1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Children and Media Research Advancement Act or the CAMRA Act . 2. Research on the health and development effects of media on infants, children, and adolescents Subpart 7 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 285g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 452H. Research on the health and development effects of media on infants, children, and adolescents (a) In general The Director of the National Institutes of Health, in coordination with or acting through the Director of the Institute, shall conduct and support research and related activities concerning the health and developmental effects of media on infants, children, and adolescents, which may include the positive and negative effects of exposure to and use of media, such as social media, applications, websites, television, motion pictures, artificial intelligence, mobile devices, computers, video games, virtual and augmented reality, and other media formats as they become available. Such research shall attempt to better understand the relationships between media and technology use and individual differences and characteristics of children and shall include longitudinally designed studies to assess the impact of media on youth over time. Such research shall include consideration of core areas of child and adolescent health and development including the following: (1) Cognitive The role and impact of media use and exposure in the development of children and adolescents within such cognitive areas as language development, executive functioning, attention, creative problem solving skills, visual and spatial skills, literacy, critical thinking, and other learning abilities, and the impact of early technology use on developmental trajectories. (2) Physical The role and impact of media use and exposure on children's and adolescent's physical development and health behaviors, including diet, exercise, sleeping and eating routines, and other areas of physical development. (3)