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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 3232 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3232
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize funding for the
Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation Center for the Aging Network to
engage in certain research and evaluation activities with respect to
family caregivers and to revise the definition of the term ``family
caregiver''.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 20, 2025
Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Kim)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize funding for the
Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation Center for the Aging Network to
engage in certain research and evaluation activities with respect to
family caregivers and to revise the definition of the term ``family
caregiver''.
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 ``Family Caregiving Research and
Innovation Act''.
SEC. 2. FAMILY CAREGIVERS.
(a) Research and Evaluation Activities.--Section 216(b) of the
Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3020f(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) to carry out research and evaluation activities under
section 201(g) that bolster data, research, and evidence-based
practices with respect to family caregivers (as defined in
section 302), $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through
2030.''.
(b) Definition of Family Caregiver.--
(1) In general.--Section 302 of the Older Americans Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3022) is amended--
(A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
``(3) The term `family caregiver'--
``(A) means--
``(i) an adult family member, or another
individual, who is an informal provider of in-
home and community care to an older individual
or to an individual of any age with Alzheimer's
disease or a related disorder with neurological
and organic brain dysfunction; or
``(ii) an older relative caregiver; and
``(B) does not include an individual providing care
whose primary relationship with the individual
receiving the care is based on a financial or
professional agreement.'';
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
(5); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) 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 caregivers of the child; and
``(iii) has a legal relationship to the
child, such as legal custody, adoption, or
guardianship, or is raising the child
informally; and
``(C) in the case of a caregiver for an individual
with a disability, is the parent, grandparent, or other
relative by blood, marriage, or adoption, of the
individual with a disability.''.
(2) National family caregiver support program.--
(A) Definitions.--Section 372(a) of the Older
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030s(a)) is amended--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or
older relative caregiver''; and
(ii) by striking paragraph (4).
(B) Program authorized.--Section 373 of the Older
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030s-1) is amended--
(i) in subsection (a), by striking
``systems'' and all that follows through the
period and inserting ``systems of support
services for family caregivers.'';
(ii) by amending subsection (c)(1) to read
as follows:
``(1) Population served.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
services under a State program under this part shall be
provided to family caregivers.
``(B) Respite care and supplemental services.--With
regard to the services specified in paragraphs (4) and
(5) of subsection (b), in the case of a caregiver
described in clause (i) of section 302(3)(A), such
services shall be provided only to such a caregiver who
is providing care to an older individual who meets the
condition specified in subparagraph (A)(i) or (B) of
section 102(22).'';
(iii) in subsection (f)(3), by striking
``family caregivers, or older relative
caregivers,'' and inserting ``family
caregivers''; and
(iv) in subsection (i)(1), by striking
``family caregivers and older relative
caregivers'' and inserting ``family
caregivers''.
(3) Additional conforming amendment.--Section
417(a)(1)(F)(i) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
3032f(a)(1)(F)(i)) is amended by striking ``(as defined in
section 372(a))'' and inserting ``(as defined in section
302)''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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