‘‘amendments made by the Autism CARES Act 
of 2014’’; 
(C) by striking subparagraph (C) (as so 
redesignated), and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) information on the incidence and 
prevalence of autism spectrum disorder, includ-
ing available information on the prevalence of 
autism spectrum disorder among children and 
adults, and identification of any changes over 
time with respect to the incidence and preva-
lence of autism spectrum disorder;’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘6-year period beginning on 
the date of enactment of the Combating Autism 
Act of 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘4-year period be-
ginning on the date of enactment of the Autism 
CARES Act of 2014 and, as appropriate, how 
this age varies across population subgroups’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (E) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘6-year period beginning on 
the date of enactment of the Combating Autism 
Act of 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘4-year period be-
ginning on the date of enactment of the Autism 
CARES Act of 2014 and, as appropriate, how 
this age varies across population subgroups’’;
(F) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesig-
nated), by inserting ‘‘and, as appropriate, on 
how such average time varies across population 
subgroups’’ before the semicolon at the end; 
(G) in subparagraph (G) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘including by various 
subtypes,’’ and inserting ‘‘including by se-
verity level as practicable,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘child may’’ and in-
serting ‘‘child or other factors, such as de-
mographic characteristics, may’’; and 
(H) by striking subparagraph (I) (as so re-
designated), and inserting the following: 
‘‘(I) a description of the actions taken to 
implement and the progress made on implemen-
tation of the strategic plan developed by the 
Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee 
under section 399CC(b).’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) 
REPORT
ON
YOUNG
ADULTS
AND 
TRANSITIONING YOUTH.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of the Autism CARES
Act of 2014, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, in coordination with the Secretary of Edu-
cation and in collaboration with the Secretary of 
Transportation, the Secretary of Labor, the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development, and the 
Attorney General, shall prepare and submit to the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives, a 
report concerning young adults with autism spec-
trum disorder and the challenges related to the tran-
sition from existing school-based services to those 
services available during adulthood. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall contain— 
‘‘(A) demographic characteristics of youth 
transitioning from school-based to community- 
based supports; 
‘‘(B) an overview of policies and programs 
relevant to young adults with autism spectrum 
disorder relating to post-secondary school tran-
sitional services, including an identification of 
existing Federal laws, regulations, policies, re-
search, and programs;
‘‘(C) proposals on establishing best prac-
tices guidelines to ensure— 
‘‘(i) interdisciplinary coordination be-
tween all relevant service providers receiv-
ing Federal funding; 
‘‘(ii) coordination with transitioning 
youth and the family of such transitioning 
youth; and 
‘‘(iii) inclusion of the individualized 
education program for the transitioning 
youth, as prescribed in section 614 of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1414); 
‘‘(D) 
comprehensive 
approaches 
to 
transitioning from existing school-based services 
to those services available during adulthood, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) services that increase access to, 
and improve integration and completion of, 
post-secondary education, peer support, vo-
cational training (as defined in section 103 
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 723)), rehabilitation, self-advocacy 
skills, and competitive, integrated employ-
ment;
‘‘(ii) community-based behavioral sup-
ports and interventions; 
‘‘(iii) community-based integrated res-
idential services, housing, and transpor-
tation; 
‘‘(iv) nutrition, health and wellness, 
recreational, and social activities; 
‘‘(v) personal safety services for indi-
viduals with autism spectrum disorder re-
lated to public safety agencies or the crimi-
nal justice system; and 
‘‘(vi) evidence-based approaches for 
coordination of resources and services once 
individuals have aged out of post-secondary 
education; and 
‘‘(E) proposals that seek to improve out-
comes for adults with autism spectrum disorder 
making the transition from a school-based sup-
port system to adulthood by— 
‘‘(i) increasing the effectiveness of 
programs that provide transition services; 
‘‘(ii) increasing the ability of the rel-
evant service providers described in sub-
paragraph (C) to provide supports and
services to underserved populations and re-
gions; 
‘‘(iii) increasing the efficiency of serv-
ice delivery to maximize resources and out-
comes, including with respect to the inte-
gration of and collaboration among services 
for transitioning youth; 
‘‘(iv) ensuring access to all services 
necessary to transitioning youth of all ca-
pabilities; and 
‘‘(v) encouraging transitioning youth 
to utilize all available transition services to 
maximize independence, equal opportunity, 
full participation, and self-sufficiency.’’. 
SEC. 7. 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 ‘‘fiscal years 
2012 through 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2015 through 2019’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
2011 through 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2015 through 2019’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘$161,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014’’ and in-