,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #af1 #bjai,ms4  
,kuster of ,new ,hampshire 7for herself 
and ,mr4 ,katko7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,child ,abuse  
,prevention and ,treatment ,act to      
direct the ,secretary of ,health and    
,human ,services to include data on     
animal abuse in the national            
clearinghouse for information relating  
to child abuse and neglect4  #a4 ,short 
,title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,child and ,animal ,abuse ,detection and
 ,reporting ,act4  #b4 ,inclusion of    
data on animal abuse in national        
clearinghouse for information relating  
to child abuse and neglect ,section     
#ajc7;b77#f7 of the ,child ,abuse       
,prevention and ,treatment ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eajd7;b77#f77 is amended--   
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking  
and at the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph   

7,c71 by adding and at the end2 and     
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,d7 the incidence of any such cases  
related to animal abuse 7including any  
act or failure to act1 which results in 
undue pain1 suffering1 or death to any  
animal1 without regard to whether such  
act or failure to act is a violation of 
,state or local cruelty law72  4