H.R. 2800 (112th): Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act of 2012

Introduced:
Aug 05, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA35]
Status:
Died (Passed House)

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on September 11, 2012 but was never passed by the Senate.

Progress
Introduced Aug 05, 2011
Referred to Committee Aug 05, 2011
Reported by Committee Aug 01, 2012
Passed House Sep 11, 2012
Cosponsors
18 cosponsors (17D, 1R) (show)
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Full Title

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

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Last updated Sep 12, 2012.
3 pages

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9/11/2012--Passed House amended.
Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2012 - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to revise requirements relating to the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program to direct the Attorney General to:
(1) award competitive grants to assist nonprofit organizations in paying for the costs of locally based, proactive programs to protect and locate missing patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; and
(2) give a preference for such grants to national nonprofit organizations that have experience working with patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families (currently, the Attorney General is directed to award a single grant to a national voluntary organization to operate the Program). Authorizes appropriations for such grants through FY2017.

House Republican Conference Summary

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This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/112/2/hr2800.

Background

According to CRS, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-322) authorized the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert program to provide grants to locally based organizations to protect and locate missing patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia. Funding was authorized at $900,000 for each of FY1996, FY1997, and FY1998. Congress has appropriated funding for the program from FY1996 through FY2011. Funding more than doubled from FY2008 to FY2009. These funds, administered by DOJ's Office of Justice Programs, have been awarded to the Alzheimer's Association, an organization that provides research on Alzheimer's disease.  In FY 2012, the program received $1 million in funding. The Obama Administration has proposed no funding for the program, and no further information about this proposal is provided in the congressional budget justifications.

Summary

H.R. 2800 would reauthorize the Department of Justice’s Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert program at $1 million a year for fiscal years 2013-2017.

Cost

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that H.R. 2800 will cost approximately $4 million over five years.  The current authorization for the program has yielded an appropriation of $1 million per year.

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