[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[S. 1091 Referred in House (RFH)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1091
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 26, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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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AN ACT
To establish a Federal Task Force to Support Grandparents Raising
Grandchildren.
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 ``Supporting Grandparents Raising
Grandchildren Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL TASK FORCE TO SUPPORT GRANDPARENTS RAISING
GRANDCHILDREN.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a Federal Task Force to
Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (referred to in this section
as the ``Task Force'').
(b) Older Relative Caregiver.--In this section, the term ``older
relative caregiver'' has the meaning given the term under section
372(a)(3) of the National Family Caregiver Support (42 U.S.C.
3030s(a)(3)).
(c) Membership.--
(1) In general.--The Task Force shall be composed of the
following members, or their designee:
(A) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(B) The Attorney General.
(C) The Administrator of the Administration for
Community Living.
(D) The Director of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
(E) The Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and
Substance Use.
(F) The Assistant Secretary for the Administration
for Children and Families.
(G) The Director of the Indian Health Service.
(H) The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
(I) The head of each Federal department, agency, or
other governmental entity identified by the Secretary
of Health and Human Services as having
responsibilities, or administering programs, relating
to the current health, educational, nutritional, and
other needs and current issues affecting older relative
caregivers, including grandparents, raising children in
their care.
(J) A grandparent raising a grandchild or
grandchildren as well as another older relative
caregiver of children.
(2) Lead agency.--The Department of Health and Human
Services shall be the lead agency for the Task Force.
(d) Duties.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Information.--The Task Force shall identify,
coordinate, and disseminate information publicly about
Federal information, resources, and best practices
available, on the date of the determination, to help
older relative caregivers, including grandparents,
raising children in their care, including those raising
children in their care as a result of the opioid
crisis, meet the health, educational, nutritional, and
other needs of the children in their care as well as
maintain their own physical and mental health and
emotional well-being.
(B) Native americans.--In carrying out the duties
described in subparagraph (A), the Task Force shall
ensure that the needs of Native Americans (as defined
in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42
U.S.C. 3002)) are considered.
(2) Report.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 360 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall
submit a report to the Special Committee on Aging, the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions,
and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and the Workforce, the Committee
on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Ways and
Means of the House of Representatives that includes--
(i) best practices, resources, and other
useful information for older relative
caregivers, including grandparents, raising
children in their care; and
(ii) an identification of the gaps in needs
of older relative caregivers, including
grandparents, raising children in their care.
(B) Final report.--Not later than 4 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall
submit a final report to the Special Committee on
Aging, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate
and the Committee on Education and the Workforce, the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives that
includes the final findings of the Task Force,
recommendations for future actions to address issues
faced by older relative caregivers, including
grandparents, raising children in their care, and any
other useful information.
(3) Process for public input.--The Task Force shall
establish a process for public input to inform the
identification of, and updates to, the best practices,
resources, and other useful information and the gaps in needs
described in paragraph (2), including a process for the public
to submit recommendations to the Task Force and an opportunity
for public comment.
(e) Sunset.--The Task Force shall terminate on the date that is 5
years after the date of enactment of this Act.
(f) Nonapplicability of FACA.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act
(5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Task Force.
(g) Funding.--No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section. The Task Force shall be carried out with
funds otherwise appropriated.
Passed the Senate March 22, 2018.
Attest:
JULIE E. ADAMS,
Secretary.