S.Amdt. 3279

SA 3279. Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Collins) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2, to provide
for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of
the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 125__. PROTECTION OF PETS.

(a) Research Facilities.--Section 7 of the Animal Welfare
Act (7 U.S.C. 2137) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 7. SOURCES OF DOGS AND CATS FOR RESEARCH FACILITIES.

``(a) Definition of Person.--In this section, the term
`person' means any individual, partnership, firm, joint stock
company, corporation, association, trust, estate, pound,
shelter, or other legal entity.
``(b) Use of Dogs and Cats.--No research facility or
Federal research facility may use a dog or cat for research
or educational purposes if the dog or cat was obtained from a
person other than a person described in subsection (d).
``(c) Selling, Donating, or Offering Dogs and Cats.--No
person, other than a person described in subsection (d), may
sell, donate, or offer a dog or cat to any research facility
or Federal research facility.
``(d) Permissible Sources.--A person from whom a research
facility or a Federal research facility may obtain a dog or
cat for research or educational purposes under subsection
(b), and a person who may sell, donate, or offer a dog or cat
to a research facility or a Federal research facility under
subsection (c), shall be--
``(1) a dealer licensed under section 3 that has bred and
raised the dog or cat;
``(2) a publicly owned and operated pound or shelter that--
``(A) is registered with the Secretary;
``(B) is in compliance with section 28(a)(1) and with the
requirements for dealers in subsections (b) and (c) of
section 28; and
``(C) obtained the dog or cat from its legal owner, other
than a pound or shelter;
``(3) a person that is donating the dog or cat and that--
``(A) bred and raised the dog or cat; or
``(B) owned the dog or cat for not less than 1 year
immediately preceding the donation;
``(4) a research facility licensed by the Secretary; and
``(5) a Federal research facility licensed by the
Secretary.
``(e) Penalties.--
``(1) In general.--A person that violates this section
shall be fined $1,000 for each violation.
``(2) Additional penalty.--A penalty under this subsection
shall be in addition to any other applicable penalty.
``(f) No Required Sale or Donation.--Nothing in this
section requires a pound or shelter to sell, donate, or offer
a dog or cat to a research facility or Federal research
facility.''.
(b) Federal Research Facilities.--Section 8 of the Animal
Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2138) is amended--
(1) by striking the section designation and all that
follows through ``No department'' and inserting the
following:

``SEC. 8. FEDERAL RESEARCH FACILITIES.

``Except as provided in section 7, no department'';
(2) by striking ``research or experimentation or''; and
(3) by striking ``such purposes'' and inserting ``that
purpose''.
(c) Certification.--Section 28(b)(1) of the Animal Welfare
Act (7 U.S.C. 2158(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``individual
or entity''

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and inserting ``research facility or Federal research
facility''.
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