#aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#aefa  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the ,public
 ,health ,service ,act to improve       
provisions relating to the sanctuary    
system for surplus chimpanzees4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,chimp ,act ,amendments of #bjac4  
#b4 ,sanctuary system for surplus       
chimpanzees  7a7 ,in general ,section   
#djd,k7g7 of the ,public ,health        
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhcm7g77  
is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7--   
7,a7 by striking and each subsequent    
fiscal year and inserting through fiscal
 year #bjbc2  7,b7 by inserting after   
#cj1jjj1jjj the following3 1 unless the 
,secretary determines that reserving    
additional funds would enable the       
,national ,institutes of ,health to     
operate more efficiently and            
economically by decreasing the overall  
,federal cost of supporting and         
maintaining chimpanzees from fiscal year
 #bjad through fiscal year #bjbc4 ,such 
a determination shall be reported to    

,congress by the ,secretary and shall   
include a report1 to be updated         
biennially1 regarding the care and      
maintenance of the chimpanzees and costs
 related to such care and maintenance2  
and  7,c7 by striking the last sentence2
 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by        
striking board of directors and         
inserting ,secretary1 in consultation   
with the board of directors4  7b7 ,,gao 
study ,not later than #b years after the
 date of enactment of this ,act1 the    
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall conduct an independent    
evaluation1 and submit to the           
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report1 regarding chimpanzees owned or  
supported by the ,national ,institutes  
of ,health4 ,such report shall review   
and assess-- 7#a7 the research status of
 ,national ,institutes of ,health-owned 
or supported chimpanzees2  7#b7 the cost
 for the care and maintenance of such   
chimpanzees1 including the cost broken  
down by research or retirement status1  

location and for transportation1 as     
appropriate2  7#c7 the extent to which  
matching requirements have been met     
pursuant to section #djd,k7e77#d7 of the
 ,public ,health ,service ,act2 and     
7#d7 any options for cost-savings for   
the support and maintenance of such     
chimpanzees that may be identified4     
,passed the ,senate ,october #cj1       
#bjac4,secretary