Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3747 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3747

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Project ECHO
 Grant Program, to establish grants under such program to disseminate
 knowledge and build capacity to address Alzheimer's disease and other
                   dementias, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 5, 2025

 Mr. Balderson (for himself, Ms. Barragan, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Tonko)
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Project ECHO
 Grant Program, to establish grants under such program to disseminate
 knowledge and build capacity to address Alzheimer's disease and other
                   dementias, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Accelerating Access to Dementia and
Alzheimer's Provider Training Act'' or the ``AADAPT Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROJECT ECHO GRANT PROGRAM; PROJECT ECHO
              GRANTS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIA CARE.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 330N(a)(1) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-20(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) in the case of a grant under subsection
                (b)(1), an entity that provides, or supports the
                provision of, health care services in rural areas,
                frontier areas, health professional shortage areas, or
                medically underserved areas, or to medically
                underserved populations or Native Americans, including
                Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and urban Indian
                organizations, and which may include entities leading,
                or capable of leading, a technology-enabled
                collaborative learning and capacity building model or
                engaging in technology-enabled collaborative training
                of participants in such model; and
                    ``(B) in the case of a grant under subsection
                (b)(2), a public or nonprofit private entity that is
                leading, or is capable of leading, a model described in
                subsection (b)(2)(A) for Alzheimer's disease and
                related dementias.''.
    (b) Grants.--Section 330N(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 254c-20(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Established.--The Secretary'' and
        inserting ``Established.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Project echo grants for alzheimer's disease and
        related dementia care.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
                date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary
                shall award 1 or more grants to eligible entities to
                evaluate, develop, and, as appropriate, expand the use
                of technology-enabled collaborative learning and
                capacity building models for eligible health care
                professionals to improve retention of health care
                providers and to increase access to early and accurate
                diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
                and quality dementia care.
                    ``(B) Eligible health care professional defined.--
                In this paragraph, the term `eligible health care
                professional' means a health care professional who--
                            ``(i) provides primary care services,
                        including such services provided--
                                    ``(I) in rural areas, frontier
                                areas, health professional shortage
                                areas, or medically underserved areas;
                                or
                                    ``(II) to medically underserved
                                populations or Native Americans; and
                            ``(ii) is licensed, registered, or
                        certified in accordance with applicable law
                        regarding the provision of such services.''.
    (c) Supplement Not Supplant.--Section 330N(f) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-20(f)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Application.--An eligible entity that seeks to receive a
grant under subsection (b) shall submit to the Secretary an
application, at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require. Such application shall
include--
            ``(1) plans to assess the effect of technology-enabled
        collaborative learning and capacity building models on patient
        outcomes and health care providers; and
            ``(2) in the case of an application submitted for a grant
        under subsection (b)(2), assurances that funds received under
        such grant shall supplement and not supplant funds received
        from any other source.''.
    (d) Reports.--
            (1) By eligible entities.--Section 330N(e) of the Public
        Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-20(e)) is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``this section'' and
                        inserting ``subsection (b)(1), and shall
                        require entities awarded a grant under
                        subsection (b)(2),''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``subsection (b).'' and
                        inserting ``subsection (b)(1).''; and
                    (B) by inserting after the first sentence the
                following: ``Each entity awarded a grant under
                subsection (b)(2) shall submit to the Advisory Council
                on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services a report
                containing such collected information.''.
            (2) By secretary.--Section 330N(j) of the Public Health
        Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-20(j)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by redesignating
                subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through
                (iii), respectively, and adjusting the margins
                accordingly;
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as
                subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and
                adjusting the margins accordingly;
                    (C) by striking ``Not later than 4 years after''
                and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 4 years after''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Update to report.--Not later than 4 years after the
        date of enactment of subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall
        prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Education,
        Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy
        and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and post on the
        internet website of the Department of Health and Human
        Services, an updated version of the report described in
        paragraph (1).''.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 330N(k) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-20(k)) is amended to read as
follows:
    ``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section--
            ``(1) other than with respect to grants under subsection
        (b)(2), $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2032;
        and
            ``(2) with respect to grants under subsection (b)(2),
        $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2032.''.
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