I 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alzheimer’s Caregiver 
Support Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES 
FOR FAMILIES AND UNPAID CAREGIVERS OF 
PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE 
OR A RELATED DEMENTIA. 
Subpart I of part D of title III of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 330O. GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERV-
ICES FOR FAMILIES AND UNPAID CARE-
GIVERS 
OF 
PEOPLE 
LIVING 
WITH 
ALZ-
HEIMER’S DISEASE OR A RELATED DEMEN-
TIA. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AREA AGENCY ON AGING.—The term ‘area 
agency on aging’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965. 
‘‘(2) MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.— 
The term ‘medically underserved community’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 799B. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.—The Secretary may award grants to 
public or nonprofit private health care and social service 
providers described in subsection (c) for the purpose of 
expanding training and support services for families and 
unpaid caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s disease 
or a related dementia if such health care and social service 
providers— 
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‘‘(1) meet the conditions for receiving grants 
under subsection (d); and 
‘‘(2) submit an application to the Secretary in 
such form, in such manner, and containing such 
agreements, assurances, and information as the Sec-
retary may reasonably require. 
‘‘(c) RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS.—The public or non-
profit private health care and social service providers eligi-
ble for grants under this section include— 
‘‘(1) health care organizations; 
‘‘(2) community health centers; 
‘‘(3) senior centers; 
‘‘(4) area agencies on aging; 
‘‘(5) community-based organizations; 
‘‘(6) organizations providing support services 
for families and unpaid caregivers of patients with 
younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease or a related de-
mentia; and 
‘‘(7) State, local, and tribal public health agen-
cies and social service agencies. 
‘‘(d) CONDITIONS FOR RECEIVING GRANTS.—To be 
eligible to receive a grant awarded under subsection (b), 
a public or nonprofit health care or social service provider 
described in subsection (c) shall agree— 
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‘‘(1) in any program to be funded by a grant 
awarded under subsection (b), that services will be 
provided in the languages most appropriate for, and 
with consideration for the cultural backgrounds of, 
the individuals for whom the services are provided; 
and 
‘‘(2) to provide outreach activities to inform the 
public of the services of the program, and to provide 
information on Alzheimer’s disease and related de-
mentias to the public. 
‘‘(e) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate 
with the Director of the Office on Women’s Health and 
the Director of the Office of Minority Health in order to 
ensure that women, minorities, and patients who live in 
medically underserved communities are able to benefit 
from the training and support services funded through 
grants awarded under subsection (b). 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
For the purpose of carrying out this section, there 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2025. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION
FOR
MEDICALLY
UNDER-
SERVED
COMMUNITIES.—Of the amounts appro-
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