,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ceef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bj1       
#bjac,mrs4 ,ellmers 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,de,fazio7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to establish a program to      
assist in the importation and care of   
abused1 injured1 or abandoned nonhuman  
primates4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,humane ,care for   
,primates ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,findings 
,the ,congress finds the following3 7#a7
 ,nonhuman primates1 such as            
chimpanzees1 gorillas1 orangutans1      
macaques1 and numerous other species1   
often face abusive and cruel captive    
conditions in other countries4  7#b7    
,there is growing evidence that1 absent 
a suitable humane alternative1 these    
primates will remain or be placed in    
other cruel captive conditions and face 
inhumane deaths in areas outside the    
,united ,states4  7#c7 ,regulations of  

the ,centers for ,disease ,control and  
,prevention allow importation of        
nonhuman primates only for scientific1  
educational1 or exhibition purposes and 
not for humane lifetime shelter and care
 in appropriate primate sanctuaries4    
7#d7 ,many of these animals could be    
obtained by certified primate           
sanctuaries in the ,united ,states and  
provided with shelter and care for the  
remainder of their natural lives in a   
species-appropriate1 humane environment 
if allowed by law to be imported for    
such purpose4  #c4 ,definitions ,in this
 ,act3 7#a7 ,the term certified primate 
sanctuary means a primate sanctuary that
 has been certified by the ,secretary   
pursuant to section #d4  7#b7 ,the term 
nonhuman primates means the species     
included in the biological order        
,primates1 except ,homo sapiens4  7#c7  
,the term primate sanctuary means a     
facility that-- 7,a7 rescues and        
provides lifetime shelter and care for  
animals that have been abused1 injured1 

or abandoned1 or are otherwise in need2 
7,b7 is an organization described in    
section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf and exempt from 
tax under section #eja7;a7 of such      
,code2  7,c7 does not commercially trade
 in any animals1 including animal parts1
 animal byproducts1 and animal          
offspring2  7,d7 does not intentionally 
breed or propagate nonhuman primates2   
7,e7 does not allow direct contact      
between the public and nonhuman         
primates2  7,f7 does not allow          
unescorted public visitation at the     
facility1 except for discrete1          
nonintrusive observation by individuals 
approved by the sanctuary2  7,g7 does   
not allow animals to be removed from the
 facility1 or from the animals'         
enclosures1 for exhibition or education2
 and  7,h7 does not conduct research on 
animals1 except where the facility      
determines that-- 7i7 the health and    
welfare of the animal involved is best  
served by participating in a treatment  

study2 and  7ii7 the facility reasonably
 believes that the outcome of the study 
will provide a tangible benefit to the  
animal involved4  7#d7 ,the term        
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,health and ,human ,services4  #d4      
,importation of nonhuman primates  7a7  
,in general ,not later than #ab months  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary1 consistent with   
section #cfa of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfd2      
relating to control of communicable     
diseases71 shall promulgate a final rule
 revising section #ga4ec7;c7 of title   
#db1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to 
expand the categories of uses for which 
nonhuman primates may be imported and   
distributed to include live nonhuman    
primates imported into the ,united      
,states by a certified primate sanctuary
 for purposes of providing lifetime     
shelter and care4  7b7 ,certification   
process  7#a7 ,establishment ,the rule  
required by subsection 7a7 shall        

establish a process under which the     
,secretary certifies facilities as      
primate sanctuaries for purposes of the 
importation1 shelter1 and care of       
nonhuman primates1 as described in      
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,criteria ,the    
,secretary shall require1 as a condition
 of such certification1 that a          
facility-- 7,a7 is a primate sanctuary1 
as defined in section #c2 and  7,b7     
satisfies any other criteria that-- 7i7 
are determined to be appropriate by the 
,secretary2 and  7ii7 are consistent    
with the criteria specified in the      
definition of a primate sanctuary in    
section #c4  7#c7 ,applications ,to seek
 certification under this ,act1 a       
primate sanctuary shall submit an       
application in such form1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require4 ,any     
information in an application for       
certification under this ,act shall be  
protected from disclosure as provided in
 section #eeb7;b77#d7 of title #e1      

,united ,states ,code4