Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3091
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2015-07-16
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Aging

Department of Justice

Emergency communications systems

Executive agency funding and structure

Law enforcement administration and funding

Neurological disorders
Latest action: action_date: 2015-12-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act of 2015</strong></p> <p> Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to revise provisions concerning the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program to direct the Attorney General: (1) through the Bureau of Justice Assistance and in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services, to award competitive grants to nonprofit organizations to assist in paying for the costs of planning, designing, establishing, and operating locally based, proactive programs to protect and locate missing patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; and (2) in awarding grants, to give preference to national nonprofit organizations that have experience working with patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families. </p> <p>Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY2016-FY2020.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3091 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2015 Ms. Maxine Waters of California (for herself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Mr. Fattah , Mr. Garamendi , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Ms. Brown of Florida , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Delaney , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Doggett , Ms. Edwards , Ms. Frankel of Florida , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Hahn , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Higgins , Mr. Israel , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Keating , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mrs. Lawrence , Ms. Lee , Mr. Lewis , Mr. Lynch , Ms. Matsui , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Nadler , Ms. Norton , Mr. Payne , Mr. Polis , Mr. Rangel , Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California , Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Mr. Sires , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Van Hollen , and Mrs. Watson Coleman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 . 2. Reauthorization of the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program Section 240001 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 42 U.S.C. 14181 ) is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) Grant Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out this section, the Attorney General, through the Bureau of Justice Assistance and in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall award competitive grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in paying for the costs of planning, designing, establishing, and operating locally based, proactive programs to protect and locate missing patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. ; (2) in subsection (b), by inserting competitive after to receive a ; (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) Preference In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall give preference to national nonprofit organizations that have experience working with patients, and families of patients, with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. ; and (4) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2016 through 2020. .