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(B) organize such list by county, town,
township, parish, village, hamlet, or other gen-
eral purpose political subdivision of a State; and
(C) make such list available to providers of
telecommunications service and to providers of
IP-enabled voice service who are seeking to pro-
vide E–911 service to their subscribers.
SEC. 1005. DEFINITIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this title:
(1) 911.—The term ‘‘911’’ means a service that
allows a user, by dialing the three-digit code 911, to
call a public safety answering point operated by a
State, local government, Indian tribe, or authorized
entity.
(2) 911 COMPONENT.—The term ‘‘911 compo-
nent’’ means any equipment, network, databases (in-
cluding automatic location information databases
and master street address guides), interface, selective
router, trunkline, or other related facility necessary
for the delivery and completion of 911 or E–911 calls
and information related to such calls to which the
Commission requires access pursuant to its rules and
regulations.
(3) E–911 SERVICE.—The term ‘‘E–911 service’’
means a 911 service that automatically delivers the
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911 call to the appropriate public safety answering
point, and provides automatic identification data, in-
cluding the originating number of an emergency call,
the physical location of the caller, and the capability
for the public safety answering point to call the user
back if the call is disconnected.
(4) IP-ENABLED VOICE SERVICE.—The term ‘‘IP-
enabled voice service’’ means the provision of real-
time 2-way voice communications offered to the pub-
lic, or such classes of users as to be effectively avail-
able to the public, transmitted through customer
premises equipment using TCP/IP protocol, or a suc-
cessor protocol, for a fee (whether part of a bundle of
services or separately, or without a fee) with 2-way
interconnection capability such that the service can
originate traffic to, and terminate traffic from, the
public switched telephone network.
(5) PSAP.—The term ‘‘public safety answering
point’’ or ‘‘PSAP’’ means a facility that has been des-
ignated to receive 911 or E–911 calls.
(b) COMMON TERMINOLOGY.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in subsection (a), terms used in this title have the
meanings provided under section 3 of the Communications
Act of 1934.
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TITLE XI—OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 1101. CERTAIN TSA PERSONNEL LIMITATIONS NOT TO
APPLY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provision of
law to the contrary, any statutory limitation on the number
of employees in the Transportation Security Administra-
tion, before or after its transfer to the Department of Home-
land Security from the Department of Transportation, does
not apply after the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) AVIATION SECURITY.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of law imposing a limitation on the recruiting or hir-
ing of personnel into the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration to a maximum number of permanent positions, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall recruit and hire such
personnel into the Administration as may be necessary—
(1) to provide appropriate levels of aviation se-
curity; and
(2) to accomplish that goal in such a manner
that the average aviation security-related delay expe-
rienced by airline passengers is reduced to a level of
less than 10 minutes.
SEC. 1102. RURAL POLICING INSTITUTE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established a Rural Polic-
ing Institute, which shall be administered by the Office of
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State and Local Training of the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center (based in Glynco, Georgia), to—
(1) evaluate the needs of law enforcement agen-
cies of units of local government and tribal govern-
ments located in rural areas;
(2) develop expert training programs designed to
address the needs of rural law enforcement agencies
regarding combating methamphetamine addiction
and distribution, domestic violence, law enforcement
response related to school shootings, and other topics
identified in the evaluation conducted under para-
graph (1);
(3) provide the training programs described in
paragraph (2) to law enforcement agencies of units of
local government and tribal governments located in
rural areas; and
(4) conduct outreach efforts to ensure that train-
ing programs under the Rural Policing Institute
reach law enforcement officers of units of local govern-
ment and tribal governments located in rural areas.
(b) CURRICULA.—The training at the Rural Policing
Institute established under subsection (a) shall be configured
in a manner so as to not duplicate or displace any law
enforcement program of the Federal Law Enforcement
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Training Center in existence on the date of enactment of
this Act.
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘rural’’
means area that is not located in a metropolitan statistical
area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section (in-
cluding for contracts, staff, and equipment)—
(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008
through 2012.
SEC. 1103. EVACUATION IN EMERGENCIES.
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to ensure
the preparation of communities for future natural, acci-
dental, or deliberate disasters by ensuring that the States
prepare for the evacuation of individuals with special needs.
(b) EVACUATION PLANS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPE-
CIAL NEEDS.—The Secretary, acting through the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, shall take appropriate ac-
tions to ensure that each State, as that term is defined in
section 2(14) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 101(14)), requires appropriate State and local gov-
ernment officials to develop detailed and comprehensive pre-
disaster and post-disaster plans for the evacuation of indi-
viduals with special needs, including the elderly, disabled
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individuals, low-income individuals and families, the home-
less, and individuals who do not speak English, in emer-
gencies that would warrant their evacuation, including
plans for the provision of food, water, and shelter for evac-
uees.
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report setting forth, for each
State, the status and key elements of the plans to
evacuate individuals with special needs in emer-
gencies that would warrant their evacuation.
(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under
paragraph (1) shall include a discussion of—
(A) whether the States have the resources
necessary to implement fully their evacuation
plans; and
(B) the manner in which the plans of the
States are integrated with the response plans of
the Federal Government for emergencies that
would require the evacuation of individuals with
special needs.
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SEC. 1104. PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY DURING
DISASTERS.
(a) PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY OF INDIVID-
UALS IN A DISASTER AREA.—Title IV of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section
408 the following:
‘‘SEC. 409. PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY OF INDI-
VIDUALS IN A DISASTER AREA.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) CERTIFIED
MONITORING
PROGRAM.—The
term ‘certified monitoring program’ means a medical
monitoring program—
‘‘(A) in which a participating responder is
a participant as a condition of the employment
of such participating responder; and
‘‘(B) that the Secretary of Health and
Human Services certifies includes an adequate
baseline medical screening.
‘‘(2) HIGH EXPOSURE LEVEL.—The term ‘high
exposure level’ means a level of exposure to a sub-
stance of concern that is for such a duration, or of
such a magnitude, that adverse effects on human
health can be reasonably expected to occur, as deter-
mined by the President in accordance with human
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monitoring or environmental or other appropriate in-
dicators.
‘‘(3) 
INDIVIDUAL.—The 
term 
‘individual’
includes—
‘‘(A) a worker or volunteer who responds to
a disaster, either natural or manmade, involving
any mode of transportation in the United States
or disrupting the transportation system of the
United States, including—
‘‘(i) a police officer;
‘‘(ii) a firefighter;
‘‘(iii) an emergency medical techni-
cian;
‘‘(iv) any participating member of an
urban search and rescue team; and
‘‘(v) any other relief or rescue worker
or volunteer that the President determines
to be appropriate;
‘‘(B) a worker who responds to a disaster,
either natural or manmade, involving any mode
of transportation in the United States or dis-
rupting the transportation system of the United
States, by assisting in the cleanup or restoration
of critical infrastructure in and around a dis-
aster area;
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‘‘(C) a person whose place of residence is in
a disaster area, caused by either a natural or
manmade disaster involving any mode of trans-
portation in the United States or disrupting the
transportation system of the United States;
‘‘(D) a person who is employed in or at-
tends school, child care, or adult day care in a
building located in a disaster area, caused by ei-
ther a natural or manmade disaster involving
any mode of transportation in the United States
or disrupting the transportation system of the
United States, of the United States; and
‘‘(E) any other person that the President
determines to be appropriate.
‘‘(4) PARTICIPATING
RESPONDER.—The term
‘participating responder’ means an individual de-
scribed in paragraph (3)(A).
‘‘(5) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means a
program described in subsection (b) that is carried
out for a disaster area.
‘‘(6) SUBSTANCE OF CONCERN.—The term ‘sub-
stance of concern’ means a chemical or other sub-
stance that is associated with potential acute or
chronic human health effects, the risk of exposure to
which could potentially be increased as the result of
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a disaster, as determined by the President, in coordi-
nation with ATSDR and EPA, CDC, NIH, FEMA,
OSHA, and other agencies.
‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the President determines
that 1 or more substances of concern are being, or
have been, released in an area declared to be a dis-
aster area under this Act and disrupts the transpor-
tation system of the United States, the President may
carry out a program for the coordination and protec-
tion, assessment, monitoring, and study of the health
and safety of individuals with high exposure levels to
ensure that—
‘‘(A) the individuals are adequately in-
formed about and protected against potential
health impacts of any substance of concern and
potential mental health impacts in a timely
manner;
‘‘(B) the individuals are monitored and
studied over time, including through baseline
and followup clinical health examinations, for—
‘‘(i) any short- and long-term health
impacts of any substance of concern; and
‘‘(ii) any mental health impacts;
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‘‘(C) the individuals receive health care re-
ferrals as needed and appropriate; and
‘‘(D) information from any such monitoring
and studies is used to prevent or protect against
similar health impacts from future disasters.
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—A program under paragraph
(1) may include such activities as—
‘‘(A) collecting and analyzing environ-
mental exposure data;
‘‘(B) developing and disseminating infor-
mation and educational materials;
‘‘(C) performing baseline and followup clin-
ical health and mental health examinations and
taking biological samples;
‘‘(D) establishing and maintaining an expo-
sure registry;
‘‘(E) studying the short- and long-term
human health impacts of any exposures through
epidemiological and other health studies; and
‘‘(F) providing assistance to individuals in
determining eligibility for health coverage and
identifying appropriate health services.
‘‘(3) TIMING.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, activities under any program carried out
under paragraph (1) (including baseline health ex-
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aminations) shall be commenced in a timely manner
that will ensure the highest level of public health pro-
tection and effective monitoring.
‘‘(4) PARTICIPATION IN REGISTRIES AND STUD-
IES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Participation in any
registry or study that is part of a program car-
ried out under paragraph (1) shall be voluntary.
‘‘(B) PROTECTION OF PRIVACY.—The Presi-
dent shall take appropriate measures to protect
the privacy of any participant in a registry or
study described in subparagraph (A).
‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided
in clause (ii), the President shall give pri-
ority in any registry or study described in
subparagraph (A) to the protection, moni-
toring and study of the health and safety of
individuals with the highest level of expo-
sure to a substance of concern.
‘‘(ii) 
MODIFICATIONS.—Notwith-
standing clause (i), the President may mod-
ify the priority of a registry or study de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), if the Presi-