,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bb1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,booker introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 to permit the use
 of ,federal funds to pay for travel    
costs of ,federal personnel and their   
pets1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,fly ,pet ,exception for ,traveling 
,swiftly ,act or the ,fly ,,pets ,act4  
#b4 ,fly ,america ,act exception        
,section #djaah of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7h7 ,certain    
transportation of domesticated animals  
7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding       
subsections 7a7 and 7c71 an             
appropriation to any department1 agency1
 or instrumentality of the ,united      
,states ,government may be used to pay  

for the transportation of ,federal      
personnel1 dependent of the ,federal    
personnel1 and in-cabin or accompanying 
checked baggage or cargo1 by a foreign  
air carrier when-- 7,a7 the             
transportation is from a place-- 7i7    
outside the ,united ,states to a place  
in the ,united ,states2  7ii7 in the    
,united ,states to a place outside the  
,united ,states2 or  7iii7 between two  
places outside the ,united ,states2 and 
7,b7 no air carrier holding a           
certificate under section #daajb is     
willing and able to transport up to     
three domesticated animals accompanying 
such ,federal personnel or dependent4   
7#b7 ,limitation ,an amount paid        
pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 for          
transportation by a foreign air carrier 
may not be greater than the amount that 
would otherwise have been paid had the  
transportation been on an air carrier   
holding a certificate under section     
#daajb had that carrier been willing and
 able to provide such transportation4   

,if the amount that would otherwise have
 been paid to such an air carrier is    
less than the cost of transportation on 
the applicable foreign air carrier1 the 
,federal personnel shall pay the        
difference of such amount4  7#c7        
,definition ,in this subsection3 7,a7   
,domesticated animal ,the term          
domesticated animal means a dog or a    
cat1 or any other animal the ,secretary 
deems appropriate for reimbursement     
under this section4  7,b7 ,federal      
personnel ,the term ,federal personnel  
means any officer or employee of the    
,united ,states ,government1 including  
any member of the uniformed services 7as
 that term is defined in section #baja  
of title #e71 the ,foreign ,service1 and
 any ,peace ,corp volunteer4  7,c7      
,peace corps volunteer ,the term ,peace 
,corps volunteer means an individual    
described in section #e7;a7 of the      
,peace ,corps ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4       
#bejd7;a774  4