,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aeji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aa1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,moran 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4
 ,wolf1 & ,mr4 ,mc,kinley7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a #e-ye>         
demon/ration program to provide skills  
to classroom tea*]s & /aff :o "w )      
*ildr5 ) autism spectrum disord]s4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,autism ,und]/&+ & ,tra9+ 9 ,s*ool      
,me?odologies = ,educators ,act ( #bjac4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds z foll[s3
  7#a7 ,autism is a gr\p ( complex      
developm5tal bra9 disord]s collectively 
ref]r$ to z ,autism ,spectrum ,disord]s 
7,a,s,ds7 t c cause a wide range (      
symptoms1 skills1 & levels ( impairm5t  
includ+ social1 communication & behavior
 *anges4  7#b7 ,autism spectrum disord]s
 are also ref]r$ to z p]vasive          
developm5tal disord]s & include         
subcategories ( classic autism ) ranges 

f high function+ autism 7,,hfa7 to l[   
function+ autism1 ,asp]g] syndrome1 &   
p]vasive developm5tal disord]-n o!rwise 
specifi$ 7,,pdd-,,nos71 z well z m sev]e
 cases ( ,rhett ,syndrome & ,*ild       
,dis9tegrative ,disord]4  7#c7 ,autism  
affects an e/imat$ #a 9 #hh *ildr5 by   
age #h & #a 9 #ed boys4  7#d7 ,an       
e/imat$ #a1ejj1jjj individuals 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates are affect$ by autism4    
7#e7 ,m *ildr5 w be diagnos$ ) autism   
?is ye> ?an ) ,,aids1 diabetes1 & canc] 
comb9$4  7#f7 ,autism is ! fa/e/ gr[+   
s]i\s developm5tal disability 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates4  7#g7 ,autism co/s ! ,nation   
ov] #ce1jjj1jjj1jjj p] ye>1 a figure    
expect$ to significantly increase 9 !   
next decade4  7#h7 ,boys are five times 
m likely ?an girls to h autism4  7#i7   
,!re is curr5tly no m$ical cure =       
autism1 b !re are evid5ce-bas$          
educational me?ods prov5 to be effective
 9 improv+ outcomes = /ud5ts ) autism & 
rese>* demon/rat+ ! b5efits ( r\t9e &   
consi/5cy4  7#aj7 ,! lea/ re/rictive    

environm5t = educat+ /ud5ts ) autism    
spectrum disord]1 includ+1 b n limit$   
to1 /ud5ts ) high function+ autism1     
,asp]g] syndrome1 & ,,pdd-,,nos1 (t5 is 
be/ a*iev$ by enrollm5t 9 a g5]al       
education classroom ) prop] support4    
7#aa7 ,g5]al education classroom tea*]s 
& /aff (t5 are n adequately tra9$ to "w 
effectively ) /ud5ts ) autism spectrum  
disord]s1 :o h a wide div]sity (        
*>act]i/ics1 al?\gh su* skills may be   
atta9$ ?r\gh qualifi$ tra9+ programs &  
may be relatively easy to implem5t 9    
s*ool sett+s4  7#ab7 ,tra9+ g5]al       
education classroom tea*]s & /aff to    
implem5t evid5ce-bas$ practices =       
educat+ /ud5ts ) autism spectrum        
disord]s ) accuracy & fidelity w help   
provide = be/ possible outcomes n only =
 /ud5ts ) autism1 b also = o!r /ud5ts 9 
! classroom4  7#ac7 ,*ildr5 ) autism 9  
highly transi5t families1 su* z !       
milit>y 7:]e ! rate ( *ildr5 on !       
spectrum is ev5 high]7 & =eign s]vice   
families1 (t5 face additional *all5ges 9

 ! public education sy/em because (     
frequ5t *anges 9 ! family's geographic  
duty /ation or a p>5t's deploym5t1 :i* c
 int]rupt ! provision ( appropriate     
int]v5tions & cont9uity ( effective     
educational me?ods4  7#ad7 ,9 s*ool     
di/ricts t h a l>ge population (        
transi5t families or t bord] milit>y    
bases x is especially important to h    
/aff :o are highly tra9$ to provide     
effective s]vices & build a prov5 track 
record ( academic a*ievem5t 9 s]v+      
/ud5ts ) autism4  #c4 ,demon/ration     
program au?oriz$  7a7 ,au?orization (   
grant program ,! ,secret>y is au?oriz$  
to c>ry out a demon/ration grant program
 to aw>d grants to eligible entities to 
enable su* entities to accompli% !      
purposes describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7b7
 ,purposes ,a grant provid$ "u ?is      
section %all be us$ = ! foll[+ purposes 
)9 s*ools provid+ education to *ildr5 9 
grades pre-k9d]g>t5 ?r\gh #ab3  7#a7    
,provid+ evid5ce-bas$1 9-s]vice tra9+ to
 tea*]s1 p>apr(essionals1 & o!r /aff on 

effective ways to tea*1 communicate1    
recognize1 support1 & int]act ) *ildr5 )
 autism spectrum disord] 9 ! classroom &
 relat$ s*ool sett+s4 ,tra9+ on provid+ 
effective support includes b is n limit$
 to academic support1 behavioral        
support1 communication support1 social  
emotional support1 & facilitat+ positive
 pe] int]actions & social skills4  7#b7 
,provid+ te*nical assi/ance consi/+ (   
consultation on ! type ( tra9+ ne$$1    
h&s-on opportunities to practice & p]=m 
newly acquir$ skills & me?odologies )   
fidelity1 & po/-tra9+ support to ensure 
accuracy ( implem5tation 9 ! classroom4 
7#c7 ,execut+ /rategies = recruit+ &    
reta9+ skill$ p]sonnel p>ticipat+ 9 !   
education ( *ildr5 ) autism spectrum    
disord]s4  7#d7 ,implem5t+ a program (  
p>5tal support & involvem5t 9 !         
education ( /ud5ts ) autism spectrum    
disord]s4  7c7 ,duration ( grants ,a    
grant provid$ "u ?is section %all be--  
7#a7 = a p]iod ( n m ?an #e ye>s1 ( :i* 
n m ?an ! fir/ #b ye>s %all be us$ =    

plann+2 &  7#b7 subject to annual       
approval by ! ,secret>y & subject to !  
availability ( appropriations = ! fiscal
 ye> involv$4  7d7 ,limitation on       
adm9i/rative co/s ,an eligible entity   
may use n m ?an #bj p]c5t ( ! funds     
receiv$ "u ?is section = ! adm9i/rative 
co/s ( c>ry+ out its responsibilities "u
 ?is section4  7e7 ,applications ,to be 
eligible to receive a grant "u ?is      
section1 an eligible entity %all submit 
an application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1
 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z 
! ,secret>y may require4  7f7 ,report ,!
 ,secret>y %all conduct an evaluation ( 
! demon/ration program au?oriz$ by ?is  
section &1 n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date
 ( ! completion ( ! demon/ration        
program1 %all prep>e & submit to !      
,presid5t & ! ,congress a report on su* 
evaluation1 toge!r ) recomm5dations =   
dissem9ation & replication ( ! results (
 ! program4  7g7 ,def9itions ,= purposes
 ( ?is section3  7#a7 ,! t]m autism     
spectrum disord]s 7,a,s,ds7 ref]s to    

complex disord]s ( bra9 developm5t t c  
affect individuals ) v>y+ degrees f mild
 to sev]e1 & is *>act]iz$ by a          
comb9ation ( re/rict$ repetitive &      
/]eotyp$ behaviors1 int]e/s &           
activities2 qualitative impairm5ts 9    
social int]actions2 & qualitative       
impairm5ts 9 v]bal & nonv]bal           
communication4  7#b7 ,! t]m eligible    
entity means an eligible local          
educational ag5cy1 or a consortia ( su* 
ag5cies1 9 p>tn]%ip )--  7,a7 "o or m   
in/itutions ( high] education2 or  7,b7 
"o or m nonpr(it educational entities ) 
docum5t$ exp]tise 9 work+ ) *ildr5 )    
autism4  7#c7 ,! t]m eligible local     
educational ag5cy means a local         
educational ag5cy t has no less ?an #aj 
p]c5t ( its special education population
 id5tifi$ ) autism spectrum disord]s1   
includ+1 b n limit$ to1 high function+  
autism1 ,asp]g] syndrome1 & ,,pdd-,,nos1
 & h docum5t$ a gr[? patt]n 9 ! numb] ( 
^! /ud5ts4  7#d7 ,! t]m in/itution (    
high] education has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m

 9 section #ajb ( ! ,high] ,education   
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb74     
7#e7 ,! t]m local educational ag5cy has 
! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #iaja ( !  
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#f7 ,!   
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       
,education4