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Congressmen Chris Smith (R-N.J.), Mike Doyle (D- Penn.) and Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy (D- N.Y.) asked their fellow members of the House of Representatives to sign on to two letters seeking federal funding for autism activities. The first letter (PDF) seeks $168 million in fiscal 2008 for autism research, surveillance and services in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations bill. This funding is consistent with the recommendations of the Combating Autism Act. The second letter (PDF) requests $15 million for autism research in the Department of Defense Appropriations bill. The Combating Autism Act "authorizes appropriations," but the actual funding to implement the law will be established by appropriations legislation developed by the House and Senate Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations. If you haven't done so already, we encourage you to request that your representative sign on to the Smith- Doyle-McCarthy letters via this page.
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Campaign for Combating Autism Act and D.O.D. Appropriations Continutes