MENTOR Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10374 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10374 To require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop a consistent set of policy guidelines for Federal research agencies to address mental health and mentoring of graduate researchers and postdoctoral researchers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2024 Mr. Tonko (for himself and Ms. McClellan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop a consistent set of policy guidelines for Federal research agencies to address mental health and mentoring of graduate researchers and postdoctoral researchers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Mental health Enhancement, Navigation, and Treatment for Our Researchers Act of 2024'' or the ``MENTOR Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. POLICY GUIDELINES FOR FEDERAL RESEARCH AGENCIES TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AMONG GRADUATE RESEARCHERS AND POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS. (a) Definition.--In this section: (1) Institution of higher education.--The term ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). (2) Graduate researchers.--The term ``graduate researchers'' means individuals enrolled in a degree program leading to an advanced degree who conduct research or teach in any discipline at an institution of higher education that is a recipient of Federal funding. (3) Postdoctoral researchers.--The term ``post