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Union Calendar No. 435 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6813 
[Report No. 116–535] 
To amend the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act to improve the 
prevention of elder abuse and exploitation of individuals with Alzheimer’s 
disease and related dementias. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2020 
Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, and Mr. SMITH of New Jer-
sey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 
Additional sponsors: Mr. TONKO, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. STEFANIK, 
Mrs. LESKO, Ms. PORTER, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. COLE, Ms. BONAMICI, 
Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. 
KEATING, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. ZELDIN, Ms. MENG, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. 
MALINOWSKI, Mr. ROUDA, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. 
KHANNA, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. TIMMONS, 
Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. SOTO, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. 
CUELLAR, Ms. WATERS, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. CLINE, Mrs. 
ROBY, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. RUTHERFORD, 
Mrs. HARTZLER, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, Mr. NADLER, 
Ms. PINGREE, Mr. BACON, Mr. CROW, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. 
CISNEROS, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Ms. FRANKEL, Mr. 
KATKO, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. DEAN, Mr. 
GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. WILSON of 
South Carolina, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 
CHABOT, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. YOHO, Mr. 
LAWSON of Florida, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. 
GARCIA of Texas, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, and Mr. PENCE 
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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To amend the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act 
to improve the prevention of elder abuse and exploitation 
of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related de-
mentias. 
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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 ‘‘Promoting Alzheimer’s 
Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDRESSING ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IN BEST PRAC-
TICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(b) of the Elder Abuse 
Prevention and Prosecution Act (34 U.S.C. 21711(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), 
and (C) of paragraph (2) as clauses (i), (ii), and 
(iii), respectively, and adjusting the margin accord-
ingly; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, 
and adjusting the margin accordingly; 
(3) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; 
(4) in paragraph (1)(B), as so redesignated— 
(A) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, including 
witnesses who have Alzheimer’s disease and re-
lated dementias’’ after ‘‘other legal issues’’; and 
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(B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘elder abuse 
cases,’’ and inserting ‘‘elder abuse cases (in-
cluding victims and witnesses who have Alz-
heimer’s disease and related dementias),’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) TRAINING MATERIALS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In creating or com-
piling replication guides and training materials 
under paragraph (1)(B), the Elder Justice Co-
ordinator shall consult with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, State, local, and 
Tribal adult protective services, aging, social, 
and human services agencies, Federal, State, 
local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies, and 
nationally recognized nonprofit associations 
with relevant expertise, as appropriate. 
‘‘(B) UPDATING.—The Elder Justice Coor-
dinator shall— 
‘‘(i) review the best practices identi-
fied and replication guides and training 
materials created or compiled under para-
graph (1)(B) to determine if the replica-
tion guides or training materials require 
updating; and 
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