SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cure and Under-
standing through Research for Alzheimer’s Act of 2004’’ 
or the ‘‘La Cura Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. NIH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON ALZHEIMER’S 
DISEASE. 
(a) DOUBLING NIH FUNDING
FOR ALZHEIMER’S 
DISEASE RESEARCH.—For the purpose of conducting and 
supporting research on Alzheimer’s disease at the Na-
tional Institutes of Health (including related activities 
under subpart 5 of part C of title IV of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285e et seq.)), there are authorized 
to be appropriated $1,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 
and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent 
fiscal year. 
(b) RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.—In conducting research 
relating to Alzheimer’s disease, the Director of the Na-
tional Institutes of Health shall ensure sufficient resources 
for activities relating to Alzheimer’s disease and Hispanic 
communities, including by—
(1) increasing efforts in epidemiological work in 
Hispanic subgroups; 
(2) allocating resources to the National Insti-
tute on Aging Alzheimer’s disease research centers 
and other academic centers involved in Alzheimer ’s 
disease research to increase participation of His-
panics in research and clinical trials in sufficient 
numbers to draw valid conclusions; and 
(3) conducting social, behavioral, and health 
services research—
(A) to understand more fully the under-
lying reasons that Hispanic individuals delay di-
agnosis and underutilize services; and 
(B) to identify culturally and linguistically 
appropriate approaches for addressing such 
delays and underutilization. 
(c) EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.—The Director of the 
National Institutes of Health shall expand and intensify 
efforts of the Institutes—
(1) to educate communities about the impor-
tance of research relating to Alzheimer’s disease; 
and 
(2) to respond effectively to cultural concerns 
about participation in such research, especially with 
respect to sensitive matters like the collection of 
brain tissue and genetic information. 
SEC. 3. INCREASED FUNDING FOR ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE 
DEMONSTRATION GRANTS. 
Section 398B(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 280c–5(e)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and such’’ and inserting 
‘‘such’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end 
‘‘$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2006 through 2009’’. 
SEC. 4. CDC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. 
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 317S the following: 
‘‘SEC. 317T. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ON ALZHEIMER’S 
DISEASE. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are 
the following: 
‘‘(1) To reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease 
through reduction of vascular risk factors. 
‘‘(2) To encourage early recognition and diag-
nosis of dementia. 
‘‘(3) To train public health personnel to recog-
nize, assess, diagnose, and treat Alzheimer’s disease 
in ways that are culturally appropriate and sup-
portive of families. 
‘‘(b) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.—To achieve the 
purposes of this section, the Secretary, acting through the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collabora-
tion with State health departments and the Alzheimer’s 
Association, shall conduct an aggressive, evidence-based 
education and outreach program to promote public aware-
ness and risk reduction with respect to Alzheimer’s dis-
ease. 
‘‘(c) EMPHASIS.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall give particular emphasis to education and 
outreach in Hispanic populations.’’.
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