,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #h1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,kirk1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,vitter1    
,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mrs4      
,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,landrieu1 ,mr4       
,merkley1 ,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,mrs4 ,murray1
 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4      
,wyden1 and ,mrs4 ,feinstein7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit attendance of an
 animal fighting venture1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,animal ,fighting   
,spectator ,prohibition ,act of #bjac4  
#b4 ,prohibition on attending an animal 
fight or causing a minor to attend an   
animal fight ,section #bf of the ,animal
 ,welfare ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #baef7 is  
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a7--     
7,a7 in the heading1 by striking        
,sponsoring or ,exhibiting an ,animal in

 and inserting ,sponsoring or           
,exhibiting an ,animal in1 ,attending1  
or ,causing a ,minor ,to ,attend2  7,b7 
in paragraph 7#a7--  7i7 in the heading1
 by striking ,in general and inserting  
,sponsoring or exhibiting2 and  7ii7 by 
striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting   
paragraph 7#c72  7,c7 by redesignating  
paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c72 and   
7,d7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7  
the following3  7#b7 ,attending or      
causing a minor to attend ,it shall be  
unlawful for any person--  7,a7 to      
knowingly attend an animal fighting     
venture2 or  7,b7 to knowingly cause a  
minor to attend an animal fighting      
venture4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection     
7g7--  7,a7 by striking section-- and   
inserting section32  7,b7 by striking   
the term each place it appears and      
inserting ,the term2  7,c7 in each of   
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c71 by        
striking the semicolon at the end and   
inserting a period2  7,d7 by            
redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 through   

7#d7 as paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 7#e71 and
 7#a71 respectively1 and moving so as to
 appear in numerical order2 and  7,e7 by
 inserting after paragraph 7#c7 7as so  
redesignated7 the following3  7#d7 ,the 
term minor means a person under the age 
of #ah years old4  4  #c4 ,enforcement  
of animal fighting prohibitions ,section
 #di of title #ah1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by striking   
,whoever and inserting the following3   
7a7 ,in general ,whoever  2  7#b7 in    
subsection 7a7 7as designated by        
paragraph 7#a771 by striking subsection 
7a71 and inserting subsection 7a77#a712 
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7b7 ,attending an animal    
fighting venture ,whoever violates      
subsection 7a77#b77;,a7 of section #bf  
of the ,animal ,welfare ,act 7#g        
,u4,s4,c4 #baef7 shall be fined under   
this title1 imprisoned for not more than
 #a year1 or both1 for each violation4  
7c7 ,causing a minor ,to attend an      
animal fighting venture ,whoever        

violates subsection 7a77#b77;,b7 of     
section #bf of the ,animal ,welfare ,act
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #baef7 shall be fined    
under this title1 imprisoned for not    
more than #c years1 or both1 for each   
violation4  4