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Title V — Research

S. 39 · 113th Congress · Jan 22, 2013 · Lineage

V Research

Sec. 501 National consortium on breastfeeding research

(a)
Establishment— The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall establish a national consortium on breastfeeding research (referred to in this section as the “consortium”), to be composed of researchers determined appropriate by the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, to—
(1)
assist in overcoming the limitations faced by researchers in designing breastfeeding studies;
(2)
increase the generalizability of research on breastfeeding;
(3)
assist in prioritizing key breastfeeding research areas;
(4)
enable the performance of expanded and advanced breastfeeding research; and
(5)
foster the timely translation of such research into practice.
(b)
Requirements— The consortium shall seek to—
(1)
standardize definitions of specific terms and measures used to classify the variables used in research on breastfeeding;
(2)
promote the use of the definitions standardized under paragraph (1);
(3)
identify ethical study designs that would expand the knowledge that has been generated from observational breastfeeding studies;
(4)
develop and update national agendas for surveillance and research on topics related to breastfeeding and infant nutrition;
(5)
spearhead funding strategies to help accomplish the agenda developed by the consortium;
(6)
facilitate communication among researchers; and
(7)
promote the dissemination of research findings and monitor the translation of research into best practices.
(c)
Authorization of appropriations— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018.

Sec. 502 National assessment of mental health needs

Title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 506B (42 U.S.C. 290aa–5b) the following:

“506C. National assessment of mental health needs

“(a) In general—The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall establish and implement public health monitoring measures to address the mental health and substance use disorder status of the population of the United States and other populations served by the Administration, that include—

“(1) monitoring the mental health status of the population, including the incidence and prevalence of mental health conditions and substance use disorders across the lifespan;

“(2) monitoring access to appropriate diagnostic and treatment services for mental health conditions and substance use disorders, including trends in unmet need for services;

“(3) monitoring mental health conditions as risk factors for obesity and chronic diseases to the extent practicable;

“(4) enhancing existing public health monitoring systems by including measures assessing mental health and substance use disorders and associated risk factors; and

“(5) to the extent practicable, monitoring the immediate and long-term impact of disasters or catastrophic events, whether natural or man-made on the mental health of affected populations.

“(b) Distinguishing among age groups—In designing and implementing the measures described in subsection (a) the Secretary shall ensure that data collection and reporting standards stratify data by age groups, in particular, to the extent practicable, children under the age of 5 years.

“(c) Report—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that describes the progress on the implementation of the monitoring measures described in subsection (a).

“(d) Authorization of appropriations—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.”