INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

SEC. 689. INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.(a) Guidelines.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and in coordination with the National Advisory Council, the National Council on Disability, the Interagency Coordinating Council on Preparedness and Individuals With Disabilities established under Executive Order No. 13347 (6 U.S.C. 312 note), and the Disability Coordinator (established under section 513 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by this Act), 120 STAT. 1449 the Administrator shall develop guidelines to accommodate individuals with disabilities, which shall include guidelines for—(1) the accessibility of, and communications and programs in, shelters, recovery centers, and other facilities; and(2) devices used in connection with disaster operations, including first aid stations, mass feeding areas, portable payphone stations, portable toilets, and temporary housing.(b) Essential Assistance.—Section 403(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b(a)) is amended—(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting “durable medical equipment,” after “medicine”; and(2) in paragraph (3)—(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “durable medical equipment,” after “medicine”;(B) in subparagraph (H), by striking “and” at the end;(C) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and(D) by adding at the end the following:“(J) provision of rescue, care, shelter, and essential needs—“(i) to individuals with household pets and service animals; and“(ii) to such pets and animals.”.(c) Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households.—Section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174) is amended—(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting “, or with respect to individuals with disabilities, rendered inaccessible or uninhabitable,” after “uninhabitable”; and(2) in subsection (d)(1)(A)—(A) in clause (i), by striking “and” after the semicolon;(B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and(C) by inserting after clause (i) the following:“(ii) meets the physical accessibility requirements for individuals with disabilities; and”.