,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ac1 #bjai,mr4
 ,toomey 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1    
,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 & ,mr4 ,durb97 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & 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