,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjai,mr4
 ,deut* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bu*anan1 ,mr4 
,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,aguil>1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4
 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,ms4   
,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 ,mr4  
,*abot1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,mr4 ,clay1    
,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,mr4        
,calv]t1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1    
,mrs4 ,dem+s1 ,mr4 ,swalwell (          
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1  
,mr4 ,fo/]1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4     
,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,jackson 
,lee1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4  
,jones1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez ( ,texas1 ,ms4   
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1
 ,mrs4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,new     
,york1 ,mr4 ,ma/1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 
,o',hall]an1 ,mr4 ,mead[s1 ,ms4 ,norton1
 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,ms4 ,m5g1  
,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4  
,matsui1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new   
,york1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,quigley1    
,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,%]man1 

,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mr4 ,s*rad]1 ,mr4        
,tipton1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (   
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,ms4 ,frankel1   
,mr4 ,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,ms4 ,bass1
 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4     
,meeks1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mrs4       
,beatty1 ,ms4 ,ku/] ( ,new ,hamp%ire1   
,mr4 ,john ,w4 ,rose ( ,t5nessee1 ,ms4  
,%alala1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1   
,mrs4 ,l[ey1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4 ,gabb>d1
 ,mr4 ,m>%all1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1
 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,buck1 ,mr4          
,s*weik]t1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,y>mu?1  
,mr4 ,zeld91 ,mr4 ,turn]1 ,ms4 ,h]r]a   
,beutl]1 ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4
 ,yoho1 ,miss ,rice ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4  
,sablan1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 
,ms4 ,/efanik1 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,ms4      
,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,ms4    
,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4    
,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,upton1 ,ms4 ,cl>k (       
,massa*usetts1 ,mr4 ,rupp]sb]g]1 ,mr4   
,katko1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,smi? (        
,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4
 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mrs4 ,axne1 ,mr4

 ,b]a1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4      
,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 
,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,rodney     
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,p]ry1 ,mr4     
,rask91 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,ms4 ,hill (       
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,joyce (   
,ohio1 ,mr4 ,neal1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mrs4   
,davis ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,ms4 
,velzquez1 ,mrs4 ,torres ( ,cali=nia1   
,mr4 ,williams1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4        
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,lev9 ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 
,lewis1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,got!im]1   
,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,mr4       
,l\d]milk1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mrs4 ,bu/os1    
,mr4 ,kildee1 ,ms4 ,slotk91 ,ms4 ,judy  
,*u ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,wilson (         
,florida1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,sean       
,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4    
,s*neid]1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 & ,ms4        
,plaskett7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y 
,a ,,bill  ,to revise section #dh (     
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+ ,animal ,cruelty &

 ,torture ,act or ! ,,pact ,act4  #b4   
,revision ( section #dh  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,section #dh ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #dh4 
,animal cru%+  7a7 ,(f5ses  7#a7 ,cru%+ 
,x %all be unlawful = any p]son to      
purposely engage 9 animal cru%+ 9 or    
affect+ int]/ate or =eign comm]ce or )9 
! special m>itime & t]ritorial          
jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7   
,creation ( animal cru% videos ,x %all  
be unlawful = any p]son to kn[+ly create
 an animal cru% video1 if-- 7,a7 ! p]son
 int5ds or has reason to "k t ! animal  
cru% video w be di/ribut$ 91 or us+ a   
means or facility (1 int]/ate or =eign  
comm]ce2 or  7,b7 ! animal cru% video is
 di/ribut$ 91 or us+ a means or facility
 (1 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce4  7#c7    
,di/ribution ( animal cru% videos ,x    
%all be unlawful = any p]son to kn[+ly  
sell1 m>ket1 adv]tise1 ex*ange1 or      
di/ribute an animal cru% video 91 or us+
 a means or facility (1 int]/ate or     
=eign comm]ce4  7b7 ,extrat]ritorial    

application ,?is section applies to !   
kn[+ sale1 m>ket+1 adv]tis+1 ex*ange1   
di/ribution1 or creation ( an animal    
cru% video outside ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
if--  7#a7 ! p]son engag+ 9 su* conduct 
int5ds or has reason to "k t ! animal   
cru% video w be transport$ into ! ,unit$
 ,/ates or its t]ritories or            
possessions2 or  7#b7 ! animal cru%     
video is transport$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 or its t]ritories or possessions4  7c7 
,p5alties ,:oev] violates ?is section   
%all be f9$ "u ?is title1 imprison$ = n 
m ?an #g ye>s1 or bo?4  7d7 ,exceptions 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,?is section does n apply 
) reg>d to any conduct1 or a visual     
depiction ( t conduct1 t is--  7,a7 a   
cu/om>y & normal vet]9>y1 agricultural  
husb&ry1 or o!r animal managem5t        
practice2  7,b7 ! slaught] ( animals =  
food2  7,c7 hunt+1 trapp+1 fi%+1 a      
sport+ activity n o!rwise prohibit$ by  
,f$]al law1 pr$ator control1 or pe/     
control2  7,d7 m$ical or sci5tific      
rese>*2  7,e7 necess>y to protect ! life

 or prop]ty ( a p]son2 or  7,f7 p]=m$ z 
"p ( eu?aniz+ an animal4  7#b7          
,good-fai? di/ribution ,?is section does
 n apply to ! good-fai? di/ribution ( an
 animal cru% video to--  7,a7 a law     
en=cem5t ag5cy2 or  7,b7 a ?ird p>ty = !
 sole purpose ( analysis to det]m9e if  
ref]ral to a law en=cem5t ag5cy is      
appropriate4  7#c7 ,un9t5tional conduct 
,?is section does n apply to un9t5tional
 conduct t injures or kills an animal4  
7#d7 ,consi/5cy ) rfra ,?is section %all
 be en=c$ 9 a mann] t is consi/5t )     
section #c ( ! ,religi\s ,fre$om        
,re/oration ,act ( #aiic 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjjj;bb-#a74  7e7 ,no preemption ,no?+ 
9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to preempt
 ! law ( any ,/ate or local subdivision 
!re( to protect animals4  7f7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m 
animal cru%+ means actual conduct 9 :i* 
"o or m liv+ non-human mammals1 birds1  
reptiles1 or amphibians is purposely    
cru%$1 burn$1 dr[n$1 suffocat$1 impal$1 
or o!rwise subject$ to s]i\s bodily     

injury 7z def9$ 9 section #acfe &       
includ+ conduct t1 if committ$ aga9/ a  
p]son & 9 ! special m>itime & t]ritorial
 jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 w\ld   
violate section #bbda or #bbdb72  7#b7 !
 t]m animal cru% video means any        
photograph1 motion-picture film1 video  
or digital record+1 or electronic image 
t-- 7,a7 depicts animal cru%+2 &  7,b7  
is obsc5e2 &  7#c7 ! t]m eu?aniz+ an    
animal means ! humane de/ruction ( an   
animal accompli%$ by a me?od t--  7,a7  
produces rapid unconsci\sness &         
subsequ5t dea? )\t evid5ce ( pa9 or     
di/ress2 or  7,b7 uses ane/hesia produc$
 by an ag5t t causes pa9less loss (     
consci\sness & subsequ5t dea?4  4  7b7  
,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table (   
sections = *apt] #c ( title #ah1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ ! item  
relat+ to section #dh & ins]t+ ! foll[+3
  #dh4 ,animal cru%+4  4