[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3755 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3755

   To amend section 1308 of title 40, United States Code, to provide 
immunity for Federal Government agencies from claims resulting from the 
   donation of unfit horses and mules and to allow certain agents of 
 United States Customs and Border Protection to adopt such horses and 
                                 mules.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 4, 2007

 Mr. Deal of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred 
          to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend section 1308 of title 40, United States Code, to provide 
immunity for Federal Government agencies from claims resulting from the 
   donation of unfit horses and mules and to allow certain agents of 
 United States Customs and Border Protection to adopt such horses and 
                                 mules.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Immunity from Claims Related to 
Donated Horses Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. IMMUNITY FROM CLAIMS RELATED TO DONATED HORSES.

    Section 1308 of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Subject to applicable regulations'' and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(a) Disposition.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to applicable regulations''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Immunity from claims.--Each humane organization that 
        receives any horse or mule under paragraph (1) shall hold the 
        Department of Homeland Security, including United States 
        Customs and Border Protection, harmless from any demand, suit, 
        action, or claim of any nature arising from or related to the 
        donation of the horse or mule, including damages to the 
        property of the organization and any personal injury, 
        disability, or death of any officer, employee, or agent of the 
        organization.''.

SEC. 3. ADOPTION OF UNFIT HORSES AND MULES.

    Section 1308 of title 40, United States Code, as amended by section 
2, is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(b) Adoption.--Subject to regulations implementing this 
subsection, horses and mules belonging to the Federal Government that 
have become unfit for service may be adopted by any agent of the 
Department of Homeland Security who worked with any such horse or 
mule.''.
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