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Union Calendar No. 95 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3153 
[Report No. 116–131] 
To direct the Director of the National Science Foundation to support research 
on opioid addiction, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 6, 2019 
Ms. WEXTON (for herself, Mr. BAIRD, Ms. DEAN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, and Mr. KILMER) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
JUNE 27, 2019 
Additional sponsors: Mr. WELCH, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. GON-
ZALEZ of Ohio, Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico, Mr. TRONE, Mr. 
LIPINSKI, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN 
of Oklahoma, Mr. BABIN, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. LUCAS, Ms. 
SHERRILL, Ms. BONAMICI, and Ms. JUDY CHU of California 
JUNE 27, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 preven-
tion 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 inter-
vention, the role of illicit supply networks, the sec-
ondary effects on families, the use of technology to 
address the opioid epidemic, and options for alter-
native, 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 ADDIC-
TION. 
The Director of the National Science Foundation, in 
consultation with the Director of the National Institutes 
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of Health, shall support merit-reviewed and competitively 
awarded research on the science of opioid addiction. 
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Union Calendar No. 95 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3153 
[Report No. 116–131] 
A BILL 
To direct the Director of the National Science 
Foundation to support research on opioid addic-
tion, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 27, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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