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Title III — International Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Programs

H.R. 4621 · 115th Congress · Dec 12, 2017 · Lineage

III International Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Programs

Sec. 301 Global Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Action Plan

(a)
In general— The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter into negotiations with the World Health Organization to develop a plan for addressing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia globally, to be known as the Global Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Action Plan, focused on the following areas:
(1)
Research, including—
(A)
clinical research; and
(B)
development of a stable and sustained international commitment to research.
(2)
Regulatory issues.
(3)
Clinical care.
(4)
Supportive services for patients and caregivers, including supports using innovative technologies.
(5)
Prevention and health promotion.
(6)
Public awareness and education, particularly efforts aimed at reducing stigmas and increasing the inclusion of persons with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia within civil society.
(b)
International partnerships—
(1)
In general— In developing the plan under subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services—
(A)
shall seek—
(i)
to enter into partnerships with other nations that have in place national plans for addressing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia; and
(ii)
to the greatest extent possible, ensure that the plan under subsection (a) is compatible with the plans of such other nations; and
(B)
in the case of other nations that do not have such plans in place, shall encourage such nations to develop and implement such plans.
(2)
Sense of Congress— It is the sense of the Congress that the Group of Eight (G8) nations, working with the Group of Twenty (G20) nations, the Group of Seventy-Seven (G77) nations, and other organizations including the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) should investigate systems to monitor and provide care to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in developing countries to help build care delivery capacity.

Sec. 302 Global Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Fund

(a)
In general— The Secretary of Health and Human Services, working with the Secretary of the Treasury, other nations, nongovernmental organizations, and private entities, shall seek to establish a fund, to be known as the Global Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Fund, to provide resources to support implementation of the Global Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Action Plan.
(b)
Early-Stage efforts— In the early stages of carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish priority areas of focus and a governance structure for the Global Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Fund.

Sec. 303 Alzheimer’s disease and dementia coordinator

The President shall appoint a high-level official from the Department of Health and Human Services to lead and coordinate all efforts of the Federal Government with respect to developing the Global Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Action Plan and the Global Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Fund.

Sec. 304 Foreign aid implications

The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the heads of the United States Agency for International Development and other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall—
(1)
investigate the foreign aid implications of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia; and
(2)
inform Congress as to the need for possible changes to health care-related foreign assistance.

Sec. 305 Public-private partnerships

The President shall encourage and facilitate partnerships between the Federal Government and the private sector, such as the partnerships in effect between the National Institutes of Health and pharmaceutical companies, to identify new approaches to treat Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.