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PUBLIC LAW 109-000—MMMM. DD, 2006
[120 STAT. 1947]

PUBLIC LAW 109–347—OCT. 13, 2006

120 STAT. 1947

pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, including each of the salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomers of such chemicals. SEC.

708.

AIRCRAFT CHARTER PRESCREENING PROGRAM.

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(a) IMPLEMENTATION STATUS.—Not later than 270 days after the implementation of the Department’s aircraft charter customer and lessee prescreening process required under section 44903(j)(2) of title 49, United States Code, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— (1) assess the status and implementation of the program and the use of the program by the general aviation charter and rental community; and (2) submit a report containing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations, if any, of such assessment to— (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and (C) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.

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SEC. 709. PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY DURING DISASTERS.

42 USC 300hh–14.

(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) DISASTER AREA.—The term ‘‘disaster area’’ means an area in which the President has declared a major disaster (as that term is defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)), during the period of such declaration. (3) HIGH EXPOSURE LEVEL.—The term ‘‘high exposure level’’ means a level of exposure to a substance 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 determined by the President, acting through the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in accordance with human monitoring or environmental or other appropriate indicators. (4) 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 technician; (iv) any participating member of an urban search and rescue team; and (v) any other relief or rescue worker or volunteer that the President, acting through the Secretary of Health and Human Services, determines to be appropriate;

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