,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #icai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ae1 #bjbf,mr4  
,lieu introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,animal ,welf>e   
,act to direct ! ,secret>y (            
,agriculture to ent] into coop]ative    
agreem5ts to support ! micro*ipp+ ( dogs
 & cats 9 ! c>e ( animal %elt]s or      
simil> e/abli%m5ts1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,keep+ ,pets & ,families ,toge!r ,act4
  #b4 ,coop]ative agreem5ts to support  
micro*ipp+ ( dogs & cats ,! ,animal     
,welf>e ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #baca et     
seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section   
#bh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #baeh7 ! foll[+3      
#bh;,a4 ,coop]ative agreem5ts to support
 micro*ipp+ ( dogs & cats  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,subject to ! availability (            
appropriations1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli%
 a program "u :i* ! ,secret>y w ent]    
into coop]ative agreem5ts ) ,/ate &     
local gov]nm5ts = purposes ( support+ ! 

capability ( entities describ$ 9        
subsection 7b7 to provide = micro*ipp+ (
 dogs & cats 9 _! c>e be=e all[+ su*    
dogs or cats to be recov]$ by _! orig9al
 own]1 adopt$ by o!r individuals1 or    
transf]r$ to ano!r animal %elt] or      
rescue organization4  7b7 ,entities     
describ$ ,an entity describ$ 9 ?is      
subsection is--  7#a7 ea* p\nd or %elt] 
own$ & op]at$ by a ,/ate or a unit (    
local gov]nm5t2 &  7#b7 ea* private     
entity e/abli%$ = ! purpose ( c>+ =     
animals1 su* z a humane society1 or o!r 
organization t is "u contract ) a ,/ate 
or a unit ( local gov]nm5t t op]ates z a
 p\nd or %elt] & t releases animals on a
 volunt>y basis4  7c7  ,unit ( local    
gov]nm5t def9$  ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m   
unit ( local gov]nm5t means a c\nty1    
municipality1 t[n1 t[n%ip1 village1 or  
o!r unit ( g5]al gov]nm5t bel[ ! ,/ate  
level4  7d7 ,au?orization (             
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf    

?r\gh #bjcj4  4  #c4 ,report on         
effectiv5ess ( micro*ipp+ program ,n    
lat] ?an ,decemb] #ca1 #bjcj1 !         
,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all submit to 
! ,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on      
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  
,s5ate a report t--  7#a7 assesses !    
effectiv5ess ( ! program e/abli%$ "u    
section #bh;,a ( ! ,animal ,welf>e ,act1
 z add$ by section #b2  7#b7 conta9s !  
,secret>y's recomm5dation on :e!r to    
ext5d su* program = an additional       
#e-;fiscal-ye> p]iod2 &  7#c7 ! am\nt ( 
fund+ necess>y to effectively ext5d su* 
program ov] su* p]iod4