THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1179

defense areas thereof. Such plans shall include the manner
of transporting such evacuees, the number of evacuees to be
received in different areas, the manner in which food, cloth-
ing, housing, and medical care will be provided, the registra-
tion of the evacuees, the providing of facilities for the notifica-
tion of relatives or friends and the forwarding of such evac-
uees to other areas or the bringing in of additional materials,
supplies, and all other relevant factors. Such plans shall
provide that the party State receiving evacuees shall be reim-
bursed generally for the out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
receiving and caring for such evacuees, for expenditures for
transportation, food, clothing, medicines and medical care
and like items. Such expenditures shall be reimbursed by the
party State of which the evacuees are residents, or by the
United States Government under plans approved by it. After
the termination of the emergency or disaster the party State
of which the evacuees are resident shall assume the responsi-
bility for the ultimate support or repatriation of such evacuees.

ARTICLE 10. This compact shall be available to any State,
possession or territory of the United States, and the District
of Columbia. The term "State" may also include any neighbor-
ing foreign country or province or state thereof.

ARTICLE 11. The committee established pursuant to Article
1 of this compact may request the Civil Defense Agency of
the United States Government to act as an informational and
coordinating body under this compact, and representatives
of such agency of the United States Government may attend
meetings of such committee,

ARTICLE 12. This compact shall become operative immed-
iately upon its ratification by any State as between it and
any other State or States so ratifying and shall be subject
to approval by Congress unless prior Congressional approval
has been given. Duly authenticated copies of this compact
and of such supplementary agreements as may be entered
into shall, at the time of their approval, be deposited with
each of the party States and with the Civil Defense Agency
and other appropriate agencies of the United States Govern-
ment.

ARTICLE 13. This compact shall continue in force and re-
main binding on each party State until the legislature or the
Governor of such party State takes action to withdraw there-
from. Such action shall not be effective until 30 days after
notice thereof has been sent by the Governor of the party
State desiring to withdraw to the Governors of all other party
States.