,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #i1 #bjba    
,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and ,mr4   
,kaine7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,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 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,covid-#ai ,mental ,health     
,research ,act4  #b4 ,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  7,c7      
psychiatric disorders2 and  7,d7        
longer-term stress1 including burnout2  
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  7#f7 research 
on suicide prevention2  7#g7 research on
 the impact of ,,sars-,co,v-#b or       
,,covid-#ai on the mental health of     
specific populations1 including children
 and adolescents1 women1 older adults1  
individuals with disabilities1 and      
members of racial and ethnic minority   
groups2 and  7#h7 research on the impact
 of ,,sars-,co,v-#b or ,,covid-#ai on   
the mental health of individuals        
experiencing long-term symptoms or side 
effects after infection4  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 #bjbb through #bjbf1 to    
remain available until expended4  7e7   
,supplement not supplant ,amounts made  
available to carry out this section     
shall be used to supplement1 and not    
supplant1 other funding made available  
to the ,national ,institute of ,mental  
,health4