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                     110TH CONGRESS                                            REPORT
                         1st Session    HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES               110-425







                      KIDS IN DISASTERS WELL-BEING, SAFETY, AND HEALTH
                                                 ACT OF 2007



                      NOVEMBER 5, 2007.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
                                        of the Union and ordered to be printed



                          Mr. OBERSTAR, from the Committee on Transportation and
                                    Infrastructure, submitted the following


                                               REPORT

                                               [To accompany H.R. 3495]

                                [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
                     was referred the bill (H.R. 3495) to establish a National Commis-
                     sion on Children and Disasters, a National Resource Center on
                     Children and Disasters, and for other purposes, having considered
                     the same, report favorably thereon with amendments and rec-
                     ommend that the bill as amended do pass.
                       The amendments are as follows:
                       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
                     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
                       This Act may be cited as the Kids in Disasters Well-being, Safety, and Health
                     Act of 2007.
                     SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
                       In this Act, the terms child and children mean an individual or individuals,
                     respectively, who have not attained 18 years of age.
                     SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
                       There is established a commission to be known as the National Commission on
                     Children and Disasters (referred to in this Act as the Commission).
                     SEC. 4. PURPOSES OF COMMISSION.
                       The purposes of the Commission are to-
                           (1) conduct a comprehensive study to examine and assess the needs of chil-
                         dren as they relate to preparation for, response to, and recovery from all haz-
                         ards, including major disasters and emergencies;
                           (2) build upon the investigations of other entities and avoid unnecessary du-
                         plication, by reviewing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of other
                         commissions, Federal, State, and local governments, or nongovernmental enti-
                         ties, relating to the needs of children as they relate to preparation for, response
                         to, and recovery from all hazards, including major disasters and emergencies;
                         and
                         69-006

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