,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#ai1 #bjac,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself1    
,ms4 ,collins1 ,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,mr4     
,johnson of ,south ,dakota1 ,mr4        
,menendez1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,moran1   
and ,mr4 ,markey7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions       
,,resolution  ,recognizing and          
supporting the goals and implementation 
of the ,national ,alzheimer's ,project  
,act and the ,national ,plan to ,address
 ,alzheimer's ,disease4  ,whereas more  
than #e1jjj1jjj individuals in the      
,united ,states live with ,alzheimer's  
disease1 and1 based on current          
projections1 as many as #af1jjj1jjj     
individuals in the ,united ,states will 
have ,alzheimer's disease by #bjej2     
,whereas #a in every #i individuals in  
the ,united ,states over the age of #fe 
lives with ,alzheimer's disease2        

,whereas another individual in the      
,united ,states develops ,alzheimer's   
disease every #fh seconds1 and1 by      
#bjej1 another individual in the ,united
 ,states will develop the disease every 
#cc seconds2 ,whereas1 in #bjac1 an     
estimated #dej1jjj people in the ,united
 ,states will die from ,alzheimer's     
disease1 making it the sixth-leading    
cause of death in the ,united ,states2  
,whereas1 between #bjjj and #bjaj1      
deaths attributed to ,alzheimer's       
disease increased by #fh percent2       
,whereas ,alzheimer's disease is        
devastating physically1 emotionally1 and
 financially2 ,whereas ,alzheimer's     
disease creates an enormous financial   
strain on the health care system1       
families1 and ,federal and ,state       
budgets2 ,whereas1 according to an      
independent study supported by the      
,national ,institutes of ,health1       
,alzheimer's disease is already the     
costliest disease in the ,united ,states
 and is expected to become even more    

costly in the future2 ,whereas1 in      
#bjac1 the total direct cost of caring  
for individuals in the ,united ,states  
with ,alzheimer's disease is estimated  
to be #bjc1jjj1jjj1jjj1 including       
#ajg1jjj1jjj1jjj in costs to ,medicare  
and #ce1jjj1jjj1jjj to ,medicaid2       
,whereas1 if nothing is done to change  
the trajectory of the disease1 the total
 direct cost of caring for individuals  
in the ,united ,states with ,alzheimer's
 disease is expected to rise to         
#a1bjj1jjj1jjj1jjj by #bjej2 ,whereas   
the average cost to ,medicare for       
beneficiaries with ,alzheimer's disease 
is #c times higher than for those       
without the condition2 ,whereas a       
,federal commitment to fighting         
,alzheimer's disease can lower costs and
 improve health outcomes for people     
living with the disease today and in the
 future2 ,whereas1 by making            
,alzheimer's disease a national         
priority1 we can replicate the successes
 that have been achieved in fighting    

other diseases2 ,whereas leadership from
 the ,federal ,government has helped    
lower the number of deaths from other   
major diseases and health problems such 
as ,,hiv_/,,aids1 cancer1 heart disease1
 and stroke2 ,whereas1 in #bjaj1        
,congress unanimously passed the        
,national ,alzheimer's ,project ,act2   
,whereas the ,national ,alzheimer's     
,project ,act requires the ,secretary of
 ,health and ,human ,services to create 
and annually update a ,national ,plan to
 ,address ,alzheimer's ,disease2        
,whereas the ,national ,plan to ,address
 ,alzheimer's ,disease establishes goals
 and action steps to combat the disease 
in the areas of research1 care1 support1
 and public awareness2 and ,whereas the 
,national ,plan to ,address ,alzheimer's
 ,disease has resulted in some notable  
accomplishments1 including the creation 
of a blueprint for ,alzheimer's research
 by the ,national ,institutes of        
,health3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that   
the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes that      

additional focus1 research1 and         
resources are needed to overcome        
,alzheimer's disease2  7#b7 acknowledges
 the impact that ,alzheimer's disease   
has on individuals with the disease1    
their caregivers and loved ones1 and the
 ,united ,states as a whole2 and  7#c7  
supports the goals and implementation of
 the ,national ,alzheimer's ,project    
,act and the ,national ,plan to ,address
 ,alzheimer's ,disease4