,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1       
#bjbj,ms4 ,ernst introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the 
use of ,federal funds for purchasing    
dogs and cats from wet markets in       
,china1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,prohibition on the purchase of dogs and
 cats from wet markets in ,china using  
,federal funds  7a7 ,definition of wet  
market ,in this section1 the term wet   
market means a marketplace-- 7#a7 where 
fresh meat1 fish1 and live animals are  
bought1 sold1 and slaughtered2 and  7#b7
 that is not regulated under any        
standardized sanitary or health         
inspection processes that meet          
applicable standards required for       
similar establishments in the ,united   
,states1 as determined by the ,secretary
 of ,agriculture4  7b7 ,prohibition     
,notwithstanding any other provision of 

law1 no ,federal funds made available by
 any law may be used by the ,federal    
,government1 or any recipient of the    
,federal funds under a contract1 grant1 
subgrant1 or other assistance1 to       
purchase from a wet market in ,china--  
7#a7 a live cat1 dog1 or other animal2  
7#b7 a carcass1 any part1 or any item   
containing any part of a cat1 dog1 or   
other animal2 or  7#c7 any other animal 
product4