Title of Collaborative Activity: |
Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) |
Description of Collaborative Activity: |
The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) is a Federal advisory committee that coordinates all efforts within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) concerning autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Through its inclusion of both Federal and public members, the IACC helps to ensure that a wide range of ideas and perspectives are represented and discussed in a public forum. The IACC was reauthorized under the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (CARES) Act of 2019. The IACC is being reconstituted under the most recent authorization and is expected to resume meeting in 2020. |
Type of Collaborative Activity: |
Committee, Advisory Group, or Work Group
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Year the Collaborative Activity Originated: |
2000 |
NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director: |
NICHD, NIDCD, NIEHS, NIMH, NINDS |
HHS Agency Collaborators on this Activity: |
ACF, ACL, AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, IHS |
