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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
PROMOTING ALZHEIMER'S AWARENESS TO PREVENT ELDER ABUSE ACT
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the
Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of
S. 3703 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The clerk will report the bill by title.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 3703) 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.
There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the
Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill
be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider
be considered made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The bill (S. 3703) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading,
was read the third time, and passed as follows
S. 3703
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--
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(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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