12 2 STA T . 1 36PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 (1)Thet e rm‘ ‘ au t is m ’ ’re f ers t o the A utism Sp e c trum D is - or d ers ,w hich are de v e l opme n tal disa b ilities that cause substan- tial impairments in the areas of social interaction, emotional re g ulation, communication, and the integration of higher-order cognitive processes and are often characteri z edb y the presence of unusual behaviors and interests . The term includes autistic disorder, pervasive developmental disorder (not otherwise speci- fied), and Asperger’s syndrome. ( 2 ) The term ‘‘child’’ has the meaning given that term in section 1 07 2 of title 10, U nited States C ode. ( 3 ) The term ‘‘covered military installation’’ means a mili- tary installation at which at least 1,000 members of the Armed F orces are assigned who are eligible for an assignment accom- panied by dependents. ( 4 ) The term ‘‘eligible member’’ means a member of the Armed Forces who — (A) has a dependent child who is diagnosed with autism
and ( B ) is enrolled in an Ex ceptional Family M ember P ro- gram of the Department of Defense. ( 5 ) The term ‘‘eligible dependent’’ means a child of an eligible member who is diagnosed with autism. ( 6 ) The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 8 013( 9 ) of the Elementary and Sec- ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)), except that the term includes publicly financed schools in communities, Department of Defense domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools, and schools of the defense dependents’ edu- cation system. (7) The term ‘‘covered educational services’’ includes behav- ioral intervention services for autism, such as Applied Behav- ioral Analysis. SEC.58 8.C OM ME NDATI ONO F EFFO R TS OF P RO J ECT COMPASSION IN PA Y IN G TRI BU TE TO MEMBERS OF T H E ARMED FORCES W HO HA V EFA L LEN IN THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES. (a) C OM M ENDATI ON.—Congress, on the behalf of the people of the United States, commends K aziah M. H ancoc k and the 4 other volunteer professional portrait artists of the nonprofit organization known as Pro j ect Compassion, as well as the entire Project Compassion organization, for their ongoing efforts to pro- vide, without charge, to the family of each member of the Armed Forces who has died on active duty since September 11, 2001, a museum- q uality original oil portrait of the member. (b) SEN S EO F CON GR ESS.— I t is the sense of Congress that the people of the United States owe the deepest gratitude to Kaziah M. Hancock and the members of Project Compassion. Subti t leI—O t h e rMa tter s SEC. 5 90 . UNIFORM PERFORMANCE POLICIES FOR MILITARY BANDS AND OTHER MUSICAL UNITS. (a) IN G ENERA L .— Kazi a hM.H a nco c k .
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