,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #f1 #bjad ,mr4   
,fattah introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = a    
,y\? ,m5tal ,heal? ,rese>* ,network4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,y\? ,m5tal ,heal? ,rese>* ,act4  #b4 
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,m
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"s sort ( bra9-relat$ condition4        
,millions ( ,am]icans1 _m ( :om are     
curr5tly s*ool *ildr51 h "s sort (      
developm5tal delay1 autism1 or le>n+    
disability4  7#b7 ,moreov]1 _m ,am]icans
 suff] f "s =m ( psy*otic disord]1      
includ+ s*izophr5ia & affective psy*otic
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usually result 9 significant life-long  
disability1 & psy*otic disord]s 9       
p>ticul>1 despite advances 9 treatm5t1  
rank among ! top causes ( disability    
worldwide4  7#d7 ,neurosci5ce rese>* has
 ! pot5tial to dramatically improve !   

quality ( life = p fac+ bra9 disease &  
injury1 & to significantly improve our  
und]/&+ ( le>n+4  7#e7 ,because ( !     
impact on ! heal? & economy ( ! c\ntry1 
! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t has tak5 a special   
int]e/ 9 promot+ neurosci5ce & m5tal    
heal? rese>*4 ,sev]al ,f$]al ag5cies1   
includ+ ! ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation1 
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? 7,,nih71  
,vet]ans ,adm9i/ration1 & ,dep>tm5t (   
,def5se ov]see rese>* on ! bra9 & n]v\s 
sy/em4  7#f7 ,9 ,decemb] #bjaa1         
,congress direct$ ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce &  
,te*nology ,policy to e/abli% an        
,int]ag5cy ,work+ ,gr\p on ,neurosci5ce 
7,,iwgn74 ,! ,,iwgn is curr5tly conv5+  
repres5tatives across ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t
 to make recomm5dations ab\t ! future ( 
neurosci5ce rese>*4  7#g7 ,giv5 ! f9d+s 
ab\t ! role ( m5tal illness 9 multiple  
%oot+s across ! ,nation1 includ+        
,newton1 ,connecticut1 ,aurora1         
,colorado1 & o!r communities exp]i5c+   
simil> trag$ies1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t has 
an int]e/ 9 pursu+ rese>* on ! e>ly     

detection1 int]v5tion1 & prev5tion (    
psy*osis4  7#h7 ,9 l9e ) ?is1 ! ,f$]al  
,gov]nm5t is look+ = new ways ( increas+
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psy*osis4  7#i7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates        
commitm5t to fur!r+ ! e>ly detection (  
m5tal illness 9 y\? 0 se5 9 its         
p>ticipation 9 two public_/private      
rese>* programs t /udi$ ! e>lie/ /ages (
 psy*otic illness1 namely--  7,a7 !     
,nor? ,am]ican ,prodrome ,longitud9al   
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,heal? ,rese>* ,network  7a7 ,y\? ,m5tal
 ,heal? ,rese>* ,network  7#a7 ,network 
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,heal? may provide = ! e/abli%m5t ( a   
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conduct or support (--  7,a7 y\? m5tal  
heal? rese>*2 &  7,b7 y\? m5tal heal?   
int]v5tion s]vices4  7#b7 ,collaboration
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,,nih %all c>ry out ?is ,act act+--     
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7#a71 ! ,director ( ,,nih may aw>d      
coop]ative agreem5ts1 grants1 &         
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consortia ) o!r entities to conduct--   
7,i7 basic1 cl9ical1 behavioral1 or     
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 to make use (1 & build on1 ! sci5tific 
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illness 9 "y p2  7,b7 conduct or        
coord9ate "o or m multisite cl9ical     
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prev5tion1 diagnosis1 or treatm5t ( e>ly
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sett+2  7,c7 rapidly & effici5tly       
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managem5t1 analysis1 & /orage ( data    
associat$ ) su* projects4  7iii7 ,to    
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,director ( ,,nih on rese>* conduct$ by 
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section #dja ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
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