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                                                 Union Calendar No. 438
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 619

                          [Report No. 118-526]

              To extend the National Alzheimer's Project.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2023

   Mr. Tonko (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Ms. Waters) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

                              May 24, 2024

    Additional sponsors: Mr. Cole, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
 Gottheimer, Ms. Ross, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Barragan, Mr. 
 Menendez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. 
 Trone, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Huffman, Mr. 
Ruppersberger, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Quigley, Mr. 
Pocan, Mr. Keating, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Phillips, 
  Mr. Magaziner, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Levin, Ms. Davids of 
Kansas, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mr. Meuser, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Van Drew, 
Ms. Salazar, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Lawler, Ms. Craig, 
 Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Posey, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. 
 Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Rutherford, Mrs. Peltola, Ms. Manning, 
Mr. Khanna, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Lee of California, 
 Ms. Norton, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. 
 Santos, Mr. Himes, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Frost, 
Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Molinaro, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Neguse, 
 Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Stauber, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Deluzio, Ms. 
Omar, Mr. Costa, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Pappas, Mrs. 
    Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Bera, Mrs. Kiggans of 
   Virginia, Ms. Adams, Mr. Sorensen, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. 
    Thompson of California, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Balint, Ms. Kelly of 
 Illinois, Mr. Allred, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Landsman, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Mr. Barr, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. 
Jayapal, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Stevens, 
     Mr. Duncan, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. 
   Bilirakis, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Norcross, Ms. Wild, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Bishop 
  of Georgia, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mrs. 
Napolitano, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Peters, Ms. Porter, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Kilmer, 
Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Duarte, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Payne, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. 
 Lieu, Mr. Jackson of North Carolina, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
  Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Amo, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Clarke of New 
York, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Kean of New Jersey, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. 
     Carson, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, and Mr. Williams of New York

                              May 24, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                               30, 2023]

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                                 A BILL


 
              To extend the National Alzheimer's Project.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``NAPA Reauthorization Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S PROJECT.

    (a) Purpose of Project.--Section 2(c) of the National Alzheimer's 
Project Act (42 U.S.C. 11225(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and coordination of'' 
        and inserting ``on, and coordination of,'';
            (2) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so 
                redesignated, the following:
                    ``(A) promotion of healthy aging and reduction and 
                mitigation of risk factors for Alzheimer's;'';
            (3) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and other underserved 
                populations, including individuals with developmental 
                disabilities such as Down syndrome,'' after 
                ``populations''; and
                    (B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
                semicolon;
            (4) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
            (5) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) provide information on, and promote the adoption of, 
        healthy behaviors that may reduce the risk of cognitive decline 
        and promote and protect cognitive health; and''.
    (b) National Plan.--Section 2(d)(2) of the National Alzheimer's 
Project Act (42 U.S.C. 11225(d)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``, across public and private sectors,'' 
        after ``Nation's progress''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, including consideration of public-
        private collaborations, as appropriate'' before the period at 
        the end.
    (c) Advisory Council.--Section 2(e) of the National Alzheimer's 
Project Act (42 U.S.C. 11225(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the 
                following:
                            ``(xi) A designee of the Department of 
                        Justice.
                            ``(xii) A designee of the Social Security 
                        Administration.
                            ``(xiii) A designee of the Federal 
                        Emergency Management Agency.
                            ``(xiv) 2 or more other designees of the 
                        Department of Health and Human Services, at 
                        least one of whom has expertise in risk factors 
                        associated with the development or the 
                        progression of Alzheimer's disease, as 
                        determined by the Secretary of Health and Human 
                        Services.''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``12'' and inserting ``14'';
                            (ii) in clause (v)--
                                    (I) by striking ``2 researchers'' 
                                and inserting ``3 researchers''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``; and'' and 
                                inserting ``, including at least one 
                                researcher with demonstrated experience 
                                in recruitment and retention of 
                                underrepresented groups into research 
                                or clinical trials related to 
                                dementia;'';
                            (iii) in clause (vi), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(vii) 1 individual with a diagnosis of 
                        Alzheimer's disease.'';
            (2) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``an initial evaluation'' 
                        and inserting ``annual evaluations''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``research, clinical'' and 
                        inserting ``research, risk reduction, public 
                        health, clinical'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``initial'' 
                and inserting ``annual'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``initial'' and inserting ``annual''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ``and 
                        reduce disparities'' before the semicolon at 
                        the end; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``annually 
                thereafter, an evaluation'' and inserting ``annual 
                evaluations''; and
            (3) in paragraph (6), by striking ``2025'' and inserting 
        ``2035''.
    (d) Annual Report.--Section 2(g) of the National Alzheimer's 
Project Act (42 U.S.C. 11225(g)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``that includes an evaluation'' and 
                inserting the following: ``that includes--
                    ``(A) an evaluation'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by 
                adding ``and'' at the end; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) a summary of the Secretary's process for 
                identifying and updating what conditions constitute 
                Alzheimer's disease;''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by inserting ``and reduce 
        disparities'' before the semicolon at the end.
    (e) Sunset.--Section 2(h) of the National Alzheimer's Project Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11225(h)) is amended by striking ``2025'' and inserting 
``2035''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 438

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 619

                          [Report No. 118-526]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

              To extend the National Alzheimer's Project.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 24, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed