,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #b1 #bjad ,mr4 
,israel introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
authorize the ,secretary of ,health and 
,human ,services to award grants for    
,alzheimer's disease research4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,united ,states-,israel ,alzheimer's
 ,disease ,cooperation ,act4  #b4       
,findings ,the ,congress finds the      
following3  7#a7 ,it is in the highest  
national interests of the ,united       
,states to further research into        
,alzheimer's disease4  7#b7 ,the ,state 
of ,israel is a steadfast ally of the   
,united ,states4  7#c7 ,the special     
relationship between the ,united ,states
 and ,israel is manifested in a variety 
of cooperative scientific research and  
development programs1 such as--  7,a7   
the ,united ,states-,israel ,binational 
,science ,foundation2  7,b7 the ,united 

,states-,israel ,binational ,industrial 
,research and ,development ,foundation2 
and  7,c7 the ,united ,states-,israel   
,energy ,cooperation ,act4  7#d7 ,those 
programs have made possible many        
scientific1 technological1 and          
commercial breakthroughs in fields      
including the life sciences1 medicine1  
bioengineering1 agriculture1            
biotechnology1 communications1 and      
energy development4  7#e7 ,israeli      
scientists are at the forefront of      
research and development in the field of
 ,alzheimer's disease4  7#f7 ,enhanced  
cooperation between the ,united ,states 
and ,israel for the purpose of research 
in ,alzheimer's disease would be in the 
national interests of both countries4   
#c4 ,grants for ,alzheimer's disease    
research  7a7 ,grant program  7#a7      
,establishment ,the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services 7in this   
section referred to as the ,secretary7  
shall establish a program of awarding   
grants to support research on the       

development and commercialization of    
applicable tools1 treatments1 and cures 
for ,alzheimer's disease and other      
dementias4  7#b7 ,eligible projects ,to 
be eligible for funding under this      
section1 a project shall--  7,a7 be     
designed to further research described  
in paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7 be a joint 
venture between--  7i7  7,i7 a          
for-profit business entity1 academic    
institution1 ,national ,laboratory 7as  
defined in section #b of the ,energy    
,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#aehja771 or nonprofit entity in the    
,united ,states2 and  7,,ii7 a          
for-profit business entity1 academic    
institution1 or nonprofit entity in     
,israel2 or  7ii7  7,i7 the ,federal    
,government2 and  7,,ii7 the ,government
 of ,israel4  7#c7 ,applications ,to    
seek a grant under this section1 an     
applicant shall submit to the ,secretary
 an application in accordance with      
procedures established by the           
,secretary1 in consultation with the    

advisory board established under        
paragraph 7#d74  7#d7 ,advisory board   
7,a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary     
shall establish an advisory board--  7i7
 to monitor the method by which grants  
are awarded under this section2 and     
7ii7 to provide to the ,secretary       
periodic performance reviews of actions 
taken to carry out this section4  7,b7  
,composition ,the advisory board        
established under subparagraph 7,a7     
shall be composed of #c members1 to be  
appointed by the ,secretary1 of whom--  
7i7 #a shall be a representative of the 
,federal ,government2  7ii7 #a shall be 
selected from a list of nominees        
provided by the ,united ,states-,israel 
,binational ,science ,foundation2 and   
7iii7 #a shall be selected from a list  
of nominees provided by the ,united     
,states-,israel ,binational ,industrial 
,research and ,development ,foundation4 
7#e7 ,contributed funds ,notwithstanding
 section #ccjb of title #ca1 ,united    
,states ,code1 the ,secretary may       

accept1 retain1 and use funds           
contributed by any person1 government   
entity1 or organization for purposes of 
carrying out this section--  7,a7       
without further appropriation2 and  7,b7
 without fiscal year limitation4  7#f7  
,report ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of completion of a project for 
which a grant is provided under this    
section1 the grant recipient shall      
submit to the ,secretary a report that  
contains--  7,a7 a description of the   
method by which the recipient used the  
grant funds2 and  7,b7 an evaluation of 
the level of success of each project    
funded by the grant4  7#g7              
,classification ,grants shall be awarded
 under this section only for projects   
that are considered to be unclassified  
by both the ,united ,states and ,israel4
  7b7 ,termination ,the grant program   
and the advisory committee established  
under this section terminate on the date
 that is #g years after the date of     
enactment of this ,act4  7c7            

,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #c1jjj1jjj for   
the period of fiscal years #bjae through
 #bjba4 ,any amounts appropriated       
pursuant to this subsection shall be in 
addition to amounts accepted1 retained1 
and used pursuant to subsection 7a77#e74