Enhancement of pet protections

(a) Report Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act (or later, if the Secretary determines appropriate after taking into consideration any ongoing programmatic review of the Animal Care program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report with respect to companion animals that— (1) evaluates the enforcement of standards under, and requirements of, the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) by the Secretary for both effectiveness and efficiency; (2) evaluates the efforts by the Secretary to educate and advise dealers of all standards under, and requirements of, such Act; (3) evaluates the capacity of the Secretary to enforce the standards established by such Act; (4) makes recommendations for the improvement of— (A) all standards (including animal welfare standards) under, and requirements of, such Act; and (B) education efforts of the Secretary with respect to such standards and requirements; and (5) considers the impact and associated costs of any recommended improvements or amendments to the standards under, and requirements of, such Act. (b) Veterinary care (1) In general Section 13(a)(2)(A) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2143(a)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting (which shall include visual dental examinations, whenever practicable) after adequate veterinary care. (2) Technical amendment Section 13 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2143) is amended by redesignating the second subsection (f) (prohibiting delivery of certain animals without certificate of inspection), subsection (g), and subsection (h) as subsections (g) through (i), respectively.