1.This Act may be cited as
the Autism Spectrum Disorders Services
Act of 2011
.
2.Interagency
autism coordinating committeeSection 399CC of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 280i–2) is amended—
(1)in subsection
(a), by striking within the Department of Health and Human
Services
and inserting of Federal agencies
;
(2)in subsection
(b)—
(A)in paragraph (1),
by inserting and the families of such individuals
before the
semicolon at the end;
(B)in paragraph
(2)—
(i)by
inserting , evaluate, and assess
after monitor
;
and
(ii)by
inserting and facilitate collaboration among Federal agencies
before the semicolon at the end;
(C)in paragraph (3),
by inserting and other appropriate Federal Government department and
agency heads
after Secretary
;
(D)in paragraph (4),
by inserting and other appropriate Federal Government department and
agency heads
after Secretary
;
(E)in paragraph (5),
by inserting and services and supports for individuals with autism
spectrum disorder and the families of such individuals
after
research
; and
(F)in paragraph (6),
by striking submit to the Congress
and inserting submit
to the President, who shall review and transmit to Congress,
;
(3)in subsection
(c)—
(A)in paragraph
(1)(D), by inserting , the Department of Defense, the National Council
on Disability, and other relevant Federal agencies, including the Department of
Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Justice, and the Department of
Labor
before the semicolon at the end; and
(B)in paragraph
(2)—
(i)in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking fewer than 6 members
of the Committee, or 1/3 of the total membership of the
Committee, whichever is greater,
and inserting less than
1/2 of the total membership of the
Committee
;
(ii)in
subparagraph (A), by striking one such member shall be an
individual
and inserting 2 such members shall be
individuals
;
(iii)in subparagraph
(B)—
(I)by striking
one such member shall be a parent or legal guardian
and
inserting 2 such members shall be a parent or a legal guardian
;
and
(II)by striking
and
at the end;
(iv)in
subparagraph (C)—
(I)by striking
one such member shall be a representative
and inserting 2
such members shall be representatives
; and
(II)by striking the
period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
(v)by
adding at the end the following:
(D)at least 2 such
members shall be clinicians or service-providers who work with individuals with
autism spectrum
disorder.
;
(4)in subsection
(d), by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
(5)The Committee
shall be chaired by an individual designated by the Secretary.
(6)If the Secretary
determines that the attendance at meetings of a Member of the Committee has not
been adequate, the Secretary may rescind the appointment of such member before
the expiration of the term of such member and appoint another individual to
fill the vacancy.
;
(5)by rewriting
subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e)Subcommittees;
Establishment and Membership
(1)In carrying out its functions, the Committee may convene
workshop and conferences. The Committee shall establish a subcommittee on
research on autism spectrum disorders, a subcommittee on services and supports
for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and the families of such
individuals, and such other subcommittees as the Committee determines
appropriate. Such subcommittees shall vote separately on matters within their
respective jurisdictions. Such subcommittees shall be composed of Committee
members and may hold such meetings as are necessary to enable the subcommittees
to carry out their duties.
(2)The Committee shall submit an annual report to Congress
describing the recommendations of the subcommittees described in paragraph (1)
with respect to services and supports for individuals with autism spectrum
disorders and the families of such
individuals.
;
(6)by redesignating
subsection (f) as subsection (g);
(7)by amending
subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking 2011
and
inserting 2016
; and
(8)by inserting
after subsection (e) the following:
(f)Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the and annually thereafter,
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to Congress
concerning the progress of the Federal Government in implementing the strategic
plan for autism spectrum disorder research and services and supports for
individuals with autism spectrum disorder and the families of such
individuals.
.
3.Care for people
with autism spectrum disorders and public educationPart R of title III of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280i et seq.) is amended—
(1)by redesignating section 399EE as section
399FF; and
(2)by inserting after section 399DD the
following:
399EE.Planning and
demonstration grant for services for children, transitioning youth, and
adults
(a)To assist selected eligible entities in providing
appropriate services to children, youth with autism spectrum disorders who are
transitioning from secondary education to careers or post-secondary education
(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
factors, such as wandering (referred to in this section as individuals at
risk), the Secretary shall establish—
(1)a one-time,
single-year planning grant program for eligible entities; and
(2)a multi-year
service provision demonstration grant program for selected eligible
entities.
(b)Grants shall be awarded to eligible entities to provide
all or part of the funding needed to—
(1)carry out
programs that focus critical aspects of life for children, transitioning youth,
and adults with autism spectrum disorders (including adults not eligible for
developmental disability services provided by a State), such as—
(A)postsecondary
education, peer support, vocational training, self-advocacy skills, and
employment;
(B)community-based
behavioral supports and interventions;
(C)residential
services, housing, and transportation;
(D)nutrition, health
and wellness, recreational and social activities; and
(E)personal safety
for individuals at risk and the needs of individuals with autism spectrum
disorders who become involved with the criminal justice system; and
(2)develop and
implement autism navigator initiatives that create a more efficient, effective,
coordinated use of the health, housing, education and social service systems
for individuals with an autism spectrum disorder.
(c)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 Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000
(42 U.S.C. 15002).
(d)
(1)The Secretary shall award one-time grants to eligible
entities to support the planning and development of initiatives that will
expand and enhance service delivery systems for children, individuals at risk,
transitioning youth, and adults with autism spectrum disorders.
(2)In
order to receive such a grant, an eligible entity shall—
(A)submit an
application at such time and containing such information as the Secretary may
require; and
(B)demonstrate the
ability to carry out such planning grant in coordination with the applicable
State Council on Developmental Disabilities and organizations representing or
serving individuals with autism spectrum disorders and the families of such
individuals.
(e)
(1)The Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities
that have received a planning grant under subsection (d) to enable such
entities to provide appropriate services to children, individuals at risk,
transitioning youth, and adults with autism spectrum disorders.
(2)In
order to receive a grant under paragraph (1), the eligible entity shall submit
an application at such time and containing such information as the Secretary
may require, including—
(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 coordinated among both public and nonprofit providers 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 providers 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;
(F)where applicable,
the plans of the eligible entity to coordinate and streamline transitions from
youth to adult services;
(G)the process by
which the eligible entity will ensure compliance with the integration
requirement under section 302 of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 12182); and
(H)a description of
how such services may be sustained following the grant period.
(f)The
Secretary shall contract with a third-party organization with expertise in
evaluation 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 Secretary. 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 resulted in improved safety, health, education,
employment, and community integration outcomes or other measures, as the
Secretary determines appropriate.
(g)Of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section,
the Secretary shall set aside not more than 7 percent for administrative
expenses, including the expenses related to carrying out the evaluation
described in subsection (f).
(h)Demonstration grant funds provided under this section
shall supplement, not supplant, existing treatments, interventions, and
services for individuals with autism spectrum
disorders.
.
399EE–1.National
technical assistance center for autism treatments, interventions, and
services
(a)Establishment
of national technical assistance center for autism treatments, interventions,
and servicesThe Secretary
shall award a grant to a national nonprofit organization for the establishment
and maintenance of a national technical assistance center.
(b)An organization shall be eligible to
receive a grant under subsection (a) if the organization—
(1)has demonstrated knowledge and expertise in
serving children with autism and adults with autism and the families of such
individuals;
(2)has demonstrated knowledge of how to
translate research to practice, and present information in a way that is easily
accessible and understandable to the family members of individuals with
autism;
(3)has demonstrated capacity of training
educators, health care providers, family members, and others to support the
needs of individuals with autism;
(4)has demonstrated capacity of disseminating
information throughout the United States; and
(5)has demonstrated capacity to establish and
maintain an Internet Web site through which to disseminate information in an
easily accessible manner.
(c)The national technical
assistance center established under this section shall—
(1)gather and disseminate information on
evidence-based treatments, interventions, and services for children with autism
and adults with autism, including best practices in delivering such treatments,
interventions, and services, and make such information available to State
agencies with responsibilities under section 399BB(c)(2), local communities,
and individuals;
(2)gather and disseminate information on
activities of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee established under
section 399CC;
(3)provide analysis of activities funded under
the Autism Spectrum Disorders Services Act of
2011, including—
(A)the effectiveness of State and
community-based models for delivering comprehensive services to individuals
with autism;
(B)identification and dissemination of best
practices emerging from States, community-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 an Internet Web site
through which to disseminate the information gathered under this section in an
easily accessible manner;
(7)establish
partnerships with advocacy organizations 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.
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4.Authorization of
appropriationsSection 399FF
of the Public Health Service Act, as so redesignated by section 3, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
(d)Planning and
demonstration grant for services for children, transitioning youth and
adultsTo carry out section 399EE, there are authorized 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
servicesTo carry out section 399EE–1, there are authorized to be
appropriated the following:
(1)For fiscal year
2012, $2,000,000.
(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.
.
5.Gao study on
service provision and financingNot 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
provision of services across the lifespan of individuals with autism, levels of
community-based versus institutional services, and coverage for such
services.
(4)Ways in which to improve financing of
autism treatments, interventions, and services, so as to ensure a minimum level
of coverage across the United States.
(5)Gaps in financing and availability of
services for adults on the autism spectrum, focusing particularly on the needs
of adults not eligible for developmental disability services provided by the
State.
(6)Areas of need to improve the quality of
services available to individuals on the autism spectrum in cross-disability
contexts, such as vocational rehabilitation and centers for independent
living.
(7)Findings from
replicable studies that indicate an increased risk of mortality for individuals
with autism due to preventable circumstances such as wandering, exposure,
drowning, and untreated seizure disorders.
(8)Gaps in financing
and availability of services for individuals with severe behavioral challenges
and the families of such individuals.
(9)State-administered
waiting lists for services, including residential services, for individuals
already deemed eligible for such services by a State, and specific policies to
expedite the availability of services for individuals on the waiting
list.
6.Emerging needs
protection and advocacy program for individuals with autism spectrum
disorders
(a)Initiatives on
autism spectrum disordersTitle I of the Developmental Disabilities
Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15001 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
FInitiatives on
autism spectrum disorders
171.Emerging needs
protection and advocacy program
(a)The Secretary shall make grants to protection and
advocacy systems for the purpose of enabling such systems to address the needs
of individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
(b)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 assistance in capacity building for
organizations that advocate on behalf of individuals with autism spectrum
disorder; or
(5)training to
individuals with autism spectrum disorders, the families of such individuals,
or advocates for individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
(c)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;
(2)have the right
and authority to pursue administrative, 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 (42 U.S.C. 10804).
(d)The Secretary shall make grants under this section during
each fiscal year beginning on October 1 to protection and advocacy systems as
follows:
(1)Appropriations
less than $6,700,000With 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)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 to protection and advocacy systems under this
section in accordance with subparagraph (B).
(B)Subject to paragraph (3), the amount of a grant to a
protection and advocacy system under subparagraph (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 grant.
(3)
(A)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
(i)In the case of a fiscal year (referred to in this
subparagraph as the current fiscal year) in which the total amount
appropriated under subsection (i) is $10,000,000 or more, and such amount
appropriated exceeds the total amount appropriated under such subsection 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)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
Autism Spectrum Disorders Services Act of
2011 and such current fiscal year.
(C)Applicability
of adjustmentsAn increase in the minimum grant amounts under
subparagraph (B) shall be effective for each subsequent fiscal year.
(4)Lower
appropriation yearsIn the case of a fiscal year for which the
amount appropriated under subsection (i) is insufficient to satisfy the
requirements of paragraph (3) for each protection 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)For
purposes of this subsection and subsection (e):
(A)The
term Consortium means an American Indian Consortium, as defined in
section 102(1).
(B)The
term State means each of the 50 States of the United States, the
District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(C)The
term Territory means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.
(e)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 fiscal year for the purposes for which
such amount was originally provided.
(f)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 requirementsTo 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 administrative, reporting, and oversight requirements
for a protection and advocacy system.
(h)Each protection and advocacy 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.
(i)Authorization
of appropriationsTo carry out this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated 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)In
this section, the term protection and advocacy system means a
protection and advocacy system established under section 143.
(k)
(1)Appropriations
of less than $6,750,000For 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 national organization with experience in providing training and
technical assistance to protection and advocacy systems to provide such
training and technical assistance.(2)Appropriations
of not less than $6,750,000For 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 percent 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
technical assistance.
172.National
training initiative
(a)Grants and
technical assistance
(1)
(A)The Secretary, in consultation with the Interagency
Autism Coordinating Committee established under section 399CC of the Public
Health Service Act, shall award multi-year grants to eligible entities to
provide individuals with interdisciplinary training, continuing education,
technical assistance, and information 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 spectrum
disorders.
(B)To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection,
an entity shall be—
(i)a
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education,
Research, and Service; or
(ii)a comparable
interdisciplinary education, research, and service entity.
(C)An entity that desires to receive a grant for a
program under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an
application—
(i)demonstrating
that the entity has capacity to—
(I)provide training
and technical assistance in evidence-based practices to evaluate, and provide
effective interventions, services, treatments, and supports to individuals with
autism spectrum disorders and the families of such individuals; and
(II)establish a
consumer advisory committee that includes individuals with autism spectrum
disorder and family members of individuals with autism spectrum
disorder;
(ii)providing
assurances that the entity will—
(I)provide trainees
under this subsection with an appropriate balance of interdisciplinary academic
and community-based experiences; and
(II)provide to the
Secretary, in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, 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 training, technical assistance, dissemination of information,
and services under this subsection will be—
(I)consistent with
the goals of this Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965; and
(II)conducted in
coordination with relevant State agencies, institutions of higher education,
and service providers; and
(iv)containing such
other information and assurances as the Secretary may require.
(D)A grant received under this subsection shall be used to
provide individuals (including parents and health, allied health, vocational,
and educational professionals) with interdisciplinary training, continuing
education, technical assistance, and information 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 spectrum
disorders. Such training, education, assistance, and information shall include
each of the following:
(i)Training health,
allied health, vocational, and educational professionals to identify, evaluate
the needs of, and develop interventions, services, treatments, and supports
(including housing, personal safety, and employment related supports) for
individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
(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 professionals 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 availability of evidence-based, lifelong interventions; educational,
employment, and transition services; and community supports.
(vii)Providing
statewide technical assistance in collaboration with relevant State agencies,
institutions of higher education, advocacy organizations, family groups, and
community-based service providers.
(viii)Working to
develop comprehensive systems of supports and services for individuals with
autism spectrum disorders and the families of such individuals, including
seamless transitions between education and health systems across the
lifespan.
(ix)Promoting
training, technical assistance, dissemination of information, supports, and
services.
(x)Developing
mechanisms to provide training and technical assistance, including for-credit
courses, intensive summer institutes, continuing education programs,
distance-based programs, and Internet Web site-based information dissemination
strategies.
(xi)Promoting
activities that support community-based family and individual services and
enable individuals with autism spectrum disorders to fully participate in
society and achieve good quality-of-life outcomes.
(xii)Collecting data
on the outcomes of training and technical assistance programs to meet statewide
needs for the expansion of services to individuals with autism spectrum
disorders.
(E)The amount of a grant to any entity for a fiscal year
under this paragraph shall be not less than $250,000.
(2)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 demonstrated capacity for providing training and
technical 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 performed 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 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 training
initiatives and provide access to training modules, promising training, and
technical assistance 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 technical assistance for the
assessment, and provision of supports and services for, individuals with autism
spectrum disorders;
(F)partner with
Federal, State, and local advocacy organizations to ensure effective
dissemination of research findings to individuals on the autism
spectrum;
(G)convene experts
from multiple interdisciplinary training programs, individuals with autism
spectrum disorders, and the families of such individuals to discuss and make
recommendations with regard to training issues related to assessment,
interventions, services, treatment, and supports for individuals with autism
spectrum disorders; and
(H)undertake any
other functions that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(3)Authorization
of appropriationsTo 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 disabilities
education, research, and service
(1)To provide for the establishment of up to 4 new
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education,
Research, and Service, the Secretary shall award up to 4 grants to institutions
of higher education in accordance with the requirements of this
subtitle.
(2)Except for subsection (a)(3), the provisions of
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to grants under this subsection to the
same extent and in the same manner as such provisions apply with respect to
grants under subsection (a).
(3)In
awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to
applicants that—
(A)are minority
institutions that have demonstrated capacity to meet the requirements of this
section and provide services to individuals 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 appropriationsTo carry out this subsection, 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)In
this subsection:
(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 Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education,
Research, and Service means a University Center for Excellence in
Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service that has been or is
funded through subtitle D or this
subsection.
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7.Not later than
January 1, 2013, and each January 1 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to
the appropriate committees of Congress a report concerning the implementation
of this Act, including the amendments made by this Act.