S.Amdt. 2579

SA 2579. Ms. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill S. 178, to
condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in
Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and
harassment of these communities inside and outside China; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

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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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