,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgdj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #b1    
#bjbb,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 
,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 and ,ms4   
,warren7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,marine ,mammal ,protection ,act of 
#aigb and the ,animal ,welfare ,act to  
prohibit the taking1 importation1       
exportation1 and breeding of certain    
cetaceans for public display1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,strengthening 
,welfare in ,marine ,settings ,act of   
#bjbb or as the ,,swims ,act of #bjbb4  
#b4 ,findings2 ,sense of ,congress  7a7 
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,certain cetaceans1 namely orcas1 
beluga whales1 false killer whales1 and 
pilot whales are large-brained mammals  
who engage in creative problem solving1 

intentional communication1 show signs of
 empathy for others and complex         
emotions1 and form lifelong bonds4  7#b7
 ,science increasingly supports that the
 species listed in paragraph 7#a7 suffer
 in captivity4 ,they die prematurely1   
engage in stereotypic behavior that is  
indicative of suffering and distress1   
are held in barren tanks1 and are       
sometimes isolated from members of their
 own species1 among other harms4  7#c7  
,current ,federal laws allow the species
 listed in paragraph 7#a7 to be confined
 in concrete tanks that fail to meet    
their basic psychological1 physical1 and
 social needs4  7b7 ,sense of ,congress 
,it is the sense of ,congress that the  
species listed in paragraph 7#a7 of     
subsection 7a7 should not be subject to 
restraint1 coercion1 or control by any  
person for purposes of public display4  
#c4 ,prohibition on exportation1 taking1
 and importation of certain cetaceans   
7a7 ,prohibition on ,exportation        
,section #ajb of the ,marine ,mammal    

,protection ,act of #aigb 7#af ,u4,s4,c4
 #acgb7;a77 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection3  7g7  
7#a7 ,notwithstanding any other         
provision of law1 it is unlawful to     
export any orca1 beluga whale1 false    
killer whale1 or pilot whale except for 
the transport of such species-- 7,a7 to 
a marine mammal sanctuary with a        
determination by the ,secretary that the
 transportation to such sanctuary is in 
the best interest of the individual     
marine mammal2 or  7,b7 for release to  
the wild4  7#b7 ,in this subsection1 the
 term sanctuary means a place of refuge 
where marine mammals-- 7,a7 live in a   
captive setting as close as possible to 
their natural environment2  7,b7 are    
prioritized individually with respect to
 well-being and autonomy2 and  7,c7 are 
not used for profit or breeding for the 
purpose of public display4  4  7b7      
,prohibition on permits for taking or   
importation ,section #ajd7;a7 of the    
,marine ,mammal ,protection ,act of     

#aigb 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #acgd7;a77 is      
amended to read as follows3  7a7 7#a7   
,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71  
the ,secretary may issue permits which  
authorize the taking or importation of  
any marine mammal4  7#b7                
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary may not issue any   
permit that authorizes the taking or    
importation of any orca1 beluga whale1  
false killer whale1 or pilot whale for  
the purpose of public display4  7#c7    
,the ,secretary may issue permits for   
the incidental taking of marine mammals 
in the course of commercial fishing     
operations only as specifically provided
 for in section #aja7;a77#e7 or #cjf1 or
 subsection 7h7 of this section4  4  #d4
 ,prohibition on breeding of certain    
cetaceans ,the ,animal ,welfare ,act    
7#ag ,u4,s4,c4 #baca et seq47 is amended
 by adding at the end the following3    
#cj4 ,breeding of certain cetaceans ,it 
shall be unlawful for any person to     
breed or artificially inseminate any    

orca1 beluga whale1 false killer whale1 
or pilot whale for purposes of using the
 progeny of such species for public     
display4  4