,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbj   
,mr4 ,k5n$y introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal? to ent] into a contract ) !      
,national ,academies ( ,sci5ces1        
,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e to /udy addiction to
 & dep5d5ce on social m$ia applications1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z !  ,act ( #bjbj4    
#b4 ,national ,academies /udy on        
addiction to or dep5d5ce on social m$ia 
applications  7a7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( !    
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? 79 ?is    
section ref]r$ to z ! ,director71 9     
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &   
,human ,s]vices & ! ,*air ( ! ,f$]al    
,trade ,commission1 %all ent] into a    
contract ) ! ,national ,academies (     
,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e 79 ?is    

section ref]r$ to z ! ,national         
,academies7 to conduct a /udy on !      
cl9ical aspects ( addiction or          
psy*ological dep5d5ce ( social m$ia     
applications4  7#b7 ,timel9e ,9 c>ry+   
out p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,director %all     
require ! ,national ,academies by ! date
 t is #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act-- 7,a7 to complete ! /udy "u   
p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 to submit a      
report on ! results ( su* /udy to !     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 ! 
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal?1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (        
,behavioral & ,social ,sci5ces ,rese>* (
 ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 !     
,*air ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission1 !  
,*air ( ! ,consum] ,product ,safety     
,commission1 ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se or ,repres5tatives1 &
 ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &   
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate4  7b7 ,topics
 ( /udy ,! /udy describ$ 9 ?is          
subsection %all address ! foll[+ topics3
  7#a7 ,:e!r use ( social m$ia          

applications release dopam9e 9 a mann] t
 c\ld result 9 addiction to su*         
applications4  7#b7 ,! levels ( dopam9e 
releas$ dur+ use ( su* applications & ! 
rate ( su* release4  7#c7 ,! level &    
rate ( dopam9e release t may increase ! 
likelihood ( addiction to su*           
applications4  7#d7 ,! areas ( ! bra9 t 
are /imulat$ :5 us+ su* applications &  
:at happ5s to su* areas4  7#e7 ,:e!r use
 ( su* applications c result 9          
addiction4  7#f7 ,:e!r addiction to su* 
applications is m likely among c]ta9 age
 gr\ps4  7#g7 ,:y individuals w\ld      
become addict$ to su* applications4     
7#h7 ,:e!r !re are common features or   
functions ( su* applications t cause    
addiction to su* applications )\t       
physical dep5d5ce4  7#i7 ,:e!r !re is an
 am\nt ( usage ( su* applications t     
affects ! likelihood ( addiction to su* 
applications4  7#aj7 ,:e!r !re are o!r  
risk factors t increase or decrease !   
likelihood ( addiction to su*           
applications4  7#aa7 ,! symptoms (      

addiction to or dep5d5ce on su*         
applications4  7#ab7 ,:e!r !re are      
)drawal symptoms :5 an addict$ or       
dep5d5t individual /ops usage ( su*     
applications4  7#ac7 ,:e!r use ( su*    
applications negatively impacts o!r     
m5tal heal? conditions4  7#ad7 ,!       
?re%old at :i* su* application c h an   
effect on o!r m5tal heal? conditions4   
7#ae7 ,/eps t may be tak5 to mitigate or
 r$uce ! likelihood ( addiction to su*  
applications4  7#af7 ,areas ( rese>*1 9 
! %ort t]m & long t]m1 t may be useful 9
 ! future4  7#ag7 ,:at c be appli$ f o!r
 addiction situations1 & approa*es1 to  
/udy+ ! topics li/$ 9 ?is subsection4   
7#ah7 ,su* o!r topics relat+ to !       
cl9ical aspects ( addiction or          
psy*ological dep5d5ce ( social m$ia     
applications z may be det]m9$ by !      
,national ,academies4