IIB 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5756 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions 

AN ACT 

To amend subtitle D of title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to provide 

grants and technical assistance to University Centers 

for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, 

Research, and Service to improve services rendered to 

children and adults on the autism spectrum, and their 

families, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Training and Research 

5 for Autism Improvements Nationwide Act of 2010’’ or the 

6 ‘‘TRAIN Act of 2010’’. 

7 SEC. 2. UNIVERSITY CENTERS FOR EXCELLENCE INITIA8 TIVES ON AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title I of the Devel10 opmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 

11 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15061 et seq.) is amended— 

12 (1) by inserting before section 151 the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘PART 1—GENERAL GRANT PROGRAMS FOR 

15 UNIVERSITY CENTERS FOR EXCELLENCE’’; 

16 and 

17 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘PART 2—UNIVERSITY CENTERS FOR EXCEL19 LENCE INITIATIVES ON AUTISM SPECTRUM 

20 DISORDERS 

21 ‘‘SEC. 157. AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS INITIATIVE 

22 GRANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

23 ‘‘(a) GRANTS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 

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1 graph (2) to University Centers for Excellence in 

2 Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and 

3 Service that are funded under part 1 and engaged 

4 in the core functions described in section 153(a)(2). 

5 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose described in this 

6 paragraph is to provide individuals with interdiscipli7 nary training, continuing education, technical assist8 ance, and information for the purpose of improving 

9 services rendered to children and adults on the au10 tism spectrum, and their families, to address unmet 

11 needs related to autism spectrum disorder. For pur12 poses of the previous sentence, individuals shall in13 clude children and adults on the autism spectrum, 

14 families of such children and adults, health profes15 sionals (including allied health professionals), and 

16 vocational training and educational professionals. 

17 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—A Univer18 sity Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabil19 ities Education, Research, and Service that desires 

20 to receive a grant under this section shall submit to 

21 the Secretary an application— 

22 ‘‘(A) demonstrating that the Center has 

23 capacity to— 

24 ‘‘(i) provide training and technical as25 sistance in evidence-based practices to 


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1 evaluate, and provide effective interven2 tions, services, treatments, and supports 

3 to, children and adults on the autism spec4 trum and their families; 

5 ‘‘(ii) provide individuals on the autism 

6 spectrum, and the families of such individ7 uals, opportunities to advise and direct ac8 tivities under the grant to ensure that an 

9 individual-centered, and family-centered, 

10 approach is used; 

11 ‘‘(iii) share and disseminate materials 

12 and practices that are developed for, and 

13 evaluated to be effective in, the provision 

14 of training and technical assistance; and 

15 ‘‘(iv) provide training, technical assist16 ance, interventions, services, treatments, 

17 and supports under this section statewide; 

18 ‘‘(B) providing assurances that the Center 

19 will— 

20 ‘‘(i) provide trainees under this sec21 tion with an appropriate balance of inter22 disciplinary didactic and community-based 

23 experiences; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) provide to the Secretary, in the 

25 manner prescribed by the Secretary, data 


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1 regarding the number of individuals who 

2 have benefitted from, and outcomes of, the 

3 provision of training and technical assist4 ance under this section; 

5 ‘‘(C) providing assurances that training, 

6 technical assistance, dissemination of informa7 tion, and services under this section will— 

8 ‘‘(i) be consistent with the goals of 

9 this Act, the Americans with Disabilities 

10 Act of 1990, the Individuals with Disabil11 ities Education Act, and the Elementary 

12 and Secondary Education Act of 1965; 

13 ‘‘(ii) supplement, and not supplant, 

14 activities funded under this subtitle (other 

15 than this section); 

16 ‘‘(iii) be planned and designed with 

17 the participation of individuals on the au18 tism spectrum and the families of such in19 dividuals; and 

20 ‘‘(iv) be conducted in coordination 

21 with relevant State agencies, institutions of 

22 higher education, and service providers; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(D) containing such other information 

25 and assurances as the Secretary may require. 


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1 ‘‘(4) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—The amount of a 

2 grant to a University Center for Excellence in Devel3 opmental Disabilities Education, Research, and 

4 Service for a fiscal year under this section shall be 

5 not less than $250,000. 

6 ‘‘(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 

7 reserve not more than 2 percent of the amount appro8 priated to carry out this section for a fiscal year to make 

9 a grant to a national organization with demonstrated ca10 pacity for providing training and technical assistance to— 

11 ‘‘(1) assist in national dissemination of specific 

12 information, including evidence-based best practices, 

13 from interdisciplinary training programs, and when 

14 appropriate, other entities whose findings would in15 form the work performed by University Centers for 

16 Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, 

17 Research, and Service awarded grants under this 

18 section; 

19 ‘‘(2) compile and disseminate strategies and 

20 materials that prove to be effective in the provision 

21 of training and technical assistance so that the en22 tire network can benefit from the models, materials, 

23 and practices developed in individual centers; 

24 ‘‘(3) assist in the coordination of activities of 

25 grantees under this section; 


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1 ‘‘(4) develop a (or enhance an existing) Web 

2 portal that will provide linkages to each of the indi3 vidual training initiatives and provide access to 

4 training modules, promising training, and technical 

5 assistance practices and other materials developed 

6 by grantees; 

7 ‘‘(5) serve as a research-based resource for 

8 Federal and State policymakers on information con9 cerning the provision of training and technical as10 sistance for the assessment, and provision of sup11 ports and services for, children and adults on the 

12 autism spectrum; 

13 ‘‘(6) convene experts from multiple interdiscipli14 nary training programs, individuals on the autism 

15 spectrum, and the families of such individuals to dis16 cuss and make recommendations with regard to 

17 training issues related to assessment, interventions, 

18 services, treatment, and supports for children and 

19 adults on the autism spectrum; and 

20 ‘‘(7) undertake any other functions that the 

21 Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

22 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To 

23 carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro24 priated $17,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 

25 through 2016. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 158. CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS. 

2 ‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall award multiyear 

3 grants to not more than 4 University Centers for Excel4 lence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, 

5 and Service described in paragraph (1) of section 157(a) 

6 to— 

7 ‘‘(1) collaborate with minority institutions to— 

8 ‘‘(A) provide services described in such sec9 tion to individuals on the autism spectrum who 

10 are from racial and ethnic minority populations 

11 and to their families; and 

12 ‘‘(B) conduct research and education fo13 cused on racial and ethnic minority populations; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(2) build capacity within such institutions to 

16 enable such institutions to apply to become Univer17 sity Centers for Excellence in Developmental Dis18 abilities Education, Research, and Service capable of 

19 providing such services, research, and education. 

20 ‘‘(b) APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—The provisions of 

21 paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 157(a) shall apply with 

22 respect to grants under this section to the same extent 

23 and in the same manner as such provisions apply with re24 spect to grants under section 157. 

25 ‘‘(c) PRIORITIZATION.—In awarding grants under 

26 this section, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants 


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1 that demonstrate collaboration with minority institutions 

2 that— 

3 ‘‘(1) have demonstrated capacity to meet the re4 quirements of this section and provide services to in5 dividuals on the autism spectrum and their families; 

6 or 

7 ‘‘(2) are located in a State with one or more 

8 underserved populations. 

9 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To 

10 carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro11 priated $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 

12 through 2016. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 159. DEFINITIONS. 

14 ‘‘In this part: 

15 ‘‘(1) The term ‘interventions’ means edu16 cational methods and positive behavioral support 

17 strategies designed to improve or ameliorate symp18 toms associated with autism spectrum disorder. 

19 ‘‘(2) The term ‘minority institution’ has the 

20 meaning given to such term in section 365 of the 

21 Higher Education Act of 1965. 

22 ‘‘(3) The term ‘services’ means services to as23 sist individuals on the autism spectrum to live more 

24 independently in their communities. 


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1 ‘‘(4) The term ‘treatments’ means health serv2 ices, including mental health services, designed to 

3 improve or ameliorate symptoms associated with au4 tism spectrum disorder.’’. 

5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Such subtitle 

6 is further amended— 

7 (A) in section 152(a)(1), by striking ‘‘subtitle’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘part’’; 

9 (B) in section 153(a)(2)(D), by striking ‘‘sub10 title’’ and inserting ‘‘part’’; 

11 (C) in each of subparagraphs (B) and (D) of 

12 section 154(a)(3), by striking ‘‘subtitle’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘part’’; 

14 (D) in each of paragraphs (1) and (3) of sec15 tion 154(d), by striking ‘‘subtitle’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘part’’; and 

17 (E) in each of subsections (a)(1) and (b) of sec18 tion 156, by striking ‘‘subtitle’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘part’’. 

20 (2) The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Devel21 opmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 

22 2000 is amended— 

23 (A) by inserting before the item relating to sec24 tion 151 the following: 

‘‘PART 1—GENERAL GRANT PROGRAMS FOR UNIVERSITY CENTERS FOR

EXCELLENCE’’; 


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1 and 

2 (B) by inserting at the end of the items relating 

3 to subtitle D of title I the following: 

‘‘PART 2—UNIVERSITY CENTERS FOR EXCELLENCE INITIATIVES ON AUTISM

SPECTRUM DISORDERS

‘‘Sec. 157. Autism spectrum disorders initiative grants and technical assistance. 

‘‘Sec. 158. Capacity building grants. 

‘‘Sec. 159. Definitions.’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 

2010. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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