,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #deig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #af1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,kennedy 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,booker7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require ,u4,s4 ,customs and       
,border ,protection to permit the entry 
into the ,united ,states of pets        
accompanying ,united ,states nationals  
repatriating during public health       
emergencies4  #a4 ,short title ,the ,act
 may be cited as the ,permanently       
,uniting ,pets ,stateside ,act or the   
,,pups ,act4  #b4 ,entry of pets of     
,united ,states nationals repatriating  
during public health emergencies  7a7   
,in general ,the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4
 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall 
permit the entry into the ,united       
,states of a pet accompanying a covered 
individual entering the ,united ,states 
without regard to the requirements of   
the ,centers for ,disease ,control and  

,prevention or the ,department of       
,agriculture with respect to the entry  
of pets into the ,united ,states if the 
individual agrees to comply with those  
requirements as soon as practicable     
after entering the ,united ,states4  7b7
 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7    
,covered individual ,the term covered   
individual means an individual who--    
7,a7 is a citizen of the ,united ,states
 or an alien lawfully admitted for      
permanent residence to the ,united      
,states2  7,b7 has been living or       
traveling outside the ,united ,states2  
and  7,c7 is returning to the ,united   
,states during a public health emergency
 declared under section #cai of the     
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d74  7#b7 ,pet ,the term 
pet means a domestic dog1 cat1 or bird4