[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4146 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4146

   To provide for the collection of certain information, in the next 
 decennial census of population, relating to individuals who regularly 
 provide care to a family member who is unable to care for himself or 
  herself due to age or a continuing physical or mental condition or 
                              impairment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 1996

Mr. Canady of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
          to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for the collection of certain information, in the next 
 decennial census of population, relating to individuals who regularly 
 provide care to a family member who is unable to care for himself or 
  herself due to age or a continuing physical or mental condition or 
                              impairment.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Family Caregiver Information Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall take such measures 
as may be necessary to ensure that, as part of the decennial census of 
population taken in the year 2000, information shall be compiled 
relating to the subject of family caregivers.
    (b) Specific Requirements.--The information compiled shall include 
such matters as--
            (1) the age and sex of the caregiver;
            (2) how the caregiver is related to the care recipient;
            (3) the amount of time the caregiver regularly devotes to 
        assisting the care recipient;
            (4) whether or not the caregiver, in turn, suffers from any 
        serious medical or other debilitating impairment or condition;
            (5) the financial status of the caregiver and the estimated 
        financial costs to the caregiver associated with caring for the 
        care recipient; and
            (6) whether the care recipient is receiving or eligible to 
        receive any other form of assistance (whether public or private 
        and whether financial or in-kind).
    (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Family caregiver.--The term ``family caregiver'' means 
        an individual who regularly assists a care recipient (to whom 
        the caregiver is related) in carrying out 2 or more activities 
        of daily living.
            (2) Care recipient.--The term ``care recipient'' means an 
        individual who requires substantial assistance from another 
        individual, in carrying out 2 or more activities of daily 
        living, due to age or a physical or mental condition or 
        impairment which has lasted or is expected to last longer than 
        3 months.
            (3) Activity of daily living.--The term ``activity of daily 
        living'' includes bathing, dressing, eating, transferring, 
        toileting, shopping for personal items, obtaining and taking 
        medication, managing money, using the telephone, or performing 
        light or heavy housework.
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