,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #debd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjad ,ms4
 ,titus 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,moran7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,animal ,welf>e ,act to    
require t cov]$ p]sons develop &        
implem5t em]g5cy cont+5cy plans4  #a4   
,%ort ,title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,animal ,em]g5cy ,plann+ ,act ( #bjad4  
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+     
f9d+s3  7#a7 ,hurricanes ,katr9a & ,s&y1
 z well z o!r rec5t natural & man-made  
disa/]s1 h highlight$ ! ne$ = plann+ to 
m9imize ! impact ( disa/]s4  7#b7 ,lack 
( prep>$ness 9 times ( disa/] c h       
especially deva/at+ effects on animals &
 ! p :o risk _! lives to protect !m4    
7#c7 ,local fir/-respond]s1             
non-gov]nm5tal ag5cies1 & private       
individuals mo/ (t5 %\ld] ! co/ &       
responsibility ( animals affect$ by     
disa/]s4  7#d7 ,x is reasonable to ask  
^? :o use animals comm]cially to        

demon/rate a level ( read9ess to protect
 ! animals "u _! c>e4  #c4 ,requirem5t t
 cov]$ entities develop & implem5t      
em]g5cy cont+5cy plans  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,!
 ,animal ,welf>e ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#baca et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #cj4 ,animal ,em]g5cy       
,plann+  7a7 ,cov]$ ,p]son ,= purposes (
 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$ p]son means a 
rese>* facility1 deal]1 exhibitor1      
int]m$iate h&l]1 c>ri]1 or ,f$]al rese>*
 facility4  7b7 ,cont+5cy ,plan ,ea*    
cov]$ p]son %all develop1 docum5t1 &    
foll[ a cont+5cy plan to provide = !    
humane h&l+1 treatm5t1 transportation1  
h\s+1 & c>e ( its animals 9 ! ev5t ( an 
em]g5cy or disa/]4 ,su* a cont+5cy plan 
%all--  7#a7 id5tify situations t !     
cov]$ p]son might exp]i5ce1 includ+     
natural disa/]s & em]g5cies su* z       
electrical outages1 faulty ,,hvac       
sy/ems1 fires1 me*anical breakd[ns1 &   
animal escapes1 t w\ld trigg] ! ne$ = ! 
measures id5tifi$ 9 ! cont+5cy plan to  
be put into action2  7#b7 outl9e        

specific tasks to be c>ri$ out 9        
response to ! id5tifi$ em]g5cies or     
disa/]s1 includ+ detail$ animal         
evacuation or %elt]-9-place in/ructions 
& provisions = provid+ backup s\rces (  
food & wat] z well z sanitation1        
v5tilation1 b$d+1 & vet]9>y c>e2  7#c7  
e/abli% a *a9 ( comm& & id5tify !       
individuals responsible = fulfill+ !    
tasks describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b72 &  7#d7 
address h[ response & recov]y w be h&l$ 
9 t]ms ( mat]ials1 res\rces1 & tra9+    
ne$$4  7c7 ,annual ,review ,ea* cov]$   
p]son %all--  7#a7 review its cont+5cy  
plan on at lea/ an annual basis to      
ensure t x adequately addresses !       
crit]ia describ$ 9 subsection 7b72 &    
7#b7 ma9ta9 docum5tation ( ! annual     
reviews & any am5dm5ts or *anges made to
 its cont+5cy plan s9ce ! previ\s ye>'s 
review4  7d7 ,tra9+ ,ea* cov]$ p]son    
%all--  7#a7 tra9 its p]sonnel 9 _!     
roles & responsibilities z outl9$ 9 !   
cont+5cy plan2  7#b7 communicate any    
*anges 9 ! cont+5cy plan to p]sonnel    

?r\gh tra9+ )9 #cj days aft] mak+ !     
*anges2 &  7#c7 ma9ta9 docum5tation (   
its p]sonnel's p>ticipation 9 &         
successful completion ( ! tra9+ requir$ 
by ?is subsection4  7e7 ,availability ( 
,docum5tation  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,ea* cov]$
 p]son %all submit its cont+5cy plan1 z 
well z any docum5tation describ$ 9      
subsections 7c77#b7 & 7d77#c71 to !     
,secret>y annually4  7#b7 ,:ile ,travel+
 ,a cov]$ p]son engag$ 9 travel mu/ c>ry
 a copy ( its cont+5cy plan ) x at all  
times & make x available = inspection by
 ! ,secret>y :ile 9 travel /atus4  4    
7b7 ,regulations  7#a7 ,n lat] ?an #cj  
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates %all promulgate su* regulations z
 ! ,secret>y det]m9es to be necess>y to 
c>ry out section #cj ( ! ,animal ,welf>e
 ,act1 z add$ by subsection 7a7 ( ?is   
,act4  7#b7 ,! regulations describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be made )\t reg>d to 
! rulemak+ proc$ures "u section #eec (  
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7 ,no 

,preemption ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act or !       
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act preempts any  
law 7includ+ a regulation7 ( a ,/ate1 or
 a political subdivision ( a ,/ate1     
conta9+ requirem5ts t provide equival5t 
or great] protection = animals ?an !    
requirem5ts ( ?is ,act or ! am5dm5ts    
made by ?is ,act4  7d7 ,effective ,date 
,! am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all 
apply to cov]$ p]sons 7z def9$ 9 su*    
subsection7 beg9n+ on ! date t is #cj   
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4