‘‘(c) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall contract, 36 
months after establishing the demonstration grant pro-
gram under this section, with a third-party organization 
with expertise in evaluation to evaluate such demonstra-
tion grant program and release a report not later than 
4 years after the date of enactment of the Expanding the 
Promise for Individuals With Autism Act of 2007, on the 
ways in which the treatments, interventions, and services 
provided through the demonstration grant program have 
resulted in improved health, educational, employment, and 
community integration outcomes for individuals with au-
tism. 
‘‘(d) 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. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 
2012. Amounts not expended in 1 fiscal year shall be car-
ried over to the next fiscal year. 
‘‘SEC. 399JJ. PLANNING AND DEMONSTRATION GRANT FOR 
SERVICES FOR ADULTS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—In order to enable States to provide 
appropriate services to adults with autism, thus enabling 
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such adults to be as independent as possible, the Secretary 
shall establish— 
‘‘(1) a 1-time, single year planning grant pro-
gram for selected States; and 
‘‘(2) a multiyear service provision demonstra-
tion grant program for selected States. 
‘‘(b) PLANNING GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
1-time grants to selected States to support the plan-
ning and development of initiatives that will expand 
and enhance service delivery systems for adults with 
autism. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—In order to receive such a 
grant, a State shall submit an application at such 
time and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require, including a demonstrated ability 
to carry out such planning grant in partnership with 
the State Developmental Disabilities Council and or-
ganizations representing or serving individuals with 
autism and their families. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to States that have received a planning grant 
under subsection (b) to enable such State to provide 
appropriate services to adults with autism. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—In order to receive a grant 
under paragraph (1), the State shall submit an ap-
plication at such time and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require, including— 
‘‘(A) the services that the State proposes 
to provide and the expected outcomes for adults 
with autism who receive such services; 
‘‘(B) the number of adults and families 
who will be served by such grant, including an 
estimate of the adults and families in under-
served 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 adults with disabilities, in-
cluding community-based services; 
‘‘(D) the process through which the States 
will distribute funds to a range of community- 
based or nonprofit providers of services, includ-
ing local governments, and their capacity to 
provide such services; 
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‘‘(E) the process through which the States 
will monitor and evaluate the outcome of activi-
ties funded through the grant upon adults with 
autism who receive such services; 
‘‘(F) the process by which the State will 
ensure compliance with the integration require-
ment provided under section 302 of the Ameri-
cans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12182); and 
‘‘(G) a description of how such services 
may be sustained following the grant period. 
‘‘(d) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall contract, 36 
months after establishing the demonstration grant pro-
gram under this section, with a third-party organization 
with expertise in evaluation to evaluate such demonstra-
tion grant program and release a report, not later than 
4 years after the date of enactment of the Expanding the 
Promise for Individuals With Autism Act of 2007, as to 
whether the services provided through this grant program 
have resulted in improved health, education, employment, 
and community integration outcomes for adults with au-
tism. 
‘‘(e) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Demonstration 
grant funds provided under this section shall supplement, 
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not supplant, existing treatments, interventions, and serv-
ices for individuals with autism. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 
2012. Any amounts not expended in 1 fiscal year shall 
be carried over to the next fiscal year 
‘‘SEC. 399KK. EXPANDING ACCESS TO POSTDIAGNOSIS 
CARE. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to States to enable the States to assist with the 
provision of treatments, interventions, and services to chil-
dren with autism, with the goal of— 
‘‘(1) providing multi-agency, intensive, and 
comprehensive, evidence-based treatments, interven-
tions, and services; 
‘‘(2) coordinating supplementary health care, 
behavioral support services, and individual and fam-
ily-support services through Federal and State-fund-
ed programs; and 
‘‘(3) supplementing, not supplanting, Federal 
and State funds supporting early interventions, edu-
cation, and health and long-term care services to in-
crease treatments, interventions, and services, and 
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