II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1647 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Menendez ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title V of the Social Security Act to extend funding for family-to-family health information centers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Act . 2. Findings Congress finds that family-to-family health information centers— (1) assist families of children with disabilities or special health care needs to improve the well-being of children; (2) provide information to families regarding resources available to help children with disabilities or special health care needs; (3) work with representatives of health care organizations to facilitate collaboration between families of such children and professionals and organizations in the health care system; (4) since fiscal year 2007, the first year the Secretary of Health and Human Services began to develop and support such centers, they have spread to the extent that family-to-family information centers now operate in all 50 States; and (5) since fiscal year 2018, these centers have been, and continue to be, developed in the territories and for Indian tribes. 3. Extension for family-to-family health information centers Section 501(c) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 701(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(vii), by striking and 2019 and inserting through 2024 ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking fiscal years 2018 and 2019 and inserting fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter .