,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ad1      
#bjai,ms4 ,harris 7for herself and ,ms4 
,collins7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 with respect to civil    
forfeitures relating to certain seized  
animals1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,help ,extract ,animals from ,red   
,tape ,act of #bjai or the ,,heart ,act 
of #bjai4  #b4 ,reduced notice period   
7a7 ,notice timing for cases of animal  
seizure ,section #ihc7;a77#a77;,a7 of   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7#a7 in clause 7i71 by       
inserting and subject to clause 7vi71   
after ,except as provided in clauses    
7ii7 through 7v712 and  7#b7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7vi7 ,in the 
case of a civil forfeiture proceeding   
relating to an animal seized under      

section #bf of the ,animal ,welfare ,act
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #baef7 or section #aiee  
of this title1 clauses 7i71 7ii71 7iii71
 and 7v7 of this subparagraph shall be  
applied by substituting--  7,i7 #cj days
 for #fj days each place that term      
appears2 and  7,,ii7 #cj-;day for       
#fj-;day each place that term appears4  
4  7b7 ,notice procedures for cases of  
animal seizure ,section #ihc7;a77#a7 of 
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code is     
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by 
inserting 1 and1 in the case of a civil 
forfeiture proceeding relating to an    
animal seized under section #bf of the  
,animal ,welfare ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#baef7 or section #aiee of this title1  
that1 after considering the factors     
under subparagraph 7,g71 the delay is   
warranted after if the official         
determines that the conditions in       
subparagraph 7,d7 are present2  7#b7 in 
subparagraph 7,c71 by inserting 1 and1  
in the case of a civil forfeiture       
proceeding relating to an animal seized 

under section #bf of the ,animal        
,welfare ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #baef7 or   
section #aiee of this title1 that1 after
 considering the factors under          
subparagraph 7,g71 the delay is         
warranted after that the conditions in  
subparagraph 7,d7 are present2 and  7#c7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7,g7 ,in the case of a civil forfeiture 
proceeding relating to an animal seized 
under section #bf of the ,animal        
,welfare ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #baef7 or   
section #aiee of this title1 the period 
for sending notice under this paragraph 
may be extended only after consideration
 of--  7i7 the cost to the ,government  
of caring and providing shelter for the 
animal2  7ii7 the psychological and     
physical health of the animal and the   
effect the delay will have on the       
rehabilitation of the animal2 and  7iii7
 any increased risk that the delay could
 necessitate euthanizing the animal4  4 
#c4 ,seizures of animals  7a7 ,payment  
for certain costs ,section #ebd7;c77#a7 

of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended--  7#a7 in subparagraph 7,h71 by
 striking and at the end2  7#b7 in      
subparagraph 7,i71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7#c7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,i7 the following3  7,j7  
payment for the transportation of1      
shelter of1 care for1 veterinary        
services provided to1 and1 when         
appropriate1 humane euthanasia of an    
animal seized under section #bf of the  
,animal ,welfare ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#baef7 or section #aiee of title #ah4  4
  7b7 ,reimbursement and proportionality
 ,section #ihc7;h7 of title #ah1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7#d7 ,civil     
forfeiture proceedings involving animals
  7,a7 ,in general ,subject to          
subparagraph 7,b71 in any covered       
proceeding in which the ,government     
prevails1 the court shall require the   
claimant to reimburse the ,united       
,states for any actual and reasonable   

costs incurred by the ,government for   
transportation of1 shelter of1 care for1
 veterinary services provided to1 and1  
when appropriate1 humane euthanasia of  
an animal that was the subject of the   
covered proceeding4  7,b7 ,reduction    
,the court may reduce the amount of a   
reimbursement described in subparagraph 
7,a7 on the basis of--  7i7 the         
seriousness of the offense2  7ii7 the   
culpability of the claimant2  7iii7 the 
prior record of the claimant2  7iv7 the 
financial condition of the claimant and 
any need of the claimant to support a   
family2 and  7v7 the purpose of the     
civil forfeiture statute in question4   
7,c7 ,application ,a reimbursement      
described in subparagraph 7,a7 shall be 
credited to--  7i7 the agency that paid 
the costs being reimbursed2 or  7ii7 the
 fund that was used to pay the costs    
being reimbursed4  7,d7 ,definition ,in 
this paragraph1 the term covered        
proceeding means a civil forfeiture     
proceeding under section #bf of the     

,animal ,welfare ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#baef7 or section #aiee of this title1  
the subject of which is an animal4  4