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 PUBLIC LAW 109–416—DEC. 19, 2006

120 STAT. 2827

assistance to the network of interdisciplinary training programs. ‘‘(3) BEST PRACTICES.—The Secretary shall promote research into additional valid and reliable tools for shortening the time required to confirm or rule out a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities and detecting individuals with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities at an earlier age. ‘‘(f) INTERVENTION.—The Secretary shall promote research, through grants or contracts, to determine the evidence-based practices for interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities, develop guidelines for those interventions, and disseminate information related to such research and guidelines. ‘‘(g) SUNSET.—This section shall not apply after September 30, 2011. ‘‘SEC. 399CC. INTERAGENCY AUTISM COORDINATING COMMITTEE.

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‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a committee, to be known as the ‘Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Committee’), to coordinate all efforts within the Department of Health and Human Services concerning autism spectrum disorder. ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In carrying out its duties under this section, the Committee shall— ‘‘(1) develop and annually update a summary of advances in autism spectrum disorder research related to causes, prevention, treatment, early screening, diagnosis or rule out, intervention, and access to services and supports for individuals with autism spectrum disorder; ‘‘(2) monitor Federal activities with respect to autism spectrum disorder; ‘‘(3) make recommendations to the Secretary regarding any appropriate changes to such activities, including recommendations to the Director of NIH with respect to the strategic plan developed under paragraph (5); ‘‘(4) make recommendations to the Secretary regarding public participation in decisions relating to autism spectrum disorder; ‘‘(5) develop and annually update a strategic plan for the conduct of, and support for, autism spectrum disorder research, including proposed budgetary requirements; and ‘‘(6) submit to the Congress such strategic plan and any updates to such plan. ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall be composed of— ‘‘(A) the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; ‘‘(B) the Director of the National Institutes of Health, and the Directors of such national research institutes of the National Institutes of Health as the Secretary determines appropriate; ‘‘(C) the heads of such other agencies as the Secretary determines appropriate; ‘‘(D) representatives of other Federal Governmental agencies that serve individuals with autism spectrum disorder such as the Department of Education; and

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