3.0.0 4631 2023-03-22T18:49:20Z 2023-03-22T18:49:20Z House H HR 2014-05-09 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 4631.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution.[Page H4059]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2014-05-16T17:41:53Z Reported by 2014-06-23T19:24:01Z Markup by 2014-06-10T20:08:43Z Referred to 2014-05-09T13:03:40Z H. Rept. 113-490 Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2014 113 2449 S 2014-06-26 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 444. Related bill CRS 2014-08-08 Became Public Law No: 113-157. President E40000 2 House floor actions 2014-08-08 Became Public Law No: 113-157. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2014-08-08 Signed by President. President E30000 2 House floor actions 2014-08-08 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2014-08-04 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2014-08-04 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2014-08-01 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2014-07-31 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 8/1/2014 S5312) Floor 2014-07-31 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 8/1/2014 S5312) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2014-06-25 Senate Received in the Senate, read twice. IntroReferral 2014-06-24 18:40:14 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5688-5690) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2014-06-24 18:40:14 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5688-5690) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2014-06-24 18:20:13 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4631. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2014-06-24 18:20:12 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5688-5693) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2014-06-24 18:19:55 Mr. Pitts moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2014-06-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 365. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00365 2014-06-23 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 113-490. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2014-06-23 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 113-490. 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Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] Tammy Duckworth D IL 8 2014-06-23 False Public Law 113-157 Health Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Disability assistance Elementary and secondary education Executive agency funding and structure Government studies and investigations Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Hereditary and development disorders Housing for the elderly and disabled Medical research Neurological disorders Research administration and funding Vocational and technical education Health 00 2014-05-09 Introduced in House 2014-07-07T22:51:12Z Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and oversee a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative to implement a strategic plan for the conduct and support of research into the disorder and minimize duplication by HHS programs of other federal research activities.

Extends through FY2019: (1) the developmental disabilities surveillance and research program; (2) the autism education, early detection, and intervention program; and (3) the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.

Adds members appointed by the Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.

Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the demographics and needs of individuals with an autism spectrum disorder, make policy recommendations, and include a survey of public and private stakeholders on the needs of adults with such a disorder, the services and resources available, and the effectiveness of the services and resources.

]]> 17 2014-06-23 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2014-07-07T22:49:08Z Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2014 or the Autism CARES Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate an official to oversee national autism spectrum disorder (ASD) research, services, and support activities. Directs the official to implement such activities taking into account the strategic plan developed by the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (the Interagency Committee) and ensure that duplication of activities by federal agencies is minimized.

Extends through FY2019: (1) the developmental disabilities surveillance and research program; (2) the autism education, early detection, and intervention program; and (3) the Interagency Committee.

(Sec. 3) Includes support for regional centers of excellence in ASD and other developmental disabilities epidemiology as a purpose of grants or cooperative agreements.

(Sec. 4) Requires information and education activities to be culturally competent. Allows a lead agency coordinating activities at the state level to include respite care for caregivers. Allows the use of research centers or networks for the provision of training in respite care and for research to determine practices for interventions to improve the health of individuals with ASD.

(Sec. 5) Revises responsibilities of the Interagency Committee concerning:

  • inclusion of school- and community-based interventions in the Committee summary of advances,
  • monitoring of ASD research and federal services and support activities,
  • recommendations to the Director of the National Institutes of Health regarding the strategic plan,
  • recommendations regarding the process by which public feedback can be better integrated into ASD decisions,
  • strategic plan updates and recommendations to minimize duplication, and
  • reports to the President and Congress.

Revises Interagency Committee membership requirements to specify additional federal agencies that might be represented and to modify the non-federal membership.

(Sec. 6) Modifies requirements for reports by the Secretary on ASD activities. Adds a requirement for a report to Congress concerning young adults with ASD and the challenges related to the transition from existing school-based services to those available during adulthood.

(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations to carry out the developmental disabilities surveillance and research program, the education, early detection, and intervention program, and the Interagency Committee for FY2015-FY2019.

]]> 36 2014-06-24 Passed House amended 2014-07-07T23:05:34Z Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2014 or the Autism CARES Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate an official to oversee national autism spectrum disorder (ASD) research, services, and support activities. Directs the official to implement such activities taking into account the strategic plan developed by the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (the Interagency Committee) and ensure that duplication of activities by federal agencies is minimized.

Extends through FY2019: (1) the developmental disabilities surveillance and research program; (2) the autism education, early detection, and intervention program; and (3) the Interagency Committee.

(Sec. 3) Includes support for regional centers of excellence in ASD and other developmental disabilities epidemiology as a purpose of grants or cooperative agreements.

(Sec. 4) Requires information and education activities to be culturally competent. Allows a lead agency coordinating activities at the state level to include respite care for caregivers. Allows the use of research centers or networks for the provision of training in respite care and for research to determine practices for interventions to improve the health of individuals with ASD.

(Sec. 5) Revises responsibilities of the Interagency Committee concerning:

  • inclusion of school- and community-based interventions in the Committee summary of advances,
  • monitoring of ASD research and federal services and support activities,
  • recommendations to the Director of the National Institutes of Health regarding the strategic plan,
  • recommendations regarding the process by which public feedback can be better integrated into ASD decisions,
  • strategic plan updates and recommendations to minimize duplication, and
  • reports to the President and Congress.

Revises Interagency Committee membership requirements to specify additional federal agencies that might be represented and to modify the non-federal membership.

(Sec. 6) Modifies requirements for reports by the Secretary on ASD activities. Adds a requirement for a report to Congress concerning young adults with ASD and the challenges related to the transition from existing school-based services to those available during adulthood.

(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations to carry out the developmental disabilities surveillance and research program, the education, early detection, and intervention program, and the Interagency Committee for FY2015-FY2019.

]]> 82 2014-07-31 Passed Senate without amendment 2014-08-01T21:25:27Z (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 24, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2014 or the Autism CARES Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate an official to oversee national autism spectrum disorder (ASD) research, services, and support activities. Directs the official to implement such activities taking into account the strategic plan developed by the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (the Interagency Committee) and ensure that duplication of activities by federal agencies is minimized.

Extends through FY2019: (1) the developmental disabilities surveillance and research program; (2) the autism education, early detection, and intervention program; and (3) the Interagency Committee.

(Sec. 3) Includes support for regional centers of excellence in ASD and other developmental disabilities epidemiology as a purpose of grants or cooperative agreements.

(Sec. 4) Requires information and education activities to be culturally competent. Allows a lead agency coordinating activities at the state level to include respite care for caregivers. Allows the use of research centers or networks for the provision of training in respite care and for research to determine practices for interventions to improve the health of individuals with ASD.

(Sec. 5) Revises responsibilities of the Interagency Committee concerning:

  • inclusion of school- and community-based interventions in the Committee summary of advances,
  • monitoring of ASD research and federal services and support activities,
  • recommendations to the Director of the National Institutes of Health regarding the strategic plan,
  • recommendations regarding the process by which public feedback can be better integrated into ASD decisions,
  • strategic plan updates and recommendations to minimize duplication, and
  • reports to the President and Congress.

Revises Interagency Committee membership requirements to specify additional federal agencies that might be represented and to modify the non-federal membership.

(Sec. 6) Modifies requirements for reports by the Secretary on ASD activities. Adds a requirement for a report to Congress concerning young adults with ASD and the challenges related to the transition from existing school-based services to those available during adulthood.

(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations to carry out the developmental disabilities surveillance and research program, the education, early detection, and intervention program, and the Interagency Committee for FY2015-FY2019.

]]> 49 2014-08-08 Public Law 2014-08-18T20:49:06Z (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 24, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2014 or the Autism CARES Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate an official to oversee national autism spectrum disorder (ASD) research, services, and support activities. Directs the official to implement such activities taking into account the strategic plan developed by the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (the Interagency Committee) and ensure that duplication of activities by federal agencies is minimized.

Extends through FY2019: (1) the developmental disabilities surveillance and research program; (2) the autism education, early detection, and intervention program; and (3) the Interagency Committee.

(Sec. 3) Includes support for regional centers of excellence in ASD and other developmental disabilities epidemiology as a purpose of grants or cooperative agreements.

(Sec. 4) Requires information and education activities to be culturally competent. Allows a lead agency coordinating activities at the state level to include respite care for caregivers. Allows the use of research centers or networks for the provision of training in respite care and for research to determine practices for interventions to improve the health of individuals with ASD.

(Sec. 5) Revises responsibilities of the Interagency Committee concerning:

  • inclusion of school- and community-based interventions in the Committee summary of advances,
  • monitoring of ASD research and federal services and support activities,
  • recommendations to the Director of the National Institutes of Health regarding the strategic plan,
  • recommendations regarding the process by which public feedback can be better integrated into ASD decisions,
  • strategic plan updates and recommendations to minimize duplication, and
  • reports to the President and Congress.

Revises Interagency Committee membership requirements to specify additional federal agencies that might be represented and to modify the non-federal membership.

(Sec. 6) Modifies requirements for reports by the Secretary on ASD activities. Adds a requirement for a report to Congress concerning young adults with ASD and the challenges related to the transition from existing school-based services to those available during adulthood.

(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations to carry out the developmental disabilities surveillance and research program, the education, early detection, and intervention program, and the Interagency Committee for FY2015-FY2019.

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