; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking 2023 and inserting 2029 . 12409. Increasing transparency regarding detention of imported plants (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall issue guidance to clarify the process by which an importer of plants that have been denied entry into the United States and detained under the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ( 16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq. ) may obtain additional information on such denial and detention. (b) Information provided The process referred to in subsection (a) shall ensure that the Secretary shall provide to an importer described in such subsection, upon the detention of any plants of such importer, the following information: (1) The specific reasons for which the detention of the plants was initiated, including the date on which the plants were presented to the Secretary for examination. (2) The anticipated length of the detention of such plants. (3) The nature of the tests or inquiries to be conducted on the plants, which the importer shall be able to replicate. (4) The nature of any information that, if supplied to the Secretary, would accelerate the disposition of the detention. 12410. 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