S 1435
Accountability in Foreign Animal Research Act
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Bill overview
This bill prohibits the use of U.S. taxpayer dollars for animal research conducted in laboratories located in or controlled by certain foreign countries deemed of concern. Specifically, it targets research in China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia, and allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to add other countries to this list based on a determination with the State and Defense Secretaries. The bill also requires the Secretary to report on any such determinations to Congress.
Key provisions
- Prohibits U.S. funding for animal research in China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
- Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate other ‘foreign countries of concern’.
- Prevents direct or indirect biomedical research involving vertebrate animals in facilities controlled by designated countries.
- Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on any additions to the list of ‘foreign countries of concern’.
Who is affected
- U.S. taxpayers
- Researchers and laboratories in the designated foreign countries
- The Department of Health and Human Services
- The State Department
- The Department of Defense
Notable changes
- Establishes a list of specific countries subject to the funding prohibition.
- Creates a process for expanding the list of countries of concern.
- Requires transparency through reporting to Congress.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
S. 1435
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
A BILL
To prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars to support animal experimentation in the laboratories of adversarial nations.
This Act may be cited as the Accountability in Foreign Animal Research Act
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any of the foreign countries specified in subsection (b); or
The foreign countries specified in this subsection are the following:
The Islamic Republic of Iran.
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
The Russian Federation.
A report shall be submitted under paragraph (1) not later than 60 days after the date of an instance described in such paragraph.
In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means—
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate;
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.