II 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3248 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 6, 2006 Received AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2006.
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Lifespan respite care
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: <enum>XXIX</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lifespan respite care</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE33D89CF526F4D9CA0A083BF91DE006E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2901.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7FF6EDE0618540298E1C00B431A877AF"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adult with a special need</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>adult with a special need</term> means a person 18 years of age or older who requires care or supervision to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF22F2CF0D7448AEB0F6E75E52C4EFA3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet the person’s basic needs;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E25B439E6554F16ABC0BDB3DBA7CF3E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prevent physical self-injury or injury to others; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD67D8C5B27654BFFB92D761D49BAA453"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">avoid placement in an institutional facility.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A918B0C4D804F3492B02B6FDAFF7098"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aging and disability resource center</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>aging and disability resource center</quote> means an entity administering a program established by the State, as part of the State’s system of long-term care, to provide a coordinated system for providing—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08FD46C074A345BE9F1EC12939757378"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comprehensive information on available public and private long-term care programs, options, and resources;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H188819F8230D4C7E8B20FC74EE827CE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">personal counseling to assist individuals in assessing their existing or anticipated long-term care needs, and developing and implementing a plan for long-term care designed to meet their specific needs and circumstances; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD03205E3D92D438800BA390056EAD4CD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consumer access to the range of publicly supported long-term care programs for which consumers may be eligible, by serving as a convenient point of entry for such programs.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H584FE98DB8E248F8851DA327149393E"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child with a special need</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>child with a special need</quote> means an individual less than 18 years of age who requires care or supervision beyond that required of children generally to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DC668B950FE4862B334DC1795E897CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet the child’s basic needs; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2EA2CF11B3D14F67AE83E487EAEC762B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prevent physical injury, self-injury, or injury to others.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E0D9A2665F04AB38708C18E0891353C"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible State agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>eligible State agency</quote> means a State agency that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F6457FD8D3F400F93D7B16E39F246A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">administers the State’s program under the Older Americans Act of 1965, administers the State’s program under title XIX of the Social Security Act, or is designated by the Governor of such State to administer the State’s programs under this title;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H892C16C14AE541D49B25C41F763DAC27"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is an aging and disability resource center;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H516613B76A554CAD8F56A9AF823D94A3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">works in collaboration with a public or private nonprofit statewide respite care coalition or organization; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA101CAB380584A89BB81DFC649D0AE24"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrates—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9EED4C2BE0B4059AC143BF2562851B6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an ability to work with other State and community-based agencies;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H264EF171B74C44768301BC5C36CB3B07"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an understanding of respite care and family caregiver issues across all age groups, disabilities, and chronic conditions; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27FB0BC6847240218552421D72B6BF7D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the capacity to ensure meaningful involvement of family members, family caregivers, and care recipients.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51A8ED02D1954E6F8C9B44F98EC10051"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Family caregiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>family caregiver</quote> means an unpaid family member, a foster parent, or another unpaid adult, who provides in-home monitoring, management, supervision, or treatment of a child or adult with a special need.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7032B0206D14ACC86A94D1E3B60EAF2"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lifespan respite care</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>lifespan respite care</quote> means a coordinated system of accessible, community-based respite care services for family caregivers of children or adults with special needs.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5EAA51ABE494DD1B9862ED1FD8FEB06"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Respite care</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>respite care</quote> means planned or emergency care provided to a child or adult with a special need in order to provide temporary relief to the family caregiver of that child or adult.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EC83A0D81B046A29D89A573BACA1385"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>State</quote> means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H338D1DF76D61445E9027E47DF22255F8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2902.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lifespan respite care grants and cooperative agreements</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93995A9D6E4A4B67AA99496763989F7C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of this section are—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H57CC9C2635274317A46F5400C5EACC92"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to expand and enhance respite care services to family caregivers;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8074458B93BA4D12B9E6AD44CB9CC72D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improve the statewide dissemination and coordination of respite care; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6BA72B1E0C92467F872BB022C9353E08"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide, supplement, or improve access and quality of respite care services to family caregivers, thereby reducing family caregiver strain.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H196032AC8E794749A32C5E50A8886DAB"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (e), the Secretary is authorized to award grants or cooperative agreements for the purposes described in subsection (a) to eligible State agencies for which an application is submitted pursuant to subsection (d).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA49C6B06BF774AC1B7DCDF5510C0BCC1"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal lifespan approach</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall work in cooperation with the National Family Caregiver Support Program of the Administration on Aging and other respite care programs within the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure coordination of respite care services for family caregivers of children and adults with special needs.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55F0D0D77C1147CEBD00ABE06283537"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76AA0D662F194669B96C4E22E7FFF1F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Governor desiring the eligible State agency of his or her State to receive a grant or cooperative agreement under this section shall submit an application on behalf of such agency to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary shall require.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE3F61D6843D404C928E2497EC683B87"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each application submitted under this section shall include—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3B08F4BEC6F43E088979C0051D6C5D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the eligible State agency’s—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F62C713E0F445F0B863F53F6ED2DF03"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ability to work with other State and community-based agencies;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1554E2A16454C13AAA21B768939FC6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">understanding of respite care and family caregiver issues across all age groups, disabilities, and chronic conditions; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6399362428594F86A7AFEF1F98DC9550"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">capacity to ensure meaningful involvement of family members, family caregivers, and care recipients;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4126C98B7C924F419126F9414547E0BB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to the population of family caregivers to whom respite care information or services will be provided or for whom respite care workers and volunteers will be recruited and trained, a description of—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7738D9B67FAF479B81FDB69212D85FB3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the population of family caregivers;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E96AF9431404D799B80B9189FC50089"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent and nature of the respite care needs of that population;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4893140FBD1C435D897260BD54636B92"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">existing respite care services for that population, including numbers of family caregivers being served and extent of unmet need;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H949B5A6BE2AB4BAF9F2F45939EEE15FC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">existing methods or systems to coordinate respite care information and services to the population at the State and local level and extent of unmet need;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1076D25DFA724E56B0B707AAE43092B5"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how respite care information dissemination and coordination, respite care services, respite care worker and volunteer recruitment and training programs, or training programs for family caregivers that assist such family caregivers in making informed decisions about respite care services will be provided using grant or cooperative agreement funds;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8B1447FDF6E42F1A1E49BE8DCD996F"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan for administration, collaboration, and coordination of the proposed respite care activities with other related services or programs offered by public or private, nonprofit entities, including area agencies on aging;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FBC80DB49E14B199850DF83E91C6516"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the population, including family caregivers, care recipients, and relevant public or private agencies, will participate in the planning and implementation of the proposed respite care activities;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC4CD7117359413593ABC4CAD8C81FA"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the proposed respite care activities will make use, to the maximum extent feasible, of other Federal, State, and local funds, programs, contributions, other forms of reimbursements, personnel, and facilities;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51E9F6CCCF1D4033AA83918DA23D4DFC"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">respite care services available to family caregivers in the eligible State agency’s State or locality, including unmet needs and how the eligible State agency’s plan for use of funds will improve the coordination and distribution of respite care services for family caregivers of children and adults with special needs;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H248EB873B12A45BABF7EDE31721E9B7F"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the criteria used to identify family caregivers eligible for respite care services;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF38CB4092FA1427782C2603874250000"><enum>(xi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the quality and safety of any respite care services provided will be monitored, including methods to ensure that respite care workers and volunteers are appropriately screened and possess the necessary skills to care for the needs of the care recipient in the absence of the family caregiver; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00387529C9284A0E9B8CA574C7CA96C1"><enum>(xii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the results expected from proposed respite care activities and the procedures to be used for evaluating those results;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C9621CF6BA746E59D831F267544BB22"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assurances that, where appropriate, the eligible State agency will have a system for maintaining the confidentiality of care recipient and family caregiver records; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FAC6DECBC9747B1BA439D90D7FBB3BE"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a memorandum of agreement regarding the joint responsibility for the eligible State agency’s lifespan respite program between—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5AD8854837FC4228B252473B90EFD1F1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the eligible State agency; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABE2AB96DA5A4E1E88C2A5BF21ADC80"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a public or private nonprofit statewide respite coalition or organization.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9CF291A431A24EF3BC4FA3014B8CFEF6"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority; considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When awarding grants or cooperative agreements under this section, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB55E1EE8F53048B38166BF91019FF541"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">give priority to eligible State agencies that the Secretary determines show the greatest likelihood of implementing or enhancing lifespan respite care statewide; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26C774C18BF14A6CA45911EF82C3A53F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">give consideration to eligible State agencies that are building or enhancing the capacity of their long-term care systems to respond to the comprehensive needs, including respite care needs, of their residents.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50803D33559D4922003705786448A256"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of grant or cooperative agreement funds</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H840DDF157C5F4A618DC7587D969FCEEC"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5C85290B1B242B2A996A8FB53B3F91E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required uses of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each eligible State agency awarded a grant or cooperative agreement under this section shall use all or part of the funds—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A198C9205934D008F687DE7DD2D7770"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop or enhance lifespan respite care at the State and local levels;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA619FE7DBF3A48B08715142FE33B3CA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide respite care services for family caregivers caring for children or adults;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E56750340CB488AAEFD8DC7B5F89FA6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to train and recruit respite care workers and volunteers;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27977B256A6346CF9FEDBD7B18B6924B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide information to caregivers about available respite and support services; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA05725E79DC44FC6008E10E0B45861A5"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assist caregivers in gaining access to such services.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EA6112816854170B7B8278053A68470"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Optional uses of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each eligible State agency awarded a grant or cooperative agreement under this section may use part of the funds for—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA857CDE7E1A349AE9B78DD06B79334B2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training programs for family caregivers to assist such family caregivers in making informed decisions about respite care services;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFCB40BB49EC94234B19626FB4B3C184C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other services essential to the provision of respite care as the Secretary may specify; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DEA01B4EAF24A949709BBA600D8E76C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training and education for new caregivers.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDD187F865B54D89B200CAB68781BEF6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subcontracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each eligible State agency awarded a grant or cooperative agreement under this section may carry out the activities described in paragraph (1) directly or by grant to, or contract with, public or private entities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E53E96615C44302A173DEF5B7803166"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Matching funds</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53975FA086DE4D0B00EBB1F3741411FD"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to the costs of the activities to be carried out under paragraph (1), a condition for the receipt of a grant or cooperative agreement under this section is that the eligible State agency agrees to make available (directly or through donations from public or private entities) non-Federal contributions toward such costs in an amount that is not less than 25 percent of such costs.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F2A742A3A114289B954EB004F9D8E3D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination of amount contributed</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Non-Federal contributions required by subparagraph (A) may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services. Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or services assisted or subsidized to any significant extent by the Federal Government, may not be included in determining the amount of such non-Federal contributions.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6597353B3C2B470F827DC396A858882E"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Term of grants or cooperative agreements</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28A5A88E51D84DFDB8FB68E35B7066F5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall award grants or cooperative agreements under this section for terms that do not exceed 5 years.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H763FF0BB9DF64C8389BB7EB071F21A8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Renewal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may renew a grant or cooperative agreement under this section at the end of the term of the grant or cooperative agreement determined under paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85B1296F89EC43748C217C711D7B273B"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance of effort</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available under this section shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, and local funds available for respite care services.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F3CFD83B276419FB6D97C8DBC2DC285" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2903.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Lifespan Respite Resource Center</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90C5457481FE4BB685207961232B05B2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may award a grant or cooperative agreement to a public or private nonprofit entity to establish a National Resource Center on Lifespan Respite Care (referred to in this section as the <quote>center</quote>).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07EB1EDDCA004E37A3B79548956FECD7"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes of the center</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The center shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C8CA07F2B3544C9A7886D278FE0AD00"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain a national database on lifespan respite care;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77504E99F5FA4AB4A02E884441F2B4C5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide training and technical assistance to State, community, and nonprofit respite care programs; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A8CDDEFB89E41E48D978BAB00FF39F4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide information, referral, and educational programs to the public on lifespan respite care.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F58BF542BCA49EA93F0A2CBAF873B00" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2904.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than January 1, 2009, the Secretary shall report to the Congress on the activities undertaken under this title. Such report shall evaluate—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC277D95C30FD4C4DA9854E40ACD7B1CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of States that have lifespan respite care programs;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8810D516A37E497CBF00F265A3AECB63"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the demographics of the caregivers receiving respite care services through grants or cooperative agreements under this title; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H666F627D6C124AB88DF4264F69BD1DD0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness of entities receiving grants or cooperative agreements under this title.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7B6AA1CF9ED40CEB089094958B389C2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2905.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02A57B1A02AB4C77B7EAF767E082942E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF5564FBC140472688ADE800F9F7F9E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF146246D7CEC4AE29C61BEE4F09DEC"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$53,330,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B9A38FB9A3441C099E3993496C0A384"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$71,110,000 for fiscal year 2010; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E069EB9002144C1BC4955BF11101954"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$94,810,000 for fiscal year 2011.</text> </paragraph></section>.
3.
GAO report on lifespan respite care programs
Not later than January 1, 2011, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an evaluation and submit a report to the Congress on the effectiveness of lifespan respite programs, including an analysis of cost benefits and improved efficiency in service delivery.
Passed the House of Representatives December 6, 2006. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.