,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gade  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,s*iff 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 
,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4  
,coh51 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1    
,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4      
,lieu1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,ms4  
,dean ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,ms4 
,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4     
,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,ms4 
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1
 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 & ,ms4 
,matsui7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be        
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,m>9e    
,mammal ,protection ,act ( #aigb & !    
,animal ,welf>e ,act to prohibit ! tak+1
 importation1 exportation1 & bre$+ (    
c]ta9 cetaceans = public display1 & =   

o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n+ ,welf>e 9     
,m>9e ,sett+s ,act ( #bjbd or z !       
,,swims ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 s5se 
( ,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,c]ta9 cetaceans1 namely  
orcas1 beluga :ales1 false kill] :ales1 
& pilot :ales are l>ge-bra9$ mammals :o 
engage 9 creative problem solv+1        
int5tional communication1 %[ signs (    
empa?y = o!rs & complex emotions1 & =m  
lifelong bonds4  7#b7 ,sci5ce increas+ly
 supports t ! species li/$ 9 p>agraph   
7#a7 suff] 9 captivity4 ,!y die         
prematurely1 engage 9 /]eotypic behavior
 t is indicative ( suff]+ & di/ress1 are
 held 9 b>r5 tanks1 & are sometimes     
isolat$ f memb]s ( _! own species1 among
 o!r h>ms4  7#c7 ,curr5t ,f$]al laws    
all[ ! species li/$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 to  
be conf9$ 9 concrete tanks t fail to    
meet _! basic psy*ological1 physical1 & 
social ne$s4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x  
is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! species li/$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a7 ( subsection 7a7 %\ld n  

be subject to re/ra9t1 co]cion1 or      
control by any p]son = purposes ( public
 display4  #c4 ,prohibition on          
exportation1 tak+1 & importation ( c]ta9
 cetaceans  7a7 ,prohibition on         
exportation ,section #ajb ( ! ,m>9e     
,mammal ,protection ,act ( #aigb 7#af   
,u4,s4,c4 #acgb7;a77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7g7    
7#a7 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 x
 is unlawful to export any orca1 beluga 
:ale1 false kill] :ale1 or pilot :ale   
except = ! transport ( su* species--    
7,a7 to a m>9e mammal sanctu>y ) a      
det]m9ation by ! ,secret>y t !          
transportation to su* sanctu>y is 9 !   
be/ int]e/ ( ! individual m>9e mammal2  
or  7,b7 = release to ! wild4  7#b7 ,9  
?is subsection1 ! t]m sanctu>y means a  
place ( refuge :]e m>9e mammals-- 7,a7  
live 9 a captive sett+ z close z        
possible to _! natural environm5t2  7,b7
 are prioritiz$ individually ) respect  
to well-be+ & autonomy2 &  7,c7 are n   
us$ = pr(it or bre$+ = ! purpose (      

public display4  4  7b7 ,prohibition on 
p]mits = tak+ or importation ,section   
#ajd7;a7 ( ! ,m>9e ,mammal ,protection  
,act ( #aigb 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #acgd7;a77  
is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7a7 7#a7    
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 !    
,secret>y may issue p]mits :i* au?orize 
! tak+ or importation ( any m>9e mammal4
  7#b7 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1
 ! ,secret>y may n issue any p]mit t    
au?orizes ! tak+ or importation ( any   
orca1 beluga :ale1 false kill] :ale1 or 
pilot :ale = ! purpose ( public display4
  7#c7 ,! ,secret>y may issue p]mits = !
 incid5tal tak+ ( m>9e mammals 9 ! c\rse
 ( comm]cial fi%+ op]ations only z      
specifically provid$ = 9 section        
#aja7;a77#e7 or #cjf1 or subsection 7h7 
( ?is section4  4  #d4 ,prohibition on  
bre$+ ( c]ta9 cetaceans ,! ,animal      
,welf>e ,act 7#ag ,u4,s4,c4 #baca et    
seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section   
#bi ! foll[+ new section3  #cj4 ,bre$+ (
 c]ta9 cetaceans ,x %all be unlawful =  
any p]son to bre$ or artificially       

insem9ate any orca1 beluga :ale1 false  
kill] :ale1 or pilot :ale = purposes (  
us+ ! prog5y ( su* species = public     
display4  4