[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 35 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. J. RES. 35

  To designate the month of November 1993, and the month of November 
         1994, each as ``National Alzheimer's Disease Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 28 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

Mr. Pressler introduced the following joint resolution; which was read 
          twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  To designate the month of November 1993, and the month of November 
         1994, each as ``National Alzheimer's Disease Month''.

Whereas over 4 million United States citizens are affected by Alzheimer's 
        disease, a surprisingly common degenerative disease which attacks the 
        brain, impairs memory and thinking, alters behavior, and renders its 
        victims incapable of self care;
Whereas it is estimated that by the middle of the 21st century, Alzheimer's 
        disease will strike 14 million United States citizens, affecting 1 in 
        every 3 families;
Whereas Alzheimer's disease is not a normal consequence of aging, but a disorder 
        of the brain for which no cause has been determined and no treatment or 
        cure has been found;
Whereas Alzheimer's disease is the quintessential long-term care problem, 
        requiring constant full-time care for its victims, who can suffer from 
        the disease for 3 to 20 years, at a total annual cost to the Nation of 
        at least $90 billion;
Whereas families of Alzheimer's patients bear the overwhelming physical, 
        emotional, and financial burden of care, and neither public programs, 
        including medicare, nor private insurance provide protection for most of 
        these families;
Whereas 80 percent of all Alzheimer's patients receive care in their own homes;
Whereas nearly half of all residents of nursing homes suffer from Alzheimer's 
        disease or some other form of dementia; and
Whereas increased national awareness of Alzheimer's disease and recognition of 
        national organizations such as the Alzheimer's Association may stimulate 
        increased commitment to long-term care services to support Alzheimer's 
        patients and their families and a greater investment in research to 
        discover methods to prevent the disease, delay its onset, and eventually 
        to find a cure for the disease: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the months of November 
1993, and November 1994, are each designated as ``National Alzheimer's 
Disease Month'', and the President is authorized and requested to issue 
a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe 
such months with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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