,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#bj1 #bjac,ms4 ,collins 7for herself1   
,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 and ,mr4 
,blumenthal7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,,resolution     
,declaring that achieving the primary   
goal of the ,national ,plan to ,address 
,alzheimer's ,disease of the ,department
 of ,health and ,human ,services to     
prevent and effectively treat           
,alzheimer's disease by #bjbe is an     
urgent national priority4  ,whereas the 
number of individuals in the ,united    
,states with ,alzheimer's disease and   
related dementias 7referred to in this  
preamble as ,alzheimer's7 is as high as 
#e1bjj1jjj1 which is more than double   
the number in #aihj2 ,whereas based on  
the trajectory of ,alzheimer's1 as many 
as #af1jjj1jjj individuals in the       
,united ,states may have ,alzheimer's by

 #bjej2 ,whereas ,alzheimer's is a      
global health crisis that afflicts an   
estimated #cf1jjj1jjj individuals       
worldwide as of ,october #bjac and may  
afflict over #aae1jjj1jjj individuals by
 #bjej2 ,whereas ,alzheimer's is the    
#fth leading cause of death in the      
,united ,states2 ,whereas ,alzheimer's  
is the only disease among the top #aj   
causes of death in the ,united ,states  
without an effective means of           
prevention1 treatment1 or cure2 ,whereas
 ,alzheimer's places an enormous        
financial strain on families1 the health
 care system1 and ,state and ,federal   
budgets2 ,whereas in #bjac1 the direct  
costs of caring for individuals with    
,alzheimer's will total an estimated    
#bjc1jjj1jjj1jjj1 including             
#adb1jjj1jjj1jjj in costs to the        
,medicare program under title ,,xviii of
 the ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq47 and the        
,medicaid program under title ,,xix of  
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         

,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq472 ,whereas the  
annual costs of caring for individuals  
with ,alzheimer's are projected to      
increase from #bjc1jjj1jjj1jjj in #bjac 
to #a1bjj1jjj1jjj1jjj in #bjej2 ,whereas
 a ,,rand ,corporation study published  
in #bjac and commissioned by the        
,national ,institute on ,aging found    
that ,alzheimer's is the costliest      
disease in the ,united ,states1 costing 
more than cancer and heart disease2     
,whereas in #bjab1 an estimated         
#ae1djj1jjj family members and friends  
of individuals with ,alzheimer's        
provided those individuals with         
#ag1ejj1jjj1jjj hours of unpaid care1 an
 amount valued at more than             
#baf1jjj1jjj2 ,whereas the global cost  
of ,alzheimer's exceeds #fjj1jjj1jjj1jjj
 each year1 an amount equal to          
approximately #a percent of the world's 
gross domestic product2 ,whereas        
,alzheimer's takes an emotional and     
physical toll on caregivers that results
 in a higher incidence of chronic       

conditions1 such as heart disease1      
cancer1 and depression among caregivers2
 ,whereas the ,national ,plan to        
,address ,alzheimer's ,disease of the   
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services enables family caregivers of  
individuals with ,alzheimer's to provide
 care while maintaining personal health 
and well-being2 ,whereas the ,national  
,plan to ,address ,alzheimer's ,disease 
supports informal caregivers by-- 7#a7  
identifying the support needs of        
caregivers2  7#b7 developing and        
disseminating modes for intervention2   
7#c7 providing information that         
caregivers need1 particularly in crisis 
situations2 and  7#d7 assisting         
caregivers in maintaining personal      
health and well-being2 ,whereas a strong
 and sustained research effort is the   
best tool to slow the progression and   
ultimately prevent the onset of         
,alzheimer's2 ,whereas the ,national    
,institutes of ,health spends each year 
approximately-- 7#a7 #f1jjj1jjj1jjj on  

cancer research2  7#b7 #c1jjj1jjj1jjj on
 ,,hiv_/,,aids research2 and  7#c7      
#b1jjj1jjj1jjj on cardiovascular disease
 research2 ,whereas while the cost to   
the ,medicare and ,medicaid programs of 
caring for ,alzheimer's patients is     
#adb1jjj1jjj1jjj each year1 the ,united 
,states spends slightly more than       
#ejj1jjj1jjj each year on ,alzheimer's  
research2 ,whereas the ,chairman of the 
,advisory ,council on ,alzheimer's      
,research1 ,care1 and ,services created 
by the ,national ,alzheimer's ,project  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aabbe7 has         
testified before ,congress that the     
,united ,states must devote at least    
#b1jjj1jjj1jjj each year to ,alzheimer's
 research to reach the goal of          
preventing and effectively treating     
,alzheimer's by #bjbe2 and ,whereas the 
public members of the ,advisory ,council
 on ,alzheimer's ,research1 ,care1 and  
,services unanimously agree with the    
testimony of the ,chairman regarding the
 amount of money required to reach the  

goal for #bjbe3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 is committed to
 strengthening the quality of care and  
expanding support for individuals with  
,alzheimer's disease and related        
dementias 7referred to in this          
resolution as ,alzheimer's7 and family  
caregivers of individuals with          
,alzheimer's2  7#b7 declares that       
achieving the primary goal of the       
,national ,plan to ,address ,alzheimer's
 ,disease to prevent and effectively    
treat ,alzheimer's by #bjbe is an urgent
 national priority2  7#c7 recognizes    
that bold action and dramatic increases 
in funding are necessary to meet that   
goal2 and  7#d7 strives to-- 7,a7 double
 the amount of funding the ,united      
,states spends on ,alzheimer's research 
in fiscal year #bjae2 and  7,b7 develop 
a plan for fiscal years #bjaf through   
#bjai to meet the target of the         
,advisory ,council on ,alzheimer's      
,research1 ,care1 and ,services for the 
,united ,states to spend #b1jjj1jjj1jjj 

each year on ,alzheimer's research4