To require the Attorney General to submit a report on the enforcement of animal welfare laws.

SA 1234. Ms. McSALLY (for herself and Mr. Booker) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 948 proposed by Mr.
Shelby to the bill H.R. 3055, making appropriations for the Departments
of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title II of division A, insert
the following:
Sec. 2__.  Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a
report to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee
on the Judiciary of the Senate detailing the efforts of the
Department of Justice to combat and enforce animal fighting
and animal welfare statutes, which shall include--
(1) a break down of the number of personnel dedicated to
animal welfare crimes on a full-time basis, including their
respective departmental component;
(2) a list of all cases involving animal welfare crimes
that the Department of Justice has prosecuted since 2014;
(3) a list of investigations that were referred to the
Department of Justice that have been delayed or declined to
be prosecuted by the Department of Justice and the reason for
any deferral or declination; and
(4) a qualitative description of how the Department of
Justice coordinates the efforts of the Department with other
governmental partners to ensure proper enforcement of animal
welfare laws.
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