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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 22, 2009
Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2009 - Authorizes appropriations for conducting and supporting research on Alzheimer's disease in FY2010-FY2014.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute on Aging to: (1) give priority to conducting and supporting Alzheimer's disease research; (2) increase the emphasis on the need to conduct Alzheimer's disease prevention trials within the National Institutes of Health (NIH); (3) ensure that Alzheimer's disease is maintained as a high priority for NIH's neuroscience initiative; and (4) conduct and support cooperative clinical research regarding Alzheimer's disease.
Requires the Director to conduct research related to: (1) the early detection, diagnosis, and prevention of Alzheimer's disease and its potential precursors; (2) early onset Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; (3) the relationship of vascular disease and Alzheimer's disease; and (4) interventions designed to help caregivers and improve patient outcomes.
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Authorizes the Director to establish a National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center to facilitate collaborative research among the Alzheimer's Disease Centers and Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers.
Expands the research of Alzheimer's Disease Centers to include outcome measures and disease management.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convene a National Summit on Alzheimer's Disease.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to conduct activities related to risk factors and early recognition of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administration on Aging, to award a cooperative grant for the establishment and operation of an Alzheimer's Call Center.
Extends and expands demonstration projects relating to Alzheimer's disease.
People & committees
Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D–MD
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7885-7887)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7884-7885)
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