Promoting Alzheimer’s Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act

II Calendar No. 571 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6813 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER 19, 2020 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 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 de- mentias. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting Alzheimer’s 4 Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. ADDRESSING ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IN BEST PRAC- 6 TICES. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(b) of the Elder Abuse 8 Prevention and Prosecution Act (34 U.S.C. 21711(b)) is 9 amended— 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:07 Oct 20, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6813.PCS H6813 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 HR 6813 PCS (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), 1 and (C) of paragraph (2) as clauses (i), (ii), and 2 (iii), respectively, and adjusting the margin accord- 3 ingly; 4 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 5 (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, 6 and adjusting the margin accordingly; 7 (3) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting 8 the following: 9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; 10 (4) in paragraph (1)(B), as so redesignated— 11 (A) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, including 12 witnesses who have Alzheimer’s disease and re- 13 lated dementias’’ after ‘‘other legal issues’’; and 14 (B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘elder abuse 15 cases,’’ and inserting ‘‘elder abuse cases (in- 16 cluding victims and witnesses who have Alz- 17 heimer’s disease and related dementias),’’; and 18 (5) by adding at the end the following: 19 ‘‘(2) TRAINING MATERIALS.— 20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In creating or com- 21 piling replication guides and training materials 22 under paragraph (1)(B), the Elder Justice Co- 23 ordinator shall consult with the Secretary of 24 Health and Human Services, State, local, and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:07 Oct 20, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6813.PCS H6813 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 HR 6813 PCS Tribal adult protective services, aging, social, 1 and human services agencies, Federal, State, 2 local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies, and 3 nationally recognized nonprofit associations 4 with relevant expertise, as appropriate. 5 ‘‘(B) UPDATING.—The Elder Justice Coor- 6 dinator shall— 7 ‘‘(i) review the best practices identi- 8 fied and replication guides and training 9 materials created or compiled under para- 10 graph (1)(B) to determine if the replica- 11 tion guides or training materials require 12 updating; and 13 ‘‘(ii) perform any necessary updating 14 of the replication guides or training mate- 15 rials.’’. 16 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub- 17 section (a) shall— 18 (1) take effect on the date of enactment of this 19 Act; and 20 (2) apply on and after the date that is 1 year 21 after the date of enactment of this Act. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:07 Oct 20, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6813.PCS H6813 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 HR 6813 PCS SEC. 3. REPORT ON OUTREACH. 1 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(c)(2) of the Elder 2 Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act (34 U.S.C. 3 21711(c)(2)) is amended— 4 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 5 (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively, and ad- 6 justing the margin accordingly; 7 (2) by striking ‘‘a report detailing’’ and insert- 8 ing the following: ‘‘a report— 9 ‘‘(A) detailing’’; and 10 (3) by adding at the end the following: 11 ‘‘(B) with respect to the report by the At- 12 torney General, including a link to the publicly 13 available best practices identified under sub- 14 section (b)(1)(B) and the replication guides and 15 training materials created or compiled under 16 such subsection.’’. 17 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub- 18 section (a) shall apply with respect to the report under 19 section 101(c)(2) of the Elder Abuse Prevention and Pros- 20 ecution Act (34 U.S.C. 21711(c)(2)) submitted during the 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:07 Oct 20, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6813.PCS H6813 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 HR 6813 PCS second year beginning after the date of enactment of this 1 Act, and each year thereafter. 2 Passed the House of Representatives October 1, 2020. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:07 Oct 20, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6813.PCS H6813 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS Calendar No. 571 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6813 AN ACT To amend the Elder Abuse Prevention and Pros- ecution Act to improve the prevention of elder abuse and exploitation of individuals with Alz- heimer’s disease and related dementias. OCTOBER 19, 2020 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:07 Oct 20, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H6813.PCS H6813 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS