,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fgaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ae1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,h]nndez 7= himself1 ,ms4     
,norton1 & ,ms4 ,titus7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to e/abli% a program to provide grants 
& loans to facilitate ! c>e1            
rehabilitation1 & welf>e ( dome/ic      
animals 9 rural areas1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$
 z ! ,save ,animals ,?r\gh ,op]ational  
,%elt]s ,act ( #bjbe or ! ,,satos ,act (
 #bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !    
foll[+3 7#a7 ,rural communities (t5 lack
 adequate infra/ructure 7includ+ animal 
%elt]s & vet]9>y c>e facilities7 to     
support animal welf>e4  7#b7            
,associations1 units ( g5]al local      
gov]nm5t1 nonpr(it corporations1 &      
,indian ,tribes play a critical role 9  
promot+ ! heal?1 safety1 & humane       
treatm5t ( animals4  7#c7 ,inve/m5t 9   
animal c>e facilities contributes to    

public heal?1 safety1 & community       
well-be+4  #c4 ,grants & loans = dome/ic
 animal c>e facilities 9 rural areas    
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all       
e/abli% a program to provide a grant or 
loan to an eligible entity-- 7#a7 to    
con/ruct1 exp&1 or r5ovate a facility 9 
a rural area =--  7,a7 an animal %elt]2 
7,b7 an animal adoption c5t]2  7,c7 a   
vet]9>y c>e cl9ic2  7,d7 a spay & neut] 
cl9ic2  7,e7 an animal control op]ation2
 or  7,f7 an em]g5cy animal %elt]2 or   
7#b7 to pur*ase or in/all equipm5t1     
furni%+s1 vehicles1 or te*nology = su* a
 facility4  7b7 ,t]ms ( grant  7#a7     
,am\nt ,! total am\nt t may be provid$ z
 grants "u subsection 7a7 = a fiscal ye>
 may n exce$ #aj1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,f$]al  
%>e  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9  
subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c71 ! ,secret>y   
%all1 by rule1 e/abli% ! am\nt ( !      
,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( develop+ a facility
 pursuant to a grant "u subsection 7a74 
7,b7 ,maximum am\nt ,! am\nt ( a grant  
provid$ "u subsection 7a7 = a facility  

may n exce$ #ge p]c5t ( ! co/ ( develop+
 su* facility4  7,c7 ,graduat$ scale ,! 
,secret>y %all e/abli% a graduat$ scale 
= ! am\nt ( ! ,f$]al %>e provid$ "u ?is 
p>agraph1 ) a great] ,f$]al %>e1 n m ?an
 ! maximum am\nt describ$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,b71 = a facility locat$ 9 a community 
t has a less] population or income      
level1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7c7   
,te*nical assi/ance & tra9+  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,secret>y may make a grant to  
an eligible entity to procure te*nical  
assi/ance & tra9+ to--  7,a7 assi/ su*  
eligible entity 9 id5tify+ & plann+ = ! 
ne$s ( a facility develop$ pursuant to a
 grant or loan "u subsection 7a72  7,b7 
id5tify res\rces to f9ance ! ne$s ( su* 
a facility2  7,c7 prep>e a report or    
survey to be includ$ 9 an application = 
a grant or loan "u subsection 7a72  7,d7
 prep>e an application = su* grant or   
loan2  7,e7 improve ! adm9i/ration1     
includ+ f9ancial adm9i/ration1 ( su* a  
facility2 &  7,f7 assi/ ) any o!r area (
 ne$1 z id5tifi$ by ! ,secret>y1 relat+ 

to ! adm9i/ration (--  7i7 su* a        
facility2 or  7ii7 a grant or loan "u   
subsection 7a74  7#b7  ,selection       
priority  ,9 select+ a recipi5t ( a     
grant "u ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y    
%all give priority to an eligible entity
 t has exp]i5ce 9 ! plann+1 design1     
op]ation1 or managem5t ( a facility     
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a71 z        
demon/rat$ 9 ! application = su* grant  
submitt$ by su* eligible entity4  7#c7  
,fund+  ,n less ?an #c nor m ?an #e     
p]c5t ( any funds appropriat$ to c>ry   
out ?is section = a fiscal ye> %all be  
res]v$ = grants "u ?is subsection4  7d7 
,rule mak+ ,)9 #ahj days aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
f9alize a rule to c>ry out ?is section4 
7e7 ,implem5tation ,)9 #a ye> aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
%all beg9 provid+ grants & loans "u     
subsection 7a74  7f7 ,reports ,)9 #b    
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
& n less frequ5tly ?an e #b ye>s        
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !   

,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  
,s5ate a report describ+-- 7#a7 ! am\nt 
( grants & loans provid$ "u subsections 
7a7 & 7c72  7#b7 ! geographic           
di/ribution ( ! recipi5ts ( su* grants &
 loans2  7#c7 ! outcomes a*iev$ by su*  
grants & loans2 &  7#d7 any             
recomm5dations = improv+ ! effectiv5ess 
( ! program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74 
7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,!
 t]m dome/ic animal means an animal1    
includ+ a dog1 cat1 gu9ea pig1 ham/]1   
rabbit1 or bird1 t is n kept by ! own] =
 any comm]cial purpose4  7#b7 ,! t]m    
eligible entity means--  7,a7 a ,/ate1  
local1 or ,tribal gov]nm5t or an ag5cy  
!re(2 or  7,b7 a nonpr(it corporation4  
7#c7 ,! t]m rural area means any area   
o!r ?an-- 7,a7 a city or t[n t has a    
population ( great] ?an #ej1jjj         
inhabitants2 &  7,b7 ! urbaniz$ area    
contigu\s & adjac5t to su* a city or    
t[n4  7#d7 ,! t]m ,secret>y means !     

,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,"u ,secret>y ( ,agriculture = ,rural   
,developm5t4