The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 6506 in the PDF
What the document says
“Section 2901(5) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ii(5)) is amended by striking ``unpaid adult'' and inserting ``unpaid individual''.”
Subsection (a) of section 6506 amends the definition of family caregiver in section 2901(5) of the Public Health Service Act, striking unpaid adult and inserting unpaid individual.
What the document actually says
“Section 2901(5) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ii(5)) is amended by striking ``unpaid adult'' and inserting ``unpaid individual''.”
That sentence, in plain words
Cross out the words unpaid adult. Write in the words unpaid individual.
What this is about
Some people who care for a sick family member are under 18. The old words left them out. The new words take them in.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 6506 in the PDF
What the document says
“Section 2905 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ii-4) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2020 through fiscal year 2024'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2026 through 2030''.”
Subsection (b) of section 6506 amends section 2905 of the Public Health Service Act, striking fiscal years 2020 through fiscal year 2024 and inserting fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
What the document actually says
“Section 2905 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ii-4) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2020 through fiscal year 2024'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2026 through 2030''.”
That sentence, in plain words
Cross out an older set of years. Write in the years 2026 through 2030.
What this is about
Respite care gives a caregiver a break. Someone else takes over for a time. This funds it for five more years.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
The two things the section does: change unpaid adult to unpaid individual in the definition, and reset the funding years.
Nothing else in the section.
The section amends the Public Health Service Act, which is not indexed here, so what the lifespan respite care program provides is not recorded on this site.
