118 S3775 RS: Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act of 2024
U.S. Senate
2024-06-18
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Calendar No. 425
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3775
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 8 (legislative day, February 7), 2024
Ms. Collins (for herself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Luján, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Booker, Mr. Lankford, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Markey, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Marshall, Ms. Baldwin, and Ms. Smith) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
June 18, 2024
Reported by Mr. Sanders, with an amendment
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act, and for other purposes.
1.

Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act of 2024” or the “BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act of 2024”.
2.

Extension of programs with respect to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
(a)

Cooperative agreements to States and public health departments for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
Section 398 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280c–3) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “in coordination with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and” and inserting “acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in coordination with”; and
(B)
in paragraph (7), by adding a period at the end; and
(2)
by transferring subsection (f) to appear after subsection (e).
(b)

Promotion of public health knowledge and awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
Section 398A(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280c–4(a)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “in coordination with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the heads of other agencies as” and inserting “acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in coordination with the heads of other agencies, as”; and
(2)
in paragraph (2)(C)—
(A)
in clause (vii), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
(B)
by redesignating clause (viii) as clause (ix); and
(C)
by inserting after clause (vii) the following:
“(viii)
identifying and translating findings from clinical trials and other studies on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, including studies on risk reduction, for application and integration into effective and sustained community-level evidence-based practices, interventions, and policies; and”.
(c)

Reauthorization of programs
Section 398B(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280c–5(e)) is amended by inserting “, and $33,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029” before the period at the end.
1.

Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act of 2024” or the “BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act of 2024”.
2.

Extension of programs with respect to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
(a)

Cooperative agreements to States and public health departments for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
Section 398 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280c–3) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—
(i)
by striking “in coordination with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the heads of other agencies” and inserting “acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies”; and
(ii)
by striking “tribes” and inserting “Tribes”;
(B)
in paragraph (7), by striking “or the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as appropriate” and inserting “, as appropriate.”;
(2)
in subsection (c)(1), by striking “or Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention”;
(3)
in subsection (e), by striking “Indian tribe” each place it appears and inserting “Indian Tribe”;
(4)
by transferring subsection (f) to appear after subsection (e); and
(5)
by striking “tribal” each place it appears and inserting “Tribal”.
(b)

Promotion of public health knowledge and awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
Section 398A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280c–4) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “in coordination with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the heads of other agencies as” and inserting “acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, as”; and
(B)
in paragraph (2)(C)—
(i)
in clause (vii), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
(ii)
in clause (viii), by striking “or the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention”;
(iii)
by redesignating clause (viii) as clause (ix); and
(iv)
by inserting after clause (vii) the following:
“(viii)
identifying and translating findings from clinical trials and other studies on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, including studies related to reducing risk of cognitive decline or impairment, into evidence-based practices and interventions; and”;
(2)
by striking “tribal” each place it appears and inserting “Tribal”; and
(3)
by striking “Indian tribes” each place it appears and inserting “Indian Tribes”.
(c)

Reauthorization of programs
Section 398B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280c–5) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (d)—
(A)
by striking “tribe” and inserting “Tribe”; and
(B)
by striking “tribal” and inserting “Tribal”; and
(2)
in subsection (e), by inserting “, and $33,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029” before the period at the end.
June 18, 2024
Reported with an amendment