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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10192 

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize grants for training 

and support services for families and unpaid caregivers of people living 

with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 

Ms. WATERS (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CARSON, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. 

VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 

JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. 

BROWN, Mrs. MCIVER, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mrs. HAYES, Mrs. 

CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, and Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 

the Workforce 

A BILL 

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize 

grants for training and support services for families and 

unpaid 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 of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES 

2 FOR FAMILIES AND UNPAID CAREGIVERS OF 

3 PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE 

4 OR A RELATED DEMENTIA. 

5 The Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001– 

6 3058ff) is amended by inserting after section 432 the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 433. GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES 

9 FOR FAMILIES AND UNPAID CAREGIVERS OF 

10 PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE 

11 OR A RELATED DEMENTIA. 

12 ‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary may award grants to 

13 public or nonprofit private home and community-based 

14 service providers described in subsection (b) for the pur15 pose of expanding training and support services for fami16 lies and unpaid caregivers of people living with Alz17 heimer’s disease or a related dementia if such home and 

18 community-based service providers— 

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

20 under subsection (c); and 

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

22 such form, in such manner, and containing such 

23 agreements, assurances, and information as the Sec24 retary may reasonably require. 


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1 ‘‘(b) RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS.—The public or non2 profit private home and community-based service pro3 viders eligible for grants under this section include— 

4 ‘‘(1) health care organizations; 

5 ‘‘(2) community health centers; 

6 ‘‘(3) senior centers; 

7 ‘‘(4) area agencies on aging; 

8 ‘‘(5) community-based organizations; 

9 ‘‘(6) organizations providing support services 

10 for families and unpaid caregivers of people living 

11 with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease or a related 

12 dementia, including people living with Down syn13 drome or another disability; 

14 ‘‘(7) State, local, and Tribal public health agen15 cies and social service agencies; and 

16 ‘‘(8) other public or nonprofit private home and 

17 community-based service providers as determined by 

18 the Secretary. 

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

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

21 a public or nonprofit private home or community-based 

22 service provider described in subsection (b) shall agree in 

23 any program to be funded by a grant awarded under sub24 section (a)— 


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1 ‘‘(1) to provide culturally and linguistically ap2 propriate services; 

3 ‘‘(2) to spend at least 50 percent of the grant 

4 funding on direct services to families and unpaid 

5 caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s disease 

6 or a related dementia, while also providing outreach 

7 activities to the extent necessary to inform the pub8 lic of the services of the program; and 

9 ‘‘(3) to limit administrative expenses and other 

10 indirect costs to no more than 10 percent of the 

11 grant funding. 

12 ‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult 

13 with the Administrator of the Administration for Commu14 nity Living, the Director of the Office on Women’s Health 

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

16 to ensure that women, minorities, people living with dis17 abilities, and people who live in underserved communities 

18 are able to benefit from the training and support services 

19 funded through grants awarded under subsection (a). 

20 ‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec21 tion, the Secretary shall give priority to nonprofit private 

22 home and community-based service providers that are geo23 graphically based in and primarily serve underserved com24 munities. 


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1 ‘‘(f) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall conduct out2 reach in low-income communities, minority communities, 

3 and underserved communities (including the disability 

4 community) in order to inform eligible public and non5 profit private home and community-based service pro6 viders, including nonprofit private home and community7 based service providers eligible for priority under sub8 section (e), of the possibility of applying for and securing 

9 grants under subsection (a). 

10 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 

11 purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized 

12 to be appropriated such sums as may be appropriate for 

13 each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2029.’’. 

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