1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2019 or the Autism CARES Act of 2019 . 2. Expansion, intensification, and coordination of activities of the NIH with respect to research on autism spectrum disorder Section 409C of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 284g ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking and toxicology and inserting toxicology, and interventions to maximize outcomes for persons with autism spectrum disorder ; and (B) by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: Such research shall investigate the causes (including possible environmental causes), diagnosis or rule out, early and ongoing detection, prevention, services across the lifespan, supports, intervention, and treatment of autism spectrum disorder, including dissemination and implementation of clinical care, supports, interventions, and treatments. ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) in the second sentence, by striking cause and all that follows through disorder and inserting causes, diagnosis, early and ongoing detection, prevention, and treatment of autism spectrum disorder across the lifespan ; and (ii) in the third sentence, by striking neurobiology and all that follows through the period and inserting neu­ro­bi­ol­ogy, genetics, genomics, psy­cho­phar­ma­col­ogy, developmental psychology, behavioral psychology, and clinical psychology.