,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ffde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bh1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,tonko introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
direct the ,secretary of ,health and    
,human ,services1 acting through the    
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,mental ,health1 to conduct or support 
research on the mental health           
consequences of ,,sars-,co,v-#b or      
,,covid-#ai1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,research on the mental health      
impact of ,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,in general  
,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human   
,services 7in this section referred to  
as the ,secretary71 acting through the  
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,mental ,health1 shall conduct or      
support research on the mental health   
consequences of ,,sars-,co,v-#b or      
,,covid-#ai4  7b7 ,use of funds         
,research under subsection 7a7 may      
include-- 7#a7 research on the mental   

health impact of ,,sars-,co,v-#b or     
,,covid-#ai on health care providers1   
including-- 7,a7 traumatic stress2  7,b7
 psychological distress2 and  7,c7      
psychiatric disorders2 and  7#b7        
research on the impact of               
,,sars-,co,v-#b or ,,covid-#ai stressors
 on mental health over time2  7#c7      
research to strengthen the mental health
 response to ,,sars-,co,v-#b or         
,,covid-#ai1 including adapting to and  
maintaining or providing additional     
services for new or increasing mental   
health needs2  7#d7 research on the     
reach1 efficiency1 effectiveness1 and   
quality of digital mental health        
interventions2  7#e7 research on the    
effectiveness of strategies for         
implementation and delivery of          
evidence-based mental health            
interventions and services for          
underserved populations2 and  7#f7      
research on suicide prevention4  7c7    
,research coordination ,the ,secretary  
shall coordinate activities under this  

section with similar activities         
conducted by national research          
institutes and centers of the ,national 
,institutes of ,health to the extent    
that such institutes and centers have   
responsibilities that are related to the
 mental health consequences of          
,,sars-,co,v-#b or ,,covid-#ai4  7d7    
,authorization of appropriations ,to    
carry out this section1 there is        
authorized to be appropriated           
#ajj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   
#bjba through #bjbe1 to remain available
 until expended4