,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #g1 #bjbe,ms4    
,mace 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4    
,gim5ez1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4            
,malliotakis1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 ,web/] (  
,florida1 ,mr4 ,tran1 ,mrs4 ,h>%b>g]1   
,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,nehls1
 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4   
,*u1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,ms4  
,om>1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4    
,%]man1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1
 ,mr4 ,got!im]1 ,mr4 ,/aub]1 ,ms4       
,norton1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mrs4 ,kim1 ,ms4 
,s*olt51 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 &    
,mr4 ,p]ry7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on            
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,animal ,welf>e ,act to all[ = !        
adoption or non-laboratory placem5t (   
c]ta9 animals us$ 9 ,f$]al rese>*1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort ,title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,violet's ,law4    
#b4 ,placem5t ( animals us$ 9 ,f$]al    
rese>* ,section #ad ( ! ,animal ,welf>e 

,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #badd7 is am5d$ to   
read z foll[s3  #ad4 ,/&>ds = ,f$]al    
facilities  7a7 ,laboratory animal      
facilities ,any dep>tm5t1 ag5cy1 or     
in/rum5tality ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates hav+    
laboratory animal facilities %all comply
 ) ! /&>ds & o!r requirem5ts promulgat$ 
by ! ,secret>y "u sections #ac7;a71 7f71
 7g71 & 7h74  7b7 ,adoption &           
non-,laboratory placem5t ,any dep>tm5t1 
ag5cy1 or in/rum5tality ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates op]at+ z a ,f$]al rese>* facility
 %all1 n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 promulgate  
/&>ds & o!r requirem5ts t1 9 !          
det]m9ation ( ! dep>tm5t1 ag5cy1 or     
in/rum5tality1 facilitates ! adoption or
 non-laboratory placem5t ( any eligible 
animal ( ! facility no long] ne$$ =     
rese>* & det]m9$ to be suitable =       
release to an animal rescue             
organization1 animal sanctu>y1 animal   
%elt]1 or individual4  7c7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,animal rescue     
organization ,! t]m animal rescue       

organization means an organization--    
7,a7 describ$ 9 section #eja7;c77#c7 ( !
 ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf & exempt
 f taxation "u section #eja7;a7 ( su*   
,code2 &  7,b7 ) ! purpose ( rescu+     
animals t are unwant$1 ab&on$1 or       
o!rwise 9 ne$ ( placem5t & f9d+ p]man5t 
adoptive homes = su* animals4  7#b7     
,animal sanctu>y ,! t]m animal sanctu>y 
means an organization describ$ 9 section
 #eja7;c77#c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code
 ( #aihf & exempt f taxation "u section 
#eja7;a7 ( su* ,code t-- 7,a7 is regi/]$
 ) ! ,secret>y2  7,b7 op]ates a place ( 
refuge-- 7i7 :]e an unwant$1 displac$1  
or retir$ animal is provid$ c>e = !     
lifetime ( su* animal2 &  7ii7 :]e an   
unescort$ public visitation ( su* an    
animal is n p]mitt$2  7,c7 does n engage
 9 comm]cial trade ( su* an animal2     
7,d7 does n bre$ su* an animal2  7,e7   
does n p]mit direct contact betwe5 !    
public & su* an animal2  7,f7 does n    
all[ ! use ( su* an animal = p]=mance or
 exhibition purposes2 &  7,g7 does n    

conduct rese>* t pa9s or di/resses su*  
an animal4  7#c7 ,animal %elt] ,! t]m   
animal %elt] means a facility t accepts 
or seizes animals to c>e = su* animals1 
place su* animals 9 a p]man5t adoptive  
home1 or c>ry out law en=cem5t purposes4
  7#d7 ,eligible animal ,! t]m eligible 
animal means any dog1 cat1 nonhuman     
primate1 gu9ea pig1 ham/]1 or rabbit4   
7#e7 ,suitable = release ,! t]m suitable
 = release means an eligible animal t   
has be5 evaluat$ & has receiv$ a        
c]tificate issu$ by a vet]9>ian lic5s$  
to practice vet]9>y m$ic9e1 c]tify+ t !y
 inspect$ ! eligible animal on a        
specifi$ date t is n m ?an t5 days be=e 
su* animal is releas$1 & :5 s inspect$1 
! eligible animal appe>$ free ( any     
infecti\s disease or physical           
abnormality :i* w\ld endang] ! eligible 
animal1 o!r animals1 or public heal?4  4