March 10, 2026
Mrs. Capito (for herself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Moran, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Kim, Mr. Booker, and Ms. Cantwell) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the Project ECHO Grant Program, to allow for 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. Expanding capacity for health outcomes
Section 330N of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–20) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(1), by striking entities
and inserting entities, including a public or nonprofit private entity,
; and
(2)
in subsection (b), by inserting dementia care,
after palliative care,
.