[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 207 (Tuesday, December 8, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H7000-H7001]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       PROMOTING ALZHEIMER'S AWARENESS TO PREVENT ELDER ABUSE ACT

  Ms. BASS. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the bill (S. 3703) 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, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                S. 3703

       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

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     U.S.C. 21711(c)(2)) submitted during the second year 
     beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and each 
     year thereafter.

  The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third 
time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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