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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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preparedness Informa-
tion Publication Incentive Act of 2006’’. 
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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 informa-
tion 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 emer-
gency 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 pre-
paredness. 
(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. 
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(5) Information concerning emergency evacu-
ation routes. 
(6) Information concerning the threat of haz-
ardous 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 Ad-
visory System. 
(9) An explanation of nuclear, biological, and 
chemical weapons, a description of the signs and 
symptoms of exposure to such weapons, and instruc-
tions 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 tele-
phone directories for the publication of security and 
emergency information; and 
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(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 Colum-
bia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Common-
wealth 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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