H.R. 2976

Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act of 2013

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113th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2976

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 1, 2013

Ms. Waters (for herself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Farr, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Polis, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Keating, and Ms. Schakowsky) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act of 2013.

2.

Reauthorization of the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program

Section 240001 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14181) is amended—

(1)

by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

(a)

Grant

Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out this section, the Attorney General, through the Bureau of Justice Assistance and in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall award competitive grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in paying for the costs of planning, designing, establishing, and operating locally based, proactive programs to protect and locate missing patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

;

(2)

in subsection (b), by inserting competitive after to receive a;

(3)

by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

(c)

Preference

In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall give preference to national nonprofit organizations that have experience working with patients, and families of patients, with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

; and

(4)

by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:

(d)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018.

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