3.0.0 898 2023-01-11T19:45:53Z 2023-01-11T20:35:37Z Senate S S 2007-03-15 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2007-08-04T00:00:01Z Markup by 2007-07-25T19:24:22Z Referred to 2007-03-15T20:37:43Z Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007 110 1560 HR 2007-03-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2007-08-03 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 330. Calendars 2007-08-03 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report. Committee 2007-08-03 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report. 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Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2008-09-09 False 2007-09-10T04:00:00Z S. 898, Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/19137 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on August 3, 2007</p> 2007-09-10T04:00:00Z S. 898, Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19137 Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on August 3, 2007 Health Access to health care Aging Alternative medicine Alzheimer's disease Authorization Brain Cardiovascular diseases Caregivers Clinical trials Communication in medicine Community health services Conferences Congregate housing Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Health and Human Services Drug therapy Economics and Public Finance Education Families Federal aid to education Federal aid to health facilities Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Governmental investigations Health education Health surveys Higher education Housing and Community Development Imaging systems in medicine Long-term care Medical education Medical research Medical statistics Medical tests Menopause Minorities Minority health National Institutes of Health (NIH) Neurology Preventive medicine Quality of care Research centers Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Telephone Women Women's health Health 00 2007-03-15 Introduced in Senate 2007-04-28T15:00:09Z Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007 - Authorizes appropriations to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for conducting and supporting research on Alzheimer's disease in FY2008-FY2012.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend through FY2012 programs for research on the aging process regarding women, the clinical research and training awards, and demonstration projects relating to Alzheimer's disese.

Requires the Director of the National Institute on Aging to: (1) give priority to projects for conducting and supporting Alzheimer's disease research; (2) increase the emphasis on the need to conduct Alzheimer's disease prevention trials within NIH; (3) ensure that Alzheimer's disease is maintained as a high priority for the existing neuroscience initiative; (4) conduct and support cooperative clinical research regarding Alzheimer's disease; and (5) make grants for research related to the early detection, diagnosis, and prevention of Alzheimer's disease, the relationship of vascular disease and Alzheimer's disease, and Alzheimer's disease services and caregiving.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) convene a summit of researchers and other industry representatives on Alzheimer's disease; (2) make grants for public education programs on risk factors associated with cognitive health, Alzheimer's disease, and other dementias; and (3) make grants to community organizations to establish and operate Alzheimer's call centers to provide 24-hour information on Alzheimer's disease.

]]> 01 2007-08-03 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2007-11-30T15:48:11Z Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007 - Title I: Increasing the Federal Commitment to Alzheimer's Research - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for research on Alzheimer's disease, cognitive health, and related disorders for FY2008-FY2012.

(Sec. 102) Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Aging (the Institute) to continue to make research related to Alzheimer's disease, cognitive health, and related disorders a priority within the Institute's activities consistent with the peer review process.

(Sec. 103) Requires the Director to: (1) increase the emphasis on the need to conduct Alzheimer's disease, cognitive health, and related disorder prevention trials within the National Institutes of Health (NIH); and (2) ensure that Alzheimer's disease, cognitive health, and related disorders are maintained as a high priority for the existing neuroscience institute.

(Sec. 104) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director, to conduct and support cooperative clinical research regarding Alzheimer's disease, cognitive health, and related disorders. Allows such research to include: (1) investigating therapies, interventions, and agents to detect, treat, slow the progression of, or prevent Alzheimer's disease; (2) enhancing the national infrastructure for the conduct of clinical trials; (3) developing and testing novel approaches to the design and analysis of such trials; and (4) enhancing research currently being done on minorities and health disparities.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to conduct research related to the early detection, diagnosis, and prevention of Alzheimer's disease and of mild cognitive impairment or other potential precursors to Alzheimer's disease. Authorizes such research to include the evaluation of diagnostic tests and imaging techniques.

Encourages the Director to explore the feasibility of, and scientific opportunities in, research regarding the prevalence and causes of early onset dementia (dementia diagnosed before the age of 65).

Encourages the Secretary, acting through the Director, to conduct research related to the relationship of vascular disease and Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to place special emphasis on expediting the translation of research findings into effective treatments and prevention strategies for at-risk individuals.

Allows the Secretary, acting through the Director, to establish a National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center to facilitate the collaborative research among Alzheimer's Disease Centers and Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers.

Includes outcome measures and disease management within the support provided through Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers.

(Sec. 105) Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to conduct clinical, social, and behavioral research related to interventions designed to help caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders and improve patient outcomes.

(Sec. 106) Requires the Secretary to: (1) convene a summit every three years on NIH Alzheimer's disease research; and (2) make publicly available information about NIH research, education, and other activities relating to Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias.

Title II: Enhanced Public Health Activities Related to Cognitive Health, Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias - (Sec. 201) Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to conduct, support, and promote the coordination of research, investigations, demonstrations, training, and studies relating to the control, prevention, and surveillance of the risk factors associated with cognitive health, Alzheimer's disease, and related disorders and to seek early recognition and intervention in the course of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

Title III: Assistance for Caregivers - (Sec. 301) Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administration on Aging, to award a cooperative grant to a nonprofit or community-based organization to establish and operate an Alzheimer's Call Center to provide expert advice, care consultation, information, and referrals nationwide at the national and local level regarding Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

(Sec. 302) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 for demonstration project grants to states. Expands such grant program to: (1) provide care consultation to individuals with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders who are living in single family homes or in congregate settings; (2) improve the access of such individuals in frontier areas to long-term care services; and (3) encourage grantees to engage in activities related to coordinating long-term care, educating medical personnel, utilizing research, incorporating best practices, and coordinating with Aging and Disability Resource Centers.

]]> Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007 S Senate Reported to Senate 2007-08-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s898rs/xml/BILLS-110s898rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2007-03-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s898is/xml/BILLS-110s898is.xml 2007-08-03 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 330. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.