Act; and (3) in paragraph (3)— (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking Report and inserting Reports; (B) by striking 2 years and inserting 180 days; and (C) by inserting and every 2 years thereafter until the Advisory Council terminates under subsection (f), after submitted,. (c) Sunset Section 3(f) of the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act (Public Law 115–196) is amended by striking 4 and inserting 8.