S.Amdt. 1506
What it does: Adds SEC. 5__. PROHIBITION ON THE PURCHASE OF DOGS AND CATS FROM WET MARKETS USING FEDERAL FUNDS at the end of title V
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)What it changes
1 change to S. 1260 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 5__. PROHIBITION ON THE PURCHASE OF DOGS AND CATS FROM WET MARKETS USING FEDERAL FUNDS at the end of title V
Adds a sectionIn S. 1260 · Reported to Senate
(i) Harassment on the Basis of Pregnancy Status.--The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, shall develop a definition of "harassment on the basis of pregnancy status" for the purposes of carrying out this section.
Inserted: SEC. 5__. PROHIBITION ON THE PURCHASE OF DOGS AND CATS FROM WET MARKETS USING FEDERAL FUNDS.
Inserted: (a) Definition of Wet Market.--In this section, the term "wet market" means a marketplace--
Inserted: (1) where fresh meat, fish, and live animals are bought, sold, and slaughtered; and
Inserted: (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.
Inserted: (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--
Inserted: (1) a live cat, dog, or other animal;
Inserted: (2) a carcass, any part, or any item containing any part of a cat, dog, or other animal; or
Inserted: (3) any other animal product.
Original wording
At the end of title V, add the following:
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As printed
SA 1506. Ms. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title V, add the following:
SEC. 5__. PROHIBITION ON THE PURCHASE OF DOGS AND CATS FROM WET MARKETS 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--
(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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Senate amendment submitted
May 18, 2021