S.Amdt. 2177

SA 2177. Ms. ERNST (for herself and Mr. Merkley) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4049, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON THE PURCHASE OF DOGS AND CATS FROM
WET MARKETS IN CHINA USING FEDERAL FUNDS.

(a) Definition of Wet Market.--In this section, the term
``wet market'' means a marketplace--
(1) where fresh meat, fish, and live animals are bought,
sold, and slaughtered; and
(2) that is not regulated under any standardized sanitary
or health inspection processes that meet applicable standards
required for similar establishments in the United States, as
determined by the Secretary of Agriculture.
(b) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no Federal funds made available by any law may be used
by the Federal Government, or any recipient of the Federal
funds under a contract, grant, subgrant, or other assistance,
to purchase from a wet market in China--
(1) a live cat, dog, or other animal;
(2) a carcass, any part, or any item containing any part of
a cat, dog, or other animal; or
(3) any other animal product.
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