[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7020 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7020

To authorize additional appropriations for the family caregiver support 
  program under the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for the National 
 Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information, for fiscal years 2009, 
                            2010, and 2011.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 23, 2008

Mr. Israel (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Bean, Mr. Rodriguez, and 
 Ms. Shea-Porter) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee 
 on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize additional appropriations for the family caregiver support 
  program under the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for the National 
 Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information, for fiscal years 2009, 
                            2010, and 2011.

    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 ``Elder Caregiver Support and 
Information Enhancement Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FAMILY 
              CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM UNDER THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT 
              OF 1965.

    Section 303(e)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3023(e)(2)) is amended by striking ``$173,000,000'' and all that 
follows through ``2021'', and inserting ``and $250,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 2011''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL 
              CLEARINGHOUSE FOR LONG-TERM CARE INFORMATION.

    There is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 2011 for the operation of the National 
Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information established by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 6021(d) of Public 
Law 109-171.
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