I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1192 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide more help to 
Alzheimer’s disease caregivers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2009 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and Mr. SALAZAR) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
more help to Alzheimer’s disease caregivers. 
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 Family 
Assistance Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR TAXPAYERS WITH LONG-TERM CARE 
NEEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is 
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amended by inserting after section 25D the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 25E. CREDIT FOR TAXPAYERS WITH LONG-TERM 
CARE NEEDS. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be allowed as a 
credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for 
the taxable year an amount equal to the applicable 
credit amount multiplied by the number of applica-
ble individuals with respect to whom the taxpayer is 
an eligible caregiver for the taxable year. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE CREDIT AMOUNT.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1), the applicable credit amount 
shall be determined in accordance with the following 
table: 
‘‘For taxable years beginning 
The applicable 
in calendar year— 
credit amount is— 
2009 .............................................................................................
$2,000
2010 .............................................................................................
$2,500
2011 .............................................................................................
$3,000
2012 or thereafter .......................................................................
$3,500. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION BASED ON ADJUSTED GROSS IN-
COME.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the credit 
allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced (but 
not below zero) by $100 for each $1,000 (or fraction 
thereof) by which the taxpayer’s modified adjusted 
gross income exceeds the threshold amount. For 
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purposes of the preceding sentence, the term ‘modi-
fied adjusted gross income’ means adjusted gross in-
come increased by any amount excluded from gross 
income under section 911, 931, or 933. 
‘‘(2) THRESHOLD AMOUNT.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1), the term ‘threshold amount’ means— 
‘‘(A) $150,000 in the case of a joint re-
turn, and 
‘‘(B) $75,000 in any other case. 
‘‘(3) INDEXING.—In the case of any taxable 
year beginning in a calendar year after 2009, each 
dollar amount contained in paragraph (2) shall be 
increased by an amount equal to the product of— 
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, and 
‘‘(B) the medical care cost adjustment de-
termined under section 213(d)(10)(B)(ii) for 
the calendar year in which the taxable year be-
gins, determined by substituting ‘2008’ for 
‘1996’ in subclause (II) thereof. 
If any increase determined under the preceding sen-
tence is not a multiple of $50, such increase shall 
be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $50. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) APPLICABLE INDIVIDUAL.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘applicable 
individual’ means, with respect to any taxable 
year, any individual who has been certified, be-
fore the due date for filing the return of tax for 
the taxable year (without extensions), by a phy-
sician (as defined in section 1861(r)(1) of the 
Social Security Act) as being an individual with 
long-term care needs described in subparagraph 
(B) for a period— 
‘‘(i) which is at least 120 consecutive 
days, and 
‘‘(ii) a portion of which occurs within 
the taxable year. 
Such term shall not include any individual oth-
erwise meeting the requirements of the pre-
ceding sentence unless within the 391⁄2 month 
period ending on such due date (or such other 
period as the Secretary prescribes) a physician 
(as so defined) has certified that such indi-
vidual meets such requirements. 
‘‘(B) INDIVIDUALS WITH LONG-TERM CARE 
NEEDS.—An individual is described in this sub-
paragraph if the individual meets any of the fol-
lowing requirements: 
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