,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ceef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bj1         
#bjac,mrs4 ,ellm]s 7= h]self & ,mr4     
,de,fazio7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a      
program to assi/ 9 ! importation & c>e (
 abus$1 injur$1 or ab&on$ nonhuman      
primates4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,humane ,c>e = ,primates   
,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,nonhuman primates1 
su* z *impanzees1 gorillas1 orangutans1 
macaques1 & num]\s o!r species1 (t5 face
 abusive & cruel captive conditions 9   
o!r c\ntries4  7#b7 ,!re is gr[+ evid5ce
 t1 abs5t a suitable humane alt]native1 
^! primates w rema9 or be plac$ 9 o!r   
cruel captive conditions & face inhumane
 dea?s 9 areas outside ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
7#c7 ,regulations ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease 
,control & ,prev5tion all[ importation (
 nonhuman primates only = sci5tific1    
educational1 or exhibition purposes & n 

= humane lifetime %elt] & c>e 9         
appropriate primate sanctu>ies4  7#d7   
,_m ( ^! animals c\ld be obta9$ by      
c]tifi$ primate sanctu>ies 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates & provid$ ) %elt] & c>e = !      
rema9d] ( _! natural lives 9 a          
species-appropriate1 humane environm5t  
if all[$ by law to be import$ = su*     
purpose4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  
7#a7 ,! t]m c]tifi$ primate sanctu>y    
means a primate sanctu>y t has be5      
c]tifi$ by ! ,secret>y pursuant to      
section #d4  7#b7 ,! t]m nonhuman       
primates means ! species includ$ 9 !    
biological ord] ,primates1 except ,homo 
sapi5s4  7#c7 ,! t]m primate sanctu>y   
means a facility t-- 7,a7 rescues &     
provides lifetime %elt] & c>e = animals 
t h be5 abus$1 injur$1 or ab&on$1 or are
 o!rwise 9 ne$2  7,b7 is an organization
 describ$ 9 section #eja7;c77#c7 ( !    
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf & exempt 
f tax "u section #eja7;a7 ( su* ,code2  
7,c7 does n comm]cially trade 9 any     
animals1 includ+ animal p>ts1 animal    

byproducts1 & animal (fspr+2  7,d7 does 
n int5tionally bre$ or propagate        
nonhuman primates2  7,e7 does n all[    
direct contact betwe5 ! public &        
nonhuman primates2  7,f7 does n all[    
unescort$ public visitation at !        
facility1 except = discrete1 non9trusive
 obs]vation by individuals approv$ by ! 
sanctu>y2  7,g7 does n all[ animals to  
be remov$ f ! facility1 or f ! animals' 
enclosures1 = exhibition or education2 &
  7,h7 does n conduct rese>* on animals1
 except :]e ! facility det]m9es t-- 7i7 
! heal? & welf>e ( ! animal involv$ is  
be/ s]v$ by p>ticipat+ 9 a treatm5t     
/udy2 &  7ii7 ! facility reasonably     
believes t ! outcome ( ! /udy w provide 
a tangible b5efit to ! animal involv$4  
7#d7 ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y 
( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4  #d4        
,importation ( nonhuman primates  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y1    
consi/5t ) section #cfa ( ! ,public     
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfd2

 relat+ to control ( communicable       
diseases71 %all promulgate a f9al rule  
revis+ section #ga4ec7;c7 ( title #db1  
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 to exp& !  
categories ( uses = :i* nonhuman        
primates may be import$ & di/ribut$ to  
include live nonhuman primates import$  
into ! ,unit$ ,/ates by a c]tifi$       
primate sanctu>y = purposes ( provid+   
lifetime %elt] & c>e4  7b7 ,c]tification
 process  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! rule      
requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all e/abli% a
 process "u :i* ! ,secret>y c]tifies    
facilities z primate sanctu>ies =       
purposes ( ! importation1 %elt]1 & c>e (
 nonhuman primates1 z describ$ 9        
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,crit]ia ,!       
,secret>y %all require1 z a condition ( 
su* c]tification1 t a facility-- 7,a7 is
 a primate sanctu>y1 z def9$ 9 section  
#c2 &  7,b7 satisfies any o!r crit]ia   
t-- 7i7 are det]m9$ to be appropriate by
 ! ,secret>y2 &  7ii7 are consi/5t ) !  
crit]ia specifi$ 9 ! def9ition ( a      
primate sanctu>y 9 section #c4  7#c7    

,applications ,to seek c]tification "u  
?is ,act1 a primate sanctu>y %all submit
 an application 9 su* =m1 9 su* mann]1 &
 conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may
 require4 ,any in=mation 9 an           
application = c]tification "u ?is ,act  
%all be protect$ f disclosure z provid$ 
9 section #eeb7;b77#d7 ( title #e1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4