Re: Re: CAA Just Passed the House

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Just go to news.google.com and type in autism. There are lots of the

same article out there decsribing the bills passage.

Regards,

Mike Bernoski

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Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 12:33 PM

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Subject: Re: CAA Just Passed the House

Judith -- Is there a story on the wires about this? What language is

in this version?

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[Guest guest]

I visited the site for CAN,and read the version of the bill there but a bit

confused because there's revisions to what they initially started out with ,so

is that version/text of the bill acurate? I've searched but I seem to come up

with revisions and such can anyone direct me to a link as to what they finally

ended up with?

Stacey

Date: 2006/12/06 Wed PM 06:10:30 CST

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: Re: CAA Just Passed the House

Per CAN/Autism Speaks:

Backgrounder: Combating Autism Act

(as passed by the House of Representatives Dec. 6, 2006) The

Combating Autism Act (S.843) was passed by the House of

Representatives on Dec. 6, 2006. It is considered by some to be the

most comprehensive piece of single-disease legislation ever passed

by the United States Congress.

The Combating Autism Act (CAA) includes provisions relating to the

diagnosis and treatment of persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders,

and expands and intensifies biomedical research on autism, including

an essential focus on possible environmental causes.

The CAA authorizes appropriations of $924 million during the next 5

fiscal years, increasing federal spending on autism by at least 50%.

The CAA creates a congressionally mandated roadmap for a federal war

against autism, including requirements for strategic planning,

budget transparency, Congressional oversight, and a substantial role

for parents of children with autism in the federal decision-making

process.

The CAA authorizes $645 million over 5 years to the NIH to expand,

intensify and coordinate activities on autism, instructing it to

conduct basic and clinical research into the causes of and

treatments for autism, including potential environmental causes.

This amounts to an increase of at least 50% of current federal

spending on autism research.

The CAA authorizes $69 million over 5 years to the CDC for autism

epidemiology and awareness activities.

The CAA authorizes $210 million to Health Resources and Services

Administration (HRSA) for improvements in autism education, early

detection and early intervention. In order to receive federal

assistance to conduct these programs, the Governor of each state is

asked to designate a lead agency for autism activities and to use

public outreach tools including toll free telephone numbers, the

Internet and targeted mailings.

The CAA restructures the InterAgency Autism Coordinating Committee

(IACC), charging the new IACC with developing, and annually

reporting to Congress, a strategic plan for the conduct of autism

research. The IACC shall include not less than 1/3 public members

(at least two of which shall be personally affected by autism,

including one person diagnosed with autism and one parent of a

person diagnosed with autism).

The Senate bill (S.843) was sponsored by Senators Rick Santorum (R-

PA) and Dodd (D-CT). The House version was brought to

the House floor by Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX), Chair of the House

Committee on Energy and Commerce. The House bill was originally

introduced by Congresswomen Bono (R-CA) and DeGette (D-

CO). The bill has the support of all major autism

advocacy groups.

S.843 first passed the Senate by unanimous consent in August 2006.

Senate action on the revised House version is expected swiftly.

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