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<item congress="113" measure-type="hr" measure-number="3054" measure-id="id113hr3054" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2013-08-02" update-date="2013-09-11">
<title>Global Autism Assistance Act of 2013</title>
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<action-date>2013-08-02</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p> Directs the Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish and administer a health and education grant program (Global Autism Assistance Program) to: (1) support activities by nongovernmental organizations and other service providers, including advocacy groups, focused on autism in developing countries; and (2) establish a "teach the teachers" program to train health and education professionals working with autistic children in developing countries.</p>]]></summary-text>
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