I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2007 
To establish programs to provide services to individuals with autism and 
the families of such individuals, and to increase public education and 
awareness of autism, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 26, 2011 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. DOYLE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish programs to provide services to individuals with 
autism and the families of such individuals, and to in-
crease public education and awareness of autism, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Autism Spectrum Dis-
orders Services Act of 2011’’. 
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ferences. The Committee shall establish a sub-
committee on research on autism spectrum dis-
orders, a subcommittee on services and supports for 
individuals with autism spectrum disorders and the 
families of such individuals, and such other sub-
committees as the Committee determines appro-
priate. Such subcommittees shall vote separately on 
matters within their respective jurisdictions.’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Autism Spectrum Disorders Services 
Act of 2011 and annually thereafter, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall submit a report to Congress 
concerning the progress of the Federal Government in im-
plementing the strategic plan for autism spectrum dis-
order research and services and supports for individuals 
with autism spectrum disorder and the families of such 
individuals.’’. 
SEC. 3. SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPEC-
TRUM DISORDERS. 
Part R of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280i et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 399EE (relating to 
authorization of appropriaations) as section 399FF; 
and 
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(2) by inserting after section 399DD the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 399EE. PLANNING AND DEMONSTRATION GRANT FOR 
SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, TRANSITIONING 
YOUTH, AND ADULTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To assist selected eligible enti-
ties in providing appropriate services to children, youth 
with autism spectrum disorders who are transitioning 
from secondary education to careers or postsecondary edu-
cation (referred to in this section as ‘transitioning youth’), 
adults with autism spectrum disorders, and individuals of 
any age with autism spectrum disorders who may be at 
risk due to behavioral and preventable environmental fac-
tors, such as wandering (referred to in this section as ‘in-
dividuals at risk’), the Secretary shall establish— 
‘‘(1) a one-time, single-year planning grant pro-
gram for eligible entities; and 
‘‘(2) a multiyear service provision demonstra-
tion grant program for selected eligible entities. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE OF GRANTS.—Grants shall be award-
ed to eligible entities to provide all or part of the funding 
needed to carry out programs that focus critical aspects 
of life for children, transitioning youth, and adults with 
autism spectrum disorders (including adults not eligible 
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for developmental disability services provided by a State), 
such as— 
‘‘(1) postsecondary education, peer support, vo-
cational training, self-advocacy skills, and employ-
ment; 
‘‘(2) community-based behavioral supports and 
interventions; 
‘‘(3) residential services, housing, and transpor-
tation; 
‘‘(4) nutrition, health and wellness, and rec-
reational and social activities; and 
‘‘(5) personal safety for individuals at risk and 
the needs of individuals with autism spectrum dis-
orders who become involved with the criminal justice 
system. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—An eligible entity desiring 
to receive a grant under this section shall be a State or 
other public or private nonprofit organization, including 
a State Council on Developmental Disabilities, as defined 
in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assist-
ance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000. 
‘‘(d) PLANNING GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
one-time grants to eligible entities to support the 
planning and development of initiatives that will ex-
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pand and enhance service delivery systems for chil-
dren, individuals at risk, transitioning youth, and 
adults with autism spectrum disorders. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—In order to receive such a 
grant, an eligible entity shall— 
‘‘(A) submit an application at such time 
and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require; and 
‘‘(B) demonstrate the ability to carry out 
such planning grant in coordination with the 
applicable State Council on Developmental Dis-
abilities and organizations representing or serv-
ing individuals with autism spectrum disorders 
and the families of such individuals. 
‘‘(e) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to eligible entities that have received a plan-
ning grant under subsection (d) to enable such enti-
ties to provide appropriate services to children, indi-
viduals at risk, transitioning youth, and adults with 
autism spectrum disorders. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—In order to receive a grant 
under paragraph (1), the eligible entity shall submit 
an application at such time and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require, including— 
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‘‘(A) the services that the eligible entity 
proposes to provide and the expected outcomes 
for the individuals who receive such services; 
‘‘(B) the number of individuals who will be 
served by such grant, including an estimate of 
the individuals in underserved areas who will be 
served by such grant; 
‘‘(C) the ways in which services will be co-
ordinated among both public and nonprofit pro-
viders of services for children, transitioning 
youth, and adults with disabilities, including 
community-based services; 
‘‘(D) where applicable, the process through 
which the eligible entity will distribute funds to 
a range of community-based or nonprofit pro-
viders of services, including local governments, 
and the capacity of such entity to provide such 
services; 
‘‘(E) the process through which the eligible 
entity will monitor and evaluate the outcome of 
activities funded through the grant, including 
the effect of the activities upon individuals who 
receive such services; 
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‘‘(F) where applicable, the plans of the eli-
gible entity to coordinate and streamline transi-
tions from youth to adult services; 
‘‘(G) the process by which the eligible enti-
ty will ensure compliance with the integration 
requirement under section 302 of the Ameri-
cans With Disabilities Act of 1990; and 
‘‘(H) a description of how such services 
may be sustained following the grant period. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall contract 
with a third-party organization with expertise in evalua-
tion to evaluate such demonstration grant program and, 
not later than 180 days after the conclusion of the grant 
program under subsection (e), submit a report to the Sec-
retary. The evaluation and report may include an analysis 
of whether and to what extent the services provided 
through the grant program described in this section re-
sulted in improved safety, health, education, employment, 
and community integration outcomes or other measures, 
as the Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(g) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the amounts 
appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary shall 
set aside not more than 7 percent for administrative ex-
penses, including the expenses related to carrying out the 
evaluation described in subsection (f). 
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‘‘(h) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Demonstra-
tion grant funds provided under this section shall supple-
ment, not supplant, existing treatments, interventions, 
and services for individuals with autism spectrum dis-
orders. 
‘‘SEC. 399EE–1. NATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER 
FOR AUTISM TREATMENTS, INTERVENTIONS, 
AND SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE CENTER FOR AUTISM TREATMENTS, INTER-
VENTIONS, AND SERVICES.—The Secretary shall award a 
grant to a national nonprofit organization for the estab-
lishment and maintenance of a national technical assist-
ance center. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—An organization shall be eligible 
to receive a grant under subsection (a) if the organiza-
tion— 
‘‘(1) has demonstrated knowledge and expertise 
in serving children with autism and adults with au-
tism and the families of such individuals; 
‘‘(2) has demonstrated knowledge of how to 
translate research to practice, and present informa-
tion in a way that is easily accessible and under-
standable to the family members of individuals with 
autism; 
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‘‘(3) has demonstrated capacity of training edu-
cators, health care providers, family members, and 
others to support the needs of individuals with au-
tism; 
‘‘(4) has demonstrated capacity of dissemi-
nating information throughout the United States; 
and 
‘‘(5) has demonstrated capacity to establish and 
maintain a Web site through which to disseminate 
information in an easily accessible manner. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The national technical assist-
ance center established under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) gather and disseminate information on evi-
dence-based treatments, interventions, and services 
for children with autism and adults with autism, in-
cluding best practices in delivering such treatments, 
interventions, and services, and make this informa-
tion available to State agencies with responsibilities 
under section 399BB(c)(2), local communities, and 
individuals; 
‘‘(2) gather and disseminate information on ac-
tivities of the Interagency Autism Coordinating 
Committee established under section 399CC; 
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‘‘(3) provide analysis of activities funded under 
the Autism Spectrum Disorders Services Act of 
2011, including— 
‘‘(A) the effectiveness of State and commu-
nity-based models for delivering comprehensive 
services to individuals with autism; 
‘‘(B) identification and dissemination of 
best practices emerging from States, commu-
nity-based organizations, nonprofit providers, 
and local governments receiving demonstration 
grants under this subpart; 
‘‘(C) the State-by-State availability of, and 
gaps in, services for individuals with autism 
spectrum disorders, including information on 
services or service gaps in rural areas; and 
‘‘(D) levels of funding and funding sources 
of services for individuals with autism spectrum 
disorders in States; 
‘‘(4) provide technical assistance to States and 
organizations funded under this part; 
‘‘(5) gather and disseminate information about 
autism spectrum disorders; 
‘‘(6) establish and maintain a Web site through 
which to disseminate the information gathered under 
this section in an easily accessible manner; 
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‘‘(7) establish partnerships with advocacy orga-
nizations to disseminate accurate information on 
education, service-provision, and support options and 
provide assistance in navigating service-provision 
systems; and 
‘‘(8) gather and disseminate other information 
as determined appropriate by the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 399FF of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 240i–4), as redesignated by section 3(1), is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) PLANNING AND DEMONSTRATION GRANT FOR 
SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, TRANSITIONING YOUTH, AND 
ADULTS.—To carry out section 399EE, there are author-
ized to be appropriated the following: 
‘‘(1) For fiscal year 2012, $80,000,000. 
‘‘(2) For fiscal year 2013, $90,000.000. 
‘‘(3) For fiscal year 2014, $100,000,000. 
‘‘(4) For fiscal year 2015, $110,000,000. 
‘‘(5) For fiscal year 2016, $120,000,000. 
‘‘(e) NATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER 
FOR AUTISM TREATMENTS, INTERVENTIONS, AND SERV-
ICES.—To carry out section 399EE–1, there are author-
ized to be appropriated the following: 
‘‘(1) For fiscal year 2012, $2,000,000. 
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‘‘(2) For fiscal year 2013, $2,100,000. 
‘‘(3) For fiscal year 2014, $2,200,000. 
‘‘(4) For fiscal year 2015, $2,300,000. 
‘‘(5) For fiscal year 2016, $2,400,000.’’. 
SEC. 5. GAO STUDY ON SERVICE PROVISION AND FINANC-
ING. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall release a report that examines the following issues: 
(1) The ways in which autism services and 
treatments are currently financed in the United 
States. 
(2) Current policies for public and private 
health insurance coverage of autism treatments, 
interventions, and services. 
(3) Geographic and regional disparities in provi-
sion of services across the lifespan of individuals 
with autism, levels of community-based versus insti-
tutional services, and coverage for such services. 
(4) Ways in which to improve financing of au-
tism treatments, interventions, and services, so as to 
ensure a minimum level of coverage across the 
United States. 
(5) Gaps in financing and availability of serv-
ices for adults on the autism spectrum, focusing par-
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ticularly on the needs of adults not eligible for devel-
opmental disability services provided by the State. 
(6) Areas of need to improve the quality of 
services available to individuals on the autism spec-
trum in cross-disability contexts, such as vocational 
rehabilitation and centers for independent living. 
(7) Findings from replicable studies that indi-
cate an increased risk of mortality for individuals 
with autism due to preventable circumstances such 
as wandering, exposure, drowning, and untreated 
seizure disorders. 
SEC. 6. EMERGING NEEDS PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY 
PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM 
SPECTRUM DISORDERS. 
(a) INITIATIVES
ON
AUTISM
SPECTRUM
DIS-
ORDERS.—Title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assist-
ance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15001 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subpart F—Initiatives on Autism Spectrum 
Disorders 
‘‘SEC. 171. EMERGING NEEDS PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants 
to protection and advocacy systems for the purpose of ena-
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bling such systems to address the needs of individuals with 
autism spectrum disorders. 
‘‘(b) SERVICES PROVIDED.—Services provided under 
this section may include the provision of— 
‘‘(1) information, referrals, and advice; 
‘‘(2) individual and family advocacy; 
‘‘(3) legal representation; 
‘‘(4) specific assistance in self-advocacy and as-
sistance in capacity building for organizations that 
advocate on behalf of individuals with autism spec-
trum disorder; or 
‘‘(5) training to individuals with autism spec-
trum disorders, the families of such individuals, or 
advocates for individuals with autism spectrum dis-
orders. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, a protection and advocacy system 
shall— 
‘‘(1) have the right and authority to investigate 
incidents of abuse and neglect of youth and adults 
with autism spectrum disorders if the incidents are 
reported to the protection and advocacy system or if 
there is probable cause to believe that the incidents 
occurred; 
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‘‘(2) have the right and authority to pursue ad-
ministrative, legal, and other appropriate remedies 
and approaches to ensure the protection of youth 
and adults with autism spectrum disorders; and 
‘‘(3) have the rights and authorities, including 
access authority, described in section 143 of this Act 
and section 105 of the Protection and Advocacy for 
Individuals with Mental Illness Act. 
‘‘(d) GRANT AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall make 
grants under this section during each fiscal year beginning 
on October 1 to protection and advocacy systems as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATIONS LESS THAN $6,700,000.— 
With respect to any fiscal year for which the amount 
appropriated under subsection (i) is less than 
$6,700,000, the Secretary shall make grants from 
such amount to protection and advocacy systems 
that apply for a grant under this section in the 
amounts described in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) 
APPROPRIATIONS
OF
$6,700,000
OR 
MORE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any 
fiscal year for which the amount appropriated 
under subsection (i) is $6,700,000 or more, the 
Secretary shall make grants from such amount 
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to protection and advocacy systems under this 
section in accordance with subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT
OF
GRANT.—Subject to 
paragraph (3), the amount of a grant to a pro-
tection and advocacy system under subpara-
graph (A) shall be equal to an amount bearing 
the same ratio to the total amount appropriated 
for the fiscal year involved as the population of 
the State, Territory, or Consortium in which 
the grantee is located bears to the cumulative 
population of all States, Territories, and the 
Consortium that receive such grants. 
‘‘(3) MINIMUM AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amount of a 
grant under this section shall not be less 
than— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a protection and 
advocacy system located in a State, 
$120,000; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a protection and 
advocacy system located in a Territory or 
Consortium, $60,000. 
‘‘(B) 
ADJUSTMENTS
TO
MINIMUM 
AMOUNTS.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a 
fiscal year (referred to in this subpara-
graph as the ‘current fiscal year’) in which 
the total amount appropriated under sub-
section (i) is $10,000,000 or more, and 
such amount appropriated exceeds the 
total amount appropriated under such sub-
section for the preceding fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall increase the minimum 
grant amounts under subparagraph (A) by 
a percentage equal to the percentage by 
which the total amount appropriated for 
the current fiscal year exceeds the amount 
appropriated for the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—Clause (i) shall 
not apply in the case that the total amount 
appropriated for the current fiscal year is 
less than the amount appropriated for any 
fiscal year in the period between the date 
of enactment of the Combating Autism Re-
authorization Act of 2011 and such cur-
rent fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) APPLICABILITY OF ADJUSTMENTS.— 
An increase in the minimum grant amounts 
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under subparagraph (B) shall be effective for 
each subsequent fiscal year. 
‘‘(4) LOWER
APPROPRIATION
YEARS.—In the 
case of a fiscal year for which the amount appro-
priated under subsection (i) is insufficient to satisfy 
the requirements of paragraph (3) for each protec-
tion and advocacy system that applies for a grant 
under this section, the Secretary shall award grants 
in the amounts described in paragraph (3) to as 
many protection and advocacy systems as the 
amount appropriated allows. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section and subsection (e): 
‘‘(A) CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘Consor-
tium’ means an American Indian Consortium, 
as defined in section 102(1). 
‘‘(B) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means 
each of the 50 States of the United States, the 
District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico. 
‘‘(C) TERRITORY.—The term ‘Territory’ 
means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the 
United States Virgin Islands. 
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‘‘(e) CARRYOVER.—Any amount paid to a protection 
and advocacy system that serves a Consortium, State, or 
Territory for a fiscal year under this section that remains 
unobligated at the end of such fiscal year shall remain 
available to such system for obligation during the next fis-
cal year for the purposes for which such amount was origi-
nally provided. 
‘‘(f) DIRECT PAYMENT.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary shall pay directly to any 
protection and advocacy system that complies with the 
provisions of this section, the total amount of the grant 
for such system, unless the system provides otherwise for 
such payment. 
‘‘(g) ADMINISTRATIVE, REPORTING, AND OVERSIGHT 
REQUIREMENTS.—To the extent practicable, reporting, 
monitoring, program financing, and other administrative 
and oversight requirements established by the Secretary 
under this section shall be consistent with the other ad-
ministrative, reporting, and oversight requirements for a 
protection and advocacy system. 
‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each protection and advo-
cacy system that receives a payment under this section 
shall submit an annual report to the Secretary concerning 
the services provided to individuals with autism spectrum 
disorders by such system. 
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‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated the following: 
‘‘(1) For fiscal year 2012, $8,000,000. 
‘‘(2) For fiscal year 2013, $9,000,000. 
‘‘(3) For fiscal year 2014, $10,000,000. 
‘‘(4) For fiscal year 2015, $11,000,000. 
‘‘(5) For fiscal year 2016, $12,000,000. 
‘‘(j) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘protec-
tion and advocacy system’ means a protection and advo-
cacy system established under section 143. 
‘‘(k) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) 
APPROPRIATIONS
OF
LESS
THAN 
$6,750,000.—For a fiscal year for which the amount 
appropriated to carry out this section is less than 
$6,750,000, the Secretary shall set aside the greater 
of— 
‘‘(A) 1 percent of the funds appropriated; 
or 
‘‘(B) $25,000, to make a grant to a na-
tional organization with experience in providing 
training and technical assistance to protection 
and advocacy systems to provide such training 
and technical assistance. 
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‘‘(2) APPROPRIATIONS
OF
NOT
LESS
THAN 
$6,750,000.—For a fiscal year for which the amount 
appropriated to carry out this section is not less 
than $6,750,000, the Secretary shall set aside 2 per-
cent of the funds appropriated to make a grant to 
a national organization with experience in providing 
training and technical assistance to protection and 
advocacy systems to provide such training and tech-
nical assistance. 
‘‘SEC. 172. NATIONAL TRAINING INITIATIVE. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Interagency Autism Coordi-
nating Committee established under section 
399CC of the Public Health Service Act, shall 
award multiyear grants to eligible entities to 
provide individuals with interdisciplinary train-
ing, continuing education, technical assistance, 
and information for the purpose of improving 
services rendered to individuals with autism 
spectrum disorders and the families of such in-
dividuals, to address unmet needs related to au-
tism spectrum disorders. 
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‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible to 
receive a grant under this subsection, an entity 
shall be— 
‘‘(i) a University Center for Excel-
lence in Developmental Disabilities Edu-
cation, Research, and Service; or 
‘‘(ii) a comparable interdisciplinary 
education, research, and service entity. 
‘‘(C) APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS.—An 
entity that desires to receive a grant for a pro-
gram under this subsection shall submit to the 
Secretary an application— 
‘‘(i) demonstrating that the entity has 
capacity to— 
‘‘(I) provide training and tech-
nical assistance in evidence-based 
practices to evaluate, and provide ef-
fective interventions, services, treat-
ments, and supports to individuals 
with autism spectrum disorders and 
the families of such individuals; and 
‘‘(II) establish a consumer advi-
sory committee that includes individ-
uals with autism spectrum disorder 
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and family members of individuals 
with autism spectrum disorder; 
‘‘(ii) providing assurances that the en-
tity will— 
‘‘(I) provide trainees under this 
subsection with an appropriate bal-
ance of interdisciplinary academic and 
community-based experiences; and 
‘‘(II) provide to the Secretary, in 
the manner prescribed by the Sec-
retary, data regarding the number of 
individuals who have benefitted from, 
and outcomes of, the provision of 
training 
and 
technical 
assistance 
under this subsection; 
‘‘(iii) providing assurances that train-
ing, technical assistance, dissemination of 
information, and services under this sub-
section will be— 
‘‘(I) consistent with the goals of 
this Act, the Americans with Disabil-
ities Act of 1990, the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act, and the 
Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965; and 
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‘‘(II) conducted in coordination 
with relevant State agencies, institu-
tions of higher education, and service 
providers; and 
‘‘(iv) containing such other informa-
tion and assurances as the Secretary may 
require. 
‘‘(D) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant received 
under this subsection shall be used to provide 
individuals (including parents and health, allied 
health, vocational, and educational profes-
sionals) with interdisciplinary training, con-
tinuing education, technical assistance, and in-
formation for the purpose of improving services 
rendered to individuals with autism spectrum 
disorders and the families of such individuals, 
to address unmet needs related to autism spec-
trum disorders. Such training, education, as-
sistance, and information shall include each of 
the following: 
‘‘(i) Training health, allied health, vo-
cational, and educational professionals to 
identify, evaluate the needs of, and develop 
interventions, services, treatments, and 
supports (including housing, personal safe-
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ty, and employment-related supports) for 
individuals with autism spectrum dis-
orders. 
‘‘(ii) Developing, demonstrating, and 
disseminating a standard curriculum for 
the training of first responders, including 
police, 
firefighters, 
emergency 
medical 
technicians, and other law enforcement and 
public safety officers. 
‘‘(iii) Training direct service profes-
sionals to provide housing and employment 
related supports. 
‘‘(iv) Developing model services and 
supports that demonstrate evidence-based 
practices. 
‘‘(v) Developing systems and products 
that allow for the interventions, services, 
treatments, and supports to be evaluated 
for fidelity of implementation. 
‘‘(vi) Working to expand the avail-
ability of evidence-based, lifelong interven-
tions; educational, employment, and transi-
tion services; and community supports. 
‘‘(vii) Providing statewide technical 
assistance in collaboration with relevant 
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State agencies, institutions of higher edu-
cation, 
advocacy 
organizations, 
family 
groups, and community-based service pro-
viders. 
‘‘(viii) Working to develop comprehen-
sive systems of supports and services for 
individuals with autism spectrum disorders 
and the families of such individuals, in-
cluding seamless transitions between edu-
cation and health systems across the life-
span. 
‘‘(ix) Promoting training, technical as-
sistance, dissemination of information, 
supports, and services. 
‘‘(x) Developing mechanisms to pro-
vide training and technical assistance, in-
cluding for-credit courses, intensive sum-
mer institutes, continuing education pro-
grams, 
distance-based 
programs, 
and 
Internet Web site-based information dis-
semination strategies. 
‘‘(xi) Promoting activities that sup-
port community-based family and indi-
vidual services and enable individuals with 
autism spectrum disorders to fully partici-
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pate in society and achieve good quality-of- 
life outcomes. 
‘‘(xii) Collecting data on the outcomes 
of training and technical assistance pro-
grams to meet statewide needs for the ex-
pansion of services to individuals with au-
tism spectrum disorders. 
‘‘(E) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—The amount 
of a grant to any entity for a fiscal year under 
this paragraph shall be not less than $250,000. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall reserve 2 percent of the amount appropriated 
to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year to make 
a grant to a national organization with dem-
onstrated capacity for providing training and tech-
nical assistance to— 
‘‘(A) assist in national dissemination of 
specific information, including evidence-based 
best practices, from interdisciplinary training 
programs, and when appropriate, other entities 
whose findings would inform the work per-
formed by entities awarded grants; 
‘‘(B) compile and disseminate strategies 
and materials that prove to be effective in the 
provision of training and technical assistance so 
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that the entire network can benefit from the 
models, materials, and practices developed in 
individual centers; 
‘‘(C) assist in the coordination of activities 
of grantees under this subsection; 
‘‘(D) develop an Internet portal that will 
provide linkages to each of the individual train-
ing initiatives and provide access to training 
modules, promising training, and technical as-
sistance practices and other materials developed 
by grantees; 
‘‘(E) serve as a research-based resource for 
Federal and State policymakers on information 
concerning the provision of training and tech-
nical assistance for the assessment, and provi-
sion of supports and services for, individuals 
with autism spectrum disorders; 
‘‘(F) partner with Federal, State, and local 
advocacy organizations to ensure effective dis-
semination of research findings to individuals 
on the autism spectrum; 
‘‘(G) convene experts from multiple inter-
disciplinary training programs, individuals with 
autism spectrum disorders, and the families of 
such individuals to discuss and make rec-
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ommendations with regard to training issues re-
lated to assessment, interventions, services, 
treatment, and supports for individuals with au-
tism spectrum disorders; and 
‘‘(H) undertake any other functions that 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
To carry out this subsection, there are authorized to 
be appropriated the following: 
‘‘(A) For fiscal year 2012, $20,000,000. 
‘‘(B) For fiscal year 2013, $22,000,000. 
‘‘(C) For fiscal year 2014, $24,000,000. 
‘‘(D) For fiscal year 2015, $26,000,000. 
‘‘(E) For fiscal year 2016, $28,000,000. 
‘‘(b) EXPANSION OF THE NUMBER OF UNIVERSITY 
CENTERS FOR EXCELLENCE IN DEVELOPMENTAL DIS-
ABILITIES EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND SERVICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To provide for the estab-
lishment of up to 4 new University Centers for Ex-
cellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, 
Research, and Service, the Secretary shall award up 
to 4 grants to institutions of higher education in ac-
cordance with the requirements of this subtitle. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE
PROVISIONS.—Except for 
subsection (a)(3), the provisions of subsection (a) 
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shall apply with respect to grants under this sub-
section to the same extent and in the same manner 
as such provisions apply with respect to grants 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to appli-
cants that— 
‘‘(A) are minority institutions that have 
demonstrated capacity to meet the requirements 
of this section and provide services to individ-
uals with autism spectrum disorders and the 
families of such individuals; or 
‘‘(B) are located in a State with one or 
more unserved or underserved populations. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
To carry out this section, there are authorized to be 
appropriated the following: 
‘‘(A) For fiscal year 2012, $2,000,000. 
‘‘(B) For fiscal year 2013, $2,200,000. 
‘‘(C) For fiscal year 2014, $2,400,000. 
‘‘(D) For fiscal year 2015, $2,600,000. 
‘‘(E) For fiscal year 2016, $2,800,000. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITION.—In this subsection: 
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‘‘(A) The term ‘minority institution’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 365 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘University Center for Ex-
cellence in Developmental Disabilities Edu-
cation, Research, and Service’ means a Univer-
sity Center for Excellence in Developmental 
Disabilities Education, Research, and Service 
that has been or is funded through subtitle D 
or this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 7. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than January 1, 2013, and each January 
1 thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report concerning the implementation of this Act, includ-
ing the amendments made by this Act. 
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