,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajecb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bd1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,bilirakis 7= himself1 ,mr4   
,c>t] ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,ma/1 ,ms4      
,mace1 & ,ms4 ,malliotakis7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! humane  
transf] ( c]ta9 retir$ rese>* dogs &    
cats1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,beagle      
,lib]ation ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,f9d+s    
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,congress
 enact$ section #cbji ( ! ,food & ,drug 
,omnibus ,re=m ,act ( #bjbb 7,public    
,law #aag-cbh2 #acf ,/at4 #ehba7        
7commonly kn[n z ! ,,fda ,mod]nization  
,act #b4j7 to enc\rage sci5tifically    
valid alt]natives to animal te/+ & r$uce
 unnecess>y reliance on animal te/+ 9 ! 
developm5t ( drugs & biological         
products4  7#b7 ,z ! use ( animal te/+  
decl9es1 increas+ numb]s ( dogs & cats  
previ\sly us$ 9 rese>* become eligible =

 retirem5t f rese>* facilities4  7#c7   
,_m rese>* facilities already "w        
volunt>ily ) nonpr(it rescue            
organizations to place retir$ rese>*    
animals into p]man5t homes4  7#d7       
,heal?y & behaviorally suitable dogs &  
cats %\ld be af=d$ an opportunity =     
adoption :5ev] practicable4  7#e7 ,x is 
9 ! public int]e/ to enc\rage ! humane  
treatm5t & responsible placem5t ( retir$
 rese>* animals4  #c4 ,humane retirem5t 
( companion animals us$ 9 rese>*  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,z a condition on receiv+ ,f$]al 
fund+1 a cov]$ rese>* facility1 = ea*   
companion animal t is no long] ne$$ by !
 cov]$ rese>* facility = rese>*1 te/+1  
bre$+1 or educational purposes--  7#a7  
%all make reasonable ef=ts to transf] ! 
companion animal to a qualifi$ animal   
adoption organization2 or  7#b7 may     
eu?anize1 kill1 or de/roy ! companion   
animal only if a lic5s$ vet]9>ian       
c]tifies t--  7,a7 a transf] "u p>agraph
 7#a7 is n m$ically suitable = !        
companion animal2  7,b7 su* a transf]   

pres5ts an unreasonable public heal? or 
safety risk2 or  7,c7 ! companion animal
 is n reasonably expect$ to adapt to    
placem5t 9 a home1 sanctu>y1 rescue1 or 
o!r environm5t foll[+ su* a transf]4    
7b7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is     
section %all be con/ru$ to--  7#a7      
require transf] ( a companion animal--  
7,a7 suff]+ f a t]m9al or untreatable   
m$ical condition result+ 9 intractable  
pa9 or suff]+2 or  7,b7 prohibit$ f     
transf] by ano!r provision ( ,f$]al law1
 includ+ provisions relat$ to infecti\s 
disease1 biosecurity1 & public heal?2   
7#b7 require ! cont9uation ( rese>*     
involv+ a companion animal2  7#c7 alt]  
/&>ds "u ! ,animal ,welf>e ,act 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #baca et seq471 except z      
expressly provid$ 9 ?is section2 or     
7#d7 create a private "r ( action aga9/ 
a cov]$ rese>* facility4  7c7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,companion animal ,! t]m companion      
animal means a live1 dome/icat$ can9e or
 fel9e4  7#b7 ,cov]$ rese>* facility ,! 

t]m cov]$ rese>* facility means a s*ool1
 in/itution1 organization1 or p]son     
7except an elem5t>y or second>y s*ool7 t
 uses or int5ds to use companion animals
 = rese>*1 te/+1 bre$+1 or educational  
purposes4  7#c7 ,qualifi$ animal        
adoption organization ,! t]m qualifi$   
animal adoption organization means a    
nonpr(it organization1 animal %elt]1    
rescue organization1 sanctu>y1 or o!r   
entity capable ( provid+ appropriate c>e
 & adoption s]vices = companion animals1
 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#d7        
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 9 
consultation ) ! ,secret>y (            
,agriculture4  7d7 ,regulations ,n lat] 
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all promulgate su*   
regulations z are necess>y to c>ry out  
?is section4