1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting America's Caregivers and Families Act . 2. Addressing the needs of caregivers (a) Authorization of appropriations for family caregiver support Section 303(e) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3023(e) ) is amended by striking $154,336,482 and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting $360,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 . (b) Improving caregiver assessment (1) Increasing use of caregiver assessment tools Section 202 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3012 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) By not later than January 1, 2021, the Assistant Secretary shall— (1) in consultation with caregivers, older individuals, the aging network, and other experts and stakeholders, develop and implement a strategy to increase the use of comprehensive caregiver assessment tools that— (A) are standardized across a planning and service area; (B) assess the specific problems, needs, strengths, and resources of caregivers— (i) as identified by a recognized caregiver, as appropriate, through voluntary participation; (ii) through direct contact with the caregiver, which may include in-person, phone, or online contact; and (iii) at appropriate intervals, including to accommodate significant changes in the caregiving situation; (C) determine whether a caregiver would benefit from support services; and (D) lead to providing targeted caregiver support services to best benefit caregivers, where appropriate and available based upon identified unmet needs, including through referrals; (2) conduct a study on the best practices and potential considerations regarding mandatory use of comprehensive caregiver assessment tools standardized across a planning and service area by an area agency on aging, which shall examine— (A) the current use of caregiver assessments, as of the date of the study