,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #f1     
#bjbb,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,cassidy1 and ,mr4 ,brown7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the 
,director of the ,national ,science     
,foundation to award grants to support  
research on the disruption of regular   
cognitive processes associated with     
,,covid-#ai infection1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,brycen ,gray and   
,ben ,price ,,covid-#ai ,cognitive      
,research ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in   
this ,act-- 7#a7 the term ,director     
means the ,director of the ,national    
,science ,foundation2  7#b7 the term    
eligible entity means an institution of 
higher education 7as such term is       
defined in section #aja of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 

#ajja77 or a consortium composed of     
non-profit organizations and            
institutions of higher education2 and   
7#c7 the term ,national ,academies means
 the ,national ,academies of ,sciences1 
,engineering1 and ,medicine4  #c4       
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3 7#a7 ,the ,,covid-#ai pandemic
 has disrupted nearly every aspect of   
life across the globe4 ,furthermore1 it 
has produced major disruptions of       
individual's physical and mental health1
 including with respect of children and 
adolescents4  7#b7 ,historical          
epidemiological perspectives suggest an 
association between exposure to general 
respiratory viruses and subsequent      
disruption of regular cognitive         
processes4  7#c7 ,early research        
suggests that #a in #c individuals      
diagnosed with a ,,covid-#ai infection  
experiences a disruption of regular     
cognitive processes within #f months of 
such diagnosis4  7#d7 ,research is      
urgently needed to better understand why

 disruption in regular cognitive        
processes occur in patients as a        
consequence of a ,,covid-#ai infection  
and how long such disruptions can       
continue after recovery4  7#e7 ,the     
,national ,science ,foundation has a    
deep history of supporting              
interdisciplinary1 basic research that  
spans the social1 behavioral1 and       
fundamental biological sciences and     
paves the way for scientific            
advancements4  #d4 ,national ,science   
,foundation research ,the ,director     
shall award grants to eligible entities1
 including through the ,,rapid funding  
mechanism1 on a competitive1            
merit-reviewed basis to support         
interdisciplinary research on the       
disruption of regular cognitive         
processes associated with both          
short-term and long-term ,,covid-#ai    
infections1 including with respect to   
children and adolescents4 ,such research
 may include the following3 7#a7        
,foundational studies on the effects of 

cognition1 emotion1 and neural structure
 and function relating to any disruption
 of regular cognitive processes         
associated with ,,covid-#ai infection4  
7#b7 ,analysis of findings on the       
disruption of regular cognitive         
processes associated with ,,covid-#ai   
infection1 including the development of 
predictive theoretical frameworks to    
guide future research4  7#c7            
,development of physical and conceptual 
tools needed to evaluate cognition1     
emotion1 and neural structure and       
function of the brain as a consequence  
of a ,,covid-#ai infection1 and the     
potential relevance of such infection to
 the disruption of regular cognitive    
processes4  7#d7 ,studies on the        
relevance of psychological and          
psychosocial factors1 including major   
disruptions of physical health1 mental  
health1 and economic stability          
associated with the ,,covid-#ai         
pandemic1 on the disruption of regular  
cognitive processes1 including an       

identification and evaluation of such   
factors4  7#e7 ,any other activities the
 ,director determines will support      
interdisciplinary research and          
collaboration on the disruption of      
regular cognitive processes associated  
with ,,covid-#ai infection1 including   
with respect to children and            
adolescents4  #e4 ,national ,academies  
study on the disruption of cognitive    
processes associated with ,,covid-#ai   
infection  7a7 ,study  7#a7 ,in general 
,not later than #de days after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director
 shall enter into an agreement with the 
,national ,academies to study and       
produce a report on the disruption of   
cognitive processes associated with     
,,covid-#ai infection4 ,the study       
shall-- 7,a7 review the research        
literature and identify research gaps   
regarding ,federal programs and         
activities with roles in addressing both
 short-term and long-term consequences  
associated with ,,covid-#ai infection2  

7,b7 assess the necessity of            
establishing causal inference approaches
 into research on the impacts of        
,,covid-#ai infection on cognitive      
processes to determine reverse          
causation2  7,c7 evaluate and make      
recommendations regarding the           
coordination of research and data       
collection1 including with respect to   
children and adolescents1 to identify   
the disruption of regular cognitive     
processes associated with ,,covid-#ai   
infection1 including long-term          
,,covid-#ai2  7,d7 evaluate impacts of  
,,covid-#ai infection on populations    
under-represented in cognitive          
literature1 such as poor1 rural1 and    
minority populations2 and  7,e7 make    
recommendations regarding ways to       
coordinate engagement with researchers  
and stakeholders from institutions of   
higher education1 industry1 public      
health organizations1 ,state and local  
governments1 local educational agencies1
 and non-profit organizations to ensure 

that research1 information1 and best    
practices relating to the disruption of 
regular cognitive processes associated  
with ,,covid-#ai infection1 including   
long-term ,,covid-#ai1 are shared among 
such entities4  7#b7 ,completion ,the   
study required under paragraph 7#a7     
shall be completed by not later than the
 date that is #af months after the date 
of enactment of this ,act4  7b7 ,reports
  7#a7 ,by the ,national ,academies     
,upon completion of the study under     
subsection 7a71 the ,national ,academies
 shall transmit to the ,director and    
,congress a report on such study4  7#b7 
,by the ,director ,not later than #c    
months after receipt of the report under
 paragraph 7#a71 the ,director shall    
transmit to ,congress a summary of the  
,director's plans1 if any1 to implement 
the recommendations of the ,national    
,academies contained in such report4    
#f4 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
to the ,director to carry out this ,act 

#aj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc1 to   
remain available through fiscal year    
#bjbe1 of which #a1jjj1jjj is authorized
 to carry out the study and produce the 
reports under section #e4