[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3858 Referred in Senate (RFS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3858


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 23, 2006

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 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 2005''.

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 
following a major disaster or emergency.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 22, 2006.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.