,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #c1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,titus 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,ma/1 ,mr4      
,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1
 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,coh51
 ,ms4 ,%alala1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4       
,rodney ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,h>d] ( 
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4  
,norton1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4  
,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,lev9 ( ,mi*igan1 ,mr4  
,l[5?al1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 &   
,mr4 ,hurd ( ,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
prohibit ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 f conduct+ m$ical rese>* caus+         
significant pa9 or di/ress to cats4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,cat ,abuse 9 ,te/+ ,/ops ,act ( #bjbj  
or ! ,,cats ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4          
,prohibition on ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs m$ical rese>* caus+ significant
 pa9 or di/ress to cats  7a7 ,9 g5]al   

,section #gcjc ( title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new subsection3  7e7 7#a7 ,9   
c>ry+ out rese>*1 ! ,secret>y may n     
pur*ase1 bre$1 transport1 h\se1 fe$1    
ma9ta91 dispose (1 or exp]im5t on cats z
 "p ( ! conduct ( any /udy t causes     
significant pa9 or di/ress4  7#b7 ,9 ?is
 subsection1 ! t]m /udy t causes        
significant pa9 or di/ress includes any 
/udy classifi$ to pa9 category ,d or ,e 
by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture 7or su*   
successor categories develop$ pursuant  
to section #ac ( ! ,animal ,welf>e ,act 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #badc774  4  7b7          
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by      
subsection 7a7 %all take effect #ij days
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4