[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1903 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1903
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to support individuals with
younger onset Alzheimer's disease.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 27, 2019
Miss Rice of New York (for herself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. King of New York,
Mr. Trone, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Ms. Waters) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
Labor
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A BILL
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to support individuals with
younger onset Alzheimer's disease.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Younger Onset Alzheimer's Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Approximately 5,800,000 individuals in the United
States are living with Alzheimer's disease. This includes
approximately 200,000 individuals with younger onset
Alzheimer's disease.
(2) Alzheimer's disease costs the United States more than
$290,000,000 per year, including $195,000,000 in costs to
Medicare and Medicaid.
(3) The Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et
seq.) includes services that focus on the needs of individuals
with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. The need to
specifically support individuals with younger onset Alzheimer's
disease is growing.
SEC. 3. YOUNGER ONSET ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
The Older Americans Act of 1965 is amended--
(1) in section 102 (42 U.S.C. 3002), by adding at the end
the following:
``(55) The term `younger onset Alzheimer's disease', with
respect to an individual, means an individual with Alzheimer's
disease or a related disorder who has not attained 60 years of
age.'';
(2) in section 302(3) (42 U.S.C. 3022(3)), by inserting ``,
including an individual with younger onset Alzheimer's
disease'' before the period;
(3) in section 711(6) (42 U.S.C. 3058f(6)), by inserting
``of any age'' after ``individual''; and
(4) in section 721(b)(13) (42 U.S.C. 3058i(b)(13))--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; or'';
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and
inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) individuals with Alzheimer's disease,
including those with younger onset Alzheimer's
disease.''.
SEC. 4. REPORT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 300 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Assistant Secretary
for Aging shall submit a report, to the committees of Congress
described in subsection (b), that includes--
(1) an overview of programmatic functions and performance
with respect to the amendments made by section 3, including
information about individuals with younger onset Alzheimer's
disease; and
(2) an identification of the gaps in needs of individuals
with younger onset Alzheimer's disease.
(b) Committees.--The committees of Congress described in this
subsection are--
(1) the Special Committee on Aging, the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on
Finance, of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Education and Labor, and the Committee
on Energy and Commerce, of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 5. DEFINITION OF YOUNGER ONSET ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
In this Act, the term ``younger onset Alzheimer's disease'' has the
meaning given the term in section 102(55) of the Older Americans Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002(55)), as added by section 3.
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