AACCENT Act

This bill would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award 3 grants, through an open competition, to partnerships of organizations to run National Resource Centers on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) in 3 different regions. AAC means tools, technology, methods and supports that add to or replace speech for people with significant expressive communication disabilities. The centers would provide training, technical assistance, information, and data collection, and each grantee would be advised by an 11-member council made up only of people with these disabilities. Grants would last 5 years, total no more than $9 million per year, and one center would submit an annual report to federal agencies and Congress. The bill authorizes $9 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.

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Sponsors

• Debbie Dingell Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors