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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5684 
To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to provide 
protection for the good faith donation of pet products, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 22, 2021 
Mr. RASKIN (for himself, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. UPTON, Mrs. KIM of California, 
Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. POCAN, Mr. LIEU, 
Ms. NORTON, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. POSEY, Mr. 
TRONE, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. COHEN, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. TENNEY, Ms. 
ROSS, Ms. SALAZAR, Ms. SPEIER, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation 
Act to provide protection for the good faith donation 
of pet products, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bring Animals Relief 
and Kibble Act of 2021’’ or as the ‘‘BARK Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITIONS. 
Section 22(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1791(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘, and includes pet 
supplies’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ‘‘human 
consumption’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘or pet, 
emotional support animal, or service animal con-
sumption’’; 
(3) in paragraph (10), by inserting after ‘‘ca-
terer, farmer,’’ the following ‘‘pet food supplier,’’; 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) EMOTIONAL
SUPPORT
ANIMAL.—The 
term ‘emotional support animal’ means an animal 
that is covered by the exclusion specified in section 
5.303 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 
successor regulation), and that is not a service ani-
mal. 
‘‘(12) PET.—The term ‘pet’ means a domes-
ticated animal, such as a dog, cat, bird, rodent, fish, 
turtle, or other animal that is kept for pleasure rath-
er than for commercial purposes. 
‘‘(13) PET SUPPLIES.—The term ‘pet supplies’ 
means tangible personal property used for pets, in-
cluding pet carriers, crates, kennels, houses, cages, 
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clothing, bedding, toys, collars, leashes, leads, tie- 
outs, feeders, bowls, dishes, pet gates, or pet doors. 
‘‘(14) SERVICE
ANIMAL.—The term ‘service 
animal’ has the meaning given the term in section 
36.104 of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
a successor regulation).’’. 
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF SCOPE OF PURPOSES FOR DONA-
TION. 
Section 22(c) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1791(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ‘‘do-
nates in good faith to a nonprofit organization’’ the 
following: ‘‘or, in case only of a donation for ulti-
mate distribution to pets, to a State or unit of local 
government,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘A unit of local government shall not be 
subject to liability arising from the nature, age, 
packaging, or condition of apparently wholesome 
food or an apparently fit grocery product that the 
unit of local government received as a donation in 
good faith from a person or gleaner for ultimate dis-
tribution to pets.’’; and 
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(3) by inserting after ‘‘needy individuals’’ each 
place it appears the following: ‘‘or pets’’. 
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