,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #di  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #f1 
#bjag,ms4 ,collins 7for herself and ,ms4
 ,klobuchar7 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 and related   
dementias 7referred to in this preamble 
as ,alzheimer's7 is as high as          
#e1djj1jjj1 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 the increasing         

prevalence of ,alzheimer's and other    
dementias is a global health crisis that
 afflicts an estimated #df1ghj1jjj      
individuals worldwide as of ,august1    
#bjae and may afflict more than         
#aca1jjj1jjj individuals by #bjej2      
,whereas ,alzheimer's is a leading cause
 of death in the ,united ,states with   
data indicating that more than #ejj1jjj 
deaths each year are attributable to the
 disease2 ,whereas ,alzheimer's is the  
only disease among the top #aj causes of
 death in the ,united ,states without an
 effective means to prevent1 slow1 or   
stop2 ,whereas ,alzheimer's places an   
enormous financial strain on families1  
the health care system1 and ,state and  
,federal budgets2 ,whereas 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  
seq47 are estimated to bear more than   
two-thirds of the total costs of this   

care in #bjaf2 ,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   
#bjae1 an estimated #ae1hjj1jjj family  
members and friends of individuals with 
,alzheimer's provided those individuals 
with #ah1ajj1jjj1jjj hours of unpaid    
care1 an amount valued at more than     
#bba1cjj1jjj2 ,whereas ,alzheimer's     
disease has a disproportionate impact on
 many populations including women1      
,african-,americans1 and ,latinos2      
,whereas the global cost of ,alzheimer's
 exceeds #hah1jjj1jjj1jjj each year1 an 
amount equal to approximately #a percent
 of the world's gross domestic product2 
,whereas in ,december #bjac1 the ,g-#h  
nations met and adopted a political     
declaration supporting the goal of a    
cure or disease-modifying therapy for   
dementia by #bjbe as well as            

collectively and significantly          
increasing resources committed to       
dementia research2 ,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 makes recommendations  
relating to 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 while the cost to
 the ,medicare and ,medicaid programs of
 caring for individuals with            
,alzheimer's is estimated to be         
#afj1jjj1jjj1jjj in #bjaf1 the ,united  
,states1 through the ,national          
,institutes of ,health1 will spend about
 #iia1jjj1jjj on ,alzheimer's research  
in #bjaf2 ,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 considerable       
increases in funding are necessary to   
meet that goal2  7#d7 encourages greater
 collaboration between the ,united      
,states and other global governments1   
particularly the ,g-#g nations1 to      
advance a global ,alzheimer's and       
dementia research plan2  7#e7 supports  
innovative public-private partnership   

and the pursuit of innovative financing 
tools1 incentives and other mechanisms  
to accelerate the pursuit of            
disease-modifying therapies2 and  7#f7  
strives to-- 7,a7 double the amount of  
funding the ,united ,states spends on   
,alzheimer's research in fiscal year    
#bjag2 and  7,b7 develop a plan for     
fiscal years #bjah through #bjba 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