42 U.S.C. § 300ii–2

National lifespan respite resource center

(a) Establishment

The Secretary may award a grant or cooperative agreement to a public or private nonprofit entity to establish a National Resource Center on Lifespan Respite Care (referred to in this section as the “center”).

(b) Purposes of the center

The center shall—

(1)

maintain a national database on lifespan respite care;

(2)

provide training and technical assistance to State, community, and nonprofit respite care programs; and

(3)

provide information, referral, and educational programs to the public on lifespan respite care.

( July 1, 1944, ch. 373 , title XXIX, § 2903, as added Pub. L. 109–442, § 2 , Dec. 21, 2006 , 120 Stat. 3295 .)