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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 995
AN ACT
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 Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lifespan Respite Care
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Reauthorization Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF LIFESPAN RESPITE CARE
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PROGRAM.
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(a) DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.—Section
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2904 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ii–
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3) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 2904. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.
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‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State agency awarded a
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grant or cooperative agreement under section 2902 shall
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report such data, information, and metrics as the Sec-
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retary may require for purposes of—
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‘‘(1) evaluating State programs and activities
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funded pursuant to such grant or cooperative agree-
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ment, including any results pursuant to section
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2902(d)(2)(B)(xii); and
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‘‘(2) identifying effective programs and activi-
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ties funded pursuant to section 2902.
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‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 2023, the
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Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on
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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and
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the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
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of Representatives regarding the outcomes of the pro-
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grams and activities funded pursuant to section 2902, in-
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cluding any effective programs and activities identified.’’.
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(b) FUNDING.—Section 2905 of the Public Health
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Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ii–4) is amended by striking
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‘‘title’’ and all that follows through the period and insert-
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ing ‘‘title, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020
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through fiscal year 2024.’’.
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Passed the Senate February 24, 2020.
Attest:
Secretary.
116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 995
AN ACT
To amend title XXIX of the Public Health Service
Act to reauthorize the program under such title
relating to lifespan respite care.