‘‘(B) testing model intervention programs 
to improve cognitive health; and 
‘‘(C) coordinating existing services with 
State-based health programs. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2012.’’. 
TITLE III—ASSISTANCE FOR 
CAREGIVERS 
SEC. 301. ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE CALL CENTER. 
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.), as amended by section 201, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 399S. ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE CALL CENTER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Administration on Aging, shall award a cooperative 
grant to a non-profit or community-based organization to 
support the establishment and operation of an Alzheimer’s 
Call Center that is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a 
week, to provide expert advice, care consultation, informa-
tion, and referrals nationwide at the national and local 
level regarding Alzheimer’s disease. 
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‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—The Alzheimer’s Call Center es-
tablished under subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) collaborate with the Administration on 
Aging in the development, modification, and execu-
tion of the Call Center’s work plan; 
‘‘(2) assist the Administration on Aging in de-
veloping and sustaining collaborations between the 
Alzheimer’s Call Center, the Eldercare Locator, the 
grantees under the Alzheimer’s Demonstration Pro-
gram, and the Aging Network; 
‘‘(3) provide a 24-hour a day, 7-days a week 
toll-free Call Center with trained professional staff 
who are available to provide care consultation and 
crisis intervention to individuals with Alzheimer’s 
disease and other dementias, their family and infor-
mal caregivers, and others as appropriate; 
‘‘(4) be accessible by telephone through a single 
1–800 telephone number, website, and e-mail ad-
dress; and 
‘‘(5) evaluate the impact of the Call Center’s 
activities and services. 
‘‘(c) MULTILINGUAL CAPACITY.—The Call Center es-
tablished under this section shall have a multilingual ca-
pacity and shall respond to inquiries in at least 140 lan-
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guages through its own bilingual staff and with the use 
of a language translation service. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSE
TO EMERGENCY
AND ONGOING 
NEEDS.—The Call Center established under this section 
shall collaborate with community-based organizations, in-
cluding non-profit agencies and organizations, to ensure 
local, on-the-ground capacity to respond to emergency and 
on-going needs of Alzheimer’s patients, their families, and 
informal caregivers. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2012.’’. 
SEC. 302. INNOVATIVE ALZHEIMER’S CARE STATE MATCH-
ING GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
398B(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
280c–5(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and such’’ and inserting 
‘‘such’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period the following: 
‘‘, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 
through 2012’’. 
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(b) PROGRAM EXPANSION.—Section 398(a) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280c–3(a)) 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ‘‘other 
respite care’’ the following: ‘‘and care consultation 
including assessment of needs, assistance with plan-
ning and problem solving and providing supportive 
listening’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘, and individuals in frontier 
areas (as defined as areas with 6 or fewer people per 
square mile or areas in which it takes people at least 
60 minutes or 60 miles to reach a market or service 
area);’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) to encourage grantees under this section to 
coordinate activities with other State officials admin-
istering efforts to promote long-term care options 
that enable older individuals to receive long-term 
care in home- and community-based settings, in a 
manner responsive to the needs and preferences of 
older individuals and their family caregivers; 
‘‘(6) to encourage grantees under this section 
to— 
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‘‘(A) engage in activities that support early 
detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease 
and related dementia; 
‘‘(B) provide training to medical personnel 
including hospital staff, emergency room per-
sonnel, home health care workers and physician 
office staff, rehabilitation services providers, 
and caregivers about how Alzheimer’s can affect 
behavior and impede communication in medical 
and community settings; 
‘‘(C) develop guidelines to provide the med-
ical community with up-to-date information 
about the best methods of care for individuals 
with Alzheimer’s disease; 
‘‘(D) inform community physicians about 
available resources to assist them in detecting 
and managing Alzheimer’s; and 
‘‘(E) raise awareness among community 
physicians about the availability of community- 
based organizations which can assist individuals 
with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers; 
‘‘(7) to encourage grantees under this section to 
engage in activities that use findings from evidence- 
based research on service models and techniques to 
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