,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #deac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ac1      
#bjbf,mr4 ,kim introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to require the collection of           
information on multigenerational        
caregiving in at least one major        
,federal population survey1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the                
,multigenerational ,caregiving ,data    
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3 7#a7 ,a growing number of   
individuals in the ,united ,states      
provide unpaid care to both children and
 older adults4  7#b7 ,these individuals 
face distinct economic1 health1 and     
workforce challenges4  7#c7 ,existing   
,federal data do not adequately capture 
multigenerational caregiving            
responsibilities1 particularly when care
 is provided across households4  7#d7   

,improved data collection would enhance 
policymaking related to caregiving1     
labor force participation1 and health   
outcomes4  7#e7 ,major ,federal         
population surveys1 including those     
conducted by the ,bureau of the ,census 
and the ,national ,center for ,health   
,statistics of the ,centers for ,disease
 ,control and ,prevention1 are          
appropriate instruments for collecting  
such data4  #c4 ,data collection        
requirement on multigenerational        
caregivers  7a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #c years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary1 
in consultation with the heads of       
relevant ,federal statistical agencies1 
shall ensure that at least #a major     
,federal population survey includes a   
question designed to identify           
individuals who provided regular unpaid 
care or assistance as a                 
multigenerational caregiver within the  
previous #ab month period4  7b7         
,flexibility ,the ,secretary may modify 

the wording1 response categories1 or    
placement of the question required under
 this section as necessary to-- 7#a7    
ensure clarity and reliability of       
responses2  7#b7 minimize respondent    
burden2 and  7#c7 maintain consistency  
with the methodology of the selected    
survey4  7c7 ,testing ,before full      
implementation of the question required 
under this section1 the responsible     
,federal statistical agency shall       
conduct-- 7#a7 cognitive testing2 and   
7#b7 field testing1 as appropriate4  7d7
 ,voluntary response ,any response to   
the question required under this section
 shall be voluntary4  7e7 ,report2      
publication  7#a7 ,report ,not later    
than #b years after the date on which   
the question required under this section
 is included in a major ,federal        
population survey1 the ,secretary shall 
submit to ,congress a report on the     
implementation of the question that--   
7,a7 evaluates data quality and         
usability2  7,b7 assesses respondent    

burden and response rates2  7,c7        
identifies which survey or surveys      
included the question2 and  7,d7        
provides recommendations for expanding1 
modifying1 or discontinuing the         
question4  7#b7 ,publication ,the       
,secretary shall publish the report     
submitted under paragraph 7#a7 on the   
public website of the ,department of    
,commerce4  7f7 ,definitions ,in this   
,act3 7#a7 ,major ,federal population   
survey ,the term major ,federal         
population survey means a nationally    
representative survey of individuals or 
households conducted by a ,federal      
statistical agency1 including-- 7,a7 the
 ,american ,community ,survey2  7,b7 the
 ,current ,population ,survey2  7,c7 the
 ,national ,health ,interview ,survey2  
or  7,d7 any successor or similar survey
 designated by the ,secretary4  7#b7    
,multigenerational caregiver  7,a7 ,in  
general ,the term multigenerational     
caregiver means an individual who       
provides unpaid care or assistance-- 7i7

 to at least #a individual who is       
described in clause 7i71 7ii71 or 7iii7 
of subparagraph 7,b72 and  7ii7 to at   
least #a individual who is described in 
a clause of subparagraph 7,b7 other than
 the clause describing the individual   
referred to in clause 7i7 of this       
subparagraph4  7,b7 ,demographic        
categories ,the individuals referred to 
in clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 of subparagraph 
7,a7 are the following3 7i7 ,a child who
 is less than #ah years of age4  7ii7   
,an adult who is not less than #ah years
 of age and less than #fe years of age  
and who has a health condition or       
disability4  7iii7 ,an adult who is not 
less than #fe years of age and who has a
 health condition or disability4  7#c7  
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,commerce4