[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3703 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.3703
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty
An Act
To amend the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act to improve the
prevention of elder abuse and exploitation of individuals with
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
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 ``Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to
Prevent Elder Abuse Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDRESSING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IN BEST PRACTICES.
(a) In General.--Section 101(b) of the Elder Abuse Prevention and
Prosecution Act (34 U.S.C. 21711(b)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of
paragraph (2) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and
adjusting the margin accordingly;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and adjusting the
margin accordingly;
(3) by striking ``Not later than'' and inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--Not later than'';
(4) in paragraph (1)(B), as so redesignated--
(A) in clause (ii), by inserting ``, including witnesses
who have Alzheimer's disease and related dementias'' after
``other legal issues''; and
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ``elder abuse cases,'' and
inserting ``elder abuse cases (including victims and witnesses
who have Alzheimer's disease and related dementias),''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Training materials.--
``(A) In general.--In creating or compiling replication
guides and training materials under paragraph (1)(B), the Elder
Justice Coordinator shall consult with the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, State, local, and Tribal adult protective
services, aging, social, and human services agencies, Federal,
State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies, and
nationally recognized nonprofit associations with relevant
expertise, as appropriate.
``(B) Updating.--The Elder Justice Coordinator shall--
``(i) review the best practices identified and
replication guides and training materials created or
compiled under paragraph (1)(B) to determine if the
replication guides or training materials require updating;
and
``(ii) perform any necessary updating of the
replication guides or training materials.''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall--
(1) take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and
(2) apply on and after the date that is 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON OUTREACH.
(a) In General.--Section 101(c)(2) of the Elder Abuse Prevention
and Prosecution Act (34 U.S.C. 21711(c)(2)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as clauses
(i) through (iv), respectively, and adjusting the margin
accordingly;
(2) by striking ``a report detailing'' and inserting the
following: ``a report--
``(A) detailing''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) with respect to the report by the Attorney General,
including a link to the publicly available best practices
identified under subsection (b)(1)(B) and the replication
guides and training materials created or compiled under such
subsection.''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to the report under section 101(c)(2) of the Elder
Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act (34 U.S.C. 21711(c)(2)) submitted
during the second year beginning after the date of enactment of this
Act, and each year thereafter.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.