; and (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following: (1) Caregiver assessment The term caregiver assessment means a defined process of gathering information to identify the specific needs, barriers to support services, 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 373(b). 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. . (b) General authority Section 373 ( 42 U.S.C. 3030s–1 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting which may be informed through the use of caregiver assessments, after provided, ; (2) in subsection (e)(3), in the first sentence, by inserting , including caregiver assessments used in the State, after mechanisms ; (3) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) as subsections (f) through (h), respectively; (4) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Best practices Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments and every 5 years thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall— (1) identify best practices relating to the programs carried out under this section and section 631, 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 202(a)(34), best practices described in paragraph (1), to carry out the programs under this section and section 631.