134 STAT. 5117 PUBLIC LAW 116–335—JAN. 13, 2021 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3153: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 116–131 (Comm. on Science, Space, and Technology). SENATE REPORTS: No. 116–248 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transporta- tion). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 165 (2019): July 23, considered and passed House. Vol. 166 (2020): Dec. 21, considered and passed Senate, amended. Dec. 31, House concurred in Senate amendment. Æ Public Law 116–335 116th Congress An Act To direct the Director of the National Science Foundation to support research on opioid addiction, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expanding Findings for Federal Opioid Research and Treatment Act’’ or the ‘‘EFFORT Act’’. (b) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— (1) research gaps currently exist in the prevention and treatment of opioid addiction; (2) the National Science Foundation’s research on opioid addiction has increased understanding of the neuroscience of addiction, substance abuse intervention, the role of illicit supply networks, the secondary effects on families, the use of tech- nology to address the opioid epidemic, and options for alter- native, non-addictive therapeutics for pain; and (3) the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health have recognized that fundamental ques- tions in basic, clinical, and translational research would benefit greatly from multidisciplinary approaches and collaboration. SEC. 2. NSF SUPPORT OF RESEARCH ON OPIOID ADDICTION. The Director of the National Science Foundation, in consulta- tion with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on the science of opioid addiction. Approved January 13, 2021. Consultation. 42 USC 1862u. 42 USC 1862u note. Expanding Findings for Federal Opioid Research and Treatment Act. 42 USC 1861 note. Jan. 13, 2021 [H.R. 3153] VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:42 Mar 19, 2021 Jkt 019139 PO 00335 Frm 00001 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6580 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL335.116 PUBL335 dkrause on LAP5T8D0R2PROD with PUBLAWS