In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

December 6, 2006.

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 843) entitled 

‘‘An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to combat 

autism through research, screening, intervention and education’’, do pass with the following

AMENDMENT:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combating Autism Act 

3 of 2006’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE; IMPROVING AUTISM-RE5 LATED RESEARCH. 

6 (a) CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE REGARDING RESEARCH

7 ON AUTISM.—Section 409C of the Public Health Service Act 

8 (42 U.S.C.284g) is amended—

9 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AUTISM’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER’’; 

11 (2) by striking the term ‘‘autism’’ each place 

12 such term appears (other than the section heading) 

13 and inserting ‘‘autism spectrum disorder’’; and 

14 (3) in subsection (a)—
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1 (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

2 paragraph (3); and 

3 (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(1) EXPANSION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Director 

6 of NIH (in this section referred to as the ‘Director’) 

7 shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, ex8 pand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of the 

9 National Institutes of Health with respect to research 

10 on autism spectrum disorder, including basic and 

11 clinical research in fields including pathology, devel12 opmental neurobiology, genetics, epigenetics, pharma13 cology, nutrition, immunology, neuroimmunology, 

14 neurobehavioral development, endocrinology, gastro15 enterology, and toxicology. Such research shall inves16 tigate the cause (including possible environmental 

17 causes), diagnosis or rule out, early detection, preven18 tion, services, supports, intervention, and treatment of 

19 autism spectrum disorder. 

20 ‘‘(2) CONSOLIDATION.—The Director may con21 solidate program activities under this section if such 

22 consolidation would improve program efficiencies and 

23 outcomes.’’. 
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1 (b) CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE GENERALLY.—Part A 

2 of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281 

3 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 404H. REVIEW OF CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2008, and 

6 periodically thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the 

7 Director of NIH, shall conduct a review and submit a re8 port to the appropriate committees of the Congress on the 

9 centers of excellence. 

10 ‘‘(b) REPORT CONTENTS.—Each report under sub11 section (a) shall include the following: 

12 ‘‘(1) Evaluation of the performance and research 

13 outcomes of each center of excellence. 

14 ‘‘(2) Recommendations for promoting coordina15 tion of information among centers of excellence. 

16 ‘‘(3) Recommendations for improving the effec17 tiveness, efficiency, and outcomes of the centers of ex18 cellence. 

19 ‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘center of 

20 excellence’ means an entity receiving funding under this 

21 title in its capacity as a center of excellence.’’. 
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1 SEC. 3. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SURVEILLANCE 

2 AND RESEARCH PROGRAM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Public Health Serv4 ice Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is amended by adding at 

5 the end the following: 

6 ‘‘PART R—PROGRAMS RELATING TO AUTISM 

7 ‘‘SEC. 399AA. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SURVEIL8 LANCE AND RESEARCH PROGRAM. 

9 ‘‘(a) AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND OTHER DE10 VELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.—

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

12 through the Director of the Centers for Disease Con13 trol and Prevention, may award grants or cooperative 

14 agreements to eligible entities for the collection, anal15 ysis, and reporting of State epidemiological data on 

16 autism spectrum disorder and other developmental 

17 disabilities. An eligible entity shall assist with the de18 velopment and coordination of State autism spectrum 

19 disorder and other developmental disability surveil20 lance efforts within a region. In making such awards, 

21 the Secretary may provide direct technical assistance 

22 in lieu of cash. 

23 ‘‘(2) DATA STANDARDS.—In submitting epide24 miological data to the Secretary pursuant to para25 graph (1), an eligible entity shall report data accord26 ing to guidelines prescribed by the Director of the 
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1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after con2 sultation with relevant State and local public health 

3 officials, private sector developmental disability re4 searchers, and advocates for individuals with autism 

5 spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities. 

6 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive an 

7 award under paragraph (1), an entity shall be a pub8 lic or nonprofit private entity (including a health de9 partment of a State or a political subdivision of a 

10 State, a university, or any other educational institu11 tion), and submit to the Secretary an application at 

12 such time, in such manner, and containing such in13 formation as the Secretary may require. 

14 ‘‘(b) CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN AUTISM SPECTRUM

15 DISORDER EPIDEMIOLOGY.—

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

17 through the Director of the Centers for Disease Con18 trol and Prevention, shall, subject to the availability 

19 of appropriations, award grants or cooperative agree20 ments for the establishment of regional centers of ex21 cellence in autism spectrum disorder and other devel22 opmental disabilities epidemiology for the purpose of 

23 collecting and analyzing information on the number, 

24 incidence, correlates, and causes of autism spectrum 

25 disorder and other developmental disabilities. 
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1 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to receive a 

2 grant or cooperative agreement under paragraph (1), 

3 an entity shall submit to the Secretary an applica4 tion containing such agreements and information as 

5 the Secretary may require, including an agreement 

6 that the center to be established under the grant or co7 operative agreement shall operate in accordance with 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(A) The center will collect, analyze, and 

10 report autism spectrum disorder and other devel11 opmental disability data according to guidelines 

12 prescribed by the Director of the Centers for Dis13 ease Control and Prevention, after consultation 

14 with relevant State and local public health offi15 cials, private sector developmental disability re16 searchers, and advocates for individuals with de17 velopmental disabilities. 

18 ‘‘(B) The center will develop or extend an 

19 area of special research expertise (including ge20 netics, epigenetics, and epidemiological research 

21 related to environmental exposures), immu22 nology, and other relevant research specialty 

23 areas. 

24 ‘‘(C) The center will identify eligible cases 

25 and controls through its surveillance system and 
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1 conduct research into factors which may cause or 

2 increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder 

3 and other developmental disabilities. 

4 ‘‘(c) FEDERAL RESPONSE.—The Secretary shall co5 ordinate the Federal response to requests for assistance from 

6 State health, mental health, and education department offi7 cials regarding potential or alleged autism spectrum dis8 order or developmental disability clusters. 

9 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this part: 

10 ‘‘(1) OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.—

11 The term ‘other developmental disabilities’ has the 

12 meaning given the term ‘developmental disability’ in 

13 section 102(8) of the Developmental Disabilities As14 sistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 

15 15002(8)). 

16 ‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the 

17 several States, the District of Columbia, the Common18 wealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the 

19 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 

20 Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific 

21 Islands. 

22 ‘‘(e) SUNSET.—This section shall not apply after Sep23 tember 30, 2011. 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 399BB. AUTISM EDUCATION, EARLY DETECTION, AND 

2 INTERVENTION. 

3 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section—

4 ‘‘(1) to increase awareness, reduce barriers to 

5 screening and diagnosis, promote evidence-based 

6 interventions for individuals with autism spectrum 

7 disorder or other developmental disabilities, and train 

8 professionals to utilize valid and reliable screening 

9 tools to diagnose or rule out and provide evidence10 based interventions for children with autism spectrum 

11 disorder and other developmental disabilities; and 

12 ‘‘(2) to conduct activities under this section with 

13 a focus on an interdisciplinary approach (as defined 

14 in programs developed under section 501(a)(2) of the 

15 Social Security Act) that will also focus on specific 

16 issues for children who are not receiving an early di17 agnosis and subsequent interventions. 

18 ‘‘(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, subject to the 

19 availability of appropriations, establish and evaluate ac20 tivities to—

21 ‘‘(1) provide information and education on au22 tism spectrum disorder and other developmental dis23 abilities to increase public awareness of developmental 

24 milestones; 

25 ‘‘(2) promote research into the development and 

26 validation of reliable screening tools for autism spec-
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1 trum disorder and other developmental disabilities 

2 and disseminate information regarding those screen3 ing tools; 

4 ‘‘(3) promote early screening of individuals at 

5 higher risk for autism spectrum disorder and other 

6 developmental disabilities as early as practicable, 

7 given evidence-based screening techniques and inter8 ventions; 

9 ‘‘(4) increase the number of individuals who are 

10 able to confirm or rule out a diagnosis of autism 

11 spectrum disorder and other developmental disabil12 ities; 

13 ‘‘(5) increase the number of individuals able to 

14 provide evidence-based interventions for individuals 

15 diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or other de16 velopmental disabilities; and 

17 ‘‘(6) promote the use of evidence-based interven18 tions for individuals at higher risk for autism spec19 trum disorder and other developmental disabilities as 

20 early as practicable. 

21 ‘‘(c) INFORMATION AND EDUCATION.—

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection 

23 (b)(1), the Secretary, in collaboration with the Sec24 retary of Education and the Secretary of Agriculture, 

25 shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, 
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1 provide culturally competent information regarding 

2 autism spectrum disorder and other developmental 

3 disabilities, risk factors, characteristics, identifica4 tion, diagnosis or rule out, and evidence-based inter5 ventions to meet the needs of individuals with autism 

6 spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities 

7 and their families through—

8 ‘‘(A) Federal programs, including—

9 ‘‘(i) the Head Start program; 

10 ‘‘(ii) the Early Start program; 

11 ‘‘(iii) the Healthy Start program; 

12 ‘‘(iv) programs under the Child Care 

13 and Development Block Grant Act of 1990; 

14 ‘‘(v) programs under title XIX of the 

15 Social Security Act (particularly the Med16 icaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diag17 nosis and Treatment Program); 

18 ‘‘(vi) the program under title XXI of 

19 the Social Security Act (the State Chil20 dren’s Health Insurance Program); 

21 ‘‘(vii) the program under title V of the 

22 Social Security Act (the Maternal and 

23 Child Health Block Grant Program); 
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1 ‘‘(viii) the program under parts B and 

2 C of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu3 cation Act; 

4 ‘‘(ix) the special supplemental nutri5 tion program for women, infants, and chil6 dren established under section 17 of the 

7 Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 

8 1786); and 

9 ‘‘(x) the State grant program under the 

10 Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 

11 ‘‘(B) State licensed child care facilities; and 

12 ‘‘(C) other community-based organizations 

13 or points of entry for individuals with autism 

14 spectrum disorder and other developmental dis15 abilities to receive services. 

16 ‘‘(2) LEAD AGENCY.—

17 ‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—As a condition on the 

18 provision of assistance or the conduct of activi19 ties under this section with respect to a State, 

20 the Secretary may require the Governor of the 

21 State—

22 ‘‘(i) to designate a public agency as a 

23 lead agency to coordinate the activities pro24 vided for under paragraph (1) in the State 

25 at the State level; and 
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1 ‘‘(ii) acting through such lead agency, 

2 to make available to individuals and their 

3 family members, guardians, advocates, or 

4 authorized representatives; providers; and 

5 other appropriate individuals in the State, 

6 comprehensive culturally competent infor7 mation about State and local resources re8 garding autism spectrum disorder and other 

9 developmental disabilities, risk factors, 

10 characteristics, identification, diagnosis or 

11 rule out, available services and supports, 

12 and evidence-based interventions. 

13 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS OF AGENCY.—In des14 ignating the lead agency under subparagraph 

15 (A)(i), the Governor shall—

16 ‘‘(i) select an agency that has dem17 onstrated experience and expertise in—

18 ‘‘(I) autism spectrum disorder 

19 and other developmental disability 

20 issues; and 

21 ‘‘(II) developing, implementing, 

22 conducting, and administering pro23 grams and delivering education, infor24 mation, and referral services (includ25 ing technology-based curriculum-devel-
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1 opment services) to individuals with 

2 developmental disabilities and their 

3 family members, guardians, advocates 

4 or authorized representatives, pro5 viders, and other appropriate individ6 uals locally and across the State; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) consider input from individuals 

8 with developmental disabilities and their 

9 family members, guardians, advocates or 

10 authorized representatives, providers, and 

11 other appropriate individuals. 

12 ‘‘(C) INFORMATION.—Information under 

13 subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be provided 

14 through—

15 ‘‘(i) toll-free telephone numbers; 

16 ‘‘(ii) Internet websites; 

17 ‘‘(iii) mailings; or 

18 ‘‘(iv) such other means as the Governor 

19 may require. 

20 ‘‘(d) TOOLS.—

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To promote the use of valid 

22 and reliable screening tools for autism spectrum dis23 order and other developmental disabilities, the Sec24 retary shall develop a curriculum for continuing edu25 cation to assist individuals in recognizing the need 
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1 for valid and reliable screening tools and the use of 

2 such tools. 

3 ‘‘(2) COLLECTION, STORAGE, COORDINATION, AND

4 AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary, in collaboration with 

5 the Secretary of Education, shall provide for the col6 lection, storage, coordination, and public availability 

7 of tools described in paragraph (1), educational mate8 rials and other products that are used by the Federal 

9 programs referred to in subsection (c)(1)(A), as well 

10 as—

11 ‘‘(A) programs authorized under the Devel12 opmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of 

13 Rights Act of 2000; 

14 ‘‘(B) early intervention programs or inter15 agency coordinating councils authorized under 

16 part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu17 cation Act; and 

18 ‘‘(C) children with special health care needs 

19 programs authorized under title V of the Social 

20 Security Act. 

21 ‘‘(3) REQUIRED SHARING.—In establishing 

22 mechanisms and entities under this subsection, the 

23 Secretary, and the Secretary of Education, shall en24 sure the sharing of tools, materials, and products de-
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1 veloped under this subsection among entities receiving 

2 funding under this section. 

3 ‘‘(e) DIAGNOSIS.—

4 ‘‘(1) TRAINING.—The Secretary, in coordination 

5 with activities conducted under title V of the Social 

6 Security Act, shall, subject to the availability of ap7 propriations, expand existing interdisciplinary train8 ing opportunities or opportunities to increase the 

9 number of sites able to diagnose or rule out individ10 uals with autism spectrum disorder or other develop11 mental disabilities and ensure that—

12 ‘‘(A) competitive grants or cooperative 

13 agreements are awarded to public or nonprofit 

14 agencies, including institutions of higher edu15 cation, to expand existing or develop new mater16 nal and child health interdisciplinary leadership 

17 education in neurodevelopmental and related 

18 disabilities programs (similar to the programs 

19 developed under section 501(a)(2) of the Social 

20 Security Act) in States that do not have such a 

21 program; 

22 ‘‘(B) trainees under such training pro23 grams—
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1 ‘‘(i) receive an appropriate balance of 

2 academic, clinical, and community oppor3 tunities; 

4 ‘‘(ii) are culturally competent; 

5 ‘‘(iii) are ethnically diverse; 

6 ‘‘(iv) demonstrate a capacity to evalu7 ate, diagnose or rule out, develop, and pro8 vide evidence-based interventions to individ9 uals with autism spectrum disorder and 

10 other developmental disabilities; and 

11 ‘‘(v) demonstrate an ability to use a 

12 family-centered approach; and 

13 ‘‘(C) program sites provide culturally com14 petent services. 

15 ‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

16 may award one or more grants under this section to 

17 provide technical assistance to the network of inter18 disciplinary training programs. 

19 ‘‘(3) BEST PRACTICES.—The Secretary shall pro20 mote research into additional valid and reliable tools 

21 for shortening the time required to confirm or rule 

22 out a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder or other 

23 developmental disabilities and detecting individuals 

24 with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental 

25 disabilities at an earlier age. 
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1 ‘‘(f) INTERVENTION.—The Secretary shall promote re2 search, through grants or contracts, to determine the evi3 dence-based practices for interventions for individuals with 

4 autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabil5 ities, develop guidelines for those interventions, and dis6 seminate information related to such research and guide7 lines. 

8 ‘‘(g) SUNSET.—This section shall not apply after Sep9 tember 30, 2011. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 399CC. INTERAGENCY AUTISM COORDINATING COM11 MITTEE. 

12 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

13 a committee, to be known as the ‘Interagency Autism Co14 ordinating Committee’ (in this section referred to as the 

15 ‘Committee’), to coordinate all efforts within the Depart16 ment of Health and Human Services concerning autism 

17 spectrum disorder. 

18 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In carrying out its duties 

19 under this section, the Committee shall—

20 ‘‘(1) develop and annually update a summary of 

21 advances in autism spectrum disorder research re22 lated to causes, prevention, treatment, early screening, 

23 diagnosis or rule out, intervention, and access to serv24 ices and supports for individuals with autism spec25 trum disorder; 
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1 ‘‘(2) monitor Federal activities with respect to 

2 autism spectrum disorder; 

3 ‘‘(3) make recommendations to the Secretary re4 garding any appropriate changes to such activities, 

5 including recommendations to the Director of NIH 

6 with respect to the strategic plan developed under 

7 paragraph (5); 

8 ‘‘(4) make recommendations to the Secretary re9 garding public participation in decisions relating to 

10 autism spectrum disorder; 

11 ‘‘(5) develop and annually update a strategic 

12 plan for the conduct of, and support for, autism spec13 trum disorder research, including proposed budgetary 

14 requirements; and 

15 ‘‘(6) submit to the Congress such strategic plan 

16 and any updates to such plan. 

17 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.—

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall be com19 posed of—

20 ‘‘(A) the Director of the Centers for Disease 

21 Control and Prevention; 

22 ‘‘(B) the Director of the National Institutes 

23 of Health, and the Directors of such national re24 search institutes of the National Institutes of 

25 Health as the Secretary determines appropriate; 
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1 ‘‘(C) the heads of such other agencies as the 

2 Secretary determines appropriate; 

3 ‘‘(D) representatives of other Federal Gov4 ernmental agencies that serve individuals with 

5 autism spectrum disorder such as the Depart6 ment of Education; and 

7 ‘‘(E) the additional members appointed 

8 under paragraph (2). 

9 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—Not fewer than 6 

10 members of the Committee, or 1/3 of the total member11 ship of the Committee, whichever is greater, shall be 

12 composed of non-Federal public members to be ap13 pointed by the Secretary, of which—

14 ‘‘(A) at least one such member shall be an 

15 individual with a diagnosis of autism spectrum 

16 disorder; 

17 ‘‘(B) at least one such member shall be a 

18 parent or legal guardian of an individual with 

19 an autism spectrum disorder; and 

20 ‘‘(C) at least one such member shall be a 

21 representative of leading research, advocacy, and 

22 service organizations for individuals with autism 

23 spectrum disorder. 
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1 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT; TERMS OF SERVICE; 

2 OTHER PROVISIONS.—The following provisions shall apply 

3 with respect to the Committee: 

4 ‘‘(1) The Committee shall receive necessary and 

5 appropriate administrative support from the Sec6 retary. 

7 ‘‘(2) Members of the Committee appointed under 

8 subsection (c)(2) shall serve for a term of 4 years, and 

9 may be reappointed for one or more additional 4 year 

10 term. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy for an 

11 unexpired term shall be appointed for the remainder 

12 of such term. A member may serve after the expira13 tion of the member’s term until a successor has taken 

14 office. 

15 ‘‘(3) The Committee shall meet at the call of the 

16 chairperson or upon the request of the Secretary. The 

17 Committee shall meet not fewer than 2 times each 

18 year. 

19 ‘‘(4) All meetings of the Committee shall be pub20 lic and shall include appropriate time periods for 

21 questions and presentations by the public. 

22 ‘‘(e) SUBCOMMITTEES; ESTABLISHMENT AND MEM23 BERSHIP.—In carrying out its functions, the Committee 

24 may establish subcommittees and convene workshops and 

25 conferences. Such subcommittees shall be composed of Com-
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1 mittee members and may hold such meetings as are nec2 essary to enable the subcommittees to carry out their duties. 

3 ‘‘(f) SUNSET.—This section shall not apply after Sep4 tember 30, 2011, and the Committee shall be terminated 

5 on such date. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 399DD. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years after the 

8 date of enactment of the Combating Autism Act of 2006, 

9 the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Edu10 cation, shall prepare and submit to the Health, Education, 

11 Labor, and Pensions Committee of the Senate and the En12 ergy and Commerce Committee of the House of Representa13 tives a progress report on activities related to autism spec14 trum disorder and other developmental disabilities. 

15 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under sub16 section (a) shall contain—

17 ‘‘(1) a description of the progress made in imple18 menting the provisions of the Combating Autism Act 

19 of 2006; 

20 ‘‘(2) a description of the amounts expended on 

21 the implementation of the particular provisions of 

22 Combating Autism Act of 2006; 

23 ‘‘(3) information on the incidence of autism 

24 spectrum disorder and trend data of such incidence 
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1 since the date of enactment of the Combating Autism 

2 Act of 2006; 

3 ‘‘(4) information on the average age of diagnosis 

4 for children with autism spectrum disorder and other 

5 disabilities, including how that age may have 

6 changed over the 4-year period beginning on the date 

7 of enactment of this Act; 

8 ‘‘(5) information on the average age for interven9 tion for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum 

10 disorder and other developmental disabilities, includ11 ing how that age may have changed over the 4-year 

12 period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act; 

13 ‘‘(6) information on the average time between 

14 initial screening and then diagnosis or rule out for 

15 individuals with autism spectrum disorder or other 

16 developmental disabilities, as well as information on 

17 the average time between diagnosis and evidence18 based intervention for individuals with autism spec19 trum disorder or other developmental disabilities; 

20 ‘‘(7) information on the effectiveness and out21 comes of interventions for individuals diagnosed with 

22 autism spectrum disorder, including by various 

23 subtypes, and other developmental disabilities and 

24 how the age of the child may affect such effectiveness; 
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1 ‘‘(8) information on the effectiveness and out2 comes of innovative and newly developed intervention 

3 strategies for individuals with autism spectrum dis4 order or other developmental disabilities; and 

5 ‘‘(9) information on services and supports pro6 vided to individuals with autism spectrum disorder 

7 and other developmental disabilities who have reached 

8 the age of majority (as defined for purposes of section 

9 615(m) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 

10 Act (20 U.S.C. 1415(m)).’’. 

11 (b) REPEALS.—The following sections of the Children’s 

12 Health Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–310) are repealed: 

13 (1) Section 102 (42 U.S.C. 247b–4b), relating to 

14 the Developmental Disabilities Surveillance and Re15 search Program. 

16 (2) Section 103 (42 U.S.C. 247b–4c), relating to 

17 information and education. 

18 (3) Section 104 (42 U.S.C. 247b–4d), relating to 

19 the Inter-Agency Autism Coordinating Committee. 

20 (4) Section 105 (42 U.S.C. 247b–4e), relating to 

21 reports. 

22 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part R of title III of the Public 

24 Health Service Act, as added by section 3, is amended by 

25 adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 399EE. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 ‘‘(a) DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SURVEILLANCE

3 AND RESEARCH PROGRAM.—To carry out section 399AA, 

4 there are authorized to be appropriated the following: 

5 ‘‘(1) For fiscal year 2007, $15,000,000. 

6 ‘‘(2) For fiscal year 2008, $16,500,000. 

7 ‘‘(3) For fiscal year 2009, $18,000,000. 

8 ‘‘(4) or fiscal year 2010, $19,500,000. 

9 ‘‘(5) For fiscal year 2011, $21,000,000. 

10 ‘‘(b) AUTISM EDUCATION, EARLY DETECTION, AND

11 INTERVENTION.—To carry out section 399BB, there are au12 thorized to be appropriated the following: 

13 ‘‘(1) For fiscal year 2007, $32,000,000. 

14 ‘‘(2) For fiscal year 2008, $37,000,000. 

15 ‘‘(3) For fiscal year 2009, $42,000,000. 

16 ‘‘(4) For fiscal year 2010, $47,000,000. 

17 ‘‘(5) For fiscal year 2011, $52,000,000. 

18 ‘‘(c) INTERAGENCY AUTISM COORDINATING COM19 MITTEE; CERTAIN OTHER PROGRAMS.—To carry out sec20 tion 399CC, 409C, and section 404H, there are authorized 

21 to be appropriated the following: 

22 ‘‘(1) For fiscal year 2007, $100,000,000. 

23 ‘‘(2) For fiscal year 2008, $114,500,000. 

24 ‘‘(3) For fiscal year 2009, $129,000,000. 

25 ‘‘(4) For fiscal year 2010, $143,500,000. 

26 ‘‘(5) For fiscal year 2011, $158,000,000.’’. 
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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 409C of the 

2 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284g) is amended by 

3 striking subsection (e) (relating to funding).

Attest:

Clerk. 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 843

AMENDMENT