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House Bills - 110th Congress
Session I | Session II
H.R. 1560The Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act of 2007
On March 19, 2007, Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY) introduced H.R. 1560, the Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act of 2007. The Senate companion bill, S. 898, was introduced on March 15. These bills would increase the authorization level for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research, and require the Director of the NIA to make supporting AD research a priority for the Institute. In addition, the bills would require an expansion of clinical research on AD with a focus on (1) early diagnosis and detection, (2) the relationship of vascular disease and AD, and (3) expediting the translation of research findings into effective treatments and prevention strategies. The bills would require the Secretary, HHS, within 3 years of enactment of the legislation and every 3 years thereafter, to convene a summit on AD for the purpose of providing a detailed overview of current research activities at the NIH, as well as to discuss and solicit input to potential areas of collaboration between the NIH and other Federal agencies related to research, prevention and treatment of AD. H.R. 1560 was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Legislative Update (May 2007): Alzheimer’s Disease
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