Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2019 or the Autism CARES Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises several programs and activities relating to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Among other things, the bill reauthorizes provisions relating to (1) expanded ASD research at the National Institutes of Health; (2) ASD education, early detection, and intervention activities supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration; and (3) the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. The bill also generally revises the scope of such programs and activities to encompass ASD individuals of all ages, rather than only youth.
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Autism CARES Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-427| Senate
| Updated: 2/7/2019
Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2019 or the Autism CARES Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises several programs and activities relating to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Among other things, the bill reauthorizes provisions relating to (1) expanded ASD research at the National Institutes of Health; (2) ASD education, early detection, and intervention activities supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration; and (3) the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. The bill also generally revises the scope of such programs and activities to encompass ASD individuals of all ages, rather than only youth.
Child healthCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisability and paralysisEducation programs fundingExecutive agency funding and structureHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHome and outpatient careMedical educationMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthMinority healthNeurological disordersResearch administration and fundingRural conditions and development