congressional_record: CREC-2020-12-31-pt1-PgH9169-7
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| CREC-2020-12-31-pt1-PgH9169-7 | 2020-12-31 | 116 | 2 | ADVANCING RESEARCH TO PREVENT SUICIDE ACT | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H9169 | H9170 | [{"name": "Debbie Dingell", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "116", "type": "HR", "number": "4704"}, {"congress": "116", "type": "HR", "number": "4704"}] | 166 Cong. Rec. H9169 | Congressional Record, Volume 166 Issue 223 (Thursday, December 31, 2020) [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 223 (Thursday, December 31, 2020)] [House] [Pages H9169-H9170] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ADVANCING RESEARCH TO PREVENT SUICIDE ACT Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 4704) to direct the Director of the National Science Foundation to support multidisciplinary research on the science of suicide, and to advance the knowledge and understanding of issues that may be associated with several aspects of suicide including intrinsic and extrinsic factors related to areas such as wellbeing, resilience, and vulnerability, with the Senate amendment thereto, and concur in the Senate amendment. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the Senate amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Senate amendment: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The rate of Americans dying by suicide is on the rise, increasing 10.7 to 14.0 deaths per 100,000 people from 2001 to 2017. (2) Suicide is the tenth-leading cause of death among people in the United States and the second-leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 15 and 34. (3) The National Science Foundation funds research that is improving our basic understanding of factors with potential relevance to suicide, including potential relevance to prevention and treatment. (4) Despite progress in mental health research, current gaps exist in scientific understanding and basic knowledge of human neural, genetic, cognitive, perceptual, behavioral, social, and environmental factors with potential relevance to suicide. SEC. 3. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH. (a) In General.--The Director of the National Science Foundation, in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health and taking into consideration prioritized research agendas or strategic plans, as appropriate, shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, award grants on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to institutions of higher education (or consortia of such institutions) to support multidisciplinary, fundamental research with potential relevance to suicide, including potential relevance to prevention and treatment, including, but not limited to-- (1) basic understanding of human social behavior; (2) the neural basis of human cognition; (3) basic understanding of cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to human development across the lifespan; [[Page H9170]] (4) basic understanding of perceptual, motor, and cognitive processes, and their interaction, in typical human behavior; and (5) basic understanding of the relevance of drug and alcohol abuse. (b) Encouraging Applications From Early Career Researchers.--To promote the development of early career researchers, in awarding funds under subsection (a), the Director of the National Science Foundation shall encourage applications submitted by early career researchers, including doctoral students or postdoctoral researchers. Mrs. DINGELL (during the reading). Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading of the amendment. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Michigan? There was no objection. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the original request of the gentlewoman from Michigan? There was no objection. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ____________________ |