Sec. 2. Findings
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Congress finds the following: The brain and central nervous system make up the body’s most complex organ system. Nearly one in five adults in the United States (more than 50 million) live with a mental illness, disproportionately impacting women, people reporting two or more races, and individuals under age fifty. Neuropsychiatric disorders are the leading cause of disability in the Nation, making up 18.7 percent of years lost to disability and premature death. Brain disorders, injuries, and diseases are estimated to cost the United States more than $1.5 trillion per year.
Mental health and substance use disorder treatment spending is expected to total $280.5 billion in 2020. The SARS–CoV–2 virus can cause serious psychiatric and neurologic effects and the COVID–19 pandemic has exacerbated the burden of brain and central nervous system conditions. Products targeting the brain and central nervous system, including those conditions with few or no approved treatments, take longer to develop and are less likely to be approved than products for other disease areas.