,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbdf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjbe,ms4   
,mace 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 
,gimenez1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4           
,malliotakis1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,webster 
of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,tran1 ,mrs4          
,harshbarger1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4      
,lynch1 ,mr4 ,nehls1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1    
,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4 ,davis  
of ,north ,carolina1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,ms4   
,titus1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,mr4 ,sherman1    
,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4   
,gottheimer1 ,mr4 ,stauber1 ,ms4        
,norton1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mrs4 ,kim1 ,ms4
 ,scholten1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1  
and ,mr4 ,perry7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,animal ,welfare  
,act to allow for the adoption or       
non-laboratory placement of certain     
animals used in ,federal research1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short ,title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,violet's

 ,law4  #b4 ,placement of animals used  
in ,federal research ,section #ad of the
 ,animal ,welfare ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4    
#badd7 is amended to read as follows3   
#ad4 ,standards for ,federal facilities 
7a7 ,laboratory animal facilities ,any  
department1 agency1 or instrumentality  
of the ,united ,states having laboratory
 animal facilities shall comply with the
 standards and other requirements       
promulgated by the ,secretary under     
sections #ac7;a71 7f71 7g71 and 7h74    
7b7 ,adoption and non-,laboratory       
placement ,any department1 agency1 or   
instrumentality of the ,united ,states  
operating as a ,federal research        
facility shall1 not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection1 promulgate standards and    
other requirements that1 in the         
determination of the department1 agency1
 or instrumentality1 facilitates the    
adoption or non-laboratory placement of 
any eligible animal of the facility no  
longer needed for research and          

determined to be suitable for release to
 an animal rescue organization1 animal  
sanctuary1 animal shelter1 or           
individual4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this  
section3 7#a7 ,animal rescue            
organization ,the term animal rescue    
organization means an organization--    
7,a7 described in section #eja7;c77#c7  
of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf
 and exempt from taxation under section 
#eja7;a7 of such ,code2 and  7,b7 with  
the purpose of rescuing animals that are
 unwanted1 abandoned1 or otherwise in   
need of placement and finding permanent 
adoptive homes for such animals4  7#b7  
,animal sanctuary ,the term animal      
sanctuary means an organization         
described in section #eja7;c77#c7 of the
 ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and  
exempt from taxation under section      
#eja7;a7 of such ,code that-- 7,a7 is   
registered with the ,secretary2  7,b7   
operates a place of refuge-- 7i7 where  
an unwanted1 displaced1 or retired      
animal is provided care for the lifetime

 of such animal2 and  7ii7 where an     
unescorted public visitation of such an 
animal is not permitted2  7,c7 does not 
engage in commercial trade of such an   
animal2  7,d7 does not breed such an    
animal2  7,e7 does not permit direct    
contact between the public and such an  
animal2  7,f7 does not allow the use of 
such an animal for performance or       
exhibition purposes2 and  7,g7 does not 
conduct research that pains or          
distresses such an animal4  7#c7 ,animal
 shelter ,the term animal shelter means 
a facility that accepts or seizes       
animals to care for such animals1 place 
such animals in a permanent adoptive    
home1 or carry out law enforcement      
purposes4  7#d7 ,eligible animal ,the   
term eligible animal means any dog1 cat1
 nonhuman primate1 guinea pig1 hamster1 
or rabbit4  7#e7 ,suitable for release  
,the term suitable for release means an 
eligible animal that has been evaluated 
and has received a certificate issued by
 a veterinarian licensed to practice    

veterinary medicine1 certifying that    
they inspected the eligible animal on a 
specified date that is not more than ten
 days before such animal is released1   
and when so inspected1 the eligible     
animal appeared free of any infectious  
disease or physical abnormality which   
would endanger the eligible animal1     
other animals1 or public health4  4