AUTISM INTERVENTION.

SEC. 4. AUTISM INTERVENTION. Section 399BB of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280i-1) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting “culturally competent” after “provide”; (2) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii), by inserting “(which may include respite care for caregivers of individuals with an autism spectrum disorder)” after “services and supports”; (3) in subsection (e)(1)(B)(v), by inserting before the semicolon the following: “, which may include collaborating with research centers or networks to provide training for providers of respite care (as defined in section 2901)”; (4) in subsection (f), by striking “grants or contracts” and all that follows through “for individuals with” and inserting “grants or contracts, which may include grants or contracts to research centers or networks, to determine the evidence-based practices for interventions to improve the physical and behavioral health of individuals with”; and (5) in subsection (g), by striking “2014” and inserting “2019”.