[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3316. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. 
Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and 
continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of 
Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 125___. INVESTIGATIONS AND INSPECTIONS OF RESEARCH 
                   FACILITIES UNDER THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT.

       Section 16(a) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2146(a)) 
     is amended, in the second sentence, by striking ``inspect 
     each research facility at least once each year'' and 
     inserting ``determine the frequency of inspections for 
     research facilities through the risk-based inspection system 
     process, consistent with the treatment of other regulated 
     entities under this Act,''.
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