The Senate substituted a more comprehensive version for HR 3858, which would
grant FEMA the authority to assist in developing
disaster plans and make financial contributions to state and local authorities to procure or construct emergency animal shelters, and allow the
federal government to provide direct
assistance during a
disaster to help people with companion animals and service animals, as well as the animals themselves, following a major
disaster.
The President will direct
federal agencies to identify and remove barriers to making climate - resilient investments; identify and remove counterproductive policies that increase vulnerabilities; and encourage and support smarter, more resilient investments, including through agency
grants, technical
assistance, and other programs, in sectors from transportation and water management to conservation and
disaster relief.