TRANSPORTATION OF FAMILY PETS DURING EVACUATION OF NONESSENTIAL PERSONNEL.
Section 406(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after subparagraph (H), as added by section 632, the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(I) In connection with an evacuation from a permanent station located in a foreign area, a member is entitled to transportation of not more than two family household pets, including shipment and the payment of quarantine fees, if any. As an alternative to the provision of transportation for the pets, the Secretary concerned may reimburse the member or provide a monetary allowance under sub paragraph (F) if other commercial transportation meansare used. A member is not entitled to transportation underthis subparagraph for horses, livestock, or pets weighing inexcess of 150 pounds or for animals that the Secretary concerned determines are exotic pets or endangered species.’’.
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