; (2) the National Institute for Standards and Technology; (3) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (4) the National Institutes of Health; (5) the National Institute of Justice; and (6) such other Federal agency as determined appropriate by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. (f) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director to carry out this section $200,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2024. 13606. Agency activities (a) National Science Foundation (1) Research The Director of the National Science Foundation shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) — (A) to support multidisciplinary research to better understand the nature, causes, and consequences of violence, including violence, suicide, unintended injury, and death involving guns; (B) to examine the effects of gun policy interventions on— (i) rates of suicide, homicide, and unintended injury and death; (ii) individuals’ ability to use guns for self-defense, hunting, and recreation; and (iii) the gun industry