,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ehig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #f1 #bjbc,mr4 
,aguil> 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4   
,kri%namoor?i1 & ,ms4 ,g>cia ( ,texas7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill  ,octob] #be1   
#bjbc,ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,animal ,welf>e ,act to direct !        
,secret>y ( ,agriculture to e/abli% a   
program "u :i* ! ,secret>y w aw>d grants
 to entities = purposes ( support+ !    
capability ( su* entities to provide c>e
 to animals 9 _! c>e1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,support+ ,our ,%elt]s ,act4  #b4     
,grants to support animal %elt]s        
,section #bh ( ! ,animal ,welf>e ,act   
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #baeh7 is am5d$ by /rik+  
subsection 7d7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7d7  
,grants ,to support animal %elt]s  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a    
program "u :i* ! ,secret>y w aw>d grants
 to entities describ$ 9 subsection      
7a77#b7 = purposes ( support+ !         

capability ( su* entities to provide c>e
 to animals 9 _! c>e1 includ+ fe$+1     
%elt]+1 vet]9>y c>e1 recreational       
activities1 & ! hir+1 tra9+1 & ret5tion 
( /aff to provide su* c>e4  7#b7 ,t]m ,!
 t]m ( a grant "u ?is subsection %all n 
exce$ #c ye>s4 ,su* t]m is r5ewable if !
 grantee submits a report to ! ,secret>y
 "u p>agraph 7#d7 prior to ! expiration 
( ! respective t]m4  7#c7 ,report to    
,secret>y ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #ahj days  
aft] ! date on :i* ! fir/ grant is aw>d$
 "u ?is subsection & ea* ye> !reaft]1   
ea* recipi5t ( a grant "u ?is subsection
 %all submit to ! ,secret>y a detail$   
acc\nt+ (-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( ea* species  
tak5 into ! %elt] & ! outcome = ea*     
species dur+ ! p]iod cov]$ by ! report2 
&  7,b7 h[ ! recipi5t ( ! grant us$     
grant funds dur+ ! p]iod cov]$ by !     
report4  7#d7 ,report to ,congress      
,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is subsection & ea* ye>
 !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !  
,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (  

,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  
,s5ate a report on ! program "u p>agraph
 7#a71 includ+ an acc\nt+ ( h[ ! funds  
made available to c>ry out ?is          
subsection 7 us$ by recipi5ts ( grants  
"u ?is subsection to improve animal c>e4
  7e7 ,regulations ,! ,secret>y %all    
promulgate regulations to c>ry out ?is  
section4 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( subsection 7d71 !   
,secret>y %all promulgate regulations to
 c>ry out su* subsection4  4