,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #affb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aa1 #bjai,mr4   
,m>*ant 7= himself & ,ms4 ,sewell (     
,alabama7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !         
,secret>y ( ,education to e/abli% a     
pilot program to provide grants to      
second>y s*ools = assi/ive te*nology    
devices & assi/ive te*nology s]vices &  
to create programs to b5efit /ud5ts )   
autism or apraxia1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,cultivat+ ,le>n+ ,assi/ance = ,/ud5t 
,success ,act4  #b4 ,autism & ,apraxia  
,grant ,pilot ,program  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,n
 lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
e/abli% a pilot program "u :i* !        
,secret>y %all aw>d grants to public or 
private second>y s*ools to b5efit /ud5ts
 ) autism or apraxia 9 accordance )     
subsection 7c74  7b7 ,applications ,to  
be eligible to receive a grant "u ?is   

section1 a second>y s*ool %all submit to
 ! ,secret>y an application at su* "t1 9
 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! 
,secret>y may require4  7c7 ,requirem5ts
 ,a second>y s*ool t receives a grant "u
 ?is section %all use ! funds to-- 7#a7 
provide assi/ive te*nology devices &    
assi/ive te*nology s]vice to /ud5ts )   
autism or apraxia2  7#b7 create a       
program to provide individual support & 
s]vices = ! academic & social inclusion 
( /ud5ts ) autism or apraxia 9 academic 
c\rses & extracurricul> activities      
provid$ by ! second>y s*ool2 &  7#c7 n  
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date on :i* a 
second>y s*ool receives su* grant1 seek 
a p>tn]%ip ) "o or m local educational  
ag5cies lic5s$ 9 ! respective ,/ate to  
support ! p>ticipation ( /ud5ts 9 !     
program "u p>agraph 7#b74  7d7 ,grant   
,duration & ,am\nt  7#a7 ,duration ,ea* 
grant "u ?is section %all be made = a   
p]iod ( #a ye>4  7#b7 ,am\nt ,!         
,secret>y %all det]m9e ! maximum am\nt (
 ea* grant "u ?is section4  7e7         

,supplem5t1 ,n ,supplant ,a second>y    
s*ool %all use a grant receiv$ "u ?is   
section only to supplem5t funds t w\ld1 
9 ! abs5ce ( su* grant1 be made f o!r   
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local s\rces =        
activities support$ by ! grant1 n to    
supplant su* funds4  7f7 ,report ,n lat]
 ?an #ahj days aft] ! date on :i* !     
pilot program "u subsection 7a7 is      
complet$1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !  
,committee on ,education & ,labor ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &        
,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate a report on su*     
pilot program1 includ+ a detail$        
description ( grants aw>d$ "u ! pilot   
program & an evaluation ( ! pilot       
program4  7g7 ,t]m9ation ( ,pilot       
,program ,! pilot program "u subsection 
7a7 %all t]m9ate on ! date t is #e ye>s 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4    
7h7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,,esea ,t]ms ,! t]ms second>y s*ool1    
,secret>y1 & local educational ag5cy h !
 mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #haja ( ! 

,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#b7      
,,idea ,t]ms ,! t]ms assi/ive te*nology 
device1 assi/ive te*nology s]vice1 &    
*ild ) a disability h ! mean+s giv5 !   
t]ms 9 section #fjb ( ! ,individuals )  
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adja74  7#c7 ,/ud5t ) autism 
or apraxia ,! t]m /ud5t ) autism or     
apraxia means a *ild ) a disability :o  
has autism or apraxia4  7i7 ,am5dm5t to 
def9ition ( *ild ) a disability ,section
 #fjb7c77;,a77i7 ( ! ,individuals )     
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adja7c77;,a77i77 is am5d$ by 
ins]t+ apraxia1 aft] autism14