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Senate Bill 3628
116th Congress(2019-2020)
A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for purchasing dogs and cats from wet markets in China, and for other purposes.
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Introduced in Senate on May 6, 2020
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S. 3628 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3628


To prohibit the use of Federal funds for purchasing dogs and cats from wet markets in China, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 6, 2020

Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

A BILL

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for purchasing dogs and cats from wet markets in China, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. 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.