,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dfja  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #af1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,braun 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,:iteh\se1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4         
,blum5?al1 & ,mr4 ,k5n$y7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to e/abli% an ,animal ,cruelty 
,crimes ,section )9 ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,ju/ice's ,environm5t & ,natural        
,res\rces ,division1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,animal ,cruelty ,en=cem5t ,act (     
#bjbj4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,!re is a significant      
connection betwe5 animal cruelty &      
viol5ce aga9/ humans1 dome/ic viol5ce1  
*ild abuse1 sexual abuse1 homicide1 gang
 activity1 drug traffick+1 & o!r crimes4
  7#b7 ,animal fight+ activity may      
increase ! spread ( diseases transmitt$ 
betwe5 animals & p4  7#c7 ,a numb] (    
,f$]al laws h be5 enact$ to address     
cruelty to animals4  7#d7 ,recogniz+ !  

connection betwe5 animal cruelty & s]i\s
 crimes ! ,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation
 tracks animal cruelty crimes4  7#e7    
,!re is bip>tisan & widespread public   
support = address+ animal cruelty4  7#f7
 ,!re is a gov]nm5t int]e/ 9 ensur+ laws
 are robu/ly en=c$ = ! bett]m5t &       
protection ( society4  7#g7 ,! lack ( a 
d$icat$ animal crimes en=cem5t unit )9 !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice has result$ 9      
unacceptable delays 9 prosecutions1 & an
 ov]all lack ( prosecution1 ( animal    
crimes4  7#h7 ,d$icat$ /aff & res\rces  
at ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice w facilitate   
successful en=cem5t ( animal cruelty    
laws1 :i* (t5 h unique inve/igative     
elem5ts1 by provid+ specializ$ k &      
focus1 & /reaml9+ ! h&l+ ( ^! (f5ses4   
#c4 ,animal ,cruelty ,crimes ,section ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t  
,!re is e/abli%$ an ,animal ,cruelty    
,crimes ,section )9 ! ,environm5t &     
,natural ,res\rces ,division ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice to en=ce ,f$]al laws
 prohibit+ animal cruelty "u !          

jurisdiction ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4   
7b7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ! ,animal     
,cruelty ,crimes ,section is to en=ce   
,f$]al laws prohibit+ animal cruelty "u 
! jurisdiction ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice &
 to vigor\sly pursue inve/igations &    
prosecutions "u su* laws4  7c7          
,coord9ation ,! ,animal ,cruelty ,crimes
 ,section %all coord9ate ) ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,agriculture1 ! ,(fice ( ,inspector    
,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 !  
,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation1 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,m>%als ,s]vice1 ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms 
& ,bord] ,protection1 & o!r ag5cies1 z  
appropriate4  7d7 ,report ,on ! date t  
is #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 & annually !reaft]1 ! ,animal     
,cruelty ,crimes ,section %all submit to
 ,congress a report on1 = ! previ\s     
ye>-- 7#a7 ! numb] ( *>ges t 7 fil$ =   
violations ( laws describ$ 9 subsection 
7b71 disaggregat$ by ! law alleg$ to h  
be5 violat$1 ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! violation 0
 alleg$ to h occurr$1 & ! numb] (       
convictions2 &  7#b7 ! numb] (          

inve/igations ( violations ( laws       
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 = :i* *>ges 7 
n fil$4