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        H.R.3858

                       One Hundred Ninth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the third day of January, two thousand and six


                                 An Act


 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
 Act to ensure that State and local emergency preparedness operational 
 plans address the needs of individuals with household pets and service 
            animals following a major disaster or emergency.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Pets Evacuation and Transportation 
Standards Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. STANDARDS FOR STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 
OPERATIONAL PLANS.
    Section 613 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196b) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
        (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
    ``(g) Standards for State and Local Emergency Preparedness 
Operational Plans.--In approving standards for State and local 
emergency preparedness operational plans pursuant to subsection (b)(3), 
the Director shall ensure that such plans take into account the needs 
of individuals with household pets and service animals prior to, 
during, and following a major disaster or emergency.''.
SEC. 3. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MEASURES OF THE DIRECTOR.
    Section 611 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (e)--
            (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(4) plans that take into account the needs of individuals 
    with pets and service animals prior to, during, and following a 
    major disaster or emergency.''; and
        (2) in subsection (j)--
            (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as 
        paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively; and
            (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
        ``(2) The Director may make financial contributions, on the 
    basis of programs or projects approved by the Director, to the 
    States and local authorities for animal emergency preparedness 
    purposes, including the procurement, construction, leasing, or 
    renovating of emergency shelter facilities and materials that will 
    accommodate people with pets and service animals.''.
SEC. 4. PROVIDING ESSENTIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH HOUSEHOLD 
PETS AND SERVICE ANIMALS FOLLOWING A DISASTER.
    Section 403(a)(3) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b(a)(3)) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'' at the end;
        (2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period and inserting 
    ``; and''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(J) provision of rescue, care, shelter, and essential 
        needs--
                ``(i) to individuals with household pets and service 
            animals; and
                ``(ii) to such pets and animals.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.