,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eage  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #h1 #bjbc ,mr4 
,s*iff 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4    
,ma/1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 
,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4      
,c>son1 ,ms4 ,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,ms4   
,ross1 & ,mr4 ,pet]s7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy to    
e/abli% a pilot grant program = mobile  
pet %elt]s dur+ em]g5cies & major       
disa/]s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,provid+ ,ess5tial ,tempor>y
 ,%elt] ,assi/ance ,= ,em]g5cies ,act ( 
#bjbc or ! ,,petsafe ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act1 ! foll[+       
def9itions apply3  7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! 
t]m ,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator ( 
! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy4    
7#b7 ,em]g5cy ,! t]m em]g5cy means an   
em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,presid5t "u title  
,v ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief

 & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eaia et seq474  7#c7 ,major  
disa/] ,! t]m major disa/] means a major
 disa/] decl>$ by ! ,presid5t "u title  
,,iv ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]      
,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj et seq474  7#d7 ,common 
h\sehold pet ,! t]m common h\sehold pet 
means an animal1 includ+ a dog1 cat1    
bird1 rod5t1 rabbit1 or turtle1 t is    
kept 9 ! home z a companion animal r ?an
 = comm]cial purposes4  #c4 ,pilot      
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t1 act+
 ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator1 9 coord9ation )  
,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal gov]nm5ts1 %all 
e/abli% & conduct a pilot program to    
provide grants = equipp+ mobile pet     
%elt] sites = use dur+ em]g5cies & major
 disa/]s4  7b7 ,adm9i/ration  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,= ! purposes ( ! pilot program "u
 ?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator may provide
 funds to ,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal       
gov]nm5ts to e/abli% a new pet %elt]    
site t is a mobile unit1 :i* may be a   
companion animal mobile equipm5t trail]1

 to be us$ 9 ! case ( evacuation due to 
em]g5cies & major disa/]s4  7#b7 ,duties
 ,! duties ( su* mobile unit %all be    
to-- 7,a7 provide--  7i7 imm$iate &     
tempor>y %elt] to common h\sehold pets 9
 ! case ( gov]nm5t direct$ or ord]$     
evacuation at emb>kation sites 9 !      
impact$ jurisdiction or %elt]s or       
reception sites )9 ! impact$            
jurisdiction or a ho/ jurisdiction2 or  
7ii7 provide safe transport ( common    
h\sehold pets t require %elt] dur+      
evacuations & relocate pets to a safe   
location2 &  7,b7 facilitate !          
reunification ( common h\sehold pets1   
includ+ return transport1 if necess>y1 )
 ! own]s ( su* pets n lat] ?an #c weeks 
aft] all evacuation w>n+s are lift$ &   
disa/]-caus$ congregate %elt]s op]ation 
transition & close4  7#c7 ,report  7,a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator   
%all submit to ,congress a report on !  
effectiv5ess ( ! pilot program4  7,b7   
,cont5ts ,! ,adm9i/rator %all include 9 

! report requir$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7--  
7i7 an assessm5t ( ! effectiv5ess ( !   
pilot program "u ?is section1 includ+   
consultation ) ,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal  
gov]nm5ts & private nonpr(it            
organizations ) responsibility = c>e &  
%elt]+ ( h\sehold pets2  7ii7 an        
assessm5t ( co/ sav+s to ,/ate1 local1 &
 ,tribal gov]nm5ts & any b5efits to     
individuals & h\seholds :o h\s$ a common
 h\sehold pet ) a mobile %elt] "u !     
pilot program2  7iii7 f9d+s &           
conclusions ( ! ,adm9i/rator ) respect  
to ! pilot program2  7iv7 an assessm5t (
 additional au?orities ne$$ to aid !    
,ag5cy 9 its mission ( provid+ disa/]   
assi/ance to individuals & h\seholds )  
pets1 ei!r "u ! pilot program "u ?is    
section or o!r pot5tial programs2 &  7v7
 any recomm5dations ( ! ,adm9i/rator =  
additional au?ority to cont9ue or make  
p]man5t ! pilot program4  #d4 ,pilot    
program project approval ,! au?ority ( !
 ,adm9i/rator to approve a project "u   
?is section %all cease on ,janu>y #a1   

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