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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1619 

To authorize the issuance of United States bonds to fund Alzheimer’s 

research. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 18, 2013 

Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Ms. NORTON, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. KING of New York, and Mr. CARTER) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 

Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for 

a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To authorize the issuance of United States bonds to fund 

Alzheimer’s research. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Making Investments 

5 Now for Dementia Act of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF UNITED 

2 STATES BONDS TO FUND ALZHEIMER’S RE3 SEARCH. 

4 (a) ISSUANCE OF BONDS.—Section 3102 of title 31, 

5 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(f) ISSUANCE OF UNITED STATES ALZHEIMER’S

8 BONDS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may issue 

10 bonds under this section to aid in the funding of 

11 Alzheimer’s research. The Secretary shall carry out 

12 this paragraph in consultation with the Secretary of 

13 Health and Human Services and the Director of the 

14 National Institutes of Health. 

15 ‘‘(2) FORM.—The bonds authorized by para16 graph (1) shall be in such form and denominations, 

17 and shall be subject to such terms and conditions of 

18 issue, conversion, redemption, maturation, payment, 

19 and rate of interest as the Secretary may prescribe. 

20 ‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary, in con21 sultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 

22 Services and the Director of the National Institutes 

23 of Health, shall submit an annual report to the Con24 gress describing the actions taken by the Secretaries 

25 under this subsection during the year covered by the 

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1 plementation of the program under this subsection, 

2 and each such report shall describe the use of funds 

3 and the status of the program.’’. 

4 (b) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Amounts equal to the 

5 amounts received by the Secretary of the Treasury from 

6 the sale of bonds under section 3102(f) of title 31, United 

7 States Code, less amounts determined by the Secretary to 

8 be necessary for administration of such sales, are author9 ized to be appropriated to the Director of the National 

10 Institutes of Health for research under title IV of the Pub11 lic Health Service Act and shall be used solely for Alz12 heimer’s research. 

13 (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con14 gress that any funds collected pursuant to section 3102(f) 

15 of title 31, United States Code (as added by this Act) are 

16 in addition to yearly appropriated funds and not to be 

17 used to supplement current funding. 

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