[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1094 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1094

 To reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-416).


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 26, 2011

   Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Brown of 
Massachusetts) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-416).

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Autism Reauthorization 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF PROGRAMS RELATING TO AUTISM.

    Part R of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
280i et seq.) is amended--
     (a) in section 399AA(e), by striking ``2011'' and inserting 
``2014'';
    (b) in section 399BB(g), by striking ``2011'' and inserting 
``2014'';
    (c) in section 399CC(f), by striking ``2011'' and inserting 
``2014''; and
    (d) by inserting after section 399DD the following:

``SEC. 399DD-1. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON REAUTHORIZATION.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act, the Secretary, 
in coordination with the Secretary of Education, shall prepare and 
submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives a progress report on activities related to autism 
spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities.
    ``(b) Contents.--The report submitted under subsection (a) shall 
include--
            ``(1) a description of the progress made in implementing 
        the provisions of the Combating Autism Act of 2006;
            ``(2) a description of the amounts expended on the 
        implementation of each particular provision of the Combating 
        Autism Act of 2006;
            ``(3) information on the incidence of autism spectrum 
        disorder and trend data of such incidence since the date of 
        enactment of the Combating Autism Act of 2006;
            ``(4) information on the average age of diagnosis for 
        individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other 
        disabilities, including how that age may have changed during 
        the 6-year period beginning on the date of enactment of the 
        Combating Autism Act of 2006;
            ``(5) information on the average age for intervention for 
        individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and other 
        developmental disabilities, including how that age may have 
        changed during the 6-year period beginning on the date of 
        enactment of the Combating Autism Act of 2006;
            ``(6) information on the average time between initial 
        screening for autism spectrum disorder and diagnosis of, or the 
        ruling out of, autism spectrum disorder or other developmental 
        disabilities, and information on the average time between 
        diagnosis and evidence-based intervention for individuals with 
        autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities;
            ``(7) information on the effectiveness and outcomes of 
        interventions for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum 
        disorder, including information with respect to various 
        subtypes of autism spectrum disorder and other developmental 
        disabilities and how the age of the individual so diagnosed may 
        affect such effectiveness;
            ``(8) information on the effectiveness and outcomes of 
        innovative and newly developed intervention strategies for 
        individuals with autism spectrum disorder or other 
        developmental disabilities; and
            ``(9) information on services and supports provided to 
        individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other 
        developmental disabilities who have reached the age of majority 
        (as described in section 615(m) of the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1415(m)).''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 399EE of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280i-4) 
is amended--
     (a) in subsection (a) (relating to developmental disabilities 
surveillance and research program), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) For each of fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014, 
        $22,000,000.'';
    (b) in subsection (b) (relating to autism education, early 
detection, and intervention), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) For each of fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014, 
        $48,000,000.''; and
    (c) in subsection (c) (relating to interagency autism coordinating 
committee; certain other programs), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) For each of fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014, 
        $161,000,000.''.
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