,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aijc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bg1          
#bjai,miss ,rice of ,new ,york 7for     
herself1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,king of  
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,smith of 
,new ,jersey1 and ,ms4 ,waters7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,older ,americans ,act of     
#aife to support individuals with       
younger onset ,alzheimer's disease4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,younger ,onset ,alzheimer's ,act4 
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3  7#a7 ,approximately         
#e1hjj1jjj individuals in the ,united   
,states are living with ,alzheimer's    
disease4 ,this includes approximately   
#bjj1jjj individuals with younger onset 
,alzheimer's disease4  7#b7 ,alzheimer's
 disease costs the ,united ,states more 
than #bij1jjj1jjj per year1 including   
#aie1jjj1jjj in costs to ,medicare and  

,medicaid4  7#c7 ,the ,older ,americans 
,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et   
seq47 includes services that focus on   
the needs of individuals with           
,alzheimer's disease and related        
disorders4 ,the need to specifically    
support individuals with younger onset  
,alzheimer's disease is growing4  #c4   
,younger onset ,alzheimer's disease ,the
 ,older ,americans ,act of #aife is     
amended--  7#a7 in section #ajb 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #cjjb71 by adding at the end  
the following3  7#ee7 ,the term younger 
onset ,alzheimer's disease1 with respect
 to an individual1 means an individual  
with ,alzheimer's disease or a related  
disorder who has not attained #fj years 
of age4  2  7#b7 in section #cjb7c7 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cjbb7c771 by inserting 1    
including an individual with younger    
onset ,alzheimer's disease before the   
period2  7#c7 in section #gaa7f7 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjeh;f7#f771 by inserting of 
any age after individual2 and  7#d7 in  
section #gba7;b77#ac7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    

#cjeh;i7b77#ac77-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 
7,b71 by striking 2 or2  7,b7 in        
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking the      
period and inserting 2 or2 and  7,c7 by 
adding at the end the following3  7,d7  
individuals with ,alzheimer's disease1  
including those with younger onset      
,alzheimer's disease4  4  #d4 ,report   
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #cjj    
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the     
,assistant ,secretary for ,aging shall  
submit a report1 to the committees of   
,congress described in subsection 7b71  
that includes--  7#a7 an overview of    
programmatic functions and performance  
with respect to the amendments made by  
section #c1 including information about 
individuals with younger onset          
,alzheimer's disease2 and  7#b7 an      
identification of the gaps in needs of  
individuals with younger onset          
,alzheimer's disease4  7b7 ,committees  
,the committees of ,congress described  
in this subsection are-- 7#a7 the       

,special ,committee on ,aging1 the      
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions1 and the          
,committee on ,finance1 of the ,senate2 
and  7#b7 the ,committee on ,education  
and ,labor1 and the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce1 of the ,house of 
,representatives4  #e4 ,definition of   
younger onset ,alzheimer's disease ,in  
this ,act1 the term younger onset       
,alzheimer's disease has the meaning    
given the term in section #ajb7ee7 of   
the ,older ,americans ,act of #aife 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjb7ee771 as added by      
section #c4