[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7688 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7688

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Project ECHO 
 Grant Program, to establish grants under such program to disseminate 
 knowledge and build capacity to address Alzheimer's disease and other 
                   dementias, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2024

 Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Barragan, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. 
    Tonko) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Project ECHO 
 Grant Program, to establish grants under such program to disseminate 
 knowledge and build capacity to address Alzheimer's disease and other 
                   dementias, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Accelerating Access to Dementia and 
Alzheimer's Provider Training Act'' or the ``AADAPT Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROJECT ECHO GRANT PROGRAM; PROJECT ECHO 
              GRANTS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIA CARE.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 330N(a)(1) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-20(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) in the case of a grant under subsection 
                (b)(1), an entity that provides, or supports the 
                provision of, health care services in rural areas, 
                frontier areas, health professional shortage areas, or 
                medically underserved areas, or to medically 
                underserved populations or Native Americans, including 
                Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and urban Indian 
                organizations, and which may include entities leading, 
                or capable of leading, a technology-enabled 
                collaborative learning and capacity building model or 
                engaging in technology-enabled collaborative training 
                of participants in such model; and
                    ``(B) in the case of a grant under subsection 
                (b)(2), a public or nonprofit private entity that is 
                leading, or is capable of leading, a model described in 
                subsection (b)(2)(A) for Alzheimer's disease and 
                related dementias.''.
    (b) Grants.--Section 330N(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254c-20(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Established.--The Secretary'' and 
        inserting ``Established.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Project echo grants for alzheimer's disease and 
        related dementia care.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary 
                shall award 1 or more grants to eligible entities to 
                evaluate, develop, and, as appropriate, expand the use 
                of technology-enabled collaborative learning and 
                capacity building models for eligible health care 
                professionals to improve retention of health care 
                providers and to increase access to early and accurate 
                diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias 
                and quality dementia care.
                    ``(B) Eligible health care professional defined.--
                In this paragraph, the term `eligible health care 
                professional' means a health care professional who--
                            ``(i) provides primary care services, 
                        including such services provided--
                                    ``(I) in rural areas, frontier 
                                areas, health professional shortage 
                                areas, or medically underserved areas; 
                                or
                                    ``(II) to medically underserved 
                                populations or Native Americans; and
                            ``(ii) is licensed, registered, or 
                        certified in accordance with applicable law 
                        regarding the provision of such services.''.
    (c) Supplement Not Supplant.--Section 330N(f) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-20(f)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Application.--An eligible entity that seeks to receive a 
grant under subsection (b) shall submit to the Secretary an 
application, at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require. Such application shall 
include--
            ``(1) plans to assess the effect of technology-enabled 
        collaborative learning and capacity building models on patient 
        outcomes and health care providers; and
            ``(2) in the case of an application submitted for a grant 
        under subsection (b)(2), assurances that funds received under 
        such grant shall supplement and not supplant funds received 
        from any other source.''.
    (d) Reports.--
            (1) By eligible entities.--Section 330N(e) of the Public 
        Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-20(e)) is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``this section'' and 
                        inserting ``subsection (b)(1), and shall 
                        require entities awarded a grant under 
                        subsection (b)(2),''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``subsection (b).'' and 
                        inserting ``subsection (b)(1).''; and
                    (B) by inserting after the first sentence the 
                following: ``Each entity awarded a grant under 
                subsection (b)(2) shall submit to the Advisory Council 
                on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services a report 
                containing such collected information.''.
            (2) By secretary.--Section 330N(j) of the Public Health 
        Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-20(j)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by redesignating 
                subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through 
                (iii), respectively, and adjusting the margins 
                accordingly;
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as 
                subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and 
                adjusting the margins accordingly;
                    (C) by striking ``Not later than 4 years after'' 
                and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 4 years after''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Update to report.--Not later than 4 years after the 
        date of enactment of subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall 
        prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 
        Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy 
        and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and post on the 
        internet website of the Department of Health and Human 
        Services, an updated version of the report described in 
        paragraph (1).''.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 330N(k) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-20(k)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section--
            ``(1) other than with respect to grants under subsection 
        (b)(2), $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2031; 
        and
            ``(2) with respect to grants under subsection (b)(2), 
        $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031.''.
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