TITLE II—NATIONAL RESOURCE 
CENTER ON CHILDREN AND 
DISASTERS 
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF RESOURCE CENTER. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this 
title referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish a Na-
tional Resource Center on Children and Disasters (in this 
title referred to as the ‘‘Center’’). 
SEC. 202. PURPOSE OF THE CENTER. 
The Center shall provide resource information to 
Federal, State, local, and tribal governments, as well as 
to other nongovernmental entities, on issues relating to the 
needs of children before, during, and after all hazards, dis-
asters, and emergencies. 
SEC. 203. FUNCTIONS OF THE CENTER. 
The Center shall— 
(1) establish a clearinghouse to collect, main-
tain, disseminate, and, where appropriate, develop 
information, networks, and resources on issues relat-
ing to the needs of children before, during, and after 
all hazards, disasters, and emergencies, including 
child health, child care, child welfare, elementary 
and secondary education, affordable housing, trans-
portation, public finance mechanisms, and relevant 
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activities in emergency mitigation, preparedness, re-
sponse, and recovery; and 
(2) develop and maintain a website and related 
systems for disseminating information on issues de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 204. COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION. 
(a) COLLABORATION.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary shall collaborate with any executive depart-
ment, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, inde-
pendent establishment, or instrumentality of the Govern-
ment responsible for policies, arrangements, procedures, 
rules, and regulations relevant to the needs of children be-
fore, during, and after all hazards, disasters, and emer-
gencies. 
(b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of under-
standing with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development, the Secretary of Transportation, and 
the Attorney General, to collaborate where appropriate on 
the functions described in section 203. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this title, the 
Secretary shall consult with— 
(1) State and local agencies; 
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(2) national and local organizations with dem-
onstrated expertise in working to address the needs 
of children before, during, and after all hazards, dis-
asters, and emergencies; 
(3) national organizations with demonstrated 
specialty experience in areas such as child health, 
child care, child welfare, primary education, afford-
able housing, transportation, juvenile justice, public 
finance mechanisms, and relevant activities in emer-
gency mitigation, preparedness, response, and recov-
ery; and 
(4) qualified professionals who possess the spe-
cialized knowledge, skills, experience, and relevant 
attributes related to addressing the needs of children 
before, during, and after all hazards, disasters, and 
emergencies. 
SEC. 205. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS. 
The Secretary may, to such extent and in such 
amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, enter into 
contracts to enable the Center to discharge its duties 
under this title. 
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SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 
2009. 
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