,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ija  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bg1 #bjai   
,ms4 ,collins 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,casey1
 ,mrs4 ,capito1 and ,mr4 ,jones7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,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     
,disease ,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 #cjb7c7 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjbb7c771 by striking an     
individual with ,alzheimer's disease and
 inserting an individual of any age with
 ,alzheimer's disease2 and  7#b7 in     
section #gaa7f7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#cjeh;f7#f771 by inserting of any age   
after individual4  #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 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