,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ijgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bi1      
#bjbb,miss ,rice of ,new ,york 7for     
herself1 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,ms4              
,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 ,ms4   
,norton1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4  
,nadler1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4 ,garcia of  
,texas1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4             
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4     
,crow1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1  
,mr4 ,casten1 and ,mr4 ,lieu7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,public ,health ,service ,act to ensure 
that healthy research common companion  
animals are adopted into suitable homes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,humane ,retirement ,act4  
#b4 ,establishment of adoption policy   
for public health service agencies with 
respect to retired common companion     
animals ,section #die of the ,public    
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    

#bhi;d7 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7f7  7#a7 ,beginning one
 year after the date of the enactment of
 this subsection1 guidelines of the     
,secretary under subsection 7a77#c7     
shall require animal care committees    
described in such subsection that       
conduct biomedical and behavioral       
research at ,public ,health ,service    
funded ,federal agencies to1 after the  
completion of any testing or research   
involving a common companion animal and 
prior to euthanizing such common        
companion animal1 make a reasonable     
effort to offer such common companion   
animal for adoption1 if suitable1 in    
accordance with the following3 7,a7     
,such an animal care committee shall1   
after the completion of such testing or 
research involving a common companion   
animal and prior to euthanizing such    
common companion animal1 assess the     
health and temperament of the common    
companion animal and determine whether  
it is suitable for adoption4  7,b7 ,if  

found to be suitable for adoption1 such 
an animal care committee shall make     
reasonable efforts to offer for adoption
 the common companion animal to an      
adopting party4  7,c7 ,an animal care   
committee shall ensure that any adopting
 party described in any of clauses 7ii7 
through 7vi7 of paragraph 7#f77;,a7     
provides a written assurance that the   
common companion animal will be placed  
in a home and not with a breeder1       
exhibitor1 or research facility4  7#b7  
,nothing in this subsection shall be    
construed as-- 7,a7 creating a duty upon
 an adopting party to accept a common   
companion animal offered by an animal   
care committee described in paragraph   
7#a72 or  7,b7 prohibiting such         
committee from euthanizing a common     
companion animal if the requirements of 
this subsection are otherwise met4  7#c7
 ,an animal care committee described in 
paragraph 7#a7 and any officer1         
director1 employee1 or agent of such    
committee are immune from civil         

liability for any act or omission       
relating to the adoption of a common    
companion animal pursuant to this       
subsection4  7#d7 ,beginning not later  
than #a year after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 and each year   
thereafter1 an animal care committee    
described in paragraph 7#a7 shall submit
 to the ,secretary a report on adoptions
 that occurred as a result of the       
requirement specified in such paragraph4
 ,each such report shall include the    
following3 7,a7 ,the number and species 
of common companion animals eligible for
 adoption at the research entity for    
which the animal care committee was     
established4  7,b7 ,the number of common
 companion animals adopted4  7,c7 ,the  
types of adopting parties that adopted  
such animals1 disaggregated according to
 the categories of adopting parties     
listed in paragraph 7#f77;,a74  7#e7 ,an
 animal care committee described in     
paragraph 7#a71 may1 in offering a      
common companion animal for adoption    

pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 charge the  
adopting party a fee for that adoption  
7including for any services necessary to
 prepare the common companion animal for
 that adoption74  7#f7 ,for purposes of 
this subsection3  7,a7 ,the term        
adopting party means-- 7i7 an individual
 adopting a common companion animal     
through private placement2  7ii7 a bona 
fide animal rescue organization2  7iii7 
a bona fide animal shelter organization2
  7iv7 a bona fide society for the      
prevention of cruelty to animals2  7v7 a
 bona fide humane society2 or  7vi7 a   
bona fide animal protective association 
that operates physical animal sheltering
 facilities and offers households pets  
to the public for adoption by way of an 
established adoption program4  7,b7 ,the
 term common companion animal means a   
dog1 cat1 rabbit1 or guinea pig4  4