,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjai,ms4 ,collins 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,peters1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 and ,mrs4      
,shaheen7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1         
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,animal ,welfare ,act to  
allow for the retirement of certain     
animals used in ,federal research4  #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 
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,animal rescue organization ,the term   
animal rescue organization means a      
nonprofit organization the purpose of   

which is to rescue covered animals and  
find permanent adoptive homes for those 
animals4  7#b7 ,animal sanctuary ,the   
term animal sanctuary means a nonprofit 
organization that-- 7,a7 is registered  
with the ,secretary2  7,b7 operates a   
place of refuge in which-- 7i7 a covered
 animal is provided care for the        
lifetime of the animal2 and  7ii7 an    
unescorted public visitation of that    
animal is not permitted2  7,c7 does not 
engage in commercial trade of covered   
animals2  7,d7 does not breed covered   
animals2  7,e7 does not permit direct   
contact between the public and covered  
animals2  7,f7 does not allow the use of
 a covered animal for performance or    
exhibition purposes2 and  7,g7 does not 
conduct or permit research on a covered 
animal other than noninvasive behavioral
 research4  7#c7 ,animal shelter ,the   
term animal shelter means a facility    
that-- 7,a7 accepts or seizes covered   
animals--  7i7 to care for the animals2 
7ii7 to place those animals in a        

permanent adoptive home2 or  7iii7 for  
purposes of law enforcement2 and  7,b7  
does not--  7i7 engage in commercial    
trade of covered animals2  7ii7 breed   
covered animals2  7iii7 allow the use of
 a covered animal for performance or    
exhibition purposes2 or  7iv7 conduct or
 permit research on a covered animal    
other than noninvasive behavioral       
research4  7#d7 ,covered animal ,the    
term covered animal means an animal that
 is unwanted1 abandoned1 or otherwise in
 need of placement in a home4  7#e7     
,nonprofit organization ,the term       
nonprofit organization 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 that ,code4   
7#f7 ,suitable for retirement ,the term 
8suitable for retirement0 means1 with   
respect to an animal1 that the animal   
has been evaluated by a licensed        
veterinarian and is determined to be    
mentally and physically healthy4  7b7   

,laboratory animal facilities and       
exhibitors ,any department1 agency1 or  
instrumentality of the ,united ,states  
that operates laboratory animal         
facilities or exhibits animals shall    
comply with the standards and other     
requirements promulgated by the         
,secretary under subsections 7a71 7f71  
7g71 and 7h7 of section #ac4  7c7       
,retirement  7#a7 ,in general ,not later
 than #ij days after the date of        
enactment of the ,,after ,act of #bjai1 
any department1 agency1 or              
instrumentality of the ,united ,states  
operating a ,federal research facility  
shall1 after public notice and comment1 
promulgate regulations that1 with       
respect to any animal of the facility   
that is no longer needed for research   
and determined to be suitable for       
retirement--  7,a7 facilitate and       
encourage the adoption of the animal by 
or placement of the animal with an      
animal rescue organization1 animal      
sanctuary1 animal shelter1 or individual

 who intends to keep the animal as a    
pet2 and  7,b7 to the maximum extent    
practicable1 collaborate with           
appropriate nonprofit organizations to  
carry out subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7      
,national placement ,the regulations    
promulgated to carry out paragraph      
7#a77;,a7 shall include consideration of
 placing animals with the entities      
described in that subparagraph that are 
located beyond the immediate geographic 
vicinity of the ,federal research       
facility at which the animal being      
retired is located4  4