Bill Summary
This bill, referred to as the "Expanding Findings for Federal Opioid Research and Treatment Act" or the "EFFORT Act", directs the Director of the National Science Foundation to support research on opioid addiction. This research would focus on filling gaps in the prevention and treatment of opioid addiction, understanding the neuroscience of addiction, intervention methods, illicit supply networks, the effects on families, technological solutions, and alternative non-addictive pain treatments. The Director of the National Science Foundation will work with the National Institutes of Health to provide funding for research projects that are deemed to have merit and are competitive. This collaboration between the two organizations is intended to provide a multidisciplinary approach to addressing the issue of opioid addiction.
Possible Impacts
1. Increased funding for research on opioid addiction could lead to better understanding and treatment options for individuals struggling with addiction. This could potentially save lives and improve the quality of life for affected individuals.
2. The emphasis on multidisciplinary approaches and collaboration could encourage more collaboration between researchers, leading to more comprehensive and effective solutions to the opioid epidemic.
3. The passing of this bill could also lead to job opportunities for researchers and scientists working in the field of opioid addiction, boosting the economy and creating new avenues for scientific advancement.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2354 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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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.
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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
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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 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.
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