,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #d1         
#bjai,mr4 ,calvert 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,titus1 and ,mr4 ,buchanan7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,,iccvam ,authorization ,act of #bjjj to
 improve reporting about animal testing 
and alternative test method use by      
,federal agencies1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federal            
,accountability in ,chemical ,testing   
,act or the ,,fact ,act4  #b4 ,reporting
 requirements2 provision of information 
7a7 ,report contents  7#a7 ,in general  
,paragraph 7#g7 of section #c7;e7 of the
 ,,iccvam ,authorization ,act of #bjjj  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhel-#c7;e77 is amended 
by inserting before the period at the   
end of the paragraph the following3 1 to
 include a description of the progress  
on the development1 validation1         

acceptance1 and utilization of          
alternative test methods 7including     
animal use data by species1 number1 and 
test type7 for toxicological testing    
conducted1 supported1 or required by1 or
 submitted to1 each ,federal agency     
listed in subsection 7c7 during the     
reporting period4  7#b7 ,effective date 
,the amendment made by paragraph 7#a7   
applies with respect to reports that are
 made available to the public on or     
after the date that is #ij days after   
the date of enactment of this ,act4  7b7
 ,provision of information ,section #d  
of the ,,iccvam ,authorization ,act of  
#bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhel-#d7 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7f7 ,provision of           
information ,each ,federal agency       
carrying out a program described in     
subsection 7a71 or its specific         
regulatory unit or units1 shall provide 
,,iccvam with information needed to     
carry out this ,act4  4