,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #chh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #e1       
#bjae,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 and ,mr4     
,durbin7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,animal ,welfare ,act to require humane
 treatment of animals by ,federal       
,government facilities4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,animal ,welfare in ,agricultural       
,research ,endeavors ,act or the ,,aware
 ,act4  #b4 ,animal welfare ,section #ad
 of the ,animal ,welfare ,act 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #badd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
the first sentence1 by striking ,any and
 inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in     
general ,subject to paragraph 7#c71 any 
,federal research facility or any other 
2  7#b7 in the second sentence1 by      
striking ,any and inserting the         
following3  7#b7 ,animal exhibition ,any

  2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the  
following3  7#c7 ,exclusions not        
applicable ,for purposes of the         
application of standards and other      
requirements described in paragraph 7#a7
 to a ,federal research facility or any 
other department1 agency1 or            
instrumentality of the ,united ,states  
having laboratory animal facilities1 the
 exclusions contained in section        
#b7;g77#c7 shall not apply4  4