II 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1836 

To support national training, technical assistance, and resource centers to 

ensure that all individuals with significant disabilities affecting communication have access to the augmentative and alternative communication 

devices, services, and supports the individuals need to interact with 

others, in order to learn, work, socialize, and take advantage of all 

aspects of society in the United States. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 13, 2019 

Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. HASSAN, and Mr. LEAHY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To support national training, technical assistance, and resource centers to ensure that all individuals with significant disabilities affecting communication have access to 

the augmentative and alternative communication devices, 

services, and supports the individuals need to interact 

with others, in order to learn, work, socialize, and take 

advantage of all aspects of society in the United States. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Access to Free Speech 

3 for All Act’’ or the ‘‘AFSFA Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress makes the following findings: 

6 (1) For individuals with disabilities, the lack of 

7 the ability to effectively communicate is a high pre8 dictor of poor school and post-school outcomes and 

9 creates a serious risk for abuse and neglect. 

10 (2) No student is too severely disabled to ben11 efit from communication devices, services, and other 

12 supports. Students with the most significant cog13 nitive and sensory disabilities can learn to use sym14 bolic, augmentative, or alternative communication 

15 devices, services, or supports in 6 months or less. 

16 (3) Students with significant disabilities affect17 ing communication too often enter school without 

18 communication systems that allow for participation 

19 in typical curricular activities and without the tools 

20 necessary for academic instruction and participation. 

21 (4) National professional organizations have 

22 identified lack of training in augmentative and alter23 native communication devices, services, and supports 

24 and assistive technology for students with low-inci25 dence disabilities as one of the greatest challenges to 


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1 providing supports to students with significant dis2 abilities affecting communication. 

3 (5) Title II of the Americans with Disabilities 

4 Act of 1990 (including its implementing regulations) 

5 requires local educational agencies to ensure that 

6 communication with students with hearing, vision, or 

7 speech disabilities is as effective as communication 

8 with students without disabilities. To ensure this ef9 fective communication, schools must provide auxil10 iary aids and services where necessary to provide ef11 fective communication. 

12 (6) Communication is both a basic human need 

13 and right of all human beings. For individuals with14 out access to the means for meaningful communica15 tion, this right is denied. 

16 (7) The leadership of individuals with signifi17 cant disabilities affecting communication is essential 

18 to achieving solutions and obtaining supports that 

19 improve, for such individuals, communication access 

20 and participation in the decisions most impacting 

21 their lives. 

22 SEC. 3. PURPOSE. 

23 The purpose of this Act is to provide for comprehen24 sive training, technical assistance, and resource centers on 


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1 augmentative and alternative communication devices, serv2 ices, and supports that— 

3 (1) are created and operate in order to raise ex4 pectations and improve awareness of the need for ef5 fective augmentative and alternative communication 

6 devices, services, and supports for individuals with 

7 significant disabilities affecting communication; 

8 (2) identify, document, and disseminate infor9 mation regarding best and promising practices (in 

10 existence on the date of identification of the prac11 tices), from research carried out in a manner that 

12 includes individuals with significant disabilities af13 fecting communication and their families at every 

14 point in the research process, to increase commu15 nication access, literacy, and effective communica16 tion for individuals with significant disabilities af17 fecting communication; 

18 (3) partner with assistive technology or engi19 neering programs in institutions of higher education 

20 to conduct research in and development of commu21 nication options for individuals with significant dis22 abilities affecting communication; 

23 (4) increase the skills of speech-language pa24 thologists, special educators, early intervention spe25 cialists, occupational therapists, administrators, and 


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1 related services personnel, to evaluate and provide 

2 communication services, and other supports to indi3 viduals with significant disabilities affecting commu4 nication to enable those individuals to obtain in5 creased or improved— 

6 (A) participation in elementary, secondary, 

7 and postsecondary education; 

8 (B) academic skills including literacy and 

9 math skills; 

10 (C) employment and career outcomes; and 

11 (D) self-advocacy and self-determination 

12 skills; and 

13 (5) increase the ability of individuals with sig14 nificant disabilities affecting communication to com15 municate, through leadership training for individuals 

16 who use augmentative or alternative communication 

17 devices, services, or supports, their families, and per18 sons who provide devices, services, and other sup19 ports to such individuals, on topics related to self20 determination, self-advocacy, and person-centered 

21 planning. 

22 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

23 In this Act: 

24 (1) AUGMENTATIVE OR ALTERNATIVE COMMU25 NICATION DEVICE, SERVICE, OR SUPPORT.—The 


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1 term ‘‘augmentative or alternative communication 

2 device, service, or support’’ means the technology, a 

3 service, or another support, used to supplement or 

4 replace speech or sign language for an individual 

5 who is unable to produce or be understood using 

6 spoken or signed language. 

7 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti8 ty’’ means an entity or partnership of entities that— 

9 (A) submits an application to the Sec10 retary in accordance with section 6; 

11 (B) represents a partnership between at 

12 least 2 organizations demonstrating collabora13 tion among institutions of higher education, 

14 and professional and self-advocacy disability or15 ganizations; 

16 (C) is, or has at least 1 lead organization 

17 that is, consumer-controlled and led and di18 rected by a council on which a majority of the 

19 members are individuals with significant dis20 abilities affecting communication; 

21 (D) has a cross-disability focus; 

22 (E) has knowledge, experience, and capac23 ity in conducting training, technical assistance, 

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1 ternative communication and assistive tech2 nology devices, services, and supports; 

3 (F) has experience working directly with— 

4 (i) individuals with significant disabil5 ities affecting communication, and their 

6 families; 

7 (ii) elementary or secondary schools, 

8 or postsecondary education programs; 

9 (iii) independent living centers, em10 ployers, and State and local government 

11 agencies; 

12 (G) includes individuals with significant 

13 disabilities affecting communication in positions 

14 of leadership in the planning, management, and 

15 operation of the training, technical assistance, 

16 and research programs; 

17 (H) has experience developing and main18 taining collaborative working relationships 

19 among self-advocacy disability organizations, 

20 professional organizations, and family organiza21 tions; 

22 (I) has or will establish an advisory council 

23 or similar entity, a majority of the members of 

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1 ative or alternative communication devices, sys2 tems, or supports; and 

3 (J) has a mission that values the impor4 tance of presuming competence of individuals 

5 with significant disabilities affecting commu6 nication and their ability to express themselves 

7 in the manner of their choosing. 

8 (3) INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABIL9 ITIES AFFECTING COMMUNICATION.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘individual 

11 with a significant disability affecting commu12 nication’’ means an individual of any age with 

13 1 or more disabilities that affect communica14 tion, resulting in the need for extensive and on15 going support in order to enable the individual 

16 to participate— 

17 (i) in an integrated community set18 ting; and 

19 (ii) in all aspects of life. 

20 (B) PLURAL.—The term ‘‘individuals with 

21 disabilities affecting communication’’ means 

22 more than 1 individual with a disability affect23 ing communication. 

24 (4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

25 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 


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1 meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the 

2 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 

3 (5) RELATED SERVICES.—The term ‘‘related 

4 services’’ means such services within the meaning of 

5 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 

6 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.). 

7 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

8 the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

9 SEC. 5. GRANTS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grants 

11 to eligible entities, through an open competition, to sup12 port comprehensive training, technical assistance, and re13 source centers (referred to individually in this Act as a 

14 ‘‘National Resource Center’’). 

15 (b) AMOUNT.—In awarding grants under this section, 

16 the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, award a 

17 grant to an eligible entity in an amount of not less than 

18 $500,000 and not more than $2,000,000 per year. 

19 (c) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall award not 

20 fewer than 2 and not more than 5 of the grants. The Sec21 retary shall award the grants to eligible entities in geo22 graphically diverse regions of the Nation. 

23 (d) PERIODS.—The Secretary shall award grants for 

24 periods of 5 years, through an open competition held ini25 tially and at the end of each 5-year period. An eligible 


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1 entity that receives a grant under this section may reapply 

2 for such a grant at the end of the grant period. 

3 SEC. 6. APPLICATIONS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—To be qualified to receive a grant 

5 under section 5, an eligible entity shall submit an applica6 tion to the Secretary at such time and in such manner 

7 as the Secretary may require. 

8 (b) CONTENTS.—Each such application shall include, 

9 at a minimum, each of the following: 

10 (1) A description of the applicant’s experience 

11 in providing training, information, and support re12 lated to augmentative and alternative communica13 tion devices, services, and supports to individuals 

14 with significant disabilities affecting communication. 

15 (2) A description of the applicant’s experience 

16 in providing training, information, and support to 

17 early intervention specialists, and elementary edu18 cation, secondary education, postsecondary edu19 cation, and community personnel, related to aug20 mentative and alternative communication devices, 

21 services, and supports. 

22 (3) A description of the applicant’s experience 

23 in working with State, local, and, in appropriate 

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1 ative and alternative communication devices, serv2 ices, and supports. 

3 (4) A description of the applicant’s experience 

4 in disseminating training and information to mul5 tiple stakeholders. 

6 (5) A description of the applicant’s plan to en7 sure that the applicant will provide training, tech8 nical assistance, and information to the communities 

9 most in need of the knowledge and ability to obtain 

10 augmentative and alternative communication devices, 

11 services, and supports, including low-income commu12 nities, and individuals with significant disabilities af13 fecting communication and their families. 

14 (6) A description of the applicant’s partnerships 

15 with consumer-controlled organizations focused on 

16 augmentative and alternative communication devices, 

17 services, and supports. 

18 (7) An assurance that the applicant, acting 

19 through the National Resource Center, will— 

20 (A) work with State, tribal, and local gov21 ernment agencies and educational agencies to 

22 disseminate information about augmentative 

23 and alternative communication devices, services, 

24 and supports; 


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1 (B) increase the capacity of early interven2 tion service, elementary and secondary edu3 cation, postsecondary education, and develop4 mental disability services agencies to provide 

5 and support augmentative and alternative com6 munication devices, services, and supports for 

7 those who need such devices, services, and sup8 ports; 

9 (C) assist States to establish plans to en10 sure augmentative and alternative communica11 tion devices, services, and supports are available 

12 to those who need such devices, services, and 

13 supports; 

14 (D) ensure that training, technical assist15 ance, and information developed under the 

16 grant is available in the language, including 

17 American Sign Language, of the communities 

18 served; and 

19 (E) provide to the Secretary requested in20 formation for purposes of evaluating the grant 

21 activities. 

22 SEC. 7. PRIORITY. 

23 In awarding grants for activities described in this 

24 Act, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 

25 that— 


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1 (1) demonstrate a minimum of 3 years of expe2 rience providing training and technical assistance, 

3 and disseminating information, related to augment4 ative and alternative communication devices, serv5 ices, and supports; 

6 (2) propose activities that will expand the num7 ber of individuals with significant disabilities affect8 ing communication who have access to augmentative 

9 and alternative communication devices, services, and 

10 supports to enable the individuals to participate as 

11 described in section 4(3)(A); 

12 (3) propose activities that will expand the num13 ber of families, educators, and disability service pro14 viders with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to 

15 promote access to augmentative and alternative com16 munication devices, services, and supports for indi17 viduals with significant disabilities affecting commu18 nication; 

19 (4) propose activities that will enhance the abil20 ity of users of augmentative and alternative commu21 nication devices, services, and supports to learn 

22 about and become leaders in— 

23 (A) disability education and policy; and 

24 (B) the disability service delivery field; 


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1 (5) employ individuals with significant disabil2 ities affecting communication who use augmentative 

3 or alternative communication devices, services, or 

4 supports; 

5 (6) demonstrate the ability to collaborate with 

6 self-advocacy disability, education, direct service, 

7 health, employment, housing, and transportation en8 tities, whether the entities are public agencies or pri9 vate organizations; and 

10 (7) demonstrate expertise in promoting the use 

11 of universal design (as defined in section 103 of the 

12 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003)) in 

13 training, technical assistance, and information dis14 semination. 

15 SEC. 8. USE OF FUNDS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that receives a 

17 grant under section 5 shall use the grant funds only for 

18 activities described in an application submitted under sec19 tion 6 and approved by the Secretary, to— 

20 (1) identify best practices and innovative com21 munication technologies, including free and low-cost 

22 options, for the purpose of increasing communication 

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1 nicate and succeed in school, employment, and their 

2 communities; 

3 (2) partner with institutions of higher education 

4 with assistive technology and engineering programs, 

5 to conduct research in and development of commu6 nication options for individuals with significant dis7 abilities affecting communication; 

8 (3) develop or adapt postsecondary coursework 

9 in augmentative and alternative communication de10 vices, services, and supports for speech-language pa11 thologists, special educators, early intervention spe12 cialists, administrators, related services personnel, 

13 and developmental disability services providers to 

14 promote best practices and innovative communica15 tion strategies for individuals with significant dis16 abilities affecting communication; 

17 (4) provide leadership training for individuals 

18 who use augmentative or alternative communication 

19 devices, services, or supports, their family members, 

20 and persons who provide services and other supports 

21 to such individuals, on the use of augmentative and 

22 alternative communication devices, services, and sup23 ports, and on topics related to self-determination, 

24 self-advocacy, and person-centered planning; 


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1 (5) conduct national, regional, State, tribal, and 

2 local training and technical assistance relating to— 

3 (A) increase the knowledge and skills re4 lated to augmentative and alternative commu5 nication devices, services, and supports of fam6 ily members of individuals with significant dis7 abilities affecting communication; 

8 (B) increase the knowledge and skills re9 lated to augmentative and alternative commu10 nication devices, services, and supports, of 

11 speech-language pathologists, special educators, 

12 early intervention specialists, administrators, 

13 related services personnel, and developmental 

14 disability services providers; 

15 (C) increase the use of augmentative and 

16 alternative communication devices, services, and 

17 supports in early intervention services, elemen18 tary school, secondary school, and postsec19 ondary education programs; 

20 (D) increase the use of augmentative and 

21 alternative communication devices, services, or 

22 supports in employment settings; and 

23 (E) increase the knowledge of the general 

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1 augmentative and alternative communication 

2 devices, services, and supports; 

3 (6) develop user-friendly products related to 

4 augmentative and alternative communication devices, 

5 services, and supports that include— 

6 (A) websites; 

7 (B) training modules; 

8 (C) products that facilitate making choices 

9 related to augmentative and alternative commu10 nication devices, services, and supports; 

11 (D) products that facilitate supported deci12 sionmaking; 

13 (E) products that promote literacy and 

14 language development; 

15 (F) products that promote numeracy; 

16 (G) products that promote inclusion in ele17 mentary schools, secondary schools, postsec18 ondary education programs, employment set19 tings, civic engagement, and recreation and lei20 sure settings; and 

21 (H) other products as identified by the eli22 gible entities, and the advisory councils or simi23 lar entities established by the eligible entities; 

24 (7) link the work of the National Resource Cen25 ter to existing (as of the date of the grant award) 


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1 policy and activities throughout the Federal Govern2 ment on self-advocacy, supported decisionmaking, 

3 person-centered planning, and community living, for 

4 individuals with disabilities and particularly for indi5 viduals with the most significant disabilities affect6 ing communication, for the purpose of increasing 

7 success and self-determination in early intervention 

8 services, elementary education, secondary education, 

9 and postsecondary education programs; 

10 (8) disseminate information about augmentative 

11 and alternative communication devices, services, and 

12 supports, including products developed under para13 graph (6) and the recommended voluntary standards 

14 developed by the National Advisory Committee 

15 under section 10(d) to— 

16 (A) professional accrediting organizations; 

17 (B) institutions of higher education; 

18 (C) local educational agencies and State 

19 educational agencies; 

20 (D) national, State, tribal, and local busi21 nesses, to enable the businesses to hire more in22 dividuals who use augmentative or alternative 

23 communication devices, services, or supports; 

24 (E) national, State, tribal, and local gov25 ernment agencies that provide services and 


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1 other supports, including employment supports, 

2 to individuals who use augmentative and alter3 native communication devices, services, and 

4 supports; 

5 (F) national and local disability advocacy 

6 organizations, including disability self-advocacy 

7 organizations; 

8 (G) family support organizations, including 

9 the parent training and information centers 

10 supported under section 671 of the Individuals 

11 with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 

12 1471); 

13 (H) network partners, including the State 

14 Councils on Developmental Disabilities de15 scribed in section 125 of the Developmental 

16 Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 

17 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15025), the protection and ad18 vocacy systems described in section 143 of that 

19 Act (42 U.S.C. 15043), and University Centers 

20 for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities 

21 Education, Research, and Services supported 

22 under subtitle D of title I of that Act (42 

23 U.S.C. 15061 et seq.), participating in activities 

24 under that Act (42 U.S.C. 15001 et seq.); and 


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1 (I) other groups and entities as identified 

2 by the eligible entity and the advisory councils 

3 or similar entities established by the eligible en4 tity; and 

5 (9) collaborate with— 

6 (A) State assistive technology programs; 

7 (B) State and local educational agencies; 

8 (C) State Councils on Developmental Dis9 abilities described in section 125 of the Devel10 opmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of 

11 Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15025); 

12 (D) the systems and University Centers 

13 described in paragraph (8)(H); 

14 (E) local boards, as defined in section 3 of 

15 the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (29 

16 U.S.C. 3102); and 

17 (F) other State, regional, tribal, and local 

18 entities with the ability to provide support for 

19 individuals who use augmentative and alter20 native communication devices, services, and 

21 supports. 

22 SEC. 9. ANNUAL REPORT. 

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1 taining, consistent with criteria established by the Sec2 retary, information on— 

3 (1) activities conducted by the Center related to 

4 training, technical assistance, and research and dis5 semination of information; 

6 (2) research conducted by the Center, solely or 

7 in collaboration with other entities; and 

8 (3) collaboration by the Center with other enti9 ties to promote the awareness and knowledge of, and 

10 skills to support, augmentative and alternative com11 munication devices, services, and supports for indi12 viduals with significant disabilities affecting commu13 nication and persons who provide services and other 

14 supports to those individuals. 

15 SEC. 10. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

17 a National Advisory Committee on Augmentative and Al18 ternative Communication (referred to in this section as the 

19 ‘‘National Advisory Committee’’), in the Administration 

20 for Community Living. 

21 (b) COMPOSITION.— 

22 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The voting members of 

23 the National Advisory Committee shall be appointed 

24 by the Secretary. 

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1 (A) VOTING MEMBERS.—The National Ad2 visory Committee shall be composed of 21 vot3 ing members, of which— 

4 (i) at least 11 members shall be indi5 viduals with significant disabilities affect6 ing communication who use augmentative 

7 or alternative communication devices, serv8 ices, or supports to express themselves; 

9 (ii) at least 6 members shall be family 

10 members of individuals who, collectively, 

11 have a variety of disabilities, including 

12 traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, and 

13 autism; and 

14 (iii) the remaining members shall be 

15 professionals, researchers, or faculty mem16 bers working in the field of augmentative 

17 and alternative communication devices, 

18 services, and supports. 

19 (B) EX OFFICIO NONVOTING MEMBERS.— 

20 Each of the following shall be an ex officio non21 voting member of the National Advisory Com22 mittee: 

23 (i) The Secretary of Education. 

24 (ii) The Secretary of Health and 

25 Human Services. 


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1 (iii) The Secretary of Veterans Af2 fairs. 

3 (iv) The Secretary of Labor. 

4 (v) The Attorney General. 

5 (vi) The Chairperson of the National 

6 Council on Disability. 

7 (3) TERM.—The voting members of the Com8 mittee shall serve for terms of 3 years. 

9 (4) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 

10 The members of the Committee shall select a Chair11 person and Vice Chairperson from among the mem12 bers of the Committee. At least 1 of the positions of 

13 Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall be held by 

14 a person who uses augmentative or alternative com15 munication devices, services, or supports. 

16 (c) MEETINGS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall meet 

18 at the call of the Chairperson, but not less often 

19 than 4 times a year. 

20 (2) FIRST MEETING.—Not later than 60 days 

21 after the date on which all members of the National 

22 Advisory Committee have been appointed, the Com23 mittee shall hold its first meeting. 

24 (d) DUTIES.—The National Advisory Committee 

25 shall— 


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1 (1)(A) recommend an initial set of voluntary 

2 standards for provision of augmentative and alter3 native communication devices, services, and supports 

4 to individuals who need those devices, services, and 

5 supports; and 

6 (B) not less often than once every 5 years 

7 thereafter, recommend updated standards described 

8 in paragraph (1); and 

9 (2) annually— 

10 (A) select a topic for a report related to 

11 augmentative and alternative communication 

12 devices, services, and supports; and 

13 (B) prepare and submit such report to the 

14 President, the officials described in subsection 

15 (b)(2)(B), and the appropriate committees of 

16 Congress. 

17 (e) PERSONNEL.— 

18 (1) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the 

19 National Advisory Committee shall not receive com20 pensation for the performance of services for the 

21 National Advisory Committee, but shall be allowed 

22 travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsist23 ence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 

24 under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 

25 States Code, while away from their homes or regular 


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1 places of business in the performance of services for 

2 the National Advisory Committee. Notwithstanding 

3 section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the 

4 Secretary may accept the voluntary and uncompen5 sated services of members of the National Advisory 

6 Committee. 

7 (2) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.— 

8 Any Federal Government employee may be detailed 

9 to the National Advisory Committee without reim10 bursement, and such detail shall be without inter11 ruption or loss of civil service status or privilege. 

12 (3) GRANTS FOR STAFFING.—The Secretary 

13 shall select 1 or more of the entities that receive a 

14 grant under section 5, to provide staff for the Na15 tional Advisory Committee. 

16 (f) PERMANENT COMMITTEE.—Section 14 of the 

17 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 

18 apply to the National Advisory Committee. 

19 SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

20 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

21 this Act $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 

22 2024. 

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