Combat Autism Bill

Read here about the Combating Autism Act of 2005.

Here is a summary of the bill. I lifted it from a blog called { A } :

Combating Autism Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish: (1) a program to provide information and education on autism and its risk factors to health professionals and the general public;
and (2) the Autism Coordinating Committee to coordinate autism related activities within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to award grants or cooperative agreements to develop statewide autism screening, diagnosis, and intervention programs and systems.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants or cooperative agreements to provide technical assistance to state agencies to conduct applied autism research.

You can tract the status of the bill by going to:
www.congress.gov

Type HR2421 into the search field (make sure you click bill number below the search field). You can read the full text of the bill there as well.