,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bici  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bg1 #bjbc ,ms4
 ,escob> 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,ms4  
,norton1 & ,mr4 ,neguse7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to am5d ! ,animal ,welf>e ,act to      
prohibit ! conf9em5t ( pregnant pigs1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,pigs ,9 ,ge/ation 
,/alls ,act ( #bjbc or ! ,,pigs ,act (  
#bjbc4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !    
foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,int5sive conf9em5t 
( pigs is a significant animal welf>e   
issue1 caus+ physical problems &        
psy*ological angui% = ! animals4  7#b7  
,doz5s ( major food retail]s & m ?an #aj
 ,/ates h tak5 action to phase out ! use
 ( int5sive conf9em5t = pigs1 reflect+ !
 w & conc]ns ( ! public4  7#c7 ,at lea/ 
two ,/ates h adopt$ policies to =bid !  
sale ( pork f factory f>ms t use        
ge/ation crates1 ) t policy pr$icat$ on 
human heal? & animal welf>e conc]ns4    

7#d7 ,z m consum]s turn away f pur*as+  
pork products d]iv$ f int5sive conf9em5t
 practices1 ! pork indu/ry w be bett]   
align$ ) its cu/om]s by end+ ^! unpopul>
 & inhumane h\s+ me?ods4  #c4           
,prohibition on conf9+ bre$+ pigs  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,animal ,welf>e ,act 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #baca et seq47 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #cj4           
,prohibition on conf9+ bre$+ pigs  7a7  
,prohibition  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,x %all be  
unlawful = a p]son to cause any bre$+   
pig to be conf9$ 9--  7,a7 su* a mann] t
 prev5ts ! pig f ly+ d[n1 /&+ up1 or    
turn+ ar\nd-- 7i7 9 a complete circle   
)\t any imp$im5t1 includ+ a te!r2 &     
7ii7 )\t t\*+ ! side ( an enclosure or  
ano!r animal2 &  7,b7 beg9n+ on ,decemb]
 #ca1 #bjbc1 a space ) less ?an #bd     
squ>e feet ( usable floorspace p] pig1 z
 calculat$ "u p>agraph 7#c74  7#b7      
,exceptions ,! ,secret>y %all n1 9      
apply+ p>agraph 7#a71 consid] a bre$+   
pig to be conf9$ 9 a cruel mann] if su* 
conf9em5t occurs dur+-- 7,a7            

transportation2  7,b7 exam9ation1 te/+1 
treatm5t1 or an op]ation conduct$ =     
vet]9>y purposes1 b only if p]=m$ by or 
"u ! direct sup]vision ( a lic5s$       
vet]9>ian2  7,c7 ! five-day p]iod be=e !
 pig's expect$ date ( f>r[+2 &  7,d7    
slaught] conduct$ 9 accordance ) !      
,humane ,me?ods ( ,slaught] ,act 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #aija et seq474  7#c7         
,calculation ( usable floorspace ,=     
purposes ( p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 ! total  
squ>e footage ( floorspace provid$ to   
ea* bre$+ pig 9 an enclosure %all be    
det]m9$ by divid+--  7,a7 ! total squ>e 
footage ( floorspace provid$ to all !   
animals 9 su* enclosure2 by  7,b7 !     
numb] ( animals 9 t enclosure4  7b7     
,p5alties ,= ! purpose ( adm9i/]+ &     
en=c+ ?is section1 ! au?orities provid$ 
"u sections #ajdad & #ajdae ( ! ,animal 
,heal? ,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#hcac & #hcad7 %all apply to ?is section
 9 a simil> mann] z ^? sections apply to
 ! ,animal ,heal? ,protection ,act 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #hcja et seq474 ,any p]son t  

violates ! prohibition "u subsection 7a7
 %all be subject to p5alties provid$ 9  
su* section #ajdad4  7c7 ,no preemption 
,no?+ 9 ?is section preempts any ,/ate  
or local laws1 regulations1 ord]s1 or   
o!r requirem5ts ) respect to animal     
welf>e t are id5tical to or are 9       
addition to ! requirem5ts ( ?is section4
  7d7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is   
section %all be con/ru$ z limit+ !      
au?ority ( ! ,secret>y "u ?is ,act or   
ano!r ,f$]al law to protect animal      
welf>e4  7e7 ,sev]ability ,if ?is       
section is held uncon/itutional z to "s 
provisions or circum/ances1 x %all rema9
 9 =ce z to ! rema9+ provisions & o!r   
circum/ances4  7f7 ,f9ancial assi/ance  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% 
a program "u :i* ! ,secret>y w provide  
f9ancial assi/ance to pig produc]s to   
assi/ su* produc]s 9 comply+ ) !        
requirem5ts ( ?is section4  7#b7        
,priority ,! ,secret>y %all allocate    
funds made available "u p>agraph 7#c7   
among pig produc]s 9 a mann] t          

prioritizes indep5d5t pig produc]s4     
7#c7 ,fund+ ,! ,secret>y %all am5d !    
ord] 9 effect z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is section "u section #afaf7;c7 ( !    
,pork ,promotion1 ,rese>*1 & ,consum]   
,in=mation ,act ( #aihe 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#dhje7;c771 to direct ! ,national ,pork 
,bo>d1 not)/&+ section #afbj7;c7 ( su*  
,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #dhji7;c771 to set   
aside n less ?an #aj1jjj1jjj ( ! funds  
collect$ f assessm5ts made "u su* ,act =
 ! fir/ fiscal ye> t beg9s aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is section & ! foll[+    
fiscal ye> to provide assi/ance to pig  
produc]s1 z describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74   
7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,!
 t]m bre$+ pig means any female pig t   
is-- 7,a7 kept = ! purpose ( comm]cial  
bre$+ :o is six mon?s ( age or old]2 or 
7,b7 pregnant4  7#b7 ,! t]m enclosure   
means any cage1 crate or o!r enclosure 9
 :i* a pig is kept1 includ+1 a ge/ation 
crate4  7#c7 ,! t]m pig means any animal
 ( ! porc9e species4  7#d7 ,! t]m       
indep5d5t pig produc] means a pig       

produc] :o owns _! own pigs & is n      
contract$ to raise pigs t belong to     
ano!r entity4  4  7b7 ,applicability ,! 
am5dm5t made by ?is section %all apply  
beg9n+ on ! date t is "o ye> aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4