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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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 25, 2006 

Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preparedness Informa5 tion Publication Incentive Act of 2006’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR PUBLICATION OF SECURITY AND 

2 EMERGENCY INFORMATION IN TELEPHONE 

3 DIRECTORIES. 

4 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

5 Homeland Security shall make grants to States to provide 

6 for the publication of security and emergency information 

7 in telephone directories. 

8 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts awarded to a State 

9 in grants under this section may be used by the State— 

10 (1) to develop security and emergency informa11 tion to be published in telephone directories; and 

12 (2) to provide financial assistance to publishers 

13 of telephone directories in the State that agree to 

14 publish the information in designated sections of the 

15 directories. 

16 (c) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—Security and emer17 gency information developed by a State under subsection 

18 (b)(1) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

19 (1) A guide for family emergency preparedness. 

20 (2) A list of supplies for family emergency pre21 paredness. 

22 (3) A list of local radio and television stations 

23 that can be accessed in the event of an emergency. 

24 (4) Preparedness and safety information for 

25 weather-related emergencies. 


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1 (5) Information concerning emergency evacu2 ation routes. 

3 (6) Information concerning the threat of haz4 ardous material accidents. 

5 (7) A description of the Amber Alert program 

6 as well as the contact telephone number to report or 

7 respond to such an alert. 

8 (8) A description of the Homeland Security Ad9 visory System. 

10 (9) An explanation of nuclear, biological, and 

11 chemical weapons, a description of the signs and 

12 symptoms of exposure to such weapons, and instruc13 tions for self-care in the event of exposure to such 

14 weapons. 

15 (10) Instructions for performing basic first aid 

16 and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 

17 (d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

18 under this section, a State shall submit to the Secretary 

19 an application— 

20 (1) at such time and in such manner as the 

21 Secretary requires; 

22 (2) containing a description of the agreements 

23 entered into by the State with publishers of tele24 phone directories for the publication of security and 

25 emergency information; and 


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1 (3) containing such other information as the 

2 Secretary may require. 

3 (e) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—The maximum 

4 amount of grants awarded to a State under this section 

5 in a fiscal year shall be $200,000. 

6 (f) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

7 ‘‘State’’ includes the several States, the District of Colum8 bia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Common9 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American 

10 Samoa, Guam, the Virgin islands, and any other territory 

11 or possession of the United States. 

12 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

13 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

14 $11,200,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

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