Bill Summary
This legislation, called the "Expanding Findings for Federal Opioid Research and Treatment Act" or "EFFORT Act," directs the Director of the National Science Foundation to support research on the topic of opioid addiction, which is a serious public health issue in the United States. The Act acknowledges that there are currently research gaps in understanding and treating opioid addiction and recognizes the important work that the National Science Foundation has already done in this area. The Act also emphasizes the need for collaboration and multidisciplinary approaches in research on this topic. Ultimately, the Act requires the National Science Foundation to support and fund research on the science of opioid addiction, in consultation with the National Institutes of Health.
Possible Impacts
1. Increased funding for research: The EFFORT Act directs the National Science Foundation to support research on opioid addiction, which could result in increased funding for research projects and studies. This could benefit people by potentially leading to new treatments and interventions for opioid addiction.
2. Improved understanding of addiction: The Act acknowledges that there are research gaps in the prevention and treatment of opioid addiction. By supporting research on this topic, the Act could lead to a better understanding of the science behind addiction and potential ways to address it.
3. Multidisciplinary collaboration: The Act highlights the importance of collaboration and multidisciplinary approaches to research on opioid addiction. This could result in researchers from different fields coming together to share their expertise and knowledge, potentially leading to more comprehensive and effective solutions for addressing the opioid epidemic.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3153 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.3153
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty
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 technology
to address the opioid epidemic, and options for alternative, non-
addictive therapeutics for pain; and
(3) the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes
of Health have recognized that fundamental questions 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 consultation
with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall support
merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on the science of
opioid addiction.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.