,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjai,mr4  
,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania    
7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,mr4 ,ted
 ,lieu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,mast1 ,mr4 
,gaetz1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4 ,bishop of     
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,stauber1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1
 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4    
,lynch1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,kuster of    
,new ,hampshire1 and ,mr4 ,crist7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the  
,animal ,welfare ,act to allow for the  
adoption or non-laboratory placement of 
certain animals used in ,federal        
research1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short ,title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,animal ,freedom from ,testing1    
,experiments1 and ,research ,act of     
#bjai or the ,,after ,act of #bjai4  #b4
 ,placement of animals used in federal  
research ,section #ad of the ,animal    
,welfare ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #badd7 is   

amended to read as follows3  #ad4       
,standards for federal facilities  7a7  
,laboratory animal facilities and       
exhibitors ,any department1 agency1 or  
instrumentality of the ,united ,states  
having laboratory animal facilities or  
exhibiting animals shall comply with the
 standards and other requirements       
promulgated by the ,secretary under     
sections #ac7;a71 7f71 7g71 and 7h74    
7b7 ,adoption and non-,laboratory       
placement ,any department1 agency1 or   
instrumentality of the ,united ,states  
operating as a ,federal research        
facility shall1 not later than #ij days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection1 promulgate standards and    
other requirements that1 in the         
determination of the department1 agency1
 or instrumentality1 facilitates the    
adoption or non-laboratory placement of 
any animal of the facility no longer    
needed for research and determined to be
 suitable for release to an animal      
rescue organization1 animal sanctuary1  

animal shelter1 or individual4  7c7     
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,animal rescue organization ,the term   
animal rescue organization means an     
organization--  7,a7 described in       
section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf and exempt from 
taxation under section #eja7;a7 of such 
,code2 and  7,b7 with the purpose of    
rescuing animals that are unwanted1     
abandoned1 or otherwise in need of      
placement and finding permanent adoptive
 homes for such animals4  7#b7 ,animal  
sanctuary ,the term animal sanctuary    
means an organization described in      
section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf and exempt from 
taxation under section #eja7;a7 of such 
,code that--  7,a7 is registered with   
the ,secretary2  7,b7 operates a place  
of refuge--  7i7 where an unwanted1     
displaced1 or retired animal is provided
 care for the lifetime of such animal2  
and  7ii7 where an unescorted public    
visitation of such an animal is not     

permitted2  7,c7 does not engage in     
commercial trade of such an animal2     
7,d7 does not breed such an animal2     
7,e7 does not permit direct contact     
between the public and such an animal2  
7,f7 does not allow the use of such an  
animal for performance or exhibition    
purposes2 and  7,g7 does not conduct    
research that pains or distresses such  
an animal4  7#c7 ,animal shelter ,the   
term animal shelter means a facility    
that accepts or seizes animals to care  
for such animals1 place such animals in 
a permanent adoptive home1 or carry out 
law enforcement purposes4  4