[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2081 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2081

To provide for an enumeration of family caregivers as part of the 2000 
                    decennial census of population.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 1997

  Mr. Canady of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Smith of New 
Jersey, Mr. Olver, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Evans, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Traficant, 
Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Farr 
of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for an enumeration of family caregivers as part of the 2000 
                    decennial census of population.

    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 Enumeration Act''.

SEC. 2. ENUMERATION OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall take appropriate 
measures to ensure that an enumeration of family caregivers shall be 
taken as part of the 2000 decennial census of population.
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Family caregiver.--The term ``family caregiver'' means 
        a caregiver who is the spouse of the care recipient or whose 
        relationship to the care recipient is as described in any of 
        paragraphs (1) through (9) of section 152(a) of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 (applied, for purposes of this paragraph, 
        by substituting ``care recipient'' for ``taxpayer'' each place 
        it appears).
            (2) Caregiver.--The term ``caregiver'' means an individual 
        who, without financial compensation, regularly assists a care 
        recipient in carrying out 1 or more activities or instrumental 
        activities of daily living.
            (3) Care recipient.--The term ``care recipient'' means an 
        individual (of any age) who requires substantial assistance 
        from another individual in carrying out 1 or more activities or 
        instrumental activities of daily living due to a physical or 
        mental condition or impairment which has lasted or is expected 
        to last longer than 3 months, or a terminal condition.
            (4) Activity of daily living.--The term ``activity of daily 
        living'' includes breathing, bathing, dressing, eating, 
        transferring, and toileting.
            (5) Instrumental activity of daily living.--The term 
        ``instrumental activity of daily living'' means shopping for 
        personal items, obtaining and taking medication, managing 
        money, preparing meals, using the telephone, performing 
        housework, and any other measure of living independently or 
        functioning at a level commensurate with one's age.
            (6) Census of population.--The term ``census of 
        population'' has the meaning given such term by section 141(g) 
        of title 13, United States Code.
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