[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3815 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3815

  To ensure that communities are prepared for evacuation in case of a 
                            major disaster.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 2005

Mr. Thompson of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Meek of 
   Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To ensure that communities are prepared for evacuation in case of a 
                            major disaster.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Evacuation Planning Act''.

SEC. 2. EVACUATION PREPARATION.

    Section 507(a)(2) of the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 317) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as 
        (D), (E), and (F), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
                    ``(C) of preparing communities and individuals, 
                particularly individuals with special needs (including 
                low-income individuals and families, the homeless, the 
                elderly, and individuals who do not understand 
                English), for evacuation from a major disaster by 
                coordinating with State and local governments in 
                preparing or improving community evacuation plans and 
                encouraging individuals to establish a personal plan to 
                reduce the harm to individuals, businesses, and 
                governments from such disaster; ''.
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