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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7213 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7213

 To amend the Public Health Service Act to [enhance activities of the 
   National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism 
spectrum disorder and enhance programs relating to autism / reauthorize 
 certain programs with respect to autism spectrum disorder?], and for 
                            other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2024

 Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL

 
 To amend the Public Health Service Act to [enhance activities of the 
   National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism 
spectrum disorder and enhance programs relating to autism / reauthorize 
 certain programs with respect to autism spectrum disorder?], 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 ``Autism Collaboration, 
Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024'' or the 
``Autism CARES Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAMS RELATING TO AUTISM.

    (a) Developmental Disabilities Surveillance and Research Program.--
Section 399AA(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280i(e)) 
is amended by striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2029''.
    (b) Autism Education, Early Detection, and Intervention.--Section 
399BB(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280i-1(g)) is 
amended by striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2029''.
    (c) Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.--Section 399CC(f) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280i-2(f)) is amended by 
striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2029''.

SEC. 3. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    [Do you not want to update the reporting deadlines in section 
399DD?]

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 399EE of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280i-4) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$23,100,000 for each 
        of fiscal years 2020 through 2024'' and inserting ``$28,100,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``$50,599,000 for each 
        of fiscal years 2020 through 2024'' and inserting ``$56,344,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``there are authorized 
        to be appropriated $296,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
        through 2024'' and inserting ``there is authorized to be 
        appropriated $341,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 
        2029''.
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