,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ac1 #bjae ,mr4  
,smi? ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 
,mr4 ,m>9o1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,*abot1
 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,meehan1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 
& ,mr4 ,franks ( ,arizona7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to revise section #dh ( title #ah1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,prev5t+ ,animal ,cruelty & ,torture  
7,,pact7 ,act4  #b4 ,revision ( section 
#dh  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #dh ( title  
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to   
read z foll[s3  #dh4 ,animal cru%+  7a7 
,(f5ses  7#a7 ,cru%+ ,x %all be unlawful
 = any p]son to int5tionally engage 9   
animal cru%+ 9 or affect+ int]/ate or   
=eign comm]ce or )9 ! special m>itime & 
t]ritorial jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7#b7 ,creation ( animal cru%   
videos ,x %all be unlawful = any p]son  
to kn[+ly create an animal cru% video1  

if--  7,a7 ! p]son int5ds or has reason 
to "k t ! animal cru% video w be        
di/ribut$ 91 or us+ a means or facility 
(1 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce2 or  7,b7 !
 animal cru% video is di/ribut$ 91 or   
us+ a means or facility (1 int]/ate or  
=eign comm]ce4  7#c7 ,di/ribution (     
animal cru% videos ,x %all be unlawful =
 any p]son to kn[+ly sell1 m>ket1       
adv]tise1 ex*ange1 or di/ribute an      
animal cru% video 91 or us+ a means or  
facility (1 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce4  
7b7 ,extrat]ritorial ,application ,?is  
section applies to ! kn[+ sale1 m>ket+1 
adv]tis+1 ex*ange1 di/ribution1 or      
creation ( an animal cru% video outside 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 if--  7#a7 ! p]son   
engag+ 9 su* conduct int5ds or has      
reason to "k t ! animal cru% video w be 
transport$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates or its  
t]ritories or possessions2 or  7#b7 !   
animal cru% video is transport$ into !  
,unit$ ,/ates or its t]ritories or      
possessions4  7c7 ,p5alties ,:oev]      
violates ?is section %all be f9$ "u ?is 

title1 imprison$ = n m ?an #g ye>s1 or  
bo?4  7d7 ,exceptions  7#a7 ,9 g5]al    
,?is section does n apply ) reg>d to any
 conduct1 or a visual depiction ( t     
conduct1 t is--  7,a7 a cu/om>y & normal
 vet]9>y or agricultural husb&ry        
practice2  7,b7 ! slaught] ( animals =  
food2  7,c7 hunt+1 trapp+1 fi%+1 pr$ator
 control1 or pe/ control2  7,d7 m$ical  
or sci5tific rese>*2 or  7,e7 necess>y  
to protect ! life ( p]son or prop]ty ( a
 p]son f a s]i\s ?reat caus$ by an      
animal4  7#b7 ,good-fai? di/ribution    
,?is section does n apply to ! good-fai?
 di/ribution ( an animal cru% video to--
  7,a7 a law en=cem5t ag5cy2 or  7,b7 a 
?ird p>ty = ! sole purpose ( analysis to
 det]m9e if ref]ral to a law en=cem5t   
ag5cy is appropriate4  7e7 ,no          
,preemption ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be 
con/ru$ to preempt ! law ( any ,/ate or 
local subdivision !re( to protect       
animals4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section--  7#a7 ! t]m 8animal cru%+0    
means actual conduct 9 :i* #a or m liv+ 

non-human mammals1 birds1 reptiles1 or  
amphibians is int5tionally cru%$1 burn$1
 dr[n$1 suffocat$1 impal$1 or o!rwise   
subject$ to s]i\s bodily injury 7z def9$
 9 section #acfe & includ+ conduct t1 if
 committ$ aga9/ a p]son & 9 ! special   
m>itime & t]ritorial jurisdiction ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 w\ld violate section     
#bbda or #bbdb72 &  7#b7 ! t]m 8animal  
cru% video0 means any photograph1       
motion-picture film1 video or digital   
record+1 or electronic image t--  7,a7  
depicts animal cru%+2 &  7,b7 is obsc5e4
  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! item relat+
 to section #dh 9 ! table ( sections =  
*apt] #c ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #dh4 
,animal ,cru%+4  4