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Union Calendar No. 272 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4704 

[Report No. 116–342] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 16, 2019 

Mr. MCADAMS (for himself, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, 

and Mr. BALDERSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

DECEMBER 12, 2019 

Additional sponsors: Ms. STEVENS, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. TRONE, 

Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. LAMB, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LIPINSKI, Miss RICE of 

New York, Mr. PANETTA, and Mr. LAMALFA

DECEMBER 12, 2019 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 16, 2019] 


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A BILL 

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. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing Research to 

5 Prevent Suicide Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) The rate of Americans dying by suicide is on 

9 the rise, increasing 10.7 to 14.0 deaths per 100,000 

10 people from 2001 to 2017. 

11 (2) Suicide is the tenth-leading cause of death 

12 among people in the United States and the second13 leading cause of death for young people between the 

14 ages of 15 and 34. 

15 (3) The National Science Foundation funds re16 search that is improving our basic understanding of 

17 factors with potential relevance to suicide, including 

18 potential relevance to prevention and treatment. 

19 (4) Despite progress in mental health research, 

20 current gaps exist in scientific understanding and 

21 basic knowledge of human neural, genetic, cognitive, 

22 perceptual, behavioral, social, and environmental fac23 tors with potential relevance to suicide. 


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1 SEC. 3. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH. 

2 (a) The Director of the National Science Foundation, 

3 in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes 

4 of Health and the Director of the National Institute on 

5 Mental Health where appropriate, shall award grants on 

6 a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to institutions of higher 

7 education (or consortia of such institutions) to support 

8 multidisciplinary, fundamental research with potential rel9 evance to suicide, including potential relevance to preven10 tion and treatment, including but not limited to— 

11 (1) basic understanding of human social behav12 ior; 

13 (2) the neural basis of human cognition; 

14 (3) basic understanding of cognitive, linguistic, 

15 social, cultural and biological processes related to 

16 human development across the lifespan; 

17 (4) basic understanding of perceptual, motor, 

18 and cognitive processes, and their interaction, in typ19 ical human behavior; and 

20 (5) basic understanding of the relevance of drug 

21 and alcohol abuse. 

22 (b) To promote the development of early career re23 searchers, in awarding funds under subsection (a) the Na24 tional Science Foundation shall encourage applications 

25 submitted by early career researchers, including doctoral 

26 students or postdoctoral researchers. 


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Union Calendar No. 272 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4704 

[Report No. 116–342] 

A BILL 

To direct the Director of the National Science 

ability. areas such as wellbeing, resilience, and vulnercluding intrinsic and extrinsic factors related to be associated with several aspects of suicide inknowledge and understanding of issues that may on the science of suicide, and to advance the Foundation to support multidisciplinary research 

DECEMBER 12, 2019 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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