Title: Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act
This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review and update, if necessary, certain best practices, replication guides, and other training materials for law enforcement, judicial officials, and others whose work may bring them in contact with elder abuse.
Specifically, DOJ must address victims and witnesses who have Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in these materials. Additionally, in creating or compiling these materials, DOJ must consult with the Department of Health and Human Services and, as appropriate, other entities with relevant expertise in elder abuse.


[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6813 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6813

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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 2020

   Mr. Deutch (for himself, Mr. Reschenthaler, and Mr. Smith of New 
   Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 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 dementias.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 PRACTICES.

    (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 accordingly;
            (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 related 
                dementias'' after ``other legal issues''; and
                    (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``elder abuse 
                cases,'' and inserting ``elder abuse cases (including 
                victims and witnesses who have Alzheimer's disease and 
                related dementias),''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Training materials.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In creating or compiling 
                replication guides and training materials under 
                paragraph (1)(B), the Elder Justice Coordinator 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 Coordinator 
                shall--
                            ``(i) review the best practices identified 
                        and replication guides and training materials 
                        created or compiled under paragraph (1)(B) to 
                        determine if the replication guides or training 
                        materials require updating; and
                            ``(ii) perform any necessary updating of 
                        the replication guides or training 
                        materials.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall--
            (1) take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and
            (2) apply on and after the date that is 1 year after the 
        date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON OUTREACH.

    (a) In General.--Section 101(c)(2) of the Elder Abuse Prevention 
and Prosecution Act (34 U.S.C. 21711(c)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as 
        clauses (i) through (iv), respectively, and adjusting the 
        margin accordingly;
            (2) by striking ``a report detailing'' and inserting the 
        following: ``a report--
                    ``(A) detailing''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) with respect to the report by the Attorney 
                General, including a link to the publicly available 
                best practices identified under subsection (b)(1)(B) 
                and the replication guides and training materials 
                created or compiled under such subsection.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to the report under section 101(c)(2) of the Elder 
Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act (34 U.S.C. 21711(c)(2)) submitted 
during the second year beginning after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and each year thereafter.
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