§285g–11 Research on the health and development effects of media and related technology on infants, children, and adolescents

Summary

The Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, must do or fund research on how media and related technology affect infants, children, and adolescents. That research can look at social media, apps, websites, TV, movies, artificial intelligence, phones and computers, video games, virtual and augmented reality, and other internet or broadcast platforms. The research plan must cover cognitive effects (like language and learning), physical effects (like diet, sleep, and exercise), and mental health effects (like self- and social-awareness, relationships, decision-making, bullying, violence, privacy, and mental disorders). The Secretary may work with national research institutes, academies, centers, consortia, and outside experts and use workshops or symposia to find gaps in knowledge. The NIH Director must submit a report to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions not later than 2 years after December 29, 2022, describing progress and listing grants and research funded for each year covered.