Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act
PL 116-252 (S.3703), enacted 12/22/2020

[116th Congress Public Law 252]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 116-252
116th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 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. <<NOTE: Dec. 22, 2020 -  [S. 
                                3703]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Promoting 
Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act.>> 
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 34 USC 10101 note.>>  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) <<NOTE: Consultation.>>  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) <<NOTE: Review. Determination.>>  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

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                          ``(ii) perform any necessary updating of the 
                      replication guides or training materials.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: Effective dates. 34 USC 21711 note.>>  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) <<NOTE: Public information.>>  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) <<NOTE: Time period. 34 USC 21711 note.>>  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.

    Approved December 22, 2020.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 3703 (H.R. 6813):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 116-
535 (Comm. on the Judiciary) accompanying H.R. 6813.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 166 (2020):
            Aug. 6, considered and passed Senate.
            Dec. 8, considered and passed House.

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