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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3384 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of Federal funds 
to pay for travel costs of Federal personnel and their pets, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2023 
Mr. PHILLIPS (for himself, Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, Ms. TITUS, Ms. SALA-
ZAR, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. CASTRO of Texas) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use 
of Federal funds to pay for travel costs of Federal per-
sonnel and their pets, 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 ‘‘Better Foreign Policy 
Through Better Pet Policy Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FLY AMERICA ACT EXCEPTION. 
Section 40118 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(h) CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION OF DOMESTICATED 
ANIMALS.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
sub-
sections (a) and (c), an appropriation to any depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States Government may be used to pay for the 
transportation of Federal personnel, dependent of 
the Federal personnel, and in-cabin or accompanying 
checked baggage or cargo, by a foreign air carrier 
when— 
‘‘(A) the transportation is from a place— 
‘‘(i) outside the United States to a 
place in the United States; 
‘‘(ii) in the United States to a place 
outside the United States; or 
‘‘(iii) between two places outside the 
United States; and 
‘‘(B) no air carrier holding a certificate 
under section 41102 is willing and able to 
transport up to three domesticated animals ac-
companying such Federal personnel or depend-
ent. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—An amount paid pursuant 
to paragraph (1) for transportation by a foreign air 
carrier may not be greater than the amount that 
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would otherwise have been paid had the transpor-
tation been on an air carrier holding a certificate 
under section 41102 had that carrier been willing 
and able to provide such transportation. 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 carrier, the Federal 
personnel shall pay the difference of such amount. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) DOMESTICATED ANIMAL.—The term 
‘domesticated animal’ means a dog or a cat, or 
any other animal the Secretary deems appro-
priate for reimbursement under this section. 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL
PERSONNEL.—The term 
‘Federal personnel’ means any officer or em-
ployee of the United States Government, includ-
ing any member of the uniformed services (as 
that term is defined in section 2101 of title 5), 
the Foreign Service, and any Peace Corp volun-
teer. 
‘‘(C) PEACE
CORPS
VOLUNTEER.—The 
term ‘Peace Corps volunteer’ means an indi-
vidual described in section 5(a) of the Peace 
Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(a)).’’. 
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