How S 708 changes current law

Compared against current U.S. Code AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill adds specific limitations on experimentation on cats within the existing framework of the Animal Welfare Act.

• 7 U.S.C. 2144

  Any department → (a) In General.--Any department

  The bill adds a subsection labeling the general responsibilities of departments regarding laboratory animal facilities.

• 7 U.S.C. 2144

  Any department → (b) Exhibiting Animals.--Any department

  The bill specifies a subsection for departments exhibiting animals, clarifying their compliance obligations.

• 7 U.S.C. 2144

  (c) Department of Agriculture Experimentation on Cats.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall not purchase, breed, transport, house, feed, maintain, dispose of, or conduct an experiment on a cat as part of any study or research that would subject that cat to a procedure that may cause pain or stress, including pain or stress that may be mitigated by anesthetics, analgesics, or tranquilizer drugs, unless the pain or stress is a result of a physical exam or training program.

  The bill prohibits specific experimentation practices involving cats, imposing restrictions that did not previously exist.