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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1474 

To amend the Public Health Service Act 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 

MARCH 1, 2021 

Ms. WATERS (for herself and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act 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’’. 


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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 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 UNPAID CARE10 GIVERS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALZ11 HEIMER’S DISEASE OR A RELATED DEMEN12 TIA. 

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

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

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

16 section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965. 

17 ‘‘(2) MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.— 

18 The term ‘medically underserved community’ has the 

19 meaning given the term in section 799B. 

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

21 public or nonprofit private health care and social service 

22 providers described in subsection (c) for the purpose of 

23 expanding training and support services for families and 

24 unpaid caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s disease 

25 or a related dementia if such health care and social service 

26 providers— 


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

2 under subsection (d); and 

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

4 such form, in such manner, and containing such 

5 agreements, assurances, and information as the Sec6 retary may reasonably require. 

7 ‘‘(c) RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS.—The public or non8 profit private health care and social service providers eligi9 ble for grants under this section include— 

10 ‘‘(1) health care organizations; 

11 ‘‘(2) community health centers; 

12 ‘‘(3) senior centers; 

13 ‘‘(4) area agencies on aging; 

14 ‘‘(5) community-based organizations; 

15 ‘‘(6) organizations providing support services 

16 for families and unpaid caregivers of patients with 

17 younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease or a related de18 mentia; and 

19 ‘‘(7) State, local, and tribal public health agen20 cies and social service agencies. 

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

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

23 a public or nonprofit health care or social service provider 

24 described in subsection (c) shall agree— 


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

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

3 provided in the languages most appropriate for, and 

4 with consideration for the cultural backgrounds of, 

5 the individuals for whom the services are provided; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(2) to provide outreach activities to inform the 

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

9 information on Alzheimer’s disease and related de10 mentias to the public. 

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

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

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

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

15 medically underserved communities are able to benefit 

16 from the training and support services funded through 

17 grants awarded under subsection (b). 

18 ‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 

19 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

20 For the purpose of carrying out this section, there 

21 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 

22 be necessary for each of fiscal years 2021 through 

23 2025. 

24 ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION FOR MEDICALLY UNDER25 SERVED COMMUNITIES.—Of the amounts approVerDate Sep 11 2014 04:11 Apr 15, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1474.IH H1474

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1 priated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the 

2 Secretary shall make available not less than 10 per3 cent for grants awarded under subsection (b) to pub4 lic or nonprofit private health care and social service 

5 providers that primarily serve medically underserved 

6 communities and meet the requirements under this 

7 section.’’. 

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