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42 U.S.C. § 3030s–1 — Program authorized
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**(a) In general** The Assistant Secretary shall carry out a program for making grants to States with State plans approved under [section 3027 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3027&num=0&edition=prelim), to pay for the Federal share of the cost of carrying out State programs, to enable area agencies on aging, or entities that such area agencies on aging contract with, to provide multifaceted systems of support services—
(1) for family caregivers; and
(2) for older relative caregivers.
**(b) Support services** The services provided, which may be informed through the use of caregiver assessments, in a State program under subsection (a), by an area agency on aging, or entity that such agency has contracted with, shall include—
(1) information to caregivers about available services;
(2) assistance to caregivers in gaining access to the services;
(3) individual counseling, organization of support groups, and caregiver training to assist the caregivers in the areas of health, nutrition, and financial literacy, and in making decisions and solving problems relating to their caregiving roles;
(4) respite care to enable caregivers to be temporarily relieved from their caregiving responsibilities; and
(5) supplemental services, on a limited basis, to complement the care provided by caregivers.
**(c) Population served; priority**
(1) **Population served** — Services under a State program under this part shall be provided to family caregivers, and older relative caregivers, who—
(A) are described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a); and
(B) with regard to the services specified in paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (b), in the case of a caregiver described in paragraph (1), is providing care to an olde
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**(a) In general** The Assistant Secretary shall carry out a program for making grants to States with State plans approved under [section 3027 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3027&num=0&edition=prelim), to pay for the Federal share of the cost of carrying out State programs, to enable area agencies on aging, or entities that such area agencies on aging contract with, to provide multifaceted systems of support services—
(1) for family caregivers; and
(2) for older relative caregivers.
**(b) Support services** The services provided, which may be informed through the use of caregiver assessments, in a State program under subsection (a), by an area agency on aging, or entity that such agency has contracted with, shall include—
(1) information to caregivers about available services;
(2) assistance to caregivers in gaining access to the services;
(3) individual counseling, organization of support groups, and caregiver training to assist the caregivers in the areas of health, nutrition, and financial literacy, and in making decisions and solving problems relating to their caregiving roles;
(4) respite care to enable caregivers to be temporarily relieved from their caregiving responsibilities; and
(5) supplemental services, on a limited basis, to complement the care provided by caregivers.
**(c) Population served; priority**
(1) **Population served** — Services under a State program under this part shall be provided to family caregivers, and older relative caregivers, who—
(A) are described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a); and
(B) with regard to the services specified in paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (b), in the case of a caregiver described in paragraph (1), is providing care to an older individual who meets the condition specified in subparagraph (A)(i) or (B) of [section 3002(22) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3002/22&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Priority** — In providing services under this part, the State, in addition to giving the priority described in [section 3030s(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3030s/b&num=0&edition=prelim), shall give priority—
(A) to caregivers who are older individuals with greatest social need, and older individuals with greatest economic need (with particular attention to low-income older individuals); and
(B) to older relative caregivers of children with severe disabilities, or individuals with disabilities who have severe disabilities.
**(d) Use of volunteers** In carrying out this part, each area agency on aging shall make use of trained volunteers to expand the provision of the available services described in subsection (b) and, if possible, work in coordination with organizations that have experience in providing training, placement, and stipends for volunteers or participants (such as organizations carrying out Federal service programs administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service), in community service settings.
**(e) Best practices** Not later than 1 year after March 25, 2020, and every 5 years thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall—
(1) identify best practices relating to the programs carried out under this section and [section 3057k–11 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3057k-11&num=0&edition=prelim), regarding—
(A) the use of procedures and tools to monitor and evaluate the performance of the programs carried out under such sections;
(B) the use of evidence-based caregiver support services; and
(C) any other issue determined relevant by the Assistant Secretary; and
(2) make available, including on the website of the Administration and pursuant to [section 3012(a)(34) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3012/a/34&num=0&edition=prelim), best practices described in paragraph (1), to carry out the programs under this section and [section 3057k–11 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3057k-11&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(f) Quality standards and mechanisms and accountability**
(1) **Quality standards and mechanisms** — The State shall establish standards and mechanisms designed to assure the quality of services provided with assistance made available under this part.
(2) **Data and records** — The State shall collect data and maintain records relating to the State program in a standardized format specified by the Assistant Secretary. The State shall furnish the records to the Assistant Secretary, at such time as the Assistant Secretary may require, in order to enable the Assistant Secretary to monitor State program administration and compliance, and to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of the State programs.
(3) **Reports** — The State shall prepare and submit to the Assistant Secretary reports on the data and records required under paragraph (2), including information on the services funded under this part, and standards and mechanisms, including caregiver assessments used in the State, by which the quality of the services shall be assured. The reports shall describe any mechanisms used in the State to provide to persons who are family caregivers, or older relative caregivers, information about and access to various services so that the persons can better carry out their care responsibilities.
**(g) Caregiver allotment**
(1) **In general**
(A) From sums appropriated under [section 3023(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3023/e&num=0&edition=prelim) for a fiscal year, the Assistant Secretary shall allot amounts among the States proportionately based on the population of individuals 70 years of age or older in the States.
(B) In determining the amounts allotted to States from the sums appropriated under [section 3023 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3023&num=0&edition=prelim) for a fiscal year, the Assistant Secretary shall first determine the amount allotted to each State under subparagraph (A) and then proportionately adjust such amounts, if necessary, to meet the requirements of paragraph (2).
(C) The number of individuals 70 years of age or older in any State and in all States shall be determined by the Assistant Secretary on the basis of the most recent data available from the Bureau of the Census and other reliable demographic data satisfactory to the Assistant Secretary.
(2) **Minimum allotment**
(A) The amounts allotted under paragraph (1) shall be reduced proportionately to the extent necessary to increase other allotments under such paragraph to achieve the amounts described in subparagraph (B).
(B)
(i) Each State shall be allotted ½ of 1 percent of the amount appropriated for the fiscal year for which the determination is made.
(ii) Guam and the Virgin Islands of the United States shall each be allotted ¼ of 1 percent of the amount appropriated for the fiscal year for which the determination is made.
(iii) American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall each be allotted 1⁄16 of 1 percent of the amount appropriated for the fiscal year for which the determination is made.
(C) For the purposes of subparagraph (B)(i), the term “State” does not include Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
**(h) Availability of funds**
(1) **Use of funds for administration of area plans** — Amounts made available to a State to carry out the State program under this part may be used, in addition to amounts available in accordance with [section 3023(c)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3023/c/1&num=0&edition=prelim), for costs of administration of area plans.
(2) **Federal share**
(A) *In general* — Notwithstanding [section 3024(d)(1)(D) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3024/d/1/D&num=0&edition=prelim), the Federal share of the cost of carrying out a State program under this part shall be 75 percent.
(B) *Non-Federal share* — The non-Federal share of the cost shall be provided from State and local sources.
**(i) Activities of national significance** The Assistant Secretary may award funds authorized under this section to States, public agencies, private nonprofit agencies, institutions of higher education, and organizations, including tribal organizations, for conducting activities of national significance that—
(1) promote quality and continuous improvement in the support provided to family caregivers and older relative caregivers through programs carried out under this section and [section 3057k–11 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3057k-11&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) include, with respect to such programs, program evaluation, training, technical assistance, and research.
**(j) Technical assistance for caregiver assessments** Not later than 1 year after March 25, 2020, the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with stakeholders with appropriate expertise and, as appropriate, informed by the strategy developed under the RAISE Family Caregivers Act ([42 U.S.C. 3030s](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3030s&num=0&edition=prelim) note), shall provide technical assistance to promote and implement the use of caregiver assessments. Such technical assistance may include sharing available tools or templates, comprehensive assessment protocols, and best practices concerning—
(1) conducting caregiver assessments (including reassessments) as needed;
(2) implementing such assessments that are consistent across a planning and service area, as appropriate; and
(3) implementing caregiver support service plans, including conducting referrals to and coordination of activities with relevant State services.
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**(a) In general** In this part:
(1) **Caregiver assessment** — The term “caregiver assessment” means a defined process of gathering information to identify the specific needs, barriers to carrying out caregiving responsibilities, and existing supports of a family caregiver or older relative caregiver, as identified by the caregiver involved, to appropriately target recommendations for support services described in [section 3030s–1(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3030s–1/b&num=0&edition=prelim). Such assessment shall be administered through direct contact with the caregiver, which may include contact through a home visit, the Internet, telephone or teleconference, or in-person interaction.
(2) **Child** — The term “child” means an individual who is not more than 18 years of age.
(3) **Individual with a disability** — The term “individual with a disability” means an individual with a disability, as defined in [section 12102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12102&num=0&edition=prelim), who is not less than age 18 and not more than age 59.
(4) **Older relative caregiver** — The term “older relative caregiver” means a caregiver who—
(A)
(i) is age 55 or older; and
(ii) lives with, is the informal provider of in-home and community care to, and is the primary caregiver for, a child or an individual with a disability;
(B) in the case of a caregiver for a child—
(i) is the grandparent, stepgrandparent, or other relative (other than the parent) by blood, marriage, or adoption, of the child;
(ii) is the primary caregiver of the child because the biological or adoptive parents are unable or unwilling to serve as the primary caregiver
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**(a) Criteria for eligibility; contents** Except as provided in the succeeding sentence and [section 3029(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3029/a&num=0&edition=prelim), each State, in order to be eligible for grants from its allotment under this subchapter for any fiscal year, shall submit to the Assistant Secretary a State plan for a two-, three-, or four-year period determined by the State agency, with such annual revisions as are necessary, which meets such criteria as the Assistant Secretary may by regulation prescribe. If the Assistant Secretary determines, in the discretion of the Assistant Secretary, that a State failed in 2 successive years to comply with the requirements under this subchapter, then the State shall submit to the Assistant Secretary a State plan for a 1-year period that meets such criteria, for subsequent years until the Assistant Secretary determines that the State is in compliance with such requirements. Each such plan shall comply with all of the following requirements:
(1) The plan shall—
(A) require each area agency on aging designated under [section 3025(a)(2)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3025/a/2/A&num=0&edition=prelim) to develop and submit to the State agency for approval, in accordance with a uniform format developed by the State agency, an area plan meeting the requirements of [section 3026 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3026&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(B) be based on such area plans.
(2) The plan shall provide that the State agency will—
(A) evaluate, using uniform procedures described in [section 3012(a)(26) of this title](https://uscode.h
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**(a)**
(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B (relating to supportive services) $412,029,180 for fiscal year 2020, $436,750,931 for fiscal year 2021, $462,955,987 for fiscal year 2022, $490,733,346 for fiscal year 2023, and $520,177,347 for fiscal year 2024.
(2) Funds appropriated under paragraph (1) shall be available to carry out [section 3058g of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3058g&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)**
(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subpart I of part C (relating to congregate nutrition services) $530,015,940 for fiscal year 2020, $561,816,896 for fiscal year 2021, $595,525,910 for fiscal year 2022, $631,257,465 for fiscal year 2023, and $669,132,913 for fiscal year 2024.
(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subpart II of part C (relating to home delivered nutrition services) $268,935,940 for fiscal year 2020, $285,072,096 for fiscal year 2021, $302,176,422 for fiscal year 2022, $320,307,008 for fiscal year 2023, and $339,525,428 for fiscal year 2024.
**(c)** Grants made under part B, and subparts I and II of part C, of this subchapter may be used for paying part of the cost of—
(1) the administration of area plans by area agencies on aging designated under [section 3025(a)(2)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3025/a/2/A&num=0&edition=prelim), including the preparation of area plans on aging consistent with [section 3026 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3026&num=0&edition=prelim) and the evaluation of activities carried out under such plans; and
(2) the development of comprehensive and coordinated systems f
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 3030n
disease prevention and health promotion services in
different settings and for different populations, and’’
before ‘‘consult’’.
2016—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–144 inserted ‘‘evidence-
based’’ after ‘‘to provide’’.
2006—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–365 added subsec. (c).
1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–171, §§ 2(13), 3(a)(13), sub-
stituted ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ for ‘‘Commissioner’’ in
two places and inserted ‘‘and Prevention’’ after ‘‘Con-
trol’’.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–171, § 3(a)(13), substituted ‘‘As-
sistant Secretary’’ for ‘‘Commissioner’’.
1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–375, § 319(a)(1), amended
subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a)
read as follows: ‘‘The Commissioner shall carry out a
program for making grants to States under State plans
approved under section 3027 of this title for periodic
preventive health services to be provided at senior cen-
ters or alternative sites as appropriate.’’
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 102–375, § 319(a)(2), (3), redes-
ignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec.
(b) which read as follows: ‘‘Preventive health services
under this part may not include services eligible for re-
imbursement under Medicare.’’
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Oct. 1, 1987, except not applicable
with respect to any area plan submitted under section
3026(a) of this title or any State plan submitted under
section 3027(a) of this title and approved for any fiscal
year beginning before Nov. 29, 1987, see section 701(a),
(b) of Pub. L. 100–175, set out as an Effective Date of
1987 Amendment note under section 3001 of this title.
§ 3030n. Distribution to area agencies on aging
The State agency shall give priority,
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