[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8906 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8906

To amend title XXIX of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the 
      program under such title relating to lifespan respite care.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 9, 2020

 Mr. Langevin (for himself and Mrs. Rodgers of Washington) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XXIX of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the 
      program under such title relating to lifespan respite care.

    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 ``Lifespan Respite Care 
Reauthorization Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF LIFESPAN RESPITE CARE PROGRAM.

    (a) Data Collection and Reporting.--Section 2904 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ii-3) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 2904. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.

    ``(a) In General.--Each State agency awarded a grant or cooperative 
agreement under section 2902 shall report such data, information, and 
metrics as the Secretary may require for purposes of--
            ``(1) evaluating State programs and activities funded 
        pursuant to such grant or cooperative agreement, including any 
        results pursuant to section 2902(d)(2)(B)(xii); and
            ``(2) identifying effective programs and activities funded 
        pursuant to section 2902.
    ``(b) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2023, the Secretary shall 
submit a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives regarding the outcomes of the programs and 
activities funded pursuant to section 2902, including any effective 
programs and activities identified.''.
    (b) Funding.--Section 2905 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300ii-4) is amended by striking ``title'' and all that follows 
through the period and inserting ``title, $10,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2020 through fiscal year 2024.''.
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