S4762-118

Reported

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize programs and research relating to autism, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 24, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize programs and research relating to autism, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Education.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024 or the Autism CARES Act of 2024.
  • Section id2739a1b76d204de183fa98189afa7100: 2. Programs relating to autism Section 399AA of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280i) is amended— in subsection (a)(3), by striking tribe, or a tribal...
  • Section idd7b95644a0484bbcae925fd6ff8c1251: 3. Expansion, intensification, and coordination of activities of National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism spectrum disorder Section...
  • Section id0756c13ec2d940e4894e35f567165d8d: 4. Technical assistance to improve access to communication tools The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary) may,...
  • Section id27551fc5-4d8f-4b3e-972a-4c7b8bde29a2: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024 or the Autism CARES Act of 2024.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize programs and research relating to autism, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Government Operations, Education

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize programs and research relating to autism, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Government Operations Education

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • health care providers and patients
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: rs

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 12, 2024

Reported by Mr. Sanders, with an amendment

Jul 24, 2024

Mr. Luján (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Government Operations Education
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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