,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aacb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bf1    
#bjbe,mr4 ,budd 7for himself and ,mr4   
,lujn7 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 include peer supports as a     
supportive service within the ,national 
,family ,caregiver ,support ,program1 to
 require ,states to consider the unique 
needs of caregivers whose families have 
been impacted by substance use disorder1
 including opioid use disorder1 in      
providing services under such program1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,families ,care ,act4  #b4 ,national    
,family ,caregiver ,support ,program    
,section #cgc of the ,older ,americans  
,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcjs-#a7 
is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#c71
 by inserting peer supports1 after      

individual counseling12  7#b7 in        
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in the subsection 
heading1 by striking ,priority and      
inserting priority2 consideration2 and  
7,b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#c7 ,consideration ,in providing     
services under this part1 the ,state    
shall consider the circumstances and    
unique needs of different types of      
caregivers1 including the needs of      
children and their older relative       
caregivers whose families have been     
affected by substance use disorder1     
including opioid use disorder4  2 and   
7#c7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in the    
matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by     
striking ,not later than and all that   
follows through the ,assistant          
,secretary shall and inserting ,the     
,assistant ,secretary shall1 on a       
regular basis2 and  7,b7 in paragraph   
7#b71 by striking make available and    
inserting prepare1 publish1 and         
disseminate4