,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bjce  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bd1 
#bjad ,mr4 ,begich introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to provide funding to the      
,national ,institute of ,mental ,health 
to support suicide prevention and brain 
research1 including funding for the     
,brain ,research ,through ,advancing    
,innovative ,neurotechnologies 7,,brain7
 ,initiative4  #a4 ,short title  ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,suicide       
,prevention ,research ,i,nnova,tion ,act
 or the ,,sprint ,act4  #b4 ,suicide    
prevention and brain research ,subpart  
#af of part ,c of title ,,iv of the     
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bhep et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3        
#dfd,u-#a4 ,funding for suicide         
prevention and brain research  7a7 ,in  
general ,the ,national ,institute of    

,mental ,health shall use the funds made
 available to such institute under      
subsection 7b7 exclusively for the      
purpose of conducting and supporting--  
7#a7 research on the determinants of    
self-directed and other violence in     
mental illness1 including studies       
designed to reduce the risk of          
self-harm1 suicide1 and interpersonal   
violence1 especially in rural           
communities with a shortage of mental   
health services2 and  7#b7 brain        
research through the ,brain ,research   
,through ,advancing ,innovative         
,neurotechnologies 7,,brain7            
,initiative4  7b7 ,authorization of     
appropriations ,in addition to amounts  
otherwise made available to the         
,national ,institute of ,mental ,health1
 including amounts appropriated under   
section #djb;,a7a71 there are authorized
 to be appropriated to such institute   
#dj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjae through #bjai to carry out this   
section4  4