Authority to evacuate family pets and contract working dogs during noncombatant evacuations of foreign countries

Section 2387 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking: requirement to transfer animals to 341st Training Squadron after service life; (2) in the heading for subsection (a), by striking In general and inserting Requirement to transfer; (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): (c) Authority to evacuate (1) Subject to the limitations under paragraph (2), in the event of a situation during which the Department of Defense evacuates noncombatants from a foreign country, the Secretary of Defense may enter into agreements with appropriate nonprofit entities under which such entities provide for the evacuation of— (A) the family pets of citizens of the United States who are evacuated by the Department; and (B) contract working dogs located in such country. (2) The limitations under this paragraph are as follows: (A) The Department of Defense is not responsible for providing veterinary care for a family pet or contract working dog by reason of the evacuation of the pet or dog pursuant to paragraph (1). (B) The Secretary may not exercise the authority under paragraph (1) if the exercise of such authority would result in a reduction in the number of individuals who would otherwise be evacuated..

Section 2387 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking: requirement to transfer animals to 341st Training Squadron after service life; (2) in the heading for subsection (a), by striking In general and inserting Requirement to transfer; (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): (c) Authority to evacuate (1) Subject to the limitations under paragraph (2), in the event of a situation during which the Department of Defense evacuates noncombatants from a foreign country, the Secretary of Defense may enter into agreements with appropriate nonprofit entities under which such entities provide for the evacuation of— (A) the family pets of citizens of the United States who are evacuated by the Department; and (B) contract working dogs located in such country. (2) The limitations under this paragraph are as follows: (A) The Department of Defense is not responsible for providing veterinary care for a family pet or contract working dog by reason of the evacuation of the pet or dog pursuant to paragraph (1). (B) The Secretary may not exercise the authority under paragraph (1) if the exercise of such authority would result in a reduction in the number of individuals who would otherwise be evacuated..