,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eghj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #aa1 #bjah,mr4  
,bishop of ,michigan 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,panetta7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to direct the ,secretary of            
,agriculture to end the use of cats in  
experiments that cause pain or stress4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,kittens ,in ,traumatic ,testing
 ,ends ,now ,act of #bjah or the        
,,kitten ,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,limitation
 on experimentation on cats ,section #ad
 of the ,animal ,welfare ,act is        
amended--  7#a7 by striking ,any        
department1 agency1 and all that follows
 through and 7h72  7#b7 by inserting the
 following3  7a7 ,in general ,except as 
provided in subsection 7b71 any         
department1 agency1 or instrumentality  
of the ,united ,states having laboratory
 animal facilities shall comply with the
 standards and other requirements       

promulgated by the ,secretary for a     
research facility under subsections 7a71
 7f71 7g71 and 7h7 of section #ac4  2   
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following new subsection3  7b7          
,beginning not later than #ij days after
 the date of enactment of this          
subsection1 in carrying out research1   
the ,secretary may not purchase1 breed1 
transport1 house1 feed1 maintain1       
dispose of1 or conduct experiments on   
cats as part of the conduct of any study
 that would subject cats to potentially 
painful or stressful procedures1        
including pain or stress that may be    
mitigated by anesthetics1 analgesics1 or
 tranquilizer drugs1 except when such   
pain or stress is a result of a physical
 exam or training program4  4