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,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1 #bjai,mr4   
,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania 7=    
himself1 ,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu
 ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,ma/1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1   
,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4
 ,/aub]1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1
 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,ms4 ,titus1   
,ms4 ,ku/] ( ,new ,hamp%ire1 & ,mr4     
,cri/7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,animal ,welf>e   
,act to all[ = ! adoption or            
non-laboratory placem5t ( c]ta9 animals 
us$ 9 ,f$]al rese>*1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort ,title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
 ! ,animal ,fre$om f ,te/+1 ,exp]im5ts1 
& ,rese>* ,act ( #bjai or ! ,,aft] ,act 
( #bjai4  #b4 ,placem5t ( animals us$ 9 
f$]al rese>* ,section #ad ( ! ,animal   
,welf>e ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #badd7 is    
am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #ad4 ,/&>ds =  
f$]al facilities  7a7 ,laboratory animal
 facilities & exhibitors ,any dep>tm5t1 

ag5cy1 or in/rum5tality ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates hav+ laboratory animal facilities
 or exhibit+ animals %all comply ) !    
/&>ds & o!r requirem5ts promulgat$ by ! 
,secret>y "u sections #ac7;a71 7f71 7g71
 & 7h74  7b7 ,adoption & non-,laboratory
 placem5t ,any dep>tm5t1 ag5cy1 or      
in/rum5tality ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates op]at+ z
 a ,f$]al rese>* facility %all1 n lat]  
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is subsection1 promulgate /&>ds & o!r  
requirem5ts t1 9 ! det]m9ation ( !      
dep>tm5t1 ag5cy1 or in/rum5tality1      
facilitates ! adoption or non-laboratory
 placem5t ( any animal ( ! facility no  
long] ne$$ = rese>* & det]m9$ to be     
suitable = release to an animal rescue  
organization1 animal sanctu>y1 animal   
%elt]1 or individual4  7c7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,animal rescue     
organization ,! t]m animal rescue       
organization means an organization--    
7,a7 describ$ 9 section #eja7;c77#c7 ( !
 ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf & exempt
 f taxation "u section #eja7;a7 ( su*   

,code2 &  7,b7 ) ! purpose ( rescu+     
animals t are unwant$1 ab&on$1 or       
o!rwise 9 ne$ ( placem5t & f9d+ p]man5t 
adoptive homes = su* animals4  7#b7     
,animal sanctu>y ,! t]m animal sanctu>y 
means an organization describ$ 9 section
 #eja7;c77#c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code
 ( #aihf & exempt f taxation "u section 
#eja7;a7 ( su* ,code t--  7,a7 is       
regi/]$ ) ! ,secret>y2  7,b7 op]ates a  
place ( refuge--  7i7 :]e an unwant$1   
displac$1 or retir$ animal is provid$   
c>e = ! lifetime ( su* animal2 &  7ii7  
:]e an unescort$ public visitation ( su*
 an animal is n p]mitt$2  7,c7 does n   
engage 9 comm]cial trade ( su* an       
animal2  7,d7 does n bre$ su* an animal2
  7,e7 does n p]mit direct contact      
betwe5 ! public & su* an animal2  7,f7  
does n all[ ! use ( su* an animal =     
p]=mance or exhibition purposes2 &  7,g7
 does n conduct rese>* t pa9s or        
di/resses su* an animal4  7#c7 ,animal  
%elt] ,! t]m animal %elt] means a       
facility t accepts or seizes animals to 

c>e = su* animals1 place su* animals 9 a
 p]man5t adoptive home1 or c>ry out law 
en=cem5t purposes4  4