,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ieeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ad1       
#bjbb,ms4 ,jayapal introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,animal ,health   
,protection ,act to increase            
transparency with respect to livestock  
and poultry depopulation1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,transparency in    
,depopulation ,act4  #b4 ,increasing    
transparency with respect to livestock  
and poultry depopulation ,the ,animal   
,health ,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#hcja et seq47 is amended by inserting  
after section #ajdjg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4      
#hcjf7 the following3  #ajdjg;,a4       
,increasing transparency with respect to
 livestock and poultry depopulation  7a7
 ,in general ,a covered person who has  
performed depopulation shall submit to  
the ,secretary a report within #b       
business days of carrying out such a    

depopulation4 ,the report shall         
specify-- 7#a7 the reason depopulation  
was performed2  7#b7 the date on which  
depopulation and disposal occurred2     
7#c7 the location at which the          
depopulation occurred and the location  
at which the animal carcasses were      
ultimately disposed of2  7#d7 the office
 of jurisdiction within the ,department 
of ,agriculture for the location of     
depopulation and disposal2  7#e7 the    
depopulation and disposal methods       
utilized2  7#f7 the number1 species1 and
 breed of depopulated animals2  7#g7 the
 efficacy of the depopulation1 measured 
by the percentage of animal mortality   
reached after the depopulation is       
complete2  7#h7 the intended product of 
depopulated animals2  7#i7 the total    
cost of depopulation2  7#aj7 the total  
cost of disposal2  7#aa7 in the case of 
a covered person who is the recipient of
 relief funds under any program         
administered by the ,secretary of       
,agriculture1 the name of such person2  

and  7#ab7 a detailed summary of all    
relief funds received4  7b7 ,public     
database of depopulation and disposal   
records ,the ,secretary1 acting through 
the ,administrator of the ,animal and   
,plant ,health ,inspection ,services1   
shall create and publish an online      
database of the information reported    
pursuant to subsection 7a7 that is      
accessible to the public4 ,such database
 shall be updated within #e business    
days of receipt of information with     
respect to each instance of             
depopulation4  7c7 ,prohibition on      
funding ventilation shutdown ,no        
,federal relief funds may be used-- 7#a7
 to facilitate the use of the           
ventilation shutdown method or          
ventilation shutdown plus as a method of
 depopulation for animals2 or  7#b7 to  
compensate covered persons for animals  
killed using any such method as a method
 of depopulation for animals4  7d7      
,penalty ,any person that violates the  
prohibition specified in subsection 7c7 

may be assessed a civil penalty of up to
 #aj1jjj per violation4 ,each instance  
of the use of a method of depopulation  
prohibited under subsection 7c7 shall be
 considered a violation4  7e7           
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 term covered person means a person     
who-- 7,a7 owns or operates an animal   
feeding operation or owns animals       
confined in an animal feeding operation2
  7,b7 is the recipient of ,federal     
relief funds2 and  7,c7 has engaged in1 
ordered1 or allowed for the depopulation
 of animals4  7#b7 ,the term            
depopulation means the rapid destruction
 of a population of animals in response 
to urgent circumstances with as much    
consideration given to the welfare of   
the animals as practicable4  7#c7 ,the  
term relief funds means funds received  
through an emergency loan or other form 
of support1 whether provided directly   
from the ,federal ,government1 or       
indirectly through third parties        
7including ,state or local entities71   

including any indemnification payments1 
subsidies1 advice1 or assets from the   
,national ,veterinary ,stockpile4  7#d7 
,the term ventilation shutdown method   
means a method of animal depopulation   
that involves sealing the building in   
which animals are confined1 shutting the
 inlets1 and turning off the fans in    
order to raise the temperature in the   
building until the animals die from     
hyperthermia and hypoxia4  7#e7 ,the    
term ventilation shutdown plus method   
means the ventilation shutdown method   
that involves the use of additional heat
 sources or ,,co#b4  4