,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bj1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,baldwin1 and ,mr4 ,kim7 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 authorize the          
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services to make grants to develop or  
expand in-person and virtual peer       
support programs for family caregivers4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,family ,caregiver ,peer        
,support ,act4  #b4 ,peer support       
programs for family caregivers ,title   
,,iv of the ,older ,americans ,act of   
#aife is amended by inserting after     
section #dad 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcb;c7 the
 following3  #dae4 ,peer support        
programs for family caregivers  7a7     
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,disability ,the term disability has the

 meaning given such term in section #c  
of the ,americans with ,disabilities    
,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abajb74   
7#b7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible
 entity means-- 7,a7 a ,state2  7,b7 a  
nonprofit organization2  7,c7 an        
institution of higher education 7as     
defined in section #aja of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja772  7,d7 an aging and disability  
network entity2  7,e7 a junior or       
community college 7as defined in section
 #cab7;f7 of the ,higher ,education ,act
 of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeh7;f7772   
7,f7 an ,indian ,tribe 7as defined in   
section #d of the ,indian               
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd772
 or  7,g7 a ,tribal organization 7as    
defined in section #d of the ,indian    
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd774
  7#c7 ,family caregiver ,the term      
family caregiver has the meaning given  
such term in section #b of the ,,raise  

,family ,caregivers ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cjcjs note7 and includes paid and      
unpaid family caregivers4  7#d7         
,immigrant ,the term immigrant has the  
meaning given the term alien in section 
#aja7;a7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;a774  7#e7 ,peer support program 
,the term peer support program includes 
a program1 to assist family caregivers1 
that-- 7,a7 is carried out with the best
 practices identified under section     
#cgc7;e72  7,b7 consists of activities  
of national significance described in or
 conducted under section #cgc7;i72 or   
7,c7 consists of activities described in
 or conducted under section             
#daa7;a77#aa7 or #dag7;a77#a77;,f74  7b7
 ,grants ,the ,secretary may make grants
 to eligible entities to develop or     
expand in-person and virtual peer       
support programs for family caregivers4 
7c7 ,use of funds ,an eligible entity   
receiving a grant under this section may
 use the funds awarded through such     

grant-- 7#a7 to develop or expand       
in-person and virtual peer support      
programs1 including programs under which
 family caregivers assist other family  
caregivers with navigating              
administrative or financial forms1      
policies1 and processes and provide     
emotional support2  7#b7 to carry out   
workforce development1 recruitment1 and 
retention activities to train1 recruit1 
and retain certified peer support       
specialists2 and  7#c7 to develop1      
expand1 or improve virtual1 peer1       
mental1 and behavioral health support   
services for family caregivers carried  
out by the entity1 including language   
access services1 including translation  
and interpretation services for family  
caregivers-- 7,a7 for whom ,english is  
not their primary language2 or  7,b7 who
 use ,american ,sign ,language4  7d7    
,identification of underserved          
communities ,the ,secretary shall       
identify regions and populations that   
are underserved with respect to peer    

support programs for family caregivers4 
7e7 ,priority ,in making grants under   
this section1 the ,secretary shall give 
priority to eligible entities that      
propose to serve or currently serve--   
7#a7 underserved regions and populations
 identified under subsection 7d72  7#b7 
low-income communities2  7#c7           
underserved racial and ethnic           
communities2  7#d7 communities with a   
high number of immigrants2  7#e7        
communities with a high number of       
individuals for whom ,english is not    
their primary language2  7#f7 the       
,,lgbtq community2  7#g7 family         
caregivers younger than age #ce2 or     
7#h7 family caregivers with a           
disability4  7f7 ,outreach program ,the 
,secretary shall conduct outreach to    
family caregivers to increase awareness 
about the availability of grants under  
this section4  7g7 ,authorization of    
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,secretary to    
carry out this section #aj1jjj1jjj for  

each of fiscal years #bjbf through      
#bjcj4  4