,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #e1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,blum5au] 7= himself1 ,mr4         
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,bu*anan1 & ,ms4     
,slaught]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,animal ,welf>e 
,act to require humane treatm5t (       
animals by ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t facilities4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,! ,animal ,welf>e 9 ,agricultural    
,rese>* ,endeavors ,act or ! ,,aw>e     
,act4  #b4 ,animal welf>e ,section #ad (
 ! ,animal ,welf>e ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#badd7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1
 by /rik+ ,any & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#c71 any 
,f$]al rese>* facility or any o!r  2    
7#b7 9 ! second s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,any & 
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,animal          
exhibition ,any  2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,exclusions n       
applicable ,= purposes ( ! application (
 /&>ds & o!r requirem5ts describ$ 9     

p>agraph 7#a7 to a ,f$]al rese>*        
facility or any o!r dep>tm5t1 ag5cy1 or 
in/rum5tality ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates hav+    
laboratory animal facilities1 !         
exclusions conta9$ 9 section #b7;g77#c7 
%all n apply4  4