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Problem:SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Help Extract Animals from Red Tape
Act of 2016'' or the ''HEART Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. REDUCED NOTICE PERIOD.

Section 983(a)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new clause:
''(vi) With respect to an animal seized
under section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act or
under section 1955 of this title, clauses (i),
(ii), (iii), and (v), shall be applied by
substituting '30-days' for '60-days'.''.

SEC. 3. BOND HEARING PROCEDURES.

Section 983(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
''(5)(A) If an animal is seized under section 26 of the
Animal Welfare Act or under section 1955 of this title, the
Government may, not later than 21 days after a claim is filed
under paragraph (2) or (4), petition in United States district
court for a bond hearing relating to that claim. Upon filing
the petition, the Government shall give the person claiming an
interest in the animal actual notice of the hearing. The court
shall, except upon good cause shown, commence that hearing not
later than 15 days after the date that the person receives the
notice required under this subparagraph.
''(B) Not later than 5 days prior to the hearing date, the
Government shall provide an accounting of the costs already
incurred, and the estimated reasonable and anticipated costs of
future care for the animal per day, to both the court and the
person claiming an interest in the animal.
''(C)(i) Unless the person claiming an interest in the
animal shows good cause not to require a bond, the court shall
order that person to post a bond.
''(ii) The amount of the bond shall be that amount the
court determines sufficient to reimburse all reasonable and
anticipated costs of caring for the animal from the date of
seizure to a date the court deems appropriate, unless the court
determines the person claiming an interest in the animal is
financially unable to post a bond in that amount. In that case,
the court may set the amount of the bond to cover partial
payment of those costs.
''(iii) In determining whether the person claiming an
interest in the animal has an inability to pay a bond, the
court shall consider--
''(I) the income, earning capacity, and financial
resources of the person claiming an interest in the
animal;
''(II) the actual cost of care for the animal prior
to seizure of the animal by the person claiming an
interest in the animal, including but not limited to
food, vaccinations, veterinary expenses, and licenses;
and
''(III) such other factors as the court deems
appropriate.
''(iv) If the court does not order the posting of a bond,
or orders a bond in an amount that would only cover partial
payment of these costs, the court shall state on the record the
reason for that action.
''(D) If the person claiming an interest in the animal
fails to post the bond as ordered by the end of the 15th day
beginning after the date of the issuance of the order, the
court may order the immediate forfeiture to the Government of
the seized animal to which the order applies.
''(E) If a bond is posted under this subparagraph, the
seizing agency or the United States Marshals Service may draw
from the bond the actual reasonable costs incurred in caring
for the seized animal.
''(F) Any unspent portion of the bond shall be returned to
the person claiming an interest in the animal upon resolution
of the forfeiture proceedings.
''(G) If the person claiming an interest in the animal
posts a bond and prevails in the forfeiture proceedings--
''(i) that person shall be entitled to receive the
full amount that person posted as a bond under this
subparagraph; and
''(ii) the Government shall reimburse any amount
drawn under subparagraph (E) necessary to provide that
full amount.
''(H) In this subparagraph, the term 'reasonable and
anticipated costs' includes food, boarding, veterinary care
(including humane euthanasia where appropriate), transport, and
any other costs the court deems necessary to provide care to
the seized animal.
''(I) Nothing in this subparagraph prevents, in lieu of
posting security or proceeding to a forfeiture hearing, the
voluntary permanent relinquishment of an animal by its owner
to--
''(i) an animal control or animal shelter;
''(ii) an animal protection organization; or
''(iii) the Government.
''(J) The testimony of a person at a hearing held under
this subsection is not admissible against that person in any
criminal proceeding, except in a prosecution for perjury, and
does not waive that person's right against self-
incrimination.''.
Solution:
Help Extract Animals from Red Tape Act of 2016 or the HEART Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the general rules that govern civil forfeiture proceedings. Specifically, it adds requirements with respect to the seizure of an animal involved in animal fighting.