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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6131 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act with respect to entities that receive Federal funds to assist animals 
impacted by disasters, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2018 
Ms. TITUS (for herself and Mrs. COMSTOCK) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act with respect to entities that receive 
Federal funds to assist animals impacted by disasters, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pet Emergency Trans-
parency and Accountability in Disasters Act’’ or the ‘‘PET 
AID Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. RECORDS RELATING TO CERTAIN ASSISTANCE FOR 
ANIMALS. 
Title VII of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5201 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 707. RECORDS RELATING TO CERTAIN ASSISTANCE 
FOR ANIMALS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State, Tribal, or local govern-
ment, or subgrantee thereof, that receives assistance 
under this Act shall maintain, and make available to the 
public upon request, records on activities relating to the 
intake, care, and disposition of animals funded with such 
assistance, including— 
‘‘(1) the total number of animals taken in and 
cared for using the assistance; and 
‘‘(2) with respect to each animal taken in and 
cared for using the assistance— 
‘‘(A) the species of the animal; 
‘‘(B) the approximate age of the animal; 
‘‘(C) the circumstances of the arrival of 
the animal; and 
‘‘(D) whether the animal was— 
‘‘(i) surrendered by its owner (with a 
description of the reasons for surrender); 
‘‘(ii) reclaimed by its owner; 
‘‘(iii) adopted by a new owner; 
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‘‘(iv) euthanized by the entity (with a 
description of the reasons for euthanasia); 
‘‘(v) not euthanized by the entity, but 
died in the care of the entity (with a de-
scription of the reasons for the death); and 
‘‘(vi) transferred, lost, or left the care 
of the entity for a reason not otherwise de-
scribed in clauses (ii) through (v) (with a 
description of the circumstances surround-
ing the ending of care). 
‘‘(b) RETENTION OF RECORDS.—The State, Tribal, 
or local government, or subgrantee thereof, shall maintain 
the records described in subsection (a) for the period that 
is the longer of— 
‘‘(1) 3 years after the date of transmission of 
the final expenditure report for project completion as 
certified by the grantee; or 
‘‘(2) the period required by the terms of a grant 
made under this Act.’’. 
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