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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 2354
To direct the Director of the National Science Foundation to support research
on opioid addiction, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 31, 2019
Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. GARDNER) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
A BILL
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 Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
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(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
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‘‘Expanding Findings for Federal Opioid Research and
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Treatment Act’’ or the ‘‘EFFORT Act’’.
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(b) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
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(1) research gaps currently exist in the preven-
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tion and treatment of opioid addiction;
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(2) the National Science Foundation’s research
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on opioid addiction has increased understanding of
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the neuroscience of addiction, substance abuse inter-
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vention, the role of illicit supply networks, the sec-
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ondary effects on families, the use of technology to
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address the opioid epidemic, and options for alter-
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native, non-addictive therapeutics for pain; and
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(3) the National Science Foundation and the
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National Institutes of Health have recognized that
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fundamental
questions
in
basic,
clinical,
and
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translational research would benefit greatly from
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multidisciplinary approaches and collaboration.
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SEC. 2. NSF SUPPORT OF RESEARCH ON OPIOID ADDIC-
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TION.
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The Director of the National Science Foundation, in
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consultation with the Director of the National Institutes
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of Health, shall support merit-reviewed and competitively
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awarded research on the science of opioid addiction.
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