II 109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2395 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 9, 2006 Mr. Grassley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend title 39, United States Code, to require that air carriers accept as mail shipments certain live animals.

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Contracts for transportation of mail by air

Section 5402(e)(2)(A) of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (1)in the first sentence— (A)by inserting (i) after (2)(A); and (B)in clause (i) (as designated by subparagraph (A)), by striking may and inserting shall; and (2)by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: (ii)A shipment described in clause (i) shall include the transfer of any cargo described in that clause from the point of origin of the shipment to the point of destination. (iii)An air carrier shall accept and carry cargo described in clause (i) when the outside temperature is between 0 degrees Fahrenheit (-17.77 degrees Celsius) and 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.77 degrees Celsius) from point of origin through the point of destination. (iv)The authority of the Postal Service under this subparagraph shall apply to any air carrier that commonly and regularly carries any live animals as cargo. .