Amendments
2024—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 118–83 substituted “December 20, 2024” for “September 30, 2024”.
2019—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 116–60, § 3(c)(1)(A), inserted “across the lifespan of such individuals” before semicolon at end.
Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 116–60, § 3(c)(1)(B), inserted “across the lifespan of such individuals” before “and the families” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (c)(1)(D). Pub. L. 116–60, § 3(c)(2)(A), inserted “, the Department of Labor, the Department of Justice, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Housing and Urban Development,” after “Department of Education”.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 116–60, § 3(c)(2)(B), substituted “at least three such members” for “at least two such members” in subpars. (A) to (C).
Subsec. (c)(3)(A). Pub. L. 116–60, § 3(c)(2)(C), substituted “one additional 4-year term” for “one or more additional 4-year terms”.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 116–60, § 3(c)(3), substituted “2024” for “2019”.
2014—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 113–157, § 5(1)(C), added par. (1). Former par. (1) redesignated (2).
Pub. L. 113–157, § 5(1)(A), struck out “and annually update” after “develop” and substituted “interventions, including school and community-based interventions” for “intervention”.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 113–157, § 5(1)(B), (C), redesignated par. (1) as (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “monitor Federal activities with respect to autism spectrum disorder;”.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 113–157, § 5(1)(D), struck out “recommendations to the Director of NIH” after “including”.
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 113–157, § 5(1)(E), inserted before semicolon “, and the process by which public feedback can be better integrated into such decisions”.
Subsec. (b)(5), (6). Pub. L. 113–157, § 5(1)(F), added pars. (5) and (6) and struck out former pars. (5) and (6) which read as follows:
“(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.”
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 113–157, § 5(2)(A)(i), substituted “Federal membership” for “In general” in heading and “The Committee shall be composed of the following Federal members—” for “The Committee shall be composed of—” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (c)(1)(C). Pub. L. 113–157, § 5(2)(A)(ii), inserted “, such as the Administration for Community Living, Administration for Children and Families, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Health Resources and Services Administration” before semicolon and inserted “and” at end.
Subsec. (c)(1)(D). Pub. L. 113–157, § 5(2)(A)(iii), inserted “and the Department of Defense” after “Department of Education” and substituted period at end for “; and”.
Subsec. (c)(1)(E). Pub. L. 113–157, § 5(2)(A)(iv), struck out subpar. (E) which read as follows: “the additional members appointed under paragraph (2).”
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 113–157, § 5(2)(B)(i), (ii), substituted “Non-Federal” for “Additional” in heading and “Not more than ½, but not fewer than ⅓, of the total membership of the Committee” for “Not fewer than 6 members of the Committee, or 1/3 of the total membership of the Committee, whichever is greater” in introductory provisions. Substitution in text was executed as the probable intent of Congress, notwithstanding directory language that struck out “⅓” instead of “1/3” as it appeared in the original.
Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 113–157, § 5(2)(B)(iii), substituted “two such members shall be individuals” for “one such member shall be an individual”.
Subsec. (c)(2)(B). Pub. L. 113–157, § 5(2)(B)(iv), substituted “two such members shall be parents or legal guardians” for “one such member shall be a parent or legal guardian”.
Subsec. (c)(2)(C). Pub. L. 113–157, § 5(2)(B)(v), substituted “two such members shall be representatives” for “one such member shall be a representative”.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 113–157, § 5(2)(C), added par. (3).
Subsec. (d)(2) to (4). Pub. L. 113–157, § 5(3), redesignated pars. (3) and (4) as (2) and (3), respectively, and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “Members of the Committee appointed under subsection (c)(2) shall serve for a term of 4 years, and may be reappointed for one or more additional 4 year term. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. A member may serve after the expiration of the member’s term until a successor has taken office.”
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 113–157, § 5(4), substituted “2019” for “2014”.
2011—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 112–32 substituted “2014” for “2011”.
