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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Interstate Transportation of
Municipal Waste Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE.

Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6941 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

''interstate transportation of municipal waste

''Sec. 4011. (a) Authority To Restrict Out-of-State Municipal Waste
Imports.--
''(1) Authority to prohibit.--(A) Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), a Governor may prohibit the disposal of out-
of-State municipal waste in any landfill or incinerator that is
subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor.
''(B) The authority to prohibit disposal of out-of-State
municipal waste shall not apply to--
''(i) landfills in operation on the date of
enactment of this section that--
''(I) received during calendar year 1991
documented shipments of out-of-State municipal
waste; and
''(II) are in compliance with all
applicable Federal and State laws (including
any Federal or State rule or regulation)
relating to design and location standards,
leachate collection, ground water monitoring,
and financial assurance for closure and post-
closure and corrective action;
''(ii) proposed landfills that, prior to January 1,
1993, received--
''(I) an approval from either the affected
local government or the local solid waste
planning unit to receive municipal waste
generated outside the jurisdiction of the
affected local government, the solid waste
planning unit, or the State in which the
landfill is located; and
''(II) a notice of decision from the State
to grant a construction permit; or
''(iii) incinerators in operation on the date of
enactment of this section that--
''(I) received, during calendar year 1991,
documented shipments of out-of-State municipal
waste;
''(II) are in compliance with the
applicable requirements of section 129 of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7429); and
''(III) are in compliance with all
applicable Federal and State laws (including
any Federal or State rule or regulation)
relating to facility design, operations, and
emissions.
''(2) Authority to limit.--Beginning with calendar year
1993, a Governor may--
''(A) limit the quantity of out-of-State municipal
waste received for disposal at each landfill or
incinerator in the State to an annual quantity equal to
the quantity of out-of-State municipal waste received
for disposal at the landfill or incinerator during the
calendar year 1991 or 1992, whichever is less; and
''(B) limit the disposal of out-of-State municipal
waste at each landfill or incinerator in the State that
received, during calendar year 1991 or 1992, documented
shipments of more than 50,000 tons of out-of-State
municipal waste representing more than 30 percent of
all municipal waste received at the landfill or
incinerator during the calendar year, by limiting the
quantity of out-of-State municipal waste received for
disposal at such landfill or incinerator to an annual
quantity not greater than 30 percent of all municipal
waste received at the landfill or incinerator during
calendar year 1991 or 1992, whichever is less;
''(C) prohibit the disposal of out-of-State
municipal waste in landfills that do not meet all
applicable Federal and State laws (including any
Federal or State rule or regulation) relating to design
and location standards, leachate collection, ground
water monitoring, and financial assurance for closure
and post-closure and corrective action; and
''(D) prohibit the disposal of out-of-State
municipal waste in incinerators that do not meet all
applicable Federal and State laws (including any
Federal or State rule or regulation) relating to
facility design, operations, and emissions.
''(3) Authority to further limit.--Beginning with calendar
year 1997, a Governor may further limit the disposal of out-of-
State municipal waste as provided in paragraph (2)(B) by
reducing the 30 percent annual quantity limitation to 20
percent in each of calendar years 1998 and 1999, and to 10
percent in each succeeding calendar year.
''(4) Authority with respect to industrial waste.--A
Governor may exercise the authority provided in paragraphs (1),
(2), and (3) with respect to any industrial waste that is to be
disposed of at a landfill or incinerator that receives
municipal solid waste.
''(5) Applicability and discrimination provisions.--Any
limitation imposed by the Governor under paragraph (2)(A),
paragraph (2)(B), or paragraph (3)--
''(A) shall be applicable throughout the State; and
''(B) shall not discriminate against any shipments
of out-of-State municipal waste on the basis of State
of origin.
''(6) Determination of quantity of out-of-state municipal
waste received in states exercising authority.--(A) Any
Governor who intends to exercise the authority provided in this
subsection shall, within 120 days after the date of enactment
of this section, submit to the Administrator information
documenting the quantity of out-of-State municipal waste
received for disposal in the State of the Governor during
calendar years 1991 and 1992.
''(B) On receipt of the information submitted pursuant to
subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall notify the Governor
of each State and the public and shall provide a comment period
of not less than 30 days.
''(C) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this section, the Administrator shall publish a list of the
quantity of out-of-State municipal waste that was received
during calendar years 1991 and 1992, at each landfill and
incinerator in each State in which the Governor intends to
exercise the authority provided in this subsection.
''(b) Authority To Restrict In-State Municipal Waste Exports.--(1)
Except as provided in paragraph (2), a Governor of a State may limit or
prohibit the exportation outside the State of municipal waste generated
in the State, in accordance with the comprehensive waste management
plan of the affected local solid waste planning unit, or, if such a
plan does not exist, in accordance with State law.
''(2) A Governor may not limit or prohibit the exportation of
materials consisting solely of materials that have been separated from
municipal waste for recycling.
''(c) Delegation of Authority to Local Governments.--A Governor may
delegate authority provided by subsection (a) or (b), or both, to an
affected local government or to a local solid waste planning unit, if a
local solid waste planning unit exists under State law.
''(d) Designation of Affected Local Government.--Within 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Governor shall
designate which entity listed in subsection (e)(1) shall serve as the
affected local government for actions taken under subsections (a) and
(b). If the Governor fails to make a designation, the affected local
government for actions taken under this section shall be the city,
town, borough, county, parish, or other political subdivision created
pursuant to State law with primary jurisdiction over the land or the
use of the land on which the landfill or incinerator concerned is
located.
''(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
''(1) The term 'affected local government' means the
elected officials of the city, town, borough, county, parish,
or other political subdivision in which a landfill or
incinerator is located.
''(2) The term 'affected local solid waste planning unit'
means a political subdivision of a State with authority
relating to solid waste management planning in accordance with
State law.
''(3) The term 'out-of-State municipal waste' means, with
respect to a State, municipal waste generated outside of the
State. The term includes municipal waste generated outside of
the United States.
''(4) The term 'municipal waste' means refuse (and refuse-
derived fuel) generated by the general public or from a
residential, commercial, institutional, or industrial source
(or any combination thereof), consisting of paper, wood, yard
wastes, plastics, leather, rubber, or other combustible or
noncombustible materials such as metal or glass (or any
combination thereof). The term does not include--
''(A) any solid waste identified or listed as a
hazardous waste under section 3001;
''(B) any solid waste, including contaminated soil
and debris, resulting from a response action taken
under section 104 or 106 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(42 U.S.C. 9604 or 9606) or a corrective action taken
under this Act;
''(C) any metal, pipe, glass, plastic, paper,
textile, or other material that has been separated or
diverted from municipal waste and has been transported
into the State for the purpose of recycling or
reclamation;
''(D) any solid or industrial waste that is--
''(i) generated by an industrial facility;
and
''(ii) transported for the purpose of
treatment, storage, or disposal to a facility
that is owned or operated by the generator of
the waste, or is located on property owned by
the generator of a company with which the
generator is affiliated;
''(E) any solid waste generated incident to the
provision of service in interstate, intrastate,
foreign, or overseas air transportation;
''(F) any medical waste that is segregated from or
not mixed with municipal waste; or
''(G) any material or product returned from a
dispenser or distributor to the manufacturer for
credit, evaluation, or possible reuse.
''(5) The term 'industrial waste' means waste generated
from manufacturing or industrial processing operations that is
not identical to municipal waste with respect to the physical
and chemical state of the waste and the composition of the
waste. The term includes construction and demolition debris.''.

SEC. 3. TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.

The table of contents of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by
adding at the end of the items relating to subtitle D the following new
item:

''Sec. 4011. Interstate transportation of municipal waste.''.
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Interstate Transportation of Municipal Waste Act of 1993 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize a State Governor to prohibit the disposal of out-of-State municipal waste in any landfill or incinerator in the State.
Exempts from a Governor's authority to prohibit the disposal of out-of-State waste: (1) landfills that received documented shipments of such waste in 1991 and are in compliance with Federal and State laws relating to design and location standards, leachate collection, groundwater monitoring, and financial assurance for closure and post-closure and corrective action; (2) proposed landfills that, prior to January 1, 1993, received an approval from the affected local government or solid waste planning unit to receive municipal waste generated outside the jurisdiction of the local government, planning unit, or State and a State notice of decision to grant a construction permit; or (3) incinerators that received documented shipments of such waste during 1991 and are in compliance with performance standards under the Clean Air Act and Federal and State laws relating to facility design, operations, and emissions.
Authorizes State Governors, beginning in 1993, to further limit the quantity of out-of-State waste received for disposal, or the disposal of such waste, at specified landfills and incinerators. Applies the authorities of this Act to industrial waste to be disposed of at landfills or incinerators that receive municipal solid waste.
Prohibits discrimination against shipments of out-of-State waste on the basis of State of origin.
Authorizes a State Governor to limit or prohibit the exportation outside the State of municipal waste generated within the State.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Children's Health Insurance for
Long-Term Development Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

The purpose of this act is to provide health insurance coverage for
children during the Infant Neurological Risk Exposure Period (INREP).
The INREP extends through age 3 and encompasses the period of most
rapid neurological changes in young children. Health coverage will
improve children's health and, through routine health supervision,
promote parents' caregiving skills through these critical years.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) 86 percent of children with private health insurance
are under-insured with respect to well-child care;
(2) because the human brain develops rapidly until the age
of 3, children need regular screenings and follow-up care to
detect neurological abnormalities and ensure normal
development;
(3) regular pediatric visits enable physicians to provide
guidance on parental activities, such as reading, that
stimulate the brain development of infants; and
(4) children deserve health care coverage that promotes
normal brain and nervous system development.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

As used in this Act:
(1) Beneficiary.--The term ''beneficiary'' has the meaning
given such term under section 3(8) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(8)).
(2) Child.--The term ''child'' means an individual who is
age 3 or younger.
(3) Employee health benefit plan.--
(A) In general.--The term ''employee health benefit
plan'' means any employee welfare benefit plan,
governmental plan, or church plan (as defined under paragraphs (1),
(32), and (33) of section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002 (1), (32), and (33))) that provides or pays
for health benefits (such as provider and hospital benefits) for
participants and beneficiaries whether--
(i) directly;
(ii) through a health plan offered by a
health plan issuer as defined in paragraph (6);
or
(iii) otherwise.
(B) Rule of construction.--An employee health
benefit plan shall not be construed to be a health plan
or a health plan issuer.
(C) Arrangements not included.--Such term does not
include the following, or any combination thereof:
(i) Coverage only for accident, or
disability income insurance, or any combination
thereof.
(ii) Medicare supplemental health insurance
(as defined under section 1882(g)(1) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ss(g)(1))).
(iii) Coverage issued as a supplement to
liability insurance.
(iv) Liability insurance, including general
liability insurance and automobile liability
insurance.
(v) Workers' compensation or similar
insurance.
(vi) Automobile medical payment insurance.
(vii) Coverage for a specified disease or
illness.
(viii) Hospital or fixed indemnity
insurance.
(ix) Short-term limited duration insurance.
(x) Credit-only, dental-only, or vision-
only insurance.
(xi) A health insurance policy providing
benefits only for long-term care, nursing home
care, home health care, community-based care, or any combination
thereof.
(4) Group purchaser.--The term ''group purchaser'' means
any person (as defined in section 3(9) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(9))) or
entity that purchases or pays for health benefits (such as
provider or hospital benefits) on behalf of participants or
beneficiaries in connection with an employee health benefit
plan.
(5) Health plan.--
(A) In general.--The term ''health plan'' means any
group health plan or individual health plan.
(B) Group health plan.--The term ''group health
plan'' means any contract, policy, certificate, or
other arrangement offered by a health plan issuer to a
group purchaser that provides or pays for health
benefits (such as provider and hospital benefits) in
connection with an employee health benefit plan.
(C) Individual health plan.--The term ''individual
health plan'' means any contract, policy, certificate,
or other arrangement offered by a health plan issuer to
individuals that provides or pays for health benefits
(such as provider and hospital benefits) and that is
not a group health plan.
(D) Arrangements not included.--Such term does not
include the following, or any combination thereof:
(i) Coverage only for accident, or
disability income insurance, or any combination
thereof.
(ii) Medicare supplemental health insurance
(as defined under section 1882(g)(1) of the
Social Security Act).
(iii) Coverage issued as a supplement to
liability insurance.
(iv) Liability insurance, including general
liability insurance and automobile liability
insurance.
(v) Workers' compensation or similar
insurance.
(vi) Automobile medical payment insurance.
(vii) Coverage for a specified disease or
illness.
(viii) Hospital or fixed indemnity
insurance.
(ix) Short-term limited duration insurance.
(x) Credit-only, dental-only, or vision-
only insurance.
(xi) A health insurance policy providing
benefits only for long-term care, nursing home
care, home health care, community-based care,
or any combination thereof.
(E) Certain plans included.--Such term includes any
plan or arrangement not described in any clause of
subparagraph (D) that provides for benefit payments, on
a periodic basis, for--
(i) a specified disease or illness; or
(ii) a period of hospitalization;
without regard to the costs incurred or services
rendered during the period to which the payments
relate.
(6) Health plan issuer.--The term ''health plan issuer''
means any entity that is licensed (prior to or after the date
of enactment of this Act) by a State to offer a health plan.
(7) Participant.--The term ''participant'' has the meaning
given such term under section 3(7) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(7)).
(8) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' unless otherwise
specified means the Secretary of Labor.

SEC. 5. REQUIRED HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN.

(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a health
plan or an employee health benefit plan shall ensure that coverage is
provided with respect to a child who is a beneficiary under such plan
for all medically necessary health care and related services,
including--
(1) appropriate screening services at intervals that meet
reasonable standards of medical and dental practice;
(2) all appropriate immunizations;
(3) necessary case management, transportation, and
scheduling assistance; and
(4) such other necessary health care, diagnostic services,
treatment, and other measures to correct or ameliorate defects
and physical and mental illnesses and conditions discovered by
the screening services, whether or not such services are
covered for participants or policyholders under the plan.
(b) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a health plan or an
employee health benefit plan shall not be required to provide coverage
for health care and related services that are not safe, are not
effective, or are experimental.

SEC. 6. PROHIBITIONS.

In implementing the requirements of this Act, a health plan or an
employee health benefit plan may not use a service limitation,
including a lifetime benefit limit, of the plan to deny medically
necessary health care and related services described in section 4 to a
child.

SEC. 7. NOTICE.

(a) Employee Health Benefit Plan.--An employee health benefit plan
shall provide conspicuous notice to each participant regarding coverage
required under this Act not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and as part of its summary plan description.
(b) Health Plan.--A health plan shall provide notice to each
policyholder regarding coverage required under this Act. Such notice
shall be in writing, prominently positioned, and be transmitted--
(1) in a mailing made within 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act by such plan to the policyholder; and
(2) as part of the annual informational packet sent to the
policyholder.

SEC. 8. APPLICABILITY.

(a) Construction.--
(1) In general.--A requirement or standard imposed under
this Act on a health plan shall be deemed to be a requirement
or standard imposed on the health plan issuer. Such
requirements or standards shall be enforced by the State
insurance commissioner for the State involved or the official
or officials designated by the State to enforce the
requirements of this Act. In the case of a health plan offered
by a health plan issuer in connection with an employee health
benefit plan, the requirements or standards imposed under this
Act shall be enforced with respect to the health plan issuer by
the State insurance commissioner for the State involved or the
official or officials designated by the State to enforce the
requirements of this Act.
(2) Limitation.--Except as provided in section 8(c), the
Secretary shall not enforce the requirements or standards of
this Act as they relate to health plan issuers or health plans.
In no case shall a State enforce the requirements or standards
of this Act as they relate to employee health benefit plans.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed
to affect or modify the provisions of section 514 of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1144).

SEC. 9. ENFORCEMENT.

(a) Health Plan Issuers.--Each State shall require that each health
plan issued, sold, renewed, offered for sale or operated in such State
by a health plan issuer meet the standards established under this Act.
A State shall submit such information as required by the Secretary
demonstrating effective implementation of the requirements of this Act.
(b) Employee Health Benefit Plans.--With respect to employee health
benefit plans, the standards established under this Act shall be
enforced in the same manner as provided for under sections 502, 504,
506, and 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
U.S.C. 1132, 1134, 1136, and 1140). The civil penalties contained in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 502(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1132(c)
(1) and (2)) shall apply to any information required by the Secretary
to be disclosed and reported under this section.
(c) Failure To Enforce.--In the case of the failure of a State to
substantially enforce the standards and requirements set forth in this
Act with respect to health plans, the Secretary, in consultation with
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall enforce the standards
of this Act in such State. In the case of a State that fails to
substantially enforce the standards set forth in this Act, each health
plan issuer operating in such State shall be subject to civil
enforcement as provided for under sections 502, 504, 506, and 510 of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1132,
1134, 1136, and 1140). The civil penalties contained in paragraphs (1)
and (2) of section 502(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1132(c)(1) and (2))
shall apply to any information required by the Secretary to be
disclosed and reported under this section.
(d) Regulations.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, may promulgate such regulations as may be
necessary or appropriate to carry out this Act.

SEC. 10. PREEMPTION.

(a) In General.--The provisions of sections 4, 5, and 6 shall not
preempt a State law or regulation--
(1) that provides greater protections to patients or
policyholders than those required in this Act; or
(2) that requires health plans to provide coverage for
pediatric care in accordance with guidelines established by the
American Academy of Pediatrics or other established
professional medical associations.
(b) Employee Health Benefit Plans.--Nothing in this section affects
the application of this Act to employee health benefit plans, as
defined in section 2(3).

SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Except as otherwise provided for in this Act, the provisions of
this Act shall apply as follows:
(1) With respect to health plans, such provisions shall
apply to such plans on the first day of the contract year
beginning on or after June 1, 1997.
(2) With respect to employee health benefit plans, such
provisions shall apply to such plans on the first day of the
first plan year beginning on or after June 1, 1997.
answer:
Children's Health Insurance for Long-Term Development Act of 1996 - Requires health plans and employee health benefit plans to ensure coverage of all medically necessary health care and related services for children during the Infant Neurological Risk Exposure Period (INREP), which extends through age three and encompasses the period of most rapid neurological changes in young children. Prohibits health plans from using a service limitation, including a lifetime benefit limit, to deny medically necessary health care and related services to a child.
Sets forth enforcement provisions.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Mass Evacuation Exercise Assistance
Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. MASS EVACUATION EXERCISES AND EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE
PLANS.

Section 201 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
''(e) Grants for Mass Evacuation Exercises for Urban and Suburban
Areas and the Execution of Emergency Response Plans.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
make grants to States or units of local governments nominated
by States to--
''(A) establish programs for the development of
plans and conduct of exercises for the mass evacuation
of persons in urban and suburban areas; and
''(B) execute plans developed under subparagraph
(A), including the purchase and stockpiling of
necessary supplies for emergency routes and shelters.
''(2) Conditions.--As a condition for the receipt of
assistance under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary of Homeland
Security may establish any guidelines and standards for the
programs that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
''(3) Requirements.--To the maximum extent practicable, a
program assisted under paragraph (1)(A) shall incorporate the
coordinated use of public and private transportation resources
in the plans developed and the exercises carried out under the
program.
''(4) Participation of members of the armed forces.--
''(A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may
authorize the participation of members of the Armed
Forces and the use of appropriate Department of Defense
equipment and materials in an exercise carried out
under a program assisted under this subsection.
''(B) Reimbursement for participation of guard.--In
the event members of the National Guard in State status
participate in an exercise carried out under a program
assisted under this subsection pursuant to an
authorization of the chief executive officer of a
State, the Secretary of Defense may, using amounts
available to the Department of Defense, reimburse the
State for the costs to the State of the participation
of such members in such exercise.
''(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $250,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
''(f) Mass Evacuation Plans.--
''(1) Requirement.--Each State or unit of local government
receiving a grant under subsection (e)(1) shall, in
consultation with relevant local governments, develop and
maintain detailed and comprehensive mass evacuation plans for
each area in the jurisdiction of the State unit of local
government.
''(2) Plan development.--In developing the evacuation plans
required under paragraph (1), each State or unit of local
government shall, to the maximum extent practicable--
''(A) assist urban and suburban county and
municipal governments in establishing and maintaining
mass evacuation plans;
''(B) assist hospitals, nursing homes, other
institutional adult congregate living facilities, group
homes, and other health or residential care facilities
that house individuals with special needs in
establishing and maintaining mass evacuation plans; and
''(C) integrate the plans described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B) and coordinate evacuation
efforts with the entities described in subparagraphs
(A) and (B).
''(3) Plan contents.--State, county, and municipal mass
evacuation plans shall, to the maximum extent practicable--
''(A) establish incident command and decisionmaking
processes;
''(B) identify primary and alternate escape routes;
''(C) establish procedures for converting 2-way
traffic to 1-way evacuation routes, removing tollgates,
ensuring the free movement of emergency vehicles, and
deploying traffic management personnel and appropriate
traffic signs;
''(D) maintain detailed inventories of drivers and
public and private vehicles, including buses, vans, and
handicap-accessible vehicles, that may be pressed into
service;
''(E) maintain detailed inventories of emergency
shelter locations and develop the necessary agreements
with neighboring jurisdictions to operate or use the
shelters in the event of a mass evacuation;
''(F) establish procedures for informing the public
of evacuation procedures before and during an
evacuation and return procedures after an evacuation,
including using television, radio, print, and online
media, land-based and mobile phone technology, and
vehicles equipped with public address systems;
''(G) identify primary and alternate staging
locations for emergency responders;
''(H) identify gaps in the ability to respond to
different types of disasters, including the capacity to
handle surges in demand for hospital, emergency
medical, coroner, morgue, and mortuary services,
quarantines, decontaminations, and criminal
investigations;
''(I) establish procedures to evacuate individuals
with special needs, including individuals who are low-
income, disabled, homeless, or elderly or who do not
speak English;
''(J) establish procedures for evacuating animals
that assist the disabled;
''(K) establish procedures for protecting property,
preventing looting, and accounting for pets; and
''(L) ensure the participation of the private and
nonprofit sectors.
''(4) Updating of plans.--State, county, municipal, and
private plans under this subsection shall be updated on a
regular basis.
''(g) Additional Assistance to States.--The Secretary of Homeland
Security shall assist States and local governments in developing and
maintaining the plans described in subsection (f) by--
''(1) establishing and maintaining comprehensive best
practices for evacuation planning, training, and execution;
''(2) developing assistance teams to travel to States and
assist local governments in planning, training, and execution;
''(3) developing a training curriculum based on the best
practices established under paragraph (1);
''(4) providing the training curriculum developed under
paragraph (3) to State and local officials;
''(5) maintaining a list of qualified government agencies,
private sector consultants, and nonprofit organizations that
can assist local governments in setting up evacuation plans;
and
''(6) establishing and maintaining a comprehensive guide
for State and local governments regarding--
''(A) the types of Federal assistance that are
available to respond to emergencies; and
''(B) the steps necessary to apply for that
assistance.
''(h) Report To Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study detailing--
''(1) any Federal laws that pose an obstacle to effective
evacuation planning;
''(2) any State or local laws that pose an obstacle to
effective evacuation planning; and
''(3) the political and economic pressures that discourage
governors, county executives, mayors, and other officials
from--
''(A) ordering an evacuation; or
''(B) conducting exercises for the mass evacuation
of people.''.
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Mass Evacuation Exercise Assistance Act of 2005 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for grants for mass evacuation exercises for urban and suburban areas and for the execution of emergency response plans. Requires each state or local government receiving such a grant to develop detailed and comprehensive mass evacuation plans for each area in its respective jurisdiction. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to assist states and local governments in developing and maintaining such plans.