,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dadh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,moran introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
phase out cosmetic animal testing and   
the sale of cosmetics tested on animals4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,humane ,cosmetics ,act4   
#b4 ,purpose  ,the purpose of this ,act 
is to phase out cosmetic animal testing 
and the sale of cosmetics tested on     
animals4  #c4 ,definitions ,in this     
,act3  7#a7 ,cosmetic ,the term cosmetic
 has the meaning given to such term in  
section #bja of the ,federal ,food1     
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cba74  7#b7 ,cosmetic animal testing  
,the term cosmetic animal testing means 
the application or exposure of any      
cosmetic to the skin1 eyes1 or other    
body part of a live non-human vertebrate
 for purposes of evaluating the safety  
or efficacy of a cosmetic4  #d4         

,prohibitions  7a7 ,prohibited testing  
,it shall be unlawful for any entity1   
whether private or governmental1 to     
conduct or contract for cosmetic animal 
testing that occurs in the ,united      
,states and is in or affecting          
interstate commerce4  7b7 ,prohibited   
sale or transport ,it shall be unlawful 
to sell1 offer for sale1 or transport in
 interstate commerce any cosmetic if the
 final product or any component thereof 
was developed or manufactured using     
cosmetic animal testing conducted or    
contracted for after the effective date 
specified in section #f7;a74  #e4 ,civil
 penalties  7a7 ,in general ,in addition
 to any other penalties applicable under
 law1 whoever violates any provision of 
this ,act shall be assessed a civil     
penalty of not more than #aj1jjj for    
each such violation4  7b7 ,multiple     
violations ,each violation of this ,act 
with respect to a separate animal1 and  
each day that a violation of this ,act  
continues1 constitutes a separate       

offense4  #f4 ,effective dates  7a7     
,prohibition on cosmetic animal testing 
,the prohibition in section #d7;a7 takes
 effect on the date that is #a year     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  7b7 ,prohibition on sale ,the    
prohibition in section #d7;b7 takes     
effect on the date that is #c years     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4