[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 139 (Tuesday, August 21, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5777]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3858. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. King, and Ms. Heitkamp) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, and using funds appropriated under this 
     division, the Director of the NIH shall conduct a 
     comprehensive study and submit to Congress a report that--
       (1) includes a portfolio analysis of current funding levels 
     of the NIH related to mental health and substance use 
     disorder; and
       (2) identifies the process by which the NIH set funding 
     priorities for mental health and substance use disorder 
     programs, including how NIH takes into account newly 
     developed public health needs, disease burden, emerging 
     scientific opportunities, and scientific progress.
                                 ______