1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Violet’s Law . 2. Placement of animals used in Federal research Section 14 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2144 ) is amended to read as follows: 14. Standards for Federal facilities (a) Laboratory animal facilities Any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States having laboratory animal facilities shall comply with the standards and other requirements promulgated by the Secretary under sections 13(a), (f), (g), and (h). (b) Adoption and non-Laboratory placement Any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States operating as a Federal research facility shall, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, promulgate standards and other requirements that, in the determination of the department, agency, or instrumentality, facilitates the adoption or non-laboratory placement of any eligible animal of the facility no longer needed for research and determined to be suitable for release to an animal rescue organization, animal sanctuary, animal shelter, or individual. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Animal rescue organization The term animal rescue organization means an organization— (A) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code; and (B) with the purpose of rescuing animals that are unwanted, abandoned, or otherwise in need of placement and finding permanent adoptive homes for such animals. (2) Animal sanctuary The term animal sanctuary means an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code that— (A) is registered with the Secretary; (B) operates a place of refuge— (i) where an unwanted, displaced, or retired animal is provided care for the lifetime of such animal; and (ii) where an unescorted public visitation of such an animal is not permitted; (C) does not engage in commercial trade of such an animal