,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #caac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bi1     
#bjaf ,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and  
,ms4 ,collins7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health   
,service ,act to authorize grants for   
training and support services for       
families and caregivers of people living
 with ,alzheimer's disease or a related 
dementia4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,alzheimer's        
,caregiver ,support ,act4  #b4 ,grants  
for training and support services for   
families and caregivers of people living
 with ,alzheimer's disease or a related 
dementia ,subpart ,i of part ,d of title
 ,,iii of the ,public ,health ,service  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;b et seq47 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #ccj,m4 ,grants for training
 and support services for families and  

caregivers of people living with        
,alzheimer's disease or a related       
dementia  7a7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,area agency on aging ,the
 term area agency on aging has the      
meaning given the term in section #ajb  
of the ,older ,americans ,act of #aife  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjb74  7#b7 ,medically 
underserved community ,the term         
medically underserved community has the 
meaning given the term in section       
#gii;,b4  7b7 ,grants ,the ,secretary   
may award grants to public or nonprofit 
private health care providers described 
in subsection 7c7 for the purpose of    
expanding training and support services 
for families and caregivers of people   
living with ,alzheimer's disease or a   
related dementia if such health care    
providers--  7#a7 meet the conditions   
for receiving grants under subsection   
7d72 and  7#b7 submit an application to 
the ,secretary in such form1 in such    
manner1 and containing such agreements1 
assurances1 and information as the      

,secretary may reasonably require4  7c7 
,recipients of grants ,the public or    
nonprofit private health care providers 
described in this subsection shall      
include-- 7#a7 health care              
organizations2  7#b7 community health   
centers2  7#c7 nursing homes2  7#d7     
senior centers2  7#e7 area agencies on  
aging2  7#f7 community-based            
organizations2  7#g7 organizations      
providing support services for families 
and caregivers of patients with         
younger-onset ,alzheimer's disease or a 
related dementia2 and  7#h7 ,state1     
local1 and tribal public health agencies
 and social service agencies4  7d7      
,conditions for receiving grants ,to be 
eligible to receive a grant awarded     
under subsection 7b71 a public or       
nonprofit health care provider described
 in subsection 7c7 shall agree--  7#a7  
to employ a comprehensive approach to   
caring for patients with ,alzheimer's   
disease or a related dementia that      
integrates treatment of such patients   

with training and support services for  
the families and caregivers of such     
patients2  7#b7 in any program to be    
funded by a grant awarded under         
subsection 7b71 that services will be   
provided in the languages most          
appropriate for1 and with consideration 
for the cultural backgrounds of1 the    
individuals for whom the services are   
provided2 and  7#c7 to provide outreach 
activities to inform the public of the  
services of the program1 and to provide 
information on ,alzheimer's disease and 
related dementias to the public4  7e7   
,coordination ,the ,secretary shall     
coordinate with the ,director of the    
,office on ,women's ,health and the     
,director of the ,office of ,minority   
,health in order to ensure that women1  
minorities1 and patients who live in    
medically underserved communities are   
able to benefit from the training and   
support services funded through grants  
awarded under subsection 7b74  7f7      
,funding  7#a7 ,authorization of        

appropriations ,for the purpose of      
carrying out this section1 there are    
authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary for each of fiscal  
years #bjag through #bjbb4  7#b7        
,allocation for medically underserved   
communities ,of the amounts appropriated
 under paragraph 7#a7 for a fiscal year1
 the ,secretary shall make available not
 less than #aj percent for grants       
awarded under subsection 7b7 to public  
or nonprofit private health care        
providers that primarily serve medically
 underserved communities and meet the   
requirements under this section4  4