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[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.