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Union Calendar No. 359 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5756 

[Report No. 111–617] 

To amend title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of 

Rights Act of 2000 to provide for grants and technical assistance to 

improve services rendered to children and adults with autism, and their 

families, and to expand the number of University Centers for Excellence 

in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 22, 2010 

Mr. DOYLE (for himself and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 22, 2010] 


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A BILL 

To amend title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance 

and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to provide for grants 

and technical assistance to improve services rendered 

to children and adults with autism, and their families, 

and to expand the number of University Centers for 

Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service. 


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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 OF EXCELLENCE INITIATIVES 

8 ON AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title I of the Develop10 mental 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 following: 

13 ‘‘PART 1—GENERAL GRANT PROGRAMS FOR 

14 UNIVERSITY CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE’’ 

15 ; and 

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

17 ‘‘PART 2—UNIVERSITY CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE 

18 INITIATIVES ON AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS 

19 ‘‘SEC. 157. AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS INITIATIVE 

20 GRANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

21 ‘‘(a) GRANTS.— 

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

23 multiyear grants for the purpose described in para24 graph (2) to University Centers for Excellence in De25 velopmental Disabilities Education, Research, and 


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1 Service that are funded under part 1 and engaged in 

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

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

4 paragraph is to provide individuals with inter5 disciplinary training, continuing education, technical 

6 assistance, and information for the purpose of im7 proving services rendered to children and adults on 

8 the autism spectrum, and their families, to address 

9 unmet needs related to autism spectrum disorder. For 

10 purposes of the previous sentence, individuals shall 

11 include children and adults on the autism spectrum, 

12 families of such children and adults, health profes13 sionals (including allied health professionals), and vo14 cational training and educational professionals. 

15 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—A Univer16 sity Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabil17 ities Education, Research, and Service that desires to 

18 receive a grant under this section shall submit to the 

19 Secretary an application— 

20 ‘‘(A) demonstrating that the Center has ca21 pacity to— 

22 ‘‘(i) provide training and technical as23 sistance in evidence-based practices to 

24 evaluate, and provide effective interventions, 

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1 dren and adults on the autism spectrum 

2 and their families; 

3 ‘‘(ii) provide individuals on the autism 

4 spectrum, and the families of such individ5 uals, opportunities to advise and direct ac6 tivities under the grant to ensure that an 

7 individual-centered, and family-centered, 

8 approach is used; 

9 ‘‘(iii) share and disseminate materials 

10 and practices that are developed for, and 

11 evaluated to be effective in, the provision of 

12 training and technical assistance; and 

13 ‘‘(iv) provide training, technical assist14 ance, interventions, services, treatments, 

15 and supports under this section statewide; 

16 ‘‘(B) providing assurances that the Center 

17 will— 

18 ‘‘(i) provide trainees under this section 

19 with an appropriate balance of inter20 disciplinary didactic and community-based 

21 experiences; and 

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

23 manner prescribed by the Secretary, data 

24 regarding the number of individuals who 

25 have benefitted from, and outcomes of, the 


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1 provision of training and technical assist2 ance under this section; 

3 ‘‘(C) providing assurances that training, 

4 technical assistance, dissemination of informa5 tion, and services under this section will— 

6 ‘‘(i) be consistent with the goals of this 

7 Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 

8 1990, the Individuals with Disabilities 

9 Education Act, and the Elementary and 

10 Secondary Education Act of 1965; 

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

12 activities funded under this subtitle (other 

13 than this section); 

14 ‘‘(iii) be planned and designed with 

15 the participation of individuals on the au16 tism spectrum and the families of such in17 dividuals; and 

18 ‘‘(iv) be conducted in coordination 

19 with relevant State agencies, institutions of 

20 higher education, and service providers; and 

21 ‘‘(D) containing such other information and 

22 assurances as the Secretary may require. 

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

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1 ice for a fiscal year under this section shall be not less 

2 than $250,000. 

3 ‘‘(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may re4 serve not more than 2 percent of the amount appropriated 

5 to carry out this section for a fiscal year to make a grant 

6 to a national organization with demonstrated capacity for 

7 providing training and technical assistance to— 

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

9 information, including evidence-based best practices, 

10 from interdisciplinary training programs, and when 

11 appropriate, other entities whose findings would in12 form the work performed by University Centers for 

13 Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, 

14 Research, and Service awarded grants under this sec15 tion; 

16 ‘‘(2) compile and disseminate strategies and ma17 terials that prove to be effective in the provision of 

18 training and technical assistance so that the entire 

19 network can benefit from the models, materials, and 

20 practices developed in individual centers; 

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

22 grantees under this section; 

23 ‘‘(4) develop a (or enhance an existing) Web por24 tal that will provide linkages to each of the individual 

25 training initiatives and provide access to training 


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1 modules, promising training, and technical assistance 

2 practices and other materials developed by grantees; 

3 ‘‘(5) serve as a research-based resource for Fed4 eral and State policymakers on information con5 cerning the provision of training and technical assist6 ance for the assessment, and provision of supports 

7 and services for, children and adults on the autism 

8 spectrum; 

9 ‘‘(6) convene experts from multiple interdiscipli10 nary training programs, individuals on the autism 

11 spectrum, and the families of such individuals to dis12 cuss and make recommendations with regard to train13 ing issues related to assessment, interventions, serv14 ices, treatment, and supports for children and adults 

15 on the autism spectrum; and 

16 ‘‘(7) undertake any other functions that the Sec17 retary determines to be appropriate. 

18 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 

19 out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 

20 $17,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 158. CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS. 

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

23 grants to not more than 4 University Centers for Excellence 

24 in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and 

25 Service described in paragraph (1) of section 157(a) to— 


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

2 ‘‘(A) provide services described in such sec3 tion to individuals on the autism spectrum who 

4 are from racial and ethnic minority populations 

5 and to their families; and 

6 ‘‘(B) conduct research and education fo7 cused on racial and ethnic minority populations; 

8 and 

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

10 enable such institutions to apply to become Univer11 sity Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabil12 ities Education, Research, and Service capable of pro13 viding such services, research, and education. 

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

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

16 respect to grants under this section to the same extent and 

17 in the same manner as such provisions apply with respect 

18 to grants under section 157. 

19 ‘‘(c) PRIORITIZATION.—In awarding grants under this 

20 section, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants that 

21 demonstrate collaboration with minority institutions 

22 that— 

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1 dividuals on the autism spectrum and their families; 

2 or 

3 ‘‘(2) are located in a State with one or more un4 derserved populations. 

5 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 

6 out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 

7 $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 159. DEFINITIONS. 

9 ‘‘In this part: 

10 ‘‘(1) The term ‘interventions’ means educational 

11 methods and positive behavioral support strategies de12 signed to improve or ameliorate symptoms associated 

13 on the autism spectrum. 

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

15 meaning given to such term in section 365 of the 

16 Higher Education Act of 1965. 

17 ‘‘(3) The term ‘services’ means services to assist 

18 individuals on the autism spectrum to live more inde19 pendently in their communities. 

20 ‘‘(4) The term ‘treatments’ means health services, 

21 including mental health services, designed to improve 

22 or ameliorate symptoms associated on the autism 

23 spectrum.’’. 

24 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Such subtitle is 

25 further amended— 


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

2 and inserting ‘‘part’’; 

3 (B) in section 153(a)(2)(D), by striking ‘‘sub4 title’’ and inserting ‘‘part’’; 

5 (C) in each of subparagraphs (B) and (D) of sec6 tion 154(a)(3), by striking ‘‘subtitle’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘part’’; 

8 (D) in each of paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 

9 154(d), by striking ‘‘subtitle’’ and inserting ‘‘part’’; 

10 and 

11 (E) in each of subsections (a)(1) and (b) of sec12 tion 156, by striking ‘‘subtitle’’ and inserting ‘‘part’’. 

13 (2) The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Develop14 mental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 

15 2000 is amended— 

16 (A) by inserting before the item relating to sec17 tion 151 the following: 

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

EXCELLENCE’’ 

18 ; and 

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

20 to subtitle D of title I the following: 

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

SPECTRUM DISORDERS

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

‘‘Sec. 158. Capacity building grants. 

‘‘Sec. 159. Definitions.’’. 


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Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill 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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Union Calendar No. 359 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5756 

[Report No. 111–617] 

A BILL 

To amend title I of the Developmental Disabilities 

search, and Service. in Developmental Disabilities Education, Rethe number of University Centers for Excellence with autism, and their families, and to expand prove services rendered to children and adults vide for grants and technical assistance to imAssistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to proSEPTEMBER 22, 2010 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Mar 15 2010 21:46 Sep 22, 2010 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H5756.RH H5756

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