[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2479 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2479

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act relating to emergency child care services, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 2007

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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act relating to emergency child care services, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Emergency Child Care Services Act''.

SEC. 2. ESSENTIAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 403(a)(3) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (I);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(K) provision of technical advice and assistance 
                for emergency child care services.''.

SEC. 3. REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED FACILITIES.

    (a) Conditions for Assistance to Private Nonprofit Facilities.--
Section 406(a)(3)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(a)(3)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``, and emergency child care''.
    (b) Notification.--Section 406(a)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
5172(a)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
                House of Representatives; and
                    ``(F) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate.''.

SEC. 4. EMERGENCY CHILD CARE DEFINED.

    Section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(10) Emergency child care.--The term `emergency child 
        care' means training, supervision, recreation, and other 
        services provided for children, in the event of an act of 
        terrorism, major disaster, or other emergency, by a private 
        nonprofit facility licensed by a State to provide such 
        services.''.
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