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It is imperative that we get a majority of the both the Senate and the House to cosponsor the Expanding the Promise for Individuals with Autism Act.  Without full support, individuals with autism will not receive the funding they need for necessary services. We've included just a few of the reasons your legislators should sponsor this bill to the right. Please contact your elected officials today and let them know how important it is for them to cosponsor this legislation.

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Why It's Important for Your Legislator to Become a Co-sponsor
The EPIAA will accomplish the following goals in the fight against autism:

The EPIAA will authorize approximately $350 million in new federal money – over and above all existing federal spending on autism – for important initiatives related to treatments, interventions, and services for both children and adults with autism.

More specifically, the EPIAA authorizes -

  • The creation of a task force (with not less than 1/3 autism community membership) to report to Congress and the Executive Branch on the state of evidence-based biomedical and behavioral treatments and services for both children and adults with autism, including identifying gaps in applied research on such treatments, interventions and services.
  • Demonstration grants for the coverage of treatments, interventions and services ($20 million annually).
  • Planning and demonstration grants for services for adults with autism ($20 million annually).
  • Grants for the expansion of access to immediate post-diagnosis care ($10 million in Fiscal Year 2009, growing to $20 million by Fiscal Year 2012).
  • National training grants for the University Centers of Excellence for Developmental Disabilities for training, technical assistance and additional services for individuals with autism and their families ($13.4 million annually).
  • A Government Accountability Office (GAO) study on service provision and financing.
  • Grants to protection and advocacy systems to better meet the needs of families facing autism and other developmental disabilities, including legal representation ($6 million annually).

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