[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 129 (Thursday, September 23, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1737]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  TRAINING AND RESEARCH FOR AUTISM IMPROVEMENTS NATIONWIDE ACT OF 2010

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                               speech of

                         HON. MICHAEL F. DOYLE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 22, 2010

       Mr. DOYLE. Mr. Speaker, I submit for the record the 
     following revised CBO estimate for H.R. 5756.


               Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate

     H.R. 5756--Training and Research for Autism Improvements 
         Nationwide Act of 2010


                                SUMMARY

       H.R. 5756 would authorize the appropriation of funds for 
     two types of grants. The first type of grant would go to 
     University Centers for Excellence in Developmental 
     Disabilities Education, Research, and Service to provide 
     training, continuing education, technical assistance, and 
     information to children and adults on the autism spectrum, as 
     well as the families of such individuals and the 
     professionals working with those individuals. The goal of the 
     funds would be to improve services provided to individuals on 
     the autism spectrum and their families. The second type of 
     grant would facilitate outreach of University Centers for 
     Excellence to minority institutions.
       CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost $55 
     million over the 2011-2015 period, assuming appropriation of 
     the necessary sums. Pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply to 
     this legislation because it would not affect direct spending 
     or revenues.
       H.R. 5756 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
     mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
     (UMRA).


                ESTIMATED COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

       The estimated budgetary impact of H.R. 5756 for the 2011-
     2015 period is shown in the following table. The costs of 
     this legislation fall within budget function 500 (education, 
     training, employment, and social services).

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                                                       By fiscal year, in millions of dollars
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                                        2011         2012         2013         2014         2015      2011-2015
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                                CHANGES IN SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION \1\
 
National Training Initiative
Grants and Technical Assistance:
    Authorization Level...........            0           17           17           17           17           68
    Estimated Outlays.............            0            3           13           18           18           52
Capacity Building Grants:
    Authorization Level...........            0            1            1            1            1            4
    Estimated Outlays.............            0            *            1            1            1            3
Total Changes:
    Authorization Level...........            0           18           18           18           18           72
    Estimated Outlays.............            0            3           14           19           19           55
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\1\ The legislation also would authorize funding for fiscal year 2016.
 
Note.--*= less than $500,000.

                           BASIS OF ESTIMATE

       H.R. 5756 would authorize appropriations for two different 
     grants. The first type of grant would go to University 
     Centers for Excellence. This grant would be used to improve 
     services provided to people on the autism spectrum and their 
     families by providing training, continuing education, 
     technical assistance, and information to those people, as 
     well as to the professionals working with such individuals. 
     The bill would authorize the appropriation of $17 million per 
     year over the 2012-2016 period.
       The second type of grant would go to as many as four 
     University Centers for Excellence. These grants would be used 
     to foster collaboration with minority institutions geared 
     toward providing services for and conducting research and 
     education on racial and ethnic minorities on the autism 
     spectrum, as well as to assist those institutions to 
     establish their own University Centers for Excellence. The 
     bill would authorize the appropriation of $1 million per year 
     over the 2012-2016 period.
       For this estimate, CBO assumes that H.R. 5756 will be 
     enacted this year, that amounts authorized and estimated to 
     be necessary will be appropriated for each fiscal year, and 
     that outlays will follow historical spending patterns for 
     similar programs.
       PAY-AS-YOU-GO CONSIDERATIONS: None.


              INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND PRIVATE-SECTOR IMPACT

       H.R. 5756 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
     mandates as defined in UMRA. The bill would benefit public 
     institutions of higher education that provide services and 
     education to individuals with autism spectrum disorders and 
     their families.
       Estimate prepared by: Federal Costs: Jonathan Morancy; 
     impact on State, Local, and Tribal Governments: Lisa Ramirez-
     Branum; impact on the Private Sector: Sarah Axeen.
       Estimate approved by: Peter H. Fontaine, Assistant Director 
     for Budget Analysis.

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