(iii) requiring Federal research agen-
cies to implement accountability systems 
that can be imposed if a principal investi-
gator or senior grant personnel is found 
responsible for harassment, bullying, or 
other behaviors that could contribute to 
poor mental wellness; 
(D) address opportunities to strengthen 
mentor-mentee relationships, including by— 
(i) requiring principal investigators to 
submit mentoring plans that are aligned 
with best practices with any grant applica-
tions to Federal research agencies that 
may be used to support research conducted 
by graduate researchers or postdoctoral re-
searchers; 
(ii) requiring principal investigators to 
submit a list of public and guaranteed ben-
efits for all graduate researchers and 
postdoctoral researchers with funding ap-
plications to Federal research agencies, in-
cluding salary levels, leave policies, and 
health care options, including mental 
health; 
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(iii) requiring institutions of higher 
education receiving funding from Federal 
research 
agencies 
to 
describe 
their 
mentorship systems, including any systems 
in place to incentivize and reward effective 
mentorship and methods in place to evalu-
ate mentorship and any systems to dis-
courage inadequate mentorship; 
(iv) requiring Federal research agen-
cies to incorporate evaluation of a principal 
investigator’s 
recent 
service 
and 
mentorship contributions into funding de-
terminations, taking into account relative 
institutional support and time in position; 
(v) requiring Federal research agen-
cies to include explicit funds for mentoring 
activities within research grants, including 
for mentor training programs, and profes-
sional development opportunities; 
(vi) making public recommendations 
for process and outcome measures that can 
be used to evaluate mentorship progress 
and a principal investigator’s continued 
learning, competency, and implementation 
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of effective and inclusive mentoring prac-
tices within a grant-funded project; and 
(vii) making recommendations to Fed-
eral research agencies and institutions of 
higher education to help reduce adminis-
trative burdens on principal investigators 
to increase time for developing and imple-
menting effective and inclusive mentoring 
practices; and 
(E) address opportunities to improve the 
mental wellbeing of graduate researchers and 
postdoctoral researchers, including by— 
(i) requiring institutions of higher 
education receiving funding from Federal 
research agencies to report to such agen-
cies methods to provide support for inter-
national graduate researchers and inter-
national postdoctoral researchers; 
(ii) requiring institutions of higher 
education receiving funding from Federal 
research agencies to report to such agen-
cies institutional protections and supports 
for graduate researchers and postdoctoral 
researchers experiencing mental health 
problems and systems for ensuring grad-
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uate researchers and postdoctoral research-
ers are made aware of such protections 
and supports; 
(iii) requiring principal investigators 
and institutions of higher education receiv-
ing funding from Federal research agencies 
to report to such agencies support systems 
for underrepresented and minority grad-
uate researchers and postdoctoral research-
ers with grant applications to such agen-
cies; 
(iv) requiring Federal research agen-
cies to provide explicit funding opportuni-
ties to cover permanent research staff sala-
ries; 
(v) requiring institutions of higher 
education receiving funding Federal re-
search agencies to ensure access to quality, 
affordable physical and mental health care 
for graduate researchers and postdoctoral 
researchers; and 
(vi) making recommendations for Fed-
eral research agencies and institutions of 
higher education receiving funding from 
such agencies to ensure financial security 
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of graduate researchers and postdoctoral 
researchers. 
(3) APPLICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Of-
fice of Science and Technology Policy shall en-
courage and monitor efforts of Federal research 
agencies to develop, adopt, and implement poli-
cies based on the policy guidelines under para-
graph (1). 
(B) CONSISTENCY.—To the extent prac-
ticable, the policies developed, adopted, and im-
plemented pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
be consistent with other relevant standards and 
laws as determined by the Director of the Office 
of Science and Technology Policy. 
(C) FEDERAL RESEARCH AGENCY IMPLE-
MENTATION.—Not later than one year after re-
ceiving the policy guidelines under paragraph 
(1), the head of each Federal research agency 
shall— 
(i) develop and implement policies 
with respect to the mental health of grad-
uate researchers and postdoctoral research-
ers that are consistent with such policy 
guidelines; and 
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(ii) broadly disseminate such policies 
to past and current recipients of, and ap-
plicants for, research and development 
awards made by such agency. 
(4) UPDATES.—The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy shall update the pol-
icy guidelines under paragraph (1) every five years 
as new data collected under subsection (d) is avail-
able to provide metrics for evaluation and best prac-
tices. 
(5) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date after the guidelines are developed pursuant to 
paragraph (1) and not later than one year after each 
update pursuant to paragraph (4), the Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall 
submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology, the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce, and the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate a report containing in-
formation relating to the following: 
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