March 26, 2025
Mr. Budd (for himself and Mr. Luján) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to include peer supports as a supportive service within the National Family Caregiver Support Program, to require States to consider the unique needs of caregivers whose families have been impacted by substance use disorder, including opioid use disorder, in providing services under such program, and for other purposes.
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 Families Care Act
.
Sec. 2. National Family Caregiver Support Program
Section 373 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030s–1) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)(3), by inserting peer supports,
after individual counseling,
;
(2)
in subsection (c)—
(A)
in the subsection heading, by striking Priority
and inserting priority; consideration
; and
(B)
by adding at the end the following:
(3) Consideration
In providing services under this part, the State shall consider the circumstances and unique needs of different types of caregivers, including the needs of children and their older relative caregivers whose families have been affected by substance use disorder, including opioid use disorder.; and
(3)
in subsection (e)—
(A)
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Not later than
and all that follows through the Assistant Secretary shall
and inserting The Assistant Secretary shall, on a regular basis
; and
(B)
in paragraph (2), by striking make available
and inserting prepare, publish, and disseminate
.