119-hr3747

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

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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

_______________________________________________________________________

 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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