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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 56 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for training 

and support services for families and caregivers of people living with 

Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 27, 2021 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. COLLINS) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants 

for training and support services for families and caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s disease or a 

related dementia. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alzheimer’s Caregiver 

5 Support Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES 

2 FOR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS OF PEOPLE 

3 LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE OR A RE4 LATED DEMENTIA. 

5 Subpart I of part D of title III of the Public Health 

6 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by adding 

7 at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 330O. GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERV9 ICES FOR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS OF 

10 PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE 

11 OR A RELATED DEMENTIA. 

12 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 ‘‘(1) AREA AGENCY ON AGING.—The term ‘area 

14 agency on aging’ has the meaning given the term in 

15 section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965. 

16 ‘‘(2) MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.— 

17 The term ‘medically underserved community’ has the 

18 meaning given the term in section 799B. 

19 ‘‘(b) GRANTS.—The Secretary may award grants to 

20 public or nonprofit private health care providers described 

21 in subsection (c) for the purpose of expanding training 

22 and support services for families and caregivers of people 

23 living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia if 

24 such health care providers— 

25 ‘‘(1) meet the conditions for receiving grants 

26 under subsection (d); and 


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1 ‘‘(2) submit an application to the Secretary in 

2 such form, in such manner, and containing such 

3 agreements, assurances, and information as the Sec4 retary may reasonably require. 

5 ‘‘(c) RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS.—The public or non6 profit private health care providers described in this sub7 section shall include— 

8 ‘‘(1) health care organizations; 

9 ‘‘(2) community health centers; 

10 ‘‘(3) nursing homes; 

11 ‘‘(4) senior centers; 

12 ‘‘(5) area agencies on aging; 

13 ‘‘(6) community-based organizations; 

14 ‘‘(7) organizations providing support services 

15 for families and caregivers of patients with younger16 onset Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia; and 

17 ‘‘(8) State, local, and tribal public health agen18 cies and social service agencies. 

19 ‘‘(d) CONDITIONS FOR RECEIVING GRANTS.—To be 

20 eligible to receive a grant awarded under subsection (b), 

21 a public or nonprofit health care provider described in sub22 section (c) shall agree— 

23 ‘‘(1) to employ a comprehensive approach to 

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1 tients with training and support services for the 

2 families and caregivers of such patients; 

3 ‘‘(2) in any program to be funded by a grant 

4 awarded under subsection (b), that services will be 

5 provided in the languages most appropriate for, and 

6 with consideration for the cultural backgrounds of, 

7 the individuals for whom the services are provided; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(3) to provide outreach activities to inform the 

10 public of the services of the program, and to provide 

11 information on Alzheimer’s disease and related de12 mentias to the public. 

13 ‘‘(e) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate 

14 with the Director of the Office on Women’s Health and 

15 the Director of the Office of Minority Health in order to 

16 ensure that women, minorities, and patients who live in 

17 medically underserved communities are able to benefit 

18 from the training and support services funded through 

19 grants awarded under subsection (b). 

20 ‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 

21 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

22 For the purpose of carrying out this section, there 

23 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 

24 be necessary for each of fiscal years 2021 through 

25 2025. 


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1 ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION FOR MEDICALLY UNDER2 SERVED COMMUNITIES.—Of the amounts appro3 priated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the 

4 Secretary shall make available not less than 10 per5 cent for grants awarded under subsection (b) to pub6 lic or nonprofit private health care providers that 

7 primarily serve medically underserved communities 

8 and meet the requirements under this section.’’. 

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