[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5489 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5489

 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to States 
to provide for the publication of security and emergency information in 
                         telephone directories.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2006

 Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to States 
to provide for the publication of security and emergency information in 
                         telephone directories.

    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 ``Preparedness Information Publication 
Incentive Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR PUBLICATION OF SECURITY AND EMERGENCY INFORMATION IN 
              TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES.

    (a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
make grants to States to provide for the publication of security and 
emergency information in telephone directories.
    (b) Use of Funds.--Amounts awarded to a State in grants under this 
section may be used by the State--
            (1) to develop security and emergency information to be 
        published in telephone directories; and
            (2) to provide financial assistance to publishers of 
        telephone directories in the State that agree to publish the 
        information in designated sections of the directories.
    (c) Required Information.--Security and emergency information 
developed by a State under subsection (b)(1) shall include, at a 
minimum, the following:
            (1) A guide for family emergency preparedness.
            (2) A list of supplies for family emergency preparedness.
            (3) A list of local radio and television stations that can 
        be accessed in the event of an emergency.
            (4) Preparedness and safety information for weather-related 
        emergencies.
            (5) Information concerning emergency evacuation routes.
            (6) Information concerning the threat of hazardous material 
        accidents.
            (7) A description of the Amber Alert program as well as the 
        contact telephone number to report or respond to such an alert.
            (8) A description of the Homeland Security Advisory System.
            (9) An explanation of nuclear, biological, and chemical 
        weapons, a description of the signs and symptoms of exposure to 
        such weapons, and instructions for self-care in the event of 
        exposure to such weapons.
            (10) Instructions for performing basic first aid and 
        cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
    (d) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, a State shall submit to the Secretary an application--
            (1) at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 
        requires;
            (2) containing a description of the agreements entered into 
        by the State with publishers of telephone directories for the 
        publication of security and emergency information; and
            (3) containing such other information as the Secretary may 
        require.
    (e) Maximum Amount of Grants.--The maximum amount of grants awarded 
to a State under this section in a fiscal year shall be $200,000.
    (f) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' includes 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American 
Samoa, Guam, the Virgin islands, and any other territory or possession 
of the United States.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $11,200,000 for fiscal year 
2007.
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