S.Amdt. 3316

SA 3316. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms.
Stabenow) 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___. INVESTIGATIONS AND INSPECTIONS OF RESEARCH
FACILITIES UNDER THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT.

Section 16(a) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2146(a))
is amended, in the second sentence, by striking ``inspect
each research facility at least once each year'' and
inserting ``determine the frequency of inspections for
research facilities through the risk-based inspection system
process, consistent with the treatment of other regulated
entities under this Act,''.
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